Colbert Hits a Raw Nerve

[kerrygoddess]

Colbert Hits a Raw Nerve
May 1st, 2006 @ 1:30 pm



E&P reports today that their article (which I reported on here) on Stephen Colbert’s speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was “one of our most read articles ever, touching a nerve with people on all sides of the political spectrum.” E&P received over a hundred responses from their “opinionated readers” to the article. Here’s a couple of their responses from both sides of the political spectrum:

I watched the whole show and I was deeply offended for my country, the President and the military. Stephen Colbert proved beyond a doubt that liberals are worthless human beings, a danger to all of our freedom and lack any sense of decency. Their contributions and value to the country are nil. - Tom Wegmann, Seattle, Wash.

Great article. As far as Colbert’s lampoon, he was right in doing what he did–and doing it in front of the whole world.

Bush should be run out of town for what he has done to this country and especially the misuse of our military and their families. We tire of him hiding behind the few soldiers continuing to support him. I also blame the corporate owned media for their part in cheerleading this country, ill prepared, into a war of choice.

I wonder which one of Bush’s children he would sacrifice for this war. After all, he expected me to willingly sacrifice my son. He expects Cindy Sheehan to be pleased sacrificing her son’s life for lies. Most military families (the educated ones, anyway) found no humor when Bush at a previous press dinner pretended to look for WMD in the Oval office. Not a drop of class in his supposed blue blood… — Teresa Dawson, Coordinator, Military Families Speak Out, Central Ohio Chapter

And this response, nails the MSM with the opinion that E&P is doing a better job…

As a relatively new (on-line) reader, it seems to me E&P is doing a fantastic job–in ways outshining the Washington Post and New York Times and becoming its own “paper” of record. Thank you. - Jane Birnbaum

Elisabeth Bumiller of the NY Times totally misses the powerful performance of Stephen Colbert and claims that a “new set of Bush twins” stole the show.

MORE & LINKS - http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=2830

[shireen]

1. www.thankyoustephencolbert.org n/t

[kerrygoddess]

2. been there done that. N/T

[AX10]

3. I know!

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