Dems Get Nowhere On Voting Rights | Census Bureau Heroes Blocked Meddling T**** Admin

President Biden is no longer confident that he and Senate Democrats will prevail in their push to pass voting rights legislation, and we're learning more about the former president's nefarious efforts to corrupt the 2020 census and the bureaucratic heroes who thwarted him. #Colbert #Comedy #Monologue
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[@louisguthrie7286]

Thank you Stephen. Dr. King's comments still relevant.

[@connieburleson6690]

Dr King is rolling in his grave at what the democrat party has become. First of all that you elected the worst racist in DC since Jim Crow, Joe Biden has been a horrible racist his entire career and he hid in his basement and the black mans best friend the media failed to mention one word about his racism, while pretending Trump was the Grand wizzard of the KKK and black people who know better voted for racist Biden. CRT is exsctly the opposite of Kings teaching, it does away with the idea of the individual and group blame and skin color is paramount

[@viktorbryce951]

This is what happened. As civil rights legislation began moving through Congress in the 1950s and 60s, Southern Senators realized the power of the filibuster to obstruct progress and started banding together to prevent bills from being voted on. The tension came to a peak when Senators such as Strom Thurmund, Richard Russell, and Robert Byrd filibustered for 60 days, trying to prevent a vote on the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In an attempt to cut down on the lengthy speeches of filibusters, Senate leader Mike Mansfield made a change to the rules in the 1970s. Instead of going up to talk, Senators could now merely threaten to filibuster, and unless cloture was reached against them, they would effectively block the bill from going to a vote. Between the years 1917-1947, there were only about 19 filibusters. Recently, however, the use of the filibuster has skyrocketed with over 1,500 occurrences in the past 20 years.

[@Mercury-Wells]

Excellent summary of events - it is weird how they no longer even carry out the threat of filibustering, they literally just say they're going to do it and that kills bills quicker than Tarantino

[@sherakee6720]

Thank you for this

[@kronicpain7357]

This ^^^^^

[@brettcohen2832]

Well history repeats is self in a fashion, every time the left goes to far the right then uses that power against them, history is one thing, fact is another when you need really look at what your wishing for

[@Anthony-hu3rj]

@@brettcohen2832 Repeat what you just wrote but do it logically so we can read it.

[@allisongerfin7804]

As a Census Bureau employee, thank you for finally acknowledging the super hero Censusman. Now please recognize and bow to Your Census Lady 👏

[@astheskylarksings]

The way they murked this dude and then try to use his words for their twisted causes… it actually makes me angry.

[@BXGUY73]

Hell yeah!!!! They are hypocrites & bigots at heart

[@tomahs2]

We should all be enraged by this hijacking of Dr. King’s message.

[@nickpeterson8659]

The Whitewashing of Martin Luther King ~ kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWHYmmSuYsp-f9k

[@evanprince8319]

You can murk whoever you want. Welcome to America.

[@AnthonyPerpepaj]

By they you mean democrats, right?

[@davidperry7270]

The field trip joke really hit home. As a teacher I can't tell you the number of times I have counted and re-counted heads before, during, and after getting on the bus, terrified of leaving a child behind.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

...what about leaving that one Really disruptive kid, just once :p ;P

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

Nothing wrong with leaving a child behind. As long as they are republiKKKan children.

[@ricktd6891]

A teacher ? Are they pushing the global warming/climate change scam in your school too ?

[@davidperry7270]

@@ricktd6891 What is this "scam" you speak of?

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

@@UTubekookdetector -- Yeh, I wanna rethink that comment: leave behind all the republiKKKan adults too.

[@shelleybleu4903]

He sounded angry not weak! Almost ready to🤯

[@hambonejones]

That’s what I thought too. I can see how it would appear like he’s confused, but I think he was more likely frustrated and choosing his words

[@crIms0ngen]

Everything MLK said in 1967 is still 100% applicable today. We just don't learn, nor do many of us want to. We come to the table with our biases and we leave with them mostly in tact. Stubborn to the bitter end.

[@Ameriguy99]

How does someone with this large of a platform genuinely not understand what the Senate is or its role? That's embarrassing

[@LT808]

"One, two, bored of counting... FLOOR IT!" That had me rolling! LOL!

[@kelleywimberley5581]

I know, I am an elementary school teacher, I can just imagine!🤣

[@jamesegan8184]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2Wanpltlp5-o9E It's a real possibility

[@gladlawson61]

Sinema and Manchin are gross ... they're what's wrong.

