The White House press corp dinner this year had Stephen Colbert speak.
It's always an irreverent and casual event, but this year Colbert
delivers
some real zingers.
It's the first time I've ever seen someone be directly critical of the
Bush Administration in their faces. And he's funny, so he gets away
with it. But despite digs at Bush, Cheney, at al the best remarks are for the press corps itself:
What are you thinking, reporting on N.S.A. wiretapping or secret prisons in Eastern Europe? Those things are secret for a very important reason, they're superdepressing. And if that's your goal, well, misery accomplished. ...Video here, 26 megs and 15 minutes. You can stop at 07:30 though, it goes to a stupid canned clip that never gets better. via BoingBoing
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