finally.

Stephen Colbert, brilliant member of The Daily Show and now host of his own Colbert Report, addressed the White House Correspondents Dinner, with Bush present. Colbert is brilliant and incisive, and delivers with a lethal deadpan. On the Colbert Report he assumes the personality of a right-wing talk show host, only taking their absurdities to levels that make them sputter. I highly recommend reading the transcript of his speech, and watching the video if you can.

    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.

    I believe in pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps. I believe it
    is possible -- I saw this guy do it once in Cirque du Soleil. It was
    magical. 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.

    Ladies and gentlemen, I believe it's yogurt. But I refuse to believe
    it's not butter. Most of all, I believe in this president.

    Now, I know there are some polls out there saying this man has a 32%
    approval rating. But guys like us, we don't pay attention to the
    polls. We know that polls are just a collection of statistics that
    reflect what people are thinking in "reality." And reality has a
    well-known liberal bias.
    
Best thing EVER.

Things we don't encounter in everyday life. (That photo is fine, but predictably, there are some unsettling photos in that collection.)


Chris