Colbert’s Bob Hope Moment
By Larry Johnson on June 9, 2009 at 8:25 PM in Current Affairs
Obama alert. If you genuinely detest the very sight of President Obama then do not watch this clip. I give him kudos for the first genuine self-deprecating humor I’ve seen from him.
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And Colbert?
A buddy of mine, an arch conservative who served in the first Bush Administration and returned recently from a year-long stint in Iraq, stayed up to watch Colbert. He’s a tough critic and thought it was a hoot. I think Colbert sings better than Bob Hope. Maybe we will find out this week.
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Thanks for the warning. Nothing about Obama is funny and I highly doubt he is capable of human feelings or a sense of humor.
I haven’t watched Colbert or Stewart since early 2008 when they showed what pussies they are and I also heard them say they could not make fun of Obama because he is “flawless”. Colbert should have probably had a lobotomy on air rather than a haircut!
The only place I want to see Colbert, Stewart or Obama is unemployed and off the air! The real 3 stooges right there!
Funny deal, when I felt that way about shrub Bush, Dick Cheney, et al, it was because they led the most secretive administration in the history of our nation, they lied us into a war of choice, they perpetrated torture…In other words, they presided over the destruction of much of what the nation I love stood for. There is no comparable complaint of Obama, NONE. So, for you I offer this: Get used to it. You have a long, long seven plus years to look forward to. Go ahead and rant and rage. It amuses.
How absolutely typical of an Obot.
Most people here didnt like Bush, and they don’t like Obama.
But thanks, yet again, for the “deep thoughts”.
BO = GWB III
hell yea what a perfect example of a MOE RON OBOT!
get used to it? roflmao! that’s too cute by half
MOE RON (bambi is lucky if he makes it through the first 4) when you consider how us MODERATES/INDIES/UNAFFILIATED feel about Obambam
can you even IMAGINE how much HATE is stirring over on the far wretched right for this fraud?
I hated BOTH Bushes, I still hate ALL Cheney’s (he got away with a crime in front of the whole nation and was probably DRUNK when he did it) crickets now! BUT the Ducks know!
JUST like Odrama, and the Demented Dem Rules Committee broke their OWN LAW right in front of the whole nation (those that BOTHERED watching) while legions of his cruel creepy punks cheered the stealing of the primaries we KNEW what was in store for later! They’re stealing the NATION now! What ever the BUSH’S didn’t get the BAMBI’s will take now.
oh happy day – see you back here in a few months to read your stupid apology for being such a MOE RON!
Dawnelle: The far right is demented anyway. I assure you that if Hillary Clinton had been elected President the reaction from the right would have made what you’re seeing now look like child’s play.
Remember the ’90s? All those independent counsels investigating not only the Clintons but all their friends and members of his cabinet? The overwhelmingly negative press coverage? “Wag the dog”? Ugly times.
Multiply that hysteria by 1000 and you still wouldn’t come close to how the far right would have behaved had Hillary had been elected. Not that I care. They’re crazy anyway so it’s best not to pay attention.
in the circle of LIFE my DCSista, the FAR wretched RIGHT and the FAR LOONEY LEFT are HOLDING CLAW & HOOF together and haven’t got the first clue what that pain is in their BACK and why it keeps bugging them
I’m tired of babysitting the sheep
Dawnelle: The far right is demented anyway. I assure you that if Hillary Clinton had been elected President the reaction from the right would have made what you’re seeing now look like child’s play.
Remember the ’90s? All those independent counsels investigating not only the Clintons but all their friends and members of his cabinet? The overwhelmingly negative press coverage? “Wag the dog”? Ugly times.
Multiply that hysteria by 1000 and you still wouldn’t come close to how the far right would have behaved had Hillary been elected. Not that I care. They’re crazy anyway so it’s best not to pay attention.
James said:
“they lied us into a war of choice, they perpetrated torture…In other words, they presided over the destruction of much of what the nation I love stood for.”
Yes, they did. And now Obama and the New Democrats will write the final chapter. The one thing I’m certain of, James, is that when the ship goes down, we all go down with it. Lies are lies and Obama will bring down what’s left of the US with his economic recklessness. We’re out of money, flat broke.
