WTF Is It Now?!?

Pssst: don't mention the war!
Or his poll numbers! Or the Constitution! Or the elections! Or Nancy Pelosi!

Earlier this week we posted that the organizers of this year's White House Correspondents dinner picked doddering Canadian Rich Little to host. Now we understand he was given specific instructions not to upset our manly war preznit. Attytood writes:

The cowardice of these people -- who sat there on mute for months while the president made plans to start a war under false pretenses -- is astounding. Little now says he has an understanding not to bash Bush or mention the war:

Little said organizers of the event made it clear they don't want a repeat of last year's controversial appearance by Stephen Colbert, whose searing satire of President Bush and the White House press corps fell flat and apparently touched too many nerves.

"They got a lot of letters," Little said Tuesday. "I won't even mention the word 'Iraq.'"

Little, who hasn't been to the White House since he was a favorite of the Reagan administration, said he'll stick with his usual schtick -- the impersonations of the past six presidents.

"They don't want anyone knocking the president. He's really over the coals right now, and he's worried about his legacy," added Little.

OK, free speech means you also have a right NOT to say anything or criticize anybody. But for the White House press corps to instruct Little not to "knock" the president smacks of a kind of censorship, from the very people that we've placed in the front line trenches of free speech.

Over 3000 troops killed, countless maimed, hundreds of thousands of civilians dead, and he's worried about his legacy???? Fuck, dude, here's a hint -



And do not get me started on the pathetic panderers of the press corpse. Shit, Stephen Colbert had it exactly right when he laid into you last year, didn't he? And nothing's changed. You should be ashamed of yourselves.