William Kristo On The Colbert Report - Video

[Nomad559]

http://video.freevideoblog.com/video/E651CB26-2D0B-412D...

[Swamp Rat]

1. kick n/t

[MelissaB]

2. Please send this to the greatest

so that people who missed it last night can see it.

Thank you so much!

[annabanana]

3. k&r. . . . . n/t

[moc]

4. I'm the fifth vote! With pleasure!

[opihimoimoi]

5. BILLY was SPEECHLESS

[greenman3610]

6. that's about the most brilliant interview

I've ever seen

I heard Kristol blow off a caller
on the Diane Rheam show who
had asked about his
draft status in Vietnam.
No one followed up on
it but I knew the prick was lying
when he said he was
too young.

Colbert got him to deny it
and admit it in the same
sentence.
Awesome!

[calmblueocean]

29. That was great, wasn't it?

Everything Bill Kristol stands for, taken apart and smacked down in seconds. I love it!

[katinmn]

7. Finally our side has perfected a way to engage the masses

Humor and satire is a wonderfully effective way to inform and entertain.

Michael Moore, Jon Stewart, Stephen Cobert, Molly Ivens, Jim Hightower can reach people the way the Right Wingers can't -- through intelligent satire.

Hooray for truthiness!

[Memory Container]

9. "I'm with you."

Brilliant!

The harder he takes your side, the more screwed you are.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

8. Letter to President Clinton in 1998; Dear Mr. President:

He wants a Democratic congress in 2007. hahaha.. Well that is one thing I can agree with him on.LOL.. He thinks they can win the presidency in 2008,hahaha.. They will either be in jail or indicted..hahaha.. From the 'Project For A New American Century; The Honorable William J. Clinton
President of the United States
Washington, DC


Dear Mr. President:

We are writing you because we are convinced that current American policy toward Iraq is not succeeding, and that we may soon face a threat in the Middle East more serious than any we have known since the end of the Cold War. In your upcoming State of the Union Address, you have an opportunity to chart a clear and determined course for meeting this threat. We urge you to seize that opportunity, and to enunciate a new strategy that would secure the interests of the U.S. and our friends and allies around the world. That strategy should aim, above all, at the removal of Saddam Hussein’s regime from power. We stand ready to offer our full support in this difficult but necessary endeavor.

The policy of “containment” of Saddam Hussein has been steadily eroding over the past several months. As recent events have demonstrated, we can no longer depend on our partners in the Gulf War coalition to continue to uphold the sanctions or to punish Saddam when he blocks or evades UN inspections. Our ability to ensure that Saddam Hussein is not producing weapons of mass destruction, therefore, has substantially diminished. Even if full inspections were eventually to resume, which now seems highly unlikely, experience has shown that it is difficult if not impossible to monitor Iraq’s chemical and biological weapons production. The lengthy period during which the inspectors will have been unable to enter many Iraqi facilities has made it even less likely that they will be able to uncover all of Saddam’s secrets. As a result, in the not-too-distant future we will be unable to determine with any reasonable level of confidence whether Iraq does or does not possess such weapons.


Such uncertainty will, by itself, have a seriously destabilizing effect on the entire Middle East. It hardly needs to be added that if Saddam does acquire the capability to deliver weapons of mass destruction, as he is almost certain to do if we continue along the present course, the safety of American troops in the region, of our friends and allies like Israel and the moderate Arab states, and a significant portion of the world’s supply of oil will all be put at hazard. As you have rightly declared, Mr. President, the security of the world in the first part of the 21st century will be determined largely by how we handle this threat.


Given the magnitude of the threat, the current policy, which depends for its success upon the steadfastness of our coalition partners and upon the cooperation of Saddam Hussein, is dangerously inadequate. The only acceptable strategy is one that eliminates the possibility that Iraq will be able to use or threaten to use weapons of mass destruction. In the near term, this means a willingness to undertake military action as diplomacy is clearly failing. In the long term, it means removing Saddam Hussein and his regime from power. That now needs to become the aim of American foreign policy.

We urge you to articulate this aim, and to turn your Administration's attention to implementing a strategy for removing Saddam's regime from power. This will require a full complement of diplomatic, political and military efforts. Although we are fully aware of the dangers and difficulties in implementing this policy, we believe the dangers of failing to do so are far greater. We believe the U.S. has the authority under existing UN resolutions to take the necessary steps, including military steps, to protect our vital interests in the Gulf. In any case, American policy cannot continue to be crippled by a misguided insistence on unanimity in the UN Security Council.

We urge you to act decisively. If you act now to end the threat of weapons of mass destruction against the U.S. or its allies, you will be acting in the most fundamental national security interests of the country. If we accept a course of weakness and drift, we put our interests and our future at risk.

