Don’t Call Biden “Grandpa” | Norfolk Southern Offers Ohioans $1,000 After Train Derailment

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  • President Biden got a clean bill of health at his annual physical, but voters remain concerned about his age. Elsewhere, residents of East Palestine, Ohio are being offered meager compensation for the damage done by a massive chemical spill. #Colbert #Comedy #Monologue
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  • @okzoomer5728
    @okzoomer5728 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    That $1,000 won't make a DENT in the costs to treat all those cancers for uninsured residents down the road....

    • @jailcatjones3250
      @jailcatjones3250 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's basically a security deposit for an apartment, such an insult

    • @Dee010s
      @Dee010s ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly. People downwind of 3 mile island in PA still feeling it

  • @gailmackinnon7328
    @gailmackinnon7328 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    Norfolk Southern should be sued off the face of the planet 😡

    • @dr.g3860
      @dr.g3860 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Norfolk Southern has a market cap of over $52 billion, so they should be able to pay for their disaster.

    • @tarkov666
      @tarkov666 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@dr.g3860 they have been paying for clean up, testing, shelter etc. Same talking points get repeated and nothing new is discussed.

    • @tarkov666
      @tarkov666 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Omnikai13 I mean spending money to clean up and repair it as best we can. But it mostly comes down to time

    • @mehere8038
      @mehere8038 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They would be if they were in any other developed world country - or rather the government would intervene & shut them down & give all their assets to their victims, plus top up the victims compensation if what they got from the bankrupting & selling the company's assets wasn't enough

    • @dandotvid
      @dandotvid ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tarkov666 Paying for better safety could have mitigated this disaster, but they didn't decide to do that. My guess is they're spending as little as possible to make it look like they did something and not a penny over that, hoping it'll blow over soon. Oh and they should be paying for the medical bills for all the health problems the people in that surrounding area will likely have because of this.

  • @dainbramage9508
    @dainbramage9508 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    If you live in East Palestine Ohio do not sign anything from somebody at Norfolk Southern, don't cash any checks, lawyer up first. Any money accepted could be grounds for denying you compensation from a lawsuit against the company

    • @juneramirez8580
      @juneramirez8580 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thanks for taking the time to post. Your advice is right on!!!!

    • @Kane0123
      @Kane0123 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Upvoting

  • @JohnSmith-vm5cv
    @JohnSmith-vm5cv ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Norfolk Southern needs to be broken up, along with all of these freight rail monopolies. They need to be sued out of existence for this disaster that is completely their fault.

    • @Syclone0044
      @Syclone0044 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol the irony of your usage of plural monopolies

    • @TallboyDave
      @TallboyDave ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Syclone0044 He's not wrong; CSX and NS have regional monopolies east of the Mississippi (CSX in the North-East, and NS in the South-East) with almost zero crossover between them, while BNSF and UP have similar regional monopolies west of the Mississippi (UP in the South-West, and BNSF in the North-West), again with almost no crossover between their routes.

  • @jerrettsnyder4815
    @jerrettsnyder4815 ปีที่แล้ว +432

    Living an hour away from East Palestine, I'm worried about the chemicals going into the Ohio River. Corporations need to be held accountable period.

    • @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494
      @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Absolutely. I'm on the other side of the world but have seen the images of the dead fish.
      I hope that you are all going to be ok - the apparent media disinterest in this is particularly disturbing 😞

    • @WeAllLiveInTheTwilightZone
      @WeAllLiveInTheTwilightZone ปีที่แล้ว

      That's the harsh reality of it all. Not only has East Palestine been effected by these horrific events but it's going to trickle into other towns due to the rivers and wind. It's going to seep into the ground and evaporate into the clouds and rain back into other areas.

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ah, so you only care because you live somewhat close. Right, nothing selfish there...

    • @markwilliams2620
      @markwilliams2620 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@lenawagenfuehr53
      Cramps keeping you up, Lena?

    • @animewitch1416
      @animewitch1416 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Considering what chemicals were spilled, you won’t have to worry about them getting into the water or soil. These particular chemicals quickly evaporate into the air at anything warmer than -106 degrees Fahrenheit. The biggest issues will be in the air and, because they burned the chemicals, it could be widespread. At least the effects should be weaker than they would have been locally if they had left the spill alone (instead of people inhaling pvc, they’ll inhale chlorine gas).

  • @Susweca5569
    @Susweca5569 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    A $1000 is an insult. They can't even pay one month's rent with that.

    • @bertjones3010
      @bertjones3010 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's not for the damn rent Rinaldo - it's for "inconvenience".

    • @stephen6691
      @stephen6691 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually, $1000 can pay one month's rent in that part of the country.

    • @bertjones3010
      @bertjones3010 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stephen6691 When you live with your parents I guess so.

    • @richardarriaga6271
      @richardarriaga6271 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@stephen6691 Rent is cheap in rural America, but $1000 is far too little. At minimum, it needs to be enough to settle in Indiana or some other part of rural Ohio.

    • @stephencoldbear
      @stephencoldbear ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bertjones3010 Wow. The comments section of this video is full of major JERKS today. You want to insult people and jump to assumptions about people for being smart enough not to live in New York City or LA? Wow. Just wow. The level of jerkiness you've stooped to, just wow. You must have SO many friends with that kind of mind. 🙄

  • @Moonmaedyn
    @Moonmaedyn ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I live about 30-40 miles north of there and my dog showed signs of illness almost immediately after this happened. The emergency vet was packed to the rafters that following Saturday--(this happened on a Friday) and gee, $1800 LATER, nothing could be found wrong with my dog. Hmmm. There have been wildlife deaths, domestic pet deaths, and I don't even want to think about what's going on with the water contamination right now, but Norfolk told everyone "it's fine...drink bottled water!" So.

    • @leeanncameron7783
      @leeanncameron7783 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm so sorry that you are living through this tragedy. I hope people band together and demand justice. But nothing and no amount of money will make up for the deaths of animals, the health of the people, and the way of life of an entire town. I hope that company is ruined.

  • @DKGifford19608
    @DKGifford19608 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think it’s worth noting the billions in profit of Norfolk Southern and the potential safety impact of them refusing employee benefits and sick days while understaffing these dangerous, mostly unregulated trains through our backyards.

    • @leeanncameron7783
      @leeanncameron7783 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes yes yes! There was a great story from VICE about this on 2/15. Look up 32Nasty.

