He's not Amused? Tough!

Last night saw an annual event that is increasingly being known for high hypocrisy and is also emblematic for what ails this country by it's clear showcasing of the sickly, incestuous relationship between media and government. Pretenses are still being fitfully displayed, but it is no longer credible for anyone in big media to deny that they are mere lapdogs for this administration. Corporate ownership of news outlets with the increased narrowing of viewpoints along with elimination of real news in favor of meaningless 'happy talk' have neutered the rights of American citizens to needed information that monitors their government.

The White House Correspondents Dinner is nothing more than an orgy of self congratulation, snobbery, self importance and blind fealty to an administration and a Washingtonian culture totally out of touch with Americans. Here we have 2700 attendees, laughing it up while our tin plated dictator does comedy routines. Here we have some of the most powerful members of the media hobnobbing with a political class that cares nothing about them – unless they spout the party line. Ha ha ha. They sit and joke with an Idiot in Chief who is making plans – and will seize the power – to prosecute reporters as spies. Who will he prosecute? Well, anyone that displeases him of course.

Chimpie was displeased at the comedy routine put on by Stephen Colbert. Not praising, and fawning over The Dolt in Chief is improper etiquette amongst Washington's elite, and Colbert gave them a dose of truth that bit:

Colbert, who spoke in the guise of his talk show character, who ostensibly supports the president strongly, urged the Bush to ignore his low approval ratings, saying they were based on reality, “and reality has a well-known liberal bias.”

Turning to the war, he declared, "I believe that the government that governs best is a government that governs least, and by these standards we have set up a fabulous government in Iraq."

Colbert also made biting cracks about missing WMDs, “photo ops” on aircraft carriers and at hurricane disasters, melting glaciers and Vice President Cheney shooting people in the face.

Observing that Bush sticks to his principles, he said, "When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday."

Also lampooning the press, Colbert complained that he was “surrounded by the liberal media who are destroying this country, except for Fox News. Fox believes in presenting both sides of the story — the president’s side and the vice president’s side." He also reflected on the alleged good old days, when the media was still swallowing the WMD story.

Addressing the reporters, he said, "Let's review the rules. Here's how it works. The president makes decisions, he’s the decider. The press secretary announces those decisions, and you people of the press type those decisions down. Make, announce, type. Put them through a spell check and go home. Get to know your family again. Make love to your wife. Write that novel you got kicking around in your head. You know, the one about the intrepid Washington reporter with the courage to stand up to the administration. You know--fiction."

Bush was reportedly offended - awww that's just too damn bad. He offends millions of American patriots everyday with his increasingly incompetent stewardship of our country, his illegal violations of our rights, his amoral destruction of American society, and his uncaring policies that will destroy the lives of future generations. He's a disgrace but he's too dumb to know it.

As for 'The Press' – how can people who are supposedly trained to discern, interpret, investigate, and ferret out truth, sit there yukking it up with an individual they know would incarcerate them without hesitation – if he deemed them to be a threat? There is no danger that anyone will confuse this crowd with honor, courage, or respect for their countrymen.
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