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>> NORFOLK SOUTHERN AND OTHER

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RAIL COMPANIES SPENT MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS IN THE COURTS

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AND LOBBYING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
TO OPPOSE COMMON SENSE SAFETY

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REGULATIONS, STOPPING SOME
ENTIRELY AND REDUCING THE SCOPE

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OF OTHERS.
>> LONGER, HIGH-HAZARD FLAMMABLE

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TRAINS WOULD NEED BRAKES
BY 2023.

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IRONICALLY.
BUT IN 2018, THE TRUMP

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ADMINISTRATION, ELAINE CHAO WAS
THE TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY,

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ROLLED IT BACK ENTIRELY.

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♪ ♪
>> WHY AREN'T YOU ROLLING,

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HENRY?
>> SIR, MY BRAKES SEEM FAULTY.

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>> DON'T WORRY.
I'VE LOBBIED THE TRANSPORTATION

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DEPARTMENT SO WE DON'T NEED
BRAKES.

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>> I'M WORRIED THAT CARRYING
THIS CARGO OF MURDER HORNETS

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WITH SMALLPOX THROUGH A
RESIDENTIAL AREA IS A BAD IDEA.

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>> WELL, YOUR WORRY DOESN'T PAY
FOR MY "EYES WIDE SHUT"

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SEX ORGIES, HENRY.
LET'S ROLL.

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[SQUEAKING]
[CRASHING]

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>> [SCREAMING]
OH!

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OH, NO!
NOW I'M GOING TO BE ALL BUMPY

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AT THE ORGY!
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE

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SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT...

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COMMANDER IN KYIV.
FIRST, STEPHEN WELCOMES...

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SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS.
AND MUSICAL GUEST LITTLE SIMZ.

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FEATURING LOUIS CATO
AND "THE LATE SHOW" BAND.

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AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE
FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER

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IN NEW YORK CITY,
IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT.

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♪ ♪

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[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: WHERE IS MY SOUP?

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>> Audience: [CHANTING]
STEPHEN!

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STEPHEN!
STEPHEN!

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>> WELCOME, WON AN ALL TOO "THE
LATE SHOW."

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I'M YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
GOING TO START BY SAYING HAPPY

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PRESIDENTS' DAY EVERYBODY, THE
DAY WHEN WE COMMEMORATE

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GEORGE WASHINGTON AND
ABRAHAM LINCOLN GETTING HALF OFF

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DOWN A MICROWAVE AT SEARS.
SEARS:

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WE'RE STILL A STORE.
IT WAS A BIG PRESIDENT'S DAY

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FOR OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT,
BECAUSE EARLY THIS MORNING,

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BIDEN MADE A SURPRISE VISIT
TO KYIV.

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BOOM.
I ASSUME IT WAS ONLY A SURPRISE

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TO US AND NOT THE UKRAINIANS.
[UKRAINIAN ACCENT]

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"INCOMING!
IT APPEARS RUSSIA IS ATTACKING

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KYIV WITH VERY SLOW-MOVING
WHITE-WALKER!

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OKAY, NO, NO, NO.
FALSE ALARM,

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WE HAVE SUBDUED HIM
WITH BUTTERSCOTCH."

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FLAWLESS UKRAINIAN ACCENT.
THIS IS SERIOUSLY IMPRESSIVE.

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BIDEN RISKED A SECRET TRIP
TO A WAR ZONE TO SHOW OUR ALLIES

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HE'S GOT THEIR BACK.
UNLESS HE WENT THERE TO FIND

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HUNTER BIDEN'S OTHER LAPTOP?
NO.

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NO, IT'S THE ALLY THING.
IT'S THE ALLY THING.

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DUE TO SECURITY CONCERNS,
NO ONE KNEW ABOUT THE TRIP.

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BIDEN LEFT UNDER THE COVER OF
DARKNESS, DEPARTING

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ON AIR FORCE ONE FOR POLAND
AT 4:15 A.M., AND JUST TO THROW

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EVERYBODY OFF HIS TRAIL,
BACK AT THE WHITE HOUSE,

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HE LEFT A DECOY.
PILLOW JOE.

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YEAH.
SAME SKIN TONE.

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UPON ARRIVAL IN KYIV, BIDEN GOT
STRAIGHT TO BUSINESS,

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MEETING WITH UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT
VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.

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HERE THEY ARE.
TWO WORLD LEADERS...

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LOOKING LIKE YOUR DAD MEETING
YOUR BOYFRIEND AND THEN DECIDING

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HE'S OKAY EVEN THOUGH HE WEARS
CARGO PANTS TO CHURCH.

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BIDEN JOINED ZELENSKYY
FOR A TOUR

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OF KYIV AND ANNOUNCED
AN ADDITIONAL $460 MILLION

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IN MILITARY AID.
WHICH UKRAINE CLEARLY NEEDS,

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BECAUSE DURING THE VISIT,
AIR RAID SIRENS WENT OFF.

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[SIRENS BLARING]
LOOK AT THAT.

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AIR RAID SIRENS ARE BLARING AND
JOE STAYS COOL AS A CUCUMBER.

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THAT IS BRAVERY.
LAST TIME WE HAD A FIRE DRILL

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AT THE OFFICE, I PUSHED
AN INTERN DOWN THE STAIRS

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GET OUT.
IT'S OKAY.

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HE GOT COLLEGE CREDIT FOR THAT.
AND I LIKE TO THINK HE LEARNED A

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LOT, TOO.
SPECIFICALLY, TO GET OUT

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OF MY WAY.
TRUE STORY?

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THEY'RE STILL DEALING
WITH THE CATASTROPHIC

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TRAIN DERAILMENT IN EAST
PALESTINE, OHIO, AND WE'RE

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LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE FAILURES
THAT LED UP TO IT.

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I'LL TELL YOU WHO DIDN'T HELP.
THE ADMINISTRATION

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OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT.
IN 2018, THEY REPEALED A RULE

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THAT WOULD REQUIRE SOME
TRAINS CARRYING HAZARDOUS

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SUBSTANCES TO UPGRADE
THEIR BRAKING SYSTEMS,

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ARGUING THAT THE COST OF
REQUIRING THESE BRAKES WAS NOT

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ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFIED.
>> [BOOS]

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>> Stephen: GIVE THEM A CHA
CHANCE.

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NOW THEY FOUND A CHEAPER
ALTERNATIVE:

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REPLACING ALL THE DIRT IN OHIO.
THAT OBAMA-ERA RULE WOULD

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LIKELY NOT HAVE PREVENTED
THIS DERAILMENT, BECAUSE THANKS

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TO INTENSE LOBBYING BY NORFOLK
SOUTHERN AND OTHER RAILROADS,

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A TRAIN IS CONSIDERED
"HIGH-HAZARD" ONLY IF IT'S

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GOING FASTER THAN 30 MILES
PER HOUR WITH AT LEAST 70 LOADED

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TANK CARS CONTAINING CERTAIN
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS.

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YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
TANKER CARS FULL OF

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VINYL CHLORIDE IS
A CLEAR HAZARD.

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69 IS TOTALLY FINE.
BUT I'M GOING TO GUESS 1 TANKER

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OF VINYL CHLORIDE ARE DANGEROUS.
YOU SHOULDN'T PUT ANY HAZARDOUS

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CHEMICALS ON A TRAIN
UNLESS THE BRAKES ARE WORKING.

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IT'S A LESSON WE ALL LEARNED
IN THE CHILDREN'S CLASSIC:

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"THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD
TURN OHIO

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INTO A VAST WASTELAND."
I THINK I CAN.

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I THINK I CAN.
I THINK I CAN.

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NORFOLK SOUTHERN DOES A LOT OF
LOBBYING AGAINST REGULATIONS.

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THEIR NEWEST MISSION
HAS BEEN TO DEFEAT

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A PROPOSED FEDERAL RULE THAT
WOULD REQUIRE TRAINS,

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IN MOST CASES, TO HAVE TWO
CREW MEMBERS.

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WELL, YEAH!
EVERY TRAIN SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST

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TWO CREW MEMBERS,
AND FOUR BOXCAR CHILDREN

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TO SOLVE MYSTERIES.
ONE PERSON WHO'S NOT MAKING

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THINGS BETTER OVER AT
NORFOLK SOUTHERN IS

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CEO AND STOCK PHOTO RESULT WHEN
YOU TYPE "NOTHING" INTO THE

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SEARCH FIELD,
ALAN SHAW.

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OVER THE WEEKEND, SHAW VISITED
EAST PALESTINE AND TRIED TO DO

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SOME DAMAGE CONTROL.
HERE HE IS EXPLAINING WHAT

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HAPPENED TO THE POLLUTED SOIL
AND LIQUIDS THAT WERE REMOVED

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FROM THE CRASH SITE.
>> WE'RE TAKING IT TO LANDFILLS

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THAT ARE DESIGNED TO HANDLE THAT
TYPE OF MATERIAL.

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>> WHAT CITY AND STATE?
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT

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INFORMATION.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW

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WHERE THEY'RE GOING?
>> NO.

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>> Stephen: EVEN IF HE DID KNOW,
HE'S NEVER GOING TO TELL YOU.

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NO STATE IS GONNA ADVERTISE
THEY'RE GETTING MILLIONS

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OF POUNDS OF TOXIC DIRT.
"WHERE'D IT COME FROM?

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WHAT DOES IT MATTER?
ENJOY YOUR NEW SKI MOUNTAIN!"

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MOUNT FIRE.
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RE-STARTED

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TRAIN SERVICE THROUGH
EAST PALESTINE A WEEK AGO,

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AND SHAW TRIED TO REASSURE
RESIDENTS THAT IT WAS SAFE.

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HE FAILED.
>> WE WORK WITH THE OHIO EPA

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TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS SAFE
TO OPERATE IN THAT AREA.

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>> OKAY, SO NONE OF THE
SOIL UNDERNEATH THE RAIL LINES

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IS CONTAMINATED?
>> I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

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>> Stephen: NOT GREAT.
"WE ARE WORKING WITH OHIO POLICE

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TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO MORE
CHAINSAW MURDERERS IN THE AREA."

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"SO, YOU CAUGHT THE GUY
WITH THE CHAINSAW?"

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"I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
WE TRIED TO, BUT THE

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CHAINSAW LOBBY
IS REALLY POWERFUL."

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SHAW EVEN MANAGED TO PUT
A POSITIVE SPIN ON

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THE TOXIC PLUME THAT RESULTED
FROM THE CONTROLLED BURN

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OF THE CHEMICAL SPILL.
>> SHAW SAYS HE WAS AT THE

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MEETING IN PERSON ON THE MONDAY
AFTER THE DERAILMENT,

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IN WHICH THE DECISION FOR A
CONTROLLED RELEASE WAS MADE.

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AND WHAT WAS HIS REACTION WHEN
HE SAW THE RESULT

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AND THE CLOUD OF SMOKE RISING
INTO THE SKY?

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>> FRANKLY, THAT TOLD US
THAT THERE WAS SUCCESS.

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>> Stephen: YES.
WE KNOW THAT

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FAMOUS SAYING,
"WHERE THERE'S SMOKE,

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THERE'S SUCCESS!"
IN GENERAL...

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I'D SAY THE INTERVIEW
WENT OFF THE RAILS,

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BUT FOR NORFOLK SOUTHERN,
THAT'S ON BRAND.

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THERE YOU GO.
WE GOT AN UPDATE ON THOSE

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UNIDENTIFIED AIRBORNE OBJECTS
THAT THE MILITARY BLOWED UP

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REAL GOOD.
THESE THINGS ENTERED OUR

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AIRSPACE AND WERE DEEMED
SUCH A THREAT WE SCRAMBLED

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STEALTH FIGHTER JETS,
SO CLEARLY, THE SECURITY OF THE

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PLANET DEPENDS ON LEARNING WHAT
THEY WERE.

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WHICH IS WHY, THIS WEEKEND:
THE GOVERNMENT CALLED OFF THE

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SEARCH FOR THE UNIDENTIFIED
OBJECTS IT SHOT DOWN.

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WHAT?
THAT SEEMS REALLY SUSPICIOUS.

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BUT WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
BUT YOU GOTTA TRUST

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THE OFFICIAL PENTAGON STATEMENT.
"THERE IS NO THREAT TO NATIONAL

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SECURITY, AS WE HAVE BEEN
ASSURED BY OUR SLENDER,

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FEATURELESS CAPTORS,
WHO ARE FEEDING US A FATTENING

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SLURRY OF GRAINS AND ACORNS.
HAIL GORLOCK."

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GORLOCK IS A GOOD GUY.
YOU'D LIKE HIM.

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SOLID GUY.
GRANTED, THESE DEBRIS RECOVERY

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MISSIONS WERE DIFFICULT.
IN ALASKA, NAVY PILOTS FACED

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PUNISHING TERRAIN AND WEATHER
CONDITIONS, CAUSING THEM TO

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END THEIR MISSION WITH
NO ANSWERS NEAR THE TOWN

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OF DEADHORSE.
BEFORE THE NAVY MADE

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IT RAIN SIDEWINDER MISSILES,
THE TOWN WAS CALLED

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HAPPY-ALIVE-HORSE.
SO...

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WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT
THE ALASKA UFO

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FROM FEBRUARY 10TH.
BUT THERE'S ALSO THE

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YUKON UFO FROM FEBRUARY 11TH,
WHERE WE MAY HAVE A LEAD.

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BECAUSE SOME NOW BELIEVE THE
SINISTER OBJECT MAY HAVE BEEN

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A PARTY-STYLE BALLOON.
"TIGER TO RENEGADE,

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"TIGER TO RENEGADE,
I'VE GOT A BOGEY IN MY SITES.

