Ain't It The Truthiness

Stephen Colbert skewered president Bush and his administration at last night's White House Correspondents Dinner with a massive dose of biting satire that caused Mr. and Mrs. Bush to abruptly leave afterward. It was nothing short of a roast. A hilarious, brilliant, I-can't-believe-they-let-him-up-there-and-I'm-sure-they-regret-it-now roast.

There were a lot of nervous nellies fidgeting uncomfortably in those seats during Mr. Colbert's pirate take-over of the podium. What did they expect when they invited him there? Did they actually expect him to behave? Have they ever really watched his or Stewart's show?

It needed to be said. Thank you, Mr. Colbert (and Mr. Jon Stewart) for having the guts to say it. Many of us think it. But how many of us get the chance to actually say it aloud to the man and his administration, the entire press, and the entire nation, on TV? We live in a free country still, after all.

If you aren't familiar with Stephen Colbert, he was once on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, but branched out to host his own fake news comedy show that airs right after The Daily Show. He lampoons ultranationalist, religious rightwing windbags like Bill O'Reilly.

Here's the video. It takes a while to load up, but it's so worth it, especially since you will certainly not see any of this on any news channel in the US. Liberal media my ass.