The Murther of Gonzago

[womzilla]

I don't have much I can add to the leftospheric consensus: Colbert brazened his way through one of the few genuine court jester acts we're likely to see in our lifetimes, and the Washington Press Corps are, unsurprisingly, a bunch of wankers who are deeply, deeply displeased at being called wankers. But my favorite comment on the entire event is one I haven't seen many links to. This is Chris Durang, on the Huffington Post:

It's very witty when you read the text; but actuality as Colbert says these things to the President's face, it's very uncomfortable. Watching it, It's like Hamlet forcing King Claudius to watch the play that accuses him of murder.

Yes. Yes, exactly.

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[barondave.livejournal.com]

And Colbert could have done a much longer routine.

The press was equally inept at covering the event. I'm particularly amused at their description of Bush's response. He had this deer-in-the-headlights look, as if saying to himself, "What? He's not kissing my ass? Help me mommy!" The conservative media said he looked "angry".