Tuning Out The News | Jimmy Carter’s Colorful Life | South Carolina’s Escaped Monkey Update

[@lauriemurray9467]

I was on active duty when Pres. Carter. gave the military a much needed pay raise which allowed. a young Navy sailor with 5 children to get off food stamps. That’s the the President we need - not an insurrectionist!

[@bassdivamtm]

Yes❤

[@markpugh6308]

I was active duty while he was president, ran with him as a battalion in Korea. It was actually Reagan who gave us the raise I'm not taking away from President Carter but let's keep it right

[@GarySBCA]

I was also in the service during Carters’s term. My memory and experience was quite a bit different. It was a time of austerity and President Carter tried to set an example of belt tightening by wearing a sweater in the White House, telling people to turn down their thermostats to 68°, and by capping the military pay increase at 5.5% even though inflation was double digits. In addition he used his authority to distribute 75% of that increase from basic pay which every soldier gets, to housing and rations which goes disproportionately to those with large numbers of dependents. I am pleased that it worked out well for you but just know it came at the expense of average soldier, sailor, airman with few or no dependents. I pretty much lost ground for the 4 years I was in and then watched when Reagan took over and the military started getting substantial, across the board raises year after year. Even so President Carter was an honorable man who wanted what’s best for the country and I would take him ANY day over a President who cares for nothing except for how he can use the office to benefit himself.

[@CarlSong]

This is why sex ed, contraception, and access to abortion are important (and in that order). People shouldn't be trapped in poverty by children they can't afford.

[@cc1k435]

And not a guy who creates a greater need for food stamps but also wants to defund food stamps.

[@V3rt1g0s]

I don't realize how much I need this show to stay sane until the holidays and they go on break. Welcome back!

[@shirleyandrews1152]

I was thinking the same

[@dianafromcalifornia5127]

💯 ❤

[@EriqKoontz]

That IS the truth!

[@AnnaCarlson-b9u]

Agree

[@peachesthesordid8619]

I missed him so much.

[@susanf9056]

Flags at half staff on inauguration day. I'm very happy about it in honoring a fallen President and a great man.

[@lanitagrice7644]

And mourning the inauguration of our very own worst nightmare of a president.

[@marvigli993]

It's going to f up twattrump.

[@SlieveLeague1]

and other nations and territories too: Canada, Greenland, Panama, the UK, Germany...​@@AlanD-b5n

[@alicesrabbit7126]

Remember when he was throwing the biggest hissy fit about lowering the flag for John McCain and then he finally lowered it because his enablers begged him to? LMFAO, he can eat it now. It's kind of funny that Jimmy Carter, a well-respected Christian and philanthropist, and John McCain, a well-respected military veteran both sort of had a part to play in this. Trump despises Christians and Military service men and women because he knows he would never and could never "condescend" to these two honorable ways of life (if done right). Yeah, none of it really means anything, it's just nice to think about. SIGH

[@SandyWolf-]

Trump wasn't happy🙄😅😅😅😅

[@daiakunin]

RIP President Carter. A true patriot and wonderful humanitarian.

[@ulysessoliverasponyman]

Yes he was 😢

[@marymcdermed3680]

The first President I voted for and the only one I ever worked and campaigned for. One of the proudest moments of my life.❤ RIP President Carter.💔

[@vincentbaca790]

This is thean who policies raised home interest rates to 20 percent....and his brother, Billy was worse than Hunter....TG for Reagan!

[@4333carol]

I was a senior in high school and I remember one of the few individuals that cast their 'vote' for Jimmy. I attended a Christian School so the majority of the students leaned Republican (even at that time)

[@patriciamurfitt4590]

I was a senior in high school 😅 birthday too early for me to vote but I worked the polls. Giving rides to folks so they could vote. Travel in teams with a cute boy, support the Democratic candidate and get extra credit in government class. SWEET 😂

[@SelengiaMlawi]

​@vincentbaca790 Billy was never president. Nor was Hunter. Comparing oranges and grapes isn't legitimate !!

[@lizardog]

@@SelengiaMlawi Good reply, but don't expec vincentbaca to understand. A closed mind in hard to open.

[@kfeldinAZ]

Rest in peace President Carter! He was truly a good person.

[@00SmileTime00]

Only if you know literally nothing about his foreign policy.

[@00SmileTime00]

@@lingyjennifer8399 Can't engage with the actual point, can you?

[@bassdivamtm]

❤

[@lizardog]

@@00SmileTime00 In that case, you deplore every American President, but I guess you dislike President Carter a little more, huh? Is it personal?

[@00SmileTime00]

@@lizardog By what metric have you decided I dislike Carter more?

[@shermanculbertson6244]

Thank you Mr. Carter for your life of service. RIP.

[@npriorejr]

Jimmy Carter was a real person and not a multi faced and tongued politician. An honest human in a human society.

[@mikemondano3624]

Yes, his fame in ant and whale societies was almost nonexistent.

[@00SmileTime00]

On behalf of the millions of people killed by dictators he supported in Indonesia, Cambodia, Pakistan and Zaire, I respectfully disagree

[@nata3467]

Reagan and his team committed treason by negotiating with Iran to keep the hostages through the election as a political ploy. Trump basically took a page from his book in communicating with Isreal and Putin

[@Surge1077]

An honest human in a dishonest and inhuman political society.

[@patriciamurfitt4590]

The most honest man to ever hold the oval office 😢 💔 We need honesty so bad rn

[@yvonnepetite8997]

Jimmy Carter was an honorable, selfless man who gave much more than he ever took. Rest in Power President Carter.

[@Justusson]

Flags at half pole for the next 4 years, starting the 20th of January,.. 🪦 😢

[@nomore6167]

"Flags at half pole for the next 4 years, starting the 20th of January" - And flown upside down because once that day arrives, the people of the United States really will be in "extreme danger to life or property".

