The Daily Show Stepped over "the Line" w/ Monday's show, it appears...

[Up2Late]

When the put new and very disgusting (but, ROTFL Funny) words into Pickles mouth (from last weeks Correspondence dinner). On Last nights show (Tuesday night), they started off "The Daily Show" REPORTING on themselves.

Apparently, Ted Stevens R- Senator from Alaska, raised a big stink about Mondays show.

Reply coming up at 10:00am EDT

Mondays Video is NOT available at Comedy Centrals web site. It cuts off before the funniest part by Steven Colbert.

I have it and will post it in a few minutes. Check out the replay now:bounce: :evilgrin:

[Stephanie]

1. Can you quote what they said?

I can't watch the video. Would love to see what the radical right has their knickers in twist over this time. They are so selective with their outrage.

[Atman]

6. It was extremely graphic

I can't recall it all...laughing too hard.

She talked about George calling for two stallions to milk, and that he wasn't happy until "the whole place was covered in buckets of horse cum." Of course, all just barely bleeped out. It WAS pretty rude. But hardly worthy of precious legislation time, Mr. Senator...we have liar in the White House waging a losing war in the Middle East...DO YOUR FUCKING JOB and leave the comedy to professionals!

[Bronco69]

11. She said that bush* said, "Instead of one stallion, bring me two

so I can jack off one and suck off the other one. And I won't stop until I'm bathing in a big puddle of horse cum." Or something like that. :-)

[Stephanie]

19. OMG!

That is too funny! Serves that sanctimonious witch right! I guess it's only okay to make jokes about milking horses if you're a Republican.

[Eloriel]

86. Funny?

I guess you can call me sanctimonious too.

I'm perfectly okay with a little adult humor (tho I may not appreciate), but I do NOT turn on TDS in order to encounter porn. I thought it was over the line as well and found it disgusting, inappropriate and beneath TDS, Stewart and Colbert. Most of the world class comedians through the years have pointed out that they didn't need to resort to filth in order to be funny. That wasn't even funny IMO. But I guess whether it was or not is a matter of taste (or perhaps lack thereof).

[Kipepeo]

150. I admit I haven't seen it

so I preface this with that, but

from what I heard I don't think it's a fault of TDS...in fact from what I've heard it's a play-out of the crude horse-masturbating joke she made. As in...oh I guess it's okay if Laura Bush *implies* her husband was masturbating a horse as long as she doesn't go into the specifics of what that would involve.

I really think it's making fun of her (their) complete hypocrisy on the "moral" issues when saying one thing and joking about something OBVIOUSLY different.

[Warren DeMontague]

151. Yea, verily, comedy central is normally such a bastion of righteousness

and clean, "G" rated humor.

...Come on.

[DulceDecorum]

64. This post says it all

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3595966&mesg_id=3595966

And this post says it even better.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3595966&mesg_id=3596017&page=

[Warren DeMontague]

152. Watch it, the crinoline doily crowd is gonna get flushed and upset..

Heavens To Betsy!

[autorank]

106. OK, the center CAN hold. Did you see Zell Miller on just after that.

He said it was a little nasty. Stewart said something like 'sure was' and smiled. Zell didn't missa beat and then went right into selling his book. There are times when the worship of the almight dollar brings us all together. Thank you Zell and since you a moralist now, one in the tradition of Richard Bennett I'll just have to ask WWZD.

[Generic Other]

2. Pickles lowered the bar on disgusting bits herself

What does she expect making Horse masturbation jokes? She made Howard Stern look like Pollyanna.

[Dhalgren]

5. Oh, come on,

the Bush Family has always enjoyed a good "horse jerking" joke. :rofl:

[spotbird]

7. She gets to draw the line, no one else.

The only rules that apply to them are the ones they write.

The right has been waiting some time to find a reason to attack the Daily Show. The problem is the Daily Show's audience is immune from the shock, shock that the right will pile on, are your going to boycott?

[ClassWarrior]

35. Two words for the "moral" right...

MASTURBATION JOKES.

NGU.

[MissMarple]

44. She did start it, I do have to say. You can't close the barn door...

after the horse has bolted. :eyes:

[Stinky The Clown]

91. So to speak ....

:)

[blondeatlast]

120. Beat me to it... so to speak. nt

[Eloriel]

88. Ya'll should've heard Michael Savage ragging on her

Monday night. I happened quite by accident to encounter him while I was out, and was so fascinated I left it on. He was livid, and just ripped her up one side and down another for her filth, "like liberals," and he was ripping W. for some of his sins too -- big spending, etc. LOL, he ended up calling them both liberals.

[IronLionZion]

138. that's the ultimate insult for these people

"liberal" is apparently a four letter word.

[Warren DeMontague]

153. So let me get this straight...

You find "The Daily Show" offensive... and Michael Savage, quote, "fascinating"?

Phew.

[zann725]

109. That's right! "She started it"...

as kids would say.