[@johnedward3404]

** REMEMBER,,, REGISTER AND VOTE... AND GET YOUR FRIENDS FAMILY AND CO-WORKERS TO REGISTER AND VOTE,,, VOTE!!**

[@lruddy8820]

Riiiight, and the fact that the dems need both of them to keep control of the senate isnt the issue, the fact that so many americans vote for racists in the republican party isnt the issue

[@Shuizid]

I mean, there are also another set of 50 republican senators who also join being part of the problem.

[@tessaburkhamer3856]

Honestly who need's the news when Colbert litteraly tells it ALL! Besides telling the truth his comedy & sarcasm is the bomb ~ He makes my day just that much better 😉

[@Justusson]

Political comedy is one of the greatest things that comedy had done the last 10 years. It educates, makes people think and engage with our societies. Colbert really is the greatest out there right now. Love his work!

[@ericjohnson6665]

Thank-you Steven for honoring Dr. King Jr. so well! ❤👍

[@petuniapop7819]

2:06 the fact that this black and white video of MLK talking about the filibuster and voting rights could be literally said VERBATIM today is SO disheartening 😔

[@heidihogshire]

It really just shows you how big the task is. You should be _heartened_ by his words!

[@TheBrianna1431]

It shouldn't be in black and white. They had colored TV when that was filmed. That is to make it seem like MLK's murder was a long time ago.

[@RJM56]

@@TheBrianna1431 what does it matter that the vision was in black and white? Yes colour was introduced in the US in 1954 but over 95% of homes still had black and white in 1964. MLK was murdered a long time ago almost 54 years ago before 66% of Americans alive today were born.

[@johnedward3404]

** too many of us,,, just don't vote!!!! 100 million eligible voters,,, don't vote!!!! Like Stacey Abrams did in Georgia,,, we've got to get them registered and voting... Or we could lose our democracy!!!!!**

[@dozzer009]

@@TheBrianna1431 It doesn’t matter if it’s in color or not…the message is still the same.

[@ericwilliams1659]

Very sad we have not made much progress in 60 years.

[@highstimulation2497]

I doubt there will ever be progress. not with this much backward stupidity and cruelty and racism and sexism. we're fucked.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Some More News on youtube did a great video on that. Dr. MLK is quoted saying voting rights was easy because it didn't cost money, but other changes require economic change. Additionally he said people were more upset by the bearings and water cannons than the actual inequality. It's a powerful quote from his interview.

[@mtaylor7307]

In the mid 2040s, white will become the ethnic minority in the USA and people of color will become the majority. The Republican party is trying to push a white elitist rule and be the party of that white minority.

[@jasonfischer8946]

Yeah. No black President, no black congressman, no black CEOs, no wealthy black people, no black people in main stream media and entertainment. It's like we're still in 1950.

[@ericwilliams1659]

@@jasonfischer8946 I bet you believe saying "all lifes matter" solved racism. Just so you know there was free black people in positions of power and influence before the civil rights movement. Just like there was free black people before the civil war. What hasn't change is people's belief that we are not one race, and some are better than others. That is still very strong and we see examples of it daily.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Sinema: I refuse to further division...by dividing my vote away from my political party and voting with the party that refuses to vote with my political party. As lawmaker, I refuse to make changes to laws as that is not what lawmakers do.

[@lionel1963]

On MLK Jr. Day, Thank you SO much for Honoring Dr. King with inspiring videos of him. Wonderful!

[@MariaBareiss]

Lift Every Voice and Sing! and pass voting rights legislation!

[@Opus313]

Sinema is not only a 'tool' in the pejorative sense, but she is also a tool of corporations...

[@user-qo7dy2ih7s]

Also a sociopath. Learn the term America. They rule you.

[@TheDarkness1]

@@user-qo7dy2ih7s Sociopaths rule the world Emotionally immature children Don't know how to share Take what they want They don't even care Temper tantrums when they don't get what they want Nothing is ever their fault Money, money, money, money That's all they care about Emotionally stunted as a child Never felt their worth Seeking out everything monetary Never felt love on this Earth Sold their soul to monetary possessions Keep failing and don't learn the lessons Lies to not accept accountability Entitlement is their responsibility Acting better than everyone else But on the inside, a scared little child They know better than anyone else Offering no evidence compiled No different than a childhood bully Pop them once they go crying Just a matter of no facts Pathologically lying

[@vikmanphotography7984]

Sinema's modus operandi is literally just whatever furthers her ambition. She doesn't have moral obligations to anyone but herself.

[@janmorgan471]

@@vikmanphotography7984 sadly so true she lied to all her people then got bribed and surrounds herself with those people while she lies. PATHETIC

[@deibyberas6461]

Poopus lol

[@GigiTupas]

And, Stephen…you’re absolutely right! 👍

[@hollyb6885]

The filibuster needs to GO and take the electoral college with it.

