Stephen Colbert has become a phenomenon.
There was a site called ThankYouStephenColbert.org set up for people to write letters of appreciation to the man who recently showed that the Emperor and his minions are indeed butt-fucking-naked and clueless about it.
The server crashed because it was so popular.
I don't want to make Colbert into something he isn't-- or doesn't want to be --but he touched a nerve through his words.
Ballsiness aside, it was the eloquence of his words, the phrasing, the timing, the deadpan facial expressions (he didn't break character once) and the backhanded messages at the core of each joke that made his presentation so devastating.
Like Bob Dylan or Ice Cube, the man has a gift for nailing it right on the head in the most economic way possible.
Yes, I realize I referenced an aging folk singer and a gangsta rapper to describe the work of a comedian. But look at who's President right now, and you'll no doubt concede this point: we are living in some topsy-turvy times right now...
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