“Balls-alicious!”
That’s the adjective Jon Stewart deployed during last night’s Daily Show to characterize and praise cohort Stephen Colbert’s jawdropping grilling of the President at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents Dinner (described by Stewart as “where the President and the press corps consummate their loveless marriage.”)
“Apparently he was under the impression that they’d hired him to do what he does every night on television,” said Stewart of Colbert, adding, “We’ve never been prouder of him, but HOLY [BLEEP]!”
Totally.
As for the man himself: On last night’s Colbert Report, Colbert stayed perfectly in character, describing the nervewracking dead air that met the majority of his barbs as a “very respectful silence” and bragging of his success. “They practically carried me out on their shoulders,” said Colbert, “even though I wasn’t ready to go.”
(Hat tip, Editor & Publisher.)
what i would like to know is, who thought this would be a good idea? i mean, colbert's performance was gold both from a ethical and an entertainment point of view, but did anybody honestly think that it -wasn't- going to turn into a public mockery of bush?