[@marygoodson4920]

Carter was a great President, too. He created the Department of Education and FEMA, increased and protected our National Parks, took conservation and climate change seriously, and brokered a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel, just to name a few of his accomplishments.When I became old enough to vote, he was the first President I voted for. He was a true Hero. RIP.

[@Washougalite1]

And that treaty still stands today

[@Washougalite1]

I would like to add that he would have won a 2nd term if Reagan hadn't interfered in the hostage situation.

[@elebenty5709]

He also helped start the DoEnergy and he led the team that entered, cleaned, and replaced a Canadian nuclear reactor that melted down.

[@MrPhotodoc]

And he didn't go after Reagan for committing treason for negotiating with Iran to keep the hostages until he took office.

[@streetpartying]

@@Washougalite1 sounds familiar, right?

[@abarfriedrich5027]

The flags will be on half-staff on Jan20. Thank you, Presidents Carter and Biden 🌻☮️🗽

[@supiiischokobaer]

Don't forget that Trump supporters don't even know their own country and traditions. They still think this is something new from Biden, and it wouldn't surprise me if they stormed a building to express ehm...somethingsomething?!

[@mikemondano3624]

"half-staff" is not in any dictionary.

[@supiiischokobaer]

@@mikemondano3624 you know what is meant. Damn, those native english speaking people.

[@pysvtfa4]

@@mikemondano3624 half staff refers to a flag on land, half mast is for a flag on water. Trump couldn’t figure that one out either.

[@MrFranconn]

@@mikemondano3624 Does being a word police pay well?

[@mthesse]

Good morning from Germany….i can’t believe what is going on over there….i hope your military just doesn’t listen to your president elect and just don’t support his future plans and ignore him….🤯

[@dianafromcalifornia5127]

We can't believe this either. I try to hope it is a necessary exorcism of evil and stupidity

[@modemmama100]

Es tut mir leid aus Michigan. Grammar guess😊

[@franklin9400]

😂, maybe don't watch content like this or MSNBC. You might have a better idea with what is going on in the world.

[@russellhammond371]

That's what happened his last administration. Luckily, our military has a reputation for being non-partisan.

[@wordslvr5269]

Well all military members are required to take an oath to protect the constitution, not the president, so maybe??

[@hag7097]

I am praying for a 40-inch snow day in the DMV area from the 19th to the 20th of January, Amen. I just love cross-country skiing.

[@martybgood62]

That made me lol.

[@IMSerious209]

Jimmy Carter, initials JC same as another legendary person. A diamond amongst stones, rare and precious.

[@glenangel3636]

James Cameron?

[@krisenger4410]

@@glenangel3636 LOL! They said legend, not legend in their own mind.

[@eske.88]

christ is not his surname. christ is a title. means "anointed one."

[@blueprairiedog]

We have to protect our sanity, but we can't give up the fight for democracy.

[@al19809]

American democracy will never be the same.

[@vincentbaca790]

Neither will late night.alleged comedy...

[@DgurlSunshine]

America is a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC

[@lizardog]

@@vincentbaca790 Look, you've already made it clear through your inane comments that you have no sense of humor. You don't have to keep proving it by crying all through the comment section.

[@henrys3629]

@@al19809 ooh ooh, ah ah,

[@MichaelPowers1960]

Jimmy Carter was the only person to ever use the Presidency as a stepping stone to greatness.

[@mikemondano3624]

Hardly.

[@MichaelPowers1960]

@@mikemondano3624 I can understand why you might think that, since the standards have gotten so much lower than Carter's time. By the time this idiocracy is over, there will be those so accustomed to living with a boot to their neck that they will lose there minds were someone to try and remove it. It won't happen though. I know of no one sympathetic to those who insist on being slaves.

[@fleece192]

Trump is the only president in history to lie and cheat.

[@simonKagree]

John Quincy Adams

[@Surge1077]

Dunno about him being the only one, but most obvious one in recent history.

[@tetricacy]

My favorite high school teacher (very religious, but not very conservative) believed that Carter would go down in history as one of our greatest presidents. I think he was right. Unfortunately, the bar is getting pretty low, at the moment.

[@4333carol]

President Carter set a high bar, and the behavior of the next will only make this more evident.

[@bradrichert3966]

After the self-inflicted fatal wound we voluntarily gave ourselves on Nov. 5th, I don't think we even HAVE a bar anymore. We're screwed, and we did it to ourselves. God help us all.

[@catoob8372]

​@@bradrichert3966 WE...?? Not Me !!

[@cc1k435]

​@catoob8372 We as a nation have to endure this upcoming nightmare, and how you voted may give you a psychological edge, but it sure doesn't save anyone from the problem.

[@aking1196]

That bar is in hell now

[@valeriemoran842]

Had such tremendous respect for President Carter and his wife Rosalyn. RIP the Carters❤❤

[@lesare6509]

Really liked Jimmy Carter, he worked hard, was a very good human, father & husband. Roslyn was a good hearted woman also. Rest in love in Heaven together. 🙏❤️🙏🏽✝️

[@impunitythebagpuss]

Lead by example every step of the way. ❤

[@jschuler53]

Carter was inspirational with his work with Habitat for Humanity. A president humbling himself like a regular person. A real public servant caring about those less fortunate. I will miss that he was a really good man and these days they are hard to find.

[@00SmileTime00]

"Cared about the less fortunate" On behalf of the millions of people killed by dictators he supported I respectfully disagree.

[@00SmileTime00]

@@lingyjennifer8399 Don't have anything to say in response, do you?

[@00SmileTime00]

@@lingyjennifer8399 You don't even know what I'm talking about and yet you had to respond. The lack of self-awareness is staggering 🤣

[@barbaramedlock4337]

Oh yeah trump is losing it can't handle America so buy other countries were he's not wanted too much baggage trump carries

[@00SmileTime00]

@@lingyjennifer8399 You're literally just complaining about information you don't already agree with because you can't engage with it. You're doing the thing you're complaining about _while you're complaining about it_ 🤣

[@SizzleMoonSong]

Thank you Stephen & crew. RIP Carter my first time voteing was for him to be president. Now Best of luck to everyone of us in the RESISTANCE in surviving the next 4 years. Remember: we are wiser & stronger than they are intellectually impoverished & morally bankrupt. May the odds be forever in OUR favor. 💯% ~HNY

[@jimmyguitar2933]

Resistance, schmasistance. It's over, dude.

