All Hail Stephen Colbert

Jesse Kornbluth (Yahoo News): You Have to See It to Believe It: “If there was any doubt about Stephen Colbert’s genius, it evaporated at the White House Correspondents dinner.

…His is a high-wire act that could go down in flames at any moment. For he doesn’t satirize our idiot government and gutless media, he becomes the biggest idiot of all. He’s the true believer, the guy totally on message, the loyalist who would give his all for the Commander-in-Chief.

And he never breaks the character. Which is amazing. We’re rolling on the floor, wetting our pants, weeping with laughter, and he’s still hammering home views that make Hannity and O’Reilly sound like moderates.

No wonder Bush left in a snit. He got shown up for what he is — by someone who pretends to love him.”

See for yourself: Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.”

Excerpt: “The greatest thing about this man is he’s steady. You know where he stands. He believes the same thing Wednesday that he believed on Monday, no matter what happened Tuesday. Events can change; this man’s beliefs never will. As excited as I am to be here with the president, I am appalled to be surrounded by the liberal media that is destroying America, with the exception of Fox News. Fox News gives you both sides of every story: the president’s side, and the vice president’s side.”