[blondeatlast]

119. Just imagine what the reaction would have been if Hillary Clinton

told the same joke.

Yes, I thought it was over the top--but Laura "lowered" the top herself.

[seemslikeadream]

3. NOT available!

[paineinthearse]

4. I saw it as did Zell Miller, who was the guest.

Zell made a mild objection.

The "news" was extrapolation of Pickles' monologue, supposedly the midnight version of the routine, this time with the cameras off. The "recording" was her saying * knew the horse was male, in fact he wanted TWO male horses and would not be done until he was covered in (how do I say this discretely?) lots of sperm.

I think it was totally within reason and not news at all. It was a logical extension of the image Pickles planted.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

9. Seriously. Let's think about this for a minute.

You've got a horse.

A MALE horse.

WHAT appendage on that horse might possibly be mistaken for something a spoiled, substance abusing, Oedipal, arrogant frat boy from the rugged foothills of Connecticut could confuse with a MILKING APPENDAGE?

If the GOP wants to get upset over "Bush jacking off a horse" jokes, I suggest they throw the first lady into Gitmo.

IMMEDIATELY.

But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

When SHE said it, it was "cute" and a zesty "ZINGER."

:grr:

[seemslikeadream]

10. lots of sperm

[paineinthearse]

27. Love the little spermies chasing Ms. Pac Man!!!!

:rofl:

[MARALE]

8. I saw the repeat last night

It was funny and they bleeped out the really bad parts. They said a lot worse about the Clintons, so GET OVER IT.

[elehhhhna]

14. I saw that totally bleeped version and thought it was intentional. LMAO!

[blondeatlast]

121. I still think it was originally heavily bleeped on purpose.

The obscenity was left to "the eye of the beholder," so to speak.

I thought that was the intention from the very beginning.

[AllegroRondo]

17. They bleeped Monday nights version too

I dont see the problem

[Up2Late]

22. I think it's the loss of the "Mind Control" thing. It was bleeped, but...

...everyone "Knew" what they meant. It's the "mind control."

I'll be posting the censored (from the Internet) video in a few minutes, for download.:evilgrin:

[xynthee]

97. Well, hurry up, for Christ's sake!!

By the time I get to the end of this thread, I hope you'll have posted the video!!

This was one of the funniest things I've seen in my entire life, and I was ready to declare jihad after I watched the clip on Comedy Central this morning (it cut off right before the horse orgy part). I just can't get enough juvenile, horse cum-related humor!!

Oh, happy day!! I hope you've posted it by now!!!

[blondeatlast]

122. That was my take on it too. Completely intentional. nt

[zann725]

110. I don't see the problem either. It IS a "fake" news show.

n/t

[Pirate Smile]

12. Stevens proposed this long before Monday nights show.

Senator Bids to Extend Indecency Rules to Cable
Industry Defends Its Self-Policing Activities as Sufficient

By Frank Ahrens
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 2, 2005; Page E01

Cable television shows packed with sex and profanity, such as HBO's "Deadwood," FX's "Nip/Tuck" and Comedy Central's "South Park," would be subject to the same indecency regulations that govern over-the-air broadcasts if the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee has his way.

Currently, the Federal Communications Commission has the authority to fine only over-the-air radio and television broadcasters for violating its indecency regulations, which forbid airing sexual or excretory material between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., when children are most likely watching.

But Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) told a group of broadcasters yesterday that he wants to extend that authority to cover the hundreds of cable and satellite television and radio channels that operate outside of the government's control. In addition to basic cable channels such as ESPN, Discovery and MTV, that would include premium channels such as HBO and Showtime and the two satellite radio services, XM and Sirius.

"We put restrictions on the over-the-air signals," Stevens said after his address to the National Association of Broadcasters, according to news reports confirmed by his staff. "I think we can put restrictions on cable itself. At least I intend to do my best to push that."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64548-2005Mar1.html

[freedom_to_read]

21. yeah right

I don't think most Americans will respond very positively to this. We like our late night cable TV soft porn.

[Stephanie]

23. Speaking of which

I have heard from certain male friends who enjoy hardcore pornographic web sites, that Bush has already enacted a law that requires more than a credit card for payment at these sites, but is forcing them to send in an actual check or jump through other such hurdles. Has anyone heard about this?

[blondeatlast]

124. ********. It's not enough for them that I have to pay through

the *** for my ****ing and *****, now they want me to go straight to the internet* to *** it!

[im10ashus]

13. It was a RIOT!

Not exactly in the best of taste, mind you, but it was laugh out loud funny. What the hell did she expect would come of this sort of routine? Praise for her "comedic" skills. Well, the mainstream press seems to think so. I am still trying to erase the image from my mind, personally. And like Stewart said, "my eyes, they burn."