[@SizzleMoonSong]

Speaking of "intellectually impoverished & morally bankrupt" 👉​@@jimmyguitar2933

[@freya8133]

​@@jimmyguitar2933Deporting immigrants and putting a 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Eliminating education, healthcare, ending jobs, and over time pay cutting social security is going to send this country in the biggest recession. This is going to cause more harm than good. And the people who put that SOB! Back into office is responsible for this, and I hope the dummies realize this is going to hurt them just as much as it’s going to hurt the rest of us.

[@rhondahodgman6577]

RIP, President Carter ...

[@chaostheory16]

What are you doing to resist, and what exactly are you resisting?

[@toptallgal]

Appreciate the giggles that we need so desperately! America, or at least half, appreciate you Mr. Colbert✌️💙💙💙💙💙

[@joanfrellburg4901]

I renamed it. It's now Dufussville.

[@lizardog]

@@joanfrellburg4901 It will soon be Tr*mpistan under the flag of Elon Musk.

[@ericthompson3982]

Jimmy Carter personified the concepts of service, compassion, honesty, and humility. Many of the lessons that I've carried with me into adulthood come from him, and I will forever be grateful for his time on this earth.

[@Maya_Pinion]

He PROVED that you can be a politician and a decent human being at the same time. ❤

[@RenataCantore]

Thank you for your Beautiful statement & life ❤🎉

[@ericthompson3982]

@Maya_Pinion Agreed! And well said!

[@ericthompson3982]

@RenataCantore President Carter is the one worth thanking. He inspired me to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, to serve as an election official, to view my fellow humans with the kindness and the respect that they deserve. I was very young when he was President, but the person he was shaped the person that I am and will continue to be. I no longer have the opportunity to thank him personally, so I have to thank him by continuing to uphold the standard that he set. And I consider it an honor to do so.

[@brmbkl]

believe it or not, but Quora already has passive-aggressive "questions" like "wasn't Carter a terrible person" yep - the cult is still deep in the koolaid

[@Jasmin-Horne]

Sad that President Carter died, but grateful for his impeccable timing, as January 20 is truly a day of sadness this year.

[@canopusstar5157]

My family has a strange sense of humor. My first thought was also ‘Great Trolling, President Carter’ when I heard about the flags at half-mast for the inauguration. I voted for President Carter 2x.

[@barbarawalsh2875]

When I realized the 30 days with the flag at half mast was gonna be in the middle of the inauguration I knew that Jimmy had one last laugh on Trump. And I couldn’t be happier. He was the first president I voted for and I would do it all over again. And nobody in their right mind wants to go back to being 18 again.

[@alicesrabbit7126]

The other part of KARMA coming to collect from Trump: After John McCain passed over the weekend, Trump raised the flags that following Monday and threw the biggest fit about having to lower them for McCain. What a supreme ***hole. McCain was a highly-respected POW military veteran and Carter was a highly-respected Christian philanthropist. Trump despises military service men and women and REAL Christians and other selfless heroes because he would never condescend to serve ANYONE. 🙄

[@sheilaboston7051]

Plus which, he passed away _after_ the election, which means his vote counted, and before the inauguration, which means he doesn't have to see America's shame.

[@dickblom290]

Please don't buy /annex/ conquer my country and change it's name ...

[@deballen3388]

Thank you! I'm done following politics, but I love me some Stephan Colbert!!!

[@keithz1997]

you have no understanding of politics. Colbert forever!

[@deballen3388]

@@keithz1997 waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@keithz1997]

@@deballen3388 Wel, you guys cry so easily. Take it easy next time.

[@deballen3388]

@@keithz1997 I'm just so tired of being reminded daily how stupid you are, so I'd rather not know.

[@ldark1773]

Luv Stephen TOO! Please enjoy your break from politics, but Please know we need all good ppl to continue 'democracy' / the voting process. Hope you ll come back....❤❤

[@RahRan123]

Pretty sure MSNBC's problems started with Joe and Mika going to see Trump! I still watch Chris Hayes!

[@lupemora6266]

I like Lawrence O'Donnell, but I only watch him on KZbin.

[@mariannecamous3472]

And Rachel Maddow!

[@hibryd7481]

Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow are really excellent. She can get a little ahead of herself sometimes but they both provide erudite analysis and insight into current events.

[@babetteshaw]

When they reacted so poorly following the debate with President Biden, that was it for me. Researchers and fellow stutterers have spoken openly about the challenges with stutter “covers” as one’s speech patterns change (or when one is sick, tired, etc.). I saw what was happening as he spoke. Every word true, just not smoothly. The ONLY journalist who did not follow the fox/cnn crowd, who addressed it appropriately and with integrity, was Lawrence. I will only watch Lawrence.

[@KathrynTanner-t8f]

Exactly. There are good people on MSNBC. Joe and Mika betrayed their viewers and their message. Let them go; keep O'Donnell, Maddox, Reid, Hayes, and others who have stayed true. Put some younger, more interesting people in the Morning Joe slot.

[@cocoakain]

I'm definitely one of the 2/3rds who stopped watching. This is my 1st Colbert monolog since November. Hard to laugh when times are so dire. I dread January 20th.

[@shirleyandrews1152]

Me too😪

[@asiadlafrance9734]

😮me too 😥😤😤😤😤😤😤

[@xdrachel]

Me four.

[@emmettlee3684]

Cry harder libs

[@lanitagrice7644]

I'd been doing really well on cutting back on the heavy (for me) drinking I started 8 years ago about this time - but I'm getting stinking drunk on the 20th. Then it's back to the fight to get our country back on track.

