Why I Took This Crummy Job

This is great... although, sadly, Stephen didn't have time to change the Newsweek logo's typeface - Rockwell Extra Bold is notorious for its liberal bias.

Ahh Steven Colbert, never out of character.

Ahmmm, steven colbert, never out of character.

"I've brought my hit TV broadcast over there to support our troops."
And how exactly does that work? Entertaining the troops is one thing; broadcasting these shows is another. Your efforts to bring attention (and money) to troop-supporting charities is commendable. But this should not be confused with what appears to be complicity in perpetuating a Pentagon-controlled image of an "Iraq" scrubbed of all the ugly realities of the death and destruction brought to that country by your audience at "Camp Victory".

Stephen,

In citing our many and triumphant victories in Iraq, you forgot mention how we conquered the Al Queda connected terrorists. This shouldn't be overlooked, as later on those terrorists in Commander Bush's 20/20 hindsight, quickly became one of the main reasons for initially invading Iraq, once no WMD's were found.

Regards,

Mike Harland
Milwaukee, WI

Stephen,

In citing our many and triumphant victories in Iraq, you forgot mention how we conquered the Al Queda connected terrorists. This shouldn't be overlooked, as later on those terrorists in Commander Bush's 20/20 hindsight, quickly became one of the main reasons for initially invading Iraq, once no WMD's were found.

Actually, we did find WMDs in Iraq. Over 500 chemical weapons. They were not, however, the ones we went to war over.

But to say that there were no WMDs in Iraq is false.

For all you who're either slamming or praising Colbert for going after the Bush admin, go back and reread the line "And by August of next year we'll withdraw every single one of our troops, leaving behind only memories and 50,000 troops." If that isn't a jab at Obama, I don't know what is.

Like all great satirists, Colbert and his team aim their pen at targets both to the right *and* the left. It's what sets them apart from (and above) the Fox News and Air America (are they still around?) rabble rousers.

But, of course, I know that deep inside, Colbert agrees with ME and thinks that those on the other side are the worst thing to ever happen to this great country.

it's funny, but then the truths behind the laughs aren't so funny. There were no WMDs, our troops are exhausted, and we're going to be stuck in Iraq for a long time to come. Thanks Bush! I always wanted my taxes to go into an illegal war!

Dear Glorious Leader,

As part of the Colbert Nation I Know your presents at Newsweek had honored Jon Meacham. I humbly await my copy to once again bask in your greatness.

Jon Meacham is a decent guy. He just has to suffer fools like Fineman and Zakaria. Colbert is not a Charlestonian. He was born in the district of Columbia and is still regarded by most of us - North and South of Broad Street - as a sniveling, cunning carpetbagger of the first magnitude.

It is Stephen Colbert. You're not supposed to take it seriously, so stop whining.

Yay! A partisan liberal editing Newsweek. Of course, we have a partisan liberal editing Newsweek every week, but at least now that partisan liberal is forthright about his biases.