You said the war would pay for itself in fruit baskets. You said that our soldiers would march in the streets of Havana and people would shower them with bananas and cigars. That didn't happen. Would you like to look into the camera and apologize to the American people?


One of his questions to President Theodore Roosevelt in his series Better Know A President on The Colbert Report (17 May 2006)

Internet Archive Episode 2066 (05/17/2006)

Stephen Colbert Quotes

You said the war would pay for itself in fruit baskets. You said that our soldiers would march in the streets of Havana and people would shower them...

You said the war would pay for itself in fruit baskets. You said that our soldiers would march in the streets of Havana and people would shower them...

You said the war would pay for itself in fruit baskets. You said that our soldiers would march in the streets of Havana and people would shower them...

You said the war would pay for itself in fruit baskets. You said that our soldiers would march in the streets of Havana and people would shower them...