[@lorettanericcio-bohlman567]

Roselyn and Jimmy showing us how to behave in every step of their way. The flag at half staff on Jan 20 serves twofold

[@thomasbraeking6225]

Mourning the passing of a former president and mourning the end of "The Great Experiment".

[@stardust86x]

Jimmy Carter like "well, I think I'll go home now." He lived to vote against that awful awful man, and then 🤷🏻‍♀️ said, screw this, but- for sure his inauguration is going to be a day of sorrow and shame

[@CraftAmundous]

Flag at half staff on inauguration day is so apropos.

[@KarenAndersen-p4u]

The flag was also at half staff for Nixon's inauguration due to President Truman's death a few weeks earlier. Nixon didn't whine like 45 and we know Nixon wasn't exactly a stellar human being.

[@johndonovan5752]

4:45 "No American hero can die without Donald Trump making it all about himself." Well said!

[@Faeriethorn]

He wants to be the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral.

[@NobodyC13]

@@Faeriethorn He might want to be careful what he wishes for.

[@bassdivamtm]

Indeed

[@teresalowery3177]

Insecurity at it's finest! What a cry baby and what a shame!

[@lisagulick4144]

Yes, didn't he also object to the flag being flown at half-staff in honor of Senator John McCain?

[@anniebananie444]

Trump held a 70-minute press conference, and not once did he mention lowering grocery prices. But he did talk about renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Priorities, right? 🙄

[@mikehagmaier3949]

Guess that’s why he ran out of time to share his national healthcare plan

[@JLee-rt6ve]

He will use the official hurricane-diverting Sharpie to change the name on the map.

[@johammerand158]

He's such a Dickhead. I can't even say his name. My friends & family know who l'm talking about, even when l text about DH.

[@steverolfeca]

The Moronimification of America…

[@bonniejarstad]

It's called distraction

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

I wasn't anything until Donny expressed how much it pi$$ed him off. Now I am indeed quite "giddy" that the honoring of the late President Carter will ruin his inauguration. One final service to his country. God bless you and God Rest you, sir ^_^7

[@tvmonte]

Oh, I was giddy when I first found out about that 30-day half-staff flag protocol about former presidents dying and knowing it would continue through The Donald's inauguration.

[@thomasbraeking6225]

The real kicker is that President Carter hung around to vote for Harris/Walz, but as soon as he found out the iDJiT's win was a reality, President Carter was "F*ck this, I'm out". iDJiT's Christmas and New Year's bleats probably sent President Carter over the edge.

[@RB-er6gu]

Steven we love your show not just for comedy but Facts! 🤷‍♂️ thanks 😊

[@billyhunter2161]

Let's fly our US flag at half-staff for the next four years.

[@ldark1773]

ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!

[@bikingal4283]

now THAT is a true patriot. good idea

[@Darth-Betta]

I'll be flying mine upside down after Jan 20th for 4 years.

[@steppenwolf3252]

BILLY HUNTER! What a GREAT idea! That way we can be "giddy" for 4 years! I will always fly the half-staff flag in my mind now. Thank you, brother! ✌

[@Opinionsrnotfacts574]

Dump is clearly off his meds.

[@IMeMineWho]

He didn't like well in that photo.

[@Adade999]

🤦‍♂️

[@PharaohHowell-mb6bo]

RFK recommended he stop taking them...

[@mattwtf49]

You mean he's back on the same meds I was taking a year ago. It was one hell of a fun 8 months, but cost me 30k. It's called oxycodone.

[@derekstein6193]

I doubt he takes any, as that would imply that he is not the healthiest person his doctor has ever met, and that he isn't the "G.M.O.A.T.". And malignant narcissists cannot accept a reality in which they aren't the greatest person they ever heard of.

[@Myonlytribalchief]

Thank you Carter

[@Tadicuslegion78]

“I'm tired, boss. Tired of being on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. I'm tired of never having me a buddy to be with to tell me where we's going to, coming from, or why. Mostly, I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world...every day. There's too much of it. It's like pieces of glass in my head...all the time. Can you understand? ...

[@FallenOne669]

Where is this from?

[@shirleyandrews1152]

OOOOH YEAH😪

[@mikis4863]

@@FallenOne669It's from the Green Mile.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

@@FallenOne669 The Green Mile by Stephen King

[@carolleckie9041]

Stephen King. The Green Mile.

[@laperryrn]

Jimmy Carter was the only US president who proudly professed his faith AND Humbly lived his faith-not an easy feat for ANY Christian. His presidency was met with many challenges but his best work was post presidency and the world, not just the US, is better for it. ❤🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

[@Jack-py3cv]

@@laperryrn I believe President Biden has made his Christian faith very clear.

[@laurinepiper6612]

Yes I don’t listen to the news anymore…..I get my news from Stephen Colbert! Much more pleasant and digestible. Thank you Stephen for being there for us!

[@S62r]

Libs can’t handle reality- they tried to live in a woke fantasy world by censoring everyone that didn’t support the narrative but legacy media is now a shell of its former self

[@steppenwolf3252]

Indeed, laurine. Humor is one of Humanity's great blessings & "medicine." It has actually saved lives (if one is rich enough to enable one to have a private suite where one's friends can come to join one watching one's favorite flicks (e.g. the Marx Bros etc.). There is some famous fellow (I don't remember his name) who did just that after his doctor told him he had 6 months to live. 10 years later he was still alive. (you can google it and you may find it with so little details). I always loved that story.

[@phyllisendicott6538]

I can't stand the sight or sound of trump. I will turn off anyone who is giving him air time.

[@KathrynTanner-t8f]

Me too. I'm not tuning out of hearing what's going on in the world, but I'm sure as hell turning off any sight or sound of trump. We know he will lie or talk craziness, so why bother?

[@ianwhite4490]

The same except for people who ridicule him.

