McCarthy's Marathon Meltdown; Kennedy Smears Biden Nominee as a Communist: A Closer Look

[@FreedInPieces]

She should have asked him if he was a KKK member because of where he's from.

[@PuppyKittenChic]

Do you have a letter? Can you look in your records for a letter you resigned from the KKK?

[@christiangreen1477]

nah, The DNC has a Lock on KKK members.. remember Biden even gave the eulogy of the Grand Wizard senator.. senator Byrd..

[@BenedictMHolland]

I guarantee you that Kenedy is a grand dragon.

[@LD86]

lol good one! And accurate.

[@KingBobXVI]

@@donofon101 - "Most of those ol KKK birds shifted to Nixon." They actually voted against Nixon for not being racist enough - they voted for a third party for George Wallace, the guy from Alabama who famously called for "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever". After that they all voted for Republicans though.

[@tminus543]

Whenever someone says I don’t mean any disrespect, they are about to be disrespectful.

[@DARWINZOO]

"I don't mean to pry.. " "Are you free Saturday ?" Great I need someone to babysit. Jr. has a runny nose.." "I'm not bragging but..."

[@EdaugEthanbYT]

Not all the time but most of the time especially during political discussions yeah they’re either about to be flat out awful or disrespectful

[@2eachaccording]

Or even..." with all due respect" what follows very rarely contains the respect I thought I was due

[@peterbrowne7101]

No offense, but

[@gamepapa1211]

Same deal with "I'm not racist, but..."

[@cerebralmaster]

She shouldn't have to justify her ancestry, this is disgusting.

[@artbargra]

Same thing they did to Obama. The GOP doesn't have any actual negative info on them, so all they have is personal attacks. Disgusting, coward, un-American, you call it however you want. It's a disgrace.

[@ewokwarrior2656]

The Republicans accuse you of being communist because you appear to be Asian. That brings back a bad memory of elderly Asian Americans being randomly attacked. Did Sen. Kennedy ask the same questions of Mitch McConnell's wife?? Probably not.

[@mauricioszwerdszarf1455]

Why NOT. Everybody else does this days in the left's Stupid America.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

@@mauricioszwerdszarf1455 citation needed, there, um... Mauricio. What's that last name? It's not one typically found in the USA. Are you sticking your nose into US politics when you don't even live here?

[@cerebralmaster]

@@mauricioszwerdszarf1455 that doesn't even make sense

[@AceWolfify]

Can we talk about how amazing Dr. Omarova was? She acted with such dignity and restraint to such absurd questions.

[@addie_is_me]

She was excellent, but really her restraint was kind noticeably battling to burst out, in fairness she fought the urge off.

[@BarbaraMatteau]

Yes she was patience and calm.

[@lyndaweister9984]

YES! ABSOLUTELY 💯 %TRUE UNBELIEVABLE ! Dr. Omarova DESERVES a 🏅 MEDAL 4 Having 2 Put Up 👏🏽👌With Kennedy's BS🤡💩👍🙏

[@stefanhoimes]

Elizabeth Warren's speech in praise of Dr Omarova is a very good thing to watch. Pallet cleanser from all the bullshit.

[@faithnelson6069]

@@stefanhoimes thanks for the heads up!

[@KesselRunner606]

The previous First Lady was born in a Soviet country, her parents had links to the communist party, and had an accent thicker than a Bond villain. Did that raise Kennedy's hackles in any way, shape or form?

[@dying_allthetime]

No but it should've to all of us

[@williamheayn3760]

Yugoslavia was most definitely not part of the Soviet sphere. Absolutely communist, yes, but Yugoslavia was very famously non-Soviet.

[@ThePoppinger]

@@williamheayn3760 But communist,comrad!

[@sfsen]

@@ThePoppinger I live under a communist government, in an Indian state called KERALA. But it's a democratically elected one. We, including myself ,vote for a Liberal government and communist government alternatively. Although, at the end of the day, a politician, left or right, only care about his pocket.

[@josflorida5346]

@@sfsen there you have it. Politicians being crazy isn't partisan and they are great at distraction and pitting us against eachother

[@ridgerunner_21]

I literally just screamed 'oh my god shut the f*** up' at my computer screen as Kennedy asked those questions, and it was completely involuntary. He irritated me that much.

[@Mazda626gtturbo]

Exactly

[@RocLobo358]

it's so disingenuous because he's definitely old enough to have seen that the USSR was there but not anymore. And the mere idea that a citizen could just resign by post from the USSR to get out ... like if it was that easy they wouldnt have much use for the wall. several million people died from famine and persecution when they could have all just written letters and I guess the soviet social structure wouldn't apply to them?

[@michaelconnors1301]

Ridgerunner21, what did you think of the quotes Kennedy read from Omarova's own papers (written in the last two years) in which she proposed nationalizing all bank accounts , bankrupting our fossil fuel companies, and having the federal government set wages, gas, and food prices? Did they irritate you? (Sorry, I just remembered that Seth didn't include those in his clips. Go to 3:40. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHmxgXeoi6d2eZo) P.S. I agree that it was a shame that Kennedy wasted 2 minutes on the stupide questioning about the Young Communists organization. I wish he had pushed harder on her outrageous writing in the last two years.

[@jeangillespie1173]

Me too....

[@aurimazas001]

It was impossible to resign from being a Komsomol or any other youth organization in USSR. If you actually had a mental capacity to do that, you'd be under KGB radar 24/7. For literally anything. I remember tearing off the USSR star badge from the chest of my classmate (by accident), and my parents were called to school for investigation, questioned as if they were the enemies of the country. After that, my dad kept like a dozen of those star badges in the drawer - just in case anyone of his children did the same again. It was a running joke in our house ten years after USSR collapsed. In a soviet regime, there was no freedom to refuse. Either you did as asked, or you were the enemy of the country. Or in jail. That senator is dreaming flowers about USSR.

