Will Bush Get Even With Colbert?

[leftyladyfrommo]

I'm afraid he will turn around and just try to completely destroy his career. Probably wouldn't be very hard to put a lot of pressure on the people he works for.

That would be so like these guys.

[spanone]

1. I bet, according to Bush* he can wiretap at will. Be very afraid Mr. C.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Not if we're here for him

[ShortnFiery]

3. He's a comedian, he can't do nothing to him.

After all, we all know that * and his Neo-Con cronies have little to NO TRUE SENSE OF HUMOR.

They live in parallel universes. Lord PissyPants will pout a lot but there's little to nothing that Cobert would be punished with ... one less invite to a Hollywood Dinner party?

Don't think a problem?

[RaleighNCDUer]

27. OTOH, you remember what happened when Bill Mahr

made the claim that the hijackers were not cowardly - in fact, the opposite because they knew they were going to die. Within days, he was off Comedy Central and only to be seen on premium channel cable, greatly restricting his audience base. For us basic cable types, he might as well be on the moon.

[NoPasaran]

31. Mahrer wasn't taken off Comedy Central

He had moved "Politically Incorrect" to ABC after the 1996 elections, opening up the time slot on CC that they filled with the Daily Show. I don't think his show was doing all that well, since ABC already had Nightline after the local news and some affiliates (including the one in Austin, as I recall,} would put on some syndicated show after that sp PI ended up being starved for an audience.

Anyway, the social/political climate of post-9/11 with Bush at 90% approval is very different from lame duck Bush at 32.

[RaleighNCDUer]

33. You're right - I'd forgotten it was already off CC.

I just remember that there was such a brouhaha about what he said, when I was saying the same thing -- of couse, not having a TV show, nobody noticed when I said it.

[TNOE]

57. But Bill Maher says himself he was the only one

"fired" after 9/11. That was in the initial "watch what you say" right after 9/11. I'm sure they were gunning for him and just waiting for him to say something.

[rocktivity]

52. Nobody likes an "I told you so," but...

When I first read about PI moving to broadcast TV, I said, "He's doomed." Yes, Maher's audience would be bigger, but I knew that it was only a matter of time before he said something that would get him kicked off the air!

:headbang:
rocknation

[IndyOp]

4. I have been wondering who at Comedy Central could be influenced

to drop Colbert from the CC line up?

:hide:

[leftyladyfrommo]

11. Well, they could set him up, too.

Have someone find him with child pornography or something equally slimey.

Or bust him for drugs.

Or have his plane crash.

Anything is possible. I don't think they will just let this go.

[LaPera]

30. He's going to make $$$ for Comedy Central-There's so may Bush haters who

never heard of Colbert, will now want to check him out...that spells revenue!!$$$$

And it can only help the Daily Show even more.

[etherealtruth]

5. * is a mean vindictive little ass-h*le

He'll try.

[DS1]

6. They've obviously ordered the media to all but deny it ever happened

so if something does happen to Colbert, or his career, then it'll help bring the dinner speech to light.

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. I'm worried about him.

What he did took absolutely incredible guts.

But these guys play hardball. It wouldn't surprise me to see him end up dead on some gravel road somewhere.

I'm serious.

[opihimoimoi]

8. TOO LATE for revenge...the Message was delivered and recieved

But the Repubs have a propensity to ignore/reject Messages ...especially from the Left.

Colbert is but a Canary...warning us of a Lemon Prez and Lemon Ideas...that have a killing effect...

To Hurt Colbert is to Hurt America

[leftyladyfrommo]

9. It's never too late for revenge.

I mean that guy made Bush look really bad in front of people that are a very big deal. Bush is a nasty piece ov work and he will get even one way or another.

I'm serious. I'm worried about him.

[opihimoimoi]

35. Common Sense dictates they leave him alone... retribution can

have serious detrimental consequences...

But then, when dealing with peeps with mental probs...one can never know...

Now, I am worried as you are....

[dogday]

10. Contact the Comedy Channel and let

them know what an asset he is to their station... The more they receive, the better for him... I have sent them two emails.....

