Evisceration / Monologue

Dragon Mood? -- wow!

Frederick at Daily Kos has a transcript of Stephen Colbert's brilliant monologue/evisceration at the White House Correspondents Dinner. An excerpt:

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.

So, Mr. President, please, pay no attention to the people that say the glass is half full. 32% means the glass -- it's important to set up your jokes properly, sir. Sir, pay no attention to the people who say the glass is half empty, because 32% means it's 2/3 empty. There's still some liquid in that glass is my point, but I wouldn't drink it. The last third is usually backwash. . .

. . . So don't pay attention to the approval ratings that say 68% of Americans disapprove of the job this man is doing. I ask you this, does that not also logically mean that 68% approve of the job he's not doing? Think about it. I haven't.

I watched the video in its entirety. So did S. We were both moved by its power and painful "truthiness."

Kudos to Stephen Colbert for his courage to speak the truth.