[@bostonstrong6]

sounds like the modern GOP....if you vote for a bill that could help your constituents you must be outed by the Republican party IMMEDIATELY. You are not allowed to vote for any democratic bill but dont worry you will be able to take credit for the effects of that bill that you voted against.....because LOGIC

[@annemettefrederiksen7751]

Well , of course he is dreaming. Thats the only brain activity he's able to have, hence the moronic questions and insane the lack of understanding of the real world..

[@epy4k570]

On the bright side the reactionary response to the freedom to refuse, for simple things like basic science, has helped the US get to 800K dead in the last year and a half! Hopefully there's more to come as at the very least; those evil communists actually didn't like Nazis and we in America are very much pro-nazi rhetoric and ideology. But thank your lord or demon we extrajudicially murder dissenters who are pro communism.

[@charlescantu7774]

OMG, just when I think Kennedy can't get any dumber he blows my mind.

[@katiehettinger7857]

That was preformance art; red meat for the MAGA base. They killed off some of their true believers and now are seeking to reve up their turn out for the 2022 mid-terms.

[@andymartin2481]

Maybe all sides of Senate and Congress should fight it out in Vegas we all can place bets and make some money instead of letting these people use the citizens to go to war on themselves and lose everything!

[@abc-bu7nr]

He's not dumb at all. Just like Cruz, this is what passes as humor to the maga crowd. They eat it up

[@christinebenson518]

@@andymartin2481 No, we don't want the RNC to give anymore money to Trump. Throwing our money in the street is a more sound investment than giving to Trump.

[@tanyah9732]

In Kennedy's own words: it must suck to be that dumb

[@TheLumberjack1987]

Normal person: "Senator, when I turned 18 I was legally not a child anymore." Senator: "Did you write a letter to resign from being a child though?"

[@AnnaPilgrim]

Kudos to Dr Saule T. For the utmost dignity with which she answered that creep’s sleazy questioning.

[@sophieoril]

I am from Lancaster, California born and raised. As a Californian, there are few moments that I get to be embarrassed by my politicians the way someone from Florida might be, but this past year has sure been something. I have never felt secondhand embarrassment the way I just did seeing Kevin McCarthy representing my hometown.

[@rack9458]

Along with your govenor Newsome? Didnt he go out maskless to a restaurant during the shut down?

[@sophieoril]

@@rack9458 Bad times for Cali

[@elenaderoet4926]

@@rack9458 love the absolute baseless whataboutism. You slack-jawed knuckle-dragger.

[@rack9458]

@@elenaderoet4926 So calling out Liberal Hypocrisies is knuckle dragging? Hahahaha!

[@Fey_Fatale]

The fact that we pay these people to do this "job" KILLS ME. And they definitely make more than me...

[@RmcBlueSky]

We're not. Corporation is. Are all the Senators getting the same pay or is it by state?

[@jeangillespie1173]

Insulting...

[@rochellemcdonald9646]

I would have loved to have heard Dr Omarova ask if Kennedy had been a member of any Confederate organizations, when he was younger.

[@suimeingwong2043]

I'd like to see if he still has his elementary school report cards.

[@utezahn3174]

I’d have loved to have seen her laugh in his face.

[@ecbh8487]

@Rochelle. Or even currently for that matter!

[@ecbh8487]

@@suimeingwong2043 Brett Kavanaugh could probably help him reconstruct a daily activities calendar.

[@davebeach2343]

Do you think he would give an honest answer?

[@bloodyneptune]

Isn't that basically like asking if you ever sent a letter to your elementary school formally resigning after you've moved onto middle school?

[@mrwascallyt9865]

.. and proving to the world that he is the idiot we thought him to be all along .

[@mclovin9578]

I wish she would have looked at him and asked, "Senator, is it true you went to Oxford? Because I can't imagine anyone as uninformed as you even getting through the door.!

[@olencone4005]

Kennedy is just the latest in a sadly long list of examples of why we need age limits, term limits, and basic IQ tests for elected officials. Daaaannng, Grandpa K, open a book sometime! o.O

[@Wildstar40]

How about people who earned their education with their brain and not daddy's pocketbook ? And stop paying politicians Godly amounts of money, it only attracts the worst of the worst rather than the people who actually want to serve the nation honestly. The old saying was: "Make your politicians work for their money, don't elect them."

[@katiehettinger7857]

He's not senile, just feeding the rabid right-wing base and firing up the over 65ers t vote in the 2022 mid-terms.

[@crys313]

These asshats go to Oxford, Harvard Law, Yale, etc. They know exactly what they're doing. They're playing to a population of America who are fundamentally selfish and arguably sociopathic.

[@Starshine-1979]

Sadly, he knows exactly what hes doing. Hes extremely well educated. Hes not as good at it as some of his nuttier colleagues but, it's all quite intentional.

[@jeffbaer5851]

@@crys313 Don't forget galactically stupid and bafflingly gullible.

[@alex35agm]

Imagine having to listen to McCarthy lie for eight hours.He must have used up a month's worth of lies in one day.He will have to make a trip to Mar a Lago to visit the Lyin King for more.

[@lyndaweister9984]

EXACTLY 💯 %UNBELIEVABLE CORRECT!! I couldn't listen for a Few Minutes...if that!👎😱😢😡🙏

[@cherylcarlson3315]

Imagine having to be the stenographer putting that crap in record.... really hope is voice transcription

[@AnnieWarbux]

Moron McCarthy attempted to pull a "Mr.Smith Goes to Washington" and he spectacularly FAILED! Not even close!!

[@LD86]

I don't want to imagine it.... gigacringe!! 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@zezmerelda240]

lyin' king. good one!

[@jjrbanana]

Thank you Seth and your writers for keeping me sane! It’s only humour keeping me going in this crazy-ass world right now! Keep up the good work

[@judysocal8682]

Ted Cruz throwing all those local election officials under the bus. Yes, Senator Kennedy did mean to disrespect the nominee.

[@lyndakoers1389]

And this is what Former Speaker John Boehner wrote about cruz; "There is nothing more dangerous than a reckless asshole who thinks he is smarter than everyone else". From the book " On The House". And that's the nicest thing he said about cruz.

