Washington Post published several letters to the editor discussing
Richard Cohen's column "So not funny." To remind you (like you need reminding), it dealt with Stephen Colbert's scathing monologue addressed at G.W. Bush at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. The general tenor of the letters can be captured with one quote...
Mr. Colbert wasn't "funny" because nothing is "funny" about the Iraq war, this administration or a press corps that has, for the most part, eaten what the administration has fed it.
Here's the
full text.
A few other choice quotes.
Richard Cohen's scold piece about Stephen Colbert's performance [...] reminds me of the adage about the professional lady who complains about bedbugs in a brothel.
We should recognize the courage in what he [Colbert] tried to do, whether or not we think he was funny.
By the way, I'm still waiting for Cohen's answer to
my letter...