[@PatriciaLamb-i9q]

@@KathrynTanner-t8f Cocaine Joe Biden will save us all.Kamala Harris is at least as demented as COCAINE JOE BIDEN.

[@luvmydogs8389]

I instantly hit the mute button at anytime he's gonna be flipping that big mouth of his. The sound of his voice is like torture and nobody shouldn't have to hear him talk. All that comes out of his yap is 💩💩 anyway.

[@braininjurydiy]

Yea I've gotten to that point. Colbert at least tries to keep it short and hasn't been doing his mimick of him. It is the case I just have to focus on other things. I'm not watching the other late night shows like meyer because he puts a picture of trump up and keeps showing his vids. I can't do it anymore.

[@cherylcarlson3315]

Sad about Pres Carter dying but so glad for his exquisite timing as Jan 20 is truly a day of mourning this year.

[@rebeccablackwell1288]

President Jimmy Carter lived his beliefs. He is the first President who I remember. I am glad he was able to vote for Harris before his passing. I am so proud of the pomp and circumstance of his funeral. Leave it to President Jimmy to bring both sides together before the funk is back in the White House. I believe the flag at half staff is a brilliant parting gift for President Jimmy Carter from President Joe Biden. Thank you for your service to humanity ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤!!!

[@00SmileTime00]

I'm so glad he got to live to see Harris lose. To see his worldview so thoroughly repudiated right at the end. If only any of the millions of victims of dictators he supported could have enjoyed it too.

[@paulinelarson465]

Unfortunately Drumpfy will be presiding at the funeral, unless the Carter family bar his butt. Looking for them to do that, lest it become a Dummkopf fiasco.

[@TomWalters-h4n]

Jimmy Carter repealed the prohibition era law against home brewing beer and set the stage for the American craft beer industry ❤

[@steppenwolf3252]

FANTASTIC! Another one in his long list of achievements and blessings to humanity. After all, Jesus' FIRST MIRACLE was to turn water into wine at the wedding feast in Canaan. To please his mother, Mary. Or so the Bible tells us. (many alleged "Christians" do not know this "fact") Look it up.

[@omgandwtf1]

So he does have a black mark on his record after all....... Joking.

[@Icantbelievethisshit2]

Billy Beer anyone?

[@TomWalters-h4n]

Alleged Christians indeed. My evangelical friend named h😮​@@steppenwolf3252

[@RebeccaSaraWard]

I mean, I don't think that's that great. Alcohol has done so much damage to so many people. It's linked to family violence and child abuse, for example, which I'd much rather politicians work on reducing.

[@jennywillis100]

Saying Jimmy Carter's name in the same breath as our president elect name is wrong. Jimmy Carter one of the finest people to ever live and to give total service to his country. Let's celebrate Jimmy Carter and forget the other guy for a day or two.

[@kellistorie7917]

❤

[@Meme-o1v]

Or just forget the other guy forever.

[@robertkendall2410]

❤

[@steppenwolf3252]

More than a day or 2, jenny. In my head, I shall fly our flag at half-mast all through the next 4 years. tRump accused Democrats of being "giddy" at our half-mast flag salute to the great President Carter's passing. I wasn't giddy before but I am now--thanks to tRump's suggestion. Let's all be as giddy as possible to survive the next 4 years, shall we? I don't know whether it will work but I'm game.

[@jennywillis100]

@@steppenwolf3252 yes

[@brooks8792]

Thank you for talking about other things and people, you know what I mean.

[@jeanneratterman4174]

I am less anxious by not watching the news, and some comedians, too. I look just long enough to have an idea of the current idiocy, sign some petitions, donate at times. Gonna create my own bubble of kindness friends.

[@beverleydemeyer1617]

I'm in South Africa (Thank God Elon is not here anymore) and realized that watching the American news and especially seeing and hearing that pathetic individual who will be president, made me incredibly anxious. I think it has negatively affected more people than we know, mental and physical health included. Like you, I've decided to try and live in a kindness bubble with a few good friends and take one day at a time. Love to you from the other side of the world 💛💙

[@amberandrews6842]

🥰🥰🥰

[@dorothyjohnson6743]

❤​@@beverleydemeyer1617

[@jabrowne2018]

I am doing the same. I suspect many Americans are doing the same. And that's how we will preserve and build on what's best about our country.

[@CrystalMorningdove]

The world lost a great man when Jimmy Carter passed. RIP 🙏 💗

[@laryjohnson5736]

false

[@impunitythebagpuss]

And..the last thing President Carter did was die in time for tRump's "coronation " to have flags at half staff across the country...which they should have been doing anyways

[@michaelbraum77]

2025. A great President goes out and a shithead President comes in. Yay!

[@Kitt_the_Katt]

Stephen helps me stay sane

[@tammystockley-loughlin7680]

Same. Positive vibes from New Hampshire, remember to be kind to each other and yourself during these trying times.

[@Jehu-f2d]

I ditched MSNBC after Joe and Mika kissed the ring, so did everyone I know.

[@communitygardener17]

Silly. Joe and Mika ran scared, but others at MSNBC are still doing good work.

[@dawnstanley1733]

Yep!!

[@amann2547]

Haven't watched MSNBC since

[@BeulahFocker]

Exactly me too 😡

[@Studentspeaksout]

Yup…I am going to really miss Willie Geist, but I am not going to miss Joe constantly interrupting his cohosts…

[@modemmama100]

We’re not watching MSNBC. We’re watching MeidasTouch, Luke Beasley, Adam Mockler, Michael Popok, BTC!💙💙💙💙

[@vsedai]

Jesse Dollarmore

[@lisarosen-p5w]

No ABC either.

[@cauxzieruffhausen9547]

I'm not watching any of those guys anymore. Sensationalist clickbait .