[@lyndakoers1389]

Maybe Kennedy should just resign from whatever organization he belongs to. Oh that's right he's a republicant. Under the trump admistration. The debt went up by over 5 trillion$ s. Yes Seth it's true about baby carrots.

[@lyndakoers1389]

At least no one stood up and yelled " you lie!!. Like one of your party did to President Obama when he was speaking.

[@takkieterror5152]

Voter fraud is not a problem. Pushing unfounded rumors about voter fraud are.

[@ValerieCH1]

Carefully omitting that the doubt about the election is a total ReTrumplican fabrication.

[@gwick358]

He could write a letter resigning from Congress. Just a thought.

[@emma-eventing]

ugh he's shameless

[@deanevangelista6359]

Or he could merely jump into the crater of an active volcano.

[@Mgranadosv]

He could go swimming with white sharks.

[@paddyholly2184]

@@Mgranadosv Or crocodiles in front of a No Swimming sign.

[@Mgranadosv]

@@paddyholly2184 He could sign up to Trump's healthcare and get Covid

[@shewolf2671]

She was so shocked at the stupidity of Kennedy's questions, that she almost stuttered to answer him. She was probably thinking, are these questions real, did he get them from a 1st grader and he's a senator, Wow!

[@a_random_voice_in_the_void]

“There is a substantial portion of the country that has real doubts about election integrity.” - man who helped spread unfounded doubts about election integrity

[@christopherbedford9897]

Exactly. The whole Fox News agenda - *spread* doubt, ask provocative leading questions based only on your own imagination, then "report" the widespread doubt.

[@mrwascallyt9865]

@@christopherbedford9897 nailed it

[@mrwascallyt9865]

@Desiree Beaudry call them out. every time. truth endures when all the lies have been played out. it's not that there are too many bad men to curse it's there's not enough good men to curse them ( my best recall of the quote )

[@mrwascallyt9865]

@Desiree Beaudry i forget who originally said it ( the last two lines ) but works with the times we're in.

[@emeraldspark101]

My god, it's literally the second coming of McCarthyism.

[@kazumahazeuzumaki]

History repeats itself over and over. This, however, is notable.

[@ghiaspiracha302]

Emerald Spark xxiixixxi Did this dude wear a set of heavy 'Depends' ?

[@drewstaser9726]

"Are you, or have you ever, been apart of the Baby Carrot Communist Party?"

[@notrixamoris3318]

The age of WEAKLINGS!!!

[@vysharra]

McCarthy specifically targeted the ‘Lavender Menace’ because gays and communists were equally the enemy. Add in a new and exciting version of Blood Libel and you have an idea what these people are trying to do to their ‘enemies’.

[@bengray657]

I was wondering where you went Seth! I haven't seen you in my feed as of late, great to hear American politics is still as good as ever!

[@rd6203]

I'm starting to think that the USA should start teaching real, actual, genuine world history in schools.

[@TheTrueLeafless]

It is counted as hatred for them to teach their own history in school, so teaching genuine world history is off the table.

[@ThePoppinger]

No, they would be heartbroken.

[@elenaderoet4926]

Fat Chance of that with the conservative controlled content of most of our schoolbooks in this country.

[@dark14life]

That'll never happen since Conservatives are determined to paint white people as the "saviors" of black slaves instead of their masters and ignoring the vile ways that Native Americans were treated during the early history of America. They're crying about statues being removed as "erasing history" while they literally try to erase history. Being a hypocrite is a prerequisite for being a Republican.

[@mellie4174]

We can't even teach our own history!

[@juliancrooks3031]

Republicans had no problem with the 7.8 trillion for defense budget when we aren't at war but can't find the money for BBB bill to help taxpayers.

[@lyndaweister9984]

EXACTLY 💯 %CORRECT UNBELIEVABLE!!👍💰👀🗽🇱🇷🙏🐷❣

[@katiehettinger7857]

The defence bill is for the coming year alone, BBB spending was for the next 10 years. Aaaugh.

[@CatherinePearl100]

And let us never forget the Great Giveaway of 2017, when these people gleefully (not an exaggeration, if you think back to the footage of all those beaming euphoric Republican faces) handed over trillions of dollars of our money to their masters. And of course, to themselves.

[@KitC916]

Or disabled people. Does BBB do anything to raise SSI amounts and change its most draconian and cruel rules, like not allowing disabled people to marry?

[@LD86]

Yup... because it's all about their profit and their gain. Screw the average American/their constituents.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

This is one of just a very few shows that can help me smile during a very difficult period in my life, so thank you for existing. I really need to be able to smile.

[@LuciferSpiro1993]

Has Senator Kennedy resigned from kindergarten? Can he bring a copy from his records to prove this?

[@gamepapa1211]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@coolkid21k14]

J. Kennedy Oxford graduate? Did he pay intelligent people to write his papers and take his tests??

[@robguttridge6591]

Senator J.K. displays little evidence that he learned the basics of good, moral behavior expected of a kindergarten graduate, let alone an Oxford graduate..

[@paulnolan4971]

I don't think he resigned from the confederacy either

[@oldsesalt8496]

Obviously, he has not.

[@Midnight-Starfish]

Hmm, a McCarthy accusing someone of being a communist. Now why does that sound familiar?

[@alisondiaz1026]

Actually, it was John Kennedy from Louisiana, who acts like he's a doofus, but in reality he went to Oxford University in London. And, his whole bullshit act was appalling.

[@Midnight-Starfish]

@@alisondiaz1026 Ah, yes, forgive me. After all these tantrums the Republicans make on a daily basis, they all start to blend together.

[@mrcr33py]

ism.....

[@alisondiaz1026]

@@Midnight-Starfish It happens.

[@CollinMcLean]

@@Midnight-Starfish It certainly doesn't help a lot of them are sagging old white guys...