[@DeepThought420]

If laughter is the best medicine. Then Stephen is the best prescription! And I'm ready for the dose!

[@Melesniannon]

One might note that if honestly stating "I don't know", rather than failing to deliver on what you know are promises you may very well not be able to keep, is deemed "weak", we truly live in cynical times.

[@Matt3683683]

I was thinking the same thing. Disappointing, but at least he wasn’t trying to blow smoke in that moment

[@jordinagel1184]

Yeah, it’s almost like humans (even politicians) aren’t omniscient beings. Ridiculous.

[@sandal_thong8631]

He should have said he was going to make the 2 Democratic Senators "An offer they can't refuse," a la _The Godfather._

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

The I don't know isn't seen as weak, it's the hopelessness that seams weak. No mention of alternatives, no mention of plans. That's the weakness. Honesty isn't weak.

[@kendomyers]

The Mist is a good movie People follow the crazy religious lady because she has answers, which include stabbing some unarmed Soldiers who she blamed for the Mist, because those who could actually lead well didnt pretend to know what caused the Mist, only that they needed to survive by pulling together (they lose) People dont change

[@reneemb4319]

Thank you, Stephen and staff.

[@sheilagrant2583]

Martin Luther King said that 54 years ago and yet was still fighting this fight we're not going to let these liars and hypocrites win

[@nicolozaniolo4483]

voting regulations is part of living in a 1st world country. Voter suppression is a conspiracy theory, we need regulations in all aspects of our lives. Economic regulations, environmental regulations, why wouldnt we have voting regulations as well?

[@thomasfisher3704]

What the hell are you talking about? have you any clue what you're actually saying?........ I have posed this very question to a couple dozen friends and acquaintances of mine years ago, all who are persons of color including myself, have you ever found your ability to vote hampered or restricted in any way or manner impeding your right to vote? and if so where......response was an overwhelming (NO!) Which was my own personal experience of the past 45 years..... My personal (residencies) of places (lived) and (voted) as a person of color in those 45 years included, California, Utah, Nebraska, Washington , Idaho and to date, never met another person of color who've testified differently. The 1965 landmark "VOTING RIGHTS ACT" prohibiting Racial Discrimination in voting is established law and guaranteed us of this right. I'm afraid liberals are rope-a- doping you in the most duplicitous and nefarious of ways by keeping you on the voting plantation roster through fear and propaganda. No thank you!!!! It's been settled, law (1965)

[@debbiedean3165]

I feel better every time you speak the truth, God bless you Stephen 😊🙏

[@4545kc]

As a 2020 Census Enumerator, I thank you Stephen Colbert!!!!

[@slikwikid931]

Mrs. Hamburglar got me laughing for a half hour!

[@ladydeerheart1]

You are on FIRE tonight Stephen! ROFLMAO!!

[@kevinleugan6037]

Did this governor seriously try to quote Martin Luther King Jr. as a way of justifying not teaching about racism in history class? Does he also quote Isaac Newton to justify not teaching about gravity in science class?

[@MrBayspring]

Ignorance at its best.

[@darinz7182]

I guess I can get a bumper sticker now that says "My Governor is an Idiot"

[@ArcaJ]

Newton is next on the ban list.

[@princessbiker1975]

No its about teaching kids white people are evil. Do you WANT a new holocaust? FFS

[@casperbetz1949]

As the old Einstein (notorious leftie btw) said: Newtonian spacetime and therefore Newtonian gravity is but an approximation in light (pardon the pun) of relativistic spacetime. Dinosaurs do not exist. I will see myself out now. Thanks for your attention.

[@100MM_FEJI_CCC]

"Stop acting like the filibuster is anything other than an anti democratic tool" very well stated, Stephen. This is quite disheartening to say the least.

[@toadjiang7626]

Sadly even the Senate itself is an anti democratic tool.

[@user-qo7dy2ih7s]

Problem is Sinema and Manchin are textbook Sociopaths. They have ZERO empathy for others. They only want power and wealth.

[@jimba6486]

@@user-qo7dy2ih7s lmao, I want what you are smoking. You want to blow up the senate over ONE bill. LMAO. "Voting rights" that should have been here long ago but just so happens to line up with helping dems compete in the midterms. LMAO. it's like the sociopaths you think are compassionate ... really don't care about "voting rights" until it hurts their power.

[@TheDarkness1]

@@jimba6486 You run out of weed again Daniel? Your anxiety acting up?