[@mistyrivers6309]

Don't forget David Pacman

[@bryanhikes7248]

I had to stop watching meidas touch network. Their videos have become updates about absolutely nothing and bragging how much better than cable media they are. Plus those supplement ads make me think they are turning into a left wing info wars

[@ChandlerSomborac]

You voted red I voted blue Don't start your crying This shit's on you

[@JanetBeebe-nh9re]

This is so good😂

[@brandyecheverria3559]

Clever, clever.😅

[@Lanirderosa-d7m]

We told you not to We even begged Now pay those tariffs If you want these eggs

[@Rose-p5m1v]

😱 OMG! Who knew that the misery of the OLD unhinged criminal traitor Trump buying the 2024 election would bring out such clever poet laureates!😃👏 Well done!

[@chaostheory16]

@@Lanirderosa-d7m Eggs will be cheaper Even with tariffs You’ll be in deeper With TDS… hilarious

[@mayurpatel2901]

I love that you did a comprehensive review of Carter's life. Funny but also respectful.

[@mszoomy]

For those younger folks here, the Jimmy centerfold image is a famous Burt Reynolds Playgirl centerfold picture. May you both rest in peace

[@EditioCastigata]

From the treasure-trove of facts your wife expects you better not know.

[@EllieReagan]

I’m one of those 2/3rds of adults. I can’t change anything. I don’t wanna continue listening to misdeeds and wrongdoings that I can’t change, each and every night, over and over again. Gotta protect my mental health.

[@gladyskeizer3857]

You and hundreds of thousands my dear

[@berngirl5624]

Jimmy Carter said "God always answers prayer. Sometimes he says yes. Sometimes he says, no. And sometimes he says You gotta be kidding me".

[@Splizacular]

Carter was great and all but as long as ppl think talking to an imaginary sky zombie will solve their problems, we're boned

[@srccde]

​@@Splizacular People have always been unwilling to think for themselves because that requires reflection and taking responsibility for one's own actions. Only very few people even possess the integrity and wisdom to admit to their own failures. And those who do are then shamed to f by those that would never admit to even once having broken the speed limit. The world we live in is a world of liars that promotes lying and criminalises truth.

[@nebulousvoid]

He wasn't talking about an imaginary zombie. He was talking about God. By saying such things you diminish Jimmy's real faith, and elevate yourself to someone who has definite answers about reality that nobody else has. Please stop.

[@SusanneKozak-l5n]

And sometimes God looks at his results in the petri dish and decides, he is never going to win a Nobel prize, dumps it and just walks away

[@steppenwolf3252]

Not many people know this. "God" is trans-gender. I'm teasing but "God" has no gender & it often annoys me when we use only the "male" pronoun to refer to Her. I stir the pot. It's true. Please forgive my "trickster" side.

[@_photonx6017]

We could debate the effectiveness of Jimmy Carter's presidency, but he was the finest elder statesman of my 70 year life, and I am proud to have voted for the man twice. My favorite Jimmy Carter moment was his eulogy for Hubert Humphrey, when he nearly called him Herbert Horatio Hornblower. He caught himself halfway through, but it was still absolutely hilarious.

[@amberandrews6842]

🥰

[@00SmileTime00]

"We could debate the effectiveness of Carter's presidency" You sure about that? I don't think you can. That would require knowledge of his policies that you _definitely_ don't have.

[@lesliecurran1704]

​​@@00SmileTime00You're really obsessed with this subject aren't you? Maybe you should give it a rest. I mean the man just passed away and he was an amazing human being. Have some respect for crying out loud. Or to put it more elementary, if you can say something nice, don't say anything at all.

[@00SmileTime00]

@@lesliecurran1704 You're just admitting that you don't want to engage with any information that makes you uncomfortable. Which is exactly the point I was making. Thank you for illustrating it so perfectly.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

​@@00SmileTime00 yeah except the inflation during his term was not the result of anything he did.

[@sckiwidevil7822]

The ''GULF'' between his ears.

[@ThatDudeCalled]

4:34 No Monty Python reference? Im hurt!

[@kevinwilley968]

I am as well. I thought it would be Stephen's first thought!

[@lisamartinez9245]

Nobody is smart enough anymore to get it unfortunately.

[@lisamartinez9245]

Although he did use the Benny Hill theme

[@EsaycheDGee]

I was waiting for it!

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

​@@lisamartinez9245🤦🏻‍♀️ liking old British comedy does not equal "smart"...

[@bobabtcr]

Thank you Stephen! Idk what I’d do without your humor. It’s gonna be a long 4 years. Please stay with us! 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈💙

[@12thDecember]

I am one of those who has tuned out, after 30 years of closely following politics. Otherwise I can't sleep at night.

[@Cookie-xf3vo]

I have the same feelings!

[@bmasters1981]

I tuned it out long, long before that-- my tune-out was when Trump was President the first time (the only news I consume is vintage news [old TV newscasts and radio airchecks on KZbin, and older newspapers from when we actually had newspapers]; here lately, IMO, new news is no news).

[@Angelicus-p5p]

Was that centerfold really Burt Reynolds? I remember that!😮I'm old!😢 And thank you for the Benny Hill music.

[@gluckmac]

Centerfold of Burt Reynolds in Playboy? No. He was the centerfold for a 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan.

[@tammyjantzen9004]

Ahhh. Benny Hill...that song always makes me laugh.

[@BognaZone]

​@@gluckmacHE WAS A CENTERFOLD IN PLAYGIRL

[@jeanwilliams5564]

I think so!

[@RedHorse86]

Press the like if you won't be watching the inauguration

[@Faeriethorn]

No one in our large family will be watching. We are doing a complete media break and having movie night and wearing black.

[@HairynosedWombat163]

Every true and patriotic American should boycott that Mad Hatter's Tea Party.

[@babetteshaw]

I will be celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. With reverence. 🖤🕊️

[@bettycunicelli8552]

Never ever......no!

[@sherrimorris1375]

I'll just watch Stephen and Jimmy destroy it afterwards 😂

[@PoD-DK61]

One ode to joy One positive song I will still be here when the fool is gone❣

[@PeterFraser-hp3rs]

0:26 Yeah, I'm feeling the same way too, actually -- it's emotionally exhausting, if nothing else. And I'm not even in the US -- I'm living in the UK. Come the Midterms in 2 years' time, we'll realign our political antennas to take in more news.

