Kurtz's take on Colbert is nauseating

[BurtWorm]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2006/05/02/BL2006050200424_pf.html

Punchline Politics

By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 2, 2006; 8:12 AM

Forget immigration, gas prices, Iraq or Iran. The blogosphere is aflame over one of the most shocking and jaw-dropping public appearances of the modern era.

We're talking about Stephen Colbert.

Now you might think that a professional comedian hurling barbs at the White House Correspondents Dinner might be graded on a simple scale: funny or not funny.

You would be so wrong.

Colbert was devastating. He practically punched the president in the stomach. He did what all those sniveling, lapdog journalists have failed to do for the last five years!

At least, that's what the liberal bloggers say.

The conservative bloggers just say he bombed.

The liberal bloggers say he bombed because the assembled journalists were so uncomfortable. (I wasn't there, but Colbert took plenty of shots at the White House press corps, who are of course a juicy target.)

What's more, you may be interested to know that there's a MEDIA COVERUP of the Colbert performance. The MSM don't want you to know about how the Comedy Central man made them look bad! (Never mind that the thing was carried on C-SPAN and the video is widely available online. I played two clips of Colbert on my CNN show, so apparently I didn't get the memo.)


Etc. etc. etc.................





Even more nauseating: a quote from dipshit rightist appropriately named Rick Moran from the appropriately named Right Wing Nuthouse:

"I disagree with those on the right who are skewering Stephen Colbert for his performance at the White House Correspondents dinner on Saturday night. Much of it was actually pretty funny. It's just a pity that Colbert, in his ignorance, never realized that people were laughing at him rather than at what he was saying.

"Full Fledged Moonbattery is the only way to describe Colbert's performance. All the canards were there; Iraq, WMD, the press as White House lap dogs(??), Bush the stupid, Bush the incompetent, Bush as Machiavelli (the stupidity of trying to show Bush as both dumb and evil genius lost on the clueless Colbert), as well as the usual jokes that liberals find funny about 9/11, religion, and ordinary Americans.

"The left, of course, is in rapture over Colbert's 'speaking truth to power.' I always have to scratch my head in wonderment over this little prevarication by the liberals. Does anyone seriously believe that the 'power' to shape debate, set the national agenda, color the personalities, and make or break the politicians resides with conservatives? Who are they trying to kid?"

[Spazito]

1. It's just Howie kissing the ass that feeds his family by hiring his

wife, no surprise here.

[Botany]

2. Mr. Kurtz

What about the piece you wrote taking John Conyers to task
for his "election 04,' investigation? You made fun of him you
sniveling little weasel.

[Kahuna]

17. Or when he and Wolfie shilled for Gannon on CNN? I still

have the video on that one.

[otohara]

3. Actually It's Not

because he's talking more about the "buzz" Colbert started on the web.

My reading is that Colbert zinged Bush as a 32-percenter a number of times and zinged the press (those 'clowns,' as he put it) an equal number of times, all in the character of the blowhard pundit he plays on television and all within the usual boundaries for such dinners. But these days, even a comic's performance sparks fierce left/right debates.

PS and I Am NO FAN of Kurtz, media whore extrodinaire

[Don Claybrook]

4. moonbat etymology, please

I've seen this moonbat 3 or 4 times now, always from right-wing sources. Can anyone please explain to me what the hell these people are talking about?

thanks

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. Colbert needed get really nasty with jr. Take it to the point where

bush & his strumpet of a wife would get up and walk out. What would he have to lose?

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. HA-Ha, the joke's on you because I didn't laugh with you, I sat fuming

in chortles at you.

Those right-wingers are losing their touch in the spin machine game.

[Supersedeas]

7. Kurtz showed two clips of Colbert - he speaks for the entire MSM, thus the

ARROGANT @$$ thinks that no one else might be suppressing the message Colbert had the courage to share.

[Neil Lisst]

8. Howard Kurtz is the typical limp noodled journalist in Washington

He stands for nothing, except mediocrity and submissiveness to the administration. These ass wipes stand around cocktail parties in Washington talking about war like 18th century lords and ladies of Europe. He's a nonfactor.

[ComerPerro]

9. If there's no "media coverup", then how come

all I hear about, ever, from the evening is Bush's stupid, unfunny, fifth-grade humor skit?

[Master Mahon]

10. I'm glad they are taking a 'non issue'

and making such a big deal over it!!

The fact that they pay so much attention to the left and that they are so fearful of the truth getting out makes you realize just how pathetic they all are!
All they can do is to try to denigrate it as much as possible
but in the end all they accomplish is to spread the truthiness
of it further and wider!

[Faygo Kid]

11. Howard Kurtz is Joe Klein is Tim Russert.

Mealy mouthed frauds whose guts are right wing and want to do the dirty deed with Rush Limbaugh and Hugh Hewitt in a threesome. They are so out of it, yet have a platform. Keep pushing though, folks. We are making progress. Time to tell 'em off.

[Faygo Kid]

14. Forgot to ask: Anybody know the best place to write him?

The next time I read Howard Kurtz condemn the vile hatred of "entertainers" Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, et al will be the first. I would like to let him know it.

[Junkdrawer]

12. Translation: "Damn streaming video is spreading like wildfire...

perhaps we should have attacked more quickly rather than try to bury it."

[ShortnFiery]

19. He's a first class BushBotBorg whore ...

Right from Rove's mouth into Kurtz's ear. Kurtz kisses Administration ass like no other Cable Media Pundit whore this side of FOX news. :grr: :puke:

* Yeah, he's even worse than Blitzer because he's so damn caustic ... their attack dog. :P

[madmax]

13. Colbert is a God!

If he can get all their panties in a twist then he nailed them good. And they 'can't handle the truth.' Or should I have said 'truthiness' ;)

[dogday]

15. He just needs to type the Decider's

decisions and run it through spell-check :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[robbedvoter]

16. "All the canards were there?"....

"All the canards were there; Iraq, WMD, the press as White House lap dogs(??), Bush the stupid..."

So glad the war is just a "canard" to you, mistah Kurtz! on that safe planet you inhabit

Someone remind me please: didn't this asshat recently deliver a faux critique of Colbert meant as an audition piece to be invited on his show?
So many asses to kiss, so little time...



The president makes decisions, he’s the decider. The press secretary announces those decisions, and you people of the press type those decisions down. Make, announce, type. Put them through a spell check and go home.

[symbolman]

18. Here's Bush from a thread I posted

Looking for WMDs as a little balanced view:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1085389

VIDEO:Bush looking for wmds - big laughs - McGovern exCIA Comments

I've uploaded a clip from my film "Rove's War" where I showed Bush looking for WMD at the WHCD, and of course the Press Howling with glee, as opposed to the Blazing Truth that Colbert laid on them that made them all run and hide under rocks and slime.

The Clip of Bush is offset by the video I filmed at the Downing Street Minutes when I flew to film that from Hawaii to DC (thanks to many at the DU), entire event having heard that NO MEDIA were going to be covering it. (I've added some of the troops that DIED while this BIG JOKE was being played out by Bush)

Sitting Next to Cinday Sheehan and Joe Wilson was James McGovern who is ex CIA, did 27 years of service for this country (this guy would make a Great president!), and he makes comments about this "BIG JOKE" brilliant man.

Just so people can see the contrast between what the media whores will do for the Chimperor, and how they will shrink like vampires when the SUN comes out.

It's windows media, so it should spawn a window, about 5 megs, but it loads fast for me.


http://www.tbtmradio.com/video/wmd.wmv

[blondeatlast]

20. Whorie is a how--I mean, Howie is a whore; pimped by Mrs. Howie. nt