Categories: Late-night TV Abramoff jabs Congress on 'Colbert' When Stephen Colbert introduced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff on “The Colbert Report” Thursday night, he quipped, “I hope he knows this visit isn’t conjugal.”



Abramoff, who served three and a half years in federal prison for conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion, was on the show to promote his book, “Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption From America’s Most Notorious Lobbyist.”



Colbert and Abramoff took turns jabbing at Congress, with Colbert saying, “Who better to write our legislation [than lobbyists], they know what they’re talking about. We know Congress, the government can’t do anything.”



Abramoff replied, “They can barely read the legislation, which is actually very convenient for lobbyists.”



Explaining what the industry does, Abramoff said, “Lobbying is fine. It’s petitioning the government, it’s a right that we have. But when a lobbyist gives money or gives contributions or meals or tickets or prostitutes or whatever lobbyists do, it’s a problem…I didn’t give prostitutes by the way.”



“I was going to say, that came off your lips awful quickly,” replied the host. “I’d tell you what, we’d sell some books right now if you can say that’s in there.” Tags: Jack Abramoff post a comment

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Categories: Celebs Questlove was ‘gunning for Bachmann’ (Photo Credit: AP) After the Roots played Fishbone song “Lyin' Ass Bitch“ as Michele Bachmann’s intro music on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” last month, Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson issued a statement saying it “was a tongue-in-cheek and spur of the moment decision.”



But a new profile of Questlove in "Rolling Stone" tells a different story. The magazine interviewed the musician prior to the Nov. 21 Bachmann debacle for their Dec. 26 issue.



“I’m gunning for Bachmann,” Questlove, a vocal Obama fan, told Rolling Stone. To put a time stamp on the comment, the magazine wrote that during the interview, he was “looking up walk-on songs for next week’s shows.”



Continued Questlove, “I want to try and do Fishbone’s ‘Lyin’ Ass Bitch.’ I just don’t know if I’m gonna tell Jimmy.”



On the night of the show, Questlove commented on the music again. When he played the song for the band to learn, keyboardist James Poyser asked, “What’s that?” Questlove’s answer: “You don’t want to know. …Trust me…I’m protecting you.”



According to the mag, Questlove now “has to clear every song with three different people.” post a comment

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