[@danielappell3484]

He isn't even at the Whitehouse and he is ready acting like Hitler.

[@alex35agm]

Well,Hitler didn't have a good ending,so keep going Donnie.

[@intomnia3313]

Wait until he deems the upcoming inauguration as the bigliest ever.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

Insert Downfall clip

[@Tuturial464]

He was always that.

[@ek6321]

He never stopped.

A BA from Wharton is a polite way of saying you flunked out from the MBA program that your daddy donated $2 million.

[@amberandrews6842]

2 million dollars was not enough for the MBA... His grades were too bad

[@steppenwolf3252]

His own niece and Aunt can tell you that. He never passed his SATs (paid someone to take them for him). Then daddy bought his way into Wharton where one teacher said he was the worst student he'd taught. Why do you think you cannot access his school records? You cannot. tRump paid millions to force all schools to sign NDA's.

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

He had to transfer in, as he wasn't accepted the first try...

@@lenawagenfuehr53 After daddy donated $2 million. Hmm.

[@AlainaCarnahan]

Until last October I lived with my husband and young kids just 20inutes south of Chimney Rock-- where there was still a photo or two reminding people the Carters honeymooned. I am glad they are together again and glad Rosalyn missed Helene.

[@seantlewis376]

Jimmy Carter is the best ex-president of my lifetime. He had a challenging time in office, but in retirement, he excelled and inspired many.

[@inthekorner1]

This whole monologue had tones of the Colbert Report and I’m all here for it.

[@tdsoldier3198]

In a world of Donald Trump's, be a Jimmy Carter.

[@mikemondano3624]

"Trump's"? You make the world belong to him?

[@mikehennessy6766]

ummm are you even old enough to have voted for Carter? i doubt it

[@AWilliams-m6e]

​@mikehennessy6766 I am and I knew our country was heading towards a horror like dtrumpf in 1980 when they foolishly elected a showman corporate puppet.

[@Lethal-Beef]

@@mikehennessy6766your point?

[@nolongerlistless]

I think I'd like to all news about Trump should come in a comparison/review show called (maybe) "Measuring Up - Get Carter" to see how Resident Don Chum, P manages or fails to match along the way.

[@kellygoodman4773]

Personally I am thrilled the flags will be half mast at the gaudy inauguration that I will not be watching.

[@deba1289]

I am boycotting the inauguration coverage.

[@Darkness-ie2yl]

I pay less attention to things that annoy me

[@BarbaraMorrissey-iu8ly]

RIP President Carter. May your memory be eternal. Thank you Sir, for your service to humanity! Without a shadow of doubt St. Peter shall be welcoming you home with a hearty, "Well done my child, oh how extraordinarily well you did, indeed!"

[@MarcDionne-d2x]

My commute is no longer news time. Music only. I get my news distilled for me through Colbert, Kimmel, Myers, Fallon, and Meidas touch.

[@bmasters1981]

And if I were commuting, it would be audiobooks, like of the books of the late, great veterinarian James Herriot.

[@FallenOne669]

Jimmy Carter was one of the only Christians who *actually* followed the Bible. Edit: Speaking as an atheist, it's pathetic how many people are disparaging Jimmy Carter's belief in the Bible, as if that diminishes the genuine good he did in his life.

[@lisadodson2271]

Absolutely true.

[@SteveL-KY]

*politicians

[@patbrennan6572]

I would say that even without the bible he would have still been a GOOD person. Goodness comes from the person, not form a book.

[@BeHappy-e9h]

@@richardlynch1094 You are wrong. You need to compare him to the other US presidents and see the difference. If you cannot? People like you are the problem.

[@ArtsyMario]

Thats very true. A great man and a man of faith.

[@JohnDoe-tw8es]

I will tell you how bad it is , even Canadians are tuning out the news from your oligarchy. Ours is bad enough but not that bad.

[@steppenwolf3252]

john doe! 100% from your long-lost cousin, jane in USA!

[@lashendawest7509]

We love your show stephen colbert

[@commonsense571]

Yeah. And “paws” was totally worth it!!🥂🌹✨

[@donaldbeaudoin9022]

Now that's the Stephen I love.....

[@richardl6188]

As a Conservative Independent, I'm one of the 2/3 of adults who have tuned out of the news, and probably for the next 4 years, just like I did between 2016 and 2020!

[@lenawagenfuehr53]

I just don't want to hear about USA anymore. So many things have been eclipsed by that never ending circus of a country. Where is Ahou Deryai? What about Mexico's first female president, Dr Claudia Sheinbaum? You know, people who show real courage and wisdom, not empty promises and silly threats.

[@angelezebuiro9676]

Well, in the next 2 weeks, the big orange man becomes president again, doing the same ridiculous crap from 4 years ago. Ugh🤦‍♀️. America, we are screwed. Also, God bless Jimmy Carter and his legacy from president and his years after president for his hardworking skills in his hometown. Also, what the hell, North Korea?!

[@derekstein6193]

What do you mean "same ridiculous crap"? 45 will surely put out all new ridiculous crap, as he has always been an innovator in being a terrible human being.

[@maryanneslater9675]

When North Korea sent troops to Russia to fight Ukraine, my first thought was, "Ah, Kim's getting rid of trouble makers and/or extra mouths to feed in winter." They are not doing well.

[@TripleS24Squad]

Watching from Banda Aceh, Indonesia! 🔥🔥🔥

[@jaynorris3722]

I hate trump. One day closer to mid terms. Thank you Jimmy Carter.

[@almosthuman4457]

I'm tuning it out because ignorance is bliss. Instead of accepting the things I cannot control, I just ignore them and pretend I'm in one of those meadows from The Sound of Music.

[@OlyOly-uh5ik]

The American 🇺🇸 should fly at half staff until Trump is out of the WH.

