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Saturday, Jul 4, 2009
I can only guess why so few (in the front tables) at the Correspondence Dinner did not laugh. For myself, I can only offer the following of why I did not laugh at Stephen Colbert as I watched his presentation.
One does not laugh when they are stunned and their jaw is dropped.
One does not laugh when the delivery is so incisive and deliberate and unrelenting that one does not want to miss the next thrust of the stiletto, the next nuanced rip, the next revealing gesture, the next slap to the bully’s face.
One doesn’t laugh when they’re awestruck.
When I watch Lennie Bruce I do not laugh. I pay attention.
Colbert’s performance is Bruce turned inside out. Bruce was in agony. Bruce was on fire. Colbert is coolly deliberate. Bush is the one in agony and reportedly “about to blow”.
Good Night And Good Luck presents Murrow speaking to a celebratory dinner of news and television celebrities. What Murrow said did not seem to please or entertain those self-satisfied. Of course Colbert’s performance did not please or entertain, why would things have changed?
The media outlet's use of Bush euphemisms sparks a much-needed debate on journalistic standards.
The Wasilla soap opera just gets weirder as Palin complains critics are "picking apart a good point guard"
And so are his Fox News pals, who lambasted Sen. Al Franken's "stolen election"
An inflexible right wing is allowing the Golden State to drown in debt. But it's not alone
Thanks for sharing, Governor. Now please take a cue from Norm Coleman, and go away
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