…Bush entering the Oval Office holding a copy of People magazine opened to the page with a bare-chested Matt Lauer. The president jokes, “Can I have an autograph?” Lauer responds: “Oh, do not start with this. That’s just not nice [pointing to the picture]. The amazing thing is they put my head on your body.” Bush: “I don’t spend that much time at the gym.”

My favorite part is where Lauer rips his shirt off during the interview, and gives President George W. Bush a lap dance he’ll never forget. Hey, that could be a cool movie, just add beer, and a French accent, and you’ve got box office gold.

Tom Cruise found an unlikely ally yesterday when his former Ritalin debate partner, Matt Lauer, jumped to his defense on the Today show. The morning show was covering Paramount Pictures’ decision to end its 14-year partnership with Cruise, citing his “unacceptable” conduct over the last year, when Lauer commented:

“You know what, I have to say something. You talk about erratic behavior and things like that affecting the box-office and yes maybe he jumped on a couch, and I was in the middle of one of those episodes here on the Today show and maybe he speaks out about Scientology and some people don’t like that. But what about the stars who are in and out of rehab every week? Is that any worse? And yet you find movie companies still in business with them. So, this is all a strange world we live in.”

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The picture of Matt Lauer’s pecs, and buff upper half went for a cool $5,000. What’s his next move, well to interview the Cookie Monster on Sesame Street of course. Wouldn’t it be so cool to see your dad on Sesame street? I loved that show when I was a kid. Here’s more:

Matt Lauer: Cookie Monster, the world wants to know-why have you stopped eating cookies? Isn’t it true that only moments ago you decided to eat a fruit salad instead of a cookie? So will you have to change your name now? Should we be calling you “Fruit Monster”?

Cookie Monster: Well, dat got nice ring to it, but…

Matt Lauer: Cookie Monster, the question on everyone’s lips is…

Cookie Monster: That a lot of lips!

Matt Lauer: Why?

Cookie Monster: Me like fruit.

Matt Lauer: And there you have it. Cookie Monster likes fruit, and not cookies.

Cookie Monster: No! You members of the media blow story way out of proportion! Me still like cookies!

Matt Lauer: Then why fruit?

Cookie Monster: Why not fruit? It delicious! And healthy. Me still eat cookies, like me world-famous for doing, but now me eat other things too.

Matt Lauer: So what you’re saying is, if I were to offer you this cookie, you would eat it right now?

Cookie Monster: No. Me eat fruit salad…and then me eat cookie for dessert!

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