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Sen. Al Franken Teaches Colbert How to Pivot Tough Questions
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WKMG-TV (CBS 6; Orlando, Fla.)
Name: WKMG-TV (CBS 6; Orlando, Fla.)
URL: http://www.clickorlando.com/
Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Name: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
URL: https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/
Persons
Stephen Colbert, Al Franken
Name: Stephen Colbert
Employment: CBS
Position: Host, executive producer
Name: Al Franken
Employment: U.S. Senate
Position: Senator
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08/02/2017 12:46 am
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0:02:57
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106
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Transcript
COLBERT Now you said ░░░░░░░░ wrote in the book ░░░░░░░░ Franken Giant of the ░░░░░░░░ you say in the ░░░░░░░░ that you ve learned ░░░░░░░░ sociopathic political skills What ░░░░░░░░ you mean What is ░░░░░░░░ weirdest political skill you ░░░░░░░░ had to learn FRANKEN ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT Pivoting FRANKEN Pivoting ░░░░░░░░ is not answering a ░░░░░░░░ And just pivoting COLBERT ░░░░░░░░ is a way of ░░░░░░░░ off of saying I ░░░░░░░░ not answering your question ░░░░░░░░ Well yeah Or I ░░░░░░░░ be asked You re ░░░░░░░░ points down in the ░░░░░░░░ to Norm Coleman How ░░░░░░░░ you going to convince ░░░░░░░░ to nominate you And ░░░░░░░░ d go like You ░░░░░░░░ when I go around ░░░░░░░░ Minnesotans don t care ░░░░░░░░ polling What they care ░░░░░░░░ is health care and ░░░░░░░░ kids education That s ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT And you were ░░░░░░░░ good at that FRANKEN ░░░░░░░░ was not good at ░░░░░░░░ I was taught to ░░░░░░░░ questions and it took ░░░░░░░░ forever to learn how ░░░░░░░░ pivot COLBERT Can you ░░░░░░░░ it now FRANKEN I ░░░░░░░░ okay at it COLBERT ░░░░░░░░ I ask you a ░░░░░░░░ questions and you pivot ░░░░░░░░ of them FRANKEN Okay ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT Tell you what ░░░░░░░░ matter what it s ░░░░░░░░ Franken Giant of the ░░░░░░░░ No matter what I ░░░░░░░░ you stay on message ░░░░░░░░ promote your book Okay ░░░░░░░░ Sure COLBERT If North ░░░░░░░░ continues to advance its ░░░░░░░░ program Senator Franken should ░░░░░░░░ take military action FRANKEN ░░░░░░░░ know in my book ░░░░░░░░ I write a lot ░░░░░░░░ the importance of level ░░░░░░░░ leadership Which is why ░░░░░░░░ m terrified of Trump ░░░░░░░░ and applause COLBERT Senator ░░░░░░░░ do you plan to ░░░░░░░░ for president in 2020 ░░░░░░░░ and applause FRANKEN You ░░░░░░░░ in my book Stephen ░░░░░░░░ Franken Giant of the ░░░░░░░░ I talk about the ░░░░░░░░ of level headed leadership ░░░░░░░░ and applause COLBERT You ░░░░░░░░ You win FRANKEN Thank ░░░░░░░░ thank you COLBERT Al ░░░░░░░░ Giant of the Senate ░░░░░░░░ available now Senator Al ░░░░░░░░ everybody.”
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