Stephen Colbert’s satirical evisceration of the President at the White House Correspondents Dinner is still making headlines nearly a month later. Conservative wags will point out that this piece comes from their favorite “Liberal Media” whipping boy, the New York Times. I’ll indulge that point of view by linking to the AOL.com reprint of the story and seeing if anyone turns up to tell me how AOL is part of the vast left-wing media conspiracy to destroy America, or whatever.
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I think it’s great that Colbert’s speach has such legs. I was lucky enough to see the video before CSPAN made the websites pull it. I’m glad it’s available through iTunes though – definitely well worth the $1.95.
I still can’t believe the guts Colbert had to deliver that speach 10 FEET AWAY FROM THE PRESIDENT. It is really brought home when you see it on the video…all I could think was, “Holy cow. That guy has balls!” My new hero.