He's Dreamy

After watching the video and reading the transcripts of Stephen Colbert's speech from the White House Correspondent's Dinner, I'm pretty much loving him. I almost winced at how sharp some of his jabs were. The fact that he said all that right to the faces of the people who need to hear it makes me think this guy needs a medal of honor. He has brought political/social satire to a level not seen since Jonathan Swift recommended the rich start eating the babies of the destitute as a delicacy. One wonders what in the world whoever invited him to speak was thinking. Maybe they thought he'd get up there, say a few lame jokes, brown-nose a bit. Wouldn't it be great if whoever suggested him didn't "get" his schtick? Then again, maybe they knew exactly what they were doing and loaded that gun with real bullets to make a statement. Well, the who and why won' t really matter in the long run, as I'm sure they were fired as soon as he walked off the stage.

It seems his show is getting some attention by the media at large now, and he was recently on 60 Minutes. While I missed it, here is link to their piece on him which delves into his dry, satirical style, his childhood, his lack of southern accent despite being from South Carolina (I can relate), and raising children when you are a sarcastic insincere bastard (he doesn't let them watch his show so they'll believe him when he tells them he loves them).

My favorite quote:

Stephanie Tubbs-Jones of Ohio got a taste of Colbert's brand of humor, when Colbert asked her, "Twenty-two astronauts were born in Ohio. What is it about your state that makes people want to flee the earth?"

Outstanding. That man deserves a standing ovation. On your feet, people.