[@harmonic5107]

@@jimba6486 you have accidentally stumbled upon the problem there. Voting rights weren't a focus of democrats until recently... *because* Republicans only recently started attacking them explicitly. They lost the presidential election and threw a hissy fit. Which is now negatively affecting voting rights in America.

[@nicolesummers4833]

Stephen is the man! It's nice to have people somewhere in the country that sees what I see. I feel so isolated in the south. I kind of always did.

[@FredMason3]

Shout out to Jon for playing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and “Optimistic” (twice)!!

[@Shicksalblume]

I strongly object to calling Kyrsten Sinema a tool. FFS, Stephen, tools are actually useful for something.

[@jkuhl2492]

She's useful to whomever bought her.

[@bobpurcell8357]

Someone's getting a 5000% return on their investment. If you ever get any money, buy a Senator 😏

[@AlwaysANemesis]

As someone living under governor Death Sentence's domain, I appreciate the "Covid Dick" zinger.

[@an882]

Hopefully you and your friends vote him out.

[@TheAnnie41]

I laughed so much on "COVID Dick"

[@susanhewitt5602]

Right?! Florida REPUBLICANS are too stupid to figure out that he discourages vaccination, masks and precautions, but he's promoted the hell out of Regeneron that he's invested millions of dollars in!🙄 Geez, I wonder why he'd do that!

[@CEH477]

@@susanhewitt5602 he doesn’t discourage vaccination. I distinctly remember he toured the state of FL with a “Seniors First” campaign. He wanted to make sure the most vulnerable received the vaccines first, as a matter of priority.

[@marynespolo]

I'm in Florida too, covid dick prefers to be called ron desantis. Made my day.

[@DejaunWright]

Glad to be a member of the audience in this episode

[@rickfry1658]

I was living in L.A. on 911. Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" was my salve on my soul. Best American Composer EVER.

[@courteouscarpenter7811]

I'm so glad he doesn't say his name I'm so glad that he's stuck with that. Peace and long life man be well

[@nodangles6983]

Who's name?

[@Alexis84DE]

My parents always told me: honesty is the best policy. I honestly appreciate the president being so candid

[@BarbaraMatteau]

I think so too!

[@ceceliawight7059]

Since this last covid surge, the current administration has done nothing for it's citizens. No N95 masks or testing sent out. No pandemic payment for all those missing work due to omicron. No pushback on voter rights or body autonomy. So far, they have no answers.

[@a.a9021]

Yeah, I didn't get what was wrong with that clip either. I don't care about "appearing strong" if all you're doing is posturing, exaggerating, or otherwise saying things that aren't true to achieve it. He was honest and real and I don't see how you could fault him for that. I personally give him points for that. But I'm not big on ego so 🤷‍♀

[@loisfolk5492]

Only Joe would say he honestly didn’t know. Love that in him.

[@mehere8038]

@@a.a9021 exactly! Most presidential I've ever heard a US president sound!

[@marianwhit]

Great response to Young-kid Mr. Colbert! Both my husband and I said, in unison "Woooowwwww."

[@ramonquintanilla3569]

Could you please add the "Meanwhile" segment to these videos? The monologue and the section after the first commercial break are usually the best parts of the show.

[@7rob27]

Electoral college, Filibuster, Gerrymandering, America: all extremely undemocratic.

[@boatymsboatface3929]

Wow, that’s a long, formidable, depressing list . I hadn’t considered that these policies all work in tandem towards voter suppression. But time moves forward even though some people, (cough, cough, RACISTS!), use all their energy to try and make it go backwards.

[@norwoodsstokes3883]

Who can refute this,...follow the money,..red or blue,..dig deep enough you find out who's funding,..who,..🎯💰💰💰💰💰😏💯

[@taravelarde9728]

Exactly. Always have to keep fighting against it.

[@taniaaponte9878]

KS is so full of it! I hope she gets voted out!

[@patsystone8114]

Karma is a bitch...and so is Kristen Sin Enema.

[@cc1k435]

She unfortunately just started this term a year ago, when it was either her or Martha McSally. Arizona wasn't exactly spoiled for choice in that particular race. I don't see AZ in the mood to try to recall anybody when they also thought Paul Gosar was a good idea. 😕

[@nodangles6983]

unlikely

[@Ti5qu4ntum]

The amount of burns in this monologue was Epic.

[@charmedcole2007]

I was laughing my head off when Stephen said: "Should my penis be wearing a mask?" First of all, isn't that basically underwear? Lol. Second of all... No Stephen! By comparing the two, now male anti-maskers will use it as a reason for going commando! 😂🤣

[@sherakee6720]

Thank you Steven Colbert. Simply...Thank you

[@sherakee6720]

Let's laugh n joke in our beds, however, as our house burns down around us. It is time to stand for our democracy. Period.