[Norquist Nemesis]

12. It would be nice if Bill Maher would insulate him a bit

I'd love to see Colbert (or Stewart) as a panelist on Maher's show.

[leftyladyfrommo]

13. I don't know about Maher but I would think Stewart

would back him up. He doesn't seem to be very afraid of anybody.

[rocktivity]

53. I wouldn't be surprised if Stewart helped Steve with some of the material.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Catherine Vincent]

14. He won't have to do anything.

His backwash will try and ruin Colbert...like the good little shameless toejam that they are.

[fearthem]

15. That was my first thought also ... Bush has shown he believes in payback.

[madokie]

16. only behind his back, did you see how fast the crawford coward

got out of there. :rofl:

[leftyladyfrommo]

17. Oh, it will be way behind his back.

Back far enough that it can't be tied to Bush.

I wouldn't put anything past these creeps. I don't think there is one person in this adm. who has any idea what morality is. And that is very scary.

[madokie]

36. I would like to see morality returned to every day life, we would be all

the better for it.

[Catherine Vincent]

18. Like a bat out of hell!

:-)

[KharmaTrain]

19. Best Move Of His Career

Years from now we'll remember Colbert's performance as one of the defining moments in the downfall of this regime. He'll also be looked upon as one of the top satyrists of this era...an artform long lost and newly claimed and re-defined by Colbert.

He's plenty insulated being in New York City...with a nice new Comedy Central contract and ratings and tons of buzz on his side. As the old PR axiom goes..."say good, say bad...just say the name right when you write the check". My concern is more that Colbert can burn out this character over time and it loses the bite it currently has.

If you didn't see the 60 minutes piece on him last night, I strongly suggest you do. This shows some of the real Colbert...then read his bio on IMDB. He's paid his dues, earned his stripes and he'll be a major comedic force as long as he chooses to do so.

It wasn't his shots at booooosh that were the real "turd in the punchbowl"...and reading some freeper threads, they weren't that offended. It's the corporate media that's smarting. They've been tweeked and done so in their own den of iniquity. They're trying to forget him like a bad Saturday date...and know that calling attention to him only will draw more attention to what he said. booooosh probably didn't get most of what he was saying.

[leftyladyfrommo]

20. I sure hope you are right.

I just love stand-up comedians. They are just the best. Always right on the cutting edge of everything.

[KharmaTrain]

23. They Only Go South When They Try To Be Repugnicans...Dennis Miller

I saw Robin Williams on TDS the other night...one who has never minced words for this regime, and you could see he was chomping at the bits to dial it up. Right now bashing boooooosh is comedic gold. It started with books then onto radio and now TV and into the "mainstream".

This regime tried to shut up Bill Mahrer...having ABC yank Politically Incorrect, only for him to get a bigger and more popular forum on HBO. They tried to shut up Howard Stern and he's still taking his shots as well. Wanna bet the next Michael Moore movie makes more money than the last one?

Remember, WE are now the majority...we always have been. Our voices are just starting to get in tune.

[leftyladyfrommo]

24. Where is Dennis Miller, anyway?

Haven't seen a thing about him lately. Well, actually in quite a while.

[NoPasaran]

32. I think he has a new career

That includes wearing a paper hat and asking people if they want fries with that.

[dchill]

40. Come on, be fair...

He's at least qualified to sell used cars!

[NoPasaran]

43. I'd never buy a used car

From someone who laughs at his own jokes.

[dchill]

44. Then I'm guessing...

either you never bought a used car, or you always find "private sellers". :)

[Swamp Rat]

46. I wouldn't buy anything from him

:D

[dchill]

49. Neither would I...

but somebody would, and you know it. Probably someone who is still wondering why CNBC cancelled the best show ever! You know they're out there, and you know what else they've bought from all the other right-wing "used-car" salesmen. And they don't even wonder what happened to the "warranty."

[Richard Steele]

45. Miller is keeping pretty busy these days...

...playing online checkers with the Maytag Repairman,
clearing the tumbleweeds out of his fan club HQ, etc...