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SEEMS TO BE BROADCASTING
A MESSAGE:

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HAPPY BAR MITZVAH, AARON."
THERE'S ALSO GATHERING EVIDENCE

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THAT THE SOURCE OF THIS
INFLATABLE MENACE COULD BE

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A HOBBY GROUP CALLED
THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS BOTTLECAP

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BALLOON BRIGADE.
THEIR MOTTO?

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"LET'S START A WAR WITH CHINA!"
FATHERS AND KIDS.

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SOMETHING TO DO ON THE WEEKENDS.
DADS AND KIDS.

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OH, THERE'S BREAKING NEWS
FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL,

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NEW YORK CITY.
A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT

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FECAL BACTERIA IS RAMPANT
ON NEW YORK SIDEWALKS.

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SO, THE NEXT TIME YOUR TODDLER
THROWS A TANTRUM AND HURLS

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THEMSELF ON THE GROUND,
JUST LEAVE HIM THERE

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AND GET A NEW KID.
JUST CUT YOUR LOSSES.

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JUST -- IT'S BEEN GREAT.
THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

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WAS TO ESTABLISH
HOW MUCH DOG POOP FOOTWEAR

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CARRIES INTO HOMES.
OH, OH, I KNOW.

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TOO MUCH.
THAT'S WHY YOU SHOULD

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ONLY WALK THE STREETS OF
NEW YORK BAREFOOT.

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AND WHEN YOU COME IN,
PUT ON THE SHOES TO PROTECT

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YOUR FLOOR.
GATHERING THE DATA INVOLVED

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RESEARCHERS USING TAPE
AND CROUCHING ON THE SIDEWALK

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WITH STERILE PIPETTES.
THEY WERE JUST FOLLOWING THE

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SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
OBSERVE,

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QUESTION EVERY LIFE CHOICE
THAT HAS LED YOU TO THIS MOMENT,

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CROUCHED ON THE SIDEWALK,
PUTTING POOPY TAPE INTO A BAG.

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NOW, THAT'S IT.
I BELIEVE THAT WAS GALILEO WHO

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CAME UP WITH THAT.
HOWEVER DIRTY YOU THINK NEW YORK

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SIDEWALKS ARE, THEY'RE WORSE.
BECAUSE THEY FOUND 31,000

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FECAL BACTERIA PER SAMPLE OF
POOLED RAINWATER

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ON CITY SIDEWALKS.
TO WHICH THE BACTERIA SAID,

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"YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE CRAMPED,
BUT THAT'S THE PRICE YOU PAY

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TO LIVE IN THE GREATEST SIDEWALK
IN THE WORLD!"

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WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW
FOR YOU TONIGHT.

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MY GUEST IS SENATOR
BERNIE SANDERS.

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BUT WHEN WE COME BACK,
I'M SPILLING THE TEA

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ON THE HOTTEST NEW YOUTH TRENDS.
IT'LL TOTES HAVE YOU SHOOK,

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NO CAP!

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>> Announcer: "THE LATE SHOW
WITH STEPHEN COLBERT" SPONSORED

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BY SWIFFER

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>> Stephen: THAT'S "THE
LATE SHOW" BAND.

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HELLO, LOUIS.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

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JUST A MINUTE, MINUTES FROM NOW,
MERE MINUTES FROM NOW, A YOUNG

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MAN IS GOING TO BE SITTING OVER
THERE.

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YOU KNOW HIM.
YOU LOVE HIM.

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HIS NAME IS BERNIE SANDERS.
HE'S GOING TO BRING THE HEAT.

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HE IS ALWAYS BRINGING THE HEAT.
I DID SOMETHING THIS WEEKEND

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THAT MADE ME FULLY AMERICAN FOR
THE VERY FIRST TIME.

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I DIDN'T REALIZE I HADN'T
ACHIEVED THE AFFECT ON

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PRESIDENTS' DAY WEEKEND, I
BOUGHT A MATTRESS.

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>> Louis: HEY!
THAT'S VERY AMERICAN.

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>> Stephen: I'M NOT JOKING.
WE NEEDED TO BUY A MATTRESS SO

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WE WENT TO ONE OF THE STORES.
LET'S TO WORK ON NOT GOING TO

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NAME THE STORY.
LET'S SAY THEIR MATTRESSES ARE

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FIRM AND YOU SLEEPY ON THEM.
WE SAID IS ANYTHING ON SALE?

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THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS ON SALE.
I SAID WHY IS EVERY THING ON

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SALE?
HE GOES, IT'S PRESIDENTS' DAY

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WEEKEND.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

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I WENT, OH, WOW.
I DON'T KEEP IT MARKED ON MY

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CALENDAR AS I SHOULD.
MY CALENDAR ONLY SAYS TWO

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THINGS: SUIT DAY, SLEEP DAY.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS I HAVE.

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ANYWAY, I'LL REPORT ON HOW THE
MATTRESS GOES.

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>> Louis: LET ME KNOW.
>> Stephen: GETTING ONE OF

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THOSE THINGS, WHAT'S IT CALLED?
ADJUSTABLE BED.

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THE BED HAS A REMOTE CONTROL.
I AM TIRED OF ENGAGING MY ABS.

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DOING CRUNCHES.
I'M DOING CRUNCHES.

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ONE MORE REP.
>> Louis: YOU WORK HARD.

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>> Stephen: I KNOW.
FOLKS, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, I AM

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ALWAYS JACKED INTO WHAT'S
POPPING IN YOUTH CULTURE.

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AND APPARENTLY RIGHT NOW THE
YOUNGLINGS ARE OBSESSED WITH

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A NEW CRAZE THAT I'LL TELL YOU
ALL ABOUT IN MY TOTALLY DOPE

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TREND SEGMENT
"STEPHEN COLBERT PRESENTS:

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THAT'S YEET.
DABBING ON FLEEK, FAM!"

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THE KIDS KNOW.
THE KIDS KNOW.

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WELL, IT'S TWO THOUSAND
TWENTY-THREE, AND YOU KNOW

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WHAT THAT MEANS.
IT'S TWO THOUSAND.

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BECAUSE, AMONG GEN Z
AND MILLENNIALS,

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EVIDENTLY "Y2K AESTHETICS ARE SO
HOT RIGHT NOW."

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WHICH NOW BRINGS ME TO MY
EARLY 2000s

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"THAT'S YEET,
DABBING ON FLEEK, FAM"

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SUBSEGMENT
"THAT'S CRUNK, CHILLAXIN'

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FO SHAZZLE, DAWG.
WAZZZAAAPPPPP."

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ACCORDING TO TRENDSTERS,
KIDS LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT

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THE EARLY 2000s.
FOR EXAMPLE,

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GEN-Z'S LATEST "VINTAGE"
OBSESSION IS THE FLIP PHONE.

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YES, FLIP PHONE.
PERFECT FOR ANYONE WHO'S THOUGHT

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"I LOVE TEXTING, BUT I WISH
I HAD TO HIT THE 2 BUTTON

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THREE TIMES TO TYPE
THE LETTER C."