[@jinnyfahey6689]

Kevin McCarthy is insane! He represents the area of California where my son lives. Heaven help all the “babies” in his district! Thank you Ohio Rep Tim Ryan for reminding KM that no one was listening. You are restoring my faith in my birth state.

[@liberator6]

Dear Kevin McCarthy, Please do not feel obligated to “stand strong” for me. I’m totally good. If fact, I’d really rather you didn’t. Ever. Sincerely, an American person.

[@audiblenugz]

p.s. me too

[@C.S.99]

P.S. me too

[@vigilstudios3010]

It's almost like it's an issue people should vote on

[@Hunnid24]

"You grow out of it as you grow" imagine having to explain to a sitting US Senator how school work smh.

[@Whina_Bell]

You mean you didn't send a letter of resignation from kindergarten before moving on to grade school? You might still be a kindergartner, then...

[@Hunnid24]

@@Whina_Bell ridiculous😂

[@jackl4laughs]

It happens every few weeks in the Senate the past few years, they have to be explained extremely slowly because republicans haven't lived a normal life before...

[@elenaderoet4926]

Never forget, these are the people who pretend like all education is "liberal indoctrination" while learning from school books that were conservative controlled......

[@briangriffin8106]

I'm embarrassed by these people. "Have you no sense of decency? At long last have you no sense of decency?"

[@curlygurl1263]

When the majority of the people you supposed to represent wants what we pay taxes for and you oppose. You need to go! Strong for you and you need to resign! PLEASE GO. 🤢🤮

[@HungryLoki]

"I don't mean any disrespect" he says, and goes on to insult the intelligence of every person that hears his statement.

[@nataschavisser573]

People who "don't mean any disrespect" always always means disrespect.

[@davedave8960]

Lock him up!

[@flone9872]

He should be showing up in Dallas, that will be more significant for those Qs.😜

[@Justusson]

I literally hurts me, to watch him and hear him. Seriously. It hurts.

[@johnlangdon3381]

Like when someone says, " I don't mean to be racist but..."

[@wendighoul]

"I don't know whether to call you professor or comrade" "That's okay senator, I know exactly what to call you"

[@lyndaweister9984]

EXACTLY 💯 %UNBELIEVABLE TRUE 👍 🤡💩

[@MrAlexandermartis]

And what about Trump that saluted a communist North Korean general, something NO other president did?

[@ElectroDFW]

Well, if we're going to list all the things DJT did that were unprecedented by an unpresidential President, we'd be here all week.

[@beez1717]

It's sad that we have people who are trying to bring back McCarthyism and people who will talk about anything and everything just to stop a bill because it has too many good things in it.

[@conradmonson30]

Though, I suppose I do appreciate the irony of a second McCarthy being the new herald of it.

[@neogenzim1995]

@@conradmonson30 man, history is getting real lazy with these rhyming schemes

[@jsilverstein2359]

How is the GOP so ignorant! It’s just insane.

[@shesaknitter]

It's also intentional and a very effective and time proven way to manipulate their pitiful base.

[@KitC916]

UNHINGED, they are. BBB better pass. This country is falling apart at the seams. Not fixing it (checks notes) won't fix it.

[@-xirx-]

It is unfortunate to say but no, a lot of them are extremely cunning: It is their voting base who are so ignorant.

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

Their voters are ignorant. The politicians are cynical sociopaths feeding into that ignorance.

[@laureneras9523]

What's more terrifying are the people who vote for them

[@anro7137]

One of the things I really enjoy about the comments for the Closer Looks is reading what other countries write about what America is doing. We are sometimes truly an embarrassing horror comedy show!

[@patsysadowski1546]

Honestly some of the GOP are crazy. Or so cynical they fake it to appeal to the lowest common denominator which seems worse somehow. The UK isn’t perfect don’t get me wrong but things like healthcare unite us. Climate change law was pioneered in government by a conservative. Admittedly it suited her agenda but they are anti facts.

[@Logan7281X]

I've always said that Trump was a test run. Everything from here on out is gonna be clown shoes.

[@Gildedmuse]

If YOU had been a creditable elected official instead of engaging in incendiary rhetoric and purposefully devisive lies then we wouldn't have so many of those constitutes doubting the results. This is YOUR fault, Ted.

[@lyndaweister9984]

EXACTLY 💯 %TRUE UNBELIEVABLE My Tboughts EXACTLY!!

[@Jaii_Park]

RIGHT!? I was thinking the SAME thing.

[@-xirx-]

And he is achingly proud of that fact

[@j-rey-]

Oh, he knows. He knows very well. It is gaslighting. Republican politicians cry fraud so that their voters don't trust the voting process, giving the politicians an excuse to enact blatant voter suppression bills in the name of "election integrity" without widespread backlash.

[@aaronleverton4221]

A Republican-demanded audit in AZ showed Biden got more votes than the election said and two cases highlighted in the media, including one in which an elected Republican official paid out reward money, showed that Republican voters attempted voter fraud. In any other Western democracy the party responsible for that would have shut up long ago. Fox News has absolutely poisoned America. Whether it's beyond repair remains to be seen.

[@pjf2675]

Thanks to Seth and the writers - making these most horrendous events in our government and society a little bit better by laughter.

[@jonathansloane702]

As one of the six people in the United states who have actually read The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, I feel qualified to say that nobody in the Republican Party who throws around the term "Communist" actually knows what it means. For Republicans it is tantamount to calling someone the boogeyman and is just intended to conjure up irrational fear of the unknown.

[@ArtGirl82]

That's basically their only political strategy at this point. Other than whipping themselves into a frenzy over changes to 70 year old books and toys, striping the voting rights act and asking gun-touting maniacs to be their interns.

[@cyndiagilbert6216]

There’s at least seven who read them as my grandson, who is a high functioning autistic, has read those as well as many other books about different governments.

[@mikebunting7262]

Senator. I remember JFK and believe me you're no John Kennedy!

[@tammygarrett9261]

Why can't we get rid of these IDIOTS ! So disgusted !

