Did the RWers complain about Obama's "appearance" on Colbert

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last night? From some exchange between Blitzer and a guest one could have drawn that conclusion.

[DJ13]

1. No, but Wofie wants controversy

[annabanana]

2. Blitzer is the biggest concern troll on TV....n/t

[NC_Nurse]

3. Of course not, they think he's one of them! Idiots.

:P

[Drunken Irishman]

4. Context, what did the Wolfman say?

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6. I will have to find the transcript, I came at the end

He had Carville and someone else "on the right" and he wondered of whether the Republicans had a cause to wonder about Obama "doing" the late night talk show, and the guest said that they should not.

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7. Found it. As others have noted, it is just Blitzer trying to blow wind

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0906/09/sitroom.02.html

(scroll down)

Plus, President Obama's Colbert cameo -- is it harmless humor or, as some critics might suggest, beneath the Oval Office?

I'll ask James Carville and Kevin Madden. They're both standing by live.

and

Plus, an unusual order for President Obama -- shave Stephen Colbert's head.

But was his cameo appropriate at a time when America is at war?

James Carville and Kevin Madden -- they're here to discuss.

and, after showing the clip with the President ordering the shaving:

BLITZER: All right. There you have it. He goes ahead, General Odierno, he gets the razor, and he does exactly what the commander in chief told him to do, shave off Stephen Colbert's hair. James Carville, somebody shaves your hair I know on a daily basis, so you can probably identify on that. Anybody who complains about the president getting involved in these late-night skits, do they have a point? Or is that ridiculous?

CARVILLE: I don't want to say it's ridiculous, but there's a long history in this country -- Bob Hope did this all the time, people have gone and entertained the troops. I think that the fact that you have the commanding general there and the president comes on, I think this was in line. I think most people like to hear those troops over there laughing and Colbert going on and being part of the gig and getting his haircut. I thought that was a pretty good line, but yeah, there's some danger of this, but I think this is well within reason. As I say, people like for the troops to be entertained. I think most people are positive about that.

BLITZER: Kevin, you probably remember Richard M. Nixon when he went on "Laugh-In" and said "sock it to me."

MADDEN: Bill Clinton back when James was making all the right moves with him, he was on Leno. Even President George W. Bush went to NASCAR. I think there's ways to engage voters that are outside the political sphere in a very smart way, but James is absolutely right. Oftentimes there's a line here, kind of line running on an ice rink. One fatal slip and you can really hurt yourself. I think with this one, he didn't do any harm, and I think General Odierno had a good time, Stephen Colbert got his hair cut, didn't have a good time, but in an interesting way they are infusing pop culture with politics, and that's engaging new voters so I don't think there's any harm done where.

CARVILLE: He's overrated. He's doing fine with.

MADDEN: I think Wolf - you know James, I think Wolf had you and I to talk about this subject for a reason.

CARVILLE: I think so, too.

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8. Who did James say was overrated???????? nt

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9. Colbert, I suspect. He is not everyone's cup of tea

was it his show that Rahm Emanuel - when he was still in leadership position in Congress - "suggested" that freshmen Congressmen avoid?

Barney Frank was not happy with him, either.

And many conservatives truly believe that he is one of them.

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10. His buddy, Jon Stewart got Carville's show cancelled.

Remember "Crossfire"? Jimmy's been looking for a steady TV gig ever since. Nobody wants a shrunken head on their network.

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13. "as some critics might suggest"

Mr. Obama has no business promoting troop morale and the USO.

<facepalm>

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5. Has anything happened in the past 5 months that they HAVEN'T complained about?

[AtomicKitten]

11. At 2:30 A.M. PST on MSNBC Colbert was referred to as a "conservative talk show host."

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15. A recent note on TIME said that many conservatives do not get his humor

think that he really is one of them

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12. I only read a few RW blogs... some complained, some said it was the best thing Obama did

I'm sure the hardcore ones (ie the Freepers) are uniformly anti-anything Obama or Colbert, though.

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14. Clinton and poppy were on last night. That means W will probably be on tonight or tomorrow.