  • @indigowolf556
    @indigowolf556 ปีที่แล้ว +858

    I hate it when corporations know they've done something bad and they try to sweep it under the carpet it's disgusting

    • @brian5o
      @brian5o ปีที่แล้ว +57

      What's even worse is the powers that be allow them to........ Over and over and over again.

    • @MonkeyJedi99
      @MonkeyJedi99 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I agree. An unsolicited offer of $1,000 means they KNOW they screwed up, and are hoping to get out from under it all as cheaply as possible so their stock options don't devalue.

    • @sojournerkarunatruth4406
      @sojournerkarunatruth4406 ปีที่แล้ว

      The culprit is we have the DNA 🧬 of modern “human animals” 🌞 capitalism and power.

    • @peterslegers6121
      @peterslegers6121 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@MonkeyJedi99 To be fair, they don't have a lot to spend on inconveniences. In 2022 they only made a profit of $4.8 billion...

    • @magnoliaflower3310
      @magnoliaflower3310 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Every person should get at least $100K. I don't know if that would be enough to cover future medical bills. Who knows what thr long term effects are.

  • @317stitches2
    @317stitches2 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    I live in East Palestine, Ohio. Can't believe what happened to our town. People around the country don't even realize how serious this was and is. I don't want to live here anymore! This situation is not going to get better. When your home and vehicles and land is covered with the crud from days of burning/ black smoke and toxic chemicals in the air inside and outside of your homes and businesses. I live less than 1/10 of a mile from Leslie Run Creek that has the dead fish, frogs and pollution. Norfolk Southern ruined our town and things will never be the same.

    • @Kreepyb5
      @Kreepyb5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Do you need anything? Would like to help if I can.

    • @rosalie4797
      @rosalie4797 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      A lot of people are paying attention. This isn't the first time a major chemical company has been egregiously careless and it won't be the last time. We have to pay attention.

    • @diamondsndregs
      @diamondsndregs ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And it can happen to so many other towns. I grew up in Ohio hearing the trains not far from my home. I moved elsewhere in the state, and my daughter's school is near an active rail line. I'm so sorry about what you're going through. We need to make these train cars safer, and your town needs a lot of support.

    • @Styphon
      @Styphon ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Norfolk should be forced to buy out the town. Not just the evacuated zone, but the entire town.

    • @jeffreybischoff6772
      @jeffreybischoff6772 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      🙏 for you and the rest in the area; and find a good lawyer.

  • @ScytheNoire
    @ScytheNoire ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Tracking women's menstrual cycles is straight up Handmaid's Tale crap.
    That story is a warning, not a plan to follow.

    • @jandrews6254
      @jandrews6254 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’d be nice if a woman’s, no a PERSON’S, first amendment right to privacy was as respected and protected as the one that immediately follows. And maybe the underlying reason for the banning of books in schools is so that students aren’t forewarned.

  • @tylerbean542
    @tylerbean542 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Bernie, Biden’s aviator glasses, and is potato all in one monologue. My three favorites! Thanks, Steve! ❤

  • @dannmarceau9743
    @dannmarceau9743 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Destroyed their lives, offers them $1,000.00
    That's what happens when corporations run things/government.

  • @akairborne
    @akairborne ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Maybe Norfolk southern needs to move all of their executive board downwind to prove it's safe

    • @Kreepyb5
      @Kreepyb5 ปีที่แล้ว

      💯💯💯

    • @juneramirez8580
      @juneramirez8580 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right on!!

    • @jandrews6254
      @jandrews6254 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Should be compulsory for all the company executives wanting their annual bonuses

  • @nyerineu3388
    @nyerineu3388 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Norfolk Southern train crash...5 train cars were carrying Vinyl Chloride, a colorless gas used in making plastic products that can cause dizziness, headaches and drowsiness when inhaled in the short term and a rare form of liver cancer after chronic exposure. Questions about DE-REGULATION to the railroad sector are becoming key to the investigation, and if de-regulation is a key factor, it becomes another example of 'profit before people, the environment, local agriculture, animal life, etc.'

  • @karahcakes9146
    @karahcakes9146 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Don't take the money, sue that company

  • @michaeld4861
    @michaeld4861 ปีที่แล้ว +356

    The chemical train situation is just horrible. This is what happens when corporations make the laws.

    • @121Greenthumb
      @121Greenthumb ปีที่แล้ว

      This is what happens when the president steps in and removes any and all power a union has. This is what happens when people stand up and demand better working conditions. swift boot of capitalism comes and beats them down..... months later resulting in shit like this.

    • @tracyhaverstick5672
      @tracyhaverstick5672 ปีที่แล้ว

      When President Obama was in office, a Republican congressman wrote a bill that required trains to have pneumatic brakes and chemical warning and tracking systems on trains and the train cars carrying chemicals. It ws a good safety bill. So Democrats voted for it too. It passed the house and senate and President Obama signed it into law. As soon astrump became president, the republicans had full control of congress and trump in the White House and they did away with the law. Train companies didn't want to pay for the safety upgrades. Now Republicans are blaming the devastating event on President Obama. Their depraved, corrupt liars.

    • @bertjones3010
      @bertjones3010 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm sorry - who the hell do you think runs this country? It ain't us!

    • @bearfootjk
      @bearfootjk ปีที่แล้ว +11

      and the lobbyist

    • @barrywassel3899
      @barrywassel3899 ปีที่แล้ว

      There were stronger prevention laws, but tRump and his maga scumbags removed them from the books ... how sick is that ?

  • @user-dg9pu4pe9d
    @user-dg9pu4pe9d ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Thank you for bringing up the East Palestine disaster.
    For something that involved a lot of flames and a giant column of smoke it has not received much media attention. There is also the potentially devastating human and environmental harm.
    If Dewine and Norghfolk Southern want to reassure the residents, maybe they should volunteer to stay there near the accident site, drinking their water, and breathing their air.

    • @georgeb.wolffsohn30
      @georgeb.wolffsohn30 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I don't care where they stay. I just want them to CLEAN UP THEIR MESS ! ! !
      apparently their mommies never taught them to clean their rooms.

    • @rebeccaashton5390
      @rebeccaashton5390 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I totally agree they should move their own families there. See if they are willing to expose themselves and loved ones over a long period of time.

    • @tarkov666
      @tarkov666 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's been covered by every news media. Problem is everyone keeps talking about the same thing over and over.

    • @tarkov666
      @tarkov666 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@georgeb.wolffsohn30 what do you think they've been doing?

    • @Tiwack01
      @Tiwack01 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The misdirect and disregard by and large by both government and media is damning and underlines both how bad the ordeal is and how it came about happening too.