[@elenaderoet4926]

That's what I've been saying for years. When they throw around the term communist they have absolutely no idea what they're actually talking about and are only regurgitating buzzwords from actors off of an entertainment Channel.

[@bobsmith2637]

McCarthy, Kennedy, and Communist accusations, it's the 1950s all over again

[@jinwu9423]

Makes sense, they were already assholes during the '50s...

[@ItRemindMeOfHome]

Except this John Kennedy lacks any of the previous John Kennedy's charisma

[@AccelerateYourSuccess]

Well, that's the America they're trying to take us back to to make us "great again, again".

[@onlybrad]

An article in today's Washington Post referred to Sen. Kennedy as Foghorn Leghorn. Laughed my head off reading that.

[@Pete...NoNotThatOne]

My turn for being a jackal… When you said over 60 court cases had found no evidence of fraud, in _actual_ fact, the court cases never even got to the discovery phase, because the people bringing the cases had no evidence they could present to judge. So they were thrown out of court, possibly while being laughed at. That was my jackal, thank you.

[@giannaleng1897]

😂 the Tr**p administration kept claiming voter fraud in public but then doubled down in actual court cases cause they had no evidence. Every single one of this cases was a flaming pile of garbage.

[@JuICyBLiinGeR]

Kennedy: "Have you resigned? Did you send them a letter tho resigning?" omg im dying.. but this time it hurts.

[@lowellthomson1958]

Just ... embarrassing himself and his nation.

[@JuICyBLiinGeR]

@@lowellthomson1958 This is why it’s hard to be a Republican comedian. The democrats just don’t have this level of “wtf did he just say with a serious face???” mentality.

[@ludokerfluffle6232]

Yeah I think moving to another country and becoming a citizen and serving that country might have been the best way to resign.

[@JuICyBLiinGeR]

@@ludokerfluffle6232 In the Uk, with his level of intelligence, he could become a doorstop.

[@tomhossain2099]

You could see on her face she was thinking ‘what the f is this guy talking about it no longer exists. The whole country no longer exists’

[@imthegabrielleg]

This man holds power… he is a senator. The rest of the world is laughing at us. This man is someone who makes MAJOR decisions. WTF? I’m so tired of people being shocked and saying, “this isn’t us.” Nah it is. This is our country everyone. Let that sink in.

[@ralphfrasier2079]

At least half of us....

[@dano8902]

Yeah, thank God not all of us. Doesn't mean there aren't enough for the country to be worthy of worldwide ridicule, unfortunately. It just blows my mind there are a large cross section of people who blindly support these lunatics in the first place, and they're the ones who loudly proclaim that they are "critical thinkers" who "do their own research" without bothering to find evidence of whether or not what they're viewing as "empirical data" has any basis in reality.

[@sandrewcarson6291]

We the people elect we the people and when S.H.T.F and the united states of america turns into a 3rd world country and or under a hitler or stalin, its we the people that made that come to be and we the people are to blame.

[@Manacra13]

“You wouldn’t believe the amount of heckling they gave me to try to get me to stop talking.” If I was in a meeting at work and some asshole stood up after a presentation and proceeded to rant for the next 8.5 hours making it so I COULDN’T leave….yeah he would start hearing some sarcastic comments. I have ADD, either shut up or let me entertain myself.

[@lordeverybody872]

The whole point of grandstanding is not allowing anyone else to voice their constituents views

[@eamonnmorris5331]

There's no better fodder for Republican, 'Deliverance-Baby', Rage than "they tried to get me to stop talking"! McCarthy knows exactly what he's about.

[@ww2remembered983]

Amazing how these Donnie's and Donna's say and do things on their jobs that anyone else would get fired, or severely reprimanded for.

[@ForeverMe543]

What's crazy is that he's complaining about ONE heckler making ONE silly comment after rewarding a fellow congressman who threatened another's life. That's today. That's this country.

[@trishhunt4085]

"This guy's such a goober" First time I've heard that word this century. Excellent use of twentieth century slang, Seth 👏🏻

[@shinjutsu2773]

The sad part is: when someone lies enough and defends it fervently enough he will acknowledge it as truth and will seek confirmation wherever he can while entirely ignoring common sense and factual truths. They build their own reality and it's a real threat to anyone in America that seeks a better living standard

[@RobotoSan]

Ignoramus: "Did you resign, did you send them a letter?" Me: "Fleeing from the Soviet Union is its own form of resignation, Senator."

[@petermirtitsch1235]

In Russia, letter resigns YOU... 😂

[@stefanhoimes]

One of the other Senators had to raise his voice at Kennedy to tell him that she's an American. Not even trying to hide the xenophobia.

[@kennmossman8701]

It is a kids group. You automatically end membership upon reaching14 years of age. Such a stupid question. I am sure her face was saying, "WTF are you are talking about - are you really that much of an idiot."

[@haroldtrujillo]

Excellent point, Counselor!

[@jlbueno0611]

You resigned the moment you flee the country ...but if they need an official document that stipulates you resigned from any organization or any country, she could've just pointed towards her naturalization certificate issue date...because that day,you swore an oath to this country and renounced loyalty to any other nation or organization and pledge to serve this country if this country ever calls your name.. I know ,because I pledge and swore an oath to this country on September of 2020 ..right before and just in time for me to vote for biden and help save and rebuild this nation . 💁🏻‍♂️

[@JonBerry555]

From Joseph McCarthy to Kevin McCarthy, not much has changed in the Republican Party (if you ignore Eisenhower of course)

[@sanbalestrini]

Another case of "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce"

[@drewstaser9726]

Well of course, Eisenhower signed a bill for the national highway system. He cared about infrusuture.

[@davebeach2343]

Why couldn't the Republican party deify Eisenhower instead of Reagan? Eisenhower was the first to call out the military industrial complex for the danger it became. The policies under Ike were of benefit to the general public, unlike every Republican since.

[@addie_is_me]

@@drewstaser9726 So did Mussolini.