Remember that tax relief for the middle class? Hahaha. Pay to Go? That means higher taxes, for me, for you, for everyone. Unemployment? Right now, 9.5% [the official number] More like 16% and rising. No jobs, more taxes, rising inflation and NO MONEY.
Want to bring what’s left of the country down around our ears? Let’s have another stimulus package on the national credit card.
Obama’s the man, all right. He can’t even get the job loss numbers right. Happy face slogans and the crowd nods and smiles.
Another 7 years? We’ll be lucky to get through the next 2.
So, you can take your smug satisfaction and shove it! You and the New Dems are adding fuel to the fire. The house is burning down.
Excuse me if I don’t applaud. Mourning seems more appropriate.
Why don’t YOU get used to people not liking Obama? And then you can remain in complete denial over how many of Bush’s policies Obama has kept.
And yes. It is amusing to see Obots drool over nothing just like it was amusing to see the Bushbots do the same.
Sleep sheep….
There is no comparable complaint of Obama.
No, there are only facts. BO being the POTUS and me not wanting to see the government fail, do not change the fact that he is an immoral human being.
Just ask the folks in his state district. They froze their ass off in Rezko housing and he KNEW they were.
Besides, there is no comparision when one is talking apples and apples.
Hows that FISA workin for you or his health plan or his Bailout or his ME policies? or his North Korean policy? or or or…the list is longer than his term in office will be.
Not like Bush, now that’s funny.
I watched Colbert once when his show first came on TV…and that was enough. I agree with the poster who wrote:
The only place I want to see Colbert, Stewart or Obama is unemployed and off the air! The real 3 stooges right there!
Yeah, I don’t like misogynists, so I don’t think the “comedy club” of women bashers are very funny…I have better things to do than watch these fools…like scrubbing the toilet, trimming my toenails, etc.
Obama never misses face time opportunities. I’m so sick of seeing him. One might learn to appreciate him a little more if one did not have to see/hear him so much. T –> time out, Mr. Obama. Please.
I am still waiting on the funny moment, Obama’s humor is dry and in no way funny at all, if this is the best comedy central has to offer they better think again, this one is flat.
C’mon. LIghten up. The big ears comment was very funny, like him or not. Prior to this most of his jokes were at the expense of others. When he can make fun of his own “big ears” I see that as progress.
Sorry, Larry. I just can’t stand his face nor his voice. I stopped watching Colbert long time ago. Can’t stand him either. Obama really makes me puke!
Sorry Larry I can see the humor especially when I have to sit and watch some of these car dealer that have to close their family business that they were running for years.
When I have to look at a clip of Letterman talking about Alex Rod having sex with Willow Palin a 14 year old, and listen to Letterman call Palin a slut.
No Larry I cant find any humor in what Obama says, because most of this nasty behavior started when he came on the scene, Obama is the first black president but do so many have to act as if they are all from the hood to feel connected to him?
LOL You’ve got to be “F-ing” kidding me? You see that as progress because he tells one joke at his own expense? Low expectations I guess LOL
Larry: I agree. At the risk of getting brutally pummeled by other commenters I have to say that the clip was funny – and from a television production point of view I was extremely impressed that they could build that terrific set in Saddam’s former palace, get the army to put Colbert through mock basic training AND get POTUS, regardless of whether you like it or not, to play along. Colbert’s producers did a terrific job.
good news was on STEWART last night!
If you caught it his guest was dissing Obambam CONTINUOUSLY through out his interview
on the financial situation
it was A BREATH OF FRESH AIR LARRY
I did see part of Colbert’s show. It was funny watching him get his hair shaved off. I turned it off when I heard Bambi say “I”m ordering you to shave off your hair” or something to that effect…………. I turned it off to avoid the hurls.
Not sorry about it either
good try though
Obama sure does have a lot of free time on his hands for the media. Bit wasn’t even close to funny.
The big ears comment was very funny, but Obama always seems to be playing a part.
Like the others I haven’t watched either Stewart or Colbert for a long time.
The one joke–the ear thing–was kinda funny but just way, way, WAY too little.
