On the late Tuesday/early Wednesday Late Night show on NBC, host Seth Meyers demonstrated that he is so anti-Republican, he devoted an entire commentary to complaining about Democrats who laud former President George W. Bush as they fret over Donald Trump being President in the present.
He even made a crude analogy likening praising Bush to praising serial killer Ted Bundy after Jeffrey Dahmer came along.
After recalling that Bush released a video to call for "unity" during the coronavirus pandemic, the liberal comedian then trashed the former President as he added:
SETH MEYERS: But George W. Bush is not your friend. He's still the guy who used fabricated evidence to drag us into an intractable war. Now, I know you think of him now as the guy who gives out free candy and does weird portraits of Vladimir Putin, but those are red flags, too. If you go home with a guy and he says, "Would you like to go up to my boudoir and eat Twizzlers and look at my portraits of Gaddafi?" get out of there.
He then tied in Bundy and Dahmer as he continued: "And, hey, you can criticize one bad President without praising another bad President. You've never seen a crime documentary that says the fact that Jeffrey Dahmer ate his victims leads many to ask, 'Were we too hard on Ted Bundy?'"
Meyers further trashed Bush's record as President:
MEYERS: Yes, things are bad now, but Bush did give us the Iraq War, torture, the financial collapse, the Katrina disaster, and, of course, "poncho-gate." That was three years ago, and they still haven't gotten him out. I'll give him one thing, though. Bush was covering his face way before it was cool.
After taking some shots at Bush and Trump over some of their gaffes, Meyers fretted over Republicans some day electing Vice President Mike Pence or a "racist potato" in the future who might make Trump look good by comparison:
MEYERS: If we can't remember when Presidents do bad things, then more Presidents are going to come along and do bad things. Do you want to be here in eight or 12 years when the Republicans elect Mike Pence or Jeannine Pirro or a racist potato with googly eyes saying, "You know what, I miss the civility and grace of Donald Trump. At least he had the decency and compassion to acknowledge when something was truly sad."
Below is a complete transcript of his commentary from the Tuesday/Wednesday, May 5/6 Late Night with Seth Meyers on NBC:
Late Night With Seth Meyers
5/5/2020
SETH MEYERS: Over the weekend, former President George W. Bush released a video calling for unity during the coronavirus pandemic, prompting some Democrats and many in the media to reminisce about his presidency and praise his tone compared to that of Donald Trump, which brings us to a segment we call "Hey!"
Hey, Democrats, that was a lovely video from what appears to be a very nice man, but George W. Bush is not your friend. He's still the guy who used fabricated evidence to drag us into an intractable war. Now, I know you think of him now as the guy who gives out free candy and does weird portraits of Vladimir Putin, but those are red flags, too. If you go home with a guy and he says, "Would you like to go up to my boudoir and eat Twizzlers and look at my portraits of Gaddafi?" get out of there .
And, hey, you can criticize one bad President without praising another bad President. You've never seen a crime documentary that says the fact that Jeffrey Dahmer ate his victims leads many to ask, "Were we too hard on Ted Bundy?"
Yes, things are bad now, but Bush did give us the Iraq War, torture, the financial collapse, the Katrina disaster, and, of course, "poncho-gate." That was three years ago, and they still haven't gotten him out. I'll give him one thing, though. Bush was covering his face way before it was cool.
And, hey, Democrats, the Trump presidency didn't just come out of nowhere. Bush paved the way for him. You know how we make fun of Trump generally being dumb and incurious and incompetent and in the pocket of big corporations and the wealthy? That was Bush's thing, too. George W.. Bush sucked at crawling so that Trump could suck at walking. Remember how Trump got stuck in a hallway and then stood there like a tiger caught on a nature cam and stared directly into the lens? Bush did that first.
Look at these two. They're the only two Presidents who manage to turn a press conference into an escape room. (switches to Bush impersonation) "Clue Master, help us out." (switches to Trump impersonation) "We need help, Clue Master." Look at me ping ponging back and forth between C-level impersonations of Presidents.
If we can't remember when Presidents do bad things, then more Presidents are going to come along and do bad things. Do you want to be here in eight or 12 years when the Republicans elect Mike Pence or Jeannine Pirro or a racist potato with googly eyes saying, "You know what, I miss the civility and grace of Donald Trump. At least he had the decency and compassion to acknowledge when something was truly sad."
Hey, Democrats, if you truly want to get out of this mess, you shouldn't be lowering the bar for what you praise. You should be raising it. Otherwise, we'll just be trapped in this nightmare forever, much like George W. Bush is still trapped in that poncho. This has been "Hey!"