  • @calisahardy4845
    @calisahardy4845 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "$1000" inconvenience check?!? People, the environment, the future is going to be messed up for _decades!_ 😡

  • @stumblestorms7881
    @stumblestorms7881 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Thank you for covering Norfolk. None of the major networks are shedding light on it, keeping it buried

    • @stephencoldbear
      @stephencoldbear ปีที่แล้ว

      I've heard about it endlessly from all of the major networks. I've been wishing they'd move on. We've heard the news. We don't need to hear it over and over so many times that we memorize what's written on their teleprompter. There is plenty of other news to cover, no need to keep regurgitating the same news story over and over just for ratings. Don't know why you haven't caught any of the coverage except that people these days seem to think "major networks" are, like, TH-camrNewsBro420/69 or something.

    • @willgetbettereventually124
      @willgetbettereventually124 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not true. It’s all I’ve been hearing. No on can or wants to forget.

    • @stumblestorms7881
      @stumblestorms7881 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@willgetbettereventually124 not 8 days ago, now the story is starting to get traction

  • @KingDuumb
    @KingDuumb ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Isn't it strange in other countries when a disaster hits they arrest the CEO's and officials of the company? Not in the USA they will probably get immunity and a bonus.

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What other countries? Corruption is universal...

    • @KingDuumb
      @KingDuumb ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@lenawagenfuehr53 Let's see. Most recently Turkey for the collapsed buildings. China for the collapse of the housing market and conclusion with the banks. India for the fires killing workers in crowded factories with no way of escape. Japan for the car companies falsifying test and emission reports. Should I go on?

    • @121Greenthumb
      @121Greenthumb ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lenawagenfuehr53 Yes but in other countries you see presidents who committed treason end up in jail. Trump is likely never going to go to jail because the american justice system was never built to lock people like him up.

    • @juneramirez8580
      @juneramirez8580 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We want to live in a capitalistic country, so this is what we get capitalism is protected

    • @sea_triscuit7980
      @sea_triscuit7980 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@lenawagenfuehr53 nothing? I mean there's your response, now you're gonna be quiet..? Typical

  • @gweebara
    @gweebara ปีที่แล้ว +452

    I am glad to see Colbert hitting on the important story of Norfolk Southern and the environmental Devastation that has been caused

    • @vincentbaca790
      @vincentbaca790 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why isn't Colbert going to hit on the Bidens Chinese receiving millions fund? It's going to be a true scandal when Americans find out Biden is in the Chinese pocketbook....

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      🤷🏻‍♀️ it only took a week of badgering before the late night comedy shows mentioned it. I guess you are all waiting for your Pulitzer...

    • @likeagdphoenix
      @likeagdphoenix ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I guess Lena holds comedians to a higher standard than journalists. Weird.

    • @sophierobinson2738
      @sophierobinson2738 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lenawagenfuehr53 Heck, I didn’t find out about it until yesterday, on a Beau of the Fifth Column video.

    • @eeHMFIC
      @eeHMFIC ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@lenawagenfuehr53well, it makes sense. This is a comedy show. You're not going to talk about a horrific accident and then make fun of it. It took NS a full week to show what pieces of shit they are, and now their shitiness is the target of comedy. As the adage goes "comedy is tragedy plus time." sorry you had to wait sooooo long...

  • @RedbeardJack
    @RedbeardJack ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Never heard the crowd cheer as loud as they did for Norfolk You...and it's folking genius.

  • @Ivehadenuff
    @Ivehadenuff ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I never thought I would hear so many men use the term “menstrual” or be so strong in their support of women’s bodily autonomy. Very glad to see this!

    • @shirleyrombough8173
      @shirleyrombough8173 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What villains trying to gain access to women's menstrual

    • @shirleyrombough8173
      @shirleyrombough8173 ปีที่แล้ว

      cycles. We should all just refuse to participate and vote out those freaking Republicans who are trying to force this on Americans. Can you imagine anything more invasive? We've got to make sure we vote them out. What did Stephen say? Norfolk U? Brilliant.

    • @bstrdbss
      @bstrdbss ปีที่แล้ว

      So only women can menstruate now?

  • @WolfHideANT
    @WolfHideANT ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Please keep covering the Ohio news 🙏! Hopefully there will be consequences for the awful people responsible

  • @7rob27
    @7rob27 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Corporations are poisoning the population and politicians are suggesting the police should investigate Menstruation.
    More examples of American exceptionalism.

    • @Kreepyb5
      @Kreepyb5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amen ❤

    • @theresehennessy7382
      @theresehennessy7382 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely, let's keep track of women's periods. Seriously, maybe we should take viagara off the market. Lol

    • @chrissiek8706
      @chrissiek8706 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@theresehennessy7382 indeed, there wouldn't be undesirable pregnancies if not careless ejaculations

    • @leehamilton6013
      @leehamilton6013 ปีที่แล้ว

      If the Biden administration wasn't so corrupt and inept they would hold these people responsible immediately

    • @121Greenthumb
      @121Greenthumb ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chrissiek8706 You say careless ejaculations as if women have no part in sex. stop limiting what people can do and just make abortion safe easy and accessible. Sex is not just an act for procreation.

  • @minecrafter0505
    @minecrafter0505 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love how they had to subtitle Norfolk you to ensure it wouldn't get censored.

  • @ElDJReturn
    @ElDJReturn ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That closing joke, Gold, and well said!

  • @joergmaass
    @joergmaass ปีที่แล้ว +80

    If you want corporations to act responsibly, then make sure managers all along the chain of command are personally responsible for the damage their decisions cause. No weaselling out with contract clauses or insurances. If their own livelihood and retirement are on the line, they might consider their decisions more carefully.

    • @stevejordan7275
      @stevejordan7275 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with you.
      On the other hand, one ill-considered decision, or an accident caused by someone else, or by a dead animal on the tracks, should not be the end of someone's otherwise-competent and even-handed career.

    • @richardarriaga6271
      @richardarriaga6271 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@stevejordan7275 Minor stuff is still covered by liability insurance.

