Colbert to Hillary: ‘That’s a Cheap Trick Saying Things People Like’

CLINTON: "Well, first of all, we've got to get back to putting the middle class at the center of our politics and we've got to make it clear that what has been tried by the Republicans every time they get a chance, cutting taxes on the super wealthy, getting out of the way of corporations-- doesn't create broad-based prosperity. It creates more inequality. And I believe-- and I think the evidence supports this-- that the economy does better when we have a Democrat in the White House because you do have to work against some plenty powerful forces, but at least you're there. You're pushing back all the time. The middle class is one of the great inventions of our country. I came out of the middle class. My grandfather was a factory worker but my dad became a small businessman, and I know this is possible and must exist if people are going to believe that this country is as great as I think it is. So I'm going to go back and do what I know works, build on what President Obama did, because look at the mess he inherited. You know, I love it when you have Republicans on here, and they act like we all have amnesia. I mean, we had the worst financial crisis since the great depression. And my husband handed over 23 million new jobs, incomes rising for everybody, a balanced budget and a surplus, and President Obama got the worst economy where we were losing 800,000 jobs a month. So we've got to get back to making the middle class the center of our politics, raising incomes, and giving kids a better shot."
COLBERT: "That's a cheap trick saying things people like."