[malmapus]

16. haha yeah it was, I about spewed Coke all over my floor when I saw it

I loved Jon's reaction with the balled fists over his eyes and "my eyes, they burn"

:rofl:

[Protagoras]

30. The bit was funny

and I laughed. But our Emperor has no clothes and I'm afraid this country is now willing to laugh at itself.

John Stewart is all that's saving some of us many nights. Go John!

[Pachamama]

117. I couldn't stop laughing I was crying it was so funny!

"My eyes, they burn" hee hee hee hee....

The fact that Pickles could even be so classless to tell such a joke, only deserves the appropriate amount of humor such as Stephen Colbert served up for her....

[tuvor]

15. Pickles' exact words:

"I'm proud of George. He's learned a lot about ranching since that first year when he tried to milk the horse. What's worse, it was a male horse."

Paraphrased: "I'm proud of George. He's learned a lot about ranching since that first year when he unknowingly gave a stallion a handjob."

[Pockets]

31. I think her joke is being misinterpreted

To say he "unknowingly gave a stallion a handjob" implies he thought he was milking the horse, which cannot be the case since, of course, people do not milk horses, as far as I know... extracting semen from horses however is routine on a horse range. Milking probably is slang for extracting semen. She was just saying he did disgusting work on the ranch, and making fun of him for it.

[Stephanie]

34. Nice try

Very convoluted logic but don't let that stop you.

[Pockets]

37. I'm 95% certain

the joke's being misinterpreted by you guys.

I'm pretty sure, on a ranch milking a horse means to extract its semen.

Who milks a horse for milk? Come on. I know you guys are mainly city slickers but how could this joke be over your head?

[Stephanie]

39. So you're saying that Laura Bush said that George Bush jerked off a horse?

Seems pretty clear to me - what's the problem?

[Pockets]

40. Yes

He Jerked off a horse -- common practice on a ranch for fertilizing female horses.

I don't know all the technical cowboy jargon, but I do know (edit: or I at least SUSPECT...) it's a regular chore on a ranch to masturbate horses.

The joke really was not sexual in nature. It's a joke that ranchers understand apparently.

[ClassWarrior]

41. Is it a joke journalists understand?? It was told at the...

...White House Correspondents Dinner, after all. And they're such a clean, prudish bunch. <LOL>

NGU.

[oldcoot]

146. How many journalists are ranchers?

How many journalists have even lived or worked on a ranch? She knew what she was saying and how her audience would interpret her joke.

[Stephanie]

42. So it's all good! Laura Bush makes masturbation jokes...

No problem!

[blondeatlast]

127. Exactly--whichever way it was intended, Pockets can offer a pass to Laura.

Would the world have offered Hillary such generosity?

[LandOLincoln]

51. But you're talking about real ranches,

you know, the kind that run cattle (or, these days, buffalo) and horses.

Dubya's ranch--actually a former pig farm--has no livestock.

No cattle. No horses. Nuttin'. Nada. In fact, our "cowboy" preznit is said to be afraid of horses.

[Verve]

105. We now know why George is afraid of horses!

EWWWWWW!

[ComerPerro]

75. They why did she make such a big deal of stressing that it was a male

if its such a common practice to extract semen from the horse?

And why did she make mention of the fact that he tried to milk A horse, not just a male horse.

Keep spinning if you want, but thats some very twisted and flawed logic.

[chalky]

89. Bwahahahahah...ha...ha...

No....You're serious? You really believe this?

Look, it's NOT a regular chore on a ranch to masturbate horses. For one thing, a horny stallion is a dangerous, unpredictable creature. Masturbating a stallion would be lunacy, inviting trampling or a swift kick in the head.

They actually have an apparatus for...that. (For a pop-cultural reference, see: The Bachelorette--Season Two.)

[me b zola]

113. Your pResident is a moron, that was the joke

masterbating horses as a chore of ranching, huh? Since every other job your pResident has outsourced, you should be glad that there is still one to be had.


Well, I ain't gonna work on Maggies farm anymore...

[OneTwentyoNine]

123. Looks like the ADULTS really are in charge.....

I thought there was to be NO more SEX talk after that filthy Clinton administration was gone.Can you say HYPOCRISY??

[oldcoot]

143. I don't think Bush is a rancher

I know that he pretends to be a rancher by clearing brush off of his property but I do not think that he is the real thing. I also do not think that he knows anything about horses. From what I understand, he might even be afraid of them. Perhaps he fears that they can sense that he is evil.

[Totally Committed]

59. The Extremist Religious Wrong...

as well as the Regressives on the far Right are always so fixated on "Liberals" being in favor of "anal sex". Laura just exposed their Party as being in favor of "beastiality".

I think we all need to re-frame the conversation and call Wingnuts and Fristians "Pro-beastiality" instead of "Pro-Family Values" from now on.

If they wanna talk values, let's talk VALUES!

TC

[Shallah Kali]

104. Well look at Santorum and Cornyn - the rw really has this on the brain

oem

[Roland99]

47. She was ragging on * saying he couldn't tell between a cow and a horse

[Digit]

65. Yes, I saw it too.

She went on to say that what made it worse was that it was a stallion (or male horse-I forget which term she used), too.