  • @conniegaylord5206
    @conniegaylord5206 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    Thank you for speaking up for East Palestine.❤ We need to make this publicity nightmare. Also they had another derailment with a spill in Michigan. But their stockholders are happier.😡😡😡

    • @wolvesone
      @wolvesone ปีที่แล้ว +11

      the news said there was no hazmat on the michigan one though i am afraid for my city not only am i 15 miles from one of NS's largest yards but i also have CN here which rail buffs call crashing national

    • @conniegaylord5206
      @conniegaylord5206 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wolvesone they were trying to down play the derailment here in Ohio. It might have worked if they hadn't arrested that reporter. News travels fast when cover-ups are happening. 😡😡😡

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ooh, sorry for talking about the earthquake in Turkey/Syria instead 🙄 Sometimes there's too much news

    • @markwilliams2620
      @markwilliams2620 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lenawagenfuehr53
      Botski

    • @erichancock6815
      @erichancock6815 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Disasters like this are like any other: the one you hear about is only among the few the corporation weren't able to silence, like Marathon ruining the ground water around my house due to a long-time pipeline leak. Ended up ripping out sixty homes, turned the area into a brown zone, got the township to write ordinances forcing the installation of city water & had to build a treatment plant to try to band-aide the damage to the ground water, but only one small local print news story made it to the public.

  • @Syclone0044
    @Syclone0044 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    People in Ohio should study up on the “Love Canal” disaster next to Niagara Falls. It became a SuperFund site. Also the Midwest riverside town where a farmer sprayed the gravel roads with waste oil to minimize the dust. Only for people to slowly discover this caused toxic effects and that town was also evacuated and bulldozed and became a SuperFund site.

    • @leeanncameron7783
      @leeanncameron7783 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heartbreaking. No amount of money will ever make up for the devastation they've caused. I agree with an earlier poster: The leaders of the Norfolk should be sent to prison.

  • @PearlsandSnaps
    @PearlsandSnaps ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Someone get Erin Brockovich in Ohio asap.

  • @yaco2393
    @yaco2393 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Thank you for covering the train derailment in East Palestine!!

  • @JDotWill
    @JDotWill ปีที่แล้ว +278

    It may take a decade but I hope Norfolk Southern is forced to cover medical bills & expenses of that entire town. I also hope they’re forced to clean up the mess they made & clean the area & upgrade the brakes on their trains to ensure this never happens again. They need to lose billions of dollars over this situation

    • @andy_byrd
      @andy_byrd ปีที่แล้ว

      In addition to putting those responsible behind bars and upgrading our rail infrastructure so this never happens again

    • @gweebara
      @gweebara ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Huzzuah..Huzzah... @ORHS2008

    • @TheRealcdawg22
      @TheRealcdawg22 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      They should sue Trump and Republicans. It was their brilliant idea to deregulate the railroad and no longer require brakes.

    • @beenaplumber8379
      @beenaplumber8379 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      If that happens, they will go bankrupt, fire all of their employees, and sell their assets to a new group of investors consisting of all the same people who run the company now. Then they'll re-incorporate under a new name and offer most of their employees their jobs back at 75% their old salary, but not the ones who are close to retirement. They'll make a fortune by that kind of settlement. We can never reach the people in charge.

    • @Riclmnopp
      @Riclmnopp ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheRealcdawg22 The regulation had NO bearing here. Brakes wouldn't make a difference anyway since the axle failed.

  • @bluegypsy71
    @bluegypsy71 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    💔💔💔When that train disaster happened it was on social media...a local animal rescue's fox Sanctuary reported his animals dying from horrible respiratory issues and chemical burns...almost no news networks have reported on that disaster😕

    • @leeanncameron7783
      @leeanncameron7783 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's devastating. I was just talking with a friend about the wonders of foxes, and how resilient and adaptable they are, even in urban environments. But this is something no fox and no human could adapt to. Heartbreaking.

  • @DarkAngel-nc9yp
    @DarkAngel-nc9yp ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you, someone else who has finally talked about the train chemical spill

  • @cbeautifulworld11
    @cbeautifulworld11 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    The toxic aftermath of the train derailment is horrifying and I wonder if Norfolk is offering so little for two reasons:
    To offer appropriately high dollar amounts is close to admitting responsibility.
    There may be conditions attached to accepting the $1000.
    The fine print might include language which prevents individuals from suing them because the corporation has to know that this is a crisis that will not go away anytime soon, possibly not in our lifetime.
    Those poor people will most likely suffer physical effects which range from immediately severe, to underlying, simmering debilitations for decades, along with chronically compromised lifelong autoimmune conditions.
    Norfolk is gaslighting the suffering residents in attempt to save massive amounts of money.
    Pretty much standard playbook for big corporations who hold out in taking responsibility for environmental disasters until they are finally forced to do so.
    Force them now. Don't wait.

    • @Kreepyb5
      @Kreepyb5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don't know, but my opinion? It's disgusting and scary

    • @michaelhanson3509
      @michaelhanson3509 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Force it, don't let it become a new Flint. Flint, MI still does not have clean water and has bottled water pick up every week. Snyder got to retire in peace.

    • @121Greenthumb
      @121Greenthumb ปีที่แล้ว

      ". Those poor people will most likely suffer physical effects which range from immediately severe, to underlying, simmering debilitations for decades, along with chronically compromised lifelong autoimmune conditions. " This already happens in America. You think coal mine owners give a shit about the employees who get black lung? You think loggers stop logging all month every time a tree falls on someone? Lets talk about the military! How many were exposed to life altering chemcals and were just brought back and dumped intlo the streets? This is America. Corporations and capital matter more than human lives.

    • @bearfootjk
      @bearfootjk ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They think a !,000K to each household will keep you from Suing them. Put them under!

    • @michaelhughes9278
      @michaelhughes9278 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      do yourselves a favor write return to sender on those checks when you get them. if there is a settlement in the future they can use the check stubs as evidence that they have already settled with the town. usually companies offer a better settlement than that though. 25k for a town is a slap in the face from a multi billion dollar company.

  • @acebaker3623
    @acebaker3623 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Thanks for mentioning East Palestine. That $1,000 came with a requirement never to sue for future damages, so I don't think many folks are taking them up on it. Also, the good folks of East Palestine invited Norfolk Southern to a Townhall on Feb 15th to get some answers, but NS didn't show up, citing: concerns for the safety of their employees. Biden has yet to make a statement.

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 ปีที่แล้ว

      Biden's too busy dealing with the nothingburger of unidentified balloons...

  • @DNTXPCTMCH
    @DNTXPCTMCH ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I want to cry bc of that toxic spill.

