There was sort of a negative association with the military. Maybe growing up in the South or being in a family with members of the military, I didn't have that negative connotation, but I did have this 'separate' connotation. I was ashamed to realize I had it and did not realize I had it until I was [in Iraq]. I was so impressed by the people I met over there and there was just a sense of connection and gratitude towards those people.
Stephen ColbertJohn Boehner will be the new speaker unless, out of habit, he blocks his own confirmation.
Stephen ColbertI wrote things for the school's newspaper, and - like all teenagers - I dabbled in poetry.
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Stephen ColbertWe have this idea in our mind that there's a separation of church and state in America, which I think is a good thing. And we extend that to our politics. Like it's not just church and state, but it's also there's a separation of religion and politics. But of course, there - there isn't.
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