Sincerely,

Elliott Abrams Richard L. Armitage William J. Bennett

Jeffrey Bergner John Bolton Paula Dobriansky

Francis Fukuyama Robert Kagan Zalmay Khalilzad

William Kristol Richard Perle Peter W. Rodman

Donald Rumsfeld William Schneider, Jr. Vin Weber

Paul Wolfowitz R. James Woolsey Robert B. Zoellick

http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraqclintonletter.htm :

[leftchick]

10. Thank You! That was Great!

I was looking all over for this.

[StaggerLee]

11. K&R

He looked so uncomfortable. I guess being a fascist isn't all it's cracked up to be eh Billy?

[Gregorian]

12. We need more Colberts.

He's very rare. He's just as bright as Kristol. And aa dark a brightness as Kristol is, it's undeniable that he is extremely "active" in his cranium.

I think Kristol actually buys Colbert's character.

That last part is just freaky. A democratic house in 2007? Waaaaa?

[Blue_In_AK]

47. Kristol seemed really clueless

that he was being so totally lampooned. Could he be that dense?

[Up2Late]

52. Yes, he could be. Without the mean and/or evil RW host coaching these...

...RW windbags as to what to say, they are clueless.

Not unusual though, most of the RWer's who go on The Colbert Report truly don't understand what's coming, but so what.

As they always say, when asked why they listen to Rush or his clones, "It's just entertainment!"

[roseBudd]

65. Ih he was hawking a book that migt explain his appearance unless

he went on to try to spin for the GOP.

[bear425]

13. That was great. Thanks. K/R

[Gregorian]

14. We need more Colberts.

He's very rare. He's just as bright as Kristol. And aa dark a brightness as Kristol is, it's undeniable that he is extremely "active" in his cranium.

I think Kristol actually buys Colbert's character.

That last part is just freaky. A democratic house in 2007? Waaaaa?

[giant_robot]

23. I saw that too

Kristol had no idea that he was a victim rhetorical jiu-jitsu.

[Coexist]

15. Holy Shit - he KICKED his babbling ASS!

[tanyev]

16. Kristol says Dems will win the House in 2006.

But he has so much Kool-Aid coursing through his veins he thinks that will be the best thing for the Republicans. Get all those wacky, liberal Democrats back in charge raising taxes and people will get mad, dontcha' know. He's conveniently forgetting about all of the investigations that can finally be launched which will reveal the depths of GOP corruption.

[SpecialK]

17. Colbert continues to amaze me...

I love Jon Stewart, but Stephen is just beyond brilliant. Every night I am amazed by how quick and sly he is. To stay in that character the whole show is one thing, to stay in that character WHILE actually doing some respectable journalism and pounding your opponent, who is wearing a smile the entire time, seems to me a feat that only a genius could accomplish.

Although, you have to wonder how much longer he's going to be able to get these cons on his show - they have to realize that he only makes them look like complete fools!!

Long live Colbert Nation!

[katinmn]

21. He continues to draw them because they are egomaniacs

Many of them suffer from grandiose feelings. They have no idea they are being made fools of.

[calmblueocean]

32. Yup. Colbert is the new king.

I was just saying to my wife last night that I wished the Colbert Report was on before the Daily Show so we could watch it and go to bed after the Daily Show opening monologue. John's a smart guy, a funny guy, clever guy, but maybe I've just gotten used to his "Whaaa?"s and his mugging for the camera and his cozying up to some of the right wingers who come on his show to earn cool points.

For my money, Colbert's just funnier, too. Definitely the new king.

[The Wizard]

66. What do you mean

look like complete fools? And they aren't acting like idiots either. They really are idiots. I almost forgot, bigots too.

[Sunkiss BlueStar]

18. KICK n

Great Show. Colbert Repor(h) Rocks

[long_green]

19. Very funny.

Kristol couldn't stop his nervous laughter and looked pretty bad.

[sonias]

20. Colbert ate him for a snack

I watched it last night and Colbert was in total control. Kristol looked like a schoolboy having to answer for his behavior. Made him look like the idiot that he is. I loved the exchange over Rumy too. Kristol says he's not part of PNAC, only signed a couple of letters that's all. Colbert says "really, he just signs a couple of your letters and suddenly you don't know him, interesting."

Colbert - "Which dictator do we take out next - back it up" (after Kristol gives that as a reason for attacking Iraq.)
Colbert - "Funny way of saying it - Honey I hit you cuz I love you" (about Kristol saying the administration is incompetent)

Sonia

[krkaufman]

71. "hit you cuz I love you".....

