Reply #72: Couldn't help myself - had to write a letter. Enjoy!

[kitkat65]

Oh, please stop! You're making my sides ache!

"Colbert took a swipe at Bush's Iraq policy, at domestic eavesdropping, and he took a shot at the news corps for purportedly being nothing more than stenographers recording what the Bush White House said."

Bingo!

How embarrassing for you that there's nothing "purported" about it.

Colbert definitely knew his audience that night, and it wasn't the media whores in the room. Colbert's real audience was the American public that is finally catching on to how lame the press's coverage has been regarding all that is Bush.

For that reason alone, that makes it pretty damn funny. And, it's a becoming a comedic gift that just keeps on giving because, you see, then it became mildly amusing watching the press pretend it didn't happen by not covering it. Now it's in the public eye despite you, and it's a hoot all over again watching you all try to backtrack and say Colbert's shtick was simply not funny and just plain rude.

You claim that "in this country, anyone can insult the president of the United States." Yes, we can, but it appears that our press won't even bother to call him on his bullshit or ask the basic questions that might expose that bullshit. The press also fails to realize that the bullshit meter for at least 60% of Americans went off a long time ago.

You claim you're a funny man, Mr. Cohen, and given the circumstances, I can't argue with that one bit.