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WASHINGTON (CNN) – Comedian Jay Leno will headline the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in May, the group said Friday. Leno agreed earlier this month to appear at the event, before NBC announced his return to hosting "The Tonight Show," the group said. The network's move was prompted by affiliates protesting the poor ratings of Leno's prime-time show.

The comedian will share the stage with President Barack Obama at the correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton. By tradition, presidents fire jokes at the news corps, political opponents and even themselves at the event, where politicians, journalists and celebrities rub elbows.

Friday, January 8, 2010

VIDEO: Colbert On Underpants Bomber Security Failings

By GottaLaff

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Failure to Connect the Dots

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Colbert simply rocks.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

VIDEO- Colbert: Lieberman's got "Joe-Mentia"

By GottaLaff

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For He's a Jowly Good Fellow

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Colbert reminds us that Traitor Joe is over 65, so his "Joe-mentia" will be covered by Medicare.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

VIDEO- Colbert: Who is the president? Some kind of "chief who Is Commander Of The Armed Forces"?

By GottaLaff

Anyone who replaces G.I. Joe with My Little Pony is my kinda guy:

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U.S. Army Chain of Command

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Lerve the Colbert!

Friday, November 20, 2009

Video- Stephen Colbert On The Late Show With David Letterman

Friday, October 30, 2009

VIDEO: Colbert signs petition to "Close Gitmo Now"

By GottaLaff

Thank you, Stephen Colbert, thank you thank you thank you.

Last night, Roseanne Cash promoted the cause on The Colbert Report, where she successfully got the host to sign a petition calling for the closing of the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

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We Got the Beating - Rosanne Cash

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You already know where I stand on this (see below).

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Lt. Col. Barry Wingard is a military attorney who represents Fayiz Al-Kandari in the Military Commission process and in no way represents the opinions of his home state. When not on active duty, Colonel Wingard is a public defender in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

All my previous posts on this subject matter can be found here; That link includes one specific to only Fayiz al-Kandari's story here. Here are audio and video interviews with Lt. Col. Wingard, one by David Shuster, one by Ana Marie Cox, and more. My guest commentary at BuzzFlash is here.

If you are inclined to help rectify these injustices: Twitterers, use the hashtag #FreeFayiz. We have organized a team to get these stories out. If you are interested in helping Fayiz out, e-mail me at The Political Carnival, address in sidebar to the right; or tweet me at @GottaLaff.

If you'd like to see other ways you can take action, go here and scroll down to the end of the article.

Then read Jane Mayer's book The Dark Side. You'll have a much greater understanding of why I post endlessly about this, and why I'm all over the CIA deception issues, too.

More of Fayiz's story here, at Answers.com.