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Did Media Miss Real Colbert Story?

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Check out this fantastic review of Colbert's performance, including this: "It was perhaps the first time in Bush's tenure that the president was forced to sit and listen to any American cite the litany of criminal and corruption allegations that have piled up against his administration." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

C-SPAN Pulls Colbert Clips From Internet Sites

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2006 The nonprofit TV network demanded that popular video hosting sites Youtube and iFilm remove clips of Stephen Colbert's roast of President Bush--because of alleged copyright infringement. (Google Video made a deal with C-SPAN to host the video.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blumenthal: Colbert Spoke Truth, not Truthiness, to Power

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2006 Sidney Blumenthal says Stephen Colbert delivered the "most scathing public critique of the Bush presidency and the complicity of a craven press corps," so it's not surprising his routine was met by silence by the journalists in the room. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bush Was ‘Ready to Blow’ During Colbert’s Roast

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 An aide to the president says that during Stephen Colbert's "tribute" on Sunday night, Bush "got that look that he's ready to blow." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert Does ’60 Minutes’

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2006 Morley Safer profiles Stephen Colbert in the wake of his take-no-prisoners roast of President Bush. Watch for the bit about the origins of "truthiness." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Not Amused At Colbert’s Roast

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2006 The president and his wife, Laura, did not seem amused at the blistering "tribute" satirist Stephen Colbert gave them at the annual White House Correspondent's Dinner Watch the video (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) Salon calls it Colbert's "crowning moment" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney Roasted at Gridiron Club

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2006 The elite of the nation's political reporters gather at the 121-year-old club to poke fun at administration figures. Bush headlines the event, which focuses on Cheney's hunting accident. Call us crazy, but we've always felt uneasy about the press yukking it up with their sources like this. It's hard to be a watchdog when you're cozying up with the people you're supposed to be watching. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )