[OT] Colbert's speech

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Wed May 03, 2006 8:32 pm

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gj4rYe4hD6w&watch2

There's more than one part. It's well fucking funny.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Co ... ion_Dinner

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:12 pm

This video made me proud to be an American for a change. Finally someone with the balls to exercise free speech!

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:27 pm

it got killed at youtube. Once again: enter mininova

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:28 pm

Damn!

Here's a transcript:

http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/4/30/1441/59811

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:29 pm

Colbert wrote:And though I am a committed Christian, I believe that everyone has the right to their own religion, be you Hindu, Jewish or Muslim. I believe there are infinite paths to accepting Jesus Christ as your personal savior.

Was my favourite part..

computo · Post by **computo** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:03 pm

My favorite was when he said Scott McClellan was retiring so he could spend more time
with Andy Card's kids.

and a hush fell over the crowd...as everyone realized they knew what he was talking about...

stinky · Post by **stinky** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:43 pm

My favorite was when he said Scott McClellan was retiring so he could spend more time
with Andy Card's kids.

I have to admit, I got everyone of his jokes, except that one... I hate Scott Mcclellan, and was happy as shit when I heard of his retirement... could you elaborate about the punchline?

computo · Post by **computo** » Thu May 04, 2006 12:09 am

McClellan is rumored to be a pedophile...

I dont want to draw any connection, but he is widely known as a closet homosexual.

other than that, you'd have to ask around...

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Thu May 04, 2006 12:13 am

I didn't get the one about chocolate city/marshmellow centre. And it seemed to be the only one that made the room laugh. Yank thing?

kennerb · Post by **kennerb** » Thu May 04, 2006 12:16 am

noisetonepause wrote:I didn't get the one about chocolate city/marshmellow centre. And it seemed to be the only one that made the room laugh. Yank thing?

I think it is referring to the large black, and hispanic population while the gov't center is 99% white.

computo · Post by **computo** » Thu May 04, 2006 12:25 am

it was a joke on the mayor of NewOrleans who called NO a "chocolate city"...

He was saying Washington is indeed mostly minority but is run by whitey.

and of course the graham cracker crust.

underhill · Post by **underhill** » Thu May 04, 2006 12:26 am

Videos still up at ifilm.

Twigg · Post by **Twigg** » Thu May 04, 2006 12:31 am

Why the hell did they invite him. I thought the speech was funny but I can't for the life of me understand why they invited him. He made everyone uncomfortable and roasted everyone.

That show has had a lot of success disguising itself as a right wing show when really its a sarcastic left wing spin off of the Jon Stewart show.

Didn't they know he was going to make them all squirm in their seats?

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Thu May 04, 2006 12:38 am

Twigg, the White House Correspondents Dinner is traditionaly always been a "roast" for the Prez, with everyone taking "good-natured" pot-shots at the Commander-in-Thief.

Colbert just took it a bit further... brilliantly!

rapidix · Post by **rapidix** » Thu May 04, 2006 1:12 am

noisetonepause wrote:I didn't get the one about chocolate city/marshmellow centre. And it seemed to be the only one that made the room laugh. Yank thing?

this is referring to DC. its nickname is chocolate city cuz it has a huge african american population. the marshmellow of course are the whites on the Hill who run everything..