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Better go for the throat, and you better risk being booed. and that's 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. >> it's not easy to stand up in front of a room full of people who you know you're going to say crazy things about. it's very difficult. he deli...

Fact itself and it isn't a [ bleep ] fact. >> we don't have anything to lose. we don't have to worry that the white house isn't going to give us access, we already don't have access so we can say whatever we want. >> the reason that comedians pick on politics, it's 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 you'll stop what you're doing. i feel like george bush can bring about the biblical apocalypse. because here's the thing. i don't think bush wants to be president. i think he wants to be ...

Wilmore, john oliver, samantha bee. they're 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 you're 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 tonight's 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. >> ...

Time from an inverse point of view. >> a lot of right wingers thought colbert is actually a republican and he's just cheeky. have they didn't know that it was a joke. i mean, come on. >> president bush. great president or the greatest president? >> he did that classic satire thing. i'm going to make my points through the other side. >> are you familiar with what we do here? >> i am. >> okay. >> i'm familiar with the total scrubbing -- >> well, you know i'm in character. >> yes. >> then i'm an idiot. >> it's wonderful to see out of character. >> comedians have the credibility and the ability to...

Different sense, and so figuring out what's 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 that's 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 iraq. >> stephen colbert at that white house correspondents dinner, i watched with deep jealousy....