[PAA-Discuss] Why the blackout on Stephen Colbert?

[Tami]

Actually, give a big hand to Keith Olberman of MSNBC, he reported on Stephen
Colbert's speech and Morley Saffer of 60 Minutes who did a segment and
interview just a day or two after the dinner occured.  I am not sure if it
mentioned the Correspondent's Dinner but to be fair I don't think the guys
at 60 Minutes can really be faulted because the segment was probably
produced earlier and broadcast the Sunday after the dinner which I believe
was on what? Friday or Saturday.

On 5/5/06, Ccdember at aol.com <Ccdember at aol.com> wrote:
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> *ACTFORCHANGE ACTIVISM UPDATE: May 5, 2006*
> * You are receiving this newsletter because you have previously taken
> action on ActForChange in support of progressive values.*
> * Watch Comedian Stephen Colbert Speak Truth to Power*
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> *Mainstream Media -- Why the Blackout on Stephen Colbert?<http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/jmtd0ICGS10TD50BFy50EE>
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>  Last week at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, comedian
> Stephen Colbert delivered a scathing satirical commentary on the Bush
> Administration -- right in front of President Bush himself. But unless you
> get your news from online sources such as the blogs, you probably didn't
> even hear about it. (If you haven't already watched his performance, watch
> it online<http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/jmtd0ICGS10TD50BFy10EA>now.)
>  It's ironic that at the annual gathering of this nation's elite
> journalists, the only one with the courage to tell the honest truth was a
> comedian. It sure speaks volumes to the media's failure to ask the Bush
> administration hard questions and hold it accountable.
> * Tell the mainstream media to do their jobs and act as watchdogs, not
> lapdogs, of the Bush administration.<http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/jmtd0ICGS10TD50BFy60EF>
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>  Let's go ahead and ask America's major media outlets -- why the silence
> on Colbert? Were you uncomfortable with his courage in pointing out that you
> have not really been carrying out the independent watchdog role upon which
> our democracy depends?
> * Tell the corporate media: honest and much-needed criticism of this
> administration shouldn't be left to the comedians.<http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/jmtd0ICGS10TD50BFy70EG>
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