Rahm Emanuel Roasts Stephen Colbert (VIDEO)

[mollymongold]

White House chief of staff-designate Rahm Emanuel took some time off from the transition Friday night to hurl barbs at his longtime pseudo-nemesis Stephen Colbert (as well as Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Joe Lieberman, et al...)

Colbert was roasted as part of a charity event for the Spina Bifida Association, organized every year by Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt. (Click here to donate to the cause.)

We've posted some text highlights from Emanuel and Colbert below, and videographer/journalist Liz Glover was kind enough to pass along video of the event (note: the first minute or so is choppy). Enjoy:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/15/rahm-emanuel-roasts-steph_n_144081.html

[DerekJ]

1. Thanks .. That was pretty funny.

[dascientist]

2. LMAO at the Elected Official Porn Star comparison

There's just so many things that a porn star WONT do, unlike an elected official ....

[Youphemism]

3. I liked, "Orrin Hatch was a Republican way before it was cool... ...and way after." /nt

[blogslut]

4. I think Eleanor Holmes Norton has become one of Stephen's muses

Good stuff, that was. :)

[Metta]

5. Lots of fun. Thanks for posting.

:toast: