House speaker vote hasn't dragged on this long for the past 164 years...if not for the fact I live in it, it's kind of impressive how McCarthy and the Republicans has managed to regress our politics back to the Civil War era.
i'm looking forward to how they're gonna somehow blame this on democrats once this is all over lol fox news reporters' heads are gonna fall off from the amount of spin
Told my wife the "electile dystunction" joke from another poster. She works in an urgent care facility and without skipping a beat she said, "and it's a pre-existing condition, so it's not covered by insurance." If only we had the universal healthcare Congress keeps blocking, we might have been able to help Kevin with that. Instead he'll have to keep paying out of pocket and getting no results. At this point, pretty sure he'd pay to have that election last for 4 hours and skip the hospital visit.
Republicans want to put your families in a death camp, and all of you will let them because you're too busy watching comedy shows make jokes about right-wing fascism.
The caucus of cowards and appeasers is now the caucus of right wing clowns. The Republicans are proving their idiocy is the best they have to offer the country.
imagine going for a job interview 14 times and each time the boss said "sorry mate but if you accept a small change to your role - you might have a chance" by the time of the final interview you might get the job but it wont be anything like it was when you first applied - cue Kevin Mc Carthy, living proof that power desire overrides personal integrity
I've lived more than 60 years, and I have prayed to watch the Republican Party destroy itself countless times. Finally, I get to watch it happen in real time.
I'm 60+ too. As a split party ticket voter, I feel I should be concerned, but can't seem to stop grinning. This speaker vote is truly the best of Trumpism.
More reasons for people to stop voting Republican. Democrats never produce this lasting chaos.Whether you like the ultimate result, the Democrats always try to keep government functioning. Republicans are only for their donors and their egos. They want the titles, speaker, governorships, and presidents but no responsibility. Democrats try to get things done.Republicans try to stop it. Government is just like a car. If you want to move forward, put it in D. If you want to go backward, put it in R.
At no point does it become truly sad to watch Kevin get dragged through the village by his idiots... literally, at no point is it sad. And I've been trying to dig deep to find some empathy for him. But nope.
Well...as my grandfather used to say..."if you're looking for sympathy you'll find it somewhere in the dictionary between shit and syphilis, go look it up.". Sorry Kev, couldn't have happened to a more deserving person.
I think this was deserved during beginning of voting he was spotted hanging around in speaker office expecting to be speaker on that day like wow such dumbass confidence he got. Now here we are 10 rejections later he is not getting that office
To tell you that the GQP cannot govern. They just really take this as a joke. They do not want to help the American people. They just want to treat this like it's something funny. This is the reason why we need to elect Hakeem Jeffries as house speaker.
Worst part is they are doing it on the American people dime and time. They really believe that being a representative to play / act / being a real-life useless parasite instead of actually working for the American people monies is their god given damn right.
To be fair it's only the 15 or 20 people who see their job as primarily about attention and/or narcissism. McCarthy pulling out would still not solve anything, as there would be even less agreement.
I remember John Oliver asked in 2016 if he might secretly wish for a Trump victory for all the fuel it would provide to comedy. I think he took a very mature stance on the issue, saying he wouldn't want such comedic gold to come at the expense of the country. I guess at least you still get that comedic gold out of the deal. Not that I'm bragging. Australia only just came out of 9 years of not-entirely-as-bad incompetence.
Stephen, I’m nominating you for speaker of the house😂. Second choice, Obama. Third choice Beto O’Rourke. Let’s stir it up😊. The portrait was priceless!
Schadenfreude doesn't even BEGIN to describe the malicious glee I feel seeing the GOP tear each other apart and Kevin getting humiliated. Stephen's obvious joy only mirrors my own
And since today is the second anniversary of the insurrection they've spent the past two years playing down, I think this is a gift to us from the gods of democracy!
Are you insane? McCarthy is not a republican or Mitch McConnell they Are RHINOS no one cares about fake republicans either way no one will ever I mean ever vote for a demon-crat again loool no one is hurt by the swamp so let's pipe it all the way down ok lol
Hakeem Jeffries is in this weird but heartwarming situation where he is unanimously supported by his colleagues and is so close to accidentally winning the Speakership but can't because the Republicans are crazy.
I realize it makes all the sense in the world for the Dems to vote for Jeffries every time, and they'll probably continue to do so. But I wonder if they should consider trying to find a dozen moderate GOP defectors and elect a moderate GOP speaker? The way things are going, we're going to get either McCarthy with a gun to his head, or someone more extreme.
Good luck with that with our “two-party system.” Working-class Americans know that the Democrats don’t care about them, so all it will take is another fake populist Republican Ike Trump to win their votes
they are not done. It will same and half country will be thinking they are doing great job. For once I agree with F caucus Republicans, I don't want Kevin McCarthy as speaker. He is a snake
Big shout out to dysfunctional Repubs, making the writing staff’s job twenty times easier. The whole monologue was on them, last night, too. “It’s refreshing!” exclaims Ingraham, after berating the holdout Repubs for making them look exactly like we’ve been saying they look for seven years now.
People say us liberals have become spiteful, more vindictive than we used to be......yep, what's their point? It's ore fun to get down in the dirt where they have been :)
The entire planet's water supply is polluted with toxic petrochemical microplastics. Search: "bioaccumulation" It's time for everyone to grow the fuck up. "Lol! Nazis are sabotaging the US government every day on the news! Lol!"
Colbert has gotten me thru the presidency of Drumph, the pandemic & now this new crazy moment as MTG is wrecking her havoc on the house while she’s sitting next to a known sex trafficker GAETZ (why isn’t he in jail?)
@@NoToAllOfThat It takes 14 minutes to learn how to save the world. 14 fucking minutes, but even that is too difficult for anyone. Day after day, the world gets more polluted because hundreds of millions of spoiled consumers can't be bothered to watch a 14-minute government video on a government website that the government hid from your parents and grandparents. This sell-out Stephen Colbert played a clip of that video on The Colbert Report years ago, but it was only a few seconds, he didn't say the name of the video, and the audio was out of sync with the video, and it was never mentioned again. The point is that Stephen Colbert knows about it, but his corporate masters won't let him talk about it because it will rearrange the entire global economy and ultimately stop climate change.