This is like asking us to be thankful for a thimbleful of water after we’ve been marched through a desert.
It must be a guy thing. My husband likes Stewart and Colbert too.
I, like most people, think Obama’s a good guy. Have any of you who are bashing him personally ever met him? Ever talked with anyone who has known him personally? It reminds me of all the people who hated Secretary Clinton in the 90’s. You might disagree with his policies but to hate him so much personally- I think that says unflattering things about you.
Well, for comparison, most people thought that GWB was a ‘good guy’ in fact they’d prefer to have a beer with him than with that lying dweeb, Al Gore. Look what that brought us.
The reason most people here don’t like Obama is that we were awake and alert during the the Democratic primaries, unlike you apparently, and we saw and heard what and who Obama really is: the lying racism, the vicious woman-hating rhetoric, the wholesale cheating in the caucuses, the propaganda spewing Democratic ‘leadership’.
Personally, I’m glad you didn’t have to go through that – it’s a crushing experience to see your entire political organization taken over by fanatical cultists determined to foist the incompetent object of their adoration on us whilst kicking the competent, intelligent, experienced candidate to the door…
…on the other hand, no, I’ve never met him – I’m told by those that venerate him that he’s a really great guy.
De Gustibus…
Craig said:
“The reason most people here don’t like Obama is that we were awake and alert during the the Democratic primaries, unlike you apparently, and we saw and heard what and who Obama really is: the lying racism, the vicious woman-hating rhetoric, the wholesale cheating in the caucuses, the propaganda spewing Democratic ‘leadership’.”
Right on the mark, Craig. Obamatrons and the MSM may be eager to rewrite history but there are plenty of us who can still testify to what happened during the primaries.
You start on rotten foundations, you’re more than likely to see your house fall down. We bore the brunt of Bush&Co, and now we have a new crew of liars in the power seat. And despite the claims of “brilliance,” Obama has shown little acumen for running the country, the nuts and bolts of keeping the engine rolling or turning anything around, let alone the national economy.
When he made the “big ears” comment? I laughed. It was a rare moment of self-deprecation.
But being a “nice guy” and being a leader are two different things. And you’re right, the press heralded the fact that GW was a “nice guy.” Personable, likeable, someone you’d like to have a beer with [even though GW was a reformed alcoholic].
Well, we know how that turned out.
Bad winds are still blowing, nice guy or not!
Nope, I haven’t met him personally. I wouldn’t want to get arrested for my urge to slap him!
I did meet Hillary Clinton once though. She was very impressive and personable. Oh, yes, and she gave a speech at the dinner I was at and she is a great orator. Not like the media pretend Obama is. Nope. She truly is a great orator!
You don’t need to meet Obama personally to see that his smiles are fake, the eyes don’t twinkle or light up like most people’s when they have a genuine smile. Watch his eyes sometime. They rarely match his facial expression because he isn’t genuine. I once knew a pathological liar and as I watched Obama in the Primary debates (until he got too afraid to do anymore), I saw the same behaviors in Obama as Mr. Pathological liar. You also don’t need to meet Obama personally to see how much he hates America. He proudly hates America and it shows! All it took for me was to see him not put his hand over his heart for the Star Spangled Banner. I knew then I would never want to meet Obama.
Why? Did you meet Obama? Did you get a tingle up your leg?
“Hating Secretary Clinton in the 90s”??? What about the abject vitriol many of Obama’s suppoorters subjected her to in 2008 — that wasn’t jus coming from Republicans by the way — that was coming from people on pro-Obama websites…remember. Surely you jest.
Furthermore, I have yet to hear about anyone who does know Obama personally over a long period of time- one of the things people, even media supporting him. were wondering about, were where are his long time friends or colleagues recommending him — please let me know — I’d love to hear about these long time associatons telling me how lovely he is– aside from Rev. Wright and Rezko and Ayers or Jarrett. Hillary has people who have been friends with her for 30 years raving about her to the day.
LJ, Colbert was a good sport on this one…and it had much heart.
There was a moment were BO gave a direct order to the General, to cut Colbert’s hair. While it was done in humor and Colbert played along, there was a spooky quality to it, by the fact that Colbert is not subject to the order, being a civilian. And a military person was giving the buzz.
