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  •  This is great (13+ / 0-)

    But this it's not fact police, it's factanista.  I know you might have put that so everyone understands, but 'factanista' is a great word.

    Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. - Oscar Wilde

    by Unusual Suspect on Sun Apr 30, 2006 at 11:09:29 AM PDT

    •  Or is it factinista? n/t (9+ / 0-)

      Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. - Oscar Wilde

      by Unusual Suspect on Sun Apr 30, 2006 at 11:11:48 AM PDT

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      •  'Stephen, this is Comedy Central. You're fired. (3+ / 0-)

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        We're tearing up your contract.  Orders from the White House.  And don't bother coming back to the office, the FBI came and got all your stuff.  Just go back to your apartment, I think they've got some guys waiting there to escort you to Gitmo.  Buh-bye."

      •  So Sorry - laughing (5+ / 0-)

        so hard I hit the 'troll' button, instead of the recco ! but I got it fixed already.

        I am waiting for the 2nd installment of the vid clip to down load on my slow connexion...so it is GREAT to read the whole thing.
        Man ! It was weird ( during the first third ) to see how uncomfortable I was feeling...like many in the crowd. We are thoroughly brain-washed into some kind of zombie power appeasing mode...I have to keep reminding myself that this pResident is illegal and immoral and made himself a laughing stock long before dear Steven Colbert decided to speak some truth to power !
        He 's great and I can't wait to see the job audition portion - as well as the 'leaving in a hissy-huff' portion.
        Whew ! Way to go

        Free Don Seigelman, jail Karl Rove ~ mission halfway accomplished !

        by Dvalkure on Sun Apr 30, 2006 at 04:57:28 PM PDT

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        •  Who knew it would happen? (2+ / 0-)

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          This year, April Fool's Day came on the last day of the month...and the Chimp was the Fool.

          We're all in this together.

          by JTML on Sun Apr 30, 2006 at 09:51:39 PM PDT

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        •  You mean 'speaking truthiness to power' :-) (2+ / 0-)

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          And as some of the other posters have said, a picture-in-picture of Chimpy and Pickles' expressions would have been great!

          On second thought, 25 minutes of Chimpy...maybe that's not such a good idea after all.

          Colbert's performance was the only thing I've ever seen that can match David Letterman's moment while hosting the Oscars, where - in front of both Hollywood and over a billion of their fans around the world - for "Stupid Oscars Pet Tricks" he brought out a dog that was conditioned to chase its tail in response to applause.  And the louder the applause, the faster and more mindlessly the dog would chase.

          At first the audience laughed and applauded wildly.  But as the bit went on and on, it became clear the dog truly would never stop as long as someone was applauding.  The dog's seemingly clever trick began to look more and more like a desperate and uncontrollable need for attention and approval, and there was that same slowly dawning realization of "hey, is he making fun of us?"

          Of course, Bush doesn't quite have the power to have someone executed the way that Oprah does, but still.

          In all seriousness, Colbert's performance was one of the bravest and most courageous I've ever seen.

          Thank you, Stephen Colbert.

          25th Amendment - Use It Or Lose It!

    •  On the subject of humor... (2+ / 0-)

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      Sister Havana, Lashe

      I think people will like this (if you haven't already seen it):

      How many members of the Bush administration does it take to change a light bulb?

      1. One to call Fox News so they can broadcast a story denying that the light bulb needed to be changed in the first place
      1. One to attack the patriotism of anyone who says the light bulb needs to be changed
      1. One to blame Bill and Hillary for burning out the light bulb
      1. One to arrange the invasion of a country rumored to have caused the light bulb to burn out and to find the stockpile of light bulbs
      1. One to give a billion dollar no-bid contract to Halliburton for the new light bulb
      1. One to arrange a photograph of Bush, dressed as a janitor, standing on a step ladder under the banner: Light Bulb Change Accomplished
      1. One administration insider to resign and write a book documenting in detail how Bush was literally in the dark
      1. One to viciously smear 7
      1. One surrogate to campaign on TV and at rallies on how George Bush has had a strong light-bulb-changing policy all along
      1. One to arrange a Press Conference where Bush will tell everyone that he is the "Decider" and he decided all alone that the light bulb needed changing

      ~ The improbable is possible ~

      by Benjaminwise on Mon May 01, 2006 at 12:56:59 AM PDT

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