Colbert - "You've called the Administration incompetent. ... I thought you supported the President? ... Funny way of showing it - That's like saying 'Honey I hit you cuz I love you.'"

Kristol: "Well, sometimes... what can you say, right? ... true is true."

And the crowd let out a loud, collective groan. Kristol opining that, sometimes, ya just gotta beat the wife.

Kristol, like others who come on the show, get flummoxed by the ferocity of Colbert's fellow partisanship and are unable to keep their propaganda straight as the pace of the interview quickens.

[oc2002]

22. That is not a WORK SAFE site.

let us know if it is put somewhere else.

[Up2Late]

61. Is Crooks and Liars O.K.? It will also be at Comedy Central soon...

...here are the link:
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... >

Comedy Central link: <http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_colbert_report/v... >

Note: As I post this, the Kristol video is not yet at the Comedy Central link.

[Hissyspit]

70. Well, we used to have liveoaktx...

but now we don't.

[Sparkly]

24. Colbert cleaned his CLOCK!!

"Who are we going to bomb next? We can't leave dictators in place, sir!!"

[holboz]

25. Help! We need another link!

For those of us who operate under "spying eyes", can we get a link to a website that doesn't also host amature porn? THANKS!

I want to see this! I love colbert!



edit: syntax

[katinmn]

58. Visit Can O Fun or Crooks and Liars or Dzika's site

They all have it up by now.

[Kittycat]

26. That was a great clip, but the porno teasers uploaded just below...

Not so good. A warning would have been nice

[katinmn]

59. Visit Can O Fun or Crooks and Liars or Dzika's site

[klook]

27. "How's the new American century coming along? Looks good to me!"

KRISTOL: "Well, uh, buh, um, I'm speechless."

Later..."Rumsfeld signed one or two of our (PNAC) letters, that's all."

And "I was eligible for the draft for one year, I didn't volunteer, and then Nixon cancelled the draft. " COLBERT: "Great man." (Talking about Nixon or Kristol???)

One thing I agree with Kristol on: "We need a Democratic House in 2007 and 2008."

Colbert is so quick and so sharp, it's just amazing to see him in action. Great stuff - thanks for posting the link.

[durrrty libby]

33. I freakin love Colbert

He is doing the Correspondence dinner this weekend.

Is that shown anywhere? I’d love to see it.

[klook]

37. Colbert on 60 Minutes this Sunday!!

Morley Safer interviews Stephen Colbert on 60 Minutes in a program to be aired this Sunday, April 30, at 7 p.m. Eastern time. I can't wait!!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/27/60minutes/mai...



edited to add photo

[Greyskye]

39. watch the teaser interview w/ Safer in the side bar

Thanks for that link - I may have to watch 60 Minutes for the first time in years for this!

[klook]

44. Yeah, it's neat to learn more about the real Stephen Colbert

Colbert also talked about his life during his very entertaining appearance on "City Arts and Lectures," which I heard on my NPR station recently. Description here: http://internebbish.livejournal.com/2006/01/15/

[Up2Late]

64. I just made a digital copy of the A&L interview that I could upload...

...if anyone's still interested in hearing it.

It is very good (but about 13 Mb).

[klook]

67. You better believe I would!

Where is it?

Thanks!

[Up2Late]

69. O.K., Here's a link to the audio file of the Colbert interview on CA&L

Feel free to upload it to another, more permanent link or website, I'll need to delete it from my web-space in a few days.

It's 13.8 MB

Clobert on Arts&Letters_32kbps.wma

Enjoy.

[PegDAC]

72. He's from Charleston, SC.

There was an extensive article about Stephen Colbert in this morning's Post and Courier:

http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=83674§ion...

[Selteri]

41. Just set my DVR to catch that in case I miss it.

Thanks for telling me.

[SpecialK]

54. THANK YOU!

I would have missed this...thanks!!

[Up2Late]

62. Thanks for this Colbert alert, I didn't know about this until now.

If you remember, please post a Head up post here, 10-15 minutes before it airs.

[Pacifist Patriot]

28. Brilliant!

[wryter2000]

30. Was that on last night?

I can't get it to play for some reason, and I don't want to download something onto my employer's computer.

Was that on last night? I'll watch it in the rerun if it was.

[durrrty libby]

35. Yes it was on last night n/t

[madokie]

31. Damn that was good, now I know who Colbert is, great, K&R

[Simeon Salus]

34. Can you imagine "Indecision 2008"? Colbert vs. Stewart for the Peabody!

Colbert demonstrated in less than five minutes that the even the evil dungeonmaster of the Republikan Party can't explain his positions without spewing total horsesh%t.

Just nailed the c#cks*cker!

[Imperialism Inc.]