Gleefully enjoying from overseas as well, love to see Stephen this excited, McCarthy deserves every bit of it, his behavior after Jan. 6th 2021 was despicable, he sold out the country completely by embracing morons and insurrectionists. Now he made the Speaker job mean absolutely nothing, when he gave those snakes the right to oust him out if he doesn't do what they want, it's just beyond shameful at this point.
Gleefully doing the same, from Canada. I think this is what Jon Stewart was talking about, when he coined the term: “Cluster-Fuck”. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving bottom-feeder, unless Matt Gaetz was running for SOTH.
@@Canuckmom128 Gleefully watching from the USA. Kevin McCarthy brought this on himself. It makes the whole country looked dysfunctional and when were travel now I say I'm from Canada. Oh and btw while I live Jon Stewart he did not coin the phrase clusterfuck. I've been using it long before he ever came in the scene. Peace ✌🏻
@@arellatikvah Gleefuly watching from the tropics. It's insanely entertaining to see the GOP destroying itself from the inside, but it's scary to witness the effect it has on democracy. Especially with the amount of right-wing dictator-wannabees spawning everywhere. Let's hope things get better, and that the GOP may finally rest in peace.
I think this might be the best Colbert monologue ever. Seriously. That AI painting is just the cherry on top of Kevin McCarthy's head. Well done, folks.
Have any of you ever seen the 1942 USDA video *Hemp for Victory* that taught Americans how to grow weed to fight the Nazis? No, because you're too busy watching shit like this. *Hemp for Victory* is how we can stop climate change by replacing fossil fuels and ending deforestation, but that doesn't matter. Let's get some tech geeks to put *Hemp for Victory* to AI images. Then maybe some of you will notice.
McCarthy should call Colbert, and see if he could get that portrait, so that he could hang it up in the speaker's office. Would be a great conversation piece.
You know what? This comment makes me feel a little stupid because, until now, I thought it was Steven. Now I see it all over the place spelled Stephen.
I tune in here in Ireland on TH-cam at around 2-3am local time to catch his monologue. (luckily I'm an insomniac 😉). I do the same with Seth Meyers. I'll tell you now....in Ireland and the UK we have high standards for top quality political satire, parody and proper political piss taking, and Colbert & Meyers are truly top notch. 👌
Wow Kevin Mccarthy has absolutely no shame. His wife and children has got to be so embarrassed to see his failures play out each day on national television.
This is not "democracy in action." In a democracy, we have more than one person for whom to vote. There is no second option than this, so no, this is no democracy.
Another great monologue Colbert. I’m dreading tomorrow’s given what it is. Besides working, I’m going to take the day remember Theodore Roosevelt instead of the violence. I’m doing Teddy because he died January 6th, 1919. As a presidential history enthusiast, I’ll think of what Teddy did as president and as a human being. But my heart is with the Capitol Police and relatives of those lost.
Teddy Roosevelt split the Republican Party when he decided to run for a second go at the White House. If the repubs keep it up, they will repeat Roosevelt’s feat (or defeat)
It's like watching Cinderella's step sister continously chopping away pieces of their feet - and possibly other body parts, just because - in a desperate attempt to fit a shoe that is so very clearly not meant for them
Watching Kevin McCarthy and the Republicscums today, is like watching the videos of Evel Knievel crashing at Caesars Palace. You already know exactly what's going to happen. You've seen it dozens and dozens of times already. But yet you can't turn it off. You hang in there, to watch him crash one more time! Note: Kevin just crashed for the 11th time!
I accidentally clicked onto a Fox News website and saw the comments section full of Trumpers, including one who declared, "Just vote once and whoever gets to most is the new Speaker!" I joined in, "Yes, great idea! Jeffries is far more popular, after all." Ticked him off so much, LOL!
@@tombarski5075 Actually, the last music I played did include Scriabin's "Poème Satanique". Also I'm not in the US. That's the thing about the internet - you can be anywhere in the world! You learned something today!
Gaetz told AOC Kevin threatened to get Dems to help him. AOC said they wouldn’t do that. Too funny they called his bluff but I don’t like the power this gives the crazies.
He will never do that. I mean, he worked to win the house. Let's face it. In a way I feel bad for the guy, because he did what he had to.. Whether we like it or not, he did the deed as a politician. But then again, this is all on him, he knew he was dealing with worms and whatnot. But damn, Republicans continue to prove to be the worst.
@@shanafehr why? If I were an indivialistic man who is 16 votes from fulfilling my life purpose and some motherfuckers want to take it from me, I would very much go nuclear. Who cares what happens with the GOP if I ain't here to lead? He would need to make a credible threat, trying to use voting orders to organize the bluff. If Jefrries wins, so be it
McCarthy is the only Republican who has any hope of garnering the 218 votes. It is clear McCarthy cannot get the necessary votes. Hakeem Jefferies has received 212 votes on 11 ballots. He should be the next Speaker as he has more votes than any other member.
i think it is all so sad , and so enraging to watch these guys in congress actually collect a paycheck and endless perks , while they let their egos play this out like it's a frigging game .. the only ones who suffer are the citizens of this country ..
Somebody should make a whole set of spoof cards e.g. Rudi with hair dye dripping down his cheeks and wine sloshed on his chin, MTG bench pressing Kevin just to show him who's boss, Eastman standing proudly in front of the law firm of Wee, Cheatem, and Howe, and of course one of Donnie in orange onesie and cuffs.
This was fire! Love the "dancing with that chicken". And thank you for longer shots of the band !!! So much fun to watch them digging on the music." Please Sir, can I have some more?"
P.S. Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrell were a comedy team in their earlier days. In the "Waiters Who Get Nauseous Over Food" skit, Colbert was noticed -- I think by the Daily Show team? Then a year later, the person called the agent back and asked if there were any more talented guys, to which the agent replied -- you remember that waiter sketch you like so much, look at the other guy. So that painting of Carrell held by Colbert -- really nice.
At this point, I think Mccarthy refuses to stop simply out of shame. He expected to be made Speaker on Monday. Also, it's just sheer stupid, blind ambition. He wants a job that he's deeply unqualified for, and he thinks wearing down his opponents is the only way forward. Please, please continue, Kevin! This has been hilarious!
Unfortunately they seem to have planned this to stop the cogs of Congress/Democracy from working. That's why good old Kevin is still trying to become speaker. Procrastination means No democracy for them.
