STEVEN COLBERT, another hero
November 19th 2008 23:49
I have a personal pantheon of heroes; the thing they all have in common is their quest for truth and their fearlessness in speaking it, no matter how great the opposition.
I've always liked Steven Colbert. I liked his work as the voice of Harvey Birdman, a hilarious animated series about a retired superhero who has to go back to regular work as an attorney for cartoon characters (Hanna-Barbera characters, specifically)
I liked him on the Daily Show, and I like The Colbert Report--but that's not enough to achieve hero status in my book. I have ridiculously high standards, you see.
No, what launched Colbert into the hallowed ranks of my personal heroes was a speech he made in 2007 at the White House Press Corps dinner...with president G.W. Bush sitting not 6 feet away from him.
** For some reason, this event received no play on any major networks. I can't imagine why.
...Yes, if I could have my way I'd have my own Round Table.
Steven would be sitting between Ralph Nader and Helen Thomas. He'd be right across from Rosa Parks and Richard Pryor and George Carlin.
Bravo, Steven Colbert!
I've always liked Steven Colbert. I liked his work as the voice of Harvey Birdman, a hilarious animated series about a retired superhero who has to go back to regular work as an attorney for cartoon characters (Hanna-Barbera characters, specifically)
I liked him on the Daily Show, and I like The Colbert Report--but that's not enough to achieve hero status in my book. I have ridiculously high standards, you see.
No, what launched Colbert into the hallowed ranks of my personal heroes was a speech he made in 2007 at the White House Press Corps dinner...with president G.W. Bush sitting not 6 feet away from him.
** For some reason, this event received no play on any major networks. I can't imagine why.
...Yes, if I could have my way I'd have my own Round Table.
Steven would be sitting between Ralph Nader and Helen Thomas. He'd be right across from Rosa Parks and Richard Pryor and George Carlin.
Bravo, Steven Colbert!
| 66 |
| Vote |
Add To: 
Subscribe to this blog
Comment by Aimzster
Health and Beauty
Reality TV
The Jeepney Stop
First Time Mum
Comment by Mister Smith
MRS SMITH
READ THIS
SISTERS IN CRIME
Comment by D. Armenta
The Florida Keys and Everglades
The Black Sheep Chronicles
What constitutes bad manners?
The male mystique
Debate Fan
L.A.M.P.
Mr. Smith-GWB deserves all of that and more. If you knew half the slimy business he's been up to, and how many lives were lost for nothing because of his actions, you'd be saying Colbert was too easy on him!
That goes the same for the American press. Every one in that room that he addressed deserved all of that and then some.
Thanks for visiting!