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APPARENTLY, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
ENJOYING DISCONNECTING

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FROM THEIR SMART PHONES,
SAYING THAT A FLIP STILL

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BRINGS ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS
ABOUT A PHONE:

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CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE AND
TAKING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS.

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YES, YOU KNOW.
THE REASON TELEPHONES

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WERE INVENTED:
TAKING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS.

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WHO CAN FORGET THE FIRST CALL
BY ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL?

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"MR. WATSON, SAY CHEESE!
NOW TRY A SILLY ONE.

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NO DUCKFACE!"
>> Stephen: WOW.

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THAT'S A WAX CYLINDER?
THAT IS FROM AN OLD WAX

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CALENDAR?
IT'S NOT JUST HOW THE YOUTH

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COMMUNICATE.
IT'S ALSO HOW THEY FEEL.

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BECAUSE APPARENTLY, A KEY PART
OF THE Y2K AESTHETIC IS DRESSING

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RAD WHILE FEELING SAD.
NAMELY, WITH ITEMS LIKE,

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TINTED SUN GOGGLES
AND BABY TEES, LOW-RISE JEANS

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AND PARACHUTE PANTS,
THE CURRENT LOOK SCREAM

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"PARTY," BUT THE VIBE
STILL WHISPERS, "WORRY."

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SO, BASICALLY, LOOK LIKE
BEN AFFLECK AT THE GRAMMYS.

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[APPLAUSE]
LOOKS GOOD.

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LOOKS GOOD.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF

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THE Y2K AESTHETIC IS FASHION.
AND THE YOUNGS ARE SO GOOPED

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AND GAGGED OVER EARLY 2000s
CLOTHES, THEY'VE COINED THE LOOK

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ROM-COM CORE.
COINCIDENTALLY, ALSO THE NAME OF

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MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY'S
SHORT-LIVED WORKOUT

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VIDEO SERIES.
YOU KNOW HIS MOTTO:

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"ABS TIGHT, ABS TIGHT,
ABS TIGHT."

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ROM-COM CORE TAKES INSPIRATION
FROM THE HIT MOVIES OF THE DAY.

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FOR EXAMPLE, LOOKS LIKE
THE SLIP DRESSES IN

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"13 GOING ON 30"
OR KATE HUDSON IN TUBE TOPS

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AND "SAVE THE LAST DANCE"
CARGO PANTS.

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THAT'S RIGHT, CARGO PANTS ARE
COOL NOW.

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AND THAT SOUND YOU HEAR IS DADS
EVERYWHERE YELLING, "I TOLD YOU!

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LOOK WHO'S EATING HUMBLE PIE,
WHICH I PULLED OUT OF MY GIANT

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POCKETS!"
EVEN THOUGH I JUST TOLD YOU

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ALL ABOUT IT, I STILL DON'T
GET IT.

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SO HERE TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND
THE ROM-COM-CORE OBSESSION IS

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MY WRITER AND CERTIFIED YOUNG
PERSON, ELIANA KWARTLER.

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ELIANA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.

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>> HI, STEVE.
>> Stephen: HI, ELIANA.

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HELP ME OUT HERE.
WHY ARE YOUNG PEOPLE SO OBSESSED

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WITH 2000s ROMCOMS?
>> GREAT QUESTION, STEVE.

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BUT FIRST, I HAVE A
QUESTION FOR YOU.

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ARE WE HAVING A MEET CUTE?
>> Stephen: NO.

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WE'VE MET MANY TIMES.
YOU'VE WORKED FOR ME FOR LIKE

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6 YEARS.
>> NO!

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I WORK AT AN AD AGENCY AND/OR A
FASHION MAGAZINE WHERE MY JOB IS

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TALKING TO MY FRIENDS
ABOUT MY LOVE LIFE.

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>> Stephen: ELIANA,
WHAT'S HAPPENING?

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>> I'M ROM-COM-CORE-ING, STEVE.
I'M OBSESSED!

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AND HOT.
BUT NO ONE KNOWS THAT YET.

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>> Stephen: YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT
IN A ROM COM, RIGHT?

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>> ONE SEC.
>> [CHEERING]

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>> OKAY, NOW I'M HOT.
>> Stephen: LET'S MOVE ON.

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ELIANA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?
>> POTTERY WITH A HOT GHOST.

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SHUT UP!
>> Stephen: ELIANA,

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THAT MOVIE IS FROM 1990!
FOCUS!

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YOU'RE NOT IN A ROM COM.
I'M THE ONLY PERSON HERE,

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AND I'M TWICE YOUR AGE.
>> NO, YOU'RE NOT.

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YOU'RE FOUR TIMES MY AGE.
I MADE A WISH AT MY

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13TH BIRTHDAY PARTY
YESTERDAY, AND IT TRANSPORTED ME

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INTO THIS ADULT BODY.
>> Stephen: DON'T DO THAT.

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THAT'S UPSETTING.
>> ACTUALLY, THE AUDIENCE

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IS SURPRISINGLY COOL WITH IT.
THEY'RE ROOTING FOR US!

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>> Stephen: OKAY.
NO, THEY'RE NOT.

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ELIANA, I BROUGHT YOU OUT HERE
TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS

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TREND, AND --
>> SHHHHHH.

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♪ ♪

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♪ SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT ♪
♪ ALL IS CALM ♪

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>> Stephen: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
OH, MY GOD.

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IT'S NOT CHRISTMAS.
IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.

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IT'S NOT CHRISTMAS.
IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.

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MY WRITER, ELIANA KWARTLER,
EVERYBODY.

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WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH SENATOR
BERNIE SANDERS.

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♪ ♪

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>> Stephen: HEY!
WELCOME BACK, LADIES AND

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GENTLEMEN.
THERE YOU GO.

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY GUEST TONIGHT IS A SENATOR,

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FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE,
AND CURRENT PROGRESSIVE LEADER.

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PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO
"THE LATE SHOW,"

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SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS.
♪ ♪

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>> ♪ JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON
THE ROAD AGAIN ♪

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♪ LIFE I LOVE IS MAKING MUSIC
WITH MY FRIENDS ♪

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♪ CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD
AGAIN ♪

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>> Audience: [CHANTING]
BERNIE!

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BERNIE!
BERNIE!

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BERNIE!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

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>> Stephen: HAPPY
PRESIDENTS' DAY.

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>> Senator Sanders: THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.

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>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN.

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THIS IS YOUR 16TH APPEARANCE ON
THE SHOW.

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YES.
LAST MONDAY, JOHN OLIVER WAS

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HERE FOR HIS 16TH APPEARANCE.
YOU GUYS ARE NECK AND NECK.

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YOU HAVE BEEN TIED FOR YEARS
NOW.

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>> Senator Sanders: BUT I'M
PULLING AHEAD?

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>> Stephen: SURE.
NOW, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT OUR

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CURRENT PRESIDENT, IF YOU DON'T
MIND.

