Thankyoustephencolbert.org: over 17,000 w/a few infiltrators to boot

[linazelle]

Check this out:

I am 66 years old and mark my calendar every year for the Congressional dinner. Not since the debacle of Don Imus have I been so offended and bored by a so called comedy act. The joy of watching the president and the press lampooned was overshadowed by your tasteless and overbearing attacks upon the president. From the first so called joke that fell flat, you went steadily downhill. When you did get a reaction, the audience mostly groaned.

As you know and have seen, the president has a great sense of humor and is well able to joke about his own deficiencies. The weight of the world is on his shoulders and doesn’t need to suffer fools gladly; fools who couldn’t fill his shoes for one day. He needs our support and our prayers every day.

The worst slur of all was your assessment that he has used tragedy to elevate his image. What would you have done on 9-11; crack a few more stupid jokes?

I think you need a bit of humility as well as to learn to develop a more respectful sense of political humor.



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Paul Revere Says:

May 1st, 2006 at 8:59 pm
SHUT UP MOONBATS!!!! WHACK JOBS GALORE HERE. ARGGGGG, FUGETABOUUUTIT IDIOTS.


...of course the thank-yous outnumber the morans' 15000 to 1 or 2. You can't do anything with Backwash! :rofl:

[Betsy Ross]

1. www.thankyoustephencolbert.org n/t

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. Almost, but not quite - you spelled stephen wrong

http://www.thankyoustephencolbert.org/

Also, it's more helpful if you are offering a link to put it in the body of the message, so people can just click on it.

[linazelle]

7. Thanks for providing the corrections. n/t

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

15. I agree with your sig. Impeach Now, why wait for the next

pre-emptive, illegal, war of aggression, possibly with nukes this time to start?

[PennyK]

2. The worst slur of all was your assessment that he has used tragedy to elev

Duh!! Of course he has! What emotion has he NOT used against the American people? "Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me...uh...cain't get fooled again!"

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

3. LOL, there's a classic starting thread 181. Said we liberals have been

saying this since Reagan...

:wtf:

They're grasping desperately.

MKJ

[incapsulated]

4. They won't be read by most and just pump up the number!

Thank you, freepers! :hi:

[madame defarge]

6. Check this out...

The Chicago Tribune (argh) has a blog called The Swamp. The latest thread is about the WH dinner; the comments there are great -- overwhelmingly praising Colbert...and some pretty funny gems too.
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/05/a_dinner_likely.html#more

[linazelle]

8. Love these two...

"Aw, did the mean comedian hurt the Pwesident's feewings?

Posted by: melior | May 1, 2006 5:29:59 PM"

and


"Disrespecting the presidency? Bush's actions over the entire time he's been in office have done far, far more to disrespect the office of the President, not to mention the American people, than any criticism that could be leveled his way.

Posted by: nl | May 1, 2006 4:32:20 PM"

[jdelullo]

10. Nice

Good points made and some freeper-esque responses, all in all very nice.

[don954]

9. i hope this was a parody:

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CeCe McPhee Says:

May 1st, 2006 at 8:17 pm
I thought you were very rude. A conservative would never have done this to a liberal. Conservatives are polite and considerate. But believe me, we feel just as strongly about your policies as you do about ours.


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[linazelle]

11. Obviously that swill never heard of Ann the Man...I really liked this one

...

16068
Bruce Maples Says:

May 1st, 2006 at 9:09 pm
If the powerful sit silent
And the common people cheer
You know all you need to know
About the words just spoken here.

While Cheney plays at Merlin
And Don at Lancelot
Steve Colbert is the Jester
Whose humor masks a shot

To tell King George he’s naked
(the truth at last exposed),
Bereft of moral clothing,
His kingdom all but closed.

“Ha ha — a joke, told by a knave,”
The king and knights exclaim,
“Why should we take him seriously?
Has he our might, our fame?”

And yet, e’en as they doth protest,
And fain to look away,
The bead of sweat, the compressed lips
Do more than they can say

To show how deep the Jester’s words
Have cut into their soul.
They know he speaks the truth — they know,
As faint they hear the toll

Of the funeral bell of history,
And the judgment they deferred,
As, one more time, the Jester
Has the final word.

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Oh, that's good!

:applause: to whoever wrote it!

[peekaloo]

17. Wow.

:toast: Bruce Maples

[Sydnie]

13. This one sounds familar .. didn't I read something similar somewhere else?

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Greg Bevillard Says:

May 1st, 2006 at 9:28 pm
Wow, thanks for making the extreme left believe that a comedy routine was a turning point in history. Anyone who thinks your comedy routine was “brave and courageous” is certainly out of the mainstream. Now, what I would like to hear is you come out and say that it was more than a comedy routine and that your comedy routine was actually a serious criticism. Then, you don’t to have to hide behind your comedy any longer. Then, you might be able to have a serious discussion as to why we are at this point in history. I’ll give you a hint, it’s because of the incompetence, fraudulence and ineffectiveness of the Democratic Administration which preceded the Bush Administration. Now, that was comedy…I mean tragedy.

[linazelle]

14. OMG...read this one

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Greg Clark Says:

May 1st, 2006 at 9:40 pm
I’m someone who has found you humorous on occasion, but this was not such an occasion. It’s one thing to be insulting and funny; it’s another to be insulting only - in other words, childish. And the way you messed up the joke about the glass being 1/3 full was unacceptable for an alleged professional comedian.

If you really want to speak truth to power, as a lot of these people seem to think you’re doing, next time try insulting some muslims.

Sincerely,

Greg Clark

[Sydnie]

16. That's just sick

the few that have posted things like that are just beyond the pale.

[Maat]

18. Yeah ... it is supposed to be a 'thank you' site.

If they want to be insulting, let 'em pay for their own site. Isn't that just like a conservative to piggyback on someone else ... instead of carrying their own weight .. like they do with corporate subsidies? Never met one that wasn't cheap; if you mistakenly go out with one, you wind up paying for the meal!

[kilaana]

19. Annie and Willie Nelson chime in...

... or at least someone signing their name:


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Annie Nelson Says:
May 1st, 2006 at 5:09 pm

Thank you Stephen!!! I held my breath for you the entire time you spoke…sort of waiting for the sound of the bullet (ala Bobby Kennedy). We are so proud of you for speaking our thoughts, but please…don’t fly anywhere soon.

Aloha & Peace,
Annie & Willie Nelson
(yup, that Willie)

[TexasLawyer]

20. A funny idea

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18745
Bill Says:
May 2nd, 2006 at 12:32 am

May I be the first to propose a new national landmark to honor Mr. Colbert’s juevos grandes? (Ideally placed at the base of the Washington Monument)

Photoshop anyone?