[@sQuibleable]

@@davebeach2343 I don’t know, Eisenhower’s foreign policy was atrocious

[@agranger1087]

When he said there was no worse example of reckless government spending I was waiting for someone to shout, "the wall!'

[@danielgregory3295]

She was more than civil, considering his multiple efforts to be insulting and demeaning...(and clearly intentional, unless he is even dumber than I thought)😡😬🖖

[@singletona082]

She has far more tact and restraint than me. 'I dunno did you send in a letter of resignation to the ku klux klan?'

[@jbtpa895]

She should have laughed at him,"it's a joke right? no you're the joke!"

[@vysharra]

“I don’t mean any disrespect…” *proceeds to insult and disrespect her*

[@paddyholly2184]

@@jbtpa895 I keep hoping Someone will say Something like that. Yes, Sir: You Are Being Disrespectful! And What about Melanie and her Parents? What an embarrassing Fool!

[@addie_is_me]

@@singletona082 Did he say he resigned from the KKK? lol

[@gamepapa1211]

John Kennedy is a live action caricature of those "southern gentlemen" who still calls blacks the N word.

[@lrllrlrr5089]

@@donofon101 Does anyone else wonder did John Kkkennedy ever resign from the "Boy Scouts" down there in Louisiana? (inquiring minds want to know)

[@bradnorman7535]

Senator? I thought he was an extra from O Brother Where Art Thou (Oh Death!!!)

[@S.Pociecha]

Shouldn't he be in Dallas, where a bunch of people are apparently still waiting for him to appear living-dead style?

[@bradnorman7535]

@@S.Pociecha Nah that's his other brother Darryl (oops I meant John)

[@shadyshandalear]

Correction(ish) - Whole corn, on the cob, is considered a vegetable. The corn kernel itself (where popcorn comes from) is considered a grain. Corn is actually a vegetable, a whole grain, and a fruit.

[@meganbarber3599]

Popcorn is its own kind.

[@Gildedmuse]

"I don't know whether to call you Professor or Comrade?" That poor woman. I'm sorry, I didn't actually see the confirmation hearing, but did she do absolutely anything to deserve such treatment? Did she say anything that could have possibly lead to such an inappropriate question? I highly doubt that right before that she was making comments that somehow lead anyone there to truly thing she was a communist. In fact, she's in American politics. So I know for a fact she didn't say anything even close supporting or promoting communist.

[@shesaknitter]

She met their main criterion for abuse in that she is not white.

[@Gildedmuse]

@@shesaknitter Ahh, of course. How did I overlook that important detail. Of course he had to ask rhetorical questions regarding her true loyalties. She isn't white, how are we suppose to be able to tell if she's a "true American" or not. 🙄 Do you true Americans a favor and shut up, Kennedy.

[@shesaknitter]

@@Gildedmuse It's a very old game used by grifters and seems to work every time, at least for the marks they are trying to manipulate.

[@LD86]

Kennedy is a prime example of the devolution of humanity.

[@AccelerateYourSuccess]

@@shesaknitter , and she's a woman and they didn't pick her and she's educated.

[@themighty6813]

Looking forward to this week’s Correct Shuns, and the nuances of the differences between baby carrots and baby-cut carrots.

[@lordeverybody872]

Are you reckless, giving knives to babies?

[@themighty6813]

@@lordeverybody872 IT'S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE. 'She's a child!' shouted Crumley. IT'S EDUCATIONAL. 'What if she cuts herself?' THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT LESSON.

[@MaftaYeahYeah]

@@themighty6813 And over at the Assassins' Guild, they believe that you should only train with pretend weapons if you expect to fight pretend opponents.

[@davidsalmon3986]

All I can say is that I'm forever grateful that I live in Canada now and watch the US meltdown from far away.

[@70sAirForceBrat]

McCarthy after his ridiculous 8 + hour speech just became a super Karen.

[@JoeEnglandShow]

Sheesh. I used to think that McCarthyism was a thing of the past. Guess I really was naive.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

Next thing you know, some draft dodging All-American 'Hero' actor will try to be the next John Wayne (who never served) and have his fans and allies in government assault and imprison American citizens he doesn't like...the kind of person might even try to become presid....oh wait.

[@gwenkallammontgomery4885]

Thanks Seth, I watch every night. Keep up the good work 🤠🤠😜

[@zogar8526]

I just love how these lying clowns keep saying they wanted a decision based on the merits, and claim the court cases were all thrown out on standing. Well, two things with that. First, if you don't have standing, you won't have the merits. That is why standing is considered first. Any ruling thrown out on standing would be thrown out on merits as well. But more then that, there were quite a few, I can't remember exactly how many, that DID get thrown out on the merits. Its just crazy.

[@occhamsrazor]

Well which each contested state did at least 2 recounts and even non-contested states doing at least 1 recount (They do a recount to verify that the original running total count numbers are accurate), the DoJ saying they found no fraud, and DHS Cyber Security head saying no fraud. What fraud are they looking for?

[@shesaknitter]

@@occhamsrazor They know there was no fraud and that 45 lost the election. But they are using the Notsee 101 textbook that says that if you repeat a lie enough times, it will be believed. So they keep repeating it. They also know that their knuckle-dragging, low-information (or more truthfully, no-information) base will, as always, believe whatever they tell them. So here we are.

[@Lumby1]

@@occhamsrazor Even the 'Cyber Ninjas' found a few more votes for Biden, that must have been a real kick in the nuts for Pillow Guy and his orange 'hero'. The only fraud was Republicans voting twice or for someone dead. They ought to be tired of 'all that winning' by now, but obviously they aren't too bright. Can't wait to see what they're going to try by 2022 or 2024 to make America forgive and forget 800,000 dead and 50 million infected. You're great again, kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH7Vlml_dqZ0n7c Number one on earth.