80% of the world's water supply is polluted with toxic microplastics. There is plastic even in raindrops. No matter who "wins," the entire planet lost. "Lol."
@@pangalactictuber The reason it works in the UK is that they have more than two parties. Keep electing politicians from just the 2 we have and this is what we'll get.
@davidwang1326 Um, not sure you understand how a constitutional monarchy works. The British royals have no political power - they are just figureheads. Their role is to dress up in fancy clothes and perform a kind of pantomime for obsequious "subjects" and tourists.
**sigh** knowing what the republican party has become, this is probably the *best* that it will be for the next 2 years. Forget about raising the bar.. the ground is too high for them to get over.
@@rpfifferling lolol i genuinely agree with your point, but archie griffin actually did win the heisman twice. santos won the heisman all 8 years he was in college despite the fact no college has any record of his attendance....
@@nebulousvoid Yeah, it's either this fun and frivolity or they can get down to the serious business of investigating Major Biden's illegal cranberry sauce dish.
If I were Kevin McCarthy, I would be so embarrassed right now. Like I would morph into a puddle of goo like Alex Mack and slide out the House chambers. 😂
5:00 "I could do the right thing, or I could be Speaker, and now he gets neither." Also John F. Kennedy - 'Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside'
After McCarthy lost for the sixth time in two days, I was thinking, "How many more times will this be repeated before it reaches farcicality?" Now we're looking at "farcicality" in the rear-view mirror and are well on our way to Absurdville.
Like, literally. A nicer guy would never have aligned himself with a party that caters to folks who think anything less than strict dictatorship is a sign of weakness...
Are you insane? McCarthy is not a republican or Mitch McConnell they Are RHINOS no one cares about fake republicans either way no one will ever I mean ever vote for a demon-crat again loool no one is hurt by the swamp so let's pipe it all the way down ok lol
I wouldn't be so proud of them these are all the trumplicans who don't believe he's Trump enough. I agree it is fun to watch though but they really need is some of those reps who have a spine and a soul to vote for Jeffries now that would be serving the Trump Republicans what
Normally, I'm not a baby-person. However it should be pointed out that when Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) brought his 4 month old son to the Capitol in Washington, it must have been like a little rainbow 🌈 appearing in an otherwise cloudy, brutally competitive environment. Beautiful baby! 👍😎
You know what I love the most about this? Kev here started with 204 votes on Tuesday, and through hard work, grit, determination and all those concessions. He lost 4 votes. Honestly at this point the only way for the GOP to save any kind of face is to pick the 6 senators they hate the most and have them vote Jeffries in then claim they did it in the interest of "promoting unity in the government and extending a hand across the aisle to show that both sides can still work with each other to build a better country"
I'd also find it acceptable if instead of giving in to the right-wing terrorists, he came to an agreement on a few basic things with Democrats and got elected with 412 votes. Democrats know they have 0 chance of getting the speakership, they should grab the chance to show bipartisanship and get things done at the same time.
The day that happens is the day hell will freeze over. Because while Democrats have attempted to extend an olive branch in the name of peace and cooperation the republicans have seen fit to always light that branch on fire tans then sh*t all over it. All for the sake of their idiotic pride and their “it’s my way or no way” mentality.
@@pitprok Not right away, I hope. Hakeem could troll Kevin in the next pointless roll call by having the last (D) vote for George Santos. Bipartisanship will be there for the taking, but this chance to wind up the (R)s is a rare alignment of the stars and shouldn't be missed. Petty and divisive? Sure ... and fittingly illustrative. Kev and the Freedom Caucus are the ones taking the country on this ride.
@@gemanscombe4985 actually they are not, the problem is extreme partisanship. If the parties weren't so extremely divided where bipartisanship is seen as weakness or betrayal, 20 house members would be practically insignificant.
@@pitprokHow come if the Democrats are getting more votes, they have less chance of winning than Kevin? (This is a part of U.S. politics I have no clue on)
seeing stephens delight in mcarthys plight is like xmas for everyone. not just stephen. i have been totally wary of the new AI art thing, but damn, that is on POINT! Also, my first thought was steve carell in that painting haha
@@larry6601 Woah, woah, woah there, Larry. You've got things totally backwards. It was the GOP that chose dysfunction over governing, and I'll point you to the very moment the GOP made it clear. Do you recall when Obama was elected? Well, the response of McConnell and other prominent republicans in Congress was this: "We will refuse to cooperate in any way and make sure any initiatives he proposes go nowhere." This is the GOP brand, and it has stuck to this brand consistently - it is the GOP which refuses to cooperate in any way with the Democratic party, not the other way around. Nice try on the deflection, there though (deflection - another GOP specialty).
House speaker vote hasn't dragged on this long for the past 164 years...if not for the fact I live in it, it's kind of impressive how McCarthy and the Republicans has managed to regress our politics back to the Civil War era.
At that point, the Civil War was still in the future.
Not a parallel you want to be reminded of ...
That's what they meant by making America great again.
Multiple ballots have happened 15 times in America’s history. This is the record though.
I wish the GOP of today was like the GOP of the Civil War!
i'm looking forward to how they're gonna somehow blame this on democrats once this is all over lol fox news reporters' heads are gonna fall off from the amount of spin
If George Santos would just remind everyone he is speaker we could all move on.
There you are
Speaker-ish
@@oracleofdelphi4533 Beat me to it. 🙂
😂
He already claimed to have been sworn in last Tuesday...u cannot make this crap up.
Told my wife the "electile dystunction" joke from another poster. She works in an urgent care facility and without skipping a beat she said, "and it's a pre-existing condition, so it's not covered by insurance." If only we had the universal healthcare Congress keeps blocking, we might have been able to help Kevin with that. Instead he'll have to keep paying out of pocket and getting no results. At this point, pretty sure he'd pay to have that election last for 4 hours and skip the hospital visit.
He already moved his crap into the Speaker's office. Clearly a case of premature election.
this
No nitro for them 😅
She sounds awesome 👍😎
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I don’t know if I’ve ever seen Colbert so delighted. The joy is contagious.
When Amy Goodman snickers you know its ropes for Kev No !!!
I'm not a big believer in karma, but the GQP have more than earned this. You reap what you sow.
Republicans want to put your families in a death camp, and all of you will let them because you're too busy watching comedy shows make jokes about right-wing fascism.
So is Covid, Syphilis, Aids, Influenza, Cold, and obviously Colbert.
The caucus of cowards and appeasers is now the caucus of right wing clowns. The Republicans are proving their idiocy is the best they have to offer the country.
Seeing Kevin McCarthy and republicans suffering from electile dysfunction is a joy to watch.
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OMG! I would love to see someone put together a parody video of the Viagra/Cialis commercials. 😂😂😂
@@latriciacagle4873 SNL would have fun with that one.
Me thinks tis beyond dysfunctional elections (intended), Kevin is a eunuch.
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imagine going for a job interview 14 times and each time the boss said "sorry mate but if you accept a small change to your role - you might have a chance" by the time of the final interview you might get the job but it wont be anything like it was when you first applied - cue Kevin Mc Carthy, living proof that power desire overrides personal integrity
Kevin's prize after winning the Speaker's race will be a pair of prosthetic balls to replace the two just snipped off.
He has - and had - no choice.....
I've lived more than 60 years, and I have prayed to watch the Republican Party destroy itself countless times. Finally, I get to watch it happen in real time.
Feels kinda great, doesn't it?😁
Yep......
I'm 60+ too. As a split party ticket voter, I feel I should be concerned, but can't seem to stop grinning. This speaker vote is truly the best of Trumpism.
the dump did it
Same here. They deserve to stew in the mess they created for themselves.
“If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you’re going to have selfish, ignorant leaders.”
George Carlin
#facts
..garbage in... garbage out..!
More reasons for people to stop voting Republican. Democrats never produce this lasting chaos.Whether you like the ultimate result, the Democrats always try to keep government functioning. Republicans are only for their donors and their egos. They want the titles, speaker, governorships, and presidents but no responsibility. Democrats try to get things done.Republicans try to stop it. Government is just like a car. If you want to move forward, put it in D. If you want to go backward, put it in R.
The converse is equally true.
@@garrusv Indeed.
This "snap vote" thing is going to create even more chaos as all the Karens and Kevins will constantly want to get the employee fired!
At no point does it become truly sad to watch Kevin get dragged through the village by his idiots... literally, at no point is it sad. And I've been trying to dig deep to find some empathy for him. But nope.
He's hoisted himself on so many of his own petards he's in danger of colliding with the moon.
Well...as my grandfather used to say..."if you're looking for sympathy you'll find it somewhere in the dictionary between shit and syphilis, go look it up.". Sorry Kev, couldn't have happened to a more deserving person.
I think this was deserved during beginning of voting he was spotted hanging around in speaker office expecting to be speaker on that day like wow such dumbass confidence he got. Now here we are 10 rejections later he is not getting that office
Completely agree! In fact, with each loss, I'm enjoying it more and more and more!
@@evandaymon8303 he moved himself into the Speakers office days ago!!!
To tell you that the GQP cannot govern. They just really take this as a joke. They do not want to help the American people. They just want to treat this like it's something funny. This is the reason why we need to elect Hakeem Jeffries as house speaker.
Tell that to said a holes
GQP 😂😂😂😂
Worst part is they are doing it on the American people dime and time. They really believe that being a representative to play / act / being a real-life useless parasite instead of actually working for the American people monies is their god given damn right.
Oh, I don't think they treat it as funny, more like money...for them.
To be fair it's only the 15 or 20 people who see their job as primarily about attention and/or narcissism. McCarthy pulling out would still not solve anything, as there would be even less agreement.
This is one of your best episodes ever... I laughed from beginning to end. You are great when you're shining in your glee.
Ya almost as good as the time he danced with a bunch of vaccines
DO YOU THINK STEVEN COLBERT IS READING YOUR COMMENTS? Wow!!!
GOP is a treasure trove of comic material for late shows. Gift that just keeps on giving.
More like the Grift that keeps on giving
I remember John Oliver asked in 2016 if he might secretly wish for a Trump victory for all the fuel it would provide to comedy. I think he took a very mature stance on the issue, saying he wouldn't want such comedic gold to come at the expense of the country. I guess at least you still get that comedic gold out of the deal.
Not that I'm bragging. Australia only just came out of 9 years of not-entirely-as-bad incompetence.
Take hand off your dick, and then try watching. Maybe you will see things differently.
"Gonna hit Pelosi with the gavel when she hands it to me" Didn't age too well.
What an a-hole thing for him to say, especially after her husband was attacked! SMH
No, and neither did Kevin Mccarthy!
@@customer5032 To be fair, he said it before Mr Pelosi was gavelled.
@@liam137153 who's to say he didn't incite the attack
@@leagarner3675 McCarthy is a horrible excuse for a human being, but he didn't incite the attack on Mr. Pelosi (I said it...).
Colbert was in rare form. A comedian with material this good is a happy man.
Republicans are only in charge for three days, and already we are headed towards a severe national popcorn shortage 😂😂😂😂
and butter
Nice. Very.
Nice 🤣🍿
I stocked up on both before the year ended. I'm a prepper that way
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I got a laugh out of hearing that Matt Gaetz reported him for his premature move into the speakers office.
Stephen, I’m nominating you for speaker of the house😂. Second choice, Obama. Third choice Beto O’Rourke. Let’s stir it up😊. The portrait was priceless!
1950s McCarthyism: "Better dead than Red!"
2020s McCarthyism: "Red and Dead."
Awesome. Kevin is destroyed ! Start packing !🔨
"The Man Who Would be Speaker" is not related by blood to the late Senator for Wisconsin, I take it?
@@jamestullett6215 I think they are related only by (R) party ( Joe :1944-1957) .... which is bad enough.
Hey, Stephen! Haven't heard Kevin claim he lost because it was rigged. That's progress!!
After a zillion recounts. lol
Dominion voting machines again ?
It was the Jewish space lasers that did it this time
Heard he was moving stuff in the speakers office even tho he's not voted in.
@@elegantgypsyrose5328 atleast they are not blaming immigration yet.
Literally every day, a representative will be able to call for a vote to oust him. Way to go, Kev!
Could happen several times a day!😂😂
Right?? He just willingly became every far-right house member's bitch. It will be so sad to watch and I will love every moment of it.
