Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 27 days agoDid the Reich...sorry Right understand that Colbert was making fun of them on the Colbert Report?message-squaremessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareDid the Reich...sorry Right understand that Colbert was making fun of them on the Colbert Report?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 27 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoMany, many of them didn’t, and still don’t. A couple decades ago, they thought it would be a great idea to invite Colbert as a headliner to the (at the time) annual press correspondents dinner. That went about as swimmingly as you might expect.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoThe press knew exactly who he was when they invited him to the dinner.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoThe Dubbya administration was the one that sent the invite
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoGW was actually able to laugh at himself, same with Obama.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 days agoThis is not true. He was invited by the organisers, the White House Correspondents Association.
Many, many of them didn’t, and still don’t.
A couple decades ago, they thought it would be a great idea to invite Colbert as a headliner to the (at the time) annual press correspondents dinner. That went about as swimmingly as you might expect.
The press knew exactly who he was when they invited him to the dinner.
The Dubbya administration was the one that sent the invite
GW was actually able to laugh at himself, same with Obama.
This is not true. He was invited by the organisers, the White House Correspondents Association.