The White House Correspondents Dinner
It appears that Bush did better than the other entertainers!
Via Michelle Malkin:
Watch video highlights of the White House Correspondents Dinner over at Hot Air.
The Bush impersonator is funnyman Steve Bridges. AP coverage here.
Be sure to catch the opening red carpet stroll of Helen Thomas:
USA Today fawns over Colbert’s performance. They report Colbert was happy with himself, too:
At the Bloomberg News post-show party, with guests including Desperate Housewives star James Denton, ER’s Maura Tierney, Terence Howard, Ron Silver and others, Colbert was almost the last person to arrive. He seemed pleased with his performance.
“I had a great time. The president killed. He’s a tough act to follow ” at all times. It’ll be a tough for whoever comes in 2008, too.”Colbert said the president seemed to get a kick out of the comedy.
“He was very nice. He was like, ‘Good job, good job.’ ”
Left-leaning E&P liked Colbert, too.
Other reactions:
From Teresa Wiltz-”All Georges“-The Washington Post
Lisa Lambert-”Bush Skewers Self at Correspondents’ Dinner“-The Washington Post
Elizabeth White-”Bush Lamponns Self at White House Correspondents’ Dinner“-The Washington Post
Carry On America
April 30, 2006 - 08:30 AM on April 30th, 2006
it looks like all are having fun, so what? this nation is under attack and the rats in Washington are having a little party, what a joke, maybe someday We The People” will have some fun with the heads of state, if you know what i mean?
ops: to millions of “his New People”, as the guys in the AZtlan movement call the people of Mexico? Bush\Fox\Bin Laden all love open borders.
and after all isn’t it a free nation for Some.
maybe bush and friends are celebrating May day? and Red Mexico day? didn’t bush “talk Mexican”
April 30, 2006 - 10:44 AM on April 30th, 2006
It appears that Bush did better than the other entertainers!
At least that’s what today’s talkinf points memo says.
April 30, 2006 - 11:13 AM on April 30th, 2006
Plenty of Laughs at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
If you didn’t catch the Bush Bush comedy routine at the Correspondents’ Association, you missed a few good laughs. He brought out an impersonator, Steve Bridges, to give the crowd his real thoughts, as he played the polite politician. Here
May 1, 2006 - 09:37 AM on May 1st, 2006
I heard Bush wasn’t laughing during Colberts rip-a-thon on the Bush Admin.
Some people said he went over the line.
May 1, 2006 - 09:52 AM on May 1st, 2006
3- Let me say that I love Colbert and watch him regularly, but I guess I was expecting what I watch every night and to me it was a different person!
May 1, 2006 - 10:03 AM on May 1st, 2006
no one was laughing…he bombed.
May 1, 2006 - 10:42 AM on May 1st, 2006
“no one was laughing:he bombed.”
I find that unlikely. Colbert is freakin’ hilarious. I’d have to catch some footage…haven’t looked at the links here yet.
May 1, 2006 - 10:47 AM on May 1st, 2006
catch the footage…Laura Ingrahm played some clips this morning, I actually felt bad for him.
May 1, 2006 - 10:53 AM on May 1st, 2006
SF Lib misses having cable TV sometimes.
I really miss Comedy Central, the Daily Show, Colbert…South Park…
Too much Cable TV rots your brain, though.
May 1, 2006 - 10:59 AM on May 1st, 2006
Watching the Daily Show is like watching Letterman..same old same old and you can anticipate the format…nothing new!
May 1, 2006 - 11:01 AM on May 1st, 2006
I would rather have Lyndie England point at my nut sack for pics than sit through one minute of John Liebowitz’s snorefest.
May 1, 2006 - 11:50 AM on May 1st, 2006
Come on, he’s great!
you guys just don’t like him because he makes fun of your ideology!
May 1, 2006 - 12:00 PM on May 1st, 2006
I don’t like him because he’s a moronic, unfunny, self-hating Jew.
May 1, 2006 - 12:25 PM on May 1st, 2006
Well, I think he’s hilarious. His show is clearly a hit, I think it’s Comedy Centrals “flagship” program now.
We are talking about the same thing, right? The Daily Show?
How can you not like it?!?!
“Self-hating jew”?? What? Because he uses a stage name? Err…
May 1, 2006 - 12:29 PM on May 1st, 2006
because he uses a stage name, and advocates policies that would result in the destruction of Israel.
May 1, 2006 - 02:00 PM on May 1st, 2006
11 and 13- I watched his show and found myself getting bored. I love Colbert as I find him fresh…I just don’t think Jon is all that funny.