The current receding debate on torture is very similar with just a few click on the razor. Spooky.
Thanks for the big eared FISA lovin BO clip… I bet he needed TOTUS for his lines…
Sometimes satire speaks about the future. I thought it was a glimpse….
Wasn’t Ordinero one of the folks who had a hand in the counter insurgency in Northern Iraq? Has the matter of the suspicious circumstances surrounding the “suicide” of the Col. been resolved? Has the missing weapons episode been resolved?
I agree.
It may be a joke now but it may also be the first step in negating The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878.
Animal Control: Are you kidding? Is that a serious comment? Wow. Obama goes on Comedy Central and participates in a skit and you extrapolate to the Posse Comitatus Act? The last time I heard someone make a comment like that was when the press took a sudden interest in militias after Oklahoma City. Come on now. That’s black helicopter talk.
You can call me a bot if you want, but I think some of these comments are way over the line. Larry’s absolutely right. Lighten up for God’s sake.
I’m very light and I certainly don’t need your permission to comment. Larry referred to the self deprecating comment about his ears, not ordering a military subordinate to touch a civilian–NOT FUNNY. So now we are only to comment on what someone else recommends we focus on and not what catches our attention.
FeEl free to tell me again how wrong I am to make this comment.
I have seen Obama during one of those roast and he has no sense of humor–the joke is on America.
Animal Control: Your reading comprehension is very poor. I didn’t order you not to post. And in your response you ignored what I wrote about your absurd extrapolation to the Posse Comitatus Act.
Let me let you in on a little secret: THAT WHOLE HEAD SHAVING SEGMENT WAS A SETUP. It was a brilliantly produced, pre-planned segment with General Odierno, Colbert and Obama in on the joke. Obama didn’t just decide to beam in and order a military man to shave Colbert’s head. If you watch the segment closely you can see that the interview with Odierno was edited (perhaps because the taping had to stop while the producers were waiting for the White House feed to beam in) and at times the General appears to be reading off a TelePrompTer.
If you don’t like Obama and don’t find him funny that’s your right. But reacting to a segment on Comedy Central by referring to the Posse Comitatus Act makes you look like a fool. IMHO.
DCMediagirl,
I took it for what it was … a comedy skit.
It was funny that Colbert was a good soul for showing his respect to the military members present.
Obama, while in Egypt, made a pilgram to the pyramids and saw a likeness in the face of Carr, an “overseer”, who had big ears…and frankly was the spitting image of BO…if he was a 4600 year old Egyptian. He does walk like one.
It was very funny hearing BO make fun of his appendages, much to the chagrin of Pinocchio
It was humorous up until the point BO said, “General, as your commander in chief I order you to cut his hair.”
The order BO gave was not a legal order and he Even in humor, I can get it. I am happy to laugh at all of them and do often.
TeakWoodKite: THANK YOU. Jeez, given the comments you would have thought that Obama did a human sacrifice on the air. It’s a sad day when you have to justify why you find something funny.
Is that his Job DCMediagirl doing skits on TV?
People are losing their jobs, the government is taking over private corporations, 40 million Americans with no health insurance and he voluntarily takes the time to attempt comedy. Give me a break!
When one has nothing between the ears, except the ears themselves and a considerable gap, one does what one can.
Animal Control: I thought you were bent out of shape about the Posse Comitatus Act. Now you’re mad Obama was on TV for a total of less than 2 minutes.
Maybe some of the people criticizing the decision for Obama to appear on the Colbert show forget that it was part of a USO tour.
–very much agreed about the spooky quality–
Sonic Ninja Kitty,
Read some of FEDucation for All, and all I can say is thanks for the links and seems like interesting reading, specifically liked the quotations of some very illustrious people, and associated links.
Bookmarked and to continue later.
The Colbert Bump….
I don’t like Obama, but thought it was funny, even generous of Colbert to give him a CiC moment in front of everyone.
And as a army brat I thought it was very cool of Colbert to shave his head for the troops.