[@occhamsrazor]

@@Lumby1 Yeah, that's why I don't understand why conservatives are dragging out the infrastructure bills and the Jan 6th investigation. Both will be in full swing during the mid-terms since they stalled so much. They seem stuck on obstructing today with no plans on how it will hurt them tomorrow. They think the progressives are just gonna let them take credit like they did in 2009? Since both passed, progessives are gonna at least run on that they didn't vote for it, and how they are hiding what they did on Jan 6th, and conservatives think this is a winning strategy?

[@LD86]

They don't want decisions made, they want havoc wrought.

[@nathanielashmon8572]

Why are we dealing with these clowns…I have a idea , let’s stop going to their circus!!!!

[@MartynCole]

After seeing this debacle I have to wonder what the US has to be thankful for on Thursday.

[@elishmuel1976]

WHat a waste of our hard earned money! Crooked politicians wasting everyone's time.

[@jonahwa]

It’s like asking if she retired from primary school…. Is Sen. Kennedy really this limited?

[@LD86]

I want to see papers of Kennedy's graduation from kindergarten... because it's very suspect at this point.

[@elenaderoet4926]

Yes. And he reflects his constituents, sadly.

[@jerometaperman7102]

"I don't mean any disrespect when I say this incredibly disrespectful thing..."

[@Beatlestories]

How does anyone take Mccarthy seriously! He's evil

[@vysharra]

The cruelty is the point

[@katiehettinger7857]

The GQP base lapps it up and having killed off some of consituants they need tokeep what's left foaming at the mouth, so they'll turn out for the mid-terns.

[@burrengirl3409]

And, that's his GOOD trait!

[@HOTD108_]

Let me introduce you to the GOP...

[@laurentp89]

The dumbest flavor of evil, but still evil...

[@rasmie8858]

Did anyone check the validity of John Kennedy's education credentials? I find it hard to believe he managed to graduate from an Ivy League school...or high school

[@charlespeakjr2168]

He failed the entrance exam to Kindergarten.

[@shesaknitter]

It is all performing for his ignorant base. And it works! He and the rest of that Party of Bad Faith and Worse Intentions know exactly what they are doing.

[@dzd2371]

Its all a show for the people who are going to vote for him, his accent is even forced and exaggerated. He knew exactly what he was doing and sadly you can't blame it on ignorance. He is pretty intelligent, but that just makes it all the more unforgivable.

[@LD86]

He bought/paid/bribed/cheated his way in just like Trump.

[@rabbit251]

Possibly dementia setting in? Regardless, I would be embarrassed to be from the state of Louisiana.

[@biffy7]

None of the GOP members (who voted against this bill) should take any of the money from from this bill. They should just simply refuse the awful money for their district.

[@fistyann8434]

“The ex that won’t go away.” And I took that personally.

[@ella17734]

🤣🤣🤣 Too funny.

[@ukhawaja]

Hey, u up? 😅

[@istdochallesegal3427]

Just asking for a friend- have you earned your account name?

[@missy2cl]

I thought I was the only one

[@LD86]

Republicons are like a stain that won't come out.

[@rpavlik1]

Oh my word, he's such an embarrassment. Also I'm pretty sure I forgot to resign from the community service club. And from forensics! I better hurry up before I get accused of impersonating a CSI tech.

[@Aiuralion]

I'm reminded of Joseph Welch's response to Joseph McCarthy's accusations of Communism: “Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”

[@alisondiaz1026]

I look SO forward to Monday night when there is a new "A Closer Look.!!!"" This one was one of THE best ones yet!!!

[@addie_is_me]

I know. I laughed to tears.

[@Cloud-zb8lw]

8 and a half hours of throwing a temper tantrum while everyone was asleep. Was Kevin trying to one up Trump ?

[@Wolfboss7]

Possibly. I mean in the modern Republican "Party", if you want to get ahead, act as Trumpian as possible.

[@judysocal8682]

I didn't know they had the filibuster in the House.

[@KiwiHelpgeek]

He is trying to ensure that his position deep in the Mango Mussolini's colon is secure.

[@Wildstar40]

Someone spiked his coffee with 10 grams of speed.

[@addie_is_me]

Aren't people allowed to leave? Why didn't everyone just go home? 8.5 hours of that nonsense? They must have to stay.

[@FredRedFrred]

Mr Myers rocks and rolls now--he has hit his stride and has a great writing team to augment his talent.

[@joachimschoder]

"This is the most reckless spending bill in the history of our country." Trumps tax cut exploded the deficit than even the worst projections of this bill. And you voted for it. #micdrop

[@annemettefrederiksen7751]

He is right according to republicans, i mean, what if people discovers how nice it is to have roads, bridges, internet acces and all the other things we are use to in every other country in the West ..They could go full commy and demand healthcare and education. I mean the horror 🤣

[@kurt6230]

Oh, Ted Cruz is not an obscure lunatic.He is a notorious lunatic.

[@annemariestanley479]

Sen. Kennedy's comments are so ridiculous. How embarrassing for his constituents and insulting to Dr. Omarova

[@heavysystemsinc.]

John Kennedy's understanding of communism, the USSR, China, etc. is about the level of the average person's understanding, so I suppose he's representing the people properly...?

[@ianb9028]

Most members of the cult define a communist as anyone who sits to the left of their politics.

[@katiehettinger7857]

He dumb a$$ questions where pure showmanship for the GQP base.

[@92C201]

As a former Oxford University grad... He's a good actor pretending to be a country yokel.

[@HOTD108_]

Wow a real person of the people. Perfect for the presidency.

[@Gildedmuse]

No, I am pretty sure even a lot of people who perhaps don't understand communism outside of the USSR and China (and United States propaganda regarding those states) understand that *children* do not write *resignation letters* to clubs they were *forced* to participate in.

[@stephensuddick274]

How many clowns can one political party have? "How is your voice doing?" asks the woman with the most annoyingly grating voice I have ever heard.

[@lyndaweister9984]

EXACTLY 💯 %TRUE UNBELIEVABLE!! 🤣😷😤🙊👍

[@bonnierussell9798]

My thought exactly 😆

[@visgrrl1]

Sen Tina Smith's reaction is perfect.

