{"id":897,"date":"2006-03-31T07:52:53","date_gmt":"2006-03-31T12:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/roses\/"},"modified":"2006-03-31T07:53:41","modified_gmt":"2006-03-31T12:53:41","slug":"roses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/roses","title":{"rendered":"Roses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Until last night, I hadn’t watched The Colbert Report<\/a> on Comedy Central (myriad reasons, centering on lack of time & disinterest). Over dinner, Amy & I caught the broadcast, which included a profile of Congressional District 29<\/a>. As part of the segment, Colbert interviewed Rep. Adam Schiff<\/a>, which included this priceless exchange:<\/p>\n

Schiff:<\/strong> Well, it was the most expensive race for the House in history.<\/p>\n

Colbert:<\/strong> How much did it cost?<\/p>\n

Schiff:<\/strong> We raised about $4.3 million and there were about $5 million in independent expenditures.<\/p>\n

Colbert:<\/strong> After you were elected, did you pass legislation banning the very sort of unregulated donations that helped you win?<\/p>\n

Schiff:<\/strong> Yes.<\/p>\n

Colbert:<\/strong> Isn’t that the political equivalent of . . . sleeping with a prostitute and then strangling her to hide your shame?<\/p>\n

Schiff:<\/strong> I wouldn’t want to say that.<\/p>\n

Colbert spent the rest of the interview trying to get Rep. Schiff to accept a $100 bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Until last night, I hadn’t watched The Colbert Report on Comedy Central (myriad reasons, centering on lack of time & disinterest). Over dinner, Amy & I caught the broadcast, which included a profile of Congressional District 29. As part of the segment, Colbert interviewed Rep. Adam Schiff, which included this priceless exchange: Schiff: Well, it … <\/p>\n

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