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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 [2006-05-03]

  • "Missing the mark"

    Eileen B: "I've repeatedly watched the video and read the transcript of Mr. Colbert's presentation. It missed the mark. Where was the irony, sarcasm and ridicule. Waffling back and forth in a sheepish attempt to mock the president's and the press's wafflings simply isn't any of those things... What we 'got' was simply a lack of true committment to the fine art of satire. And that's the word."

    Well, gosh, Eileen, maybe Colbert should have practiced more, and fixed some of the flaws. Maybe he should have run the script past more educated writers and editors to achieve the level of perfection that pleases you.

    Or maybe he should have simply stayed home, knowing that he would ultimately let you down. But then that raised the question, Eileen - Why didn't you get up there in front of the president and 2500 reporters and deliver your idealized version of satire yourself?

    -- deluxe
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    Friday, May 5, 2006 08:27 AM
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