If you’re an independent, moderate or a Republican, don’t go looking to Stephen Colbert for comedy. Live editionThe Late Show on Tuesday night showed, yet again, that he’s mostly speaking to his Democratic base. If you were expecting jokes on high gas prices, there weren’t any. Biden was mocked for his skyrocketing inflation. The lame mention lasted six seconds.
Instead, we got “jokes” like this one: “We are live after Joe Biden’s first official State of the Union address. I can tell you, it was a rollercoaster ride full of reasonableness and rip-roaring fun.” It’s hard to be funny when your jokes amount to “Why are you so great, Mr. President?”
Colbert snubbed Biden and went after him:
This speech would have been completely different one week ago. The world was changed when Ukraine invaded. Right now there’s a dictator that believes he can conquer any sovereign democracy. Joe Biden defeated him in last year’s election.
At the end of this DNC-friendly monologue, Colbert cheered, “It was a powerful speech at a moment of global crisis and Biden brought it home with a rousing call to national greatness.”
The one, rather lame, reference to the very difficult time the country is enduring came after Colbert showed a clip of 13-year-old Joshua Davis, one of Biden’s guests. The Late Show host joked about it being Davis’s birthday: “It’s his 13th birthday. The poor kid got stuck with the worst bar mitzvah theme of all time: Rampant inflation.” Not exactly a grilling of Biden.
Is Bernie Sanders the only guest on the live post-State of the Union show? Socialist senator Bernie Sanders lasted a staggering 14 minutes and 17 second. Colbert gushed over Sanders, pointing out that Biden has come to him in terms of policy:
Let’s move on to the economics. Tonight’s President Biden laid out the economic plan. The plan included reducing the cost prescription drugs. Cost reductions in child care. Making sure corporations contribute their fair share. It’s fair to assume that Biden felt the Bern tonight. Your expertise is unquestioned. The Bern is your expertise?
Colbert’s big concern? Democrats refusing to go along with Biden. Here are his questions for Sanders
COLBERT: Biden kept looking to the Republicans while promoting his legislative agenda. With only Democratic support, he could approve a large portion of the agenda. He should have looked at Sinema and Manchin.
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COLBERT: Now, Biden tonight, in the State of the Union, he praised Ketanji Brown Jackson. Kamala is 51th out of 50 Democratic senators. Are you sure she’ll get through? Or will some of the senators go, “I don’t know. Am I really a Democrat?”
DNC TV at it’s worst. But this is the same Colbert who has abandoned comedy to endorse the “decent” and “honest” Biden.
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Here is a portion of the transcript. Click “expand” to read more.
Late Show with Stephen Colbert
3/2/2022
11:38STEPHEN COLLBERT: This means that we legally live in the wake of Joe Biden’s inaugural State of the Union speech. I can tell you that it was quite a ride. It was full of reasonableness and rip-roaring excitement. This speech would have been completely different one week ago. The world was changed when Ukraine invaded. Right now there’s a dictator that believes he can conquer any sovereign democracy. Joe Biden defeated him in last year’s election.
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JOE BIDEN – The strength of the Union is because the American people are strong. Today, we are more powerful than ever. We’re stronger than ever a year ago.
COLBERT We weren’t even wearing pants a year ago and our bodies had already merged with our couches. Overall, the speech was powerful in an era of global crisis, and Biden brought home his message with a stirring call to national greatness.
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COLBERT – Ladies and Gentlemen, tonight’s guest is Senator Bernie Sanders. He is an American progressive leader and senator who spent more than 40 years in politics. Thank you for coming back to The Late Show Senator Bernie Sanders.
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COLBERT : Now let’s move on to the economics. President Biden presented his economic plan tonight. The plan included reducing the cost prescription drugs. Cost reductions in child care. Corporate responsibility. It’s fair to assume that Biden felt the Bern tonight. Your expertise is unquestioned. The Bern is your expertise?
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COLBERT: Biden kept looking to the Republicans while promoting his legislative agenda. Biden could have passed much of this agenda without Democratic support. Have he been considering Sinema or Manchin?
COLBERT: Now, Biden tonight, in the State of the Union, he praised Ketanji Brown Jackson. Kamala is 51st among 50 Democratic senators. Do you think she will go through, or will some of the senators go, “I don’t know. Am I really a Democrat?”
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