[@maaiker2977]

Registering and separating a part of the population less desirable and making plans to not include them in society anymore. Where have I heard that before? What could he possibly have been planning? 😖

[@monicabennett6620]

Thank you for making me clap out loud again!

[@ilikenachosify]

Thank God for Colbert

[@ziziroberts8041]

Too many people in Congress are too concerned with their campaign donations and their personal investment portfolios. No donations. Get people to vote.

[@dracoargentum9783]

The big problem is that barely anyone in congress is really connected to their constituents. I'd bet 90% of them only "own" property IN their district, and even that isn't a proper representation of the rest of the people. Reminds me of Absentee Landlords.

[@mehere8038]

look up "voices for Indi" in Australia. That's what you need there! grass roots movements in "safe seats" to replace the sitting politician with a genuine independent selected by the community. Amazing how fast the rest of them start to pay attention after 1-2 high profile pollies are scalped. Reality is that all they care about is their own jobs, so genuinely threaten to take that away & watch them change their tune!

[@hiddeheikoop]

As an outsider from overseas, you make me laugh through the pain. America is dying right before the world's eyes.

[@lisamarie15]

Oof 😥

[@JamesLStapleton]

Yeah, this sucks. If 2022 ends up poorly and we slip even further into the chaos, and then 2024 is a nightmare, I'm probably moving out of the country.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

Bye bye. If you live somewhere else, why do you need to care what USA does?

[@JamesLStapleton]

@@lenawagenfuehr53 Because the shit that happens in America, has consequences for the rest of the world. Its almost like we're a global society that needs to work together or something.

[@hiddeheikoop]

@@lenawagenfuehr53 Because I care about democracy?! Also, everything the Senate, Congress and the US President do reflects back on the rest of the world all the time, so of course I care what happens. My country The Netherlands is far from perfect, but it's way more democratic than the US will ever be and that's sad, because the Declaration of Independence was actually inspired by our Plakkaat Van Verlatinghe when our original Seven Provinces declared independence from Habsburg Spain. New York was originally New Amsterdam before the English biught it from us and you will still find that history in the names Brooklyn (Breukelen), Harlem (Haarlem), Wall Street (Muurstraat) and Yankees (Jankees). The Pilgrims who founded New England set sail from Leiden. I live really close to Breukelen, Leiden and Haarlem and those cities along with Amsterdam are all tied to your country's early history. The US are also our close ally in NATO and along with Canada saved us from Nazi-rule, but the US also dragged my country and military countrymen into Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan to die and failed to provide airsupport for our UN- peacekeeping troops in Srebenica Bosnia which led to a genocide on muslim men there that didn't need to happen. The US also makes my favorite movies and comicbooks. I have a hate-love relationship with the US.

[@winnieellis4305]

Oh my , haven’t laughed this hard in a long time 😂🇨🇦👍

[@matthewlarson2161]

Up to this point in my life, I didn’t have a favorite MLK quote, but I sure do after watching this video!

[@wolfe4683]

i worked as a census enumerator, and when trump wanted to end the census early, I remember it was really chaotic, especially in places that lacked enumerators and resources. Luckily my area was almost done counting, but I remember my supervisor telling everyone to help in places like Las Vegas and we would go get a bonus for it. the census is such an important tool and trump really wanted to silence the people

[@ferox965]

Chaotic...that's all that Trump brought. Chaos, drama and death.

[@johnedward3404]

**REPUBLICANS HATE DEMOCRACY... IT'S TIME TO GET EVERYONE REGISTERED AND VOTING!!! THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE AFRAID OF!!!! WHEN WE ALL VOTE,, REPUBLICANS LOSE!!!!**

[@johnedward3404]

@@ferox965 **I agree.. nearly a million American deaths from covid,, because Trump chose to downplay it.... The only good news,,, is that,, many more Republicans have been eliminated,, by covid.... I'm all out of sympathy,,, for any fool,, who thinks Trump was a good president!!!!**

[@kelleywimberley5581]

Thank you for working on the Census! It’s important work and I appreciate you

[@ardhanarisvara333]

The census didn't have anything relating to LGBTQA identities either. So non-op trans folks had to identify as their assigned sex at birth. Gay, bisexual, asexual, etc identities were erased. It only indicated whether or not you were married. Trump purposefully erased LGBTQA voices too. There was talk of including such questions but they decided to ignore it.

