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Media touted Bush's routine at Correspondents' dinner, ignored Colbert's skewering

May 01, 2006 3:54 pm ET

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SUMMARY: Following the White House Correspondents' dinner, numerous news outlets trumpeted President Bush's performance at the event, but entirely ignored the scathing routine delivered by the night's featured entertainer, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert. In his act, Colbert mocked the White House's current woes, slammed a wide range of Bush administration policies, and lampooned the mainstream media.

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