February 16, 2007

colbert-doocy.jpg Renovations to the new White House Press Room are underway and with one more seat being added to the front row, both CNN and FOX vying for the coveted spot. Apparently, the hosts of FOX and Friends think that Helen Thomas, the dean of the White House press corps, covering every President since Kennedy, should be booted because the seat rightfully belongs to "the cable news network with the highest ratings." Luckily, Stephen comes to her defense.

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"He's starting an email campaign to steal an old lady's chair. Bravo, sir. That takes courage. And of course FOX News deserves that chair. If anything, they should get two chairs because Tony Snow has been polite enough to stand for the past year."

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