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Better go for the throat, and you better risk being booed. and thats what i loved about what colbert did. >> i believe the government that governs best is the government that governs least and by these standards, we have set up a fabulous government in iraq. >> stephen colbert at that white house correspondents dinner, i watched with deep jealousy. here he was doing subversive brilliant humor, not just about it, but two, a sitting commander in chief. >> its not easy to stand up in front of a roo...

Fact itself and it isnt a [ bleep ] fact. >> we dont have anything to lose. we dont have to worry that the white house isnt going to give us access, we already dont have access so we can say whatever we want. >> the reason that comedians pick on politics, its almost like a prayer. hey, could you maybe not steer us off a cliff, but the only way i can maybe keep you on it is to make you look ridiculous so youll stop what youre doing. i feel like george bush can bring about the biblical apocalypse....

Wilmore, john oliver, samantha bee. theyre very passionate and pointed. and often very partisan, and i think they make no bones about it. >> on this show, your voice will be heard, in the form of my voice. because youre looking at a straight shooter, america. i tell it like it, is i calls them like i sees them. i will speak to you in plain, simple english. and that brings us to tonights word. truthiness. >> what colbert did was remarkable, because he was playing a very arch character that was ob...

Time from an inverse point of view. >> a lot of right wingers thought colbert is actually a republican and hes just cheeky. have they didnt know that it was a joke. i mean, come on. >> president bush. great president or the greatest president? >> he did that classic satire thing. im going to make my points through the other side. >> are you familiar with what we do here? >> i am. >> okay. >> im familiar with the total scrubbing -- >> well, you know im in character. >> yes. >> then im an idiot. >...

Different sense, and so figuring out whats going to appeal to everyone is definitely tricky. >> ladies and gentlemen, here with a special edition of the colbert report, stephen colbert. >> i think you show up at the press correspondents dinner, you better go for the throat, and you better risk being booed. and thats what i loved about what colbert did. >> i believe the government that governs best is the government that govers least and by these standards, we have set up a fabulous government in...

Simple english. and that bring s us to tonight word. truthiness. >> what colbert did was remarkable, because he was playing a very arch character that was obviously based on fox news personalities. >> caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. >> this is all an act. >> youre breaking my heart, bill. >> if youre an act, then what am i? >> with this character, he was improvising everything in real time from an inverse point of view. >> a lot of right wingers thought colbert is actually a re...

Word. truth thinkness. >> what colbert did was remarkable because he was playing a very arch character that was based on fox news personalty. >> caution. >> youre breaking my heart bill. >> im sensitive. >> if youre an act then what am i? >> with this character he was improvising everything in realtime from an inverse point of view. >> a lot of right wingers thought colbert is a republican and hes cheeky. >> they didnt know that it was a joke. i mean, come on. >> president pubush, great presiden...

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