I propose a new word, , usage can vary

[yy4me]

Colbert: a person exhibiting great courage.
To Colbert: To inform and enlighten, to exhibit truthiness.
Colberting: Causing grimaces and cringes through the clever use of words that uncover UNtruthiness

[BlueEyedSon]

1. v: to show the absolute absurdity of your opponents position by agreeing

VEHEMENTLY with them, esp. when done right to their faces.

example: (to Bill Kristol, notable PNCAer) Soooooo, who (i.e. which dictator) are we invading next????

[rocktivity]

2. Colbert-itis: when Colberting spreads among the masses

like a pandemic.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Dr.Phool]

3. Somebody else already coined it

As in

Grow some Colberts!
He's got some big Colberts!

[Chiyo-chichi]

4. "To grin and Colbert it."

To be forced to sit and listen as you get verbally lambasted.

[novalib]

5. Colbertage

Colbertage - (syn) Courage

Colbertness -- quality of speaking truth to power (ex: He sure has a lot of colbertness.)

[Dr Fate]

6. Colberts= BALLS as big as Chruchbells.

"That took some mighty big Colberts"

"DEMs better grow some Colberts", etc, etc

[warrens]

7. Truthiness is the opposite of truthfulness

[Bake]

8. Yep. And it's not a good thing. n/t

Bake

[mcscajun]

9. Not exhibit truthiness, but to expose it.

Truthiness is something apart from Truth. Very much apart.

[LiberalEsto]

10. Ray McGovern certainly Colberted in Rummy's face

this afternoon. Ed Schultz played a tape of it. It was marvelous. Rummy just uh-uhed and tried to blame Colin Powell.

Now THAT's Colberting!

[yy4me]

11. Ops, my misuse, but you all get where I'm going.

n/t

[Igel]

12. I'm not sure you've nailed truthiness.

The problem with truthiness is that it says the facts are wrong, but believed right because the speaker wants them to be right. Otherwise it would just be 'truthful' or 'insightful', not 'false but perceived true.'

James Frey is truthy. To say somebody is truthy is to call them deluded and deceived.