  • @joannejohnson7006
    @joannejohnson7006 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have never loved you more!
    Norfolk Southern-Not going to let this slide anymore! 🚂

  • @MykelLinden
    @MykelLinden ปีที่แล้ว +636

    I am truly, truly grateful that Stephen and his writers made a point of bringing up the horrific disaster in Ohio, when so many other news outlets are either not bringing it up outright, or just very lightly touching on it. This is an extremely dangerous situation with probably unimaginable long-term consequences for the environment and peoples' health...and what Norfolk Southern tried to offer as compensation...is absolutely abhorrent.
    Equally disgusting is the fact the authorities are telling people it's safe to breathe the air there DESPITE the health problems this is clearly causing (the nausea and such). This would be as if someone went down into the sewers of a place like, say, New York, and starting helping themselves to a raw sewage cocktail because the authorities told them the contents were safe to consume.

    • @vincentbaca790
      @vincentbaca790 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where the.Deuce is Buttigieg....on vacation?

    • @TheRealcdawg22
      @TheRealcdawg22 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what happens when voting in republicans.

    • @mitchelkvedar674
      @mitchelkvedar674 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      1000%

    • @Mozart1220
      @Mozart1220 ปีที่แล้ว

      The people transporting the toxic chems have a responsibility to make sure it's done safely. That being said, The Infrastructure bill is designed to repair our rail system. You know, the types of things the GOP says we "can't afford" because they just cut taxes for the rich again.

    • @bjcollins7871
      @bjcollins7871 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Really Loved Stephen's last comment:
      "...Norfolk You!"

  • @AndrewShafer
    @AndrewShafer ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Thank you for drawing attention to the train derailment in Ohio. It didn't get the attention when it happened over two weeks ago, and now it's a full scale disaster

    • @vincentbaca790
      @vincentbaca790 ปีที่แล้ว

      Full scale disaster? Hunter Biden....

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So sorry...the earthquake in Turkey/Syria was taking too much attention, but now is forgotten...but how about them UFO balloons...?

    • @Tustin2121
      @Tustin2121 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lenawagenfuehr53- Your whataboutism for turkey is justified, but the UFO balloons are not fucking important and just distract from the real issues. Air defense tracks these things all the time and it’s only because the Chinese one went from coast to coast that we care about these other ones. The balloons aren’t gonna hurt you. The environmental impact of dumping carcinogens into the Ohio River will when it hits the Mississippi River.

    • @michaelmorningstar8645
      @michaelmorningstar8645 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was covered. You just don't watch the news.

    • @AndrewShafer
      @AndrewShafer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Michael Morningstar don't condescend me Mr Morningstar. I live here, and I've been furiously reading every article about this since it happened on February 3rd. But yeah good thing we had wall to wall coverage on UFOs instead. These people need help, and it is finally getting nationwide attention, I was merely thanking them for giving time to the story.

  • @a-aron2276
    @a-aron2276 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What happened in Ohio is horrific, the companies should be required to provide free comprehensive health insurance to the entire vicinity for life.

  • @infirmux
    @infirmux ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is where you clearly see the line where "market will take care of it" ends. And gov/community/authorities should be well into regulation. (not only reactive to this incident, but proactive to improve future safety, and ideally on federal level).
    In theory now Norfolk could be waiting for lawsuits to ask for real compensation. But there is a probability that due to lack of legal requirement - local officials, etc. might not really pursue this path.
    I really hope to be wrong.

  • @ChainReactionsProductions
    @ChainReactionsProductions ปีที่แล้ว +500

    Wow first Seth Meyers, now Stephen Colbert. Mega props for actually talking about the disaster in Ohio on a late night comedy show!

    • @AppRemb
      @AppRemb ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Gutfields been talking about it for days now. They were all ignoring it though

    • @zizinnnn
      @zizinnnn ปีที่แล้ว +24

      jon stewart talked about it too

    • @harmonic5107
      @harmonic5107 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@AppRemb can't blame them for not knowing. No one in their right mind watches Gutfield 🤣

    • @strife0212
      @strife0212 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      only took 12 days for media to get on this story, had to write the script lol

    • @gloonnug4797
      @gloonnug4797 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You mean the ecological disaster from a week ago? 🤣 A Chinese payroll employee definitely knows what’s best for America!! 🤦‍♂

  • @deannealbrecht774
    @deannealbrecht774 ปีที่แล้ว +366

    Jimmy Carter is 98 years old. He still physically helps build houses for the poor and can still carry a coherent conversation. Something TFG was simply never capable of.

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nor Biden. Jimmy is the man!

    • @deannealbrecht774
      @deannealbrecht774 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lenawagenfuehr53 although he struggles with a stutter, Biden (not my first choice) can do an 1.5 hour press conference and make it coherent, not insult anyone, or tell obvious lies. Reagan, neo-liberalism and a corrupt #SCOTUS legalizing bribery has brought America to this in less than a generation. The average life of an empire's tile is 250yrs and we are 247 years old. All we can do it everything possible.

    • @mikecarr3452
      @mikecarr3452 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I wish Colbert wouldn't make fun of old people . He may be old if he is lucky and wonder if he will look back on his comments with chagrin.

    • @laurahoward5426
      @laurahoward5426 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Written 60 books

    • @michaelmorningstar8645
      @michaelmorningstar8645 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@dtylerbBecause it's stupid, wrong, lazy and redundant.

  • @Techydad
    @Techydad ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think that the executives from Norfolk Southern should be forced to live in that town until it's cleaned up. Let's see how "safe" they declare it when they need to breathe the air and drink the water! Don't worry, execs. Those carcinogens in the water you're drinking are just "an inconvenience!"

  • @karynelizabeth6065
    @karynelizabeth6065 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for bringing up the derailment and the damage it has caused a community made vulnerable by Norfolk Southern.

  • @maysville3815
    @maysville3815 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    The residents of East Palestine will have the dubious honor of being the smallest city with the biggest acid rainfall in the US for the next decade and beyond compliments of Norfolk Southern.

  • @Opus313
    @Opus313 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Proper brakes on the train could have prevented disaster... Political decisions have consequences!

    • @grmpEqweer
      @grmpEqweer ปีที่แล้ว +10

      There's sensors to detect overheating bearings. Unfortunately, the railroads only install one every 20 miles.🤬

    • @vincentbaca790
      @vincentbaca790 ปีที่แล้ว

      Buttiegieg is a fool and in over his head....

    • @J2982able
      @J2982able ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Also, the residents have reported numerous time before that the trains were going through town at an unsafe rate of speed and that a crash was imminent ... But these scumbags wanna offer pennies and don't even have the gall to show up to the town hall meeting.

    • @CloudsGirl7
      @CloudsGirl7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      So much for deregulating everything and seeing how it turns out... We've seen it here.

