Colbert did an outstanding job

Perhaps it was John Stewart's subdued performance at that award show lulling the propaganda machine into a false sense of security. Perhaps it was belief in their own rhetoric that by definition, everything dubya does is right and all must accept this. Perhaps is was complete unfamiliarity with the mixing of somone willing to speak their mind with the ultimate bubble-boy president. Whatever allowed this circumstance to occur, Stephen Colbert was allowed to give a speech about dubya, in his presence, with the cameras rolling.

The result is not just funny - comedy is easy. The genuis is how he managed to say things to the President that are on the minds of a majority of Americans - when all others allowed such access are not allowed to do so, or are intimidated from doing so.

http://www.boingboing.net/2006/04/29/stephen_colbert_kick.html

http://thankyoustephencolbert.org/
response #10507 on page 526

Of course, the downside is that this will absolutely be the LAST time during the dubya regime that a free thinker will be allowed to speak within 1 mile of bubble-boy.