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Brooks Laughs at Capehart Declaring 'Democrats Aren't In Trouble'
Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart had an eventful time on Friday’s installment of PBS NewsHour. First, Capehart did his typical thing where he alleged President Trump’s recent press conference included “some of the most racist things I have ever heard come out of the White House.” Later, he said something so absurd that the usually amenable New York Times…
Meyers Gushes Over Whitmer: 'Speaks To How Much You Care'
NBC’s Seth Meyers gushed over Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday’s installment of Late Night when he recalled how she has managed to clear the lowest of bars by claiming she will not automatically refuse all cooperation with the Trump Administration. According to Meyers, this showed “how much you care” about the people of Michigan.
'Not Just Two Sexes': Maher Laments Trump Didn't Find 'Middle Ground'
Over the past few years, HBO’s Real Time host, Bill Maher, has distinguished himself from his late night comedy contemporaries by being willing to criticize the left, especially on transgenderism. However, on his Friday show, Maher attacked President Donald Trump for not finding a "middle ground" on the issue with a recent executive order, claiming, “There’s not just two sexes,” even…
Charlamagne Demands Dems Not Work With Man They Compared To Hitler
As Donald Trump began his second term, some Democrats expressed a willingness to work with him on certain issues, which struck radio host Charlamagne Tha God as odd considering they ran on treating Trump as a threat to democracy. However, instead of realizing that maybe all the Hitler and fascist comparisons were hysterical, Charlamagne demanded on Thursday’s episode of The Daily Show…
Meacham: Trump Shows U.S. 'Out Of Compliance' With The Declaration
MSNBC’s Morning Joe’s favorite presidential historian, Jon Meacham, joined another H-less Jon on Thursday when he appeared on Comedy Central’s The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart podcast. Meacham told Stewart that the fact that Donald Trump will be president again shows that America is still having problems with complying with the Declaration of Independence.
Stewart Mocks GOP By Claiming Forest Management Is About Raking Leaves
Whatever one thinks of some Republicans suggesting aid to California after the devastating wildfires come with strings attached, it is hard to claim the state’s wildfire prevention strategy has been a success. Still, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart took to the air on Comedy Central on Monday to mock GOP criticism by reducing forest management to raking leaves.
Stewart Hails Aspiring DNC Chair Stopping 'Diabolically' Minded GOP
Jon Stewart welcomed Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler to Monday’s The Daily Show on Comedy Central to promote his campaign for national party chairman. On one hand, Stewart was optimistic as he gushed over Wilker’s ability to stop Republicans from “diabolically making changes” in Wisconsin, but on the other, he was worried Democrats “have a harder row to hoe" because…
Stewart Suggests Democrats Lost Because They're Too Soft
As Democrats continue to ask themselves what went wrong, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart came up with a new idea: they are simply too nice. Stewart made the puzzling claim on Monday, asserting that while Republicans “don't give a [bleep] about your norms,” Democrats are busy running “to the nearby Kinkos.”
Williams: GOP Won Because They Are 'Stone Cold Killers'
Amazon pulled Brian Williams out of media exile on Tuesday to helm their election night coverage and when it became clear that Donald Trump would win, he proved not much has changed since his MSNBC days. Williams must have spent his exile in cave because he claimed that Republicans win because they have become “stone cold killers,” while Democrats are just “student council presidents” who are…
Daily Show Claims GOP Ads Are Contributing To Transgender Suicides
Comedy Central's The Daily Show took its outrage at Republicans to another level on Thursday as it welcomed Laverne Cox to the show to rant at the GOP and “its transphobia,” which included the accusation that the party’s $65 million ad campaign is contributing to transgender people committing suicide.
PolitiFact Founder Claims Lying Has 'Become a Culture' For GOP
If journalism professor and PolitiFact founder Bill Adair meant to increase faith in the fact-checking industry with his appearance on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, he failed miserably. Adair told host Jon Stewart on Monday that the reason why Republicans get fact-checked more is because “lying... has just become a culture” in conservative circles.
CNN Tries To Explain Away GOP-Leaning Kids Being More Tolerant
For reasons that only it can explain, CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 decided to do a research project on what 10 and 11-year olds think about Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, and their supporters. On Wednesday, they reported that kids who are more supportive of Trump are more tolerant than those who are more supporative of Harris, but desperately tried to explain this away by claiming that…
Daily Show Rants That GOP Wants Only White People To Vote
John Leguizamo is the kind of person who thinks political comedy is just ranting at someone with excessive amounts of swear words. On Thursday, Leguizamo stopped by Comedy Central and The Daily Show to claim that Republicans only want white people to vote by labeling GOP-backed election laws “bullshit.”
Reid: Republicans Not For Harris 'Don't Want The Country To Succeed'
MSNBC’s Joy Reid welcomed senior political analyst Matthew Dowd to Wednesday’s edition of The ReidOut to attack former President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for committing the grave political sin of not endorsing Kamala Harris. For Dowd, Rice just wants to pal around at The Masters, while Reid argued that people like them “don’t want the country to…
