Stephen Colbert explains why Hillary Clinton did not pick Starbucks CEO for VP


Stephen Colbert began Tuesday's Late Show monologue with Donald Trump, but he quickly pivoted. "Did you know — trivia question — did you know there is someone else running for president?" he asked. "Hillary Clinton — it's true, you can look it up." And she has problems, too. "Every day we get a new revelation about Clinton from WikiLeaks," he said. "Any more and we're going to need WikiDepends." The latest batch includes a list of the running mates Clinton was considering, and it's a long one, with nearly 40 names categorized in what John Podesta called "rough food groups." That "of course can only mean one thing: John Podesta eats people," Colbert said, to dramatic music.
"Also in the WikiLeak-released list are business leaders like Apple CEO Tim Cook and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, but apparently Hillary decided against Schultz because the race already had one pumpkin-spiced candidate," Colbert said. That was, of course, a reference to Trump, and he pulled out a list of Trump's VP options, including an unnecessary dig at Tiffany Trump.
"Speaking of rambley old men, last week Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature," Colbert said. The Nobel Swedish Academy says it can't find Dylan, he added, and while "he could be anywhere, if I were looking for him tonight, I might try the Kiva Auditorium in Albuquerque, New Mexico, because that's where he is." If the Nobel people can't figure out Dylan's published tour schedule, they say they will have a great party with or without him. "Wow, someone just won the Nobel Passive Aggressive Prize," Colbert said, and you can watch below. Peter Weber
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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