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George W. Bush, motivational speeches, and $19-an-office admission fees all add up to an irresistible cocktail of political snark. Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart each took a sip of it, ribbing the former president over his participation in the Get Motivated! motivational speaking tour. Videos after the jump.

Last week, we reported that former president George W. Bush was putting his newly found free time to use by hitting the motivational speaking circuit with Get Motivated!, a motivational event series that likes to bring in former and current politicians alongside business leaders. His first speech was last night. How’d he do, and what did he talk about?

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No, this isn’t an Onion headline: Former President George W. Bush will be the “special guest speaker” at two motivational speaking events in Texas. The ticket price? $19 — not per person, but per office. And it appears that tickets are still available!