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AFTER THE STATE OF THE UNION,
DID YOU SEE THERE WAS A

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"WALL STREET JOURNAL" EDITORIAL
AND THIS IS W WHAT THE HEADLINEF

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THE EDITORIAL WAS.
"JOE BIDEN IS BERNIE SANDERS."

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WAS THIS NEWS TO YOU?
BECAUSE JOE BIDEN IS

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BERNIE SANDERS, THAT MEANS
BERNIE SANDERS IS JOE BIDEN.

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IT GOES BOTH WAYS.
IS JOE BIDEN BERNIE SANDERS,

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BERNIE SANDERS?
OR SHOULD I SAY JOE BIDEN?

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>> Senator Sanders: THE
PRESIDENT AND I WORK TOGETHER

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AFTER THE CAMPAIGN.
OUR TEAMS SAT DOWN AND SAID HOW

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DO WE BRING THE CAMPAIGNS
TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH AN

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AGENDA THAT WORKS FOR WORKING
FAMILIES?

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THE END RESULT OF IT WAS I
DIDN'T AGREE WITH EVERYTHING

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THAT WAS THERE.
HE DIDN'T AGREE WITH EVERYTHING

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THAT WAS THERE BUT ESSENTIALLY
PUT TOGETHER PROBABLY THE MOST

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PROGRESSIVE OUTLINE THAT ANY
PRESIDENT HAS INTRODUCED SINCE

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FDR.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

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AND WE HAVE DONE SOME REALLY
GOOD THINGS.

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THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN WHICH
PROVIDED $1400 FOR EVERY WORKING

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PERSON IN THIS COUNTRY.
$350 FOR EVERY CHILD IN THIS

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COUNTRY IN THE MIDST OF THE
PANDEMIC AND THE ECONOMIC

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COLLAPSE.
WE STRENGTHENED HOSPITALS.

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WE STRENGTHEN SCHOOLS.
AND I THINK WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT

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WAS THE PRESIDENT SAYING, YOU
KNOW WHAT, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE

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RIGHT THING FOR WORKING
FAMILES.

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I AM VERY PROUD OF THAT BILL.
[APPLAUSE]

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>> Stephen: I FEEL A "BUT"
COMING.

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>> Senator Sanders: END.
AND WE ATTEMPTED TO PASS BUILD

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BACK BETTER WHICH WOULD HAVE
BEEN TRANSFORMATIVE FOR THE

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WORKING CLASS IN THIS COUNTRY.
WOULD'VE FINALLY ADDRESS THE

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CRISIS IN CHILD CARE.
WE WOULD'VE MADE COMMUNITY

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COLLEGES TUITION FREE.
WE WOULD'VE HAVE THE WEALTHIEST

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PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY STARTING
TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAX

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TAXES.
YOU KNOW, WE WOULD HAVE EXPANDED

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MEDICARE FOR THE ELDERLY TO
COVER DENTAL, HEARING, AND

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VISION.
WE WOULD HAVE FINALLY ADDRESSED

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THE MAJOR HOUSING CRISIS IN THIS
COUNTRY AND THE ISSUE OF

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HOMELESSNESS.
SO IT WAS A GREAT BILL.

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BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD ZERO
REPUBLICAN SUPPORT AND TWO

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CORPORATE DEMOCRATS DID NOT
SUPPORT IT AND WE FAILED ON THAT

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ONE.
BUT I HAVE TO SAY, THE PRESIDENT

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00:25:25,724 --> 00:25:29,327
WAS ONBOARD FOR ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT PIECES OF LEGISLATION

399
00:25:29,394 --> 00:25:30,996
IN THE MODERN HISTORY OF THIS
COUNTRY.

400
00:25:31,062 --> 00:25:34,833
SO I WAS PROUD TO HAVE WORKED
WITH HIM ON THAT.

401
00:25:34,900 --> 00:25:42,941
[APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE SAID THAT

402
00:25:43,008 --> 00:25:45,777
IF PRESIDENT BIDEN DECLARES
OFFICIALLY THAT HE'S RUNNING IN

403
00:25:45,844 --> 00:25:47,812
2024, THAT YOU WOULD NOT RUN IN
2024.

404
00:25:47,879 --> 00:25:50,982
LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOING TO RUN.
DON'T KNOW YET BUT IT'S LOOKING

405
00:25:51,049 --> 00:25:54,352
HEAVILY THAT WAY.
ARE YOU GOING TO RUN FOR SENATE

406
00:25:54,419 --> 00:25:55,854
AGAIN?
YOU ARE UP IN 2024.

407
00:25:55,921 --> 00:25:58,757
>> Senator Sanders: WELL, I'VE
GOT A LITTLE WHILE TO MAKE THAT

408
00:25:58,823 --> 00:26:01,159
DETERMINATION I'LL MAKE IT AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

409
00:26:01,226 --> 00:26:03,495
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A
DEADLINE FOR YOURSELF?

410
00:26:03,561 --> 00:26:05,897
A YEAR FROM NOW.
>> Senator Sanders: NOT

411
00:26:05,964 --> 00:26:08,400
REALLY.
PEOPLE HAVE KNOWN ME AND WE HAVE

412
00:26:08,466 --> 00:26:10,835
A PRETTY GOOD RELATIONSHIP.
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, WE'LL

413
00:26:10,902 --> 00:26:16,741
LET THEM KNOW.
>> Stephen: MM-HMM.

414
00:26:16,808 --> 00:26:22,380
>> Senator Sanders: THAT'S IT.
>> Stephen: YOU ANSWERED THAT.

415
00:26:22,447 --> 00:26:24,282
YOU ANSWER THAT LIKE A BOYFRIEND
BEING ASKED WHERE THIS

416
00:26:24,349 --> 00:26:28,820
RELATIONSHIP IS GOING.
YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU,

417
00:26:28,887 --> 00:26:29,754
DARLING.
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, I'LL

418
00:26:29,821 --> 00:26:32,457
TELL YOU.
WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.

419
00:26:32,524 --> 00:26:34,793
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS,

420
00:26:34,859 --> 00:26:42,133
EVERYBODY.
STICK AROUND.

421
00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:43,401
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY.&

422
00:26:43,468 --> 00:26:45,704
WE ARE BACK HERE WITH THE AUTHOR
OF "IT'S OK TO BE ANGRY ABOUT

423
00:26:45,770 --> 00:26:48,139
CAPITALISM,"
SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS.

424
00:26:48,206 --> 00:26:51,943
NIKKI HALEY THIS PAST WEEK AND
HER ANNOUNCEMENT SPEECH, I THINK

425
00:26:52,010 --> 00:26:55,981
THAT HER VIDEO BUT HER
ANNOUNCEMENT SPEECH, SHE SAID

426
00:26:56,047 --> 00:26:59,384
SHE THINKS THE PRESIDENCY --
SHE WANTS A COMPETENCY TEST FOR

427
00:26:59,451 --> 00:27:02,020
ALL FEDERAL CANDIDATES OVER THE
AGE OF 75.