[@jlvfr]

When I first heard of the "filibuster" in the US, I thought someone was making a joke, but no... this is the most _undemocratic_ thing I've ever heard: a single person can block everything, "for reasons"?!

[@elenachristian9860]

Yes. We are an early (not the first!) Democracy, which is to say, not really democratic at all. And we refuse to bring our system of government into the 20th century, much less the 21st.

[@tairneanaich]

@@elenachristian9860 look you have a great point but I would like to point out to you a thing called Ancient Greece

[@yanniskarageorgiou3573]

@@tairneanaich I don't even have the context and I'm liking this anyway

[@Justusson]

@@tairneanaich I think Elena is referring to the USA as being a early democracy and not democracy itself,.. There’s lots (!) of undemocratic countries out there unfortunately - and most if not all are on a sliding scale. USA was 27-28th in the list and just recently took a fall,..

[@nodangles6983]

The craziest part is that the people who've used it most say it's racist... so I guess they're calling themselves racist.

[@rezelltheblack]

Very sad with our country. It is not at all what I thought it was for the last 40 years

[@terrypoole3338]

Stephen is right on point, sharp as a tack. Wonderful.

[@mostmelon]

The filibuster is one the main reasons why America never changes and never learns.

[@user-qo7dy2ih7s]

No it's because you keep electing sociopaths. You all barely know the term. It's a pandemic.

[@burgermind802]

@w you have the energy of someone who just learned the word sociopath and has to let people know about it.

[@williamd9879]

i disagree. the filibuster insures one party won't have total control. term limits would solve a lot of issues, I think.

[@user-qo7dy2ih7s]

@@burgermind802 not at all. The term needs to enter the mainstream. You are ruled by them.

[@matthewclark8651]

@@arturobuco no the filibuster stops one party from changing the rules to help them cheat in our election. This is all about ballots harvesting by paid Democratic Party members nothing more huh?

[@richardlouis1284]

Country is in trouble

[@diankreczmer6595]

Thank you. Stephen, for airing the Mlk film

[@pluribus_unum]

"There could be no more fitting tribute to the children of Birmingham than to have the Senate for the first time in history bury a civil rights filibuster. The dead children cannot be restored, but living children can be given a life. The assassins who still walk the streets will still be unpunished, but at least they will be defeated." - Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1964

[@norwoodsstokes3883]

Indeed,..👐🏽👐🏽👐🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💯

[@fartzinacan]

Thank you Stephen for doing more than Congress.

[@HBarnill]

"I realize and understand the discontent and the agony and the disappointment, and even the bitterness of those who feel that whites in America cannot be trusted. And I would be the first to say that there are all too many who are still guided by the racist ethos." - Dr. King

[@johnedward3404]

** THE TRUTH HURTS... AND THAT IS SO TRUE,, TODAY... REMEMBER,, GET EVERYONE YOU KNOW,,, REGISTERED AND VOTING...**

[@darkhelmet1602]

Stephen, you and your writers are so fuckin funny, this was pure gold! Gold I tell ya!!

[@themadblonde]

He quoted Vienna!!! It makes me happy.

[@tropicalaquarium5807]

If they had told about ED earlier, the vaccination numbers would’ve increased exponentially! 😄

[@asmith8692]

I learned about the ED issue in 2020. Doctors were seeing it pop up (or rather, not pop up) early on during the pandemic, along with arrhythmia.

[@michaeloftaoism]

@@asmith8692 i concur

[@KBerry-ug5zx]

Massive props to the writing team for using such perfect MLK quotes. 🙏🏽

[@David-vt9hr]

Stephen went from being a somewhat funny dude to a complete progressive mouth piece

[@cuddlemonster468]

Jon Batiste's laugh at the Billy Joel joke made me laugh even harder X P

[@Swish_God]

2:00 ! Dr. King! 🔨 man Nailed it!

[@J.5.M.]

Those MLK video clips gave me chills. Disturbingly still relevant today.

[@sherakee6720]

Right!?

[@pkp6791]

It is disturbing, but not surprising. Legislation and politics can never alter what’s in people’s hearts and minds. Clearly, a large segment of our country wants to reverse civil rights gains. Makes me wonder what they hope the endpoint of this process will be.

[@johnedward3404]

** if only everyone,, realized that our democracy is at a tipping point!!!! And got registered and voted!!!! We've got work to do!!! Remember Stacey Abrams was able to flip Georgia!!! We need a Stacey Abrams in every state!!!!**

[@hambonejones]

@@pkp6791 I would argue that it’s not a large segment of our society that feels this way, but a large segment of our legislators certainly feel it’s beneficial to pretend.

