Vid Clip: Colbert "leaves Bill Kristol smoldering in ashes" over PNAC

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/04/28.html#a8079



Colbert shakes up Bill Kristol over PNAC ties

Bill Kristol, who is one of the major players in the group called PNAC, joined the set of the "Colbert Report," and I think was taken off guard right at the outset of the show because he had to answer questions that our media never asks. PNAC envisioned America attacking the Middle East since the middle '90's and for some inexplicable reason (that was a joke) the media never questions him or his members which have lined the walls of Bush's cabinet about PNAC and how it influenced our foreign policy, which led us to attack Iraq.

Colbert immediately called him on it and Kristol was quite embarrassed talking about it.

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Colbert: Speaking of thinking alike, you were a member, or are a member of the New Project for the American Century, correct?

Kristol: I am.

Colbert: Where or am, am?

Kristol: Where and am.

Colbert: How's that project coming?

Kristol: well. it's..(stammering)

Colbert: How's the New American Century, looks good to me?

Kristol: Ahh--I think...hehe yea--I'm speechless..

Colbert: Really?

Kristol: Yea...we've sort of...the Project for the New American Century is just a few people..

Colbert: Come on, it’s a terrific New American Century, right?

Kristol: Well I think we do OK.

Colbert: You Rummy Wolfowitz, Cheney, Pearle, Feith, all you guys right?

Kristol responds timidly:

Kristol: Well, we fought back after 9/11..

Just watch as Colbert turns every argument Bill has made about the Iraq war around on his head. As Pac says: "He left Kristol smoldering in ashes."

[wtmusic]

1. Colbert's response to Kristol admitting he never signed up for Vietnam:

"Good man!"

:rofl:

[No Exit]

22. You... you... mean Bill Kristol has never served in the military?!?!!

WHAT?? This great proponent of War, this intrepid wartime "journalist", this backer of our American Empire has... never been in the military???!!

This macho, gunslinging, nuke-slinging, brave, manly man has never worn a uniform of the Armed Services??!!?

:wow:

I'm SHOCKED as I have never been shocked before!:sarcasm:

(Send the little cocksucker to Iraq Iran Whatever, NOW!)

[ClassWarrior]

2. That's beautiful.

B-):thumbsup:

And Joe Scarborough is not retarded.

NGU.

[MADem]

3. It is a SUPERB moment in television!!!!!! n/t

[redqueen]

4. The right is usually so on top of these things.

They MUST know by now that the show mocks them... why do they keep going on?

Are they hoping to maintain a way to somehow influence the people that watch the show, or what?

[Vickers]

5. They think they are smarter.

They think that they will somehow outfox them, but Colbert and Stewart are (a) smart, and (b) don't play by the rules they are familiar with. :thumbsup:

[Tiggeroshii]

9. IT's like the Right's FOX News

It's new, sleek, popular...

Why do any lefties go on FOX? It's almost the same reason I guess. :shrug:

[redqueen]

12. They allow actual lefties on FOX?

Really?

[Tiggeroshii]

17. Wes Clarke?

All those poor blokes that talk to Bill O Reilly. Actually more appear on FOX News when the President's approval ratings are very low. It actually becomes a moderately right news station once public approval of republicans is at an all time low. Thats my understanding of it anyways. What I meant was it's like the "left's" FOX News.

[peacetheonlyway]

6. more like...

trying to kiss ass on live television admitting part of the problem "we did not execute well on Iraq'
but keeping the same PNAC line about military/nuclear option on table in Iran

it makes me wonder if people like Kristol are worried for a house controlled by democrats and the indictments that will come streaming out of the house like daggers trained on a vampire's heart... even the vampires that created PNAC..

no, Kristol is scared.. very scared and Colbert showed him to be a buffoon just like the rest of the PNAC idiots...

[incapsulated]

7. Woo-hoo!

I missed this!

Send that man a candygram or something!

:headbang:

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. I loved the part about Rummie not being a member of the PNAC

He only signed two letters.

ROFLMAO

[The2ndWheel]

23. Technically

http://www.newamericancentury.org/aboutpnac.htm

He isn't a member.

http://www.newamericancentury.org/russia-20040928.htm

Neither are Albright or Biden.

I'm not saying Rumsfeld isn't part of, hell, the member of the blood clique, but he's not really a member of PNAC.

[walkon]

10. Between this and

Bolton's ire about being asked about PNAC I think we know where their soft spot is. Reporters ought to read excerpts from their PNAC reports and position papers just to get these criminals to "clarify". Would be a lot of fun while we wait for the world to burn.

[AtomicKitten]

11. introduced as "... will explain how Rs keep Congress without Diebold"

Colbert rocks.

[redqueen]

13. Oh yes... he does. n/t

[MattP]

14. Replays today

It will replay twice more today on comedy central.

[Love Bug]

15. Proof that the Court Jester can get away with saying things others

fear to express....

[indie_voter]

16. A thing of beauty!!!

I loved how Colbert smacked him on his lack of service

Fantastic, this ranks up there with Stewart's interview of Richard Perle.

[zulchzulu]

18. Colbert gets the Big Cahuna Balls Award for 2006 for that!

How utterly hilarious!

[Crunchy Frog]

19. I love Stephen!

Where can I get my hands on some Formula 401? :D

[rman]

20. "Rumsfeld not part of PNAC"

Not only did Rumsfeld sign PNAC letters, he also signed the PNAC statement of principals.

[xchrom]

21. excuse me for just a minute -- i'm going to do this...

:woohoo: :rofl: :woohoo:

[sofa king]

24. My favorite part was the Leo Strauss joke.

"You gotta read between the hoots, my friend."