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Post congressional reporter
Shailagh Murray's comments on the White House Correspondents' Association dinner: "I thought [
Stephen Colbert] was both funny and
harsh. I thought Bush was funnier. Colbert had a few great jokes, but the tone was definitely rougher than usual -- although I don't know why people are surprised, because that's his thing. You could tell by Bush's body language, though, that he was offended." (
Watch Colbert.) CHAT PARTICIPANT'S COMMENT: "As a journalist -- I am a columnist, 30-plus years experience -- I'm offended at the very idea of the correspondents dinner -- making jokes and doing nice-nice with the people you are supposed to be covering?" MURRAY: "We would indeed be compromised but for the fact that the evening is as intimate as a county fair." ||
Howard Kurtz on Colbert: "His routine seemed to me to be within the normal range of political needling at these events."
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Eisele: WHCA dinner should go the way of the Linotype and teletype (HP)
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Grieve: Colbert didn't get the attention his message deserved (Salon)
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"Colbert is being roundly panned for his mean-spirited performance" (EM)
