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riontelI don't really keep up with political news, so it figures that I just now got to watch the already infamous Stephen Colbert's performance at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. It was hilarious, except for the tape bit which was just cheesy. More than Colbert's routine, however, I enjoyed the looks on the faces of the people in the audience. They were priceless.
On the other hand, you can tell that these people don't have the decades of experience Soviet stand-up enjoyed. There is still little between the lines, somewhat lacking in subtlety and layers of meaning. Funny, mocking, sarcastic, and caustic, but give these comedians few more years of "heightened security", "war on terrorism", and "protection of values", and they will discover the finer art of irony. Let's hope they won't be discovering it while cleaning snow somewhere in Alaska.
"By the way, before I get started, if anybody needs anything else at their tables, just speak slowly and clearly into your table numbers. Somebody from the NSA will be right over with a cocktail."
"I give people the truth, unfiltered by rational argument. I call it the "No Fact Zone." Fox News, I hold a copyright on that term."
"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."
"And though I am a committed Christian, I believe that everyone has the right to their own religion, be you Hindu, Jewish or Muslim. I believe there are infinite paths to accepting Jesus Christ as your personal savior."
"Then you write, 'Oh, they're just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.' First of all, that is a terrible metaphor. This administration is not sinking. This administration is soaring. If anything, they are rearranging the deck chairs on the Hindenburg!"
"Mayor Nagin is here from New Orleans, the chocolate city! Yeah, give it up. Mayor Nagin, I'd like to welcome you to Washington, D.C., the chocolate city with a marshmallow center."
On the other hand, you can tell that these people don't have the decades of experience Soviet stand-up enjoyed. There is still little between the lines, somewhat lacking in subtlety and layers of meaning. Funny, mocking, sarcastic, and caustic, but give these comedians few more years of "heightened security", "war on terrorism", and "protection of values", and they will discover the finer art of irony. Let's hope they won't be discovering it while cleaning snow somewhere in Alaska.
"By the way, before I get started, if anybody needs anything else at their tables, just speak slowly and clearly into your table numbers. Somebody from the NSA will be right over with a cocktail."
"I give people the truth, unfiltered by rational argument. I call it the "No Fact Zone." Fox News, I hold a copyright on that term."
"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."
"And though I am a committed Christian, I believe that everyone has the right to their own religion, be you Hindu, Jewish or Muslim. I believe there are infinite paths to accepting Jesus Christ as your personal savior."
"Then you write, 'Oh, they're just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.' First of all, that is a terrible metaphor. This administration is not sinking. This administration is soaring. If anything, they are rearranging the deck chairs on the Hindenburg!"
"Mayor Nagin is here from New Orleans, the chocolate city! Yeah, give it up. Mayor Nagin, I'd like to welcome you to Washington, D.C., the chocolate city with a marshmallow center."
