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It s true. in presidential interview re-quest to the white house. not a one. it s true. i swear. i have not asked for a sit down with the president. i don t want one. that s not because i dislike the president. i talked to him quite a bit over the year long before and certainly during the time he was a candidate for president. i just see little to be gained getting him for the customary ten minutes or adding my name to the long and impressive list of people that have already interviewed the president. i ve learned something from every chat. i m just not interested in joining the chat. not because i don t cover the president. maybe because i can just as effectively do that without interviews the president. maybe that s because the one thing i ve learned about interviewing presidents, his time is tight. republican or democrat, they re good at running out the clock. that doesn t mean sit-downs with presidents don t have value. ....
Importance. presidents routinely go on the late night shows. presidential candidates have to check in on the late night shows. talk about colbert as somebody who now will be a part of sort of owning that political side of the legacy. well, i think that that part of it is key. when you look at the landscape of who is going to be funny enough, who s going to be able to drive the show. but when you look at network hosts, that they ve all had to take on a terrific challenge, whether it s 9/11, whether it s interviewing presidents. can your host shift. we ve seen letterman do it, we ve seen leno did, we ve seen all of them do it. i think stephen has the whole package of being able to stop, take a moment, and really do it. his work he does with vets is incredible. people are going to be introduced to stephen colbert in a whole new way that i m excited about. i love the guy. he s one of the nicest guys you ll ever meet. for people to see his true talent ....
in american history is almost treason in my opinion. because he never served. perry told a military gathering, quote, i want to make sure that every young man and woman who puts on the uniform of the united states respects highly the president of the united states. in fact, perry even seems to question obama s patriotism. listen to this. you need to ask him. [ inaudible question ] i m saying a good reporter. go ask hm. cnn s shannon travis is in iowa. governor perry had a gem for you, i understand, in your cameras? that s right. reporter: he did have a gem for me. it s important to question whether the newly republican presidential candidate if this is his texas swaggering bravado. he is just getting into this race and has more established contenders who have been in the race longer. as you yu just mentioned he did say a little bit of things and say he sealed it with a kiss. romney took a swipe at you today saying he has private sector experience and that ma ....