But mostly, he's preparing for his big upcoming civil trial:
his CAREER is sueing him for "defamation of character."

[NYCGirl]

47. He has a new comedy special on HBO. Haven't seen it (and don't plan to)

so I have no idea what political stuff he's doing.

[deaniac21]

21. This may a been the most significant political moment in the

last 5 years. Colbert will be elevated by historians.

[leftyladyfrommo]

22. I just hope he lives to enjoy it.

It's awful that I am so paranoid about these people. I just don't think there is anything that they won't do. It's like having the Mafia in power all over again, isn't it.

[dchill]

42. If BushCo has any kind of clue...

Nothing will happen to Colbert. Even if the "perps" were never caught, the suspicion alone would put * in the single digits.

Edit to add: Besides, they'd just be drawing more attention to something that so far, they're managing to stifle. With the aiding and abetting of the so-called press.

[bunkerbuster1]

25. Aren't they pretty much ignoring it?

I wouldn't put some kind of payback past Chimpy's crew, but seriously, this hasn't had much coverage. Which isn't surprising since Colbert slammed the press about as hard as he did Chimpy.

[Craig3410]

26. I'd stay out of any private jets if I was Colbert. -nt-

[Ian David]

28. They'll detonate a suitcase full of his underpants on an airport runway

[leftyladyfrommo]

55. Oh, yea. That was a good one. I'd forgotten about that.

That was just plain unbelievable.

[lutefisk]

29. Get even for what? I haven't seen any reports this morning

I actually turned on MSNBC to see what the reaction has been to Saturday night, but after 10 minutes of "Bush stole the show" and seemingly endless playing of the "Dubya's Double" act, including behind the scenes information on the impersonator, I gave up. I don't think most Americans were tuned in to CSPAN (I don't even get it) Saturday night, so the whole "it never happened" approach by the mainstream media will work just fine. It makes those of us who praise Colbert in the face of denial by the msm look kind of kookie.

I do believe the pressure is on to ignore, or at least trivialize/minimize what happened. I also believe that Colbert will be made an example of by Bush administration operatives. When that happens, the mainstream media will dutifully play whatever role asked of them. Again.

[jokerman93]

50. If it plays out that way

...and I agree it could, then Colbert becomes a symbol. And as they say these days, symbols can't be killed. (Or made an example of.)

Either way since we're playing with metaphors here - I'm of the impresssion that a clear message has been delivered to the nucleus of the "cell", if you will. I don't think Colbert's efforts will be in vain.

J

[catmandu57]

34. The chimp* is a small, mean, petty person

Person, not a man, a man would have acknowledged his weaknesses long ago. He'll try to get even in time if we don't get him first, he's not going to forget the public humiliation, and I'm sure Colbert has made his #1 enemies list. The private one the chimp* carries in his head, it may not be soon, but, if this buffoon remains in power it will come.

[RethugAssKicker]

37. Is there a link to Colberts performance?

[dchill]

39. Here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcIRXur61II&search=Colbert%20CSPAN%20roast%20colbert%20cspan%20AP%20ap

It's a three-parter, don't miss the other two.

[SammyBlue]

38. No, Bush will sit in a corner and cry like a baby in his bourbon bottle.

All I can think of is Matthew Harrison Brady from "Inherit the Wind."

While crying on his wife's chest. "Mother, they laughed at me. I hate it when they laugh at me."

[rememberearth]

41. I honestly think he'll try.......

or at least give the task to Rove and Faux.

[King Coal]

48. The guy that's in trouble is the guy who hired him for the gig.

[kittenpants]

51. I can't imagine he'll be VanDyking too many more Republicans...

but I think he and his show will survive nonetheless.

[KAT119]

54. I hope Colbert isn't audited by these vipers!!

[Guaranteed]

56. COULD he? LOL.

Colbert, I'm sure, was quite willing to sacrifice his career to do what he did on Saturday night.

The only thing Bush could do to Colbert that would have not made it worth it isn't even mentionable, here.