428
00:27:02,087 --> 00:27:06,291
WHICH WOULD INCLUDE YOURSELF,
THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE

429
00:27:06,358 --> 00:27:08,893
PRESENT PRESIDENT AND MANY OTHER
PEOPLE IN THE SENATE AND THE

430
00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:13,598
HOUSE.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT CALL?

431
00:27:13,665 --> 00:27:17,268
>> Senator Sanders: LOOK, WE
HAVE COME, STEPHEN, A VERY LONG

432
00:27:17,335 --> 00:27:19,804
WAY IN THE LAST DECADES IN
FIGHTING RACISM HERE WE'VE GOT A

433
00:27:19,871 --> 00:27:23,308
LONG WAY TO GO.
FIGHTING SEXISM.

434
00:27:23,375 --> 00:27:27,178
FIGHTING HOMOPHOBIA.
I THINK WHAT SHE IS SAYING IS

435
00:27:27,245 --> 00:27:35,754
NOTHING MORE THAN OLD-FASHIONED
AAGEISM.

436
00:27:35,820 --> 00:27:38,356
I KNOW PEOPLE WHO ARE 90 WHO ARE
AS SHARP AS A TACK AND I KNOW

437
00:27:38,423 --> 00:27:43,962
PEOPLE WHO ARE 40...
YOU GOT TO PROD THEM A LITTLE

438
00:27:44,029 --> 00:27:47,499
BIT.
I THINK THE BOTTOM LINE IS,

439
00:27:47,565 --> 00:27:51,136
VOTERS JUDGE PEOPLE BASED ON
THEIR CONFIDENCE, THEIR

440
00:27:51,202 --> 00:27:53,605
CONFIDENCE, THEIR VIEWS, THERE
ARE A THOUSAND FACTORS.

441
00:27:53,671 --> 00:27:56,775
BUT TO SIMPLY SAY THAT IF
SOMEBODY IS 75 ARE OLDER THEY

442
00:27:56,841 --> 00:28:00,445
NEED SOME KIND OF TEST, I THINK
THAT IS JUST AGEISM.

443
00:28:00,512 --> 00:28:02,981
NOT ACCEPTABLE.
>> Stephen: AND IT WOULD BE

444
00:28:03,048 --> 00:28:06,584
IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTUALLY CREATE
BECAUSE THE CONSTITUTION LAYS

445
00:28:06,651 --> 00:28:08,586
OUT WHAT THE QUALIFICATIONS ARE.
YOU WOULD NEED A CONSTITUTIONAL

446
00:28:08,653 --> 00:28:10,121
AMENDMENT.
>> Senator Sanders: SOME OF

447
00:28:10,188 --> 00:28:12,624
THESE GUYS DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE
CONSTITUTION TOO MUCH.

448
00:28:12,690 --> 00:28:16,027
>> Stephen: IS IT STILL OKAY
IF I MAKE JOKES ABOUT HOW

449
00:28:16,094 --> 00:28:20,165
TRANSLUCENT-WIDE PAIL JOE BIDEN
IS OR HOW MUCH YOU LIKE SOUP

450
00:28:20,231 --> 00:28:25,003
>> Senator Sanders: MAYBE WE

451
00:28:25,070 --> 00:28:29,207
SHOULD CANCEL HIM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

452
00:28:29,274 --> 00:28:32,777
>> Stephen: IT WOULD NOT BE
THE FIRST TIME.

453
00:28:32,844 --> 00:28:37,582
THREE TIMES A CHARM.
YOU HAVE A NEW ROLL AS CHAIRMAN

454
00:28:37,649 --> 00:28:41,686
OF THE SENATE HEALTH EDUCATION
LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE,

455
00:28:41,753 --> 00:28:44,823
ALSO KNOWN AS THE HELP COMMI
COMMITTEE.

456
00:28:44,889 --> 00:28:49,060
DRUG COMPANIES ARE A LITTLE
WORRIED ABOUT CHAIRMAN

457
00:28:49,127 --> 00:28:54,766
BERNIE SANDERS.
SHOULD THEY BE WORRIED AND WHO

458
00:28:54,833 --> 00:28:56,301
WILL SHOULD WATCH THEIR BACK?
>> Senator Sanders: THEY

459
00:28:56,367 --> 00:29:02,373
SHOULD BE VERY WORRIED.
YOU KNOW.

460
00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:03,575
>> Stephen: GIVE ME AN
EXAMPLE.

461
00:29:03,641 --> 00:29:06,010
>> Senator Sanders: I CAN GIVE
YOU A MILLION EXAMPLES.

462
00:29:06,077 --> 00:29:08,446
THEY ARE RIPPING OFF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE BIG TIME.

463
00:29:08,513 --> 00:29:14,385
>> Stephen: HOW ABOUT MODERNA
WANTING TO RAISE THE PRICE.

464
00:29:14,452 --> 00:29:17,355
>> Senator Sanders: THAT'S ONE
CASE.

465
00:29:17,422 --> 00:29:20,458
THAT VACCINE WAS DEVELOPED IN
COOPERATION WITH THE NIH,

466
00:29:20,525 --> 00:29:24,129
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH,
WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

467
00:29:24,195 --> 00:29:27,899
WE WORKED ON IT TOGETHER.
SECOND OF ALL THE TAXPAYERS OF

468
00:29:27,966 --> 00:29:34,572
THIS COUNTRY BUT $1.9 BILLION
INTO THE CLINICAL TRIALS TO MAKE

469
00:29:34,639 --> 00:29:39,077
THAT VACCINE A SUCCESS.
YOU'VE GOT THE VACCINE ON THE

470
00:29:39,144 --> 00:29:40,912
MARKET.
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED A CERTAIN

471
00:29:40,979 --> 00:29:43,848
AMOUNT OF SALES.
IN TWO YEARS, THE GUY WHO IS

472
00:29:43,915 --> 00:29:53,358
HEAD OF THAT COMPANY, HE HAS
MADE $5 BILLION.

473
00:29:53,424 --> 00:29:55,793
>> Stephen: HIM PERSONALLY?
>> Senator Sanders: YEAH.

474
00:29:55,860 --> 00:29:57,996
>> Senator Sanders: HIS
ASSISTANT MADE 2 BILLION.

475
00:29:58,062 --> 00:30:03,935
2 BILLION, THEIR LEADERSHIP
THERE MADE ABOUT $11 BILLION.

476
00:30:04,002 --> 00:30:08,907
AND THEN AFTER ALL OF THAT, AND
REMEMBER THIS IS IN THE MIDST OF

477
00:30:08,973 --> 00:30:13,578
A PANDEMIC OR OVER A MILLION
PEOPLE DIED THEN AND AFTER THAT

478
00:30:13,645 --> 00:30:19,817
THEY SAID WELL, WHEN THE
GOVERNMENT RESERVED THE VACCINE

479
00:30:19,884 --> 00:30:22,420
EXPIRES, WE ARE GOING TO
QUADRUPLE THE PRICE OF THE

480
00:30:22,487 --> 00:30:25,490
VACCINE.
SO THIS IS CORPORATE GREED AT

481
00:30:25,557 --> 00:30:29,627
ITS WORST.
>> Stephen: WHAT CAN YOU DO?

