Colbert's retort.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Stephen Colbert at White House Press Corps - Brief article

I did not attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner, so I can't speak from firsthand knowledge, but most of the people I've talked to who were there say that Stephen Colbert laid an egg. Since I am a Colbert fan, I was pained to hear this and questioned my informants more closely. It was conceded that by the time Colbert spoke, much of the audience was sodden with drink. I'm also sure that many more were exhausted by the hyperventilation that occurs when these reporters are in the company of the kind of...