Congressional Quarterly covers Stephen Colbert’s meeting with Speaker Pelosi
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From CQ.com:
Pelosi to Colbert: See Emanuel About That Apology
By Jonathan Allen, CQ StaffStephen Colbert offered House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a blanket apology in a Capitol hallway Friday, then asked, without success, for the California Democrat to beg his forgiveness.
“I want to apologize for some of the things I’ve said [about you] on the show,” said Colbert, who hosts the news parody program “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central. Then he asked her, “Would you like to apologize to me? . . . If you ask for my forgiveness, it might lead to some healing.”
Pelosi declined. Indeed, she was not sure for what she would apologize.
After all, it was Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel of Illinois who advised Democratic lawmakers not to appear on Colbert’s show because Colbert revels in embarrassing his guests.
For example, Colbert asked Robert Wexler to finish the sentence, “I enjoy cocaine because . . . .” The Florida Democrat played along with the joke — perhaps too much so — by replying, “I enjoy cocaine because it’s a fun thing to do.”
Pelosi’s arranged meeting with the political satirist came as she walked to a House vote July 27.
“Welcome to the Capitol,” she said by way of greeting.
Colbert, always a little edgy, told her she looked good. The Speaker did agree to one Colbert request, however. She signed a cast he had on his left arm.
“Always a little edgy”? Hmmm, I’d love to hear more about this story. (And by the way, Madam Speaker, comments like the ones covered in now-archived articles such as this may be why Stephen was looking for an apology from you.)
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July 30th, 2007 at 5:37 am
Poor Stephen, he was just trying to heal the Nation… didn’t Speaker Pelosi understand that?
Of course, I’m dying to know what Stephen had up his sleeve (or cast, as the case may be) if she did apologize…
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July 30th, 2007 at 5:43 am
Hey, is he going to make California’s Fightin’ 8th “better known” now?
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