Colbert on The President's Energy Initiative
Jan 31, 2006 State of the Union: "America is addicted to oil ...we will reduce dependence on Middle Eastern -
...which brings us to tonight's Word: Metaphorically.
Feb 1, 2006 Secretary of Energy: He didn't mean it literally. Bush is the William Carlos Williams of politics:
so much depends / on 75% / by 2025
He's a master of metaphors [saddam = osama], fables ["elected" in 2000], and knock-knock jokes: [orange you glad there's a 22nd amendment?]* To understand Bush, you have to go below the surface. [Of our National Parks] http://www.comedycentral.com/sitewide/media_player/play.jhtml?itemId=58645
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and (dad! just asking if you knew him) current issue of Newsweek, in 'golden corner':
the truthiness of Stephen Colbert : When the "Report" debuted last October, Colbert made clear that his mantra would be truthiness, a devotion to information that he wishes were true even if it's not. "I'm not a fan of facts," he intoned. "You see, facts can change, but my opinion will never change, no matter what the facts are." The American Dialect Society was impressed enough to honor "truthiness"—they're still looking for those WMD, too— as "word of the year," despite its obviously comedic derivation. But when the AP ran a story about the award, it didn't mention Colbert. "It's like Shakespeare still being alive and not asking him what 'Hamlet' is about," fumed Colbert, who promptly put out an APB on the AP.