[@pkp6791]

@@hambonejones I dont think they are pretending. They are doing what their constituents want them to do. Which speaks volumes about the true nature of the country. We need to accept what we truly are as opposed to hoping and pretending that we are actually better than that.

[@twaynabernard9841]

My daughter worked as a supervisor on the census and her stories were nothing short of heroic in the fight for census integrity and accuracy.

[@AndreaMalloyd]

Stephen as usual hits the nail on the head

[@kassiapencek6185]

Great job educating the people on the truth! When domestic terrorists guised as senators got me eating my gummy iron vitamins in a dissociative stress state...

[@223Drone]

MLK Jr. Supported CRT and opposed capitalism. “Whites, it must frankly be said, are not putting in a similar mass effort to reeducate themselves out of their racial ignorance. It is an aspect of their sense of superiority that the white people of America believe they have so little to learn.” "We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant of hard work and sacrifice. The fact is capitalism was built on the exploitation and suffering of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor - both black and white, both here and abroad".

[@dividedconquered3784]

Exactly!🌷✌💚 Thank you!

[@Loganstonez]

Damn, nothing has changed

[@TheDarkness1]

Yup, sounds right.

[@johnedward3404]

** FIGHT BACK,,, BY GETTING EVERYONE YOU KNOW REGISTERED AND VOTING!!!! THAT'S WHAT THESE REPUBLICANS ARE AFRAID OF!!!! EVERYONE VOTING!!!**

[@elenachristian9860]

Every notice the people who tout their "Protestant work ethic" have jobs that keep them sitting down in an air conditioned office and pay people to clean shop, cook and garden for them?

[@XiagraBalls]

Such a good monologue. It's incredible that SC's team keep them so consistently good.

[@johnedward3404]

**Steven is brilliant,,, and has helped me to keep my sanity,, the last five years.... May God bless and protect Stephen Colbert,,, a modern-day prophet...**

[@johnmalcolm4822]

When you have the Republican Party the jokes write themselves. Colbert is a master of delivery.

[@nikolaipersad4098]

THIS!!

[@tobiramasenju6290]

MLK was a socialist

[@sethjensen2291]

Making coherent jokes out of Ridiculing anyone that doesn't blindly align to every Democratic agenda seems quite difficult. They're doing their job good, but their work isn't good. Ever since Trump, SC has been pure DNC propaganda. Shocking he was critical of Biden here, but all other outlets are simultaneously doing the same thing. . For some reason unknown

[@Rebecca-qx1et]

Thank you Stephen.

[@patricksanders858]

Only Stephan could stop his roll for applause and so skillfully pick it back up for the Punchline!

[@paulwolstencroft4820]

Stephen the more I am laughing nowadays the more I am panicking. The US is dying, democracy and sanity are dying. It's really serious.! And I'm not even American. You know it's bad when a South African is more worried about the US than my own.

[@utility63]

It's not dying. It's being killed.

[@TwiPrime]

Believe me, we're laughing very nervously over here too. Thanks for caring.

[@gregbors8364]

@@utility63 Well, technically, when something is being killed, it’s dying

[@k.c1126]

There are countries around the US - The Caribbean, Canada, Mexico - where people are laughing just as nervously.

[@deloceanophoto]

Same. Watching this unfold from Australia, I am preparing myself to watch the death of democracy in the USA. Why do I care, you ask? We’ll, because culturally, Australia is close to the US, and it grieves me to know that the millions of intelligent creative compassionate Americans may soon be living in a fascist state. Also, the US is, whether we like it or not, a powerful country and what happens there has knock on effects for places like Australia. I hope you all can find a way out of this morass, but without Sinema and Manchin on board in caring about democracy, I fear that your democracy is lost. They will go down in history as the murderers of democracy.

[@joycemoore8098]

the only way that I am maintaining my sanity these days is by watching you, Stephen. thank you for all that you do.

[@David-vt9hr]

hope you feel better by watching your daily dose of progressive propaganda

[@joycemoore8098]

@David you do know that "progressive" means that we are making progress in some fashion as opposed to "taking back America" which means taking it back to what....1846?

[@lindamaloney1637]

Right on Stephen!

[@genagena127]

Fantastic as always

[@killuazoldyck4742]

100% sure Sinema would have a CEO or bullshit seat in some companies in the future 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mercury-Wells]

Where do you think lobbyists come from? American representatives don't give a shit about their job, they just want their fat congressional pensions and lazy job talking to their old colleagues on behalf of Raytheon or Lockheed Martin

[@valeriejean6507]

May Kristen walk into oblivion and is forgotten forever. 👹🔥😱

[@barbaraslater6507]

Thank for my morning laugh. ❤️

[@mindovermattjr]

lol "bureaucratic heroes" You're the man Steven.

