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Monday, May 1, 2006 12:00 AM

The truthiness hurts

Stephen Colbert's brilliant performance unplugged the Bush myth machine -- and left the clueless D.C. press corps gaping.
By Michael Scherer

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  • Tuesday, May 2, 2006 01:58 AM

    I knew Colbert's performance was brilliant...

    But until I read Scherer's terrific column I couldn't quite put my finger on what Colbert was "doing" in his performance. Thanks to Scherer for his brilliant explication of Colbert's tour de force of political satire & irony. This is what the term "rapier wit" was meant for.

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