    • @stefandavenport1588
      @stefandavenport1588 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Trump administration rolled back an Obama era safety rule on train brakes, in 2018.
      Search/ type:
      " The Hill, 9/24/2018, Trump officials roll back Obama era train safety rule....'

  • @ashleyhope7350
    @ashleyhope7350 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my childhood bff's grew up in East Palestine, this whole story makes me sad and angry.

  • @pmclaughlin4111
    @pmclaughlin4111 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One of the best bosses I ever had worked up until he passed away at 89. I've known many people who've worked into their 80s either by choice or necessity.

  • @milosterwheeler2520
    @milosterwheeler2520 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    "Here's your $1,000 inconvenience check; just sign this receipt/release form, absolving us of any further responsibility now and in perpetuity." Nice way to avoid any medical problems that may take more than a few days to reveal themselves - like birth defects in pregnant women's fetuses, etc.

    • @317stitches2
      @317stitches2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Don't sign anything. Talk to an Attorney! If you do it may stop you from being able to get any compensation in the future if you become ill.

    • @oldrrocr
      @oldrrocr ปีที่แล้ว +7

      the rail company will likely have to go bankrupt. but sadly, no one will go to jail.

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@317stitches2 nah, any good shyster can get you out of something you signed. Just because you signed it doesn't make the criminal any less guilty. A waiver, like an NDA is not magic

    • @leehamilton6013
      @leehamilton6013 ปีที่แล้ว

      These scumbags need to be kicked off the damn planet

    • @121Greenthumb
      @121Greenthumb ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lenawagenfuehr53 especially when you are obviously being coerced in a rush.

  • @heathw4739
    @heathw4739 ปีที่แล้ว +554

    "If getting rid of Social Security is your dream, I'm your nightmare..." President Joe Biden

    • @andrewhadden216
      @andrewhadden216 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah except noone wanted to get rid of ss in the first place. in fact republicans introduced the soical security fairness act which was blocked by pelosi and now has a chance of passing but you just go on believing what the tv tells you. it never lies

    • @franklin9400
      @franklin9400 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Coming from the guy. That has spent almost his entire public recorded career. Trying to cut social programs. But yes. He's your hero, and savior of social security? You pointed to 2 Republicans who made a proposal to reform social security. Not much opposition.

    • @Wunderlustgirl
      @Wunderlustgirl ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That sounded like a song line, 🙊👀 "you can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare"

    • @courtney5796
      @courtney5796 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@franklin9400 👆👆👆👆👆👆 watches fox 'news' and derives all opinions based on other peoples' opinions......🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @franklin9400
      @franklin9400 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@courtney5796 Funny. I actually saw this Bernie sanders ad. th-cam.com/video/9X3UiSvgle0/w-d-xo.html but good one?

  • @MusNothus
    @MusNothus ปีที่แล้ว +11

    If the police are so desperate to track our health to supposedly stop crimes, I want someone to create an app where we can all write down every minute detail about our bowel movements and have the app spam email it to police departments in real time whenever we take a dump. Oh, and robocall Glen Youngkin with this information, too. Let's give them what they asked for; you know, to help stop crime.

  • @BlueDotRedSea
    @BlueDotRedSea ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'd get a lawyer before accepting and signing anything, especially the 1000 dollar check.

  • @robertturosik416
    @robertturosik416 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    From Youngstown Ohio, I thank you for bringing up the folks, 20 miles south. They need all the help they can get.

    • @scratchy996
      @scratchy996 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wait, $5 is not enough ?
      Kidding aside, if they take the $5 , they can't sue the company anymore, because America.

    • @stevey1659
      @stevey1659 ปีที่แล้ว

      only in Ohio 💀

  • @TheFistytheCLown
    @TheFistytheCLown ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Just make the Norfolk people move to the scene of the "NON-DANGEROUS" accident.

  • @anthonyesiemokhai1603
    @anthonyesiemokhai1603 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's a HuUuuuuUuuUUGE lawsuit coming up in Ohio.

  • @yoshi396
    @yoshi396 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As someone who lives in that area of Ohio ill tell you right now, dont drink the water, everyone here has been sick as of late. and 1k isnt the best considering the city of eastliverpool still needs investigated for many things.

  • @Brandy215
    @Brandy215 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Thank you to the comedians of the world keeping us all sane.

    • @Kreepyb5
      @Kreepyb5 ปีที่แล้ว

      For sure

  • @timmyumpleby1500
    @timmyumpleby1500 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They detected the chemical in the Ohio River in Steubenville, Ohio. But in my hometown of Toronto, Ohio 6 miles north of Steubenville they said we didn’t have it in our water. It’s like who do we believe? My family and I have been drinking bottled water and my dog is getting bottle water as well. It’s like we are just being led to make up our own mind if we want to drink the water or not.

  • @tlpass24
    @tlpass24 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you Stephen for pronouncing Norfolk correctly. Music to my ears 😊

  • @ToniGlick
    @ToniGlick ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Better file the lawsuits now, Norfolk Southern is going down.

  • @johnerwin8901
    @johnerwin8901 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Stephen, we also would have accepted the line "go Norfolk yourself."

  • @rebeccapaul6455
    @rebeccapaul6455 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    OAF. If you're lucky someday you'll get to suffer from that, too. Go, Joe!

  • @AlexandarHullRichter
    @AlexandarHullRichter ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We need to update HIPPA to keep women safe from that BS.

  • @Author_Alyssa_Taylor
    @Author_Alyssa_Taylor ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "Norfolk you!" Fabulous.

  • @DustyJones1997BGCL
    @DustyJones1997BGCL ปีที่แล้ว +362

    I get that people are concerned about President Biden's age and knowing that he's old but come on. He's been doing really great as president and achieved a lot in the last two years. If he decides to run 2024, I am voting for him again.

    • @susanwelch9087
      @susanwelch9087 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Me too. I think he's doing great. I had a knot in my stomach the entire 4 years of the Orange Skidmark. At least Joe is getting stuff done. Good stuff for the people. Not tweeting random, rambling insults at 3 in the morning.

    • @miffedpup2.060
      @miffedpup2.060 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@susanwelch9087 naw he's wearing a diaper with his bibby in his mouth as jill changes him with his pudding cup by her side 😂

    • @RabblesTheBinx
      @RabblesTheBinx ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He's doing great, doesn't change the fact that we need a much younger president who is more in touch with the majority of Americans.

