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Sunday, April 30, 2006 12:00 AM

Colbert's smart bomb

Why attendees at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner panned Colbert.
K.L.

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  • Sunday, April 30, 2006 03:28 PM

    colbert--

    My god, this is the most measured and brave act of comedy that I have ever seen. The press looked ashamed. I myself felt ashamed. How many of us could pull that off? This monologue will someday have more cultural weight than anything Bush has ever uttered.

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