NBC’s Seth Meyers lamented on the Wednesday edition of Late Night that the Democratic Party is not further to the left on immigration, as he demanded the party stop “parroting GOP talking points” on the issue.
Meyers’s lamentations included reading a quote from Sen. Chris Murphy, “who negotiated the compromise with Republicans, said, ‘They told us what to do. We followed their instructions to the letter, and then they pulled the rug out from under us in 24 hours.’”
Urging Democrats to forget Republican concerns, Meyers elaborated, “Let me crack Republican code for you. It's a trick, everything's a trick. The Republican Party is your wife saying she doesn't need anything for Valentine's Day. Every time she says that, you call the florist, and you double the order if you value your life.”
Meyers also, again, mourned the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, “ These people are not serious. Yesterday, they ran through a pointless impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas without any evidence of wrongdoing. In fact, one GOP congressman admitted on Fox that the impeachment vote was just PR move for Republicans.”
That congressman was Rep. French Hill and he declared, “The president could take executive action to do it today. Doesn't need more money, it needs action, and this is what's disappointing to people, and that's why Mayorkas is going to pay this public relations price by being impeached.”
Meyers reacted to the clip by decrying Hill’s comments, “Impeachment is not a public relations tool. You're supposed to be a lawmaker, if you want to do PR, then you should join Temu because they need the [bleep] help.”
After a digression on Temu, the LiMu Emu, and Jerry Seinfeld, Meyers continued, “The House GOP is even smaller now because the Trump brand is toxic in swing districts, it's not a serious governing party, so maybe instead of parroting GOP talking points on immigration, Democrats could make a positive progressive case for why we should protect and stand up for asylum seekers and next time Republicans claim they want to work out an immigration compromise, don't fall for it. Just say—”
The sentence ended with a truncated MSNBC clip of a voter in New York’s special election for the third congressional district simply saying “no.”
If Meyers thinks Democrats moving left on immigration is going to endear them to voters, he should be prepared to be disappointed.
Here is a transcript for the February 14-taped show:
NBC Late Night with Seth Meyers
2/15/2024
12:48 AM ET
SETH MEYERS: Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, who negotiated the compromise with Republicans, said, "They told us what to do. We followed their instructions to the letter, and then they pulled the rug out from under us in 24 hours.”
Let me crack Republican code for you. It's a trick, everything's a trick. The Republican Party is your wife saying she doesn't need anything for Valentine's Day. Every time she says that, you call the florist and you double the order if you value your life. These people are not serious. Yesterday, they ran through a pointless impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas without any evidence of wrongdoing. In fact, one GOP congressman admitted on Fox that the impeachment vote was just PR move for Republicans
FRENCH HILL: The president could take executive action to do it today. Doesn't need more money, it needs action and this is what's disappointing to people, and that's why Mayorkas is going to pay this public relations price by being impeached.
MEYERS: Impeachment is not a public relations tool. You're supposed to be a lawmaker if you want to do PR, then you should join Temu because they need the [bleep] help.
I keep getting Temu confused with the LiMu Emu. It's starting to feel like a Jerry Seinfeld stand-up routine. "There's too many commercials, I can't keep track: Timu, LiMu Emu, F-you. [Seinfeld jingle]
The House GOP -- I am better than Seinfeld. The House GOP is even smaller now because the Trump brand is toxic in swing districts, it's not a serious governing party, so maybe instead of parroting GOP talking points on immigration, Democrats could make a positive progressive case for why we should protect and stand up for asylum seekers and next time Republicans claim they want to work out an immigration compromise, don't fall for it. Just say--
INDERBAL DHAL [NEW YORK VOTER]: No.
