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According to the MSM, Colbert is funny on the "Report" but, somehow while remaining true to character, he was not funny at the WH correspondents dinner. Same man, same character, same approach! What was different? Colbert dared to shatter the rules of these typical DC get-togethers by refusing to resort to lame and anodine jokes of no relevance that allow politicos and the MSM to share a laugh and continue deluding themselves that everything is fine.
Thye hired Colbert expecting Rodney Dangerfield (in itself an indication of their savvyness!) and they acted shocked when they got a Swiftian performance! Satire may be funny at times but it does not have to be, especially when men a and women are dying, our finances are being destroyed, our liberties curtailed...