[Orangepeel]

53. who milks a horse for milk? that was the whole joke.

bush is too stupid to know that one milks cows, not horses. What's more, he's too stupid to know that milk comes from females.

She was making fun of his reputation as an idiot, just as she was when she joked that it was a miracle that she ever met him given that she spent most of the day in a library.

How could that be over your head?

[Nothing Without Hope]

116. I agree. This is an old, old Southern city vs country joke

Funny as this is, I am certain she did not intend to refer to masturbation in any form - that's a topic forbidden to traditional Southern ladies in social situations. She was saying the blivet** was clueless about ranch work - he mistook a horse for a cow and didn't even notice it wasn't female. That's sort of a backhanded compliment - she was in effect saying that he was too sophisticated to understand farm work. In polite traditional southern society, a "lady" could tell an old, well-known joke like this and no one would EVER think she meant masturbation.

What the incident says to me is

• Pickles is really clueless about the real world and thinks it all runs like her high-class social shindigs.
  
• Whoever wrote that joke is equally clueless and thought she would get away with it because she's such a Stepford Wife, no one would ever think of horse masturbation
  
• The GOP spokespeople are remarkably willing to turn on their own for apparently "naughty" humor while refraining from speaking out on the most horrible crimes.
  
• Not many of the people writing on this have experience in southern US country humor.
  

I can't believe how many people are so ready to believe that the First Barbie, the First StepfordLady, would really make a joke in public about her husband masturbating a horse. Really, people???!!!

But the whole thing is damn funny!
:evilgrin:

[blondeatlast]

128. That brings up an entirely different issue, though--a serious one.

Didn't anyone involved in setting this up read the speech? Didn't they have any idea this would be misinterpreted as badly as it may have been? Where were her handlers in this?

This was the Washington Correspondents dinner, if I'm not mistaken--they aren't exactly straight outta Bob Jones U, ya know.

If what you are saying is correct, it's almost WORSE.

[Nothing Without Hope]

147. I'm as sure as I can be that my interpretation is correct. And that does

mean that the handlers were beyond stupid in letting this happen. Perhaps they believed that being a LADY, she would never be suspected of talking about her husband, the president, making stallions happy. In traditional southern society, no one would. In fact, I am amazed at the number of political range of people who DO.

It is also possible that she EXTENDED the joke - maybe the script had her saying that W couldn't distinguish between a horse and a cow and she ADDED that bit about the horse being male, not realizing how people would interpret it.

She is really, truly clueless, whatever happened. We already knew that. But isn't it fascinating how people in the GOP, like Ms. Malkin, attacked her for her comments, which were surely "innocent"? I would NEVER have expected that. I would have expected the GOPs to be indignantly refuting the accusations with "Get your mind out of the gutter - she's a LADY!"

The stupidity isn't news, but the attacks on Pickles by the GOP for her - I feel very sure of this - unintentional subtext are. Is it because she's a woman and they (even the women) are so anti-women? Or is it showing that dear George and his family are not the golden GOP gods they once were?

[Lerkfish]

55. "you guys"?

mmmmm...I smell pizza.

[spanone]

94. The 'you guys' is stinky

[Fifth of Five]

60. I don't think so...

I think the joke was poor ole Georgie didn't know the difference between a horse and a cow (or other animal - goat? - that is routinely milked).

If she had stopped there, the joke would have been lame, but no cause for ridicule. Since she went further, she's open to whatever ridicule she gets. (IMHO)

[achtung_circus]

84. Lots of cultures

have and do milk a vriety of mammals, horses included.

[blondeatlast]

129. But not usually MALE ones... nt

[KittyWampus]

96. Well, Technically Speaking Somewheres In Former USSR They Drink Mares Milk

but this is AMERICA!

[Jane Austin]

112. Not sure about horses, but in the dog world, we "collect" the boys.

You can bet your life nobody "milks" them.

[blondeatlast]

126. I heard the joke LIVE. And I'm no city slicker.

She set it up with the reference to cows, then talked about the "milking" of the horse.

NO ACCIDENT. It was made very clear to the attendees what she was referring to in the set up. But I'm with Stephanie here--you just go ahead and keep blaming US if it makes you feel better...

Edit: spelling

[Madrone]

140. Who milks a horse for milk?

<<<Come on. I know you guys are mainly city slickers but how could this joke be over your head?>>>

GWB is a city slicker, and not known for his intelligence on ANY level.

I think we get the joke just fine. It's a "dumb George" joke - which is why it works.

GWB bought the ranch just before announcing his run for the presidency. He ain't no ranch hand.

[ClassWarrior]

38. Doesn't matter what she "meant" - it's a MASTURBATION JOKE.

How "moral." <LOL>

NGU.