482
00:30:29,694 --> 00:30:34,232
>> Senator Sanders: WELL, WE
CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS BUT FOR A

483
00:30:34,299 --> 00:30:37,135
STARTER TURNS OUT THAT ON THE
DAY THAT WE ANNOUNCED

484
00:30:37,202 --> 00:30:40,171
MR. STEPHANE BANCEL'S GOING TO
COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, JUST

485
00:30:40,238 --> 00:30:42,640
COINCIDENTALLY THEY ANNOUNCED
THAT THEY WERE GOING TO MAKE THE

486
00:30:42,707 --> 00:30:49,581
VACCINE AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO
PEOPLE.

487
00:30:49,647 --> 00:30:53,484
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT,
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SHOULD NOT

488
00:30:53,551 --> 00:30:55,787
HAVE TO SPEND BILLIONS FOR THE
VACCINE.

489
00:30:55,853 --> 00:31:00,758
LOOK, THE BOTTOM LINE IS, I
THINK MOST AMERICANS KNOW YEAR

490
00:31:00,825 --> 00:31:02,460
AFTER YEAR THE PHARMACEUTICAL
INDUSTRY MAKES TENS OF BILLIONS

491
00:31:02,527 --> 00:31:07,999
OF DOLLARS.
THEY PAY THEIR CEOs OUTRAGEOUS

492
00:31:08,066 --> 00:31:10,768
COMPENSATION PACKAGES AND
MEANWHILE, WE PAY BY FAR THE

493
00:31:10,835 --> 00:31:16,541
HIGHEST PRICES IN THE WORLD.
STEPHEN, I'VE TAKEN PEOPLE OVER

494
00:31:16,608 --> 00:31:19,677
THE CANADIAN BORDER TO BUY
INSULIN PRODUCTS FOR ONE-TENTH

495
00:31:19,744 --> 00:31:21,946
OF THE PRICE IN CANADA COMPARED
TO THE UNITED STATES.

496
00:31:22,013 --> 00:31:26,084
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY
WHO ARE DYING BECAUSE THEY

497
00:31:26,150 --> 00:31:28,386
CANNOT AFFORD THE PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS.

498
00:31:28,453 --> 00:31:29,821
AND THESE GUYS KEEP RAISING
THEIR PRICES.

499
00:31:29,887 --> 00:31:33,258
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE
ANOTHER BREAK, BUT STICK AROUND.

500
00:31:33,324 --> 00:31:37,295
MORE BERNIE SANDERS AHEAD.

501
00:31:44,535 --> 00:31:45,670
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY.

502
00:31:45,737 --> 00:31:48,373
LOOK HERE, IT'S THE AUTHOR OF
"IT'S OK TO BE ANGRY ABOUT

503
00:31:48,439 --> 00:31:51,009
CAPITALISM,"
SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS.

504
00:31:51,075 --> 00:31:55,413
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TRAGEDY IN
EAST PALESTINE OHIO.

505
00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:58,916
THERE WERE SOME REGULATIONS THAT
WERE PUT INTO PLACE UNDER THE

506
00:31:58,983 --> 00:32:01,252
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAD ANY

507
00:32:01,319 --> 00:32:06,057
EFFECT IN THIS CASE BUT THEY
WERE DEFINITELY ROLLED BACK

508
00:32:06,124 --> 00:32:08,893
DURING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION,
AFTER HEAVY LOBBYING FROM

509
00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:12,297
NORFOLK SOUTHERN AND OTHER
RAILROADS, WHAT IS HAPPENING

510
00:32:12,363 --> 00:32:17,268
WHEN SOMETHING SO EGREGIOUS CAN
HAPPEN WHEN STEPS HAD BEEN TAKEN

511
00:32:17,335 --> 00:32:19,971
TO TRY TO END IT.
WHAT ROLL DOES THE GOVERNMENT

512
00:32:20,038 --> 00:32:24,976
HAVE HERE IN THE FACE OF THIS
KIND OF CORPORATE MONEY

513
00:32:25,043 --> 00:32:27,645
SPREADING AMONG CONGRESS?
WHAT CAN WE DO TO STOP THAT?

514
00:32:27,712 --> 00:32:30,882
>> Senator Sanders: THE
RAILROADS IN PARTICULAR?

515
00:32:30,948 --> 00:32:34,585
>> Senator Sanders: THEY ARE
US CONNECT KEY FOR PROBLEM.

516
00:32:34,652 --> 00:32:38,089
>> Senator Sanders: THIS IS
WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT.

517
00:32:38,156 --> 00:32:40,191
WE LIVE IN A SYSTEM --
>> Stephen: THE BOOK, BY THE

518
00:32:40,258 --> 00:32:44,862
WAY."IT'S OK TO BE ANGRY ABOUT
CAPITALISM."

519
00:32:44,929 --> 00:32:50,168
BERNIE SANDERS.
>> Senator Sanders: LOOK, IT

520
00:32:50,234 --> 00:32:54,572
SADDENS ME TO SAY IT BUT THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT.

521
00:32:54,639 --> 00:32:58,409
WE HAVE A CORRUPT POLITICAL
SYSTEM IN WHICH MONEY, BIG MONEY

522
00:32:58,476 --> 00:33:02,513
BUYS ELECTIONS.
BILLIONAIRES RIGHT NOW THROUGH

523
00:33:02,580 --> 00:33:05,650
SUPER PACs, CAN SPEND AS MUCH
MONEY AS THEY WANT, TENS OF

524
00:33:05,717 --> 00:33:07,385
MILLIONS.
HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

525
00:33:07,452 --> 00:33:11,789
TO ELECT CANDIDATES WHO THEY
WANT TO REPRESENT THEIR

526
00:33:11,856 --> 00:33:14,325
INTERESTS.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE A CORRUPT

527
00:33:14,392 --> 00:33:18,096
POLITICAL SYSTEM, GOING BACK TO
THE DRUG COMPANIES, YOU KNOW HOW

528
00:33:18,162 --> 00:33:20,865
MANY PAID LOBBYISTS THEY HAVE IN
WASHINGTON, D.C.?

529
00:33:20,932 --> 00:33:24,168
THEY'VE GOT 1700.
CAN YOU IMAGINE?

530
00:33:24,235 --> 00:33:28,973
FORMER LEADERS OF THE REPBLICAN
PARTY, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,

531
00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:30,341
1700 FOR 535 MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS.

532
00:33:30,408 --> 00:33:33,277
THAT'S WHY YOU PAY THE HIGHEST
PRICES IN THE WORLD FOR

533
00:33:33,344 --> 00:33:35,580
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
THE RAILROADS MADE

534
00:33:35,646 --> 00:33:38,282
RECORD-BREAKING PROFITS.
NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT

535
00:33:38,349 --> 00:33:42,019
OF DERAILMENTS IN THIS COUNTRY
RIGHT NOW, BUT IN ADDITION TO

536
00:33:42,086 --> 00:33:45,089
THAT, DESPITE THEIR
RECORD-BREAKING PROFITS, THEY

537
00:33:45,156 --> 00:33:50,895
COULD NOT AFFORD TO PROVIDE RAIL
WORKERS WITH ONE PAID SICK DAY.