[@bendavies4932]

Simple response to John Kennedy - "I am not going to dignify such a stupid comment".

[@KittyOfChess]

The the Republicans would just say she's avoiding the question, and that will make her look "guilty" in their eyes. There's no winning with the people. No matter what you do, they'll twist it into something horrible to fearmonger to their adoring fans.

[@LD86]

Stupid comments... the GQP go-to play.

[@oldslowcoach]

My condolences to anyone who had to listen to that man talk for 9 hours

[@sether199]

Mr. McFarty is a kindness to him.

[@kayladawn]

Kennedy: "but did you resign though"... 🤔🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ I can not, on God's green Earth, understand WTF he is doing?!?!!!!

[@singletona082]

He's trying to get her to give him a 'gotcha' moment so he can claim 'so you ARE a communist! GOTCHA!'

[@danielgehring7437]

@@singletona082 Or, frankly, simply react strongly so they can claim she's 'too emotional' for the position. You know, because Kavanaugh crying during his proceedings was fine but if a woman were to do it, that's a sign she's about to sell all our secrets to Stalin.

[@shesaknitter]

He is successfully manipulating the Republican base. That he is successful at it says some scary truths about the Republican base.

[@oldslowcoach]

he's being a racist xenophobe, just like all the other little racist xenophobes want him to be

[@MauiMauiMe]

So excited that you did this Thanksgiving week! So thankful…

[@YayaIO]

I know, right? Bless him

[@patrickjcarangelo587]

Great job on your information, it's trueful and factual and you really do your Homework. Great job Seth

[@kellyg358]

McCarthy has a lot of kid-who-tells-the-teacher-that-she- forgot-to-assign-homework energy.

[@markabbott3936]

Yep! He's got Eddie Haskell-fu aplenty.

[@AirQuotes]

He's also the type to still not do the homework. And either bully someone else into doing it for him or just doesn't do it because his daddy will bail him out and thinks the teacher will be intimidated

[@joselanfur413]

No, I don't think so. I think PSAKI and the ENTIRE MARXIST DEMOCRAP PARTY fits that characterization PERFECTLY !

[@jamesturner4211]

@@joselanfur413 Nice caps. Go away.

[@eunicekalu8965]

Happy Monday Everyone!!!!!! It's Time For A Closer Look!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sinahaase9923]

Happy Monday! ♥️

[@bettysmith4641]

Happy Monday Eunice 🙂

[@Lord-Innocence]

Same to you !

[@maryjanerx]

I'm like anti Garfield, i love Mondays!!

[@SingletonD]

LOL we had a a voter fraud problem because the half the country thinks so. You know, the half we told that we had a fraud problem. Ted Cruz is the king of circular logic.

[@bradleyrounds9148]

Senator did you officially resign your membership to the KKK, since you're old and raised in the South

[@JoeEnglandShow]

Egads! As I understand it, this "Kindergarten" thing has roots in Germany! We'd better make sure our children know to formally resign as soon as they're able to write a letter of resignation!

[@patwiggins6969]

Not to mention Volkswagen lol

[@lyndaweister9984]

LOL🤣🤣🤣✍👶

[@john-brady]

Marvelously educational and hilariously illuminating. And much needed now and abouts…

[@sinahaase9923]

After watching succession, I hate the GOP even more lol

[@sinahaase9923]

Okay here’s what I’ve learned about carrots: there are 2 ways: picking carrots early and they’re sold (baby carrots) so he’s wrong there and carrots cut up like he’s talking about but you can tell

[@boriszakharin3189]

"Baby cut" carrots are the ones most commonly sold, but it's not as bad as you think. You can get multiple babies from one big carrot, and the rest goes to carrot juice and and animal feed. Plus they also use disfigured carrots for some babies, which otherwise would never sell.

[@jannagriffith5101]

In Australia baby carrots are a whole different plant. There not just small carrots 😂😂😂

[@carollund8251]

I have sown baby carrots in my garden. They are a different seed than regular carrots. The idiot doesn't know what he is talking about. You can tell when something is cut up. They have a shape of their own, more rounded at both ends than regular carrots and are smoother. . It would be quite impossibile to cut them that way. And " anyhow" why on earth did he talk about carrots on the Congress floor??!!

[@lemonielala3080]

The way to tell if your carrot is a baby carrot or a "baby cut" carrot is to look at the center. They have a center that should first of all be in the center and secondly proportionate to the size of the carrot. However the taste will probably be pretty much the same because that is down to how they're grown. A baby carrot grown by a sloppy grower (or that has been subjected to drought at some point) will be less sweet than a big carrot grown by a better grower (or has had even watering/rain). So in that regard the name doesn't matter. Regarding price however it very much does. Kind regards, four years of garden school to be able to say a politician is bullshitting about goddamned baby carrots. 👌

[@Iffem]

@@carollund8251 when filibuster-ing, it doesn't matter what you talk about, as long as you're talking

[@aundirussell8644]

he should write a letter resigning from Oxford

[@helpfulcommenter]

Regarding the carrots: McCarthy represents the district in which both Grimmway and Bolthouse are headquartered and run the majority of their businesses. He seems rather dismissive of two of the companies that provide a massive amount of jobs and economic drivers in his district. It's pretty disgraceful. But just for fun, next time you buy carrots in the supermarket, check the bag. Where were they grown? 95% of the time it will say Bakersfield and they will be from Grimmway or Bolthouse. That's McCarthy's district and both of those companies have contributed to his campaigns. Funny to see him ridicule the "baby carrot" process, which is fundamental to their business model.

[@danielgehring7437]

Yeah... _except_ now nearly half the country is going to be using baby carrots as a rallying cry and it'll be 'support for their party' to buy them. Remember when Nike aired an ad that dared to suggest we all try to get along and Republicans responded by burning their shoes? Thank you for the agri-facts though, that was genuinely fascinating. I had no idea carrots were such a closet industry now.

[@adumb1985]

These idiots would push their own grandparents down an elevator shaft if it would keep them in some sort of power. There is no bottom to them