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Stephen Colbert macht sehr gemeine Reportagen in der Daily Show, einer Produktion von Comedy Central. Und irgendwer hatte die brilliante Idee, ihn zum White House Correspondents Dinner einzuladen, wo die gesamte Elite der amerikanischen Presse und unzählige VIPs geladen waren. Und da hat Colbert ihnen dann mal einen netten Einlauf verpasst. Aua! Das Video ist fast 20 Minuten lang, aber sehenswert. Wer es lieber lesen will, hier gibt es eine Abschrift.

Now, I know there are some polls out there saying this man has a 32% approval rating. But guys like us, we don't pay attention to the polls. We know that polls are just a collection of statistics that reflect what people are thinking in "reality." And reality has a well-known liberal bias.

Everybody asks for personnel changes. So the White House has personnel changes. Then you write, "Oh, they're just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." First of all, that is a terrible metaphor. This administration is not sinking. This administration is soaring. If anything, they are rearranging the deck chairs on the Hindenburg!

Fox News gives you both sides of every story: the president's side, and the vice president's side.

So, Mr. President, please, pay no attention to the people that say the glass is half full. Sir, pay no attention to the people who say the glass is half empty, because 32% means it's 2/3 empty. There's still some liquid in that glass is my point, but I wouldn't drink it. The last third is usually backwash.

I believe the government that governs best is the government that governs least. And by these standards, we have set up a fabulous government in Iraq.