Colbert on Biden: I Wish that Man Was Running for President

‘My name is Joe Biden, and I love ice cream’

COLBERT: "Before we go any further, we have very important breaking vice presidential news from Ohio. Jim?"
BIDEN [video]: "My name is Joe Biden, and I love ice cream."
COLBERT: "My name is Stephen Colbert, and I love Joe Biden. Now, to be fair, I played that clip out of context. The full context is -- that's exactly what he said. I got to think at this point he's just kind of phoning in his job for the last six months. Totally understandable. First he was tasked with bringing Democracy to Iraq and then the president put him in charge of curing cancer. Now he's like, you know what? 'Screw it! I'm opening diplomatic relations with Haagen Dazs!' And if you think Joe Biden is kidding, he's not."
BIDEN [video]: "You all think I'm kidding. I'm not."
COLBERT: "He means it, from the heart! That is from the heart, from his ice cream-clogged heart. I'm sorry, you were saying, sir?"
BIDEN [video]: "You all think I'm kidding. I'm not. I eat more ice cream than three other people you'd like to be with, all at once."
COLBERT: "What does that even mean? You got a brain freeze? You've got to slow down, buddy. But you know one thing? God, I wish that man was running for president."

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