He's really over the coals right now and he's worried about his legacy.

[fooj]

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Thursday, January 18, 2007

White House Correspondents Association tells Rich Little not to make fun of the president, or Iraq
by John in DC

So much for an impartial press. This is actually quite serious. If the White House Correspondents Association is so afraid of doing anything that criticizes the president, even in jest, then how does this affect their reporting? How can these people write fair, accurate and impartial stories about the increasing woes of this administration if they are so fearful of any speech that may upset this administration?

From Attytood:

Little said organizers of the event made it clear they don't want a repeat of last year's controversial appearance by Stephen Colbert, whose searing satire of President Bush and the White House press corps fell flat and apparently touched too many nerves.

"They got a lot of letters," Little said Tuesday. "I won't even mention the word 'Iraq.'"

Little, who hasn't been to the White House since he was a favorite of the Reagan administration, said he'll stick with his usual schtick -- the impersonations of the past six presidents.

"They don't want anyone knocking the president. He's really over the coals right now, and he's worried about his legacy," added Little, a longtime Las Vegas resident.

Poor embattled president. Gosh, someone might tell a joke about him. I mean, sure, he tortures people for a living, throw out habeas corpus, illegally spies on our phone conversations and the US mail, and oh yeah, killed 35,000 civilians in Iraq this past year alone - but having a joke told about him... now that crosses the line.
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Little Lord Pissypants doesn't play well with others.

:bounce:

[WatchWhatISay]

1. He is NOT worried one whit about his legacy.

They will ram their agenda through. To hell with thier legacy.

[roamer65]

2. Raisinbrain shouldn't worry about his legacy..

He's fairly secure as the absolutely fucking worst president in American history.

[Erika]

11. And hopfeully he will be impeached for what he has done to us

We'll see if justice prevails.

[Echotrail]

3. Ha. This is just the time to give him a little push.

They should have Jane Fonda speak.;)

[Fridays Child]

4. Colbert's satire of Chimpy and the WH press corps fell flat?

Hoo baby, is that just about the most whining, thin-skinned glob of self pity you've ever read or what?

[Vickers]

5. Rich Little has a golden opportunity to become a folk hero.

He should get up there and totally excoriate these anti-American douchebags...the time is ripe, and people would talk about it for CENTURIES!

[gratuitous]

6. What a big baby

And what the hell is up with the White House Correspondents' Association? They're so solicitous of poor Bush's widdle feelings, but they can't be bothered to follow up on stories about torture, lying, wholesale slaughter and on and on.

Where in the fuck is this liberal media I keep hearing so much about???

[tuvor]

7. Little performed at the 2005 Inagural Ball.

Maybe he hasn't been to the White House in a long time, but Little thinks enough of them that he's posted this letter from george and Laura on his website.



(When was Rich Little ever considered "controversial" by anyone, anyway?)

[Art_from_Ark]

15. Rich Little was controversial for his Nixon imitations

but that was over 30 years ago.

[Cobalt-60]

8. They should have a suprise roast for him

[Erika]

9. Well, W was a good cheerleader at Yale

And the worst president this country has ever seen. He redistributed the working class wages to his world corporatists buds. I hope he is tried for treason.

[tuvor]

10. I'll just keep on saying it: bush won't leave any damned "legacy" behind.

Just a fucking aftermath.

[Erika]

12. And hopefully an impeachment trial n/t

[Phredicles]

13. What a pathetic bunch of catamites the WH press corps are;

Some "librul media".:eyes::grr::puke:

[keopeli]

14. What happened last year was YouTube and The Daily Show and iPod Video. I remember...

during the first, 24 hours, the Media didn't even report that Colbert had been present.

The second day, they said that no one laughed at Colbert's jokes.

Then, the video exploded on YouTube. Pretty soon, it was a hot selling item at iTunes and elsewhere for $1.99. Ah, true free commerce is merciless.

This isn't about his legacy - it's about image control from an Administration that let their guard down last year.

[Skittles]

16. Colbert did not fall flat with me

he fell flat with the audience because it was filled with bush whores but Mr. Colbert knew exactly what he was doing