    • @RabblesTheBinx
      @RabblesTheBinx ปีที่แล้ว

      @@miffedpup2.060 this from a bootlicker whose dear leader can't even drink water without needing both hands.

    • @MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou
      @MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@RabblesTheBinx True, but I'll vote for the better candidate, and if that means Biden vs Trump/DeSantis/Haley, it's an easy decision.

  • @goodtroublemaker143
    @goodtroublemaker143 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    $1000 would’ve been an insulting offer 100 years ago. NS is about to go through some stuff.

  • @marvinmartin4692
    @marvinmartin4692 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    25000.00 to the town?! For a eternity of contamination of the drinking water? That’s just for starters! Thanks gop for the deregulated railroad!

  • @hakukuze7947
    @hakukuze7947 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    “Norfolk You”. Dying here. To the writers, I 🙇‍♂️

    • @vincentbaca790
      @vincentbaca790 ปีที่แล้ว

      How is the rip off of Officer Krupke "Krup you," from West side Story to Colbert's one liner? Krup Colbert's hack writers....they wouldn't know a good original line if it crawled up their leftist kneecap....

    • @hakukuze7947
      @hakukuze7947 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vincentbaca790 😂 Went from biters to leftists all in one sentence. Why you even watching this, no good comedy on Fox News?

  • @cloudwatcher608
    @cloudwatcher608 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Finally an “is potato” joke I didn’t see coming, it’s been a while 😂

  • @thisbushnell2012
    @thisbushnell2012 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Norfolk Southern's board is referring to _their_ inconvenience, having to act responsibly because of a handful of nobodies from eastern Ohio. The board resent having to share any of the new profits (and bonuses) they garnered by reducing their payroll FROM ONE MILLION TO UNDER 200,000.

    • @leeanncameron7783
      @leeanncameron7783 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope they all face serious consequences.

  • @hellhound1389
    @hellhound1389 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Age is not an issue for me since my grandfather turns 80 this year. He runs 2.5 miles a day and does puzzles all day. My great grandfather lived to 103 and worked on his farm until we finally got him to stop at the age of 92. If Biden is healthy and has all his faculties then it's ok to keep going

    • @JesseFaught
      @JesseFaught ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But, he's not. Watch Biden in interviews or press conferences. He's slow, inarticulate, often confused. He's a shadow of his former self. We need candidates that can reliably form coherent sentences, and find their way off stage. 80 is WAY too old to be president.

    • @oooooo6270
      @oooooo6270 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is. For President USA we do not need old crap wherever the are “healthy “.

  • @chickenpants
    @chickenpants ปีที่แล้ว +27

    They have increased their 'compensation' effort so that the town will receive a million dollars. This is still woefully short of actual compensation. These residents are going to have ongoing health issues for decades to come. Who's going to pay for all of that? Is that town still habitable? This train company needs to be held accountable for all of the damage this incident has wrought.

  • @kainhall
    @kainhall ปีที่แล้ว +5

    NS made 55 BILLION last year.....
    they can afford a LOT more
    .
    i also bet it waves a LOT of rights (like you cant sue us if you get cancer, ETC)

  • @Mi_Pi
    @Mi_Pi ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I actually like that Biden is old and so energetic. I wish I could be like him.

    • @stephencoldbear
      @stephencoldbear ปีที่แล้ว

      Me, too! If only we all could live healthy enough lives to make it that long.

  • @goodmorninggilw2836
    @goodmorninggilw2836 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As the years go on and the entirety of your monologue style develops, I love your classic moves. The goofy improv like thing of coming into camera frame close from the side… I love it.

  • @julesbower762
    @julesbower762 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Thank God for ByeDon.
    The world a better place for his existence.

  • @alicephilips1847
    @alicephilips1847 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Joe's doing great! I would rather that you focused on his accomplishment than his age. His age equals experience and wisdom. Come on already!

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, turning tail and running from Afghanistan, and not doing a thing when they covertly overturn Roe v Wade. Not to mention flying over a motorcade to attend a conference on the climate disaster. Fantastic achievements there.

    • @tamzinbrown9384
      @tamzinbrown9384 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree 100%!! Thanks for speaking up!

    • @stephencoldbear
      @stephencoldbear ปีที่แล้ว

      @ALICE PHILIPS Exactly. Finally one person in the comments who has a brain. I've been saying this, that the majority of the US would make fun of the most experienced heart surgeon and instead choose to go under the knife with a med student. That's how ridiculous it is to consider old age something to insult rather than something to admire. It isn't funny and isn't that edgy/offensive "funny" that people want it to be. It's just plain boring and nonsensical. We have someone who has made such excellent health choices that he's, at age 80, in better condition than most 30-year-olds in the US. And 80 isn't even that old these days. Must be jealousy, since most Americans would rather sit around binge-watching Netflix and eating Doritos than take care of themselves, and most are so self-absorbed and arrogant they insult every other human being in sight, while President Biden shows a Fred Rogers level of concern for every person he meets. I'm not fazed by celebrities, but I'd love to spend an afternoon with President Biden. It's the next best thing to spending an afternoon with Fred Rogers. They are both such caring and uplifting human beings!
      By the way, I have not forgotten how people made fun of Fred Rogers for his age, too, insulting his thoughtfulness before speaking, claiming his slow speaking style was a sign of dementia, until years later he died and suddenly they pretended they'd never talked about him that way and always admired him. Evidence of their regret for their words toward him. But they haven't learned from it.

    • @tamzinbrown9384
      @tamzinbrown9384 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stephencoldbear Thanks for your response. I feel like I have been alone in the wilderness of ignorance.

  • @george2113
    @george2113 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    How did Ohio arrest a reporter who was investigating. Reporting protects us all!

    • @oldmanfromoc7684
      @oldmanfromoc7684 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      GOP in action! We have DJT to thank for the latest disaster, more will come, you know that, GOP !

    • @jandrews6254
      @jandrews6254 ปีที่แล้ว

      They call it “misinformation “

  • @fracturedgamer420
    @fracturedgamer420 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The corporations in this country need to step up and start doing their part!

    • @jandrews6254
      @jandrews6254 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah but that would mean accepting legal liability, and therein lies a multi squillion class lawsuit

  • @polishedbecks
    @polishedbecks ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Nope, can't get even a footlong at Subway for even close to $5 anymore.

    • @grmpEqweer
      @grmpEqweer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A couple of frozen pot pies and a soda.

    • @diamondsndregs
      @diamondsndregs ปีที่แล้ว

      Not even in Ohio.