[Pathwalker]

43. It is a BEASTIALITY MASTURBATION joke.

According to Joy Behar, who calls herself a professional COMIC.

[ClassWarrior]

46. Good point.

NGU.

[fob]

58. Huh? It's not a joke if whe was talking about a serious chore and

just joshing on him for it. Also there would be no reason to explain "what's worse, it was a male horse" then. If "milking a horse" is as you state then of course it would be a male horse. It's a joke because people do not milk horses, the "joke" was the juxtaposition of bush* being so stupid regarding ranch life that when he tried to apply his "knowledge" of ranching by doing the milking that the flipping idiot* mistook a horse penis for a cow's teat!

Like Stephanie said, nice try though.

[Shallah Kali]

83. No she was saying he was so dumb he didn't know a horse from a cow

She wasn't joking about semen extraction for horse breeding.

USAToday has a transcript of Laura's routine here:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-05-01-laura-bush-comments_x.htm

I saw my in-laws down at the ranch over Easter. We like it down there. George didn't know much about ranches when we bought the place. Andover and Yale don't have a real strong ranching program. But I'm proud of George. He's learned a lot about ranching since that first year when he tried to milk the horse. What's worse, it was a male horse.

[blondeatlast]

130. Precisely. If it was innocent, it would have been written like this

He's learned a lot about ranching since that first year when he tried to milk the MALE horse.

But the reference to the horse being male came in the next sentence, even if it didn't have to. It was for DELIBERATE comic effect.

Anyone who knows the first thing about stand-up knows that the pauses and delays are there for a reason...


I have written speeches professionally. This was not innocent in the least, the joke is written just the way I would have written it--IF I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN A JOKE LIKE THAT.

I'm no prude, but I wouldn't have written a joke like that--especially about my husband, fersparklessakes!

Edit: fun with that **** HTML!

[Misunderestimator]

85. LMAO

Right...

[FourStarDemocrat]

99. Well, you learn somethig new everyday...

I had no idea that ranching horses involved extracting semen from horses. Icky question, but.. how do the workers do that?

[Dervill Crow]

102. Misinterpreted? Come on.

What she said: He tried to milk a horse. Even worse, it was a male horse. Where do you get the idea that George was after sperm from this?! It would have been a BETTER thing that it is a male than female if the goal was obtain spermies.

Yes, you're right. Smart people do not milk horses, but George did. Even worse, it was a male horse. Okay, clearly the implication here is that he thought it was a FEMALE horse. So he was trying to milk something, ergo, he's too stupid to know the difference between a cow and a horse. Even worse, he's too stupid to know a MALE horse when he sees one.

Criminy. It's disgusting, but typical Christian bathroom humor, nasty enough to feel naughty but no actual bad words.

[mandyky]

103. Baby horses drinks their dames milk

of course, horses can be milked, for milk, unless one is inattentive to details like gender. As usual George had his head up his butt.

[blondeatlast]

125. She knew EXACTLY what the connotation was. Indeed she did. nt

[MaineDem]

136. Oh please... (nt)

[Bandit]

149. Yes that's it Bush* is a ranch hand and just doing ranch work

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

[leesa]

18. Good! The more publicity the better.

[NWHarkness]

20. This is great news

The only way the mainstream media will pay any attention to the hypocrisy of Pickle's schtick is if the GOP themselves try to make an issue out of the reaction to it.

[karynnj]

28. Yesterday John Tierney, the new Conservative in the NYT,

talked about how Laura's jokes and Bush's reaction were "charming". He said it only shocked Liberals who were surprised that the Bushes (who we like to bash) weren't what we thought. He actually sounded like he believed that we would be impressed by this lack of class!

He also continued by mocking the "What's the matter with Kansas" book to say that we mischaracterize the red states. He claims they voted because of the Bush economic/tax policies. Utterly crazy.

[blondeatlast]

131. This yella dog was born in Kansas and raised in red states my entire life.

The "Kansas" book is dead-on target.

Edit: spelling

[Up2Late]

32. Speaking of News, looks like the out foxed "them" with...

...Tuesday's nights show, by "reporting" what took place on Monday night's Daily Show. Thus, they where able to show most of the Internet censored clip AGAIN. :woohoo: :applause:

It all kind of reminds me of how the "news" channels got the Clinton stuff spinning out of control. :rofl: :evilgrin:

[peacetalksforall]

24. You know it's all about 'logical conclusion' which they have a

problem with.

The skit was written for her (the meek quiet wife - librarian - first lady) to deliver on a joke night. Many people had to have vetted it - so will Stevens go after his own?

They don't want you to reach the logical conclusion that we went to Iraq for oil and profit.

They don't want you to reach the logical conclusion that they may have allowed 9-11 purposely.

They don't want you to reach the logical conclusion that Bolton will facilitate takeover extensions in the Middle East if sent to the U.N.

They don't want you to reach the logical conclusion about what milking a male horse means or could mean.

They want to control what things mean.