My words too except for being an Army brat! Colbert’s shows so far this week have been HYSTERICAL! I laughed belly laughs the last two nights watching the show. From the fatigue fabric business suit to the boot camp training to the buzz cut, Stephen has been brilliant.
Kudos to Colbert for going to Iraq for the troops!
Jackarooty: That fatigue business suit was a riot. Cracked me up.
I didn’t think it was funny when Dubya made the jokes about not being able to find the WMDs. “Nope, not there. Not there either.” Equally distasteful was Barry’s attempt to act “presidential” while reading his TOTUS to order Colbert to get the haircut. Doesn’t this guy have anything better to do? His attempt at humor was tacky and disgusting. I doubt the families of the soldiers killed in the war found Barry’s comments to be a real knee slapper either.
And to all of you Kool-Aid drinkers, here’s a gentle reminder: many people genuinely detest the sight of Obama, we don’t think he’s a good guy, and to you I offer this: Get used to it.
I didn’t need to meet Duyba to know that he’s a punk and I don’t need to meet face-to-face with Barry to know he’s cut from the same fabric.
“Doesn’t this guy have anything better to do?”
I would think that a video appearance at a major USO event to thank the troops and give them a laugh is a good thing to do.
It took him 5 minutes. You need to lighten up with the righteous indignation.
Slim Tyranny: Thanks for being sane.
Ima Blue Dot in Texas: Bush’s “Looking for WMD” act at the Correspondent’s Dinner in no way compares to what aired on Comedy Central, not even close. Bush was mocking the fact that he’d started a war against a country that didn’t attack us and sent troops to their deaths based on an outright lie. It was sick and unconscionable. What was even worse was that the members of the press in attendance laughed.
Bush’s WMD ‘joke’ betrayed his lies to get our country into an unnecessary war that has killed thousands of American soldiers and countless Iraqi civilians. Obama’s joke here was 100% in the spirit of raising the morale of the troops with Colbert’s help. If Colbert and Obama can even get haters like LJ comparing Colbert to Bob Hope, I’d say they pulled it off.
Sure, the guy’s the president — but it’s a crime to spend 5 minutes out of his day to boost troop morale?
I know many a troop and their wives who are very afraid of what is coming from an Obama dictatorship. We will most likely have a draft because many soldiers don’t want to reenlist. Either they really fear for their safety in this administration or they find it unpatriotic to follow the orders of a usurper.
Personally, I think the troops should all just leave now and refuse to serve until Obama answers some questions or steps down.
An “Obama dictatorship”? “Unpatriotic to follow the orders of a usurper”? “Troops should all just leave now and refuse to serve until Obama answers some questions or steps down”? You need to see a psychiatrist today! Don’t hesitate any longer! Nowadays they have medication to help people like you.
I agreed with that too! He can’t even release a simple CERTIFIED Birth Certificate or produce school records… has 3 legal teams working to keep this all under wraps 24 hours a day! I don’t see him as a President either! He thought he could get himself a seat of power (like they do in Africa) just buy it! Maybe you’re the one who needs medication because you’re too damn stupid to do any homework before you worship and kiss the ground Messiah walks on… LOL
Would you have a problem with Obama having to prove eligibility? Explain why he is so special that he should not have to.
Tomcat: I totally agree. The paranoia level exhibited by some of these commenters is pretty frightening. It’s one thing to say that Hillary Clinton got a raw deal from the Democratic party and the press. But some of these other observations veer into tinfoil hat territory.
Talk anout tinfoil! I suppose you and tomcat actually believe this Government takeover (Banks, GM, ETC.) is to help this country because Obama loves it so much? Yep. why he won’t salute our flag. Let me know what you think when you’re standing next to me in bread lines, alright?
You are the ones wearing blinders!
I used to proudly wear the tin foil hat
until they started using the recycled stuff
then it didn’t work so well – I started hearing and seeing ALL of the truth.
I’ll tell you what DC, you probably won’t do yourself any favors brown nosing the OBOTS – I’m not at all impressed.
You were WITNESS to some of that BS. WE are NOW very justified in our fright over OBAMA’s CABAL! They are like the “on steroids” version of the BUSH CABAL
you proudly wore the leftie tin foil hat with me I know – we bought it all back then – it was all about getting BUSH OUT
ABB anybody but BUSH
well – lookie here my recycled tin foil hat
MADE IN CHINA
yo
Always like reading your words-and telling like it really is!