    • @michaelmorningstar8645
      @michaelmorningstar8645 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good. You know those were so cheap because they were using inorganic chemicals used in yoga mats in the bread?

  • @mandyharewood886
    @mandyharewood886 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Bernie doesn't present as old though. He's full of life and energy. Must be because he lives a life of purpose. May he live to see the rise of the 99%!

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love Bernie, but he's part of the 1%

    • @killawofe
      @killawofe ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@lenawagenfuehr53 lol. He is not. Where did you get that from?

    • @CloudsGirl7
      @CloudsGirl7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, maybe if his supporters would actually GET OUT AND VOTE instead of staying at home and rotting their brains with TikTok. (Goddamn them.)

    • @CloudsGirl7
      @CloudsGirl7 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@killawofe
      From an out-of-the-way place up their anus is my guess.

    • @michaelmorningstar8645
      @michaelmorningstar8645 ปีที่แล้ว

      He doesn't do jack. Biden is the real deal. Sanders is a poser.

  • @lindakautzman7388
    @lindakautzman7388 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Colbert and Late Night writers...really appreciate the laughs and good humor..

  • @laurahoward5426
    @laurahoward5426 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Everyday, Jimmy Carter advances his record for longest-lived POTUS after leaving office

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Tucker will be touting the benefits of a vinyl chloride supplement any day now.

    • @RabblesTheBinx
      @RabblesTheBinx ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If only we could convince him that Drano boosts testosterone... And had a lot of money to pay him to promote drinking it.

    • @gweebara
      @gweebara ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@RabblesTheBinx they've been absolutely zero complaints from verified users

    • @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494
      @dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@gweebara how are they verified, though?
      Oh - because it all shows in the end results. Yep. I get it now.

    • @gweebara
      @gweebara ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 sorry if my humor was too grave

    • @RabblesTheBinx
      @RabblesTheBinx ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gweebara humor? I was being serious.

  • @yokojacobson8494
    @yokojacobson8494 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    I just love it when Stephen does the imitation of Bernie Sanders, and President Joe Biden 👏🏽👏🏽😂🤣😂🤣, he's so on point with it!.

    • @savannahm.laurentian1286
      @savannahm.laurentian1286 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Where's my soup!

    • @johnarnold893
      @johnarnold893 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yoko..........Biden just doesn't do or say stupid like Mangolini did so it hard to make jokes about him.

    • @vincentbaca790
      @vincentbaca790 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When is Colbert going to play a passenger on Epstein's ✈plane?

    • @vincentbaca790
      @vincentbaca790 ปีที่แล้ว

      When will Colbert imitate Roman Polanski?

    • @sshza2143
      @sshza2143 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@savannahm.laurentian1286 🥣😋🤣had the same thought🙋‍♂😁✌😎

  • @jonfmcdropout
    @jonfmcdropout ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Limited liability companies should be outlawed. bring back responsibility to the nation's economic sociopaths.

  • @davidjones535
    @davidjones535 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live twenty miles north of the derailment site in Youngstown and the same rail line being used runs less then a quarter mile from my house and Norfork Southern had a other train derailment in Michigan yesterday!

  • @yeahboi7562
    @yeahboi7562 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    That Bernie Sanders impersonation is spot on. Under-rated!

    • @leesarolan
      @leesarolan ปีที่แล้ว

      Jesus loves you he died on the cross for your sins. Believe in him and you will be saved and go to heaven!

    • @gregbors8364
      @gregbors8364 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leesarolan So… do I just have to believe he was a guy, or is there some other mumbo-jumbo that comes along with it?

    • @yeahboi7562
      @yeahboi7562 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leesarolan Hey dude, it doesn't work that way. You can't just blurt that out and hope a grown adult will just change his mind and follow Jesus. Even less so on the Internet like this unless the original post is on topic.
      I'm something of a fellow believer myself so it's all good.. and since we had this fate to cross path halfway around the world, i'll just share this with you. All the best.

  • @DonBarthel
    @DonBarthel ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You *kill* me everytime you do a Bernie Sanders impression!

  • @crystalsoulslayer
    @crystalsoulslayer ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The briefest amount of research on vinyl chloride is horrifying. I won't be happy if that company is merely sued. People need to go to prison.

  • @sallycasas4170
    @sallycasas4170 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the way Steven Colbert does Bernie Sanders and President Biden🤣😎😷🙋‍♀️

  • @jamesturner2126
    @jamesturner2126 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Vinyl chloride, as in Poly Vinyl Chloride, PVC. It is a heavy plastic goo. Imagine 1 million pounds of burning tires.

    • @grmpEqweer
      @grmpEqweer ปีที่แล้ว

      Apparently plain vinyl chloride is a gas. It can give you interesting cancers.

    • @lenawagenfuehr53
      @lenawagenfuehr53 ปีที่แล้ว

      So trash all your records then

  • @ChrisAlbertH47
    @ChrisAlbertH47 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I have the feeling that if Biden's gonna be allowed to complain about anything to his doctor, it wouldn't be about his health and physical conditions, so much as it would be about the folks from the other side of the political aisle. They're a great source of stress.

    • @ryanmerino5747
      @ryanmerino5747 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Sadly, even the highest qualified professionals can’t cure the GOP.

    • @chrissiek8706
      @chrissiek8706 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ryanmerino5747 as GOP it was kinda curable, but as a current form, GQP, nope...

    • @CloudsGirl7
      @CloudsGirl7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Indeed. If we're allowed to get solutions from doctors of things we complain about, then I'd be single-handedly responsible for the GQP getting the mental health care they so desperately need. (Also for anti-vaxxers to be inoculated. But I guess that falls under the same category.)

    • @bstrdbss
      @bstrdbss ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah it's not the GOPs fault Biden doesn't have the mental capacity to do his job. Cope much.

    • @ChrisAlbertH47
      @ChrisAlbertH47 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bstrdbss His detractors keep claiming he's mentally and physically incapable, yet no one has actually proven that to be the case. He's doing rather well actually. Perhaps the one on copium is you 😁

  • @Freiheit1232
    @Freiheit1232 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s crazy it took the Lake Show this long to talk about the train story

  • @steveblake4187
    @steveblake4187 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I live about 50 miles west of the E. Palestine and my lungs felt as is I was getting bronchitis. I can only imagine how bad it was in the the town.

    • @leeanncameron7783
      @leeanncameron7783 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm so sorry for what is happening for you and all the people and animals nearby.

  • @0HARE
    @0HARE ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Brilliantly funny, as usual.
    The scathing social/political commentary is music to my ears!