Schadenfreude doesn't even BEGIN to describe the malicious glee I feel seeing the GOP tear each other apart and Kevin getting humiliated. Stephen's obvious joy only mirrors my own
If you really want to fuck the Republican party, make the 1942 USDA film *Hemp for Victory* finally go viral.
Well said 👏
Watching Kevin McCarthy continually be denied the job he sold his soul for... delicious!
Best comedic fodder ever !!
Couldn't have happened to a nicer viper.
He overlooked the one, tiny detail:
he is a douche
We get to see just how stupid he really is before our eyes.
@@lorrainethomas8797 he'd measured the drapes and made promises long ago. Gotta love how his cocky stance has become a nightmare.
1:44, the self-fulling prophecy brought unto McCarthy 😂
I live for the late night monologues! 🙌Watching the GOP and Maga rip themselves apart is glorious 😂
Right, they act like sharks with the small difference that when sharks smell blood, a Republican smells power and money.
And since today is the second anniversary of the insurrection they've spent the past two years playing down, I think this is a gift to us from the gods of democracy!
What? MAGA is ripping the GOP apart. Pay attention.
Are you insane? McCarthy is not a republican or Mitch McConnell they Are RHINOS no one cares about fake republicans either way no one will ever I mean ever vote for a demon-crat again loool no one is hurt by the swamp so let's pipe it all the way down ok lol
Another city dweller. No car, no money, no sense whatsoever. Congratulation fora achieving the next level idiocrasy.
Hakeem Jeffries is in this weird but heartwarming situation where he is unanimously supported by his colleagues and is so close to accidentally winning the Speakership but can't because the Republicans are crazy.
What's funny is he ALWAYS has more votes than Charlie McCarthy
Then, true to form, they bring out another "black face" as if people are stupid!! Their contempt is always beyond belief!
I realize it makes all the sense in the world for the Dems to vote for Jeffries every time, and they'll probably continue to do so. But I wonder if they should consider trying to find a dozen moderate GOP defectors and elect a moderate GOP speaker? The way things are going, we're going to get either McCarthy with a gun to his head, or someone more extreme.
@@sylvialawrence4431ike they did in Georgia and has no experience at all.
I don’t think he wants the job. It would be like herding cats!😂😂
Well, you know what they say: "At first you don't succeed, become a living definition for 'insanity'."
Glad Stephen is back. There's been SO much material since they left for the holiday.
He Hasn't Talked About The Andrew Tate Situation
The GOP really must have gotten tired of winning - so for the good of the country, let's hope they never do it again...
Good luck with that with our “two-party system.” Working-class Americans know that the Democrats don’t care about them, so all it will take is another fake populist Republican Ike Trump to win their votes
I’m pretty sure they’ll be in the white house again in 2024, it’s like a pattern.
they are not done. It will same and half country will be thinking they are doing great job. For once I agree with F caucus Republicans, I don't want Kevin McCarthy as speaker. He is a snake
"Honey, pack my crappin' pants"...my best laugh of the year so far 😂 😂😂
About 70 years later, we finally get a decade where "McCarthyism" might be redefined.
Lol
Big shout out to dysfunctional Repubs, making the writing staff’s job twenty times easier. The whole monologue was on them, last night, too.
“It’s refreshing!” exclaims Ingraham, after berating the holdout Repubs for making them look exactly like we’ve been saying they look for seven years now.
LMAO comedy gold indeed. The unrestrained glee Stephen emits while continually giving Kevin verbal nutpunches is a wonder to behold.
He hasn't had much to smile about in the past few years. It's good to see.
I have never seen Mr. Colbert show so much malice toward one person. McCarthy deserves it.
People say us liberals have become spiteful, more vindictive than we used to be......yep, what's their point? It's ore fun to get down in the dirt where they have been :)
well, also TFG as well. Who also deserves it.
So... you haven't seen ANY of the segments over the last 6 years or so where Colbert trashes Trump???
He's even meaner than when Trump lose the election🤣😂🤣😂🤣
He's also been very hostile to Bitch McConnell.
The irony is that if he did not kiss the ring, he might be the speaker by now.
I think you're right. Democrats may have been willing to vote with him
He is though
Stephen Colbert’s absolute joy in the hilarity of the situation is priceless 😂
The entire planet's water supply is polluted with toxic petrochemical microplastics.
Search: "bioaccumulation"
It's time for everyone to grow the fuck up.
"Lol! Nazis are sabotaging the US government every day on the news! Lol!"
Colbert has gotten me thru the presidency of Drumph, the pandemic & now this new crazy moment as MTG is wrecking her havoc on the house while she’s sitting next to a known sex trafficker GAETZ (why isn’t he in jail?)
@@Marijuanifornia that’s right everyone. No more laughing for us. It’s time to be sad.
Somebody just can get over with Hillary. It is Hilarious.
@@NoToAllOfThat It takes 14 minutes to learn how to save the world.
14 fucking minutes, but even that is too difficult for anyone.
Day after day, the world gets more polluted because hundreds of millions of spoiled consumers can't be bothered to watch a 14-minute government video on a government website that the government hid from your parents and grandparents.
This sell-out Stephen Colbert played a clip of that video on The Colbert Report years ago, but it was only a few seconds, he didn't say the name of the video, and the audio was out of sync with the video, and it was never mentioned again.
The point is that Stephen Colbert knows about it, but his corporate masters won't let him talk about it because it will rearrange the entire global economy and ultimately stop climate change.
Gleefully enjoying from overseas as well, love to see Stephen this excited, McCarthy deserves every bit of it, his behavior after Jan. 6th 2021 was despicable, he sold out the country completely by embracing morons and insurrectionists. Now he made the Speaker job mean absolutely nothing, when he gave those snakes the right to oust him out if he doesn't do what they want, it's just beyond shameful at this point.
Gleefully doing the same, from Canada. I think this is what Jon Stewart was talking about, when he coined the term: “Cluster-Fuck”. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving bottom-feeder, unless Matt Gaetz was running for SOTH.
@@Canuckmom128 Gleefully watching from the USA. Kevin McCarthy brought this on himself. It makes the whole country looked dysfunctional and when were travel now I say I'm from Canada. Oh and btw while I live Jon Stewart he did not coin the phrase clusterfuck. I've been using it long before he ever came in the scene. Peace ✌🏻
@@arellatikvah Gleefuly watching from the tropics. It's insanely entertaining to see the GOP destroying itself from the inside, but it's scary to witness the effect it has on democracy. Especially with the amount of right-wing dictator-wannabees spawning everywhere. Let's hope things get better, and that the GOP may finally rest in peace.
