Help keep Salon independent

Why wasn’t Colbert invited to the state dinner?

"This state dinner is a potential catastrophe folks.. We owe them a trillion China bucks."

Published

In light of the Obama’s hosting Chinese President, Stephen Colbert takes a jab at John Boehner — who declined the invitation to attend — and bemoans America’s brokeness:

This black tie dinner should’ve been a sweatpants pot luck — with boxed wine and a sleeve of Oreos.

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Black-Tie Dinner for Hu Jintao
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog</a> Video Archive

By Adam Clark Estes

Adam Clark Estes blogs the news for Salon. Email him at ace@salon.com and follow him on Twitter @adamclarkestes


Related Topics ------------------------------------------

Related Articles