She and they didn't help him that night.

HEY TED - KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY.

[Stephanie]

26. Logic=Conspiracy Theory!

Why are you so reality-based?

[blondeatlast]

132. The "vetting" thing is the real issue.

If the way the joke MAY have been misinterpreted slipped past the handlers and the vetters, someone's got a load of explaining to do.

And the "damage" has already been done.

[ClassWarrior]

25. Contact the Daily Show's producers with your support!!!

MTV Networks
1515 Broadway, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10036
212-258-8000 Main
212-846-1804 Fax

NGU.

[paineinthearse]

29. A transcript of pickles' Jay Leno appearance is on the WH website...

but her appearance at the WH correspondents'dinner continues to be conspicuoulsy missing. I've been tracking every day since the event.

Why? Enquiring minds want to know.

[Stephanie]

33. there's a transcript up at USA Today >

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-05-01-laura-bush-comments_x.htm

<excerpt> We met, and married, and I became one of the regulars up at Kennebunkport. All the Bushes love Kennebunkport, which is like Crawford, but without the nightlife. People ask me what it's like to be up there with the whole Bush clan. Lemme put it this way: First prize — three-day vacation with the Bush family. Second prize — 10 days.

Speaking of prizes brings me to my mother-in-law. So many mothers today are just not involved in their children's lives — Not a problem with Barbara Bush. People often wonder what my mother-in-law's really like. People think she's a sweet, grandmotherly, Aunt Bea type. She's actually more like, mmm, Don Corleone.

Cedric, am I doing all right?

I saw my in-laws down at the ranch over Easter. We like it down there. George didn't know much about ranches when we bought the place. Andover and Yale don't have a real strong ranching program. But I'm proud of George. He's learned a lot about ranching since that first year when he tried to milk the horse. What's worse, it was a male horse.

Now, of course, he spends his days clearing brush, cutting trails, taking down trees, or, as the girls call it, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. George's answer to any problem at the ranch is to cut it down with a chainsaw — which I think is why he and Cheney and Rumsfeld get along so well.

It's always very interesting to see how the ranch air invigorates people when they come down from Washington. Recently, when Vice President Cheney was down, he got up early one morning, he put on his hiking boots, and he went on a brisk, 20- to 30-foot walk.

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[blondeatlast]

133. Blushing...

and :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Oh, that's baaaaaaaaaaaad. And GOOD!

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[ghostsofgiants]

141. BAAAHAHAHAHA!!!

[ArtVandaley]

45. Another incredibly funny line from Monday's show:

clip of Laura Bush: One night, me, Lynne Cheney, Karen Hughes and Condi Rice all snuck out and went to a Chippendales. That's the night when Lynne Cheney got her nickname "dollar bill."
Jon Stewart: That's also the night that Condi Rice got her nickname, "ping-pong ball."

Hahahaha, Monday's show cracked me up.

[im10ashus]

62. LMAO!

I forgot about that! I couldn't stop laughing. But, ICK, what an image.

[Beaverhausen]

71. Ping Pong Ball!!!

That was great!

I love the fearlessness of Stewart and everyone at The Daily Show.

[SOS]

48. Hop in the time machine to 1999

And imagine Hilary telling the exact same joke about Bill.
It would be billed on every news outlet (24/7) as evidence of the Clinton's immorality and lewdness. But when Laura Bush does it, it's OK. And then when TDS makes fun of her tasteless joke the Repubs get upset at the TDS. What a huge pile of hypocrisy!

[blondeatlast]

134. Nailed it. nt

[Up2Late]

49. HERE'S The Video from Monday

I'm going to try edit it a bit to make it shorter. It runs a bit long.

I'll also try to edit one down to only the part that is NOT on the comedycentral .com,

Here's my link: May 2, 2005 Video The current file is 15.7 MB

Here's Comedy Centrals link: <http://www.comedycentral.com/> it's on the right side of the page called "Look Who's Talking"

[warrens]

61. That was HILARIOUS

Thanks. Whoever did the imitation of Laura was uncanny.

[Critical Thinker]

76. OMG, that was fricking hilarious!!!

I laughed so hard I cried! Thanks for posting the .wmv clip!

[Up2Late]

79. NEW SMALLER (edited) Video is ready now

I edited off the part that is available at Comedy Central, so that I had enough space to upload Tuesdays "report" on Mondays show.

7:00pm Replay starting, gotta go:evilgrin:

[whometense]

50. PLUS

Jon Stewart compounded it by opening last night's show with a fake "apology". It made it even funnier.

[Up2Late]

54. I'm working on that video too.

I'll be interesting to see if THAT video is allowed on "The Daily Show" web page.

[BootinUp]

52. I needed this laugh

Oh lordy,*catches breath* what a thread. :D

[Up2Late]

56. Thanks, hey how about a "recommend" people? Let those who...

...only read "The Greatest" page know what they are missing. :shrug:

please:blush:

[Guaranteed]

57. Yeah, they really did push it.

My girlfriend and I were just awestruck. Colbert knew he was going over the top, too- before he rolled the "tape" he had this unbelievably HUGE grin on his face.