[@freebein]

That Ron DeSantis joke was good.

[@bleankdallas2924]

Nay! That Ron DeSantis joke was Gold

[@jeffreyevans9431]

...the BEST !

[@Beginstheman]

More! It was stuff of legends. #DeSantisCovidDick

[@johnedward3404]

**. Our, comedians are so much better than our politicians... Remember democracy dies,,, when people don't vote.... Please VOTE.**

[@tom201090]

Full marks for honesty when Biden was asked whether it was possible to pass voting rights laws to avoid going back to the mid-20th century.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

For a change...

[@abigailhubbard1055]

Agreed. People complain about politicians saying they'll do something and not delivering all the time. They should appreciate Biden saying he will do his best to make it happen but it's really up to all of Congress.

[@jimmyc974]

@@abigailhubbard1055 Biden couldnt make a fart happen

[@patientzero5685]

@@jimmyc974 we know how much you appreciated Rudy’s farts in court

[@jasonfocacci9234]

@@patientzero5685 not nearly as much as Swalwell’s bomb in the hallway. That thing was LOUD

[@jilllandgrebe2139]

Priceless!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@leonwright8643]

What an education S.C. from S.C.!

[@Me-wk3ix]

Stephen's on fire tonight!

[@julzfitness2842]

Really hard to laugh tonight. So upsetting.

[@joannbowden6220]

That deinsanetis burn should go in the Guinness book of world records for the best BURNNN IN HISTORY!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@pluribus_unum]

1:24 "No. No...Not representing a broader cross-section of Americans. The fifty (50) [Republican] Senators who are currently filibustering the voting rights bill represent 41 million fewer Americans than the Senators that support it. Stop acting like the filibuster is anything other than an anti-democratic tool...which is also a pretty good description of Kyrsten Sinema."

[@mikenoble91]

Why is the filibuster even a thing at all? Who thought it was a good idea to add this to our government? It's so unbelievably stupid and terrible. Like Kyrsten Sinema.

[@Mercury-Wells]

It was originally a Republican idea but now many democrats are too chicken to abolish it because they're scared of the backlash from Mitch

[@Mercury-Wells]

US govt is rife with idiotic rules - the USA is the only wealthy nation that allows gerrymandering, which is the only thing keeping some incumbents in power for their dark lords

[@joblessbum7]

Moscow Mitch McConnell

[@TheDarkness1]

@@Mercury-Wells Republicans are nothing more than emotionally immature children. They scream and cry until they get what they want. If not, everyone else is a mean poopy head.

[@TheDarkness1]

@Mr Owl Yup, the Kool aid guy will bust through the wall and force you to drink him. Oh yeah!!!!!

[@polarbianarchy3333]

Excellent Stephen 👍

[@vishwayoga3.14]

One of the best monologues: very informative, very clever, very funny, with sprinkles of tragedy throughout

[@elishamalisha]

Oh my gosh, that last moment after the boing joke where the camera randomly pans to him. 😂😂 WUT

[@debayansarkar4699]

I waited the last week waiting for Stephen to say something about Sinema. He finally did.

[@nodangles6983]

Alas, now you can get some rest.

[@David-vt9hr]

this guy went from being a somewhat funny dude to a hard left progressive mouthpiece, what a shame his show is nothing more than therapy for leftist

[@davidcici11Evolution]

@@David-vt9hr disagree given he is criticizing Dems heavily in this video as he should. It's just a matter of Conservative media and right wing media in general is bat shit crazy it is easy to poke holes in their arguments and logic because they never have any they just lie and hope their audience believed it because they are too slow to do the research themselves.

[@JOLLYBALLZ]

Stephen Colbert really nails the art of having jokes for everyone. Even the Eric jokes probably please the former Commander in Cheese. (We know he watches this) 🤣

[@gamepapa1211]

Oh definitely. He knows he ain't getting quality TV from FOX, at least.

[@johnedward3404]

** it's just a shame,,, that our politicians,,, are not as good,, as, our comedians..... We've got to get everyone we know,, registered and voting!!! We are at a tipping point,,, where,, our democracy is in peril!!**

[@David-vt9hr]

Colbert doesn't do jokes anymore is all hard left party propaganda

[@cheleshows]

It is Fn ridiculous that we (as a Nation) are still having the same problems/arguments/disagreements/issue/insert whatever word(s) you're comfortable with HERE , decade after decade after decade after decade after decade ...

[@marydonohoe8200]

Jon’s reactions are priceless.