Tuesday, May 2, 2006

This is the link to the video of Colber's appearance. Watch it. It is brilliant, and hysterical! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcIRXur61II&search=colbert%20roast 2:19:06 PM    comment []

This is the link to Colbert's transcript of the White House correspondents' dinner http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0501-30.htm 2:05:39 PM    comment []

36 US House Reps Want Bush Impeachment Probe. 36 US House representatives have signed on as sponsors or co-sponsors of H. Res 635, which would create a Select Committee to look into the grounds for recommending President Bush's impeachment. [t r u t h o u t] 1:00:36 PM    comment []

DI: FISA Statistics. Number of FISA wiretaps and searches approved in 2005 by the secret court, out of 2,074 submitted: 2,072 (NB: does not include warrantless wiretaps that were not submitted to court review)... By . [TomPaine.com] 12:05:20 PM    comment []

As the right rejoices to find Sen. Ten Kennedy in agreement with President Bush on the national anthem, it's reported that 'U.S. Government Commissioned Spanish-Language 'Star-Spangled Banner' in 1919,' despite 'Nuestro Paranoia.' [Cursor.org] 11:44:40 AM    comment []

The Secret Service will reportedly turn over records of lobbyist Jack Abramoff's White House visits, following an FOIA request and a lawsuit by Judicial Watch. [Cursor.org] 11:43:17 AM    comment []

After major news outlets reportedly 'touted Bush's routine ... ignored Colbert's skewering,' Editor & Publisher's Greg Mitchell asked, "Where was the outrage when President Bush made fun of not finding those pesky WMDs ... in the same ballroom?" [Cursor.org] 11:41:57 AM    comment []

Jon Stewart defends a "balls-alicious" dinner speech, of which Michael Scherer writes that "what Colbert did was expose the whole official, patriotic, right-wing, press-bashing discourse as a sham." [Cursor.org] 11:40:19 AM    comment []

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