I thought it was great.

In my opinion, I think Colbert knew that Laura passed that line of decency with her joke, and he was just parodying her by taking it to the extreme. It was his way of pointing out the fact that our First Lady, was, in fact, making a pretty tasteless and nasty joke.

[ComerPerro]

77. Yeah, when I caught the rerun I knew what was coming

(no pun intended) and made sure to look at Colbert and Jon's faces both before and after the tape was played.

The look on Colbert's face, the smirk he had, was priceless!

[Generator]

63. Ya think that's somethin? (to the clueless "honorable" Senator from AK)

A male prosititute who had graphic SEX pics on the WEB was given a "free pass" to the White House. Apparently, he wasn't even forced to sign in and out by the secret service. Man..that's a story.

This is a TV show with made up stuff. I agree-though reality is really hard to understand these days.

Jeff Gannon-real reporter?

Steven Colbert-fake reporter?

Colbert, however, is not a man whore. I love Steven Colbert!!!

When our Senators can tell REALITY from fiction, then maybe we will stand a chance.

Until then..I heard Saddam was THIS CLOSE to having a NUCULEAR bomb-that's fiction too, Senator.

Nevermind.

[Dave Sund]

72. But Stephen Colbert Killed A Panda!!

And worked as a Colombian drug mule!
And his real name is Ted Hitler!!

[Up2Late]

66. NPR is about to interview Stephen Colbert on "All Things Considered"

My guess is about 4:50pm EDT, heres the link:

'Daily Show' Correspondent Readies 'The Colbert Report'

On-line audio replay for this story will be available at approx. 7:30 p.m. ET

All Things Considered, May 4, 2005 · Robert Siegel talks with the Daily Show's Stephen Colbert about his new program, which is scheduled to air on Comedy Central this September. The Colbert Report will be fashioned as a satire of TV talk shows such as The O'Reilly Factor.:bounce:

[West Coast Democrat]

68. I'm so excited about that!

I've always thought he should get his own show. He's the most talented person on Comedy Central.

[West Coast Democrat]

67. I haven't seen this yet...

But I have it recorded on my DVR and plan to watch tonight!! I couldn't believe it when I read the transcript!

[whometense]

69. Ted Stevens is

pure evil, no matter what the tie says.

[dave29]

74. If you can wear a hulk tie on the floor of the senate

and then complain about too much free speech, you are a hypocrit.

[Pithy Cherub]

78. ROFLMAO! On NBC last night Ted Stevens was picking his nose!

:rofl: Stevens was behind Trent Lott who was laying out the procedures for impeachment of Clinton. He was really digging for gold THEN he looked at his fingers. We all fell off the couch laughing so hard! :rofl: It was some show last night where they are like news bloopers and people doing stupid stuff. (Sorry don't watch reg TV much so don't know the name)

[mogster]

118. LOL! Don't they have some kind of dress code in the Senate?

This thread is hillarious! :rofl:

[txaslftist]

70. Thank goodness we have the government to squelch rowdy speech

I feel much safer knowing that I won't be hearing political speech that disturbs or shocks me.

whew.

[Rex]

73. F**k the repukes!

They get 99% of the GD national airtime and when THEY say nasty things it is NOT meant to be humorous. Screw them! Leave my GD Daily Show alone you repuke scum!

[bloom]

107. They HAD to know Laura's remarks

would set off a shitstorm.

They are probably just eating up all the attention.

[d_b]

80. Fuck Ted Stevens

That skit was fall-off-the-chair hilarious!

[sonicx]

81. Up2Late, you should send your videos to crooksandliars.com

:hi:

[Up2Late]

82. VIDEO from Tuesday's "Report" about Monday's Show is NOW On-line!

I wish I had room to post ALL of Tuesdays show, but I don't.

May 3, 2005 Report about the May 2, 2005 "report"

I DO have the "Rick James" segment, if anyone wants to Host it, but most likely, it will be on the Comedy Central Website tonight. PLUS, although the 7:00pm (EDT) replay is over, Tuesday's show WILL be replayed at 11:00pm and 1:00am (EDT) tonight, another very funny show.:evilgrin:

[MelissaB]

87. That was great!

Thanks! :yourock:

[slutticus]

90. ...

:wow:

:rofl:

[dogday]

92. Here is the Video

http://www.comedycentral.com/mp/play.jhtml?reposid=/multimedia/tds/headlines/10060.html

[Contrary1]

93. I believe the intention of the joke was to infer

that her jackass of a husband couldn't tell the difference
between a horse and a cow.

I think the way it has been perceived is even funnier.

Go Laura...keep those laughs cumming.

[warrens]

144. No, she said he was milking a MALE HORSE

Her meaning was absolutely clear.

