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Wednesday, May 3, 2006 12:00 AM

Making Colbert go away

The docile press corps was offended when Stephen Colbert dared to expose Bush's -- and their own -- feet of clay. But how to respond? Voilà: "He wasn't funny."

By Joan Walsh

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Wednesday, May 3, 2006 05:01 PM

Thank you, Joan Walsh

From the close to 40,000 thank you notes to Colbert over at thankyoustephencolbert.org/ one would have to acknowledge that the docile press corps caved in even more to the White House when they all decided, no doubt without having to be told by Karl Rove, upon a press corps unified talking point: he just wasn't funny. When 40,000 people found him hilarious, heroic, and truly patriotic enough to write and thank him, many more must also be feeling that way.

Thanks to you for this. I will keep my subscription to Salon. I have already quit the Post and the Times.

—Marty Carpenter Read Marty Carpenter's other letters

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