If one can afford the Obama health care plan.
Unfortunately, the Constitution does not make a distinction between a “usurper”, as you put it and a real president. He is, for better or for worse (and worse, IMO), the CIC.
There are but three rules for anyone:
1. Know the rules,
2. Comply with the rules, or
3. Cause the rules to be changed.
Well if it’s any consolation Stephen declared “VICTORY” Monday night and told the soldiers that they need to be deployed to the U.S.!
That was a very interesting reaction from the troops. And Colbert is correct about the amount of work required.
This was a funny bit to those with a sense of humor. Thanks for posting.
To the rest of the posters, this is all I can hear:
“Blah blah, Messiah, blah, blah, dictatorship, blah, blah, birth certificate, Hillary, blah, blah, blah, blah.”
Broken records, all of you.
marie,
Yeah, I love Obama’s jokes about his stinky feet and bad morning breath, and his funny name; his big ears, his special Olympic style bowling. So funny when he called his grandma a typical white person–scared of shhh…black people, and I thought his GD America US of KKK A– YAY FOR 9/11 church he brought his little daughters to was hilarious. His terrorist bomber buddies gave me a tickle as well–bombing the Pentagon–HA! Just like 9/11. You know what was really funny? How his cousin Odinga, the one he campaigned for in Kenya, incited the church burning-machete hacking murders of over a thousand people. Oh oh, and remember how Obama played it in the primaries that he voted against the war, but he wasn’t even in the US Senate? That was funny! So many people thought he must have voted against it–weird thing is that he was so anti-war but now? Not so much. Oh wait–and another funny time was when he and his buddy Rezko let all those poor inner city people almost freeze to death in Chicago winter without any building heat–soooo hilarious, even a little boy got killed by a neglected gate falling on him and crushing him. ha ha. Oh, wait–soo funny when Obama used to have mega church rallies and all his obot followers thought he was the messiah, ya know…cause they would faint and look like wild-eyed psychos and CHANT?…yeah, Farrakhan called him the messiah too–so cute! tee hee. Oh, and isn’t it non-stop fun that all of the MSM kisses Oblow’s ass, so the American people never know what Oblow is REALLY doing? Maybe he is snorting all that stimulus money? You know, like the funny time when he was a cokehead?
{{{{{KAT}}}}}}}}}} I love this!! You have my cynical sense of humor!! just LOVE IT!
You forgot Original Sin. I’m sure he’s responsible for that too.
How can GOD be responsible for “original sin”?
Evan Thomas of NewsWeek Tells Chris Matthews on MSNBC, “Obama is GOD” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzoAO6d5wy0
Is Barack Obama the Messiah?
http://obamamessiah.blogspot.com/
Kat in you hat, bravo!
That was that was wells said.
Indifference is the “original sin”. BO has it in spades.
I can’t stand Obama and I have been staying away from Colbert and Stewart but I just happened to catch this clip and I thought it was hilarious—even the cameo by Telepromter Jesus. But what I liked most about it was that it was so obvious that this auditorium packed with hundreds if not thousands of our troops was rocking with laughter and genuine joy. I can support that completely. I thought Colbert was obviously having a grand time with it all and they with him. And I am absolutely sure that Odinero’s role and TPJ’s role were worked out well ahead of time. So I say to all of you critics, put the ODS aside (well deserved though it may be) and think about those military men and women who have give so much over there and in their broken lives here. Anyone or anything that can make them rock and stomp with laughter is just pure American soul and we should be glad for it and for them.
It will be sad when those military men and women come home and see how life is in the former US of A. If they ever get to come home, they’ll shudder to think they were fighting for a dictator and Czars and everything to take away our freedoms. They’ll probably want to go back to Iraq.
politicalidentitycrisis:
Wow. You have some serious issues. But you should be cut some slack since unlike my parents, my grandparents, my husband and my inlaws you’ve never actually lived in a dictatorship and wouldn’t know one if it bit you on the behind.