Israel Lobby Researchers Respond to Their Critics

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2006 The Harvard and U. of Chicago professors take on the criticism surrounding their controversial critique of America's Israel lobby. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

Colbert Suggests a New Name for FEMA

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2006 "The Colbert Report" host, fresh off his career-making roast of President Bush, comes up with a way to save the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 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 )

Everyone’s Got an Opinion on Colbert

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 Reactions to Stephen Colbert's Bush roast largely break down along lines of political affiliations. But there are exceptions. Check 'em out. Also, watch Tucker Calson call it an "embarrassing public flop." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Tale of Two Bushes

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 Check out the gag routine that Bush and a presidential impersonator did during Sunday's correspondents' dinner. It's funny, but a lot safer than the Stephen Colbert roast that followed it. Dig deeper ( 1 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 )

Colbert Takes a Ride on a GOP Road

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 Georgia Republican Congressman Phil Gingrey seconds Colbert's motion that homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to "gay up" the highways. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert to Kristol: ‘Which Dictator Do We Take Down Next?’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 "The Colbert Report" host achieves what few traditional media interviewers can do: make neocon leader William Kristol stammer and sweat about his support for the Iraq invasion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert Gives Us the Word on the War

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 Stephen Colbert continues to gain ground on Jon Stewart with his blistering satires of U.S. policy. This time he riffs on a new name that the Pentagon is using for the war on terror. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )