Jeff Skunk Baxter (whoever the hell he is) on Colbert

[Laura PourMeADrink]

http://www.wonkette.com/politics/stephen-colbert/colberts-routine-what-did-jeff-skunk-baxter-think-170750.php

Colbert’s Routine: What Did Jeff “Skunk” Baxter Think?


Here’s the middle of Colbert’s speech, before the interminably long video and after the crowd-pleasing “Dick Cheney shot a guy in the face” joke. Shall we discuss the dinner entertainment? Our analysis, after the jump.

There was the creepy Bush impersonator bit, which is tailor-made for these things. It was the perfect act. Lightly “subversive” and insidery and “oh we can laugh at ourselves it’s all in fun” gentle ribbing bullshit. Yeah, we hate that kinda stuff. Then there was Colbert. The two stories of Colbert’s routine: a) He bombed. Not funny. Jokes didn’t work. b) HE WAS SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER AND WAS A STUNNING AND COURAGEOUS REBEL HERO.

Oy, people. There’s nothing courageous about being sarcastic at the White House Correspondents Dinner. It’s a Dean Martin Celebrity Roast. It’s expected. There was only one minute where it got genuinely mean and crossed the line (also, coincidentally, the funniest bit of the speech), and that’s the McCain joke half-way through this clip.

The rest was paced poorly, the video ran too long, but it was, overall, a pretty good routine. The reason it went over so poorly is because, we we’ve mentioned before, Washingtonians have a bizarre sense of humor, and it’s only funny to eviscerate the press if you’re a member of the press. You can eviscerate the President, but only if the President knows who you are. Those are the rules. Keep in mind: Colbert was less mean than Imus in ‘96. This would be the Imus who is inexplicably still popular among Beltway journalists and no one else.

But please, liberals, stop it. You’re embarrassing all of us. No one is ignoring Colbert’s stunning cri de coeur, because it was actually just a decent standup act with a lousy audience.

So Thank You, Stephen Colbert, for demonstrateing so plainly that, even in this time of low approval ratings and massive administration meltdowns, liberals are so desperate for anything resembling a victory that they’ll make Republicans look like winners even when they’re imploding.

[Spazito]

1. Is this Wonkette's opinion or some other idiot? It doesn't seem

clear to me?

I edited my original post because I thought it was a Wonkette comment but am not sure now.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. I thought the same thing and vowed never to type wonkette.com

I wrote them a nasty email and they replied to me:

My email:
Here's a tip. Your banal, ignorant drivel about Stephen Colbert just lost you a huge progressive audience. I will never type wonkette.com again.


Their reply:
We said we liked the routine! You gotta admit, the Helen Thomas video went too long.

[Cha]

14. I won't admit

any such freakin' thing. It didn't go on long enough ..stupid review.

[ClintonTyree]

2. I'm willing to wager.........

That 2000 times more people have heard of Stephen Colbert than Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. "Skunk", your opinion of Colbert's performance stinks! :puke:

[rocktivity]

3. If what Colbert did is his Baxter's idea of sarcasm

I'd hate to see his idea of righteous rage!

Nonetheless, I, turn thank HIM for demonstrateing so plainly that, even in this time of low approval ratings and massive administration meltdowns, Bush supporters are so desperate for anything resembling a victory that they've plunged into complete denial that Rethuglicans have imploded already!

:headbang:
rocknation

[Scurrilous]

4. Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter...

...wasn't he a Doobie Brother?

[Warchild]

5. a doobie brother..

...and a Steely Dan.


He works in the defense business..developed some smartbomb or missle software-he has some background in some kind'a electrical engineering or computer science due to his dinking around with music electronics....he's the darling of the Pentagon and on the payroll of the weapons people...of course he's a Bushco pom pom girl......fine guitar player, though.

[radiclib]

6. Yup, and Steely Dan before that

and now he's designing weapons systems for the DOD. Howdya like them apples?

(Whoops, late again. Sorry..)

[walldude]

8. Easily the most confusing Rock & Roll move ever

From Doobie Brother to weapons designer :eyes:

[panader0]

10. Unbelieveable!!! I used to love his guitar work.

Now a weapons designer????

[spanone]

15. Great Guitar player who drank all the kool-aid & loves it.

Right wing is too kind.

[ComerPerro]

9. oh, him. Damn. Thats nuts

wonder what turned him into such a sellout BushBot Whore?

[Champion Jack]

11. duh, the greenbacks, the cash, the stack of dead presidents he takes home

for every smart bomb he comes up with

[ComerPerro]

7. What's the difference between Baxter and Colbert? Simple.

I've heard of Stephen Colbert.

'nuff said

[Cha]

13. I'm a Liberal and I'm not

desperate...ASSHOLE!

Stephen Colbert rules and you sound like a jealous wimp.