I sent Kevin a gavel with the inscription, “I sold my soul for this gavel”
Watching Stephen savor McCarthy’s repeated defeat is delightful.
So is eating the puff fish in the wintertime. I hope that your liver will be strong enough.
I think this might be the best Colbert monologue ever. Seriously. That AI painting is just the cherry on top of Kevin McCarthy's head. Well done, folks.
I was half-expecting it to just be a print of "The Scream", but close enough, I guess.
And when he mentioned Steve Carell, I realized who else that painting reminded me of.
Have any of you ever seen the 1942 USDA video *Hemp for Victory* that taught Americans how to grow weed to fight the Nazis?
No, because you're too busy watching shit like this.
*Hemp for Victory* is how we can stop climate change by replacing fossil fuels and ending deforestation, but that doesn't matter.
Let's get some tech geeks to put *Hemp for Victory* to AI images. Then maybe some of you will notice.
Yap, he is the big mouth for hire. So, he is pleasing you orally.
@@tomillakockingbird1754 I screamed when he made that reference because now I can't unsee it!! 😂😂😂
McCarthy should call Colbert, and see if he could get that portrait, so that he could hang it up in the speaker's office. Would be a great conversation piece.
Couldn’t be happier that Stephen is back. My day just doesn’t feel right without my daily dose of Stephen.
It's the sauce on my breakfast. I've missed it.
You know what? This comment makes me feel a little stupid because, until now, I thought it was Steven. Now I see it all over the place spelled Stephen.
I tune in here in Ireland on TH-cam at around 2-3am local time to catch his monologue. (luckily I'm an insomniac 😉). I do the same with Seth Meyers. I'll tell you now....in Ireland and the UK we have high standards for top quality political satire, parody and proper political piss taking, and Colbert & Meyers are truly top notch. 👌
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
gage me with a spoon.
Well, you can't win them all. But in McCarthy's case you can't win any of them
Wow Kevin Mccarthy has absolutely no shame. His wife and children has got to be so embarrassed to see his failures play out each day on national television.
One of Colbert's best monologues, ever! The jokes and the audience reaction make it clear: today's GOP is no longer a clown car; it's a CLOWN CARAVAN!
you're a nobody
Don’t you need a camel?
Carnival of the Damned.
Yeah, somehow the CLOWN CARAVAN got over the border and into Congress! Only this caravan is actually dangerous to America.
Careful there! Big orange lays claim to the word Caravan
Stephen is just having the best day 😂
It's infectious.
This is not "democracy in action." In a democracy, we have more than one person for whom to vote. There is no second option than this, so no, this is no democracy.
Another great monologue Colbert. I’m dreading tomorrow’s given what it is. Besides working, I’m going to take the day remember Theodore Roosevelt instead of the violence. I’m doing Teddy because he died January 6th, 1919. As a presidential history enthusiast, I’ll think of what Teddy did as president and as a human being. But my heart is with the Capitol Police and relatives of those lost.
Powerful Thank You
Didn’t everybody anathematize Teddy Roosevelt when they destroyed his statue in New York in front of the Natural History Museum
Bully for you !!😉
Teddy Roosevelt split the Republican Party when he decided to run for a second go at the White House. If the repubs keep it up, they will repeat Roosevelt’s feat (or defeat)
Thanks for the reminder ♡
also feels like karma for saying he would smack nancy pelosi with the gavel 👏
If for nothing else other than that horrid remark, he deserves every bit of what he is getting and then some.
👍 🎯
He moved into the Speakers office before the first vote. How arrogant. And unaware he didn’t have the votes? Sad.
"50 Shades of Nay" 😂😂😂😂
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
-Albert Einstein
A subtle rebuttal of Quantum Mechanics? Einstein never did like indeterminism.
I have said Close to the Same about His Situation...you would think He would have had enough Embarrassment, by Now😱
I've never seen Stephen this happy.
I am enjoying this circus primarily because I get to see Stephen this happy 😂
It's nice that you enjoy another's happiness.
You seem like a kind person, based on this.
If Stephen is happy, im happy 😂 This shitshow is amazing and Rodgers having to be restrained from hitting and shouting at Gaetz, just made my day..
How can he guarantee a pac stays neutral? Aren't they supposed to be independent from the politicians? Otherwise why have contribution limits?
It's like watching Cinderella's step sister continously chopping away pieces of their feet - and possibly other body parts, just because - in a desperate attempt to fit a shoe that is so very clearly not meant for them
this is such an accurate description 😂😂
Love ur humor.. 😊
🤣 It fits now,.
Maybe that’s why the Republican party is slowly bleeding to death.
I almost feel bad for the guy... NAH!
There's Something About Kevin and none of it is good.
Stephen is so truthful with great humor 🤣 😆 😂 😄. Love ❤️ 😍 it!
This has taken late night to a whole new level in sooooo many ways.
Watching Kevin McCarthy and the Republicscums today, is like watching the videos of Evel Knievel crashing at Caesars Palace. You already know exactly what's going to happen. You've seen it dozens and dozens of times already. But yet you can't turn it off. You hang in there, to watch him crash one more time!
Note: Kevin just crashed for the 11th time!
Republicscums---that's a good one. I prefer calling them rethugs myself, lol.
It looks like McCarthy's inability to even pretend to be a leader, has resurrected what Obama had to deal with.
"The party of NO!"
The most hilarious part is that Hakeem Jeffries got more votes than McCarthy 😂
I accidentally clicked onto a Fox News website and saw the comments section full of Trumpers, including one who declared, "Just vote once and whoever gets to most is the new Speaker!" I joined in, "Yes, great idea! Jeffries is far more popular, after all." Ticked him off so much, LOL!
@@rhov-anion hilarious! Hell, even after Kevin won, I said to my mom, "great, now Kevin can hand the gavel back to the real speaker, Hakeem"😂
14 times.
Seems like winning 14 times should be enough!
and Jefferies gave a very inspiring speech...McC not so much
You know what, this literally makes him the second most embarrassing McCarthy in US history.
Also, wasn't "democracy" a sign you are a dirty commie when the other McCarthy was relevant?
He's just as bad as the other McCarthy.
