He's got the biggest/ Balls of them all

So last night Stephen Colbert, he of the eponymous Report, stepfather of Stephen Jr., formerly of The Daily Show and Strangers With Candy, went to Washington DC to speak at the White House Correspondent's Dinner. A corporate affair designed to engender warm feelings among the oligarchy, with light entertainment and some forced humor.

Instead of delivering a "Gosh, isn't saying 'strategery' funny," speech, he delivered the most amazing speaking-truth-to-power speech I've seen in years.

You can watch the video in lots of places.

There are also several sites with complete transcripts. DKos has the most complete one.

My favorite moment, one that will stay with me for years, is this one:

Ladies and gentlemen, I believe it's yogurt. But I refuse to believe it's not butter. Most of all, I believe in this president.

Now, I know there are some polls out there saying this man has a 32% approval rating. But guys like us, we don't pay attention to the polls. We know that polls are just a collection of statistics that reflect what people are thinking in "reality." And reality has a well-known liberal bias.

So, Mr. President, please, pay no attention to the people that say the glass is half full. 32% means the glass -- it's important to set up your jokes properly, sir. Sir, pay no attention to the people who say the glass is half empty, because 32% means it's 2/3 empty. There's still some liquid in that glass is my point, but I wouldn't drink it. The last third is usually backwash.

In other news, Achewood is totally Airwolf today. I cannot get that theme song out of my head now. Thanks, Chris Onstad!