[@michaellombardi1620]

That new press conference... they were all that nuts, weren't they? It's just been 4 years since we heard them

[@pdoggo64]

Naw... Honestly i feel like this was a serious upgrade in the crazy...

[@MikesOrganicVideos]

I’ve seen Monty Python and the holy Grail many times. You don’t want to mess with those killer rabbits. 😱

[@geekdivaherself]

And yet Jimmy Carter did it with just one paddle!🎉

[@otakushrew3770]

TIL that Swamp Rabbits exist. Rest in Peace Mr. President, you were a good man.

[@docOld55]

That swamp rabbit probably had rabies.

[@commonsense571]

❤🌹♥️

[@geekdivaherself]

... _Paws._ 🐇🐰☠❣

[@davidallen111]

I am proud to say Jimmy Carter was the first president I ever voted for. RIP

[@bucurilie5183]

We all quit Mika and Joe for ring kissing.

[@Richard-od7yd]

Brown Ring 😂

[@hc1314]

100%.

[@invisibleme5]

I wasn’t a big fan before, but yes, that was so disgusting.

[@ChestaP-4239]

Plus they got bought out by the right.

[@afreezaphorogiancossack2194]

Don't forget Cenk!

[@briansanford1721]

Jimmy Carter never went bankrupt. 🤨

[@netherlandsneanderthals]

Never was a convicted felon

[@Faeriethorn]

Or cheated on his wife. Or avoided military service. Or treated people poorly and abused women! He is a shining example of what good men do with power.💙

[@Adade999]

@briansanford1721 stop crying. King Trump is great😅 you don't like him cus you've been bombarded with fake news but it's fine, not everyone will like a president

[@thomasbraeking6225]

Or profited from his presidency.

[@lesliecurran1704]

I don't know if this is true but I heard or read that and Rosalyn lived in the same House their whole life that they bought when they got married.

[@TheRealTDBourne]

We shouldn't normalize what's going on. Decorum be damned. Reporters should match Trump and MAGA's unhinged pettiness. "Why the f*** should we believe you? When you fixing the price of eggs? Who have you sexually assaulted lately? Why can't you afford a professional to paint your orange face? Which insurrectionist is your favorite? What other shit are you selling? Oooh, are you selling your self-recording Mein Kampf audiobook? Give Eric a hug! For the camera!"

[@elebenty5709]

If he ever has an only fans, someone may pay him to hug Eric.

[@graceburrell8800]

Yes.

[@keithz1997]

shhhh go back to your moms basement.

[@steppenwolf3252]

"Who exactly told you that? Name names or YOU ARE FAKE NEWS, sir!"

[@KristaErrickson]

Velveeta Voldemort is America's Kim Jong Un.

[@mabeliever3867]

Nice!. I just use Bozo the Clown.

[@backpacker3421]

Jimmy Carter's final gift to America: flags at half staff for Trump's inauguration. Chef's kiss, President Carter. Game recognizes game - well done.

[@savannahm.laurentian1286]

Not one shot was fired by U.S. troops during Carter's term.

[@00SmileTime00]

You don't even know how much heavy lifting the word "troops" is doing in that sentence lmao

[@robo5013]

Read a history book. Look up the Iranian hostage crisis. Carter sent US troops to free them.

[@jeanwilliams5564]

Well - what did happen, although not his "fault", were US military lives lost (due to a downed helicopter) in a mission designed to free US hostages in the Middle East. One of those killed was my former junuior high teacher. And Carter was raked over the coals for the failed mission - which I think was mechanical - sand in the chopper engine/blades.

[@jeanwilliams5564]

"Operation Eagle Claw" - Tehran.

[@shaliseshaw9385]

RIP Jimmy Carter. ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️

[@julie-elizabethmack9502]

I can not listen to Chump anymore. I don't want to see his face, hear the sound of his voice or even remember he exists. I was promised that if I showed up and voted blue, he would go away. Now I have to spend the next 4 years hiding under whatever rock I can find, fingers in ears, eyes closed, screaming la la la, emerging only to vote blue in the midterms.

[@00SmileTime00]

Totally absent from any of that is any attempt to hold the people that _you admit_ lied to you accountable. Which is why it happened again. And will again.

[@julie-elizabethmack9502]

@00SmileTime00 You're right, going to protests, writing letters asking people to vote blue,, and trying to start a change didn't work at all. If you would be so kind, the exit out of my rock tunnel is to your left.

[@00SmileTime00]

@@julie-elizabethmack9502 Look up and squint real hard and you might just be able to make out the point as it sails over your head

[@steppenwolf3252]

I agree, Julie. However,, may I humbly suggest a crazy "hack" which helped me? Speed up his voice if you accidentally do hear him on any podcast, etc. It's amazing how a helium, micky mouse voice can help to mitigate the trauma. Just a friendly suggestion. it really worked for me when I watched his niece, Mary Trump do it on her amazing podcast and on Mary Trump Media. (don't let the surname scare you--she's amazing) Taste her and see.

[@gregorehorror]

It's so gross that Trump basically said, "Carter had to go and die before My big party" like a spoiled toddler 🙄

[@PatBentley-w2v]

Yes Jimmy Carter represented humanity??? Let’s hope the USA stands up to his care consideration and commitments that Freedom and Democracy stands for ❤❤❤❤

[@heartofdawn2341]

To be perfectly fair, there will be much glee when Trump finally passes.

[@JLee-rt6ve]

Followed (but not overshadowed) by the horror of President JD Vance.

[@heartofdawn2341]

@@JLee-rt6ve give me five minutes, at least

[@dorothyjohnson6743]

​Idon'tthinktheJ.D Vance willhavethesamepoweroverthemagiots.@@JLee-rt6ve

[@likebot.]

Well, _that_ was chilling.

[@thomasbraeking6225]

Muddy-Lardo will be an open-air public restroom, much like Limbaugh's grave, for the same reason.