"I don't trust books. They're all fact, no heart." says Stephen Colbert. Now, while this may be true, Stephen had a lot of authors on his show who have written books that I want to read. So I've tracked them here!

And if you like the guests on the Colbert Report, chances are, you might like guests on The Daily Show (previously with Jon Stewart and now with Trevor Noah) and the books they have written!

Important! I am not affiliated with The Colbert Report in any way. I am just a fan who loves to read and gets a lot of great ideas from the guests on the show. Also, the book and movie links generally go to Powell's Books or Amazon where you can purchase the book. These are affiliate links and if you buy the book, I do get a small commission.

Search

Photo Credit: photo of Stephen Colbert from fanpop

« Eric Foner's The Fiery Trial | Main | Eugene Jarecki's Reagan »

17 February 2011

H. Jeffrey Leonard

"The gloves are off, motherf*cker"

Whoa.  I've never heard Colbert say that before (and seemingly mean it?).  At least, I don't think I have, and, truth be told,  I didn't actually hear it because they bleeped it.  Yeah, you might want to see this interview.

Colbert is joined by H. Jeffrey Leonard  who recently published a piece in the Washington Monthly.  Leonard makes the argument that small businesses are cash-poor in this economy, as compared to the many cash-rich large corporations because large corporations don't pay their bills in timely manner.  Essentially, Leornard argues, big business is using small business as its bank.

Things get heated in this must-see inerview, and Leonard says to Colbert that he's "good with a teleprompter but obviously never read a payroll."  (I think I quoted that right.)  

 

Posted |

Comments

Feed You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

The comments to this entry are closed.