How Does Colbert Do It?

By David Kurtz

April 8, 2009 5:13 a.m.

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In the latest installment of his “Better Know a District” series, Colbert manages to get freshman Rep. Dan Maffei (D-NY) to don a fake goatee and mustache and declare his love of cocaine, among other absurdities:

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