Colbert Calls Obama A Murderer; Holds Memorial For Fly Killed In White House (VIDEO)

Stephen Colbert opened his show last night by showing a clip of a CNBC interview with Obama in which the president said:

"I've got one television station that is entirely devoted to attacking my administration...That's a pretty big megaphone. You'd be hard pressed if you watched the entire day to find a positive story about me on that front."

Instead of understanding that this was an obvious shot at Fox News, Colbert assumed the president was talking about him. In response he chose to give Obama his first positive coverage on the "Colbert Report" since taking office. Colbert lauded him for the now famous footage of the president swatting a fly with Karate-Kid-like dexterity.

The honeymoon didn't last long though. In the second segment of the night Colbert called Obama a murderer for his fly-killing and interviewed the widow. It's probably the first time he has sided with PETA.


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Comments

[ForeverXL]

The media really has no shame anymore, do they?

[cavegal]

Stephen Colbert is a comedian here in the US that uses political satire to make fun of people like Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly. His show is on Comedy Central right after Jon Stewart. They both skewer the right wing media machine constantly and many Americans consider their better informed on national and international issues than the mainstream media.

[protagonia]

Which media?

[Farniente]

At least the fly is now alive and well on Twitter. http://twitter.com/aflyobamakilled

[gobarackgo]

LOL - I'd love to be a fly on the wall next time Stephen and Obama meet!

PS: Nice haircut!

[imfedup]

"Instead of understanding that this was an obvious shot at Fox News, Colbert assumed the President was talking about him"? Noooo, Colbert didn't. He was being facetious. When someone like Colbert, who is facetious pretty much all the time, is being facetioius, we don't report it as if it's literal.

[KinkyGirl]

I never thought Colbert was this stupid. Give stupid people what they deserve.

[DKLabRat]

Are you kidding me? LOL! How could you take this seriously? Get a life, for pity's sake.

[jtmoney]

you're obviously the stupid one. have you ever even watched the show?

[protagonia]

You just embarrassed yourself here.

Regroup and think about what happened, for your own sake.

[rabiddog6708]

I loved the musical montage tribute to the fly to the song "I Believe I Can Fly."

[captainindustry]

Oh sure, he can slap a fly. BUT CAN HE DODGE A SHOE?!?!

CAN HE?

I don't THINK so.

Not like Dubya. Now THERE'S a man who can dodge a shoe!!!

[atcrossroads]

Brilliant satire! Well executed, Colbert!

[Olisar]

When I heard of the fly, my first thought was the scene in 'Deception Point' where supposed flies were in fact miniature eavesdropping gadgets. When I heard that the fly died, I said; 'oh, never mind..." We are not there yet.

[Knowledgeseeker]

this was really funny..
I also think that the fly is FOX NEWS.. hahaha

[Peaceisnecessary]

This is funny, but not as funny as when President Obama killed that pesky fly. I think the GOP snuck that fly into the White House, but the President put it in its place. Go President Obama!

[BUZZARDSTKE]

LMAO!!! U h...you've got to be kidding....are we creative or what?

PPL IT IS A FLY!!!.......REALLY

[Telemachus]

Breaking! PETA proposes renaming flies "carcass kittens." Film at 11 ...

[HekmabaJuzimax]

Dung bunnies.

[escribacat]

LOL

[vishnucoming]

Oh Colbert and the rest of the Humanities majors! They're so clever.

[Lahonda]

Hmmmm...

For every burger we eat, do we kill, or create a cow?

Jus' sayin'

[Guy Incognito]

For every one we cut down, we grow two in its place...