[rocktivity]

95. There wouldn't have been a line to step over if Laura hadn't drawn it.

Laura said that George has LEARNED a lot about ranching since the time he TRIED to milk a horse. That suggests that he was after milk, but in his ignorance of ranch life, he mistook a horse for a cow. If Laura has stopped at that point, it would have simply been just another "my dumb husband" joke. But by adding that the horse was male, she gave it a (homo)sexual side effect--perfect in this post-Gannon era.

In a similar vein, Laura also told a "my unromantic husband" joke by complaining about Georgie's early bedtime. But when she also confessed to being a "desperate housewife" whose only recourse is sneaking out to the local Chippendale's, I half expected her to follow up with a few choruses of The 2 Live Crew's Me So Horny.

The only thing Jon Stewart And Associates are guilty of are taking Laura's shtick to its logical conclusion. If the Bush camp was comfortable with material that hinted of a bestiality handjob, what's with all their moral indignation over seeing it spelled out? At the risk of sounding like a politically incorrect rapist, she asked for it! Bravo, Daily Show!

:headbang:
rocknation

[napi21]

100. Ordinarily, I would disagree with you. I HATE it when people pick

on ANY first lady. I was pissed when they spent 8 years picking on Hillary, and I do't want anyone to pick on Laura either. BUT...Hillary would never have been this stupid! Laura did open the door, and the small HA HA that the Daily Show did was NOTHING compared to what the RW idiots would have said and done if Hillary would have dared tread near "the line" let alone cross it.

Sirry Laura, you're going to have to take the punishment for your "friends" pushing the envelope of hate on your side, way too far.

[Bluesplayer]

114. What makes it even more hypocritical

is that if Cedric the Entertainer had told the joke instead of Laura, he would have been wrestled to the floor by secret service agents. Even if he had told the same joke to the same audience, but had made it about the oh-so-hated sexual Bill Clinton (was George wearing a blue dress in the joke?), Cedric would have been pilloried for being "off-color" in his choice of humor.

[swag]

98. heh heh heh.

[Ian David]

101. I pay perfectly good money to hear jokes about Bush sucking horse cock

What about personal freedom and "cable choice?"

If I want to pay money to hear about George Bush felating farm animals, who the hell is some frozen redneck from Alaska to tell me I can't?

[Vektor]

108. AWESOME! More publicity for the Daily Show! And it was funny as hell.

What's really over the top is the number of innocent people that have died in Bush's phony oil war. That's what's over the top. Jokes about him sucking horse cock?

Too kind.

[roguevalley]

111. Ted Stevens is our state senator and a complete dick.

[blondeatlast]

135. I feel your pain. I live in central AZ; home to JD Hayworth and John Kyl.

At least you don't have enough population to have as many fuckwits as we do.

[Bluesplayer]

115. I watched the dinner on C-Span with my kids

because I thought it would be good for them to see their president in a relaxed, social setting. Now all I get from them are horse-jerking questions. I'm trying to prepare them for adolescence, you know, abstinence only, and they're asking me if it's OK to have sex with animals as long as they don't "go all the way."

What, oh what, am I to do?

[blondeatlast]

137. Good point--really.

I remember the howls on C-span from soccer moms (don't flame--I AM one) when the blue dress controversy was on. Shocked calls about how they couldn't allow their children to watch the news anymore (fuckwits--the Kosovo conflict didn't seem to bother them?!)

Was there a parental advisory prior to the correspondents' dinner? I think not--correct me if I'm wrong... :evilgrin:

Edit: BTW< welcome to DU! :toast:

[warrens]

145. Complain to the Family Values Coalition

What if this sets off a "it's not sex as long as it's with a horse" trend among our nation's young? Why can't these perverted Republicans set a moral example for our youth? She was talking about groping around in a male stripper's jockstrap too. What kind of example is this for our young?

[liberaltexas]

142. Possibly the funniest daily show joke EVER!

I was in tears I was laughing so hard at that routine.

As though any conservatives have a right to try and draw the lines of good taste after the first lady is telling jokes about jerking off a horse.

WTFE

[Up2Late]

148. Well, I just checked the Comedy Central Video page, & Tuesdays...

...show is not their either.:wtf:

We should all write to them and ask them why we can't see the video of the First Lady of the United States making a Bestiality joke, at the expense of our so-called President, and implying that he's too stupid to know the difference between a horse and a cow (or bull?).

This just isn't right!

Oh by the way, did you hear that another Religious "Compound/community" is being build in West Texas? FLDS Polygamists from the Arizona/Utah Desert.

Here's the links to the 2 part NPR story:

Part 1
Polygamists on Utah-Arizona Border Under Scrutiny

Part 2
Texas Town Wary of Polygamist Sect's Arrival

[sleipnir]

154. That was the funniest thing ever. I still can't stop laughing

"But he knew it was a male horse." "He said, bring me the best stallion, no, bring me two!"

Priceless!