Bush and his family are not Texans. They are from Kenny Buckport Maine. They are not true texans.

They are "Carpetbaggers" and does anyone remember what we here in the south did to Carpetbaggers after the Civil War? Does anyone remember what they are? They are opportunist that moved into an area to take advantage of its resources and depleted economy.

Being the opportunist that Bush is, he got his "Ranch" back during the Regan S&L bailouts during the late 80's. He and one of his brothers ran a failed S&L.

God only knows how little he paid the original owners to scam them and walk away with that property.

Even his dad only kept an apartment residence in Houston during his terms as vp then pres. so he would have a permanent address to vote in Texas.

Back to the Colbert piece, I laughed hysterically. Of course, this is from one that got all of the satire and the juxtaposition of the recipients. Specifically, I enjoyed his telling the media to go home and write that book on fiction, since that is pretty much what has been going on for the last 5 years.

For the record, I am an active "Yellow Dog" Democrat (circa 1992) who votes to preserve freedoms. The only way I can determine that this moron made it to being governor of Texas is ... Ann Richards was "swiftboated" by the republican KGB (Rove and Company). Ann Richards is the one that said daddy Bush was "...born with a silver boot in his mouth! ... "

Bush looks like he's laughing throughout this video.

Perhaps I don't understand the subtleties of this, but how does C-SPAN have a copyright on ABC's video feed? And if ABC has the copyright issue, why are we not criticizing ABC? Copyrights are be licensed for money, and if the demand exists, somebody should be offering ABC serious cash.

That said, though, I agree with the folks who say the reporters'--and the president's--supposedly affronted reaction to Colbert has been over-spun. He was biting, satirical, ironic and sarcastic. Every joke hit the mark. But he was not always laugh-out-loud funny. This was not stand-up.

As for the president, I would have liked to have seen this close-up video to judge for myself, but I never saw anything but the usual bewildered "what's that smell" look on his face in the wider shots. And what was he supposed to do, invite Colbert to dinner after being roasted like that? Pose for a photo? Would a liberal have done that after being skewered by a sharp conservative wit? He has a right to be upset. Knowing his dictatorial ways, the fact that Bush HASN'T punished The Daily Show or Comedy Central is the real story here. There is a precedent: Didn't the Smothers Brothers lose their highly popular show in the '60s for similar reasons?

Is it possible that you could point me to this clip elsewhere, since YouTube has apparently removed it at the request of CSPAN?

CNN should immediately give broadcast permission for the Prez. reaction to Colbert truth skit if they truly want to hold dear our American rights to Freedom of the Press! It is not our fault that we have an IDIOT PRESIDENT! SHOW IT NOW!! That is what America is ALL ABOUT___FREEDOM TO CRITICISE AS WELL AS HONOR!!

DO NOT CAPITULATE!!

commander codpiece had the distinct look of a dry drunk who'd kill for a triple tanqueray, the clenched sphincter of a buggerer who's unaccustomed to being buggered. get used to it, widdle georgie. too bad petroleum jelly is so costly thanks to your fascist foreign policy.

It WAS a long 7 minutes.

I thought he looked as though he was on a slow boil, and that his smiles were forced.

I don't think he was enjoying himself.

I eagerly look forward to the book one day by some staffer who witnessed his full reaction.

And I've noticed Colbert-isms from the speech creeping into the MSM the last few days...

Doesn't matter how Bush reacted anyway. Matters more how America did.

I for one, nearly wept with relief.

Jaibe is right:

You notice in high-level negotiations that no one admits when a subordinate wins; things just quietly change.

The youtube video you posted no longer works because of C-Span restrictions. But I found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-oMlBSiX3g

Thta's just nuts. What's the problem with us seeing Chimpy's reaction to the skit?

The Bush reaction video has been taken off YouTube due to copyright issues. Any comments?

is there something wrong with youtube ? Or should I be paranoid and suspect censorship ?

I unfortunately missed this video, but I did watch the whole Colbert video and you know, the audience were laughing all the way through that too. Maybe not as hard as at whatever the previous act was, maybe they were incredulous or afraid to laugh conspicuously at such blatent heresy, but they did laugh anyway.

I think Colbert may very well have had the impact he wanted to of waking up the DC press. You notice in high-level negotiations that no one admits when a subordinate wins; things just quietly change. If Bush were winning, no one would have been able to do that routine. If Colbert had made an idiot of himself, it would have been written up everywhere.

I think Salon has done a great service in letting so much more of the country know what happened. But I do think it's a shame you have to spin so hard to get people to look at things.

I'd love to see the reaction feed. Does anyone know where else it can be found?

Really wanted to see that one. Anyone know where I can find another copy?

When I click on the link I get this:

"This video has been removed at the request of copyright owner C-SPAN because its content was used without permission"

Now I know that $0.05 of my cable bill every month goes to C-SPAN because I am a regaular watcher of C-SPAN and I have seen Brian Lamb, Connie Dobele, and Susan Sloan mention that from time to time.

I'll be the first to admit that I consume C-SPAN for lot more than a nickel per month, but I still want access to this video.

Thanks,

Mark