Took the words right out of me... Thanks love liked minds 😍
Must be in the genes good one .
How could he possibly lose that many times??? The vote must be rigged. I demand 6 weeks of recounting!
But what building will they storm after the vote still comes back as a loss?
Yap, you really confused Demoncrat. How the service for the Lucifer works for you?
@@tombarski5075 you mean MAGA, seeings how they sold their souls for a red hat
@@tombarski5075 Actually, the last music I played did include Scriabin's "Poème Satanique". Also I'm not in the US. That's the thing about the internet - you can be anywhere in the world! You learned something today!
@@TheUberjammer I am in another country as well. Your judgment is immature and premature.
Entertainment at its best, great stuff. Thank you Stephen Colbert and team!
McCarthy should threaten to get 7 votes for Jeffries.
Basically the argument being "If I don't get the seat, then no Republican will"
Gaetz told AOC Kevin threatened to get Dems to help him. AOC said they wouldn’t do that. Too funny they called his bluff but I don’t like the power this gives the crazies.
He will never do that. I mean, he worked to win the house. Let's face it. In a way I feel bad for the guy, because he did what he had to.. Whether we like it or not, he did the deed as a politician.
But then again, this is all on him, he knew he was dealing with worms and whatnot.
But damn, Republicans continue to prove to be the worst.
@@shanafehr why? If I were an indivialistic man who is 16 votes from fulfilling my life purpose and some motherfuckers want to take it from me, I would very much go nuclear. Who cares what happens with the GOP if I ain't here to lead?
He would need to make a credible threat, trying to use voting orders to organize the bluff. If Jefrries wins, so be it
McCarthy is the only Republican who has any hope of garnering the 218 votes. It is clear McCarthy cannot get the necessary votes.
Hakeem Jefferies has received 212 votes on 11 ballots. He should be the next Speaker as he has more votes than any other member.
@@shanafehr don’t feel bad for him.
They are all snakes.
i think it is all so sad , and so enraging to watch these guys in congress actually collect a paycheck and endless perks , while they let their egos play this out like it's a frigging game .. the only ones who suffer are the citizens of this country ..
Jimmy Kimmel hit it out of the park with 'Caucus Blocked' 😆
Stephen Colbert's 'Fifty Shades Of Nay' is savage too lol
Doing the same thing over and over again and get the same results is the definition of insanity😂
Spot on!
The House can’t do a damn thing until a Speaker is confirmed. Them’s the rules
- Einstein.
@@Justusson i believe it was actually rita mae brown.
@@crankfastle8138 😂
And this portrait of Kevin McCarthy
can be yours through the NFT gallery.
Somebody should make a whole set of spoof cards e.g. Rudi with hair dye dripping down his cheeks and wine sloshed on his chin, MTG bench pressing Kevin just to show him who's boss, Eastman standing proudly in front of the law firm of Wee, Cheatem, and Howe, and of course one of Donnie in orange onesie and cuffs.
@@robinbeers6689 ala garbage pail kids style of graphics
This is the most hysterical week to come back from your holidays to Stevie, you're loving it 😂 So am I 😂😂😂😂
How is that ring kissing thing going now Kevin.
in a strange way, we are blessed to live through so many historic moments like these
Yeah, never a dull moment lately.
Blessed?! Holy hell. 😣
I'd like 2023 to be boring. You, for a change. Living in the "historical times" in Eastern Europe is quite panic, insomnia and depression inducing
"May you live in interesting times."
Edit: Evidently sarcasm is not well translated via youtube comments...🙄
This was fire! Love the "dancing with that chicken". And thank you for longer shots of the band !!! So much fun to watch them digging on the music." Please Sir, can I have some more?"
Hey, do you know what song the band was playing at the end of the segment?
I was wondering why the band stayed silent during the chicken dance.
P.S. Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrell were a comedy team in their earlier days. In the "Waiters Who Get Nauseous Over Food" skit, Colbert was noticed -- I think by the Daily Show team? Then a year later, the person called the agent back and asked if there were any more talented guys, to which the agent replied -- you remember that waiter sketch you like so much, look at the other guy. So that painting of Carrell held by Colbert -- really nice.
At this point, I think Mccarthy refuses to stop simply out of shame. He expected to be made Speaker on Monday. Also, it's just sheer stupid, blind ambition. He wants a job that he's deeply unqualified for, and he thinks wearing down his opponents is the only way forward. Please, please continue, Kevin! This has been hilarious!
Unfortunately they seem to have planned this to stop the cogs of Congress/Democracy from working.
That's why good old Kevin is still trying to become speaker. Procrastination means No democracy for them.
If he doesn't find a way to win this his entire career is over. So he has no choice but to keep going.
80% of the world's water supply is polluted with toxic microplastics.
There is plastic even in raindrops.
No matter who "wins," the entire planet lost.
"Lol."
It has been pretty amusing, especially that part about him moving his stuff into the speaker's office. What a 🤡😏🍿
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
I live in Great Britain and I'm absolutely loving all this down hill drama about Kevin.
We could take a page from your parliamentary coalition building. Democrats could join with some Republicans to elect a moderate Republican speaker.
@@pangalactictuberlol Britain’s government is just as messed up as US congress
@@pangalactictuber The reason it works in the UK is that they have more than two parties. Keep electing politicians from just the 2 we have and this is what we'll get.
@davidwang1326 Um, not sure you understand how a constitutional monarchy works. The British royals have no political power - they are just figureheads. Their role is to dress up in fancy clothes and perform a kind of pantomime for obsequious "subjects" and tourists.
I live in Ireland and us and rest of Europe are laughing our asses off at U.K.
How’s Brexit going?? 😂😂😂😂
Lolol, I’ve NEVER seen Colbert so delighted doing a monologue before!!
His resume is just as real as George Santos....
😂😂😂😂😂😂
2023 is such a relief compared to the last 3 years. loving this
No shit! It's like a laxative just kicking in after 3yrs!
**sigh** knowing what the republican party has become, this is probably the *best* that it will be for the next 2 years. Forget about raising the bar.. the ground is too high for them to get over.
At this point Kevin McCarthy is going to have the #1 pick in this year's NFL draft.
Hahahahahahaha
That would be George Santos.
@@stevengabalis4986 You mean the only person to win the Heisman Trophy ... TWICE???