36. Wow.

Colbert was much more "serious" in that interview. You could tell he didn't much like Kristol. He looked like he was about ready to jump out of his chair and throttle the guy.

[thereismore]

38. Kristol: tired old speech, but buy could he spout it out .

Kristol just kept on yapping his trap when he was reciting his propaganda points, but when he had to think, he was, ehm, speechless.

[Selteri]

40. Colbert gets so many people off guard with his odd style

He's a faux neo-con and the neo-cons don't seem to understand that.

[klook]

57. Tim Robbins was caught off guard also

Colbert's interview with him was weirdly hilarious, because Robbins kept trying to make serious points, and then Colbert would say something outrageously idiotic. Robbins's eyes would get big, he'd laugh nervously, and then he'd try to steer the conversation in a serious direction, only to get another nutty Colbert zinger.

I know Robbins understood that the character Colbert plays on his show is satirical, but he seemed to have a hard time figuring out how to play along while still getting his points across.

The guests who "get it" seem to have more fun, like Katrina vanden Heuvel and Richard Clarke.

[Mr_Scarecrow]

63. yes

I've noticed that with other liberal guests. They think that because Colbert is liberal that he'll drop the act when they are on and they will get to score with his audience. But he doesn't drop it. Very funny but after a while I wonder if this won't hurt him. Most stars and politicos go on these shows to get their message out. Even when Stewart disagrees with guests, he at least let's them talk. If word gets around that going on Colbert is not useful then it could get hard for him to get guests.

[upsidedownaussie]

42. Is it just me

or was anyone else freaked out by his response to the "I only hit you because I love you" bit?

[applegrove]

43. I was a little freaked out by his mentioning women being "taken" a

little earlier in the show. I know he is a character. I know it is an Ayn Rand philosophy he is playing into - but too much juxtaposition for me. Was not in a black humour mood. And realizing that -choose to skip the B.K. interview. Glad Colbert cleaning his clock. Nice recap in this thread.

[Blue_In_AK]

48. Yes....

My husband and I just looked at each other in amazement.

[Chimichurri]

45. Kristol got his ass handed to him and didn't even know it!!

That was effin' brilliant!! Kristol looked like he was blindsided with the PNAC stuff

This was Stephen's BEST interview yet!!

[BeyondThePale]

46. Wow. That was tremendous.

[benny05]

49. Funny!

Colbert is the lead speaker tomorrow night at the WH Correspondence Dinner. It will be shown on C-SPAN.

[Mr_Spock]

50. Wow - Colbert kicked the ever lovin' shit out of the neocon bastard

[Up2Late]

51. Let's not forget the late-night threads who reported this live!

I tell ya', no respect, no respect... But thanks for posting the video.

Here are the links to the threads from last night:

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... >

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... >

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... >

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... >

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... >

[TahitiNut]

53. Without a doubt, I say that was the finest "Colbert Report" moment so far.

Stephen found the perfect foil - the grinning, humorless, neocon bastard Kristol was dropped like the turd he is into the outhouse of ridicule. When the 'P' in PNAC was used in its literal sense of "project," Kristol was beyond perplexed. Asked for a "Project Report," he was wholly incapable of segregating its overtly global fascist agenda from reality. Colbert brought the "conspiracy" out of the realm of 'theory' into the stark limelight of pratfalls and comedic melodramas. The reality of these psychotic megalomaniacs was parodied like "Springtime For Hitler."

[Mr_Spock]

55. :o) - excellent translation of the "discomfort" that was so evident on

Kristols face. It was a classic moment that unfortunately will fade away as we are distracted by the next news flash...

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

56. Kristol founded PNAC

If you go to PNAC's current website you won't find the list of its members it used to have. Fortunately, Wikipedia's got a list of those who ended up in *'s administration.

One of Kristol's many lies: Rummy isn't/wasn't a part of PNAC. He wasn't only a member, he was a founder.

[Nordmadr]

60. I just watched this from Crooks and Liars and

it never ceass to amaze me how these folks can so easily be flustered. I think he must have thought it was a legitimate program. Are they stupid...wait nevermind.

1) Flustered into saying sometimes you should beat your wife, which got him booed.

2) Stated that he thought Dems would win the House. Got cheers.

3) Stated that he thought Rumsfeld should be replaced.

Oh that was great! It is like these guys are just not used to ever being crossed, and Colbert does it by agreeing with them in a round about way but then hits them with the tough stuff. Love it!

Olafr

[motocicleta]

68. thank you, I needed that

fucking pile of fucking lying scumfreakingbags, led by freaking scumsucking kristol. Nice flaying, Colbert.
Sorry for the language, I'm a tad pissed right now. But Colbert helps.