Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
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Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
Staff / TruthdigApr 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 )
Staff / TruthdigApr 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 )
Staff / TruthdigApr 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMar 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 )
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