Said the same over on Seth’s video. He’s probably going to tie the ‘08 Lions and ‘17 Browns.
@@rpfifferling lolol i genuinely agree with your point, but archie griffin actually did win the heisman twice. santos won the heisman all 8 years he was in college despite the fact no college has any record of his attendance....
After 11 losses, I hope Kevin McCarthy breaks the record of 133 ballots for Speaker! Go, Kevin, Go! (or No, Kevin, No!) Let’s Go, Kevin!
They might as well, it's not like they are planning any legislation.
@@nebulousvoid Yeah, it's either this fun and frivolity or they can get down to the serious business of investigating Major Biden's illegal cranberry sauce dish.
Let's go Kevin!
He's off to a good start!
Yes Kevin, go! As in take your shittt out of Speaker's office and go, you ain't one 😂
what if they go for it, allow everyone to FINALLY be sworn in, and then snap vote to fire him?
As a Californian, I'm definitely calling McCarthy's DC office and wishing him a sincerely and emphatic "HA-HA" courtesy of NELSON MUNTZ!
I said HA-HA!
Vacation did the writers a lot of good. 😂😂😂 Very funny. The Santos burn was great
New Rule: Every time old Kevo loses, Dems across America should be able to slap at least 5 Republicants. Fair is fair.
“Stephen’s monologues have never been funnier since I started writing them,” George Santos.
If I were Kevin McCarthy, I would be so embarrassed right now. Like I would morph into a puddle of goo like Alex Mack and slide out the House chambers. 😂
Not the 90s Nickelodeon reference! 👌🏼😊
Lucky for him it takes a 90 or more IQ points + a soul to feel shame.
5:00 "I could do the right thing, or I could be Speaker, and now he gets neither." Also John F. Kennedy - 'Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside'
After McCarthy lost for the sixth time in two days, I was thinking, "How many more times will this be repeated before it reaches farcicality?" Now we're looking at "farcicality" in the rear-view mirror and are well on our way to Absurdville.
failed states of america
He lost 14 times. This is hilarious
@@chirayudesai793 I've been out for a while... Really, it's up to 14 now? He must be going for the record 😂
It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. I am proud of this congress for giving him everything he deserves.
Yep
Of course it couldn't. The GOP has no nicer guys.
Like, literally. A nicer guy would never have aligned himself with a party that caters to folks who think anything less than strict dictatorship is a sign of weakness...
Are you insane? McCarthy is not a republican or Mitch McConnell they Are RHINOS no one cares about fake republicans either way no one will ever I mean ever vote for a demon-crat again loool no one is hurt by the swamp so let's pipe it all the way down ok lol
I wouldn't be so proud of them these are all the trumplicans who don't believe he's Trump enough. I agree it is fun to watch though but they really need is some of those reps who have a spine and a soul to vote for Jeffries now that would be serving the Trump Republicans what
At least now, all the accusations we heard about the Republican party we know now was true, and this is NOT fake news!!!
"Fifty Shades of Nay" BRAVO to whichever writer came up with that. You're all brilliant, but that one... Bravo! Chef's kiss.
Thank you Stephan. This has helped to make today understandable. Crazy times we are living in.
Normally, I'm not a baby-person. However it should be pointed out that when Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) brought his 4 month old son to the Capitol in Washington, it must have been like a little rainbow 🌈 appearing in an otherwise cloudy, brutally competitive environment. Beautiful baby! 👍😎
You know what I love the most about this? Kev here started with 204 votes on Tuesday, and through hard work, grit, determination and all those concessions. He lost 4 votes. Honestly at this point the only way for the GOP to save any kind of face is to pick the 6 senators they hate the most and have them vote Jeffries in then claim they did it in the interest of "promoting unity in the government and extending a hand across the aisle to show that both sides can still work with each other to build a better country"
I'd also find it acceptable if instead of giving in to the right-wing terrorists, he came to an agreement on a few basic things with Democrats and got elected with 412 votes. Democrats know they have 0 chance of getting the speakership, they should grab the chance to show bipartisanship and get things done at the same time.
The day that happens is the day hell will freeze over. Because while Democrats have attempted to extend an olive branch in the name of peace and cooperation the republicans have seen fit to always light that branch on fire tans then sh*t all over it. All for the sake of their idiotic pride and their “it’s my way or no way” mentality.
@@pitprok Not right away, I hope. Hakeem could troll Kevin in the next pointless roll call by having the last (D) vote for George Santos. Bipartisanship will be there for the taking, but this chance to wind up the (R)s is a rare alignment of the stars and shouldn't be missed. Petty and divisive? Sure ... and fittingly illustrative. Kev and the Freedom Caucus are the ones taking the country on this ride.
@@gemanscombe4985 actually they are not, the problem is extreme partisanship. If the parties weren't so extremely divided where bipartisanship is seen as weakness or betrayal, 20 house members would be practically insignificant.
@@pitprokHow come if the Democrats are getting more votes, they have less chance of winning than Kevin? (This is a part of U.S. politics I have no clue on)
seeing stephens delight in mcarthys plight is like xmas for everyone. not just stephen. i have been totally wary of the new AI art thing, but damn, that is on POINT! Also, my first thought was steve carell in that painting haha
Is it too much to ask that this madness continues on until Monday? I'm going to a taping of The Late Show and I want to feel this joy in person.
@@larry6601 Woah, woah, woah there, Larry. You've got things totally backwards. It was the GOP that chose dysfunction over governing, and I'll point you to the very moment the GOP made it clear. Do you recall when Obama was elected? Well, the response of McConnell and other prominent republicans in Congress was this: "We will refuse to cooperate in any way and make sure any initiatives he proposes go nowhere." This is the GOP brand, and it has stuck to this brand consistently - it is the GOP which refuses to cooperate in any way with the Democratic party, not the other way around. Nice try on the deflection, there though (deflection - another GOP specialty).
@@larry6601 exactly right unlike dems who followed pelosi like the sheep they really are
The situation is inherently funny, but the writing this week has been fire 🔥 Well done Stephen and the team
I'm loving it.
These flames are from the Hell where he currently resides.
This content was written by Republicans. You can't write shit this funny!
Hahaha ALL YOU SHEEP 🐑🐑 are just so funny 😂🤣
@@darthquantum5141
I’ll refer you to the moleskin sack joke.