538
00:33:50,962 --> 00:33:56,167
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
THESE GUYS DO DANGEROUS WORK IN

539
00:33:56,234 --> 00:33:59,303
ALL KINDS OF WEATHER.
IN THE RAIL INDUSTRY COULDN'T

540
00:33:59,370 --> 00:34:02,039
GIVE THEM ONE DAY.
WE HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS.

541
00:34:02,106 --> 00:34:04,709
ONE OF THE COMPANIES IS NOW
GIVING THEM FOUR DAYS.

542
00:34:04,776 --> 00:34:07,345
WE HOPE THE OTHER COMPANIES WILL
DO THE SAME.

543
00:34:07,412 --> 00:34:10,948
BUT ALL OF THIS SPEAKS TO THE
INCREDIBLE LEVEL OF CORPORATE

544
00:34:11,015 --> 00:34:13,484
GREED THAT YOU SEE ALL OVER THE
PLACE.

545
00:34:13,551 --> 00:34:17,188
INSURANCE COMPANIES MAKE HUGE
AMOUNTS OF MONEY.

546
00:34:17,255 --> 00:34:19,957
85 MILLION PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD
HEALTH CARE DESPITE THE FACT WE

547
00:34:20,024 --> 00:34:23,861
ARE SPENDING TWICE AS MUCH FOR
HEALTH CARE IS A MOST ANY OTHER

548
00:34:23,928 --> 00:34:25,563
COUNTRY.
SO THE ISSUE IS, IS CORPORATE

549
00:34:25,630 --> 00:34:29,367
GREED THE ISSUE?
OLIGARCHY.

550
00:34:29,434 --> 00:34:36,407
>> Stephen: IN THE BOOK YOU
SAY, YOU SAY WE NEED A NEW SENSE

551
00:34:36,474 --> 00:34:37,675
OF MORALITY.
>> Senator Sanders: YEAH.

552
00:34:37,742 --> 00:34:42,380
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
LOOK AMONG OUR CORPORATIONS, OUR

553
00:34:42,447 --> 00:34:43,915
GOVERNMENT?
>> Senator Sanders: AS A

554
00:34:43,981 --> 00:34:45,716
NATION.
FOR EXAMPLE, IS IT ACCEPTABLE

555
00:34:45,783 --> 00:34:51,622
THAT WE HAVE, IN THE RICHEST
COUNTRY ON EARTH, THE HIGHEST

556
00:34:51,689 --> 00:34:56,093
RATE OF CHILDHOOD POVERTY?
IS IT ACCEPTABLE THAT TODAY,

557
00:34:56,160 --> 00:35:01,699
YOU'VE GOT THREE PEOPLE WHO OWN
MORE WEALTH ON THE BOTTOM HALF

558
00:35:01,766 --> 00:35:04,735
OF AMERICAN SOCIETY AND WE HAVE
MORE INCOME AND WEALTH

559
00:35:04,802 --> 00:35:08,139
INEQUALITY TODAY THAN PROBABLY
EVER IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

560
00:35:08,206 --> 00:35:09,807
>> Stephen: LITERALLY THREE
PEOPLE.

561
00:35:09,874 --> 00:35:15,480
>> Senator Sanders: LITERALLY
THREE PEOPLE.

562
00:35:15,546 --> 00:35:17,882
SOMEBODY GOES IN AND SHOOT
SOMEBODY AND EVERYBODY SAYS IT'S

563
00:35:17,949 --> 00:35:20,084
A CRIMINAL.
PUT THEM IN JAIL.

564
00:35:20,151 --> 00:35:21,285
I GOT THAT.
I AGREE.

565
00:35:21,352 --> 00:35:24,922
WHAT ABOUT A CEO IN A DRUG
COMPANY WAS AS YOU KNOW WHAT, I

566
00:35:24,989 --> 00:35:29,927
THINK WE CAN GET AWAY WITH
RAISING THE COST OF INSULIN BY

567
00:35:29,994 --> 00:35:32,897
ANOTHER 20%.
BUT SOMEBODY MAY DIE.

568
00:35:32,964 --> 00:35:35,733
WELL.
IT'S A BUSINESS DECISION.

569
00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:37,902
WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
THAT.

570
00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:46,010
WHAT ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE?
DO YOU ALL KNOW THAT FOR THE

571
00:35:46,077 --> 00:35:49,981
LAST 50, 60 YEARS, THE FOSSIL
FUEL INDUSTRY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT

572
00:35:50,047 --> 00:35:53,651
WAS HAPPENING.
THEY KNEW THAT CARBON EMISSIONS

573
00:35:53,718 --> 00:35:56,287
WERE DESTROYING THE PLANET.
THAT'S WHAT THEIR SCIENTIST TOLD

574
00:35:56,354 --> 00:35:57,788
THEM.
DO YOU THINK THEY CAME FORWARD

575
00:35:57,855 --> 00:36:01,259
AND SAID "OH, MY GOD.
WE ARE ENDANGERING THE PLANETS

576
00:36:01,325 --> 00:36:02,660
PART OF GOD TO SHIFT AWAY FROM
FOSSIL FUELS."

577
00:36:02,727 --> 00:36:03,961
NO.
THEY LIED.

578
00:36:04,028 --> 00:36:07,398
THEY LIED.
>> Stephen: COULD THAT LEAD TO

579
00:36:07,465 --> 00:36:12,436
A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT?
>> Senator Sanders: IT SHOULD.

580
00:36:12,503 --> 00:36:18,776
EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: I ENJOY GETTING

581
00:36:18,843 --> 00:36:22,079
ANGRY WITH YOU ABOUT CAPITALISM.
BUT IF PEOPLE WANT TO CONTINUE

582
00:36:22,146 --> 00:36:26,117
TO KNOW HOW TO BE ANGRY ABOUT
CAPITALISM, THEY HAVE TO GET THE

583
00:36:26,183 --> 00:36:28,319
BOOK, "IT'S OK TO BE ANGRY ABOUT
CAPITALISM."

584
00:36:28,386 --> 00:36:31,088
WE'VE GOT TO GO UNFORTUNATELY.
SENATOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

585
00:36:31,155 --> 00:36:34,191
>> Senator Sanders: THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: BERNIE SANDERS,

586
00:36:34,258 --> 00:36:35,426
EVERYBODY.
IT'S AVAILABLE NOW.

587
00:36:38,729 --> 00:36:41,132
>> Stephen: PERFORMING "HEART
ON FIRE" FROM HER ALBUM "NO

588
00:36:41,198 --> 00:36:46,637
THANK YOU" WITH THE HARLEM
GOSPEL CHOIR, THE B STRING

589
00:36:46,704 --> 00:37:01,586
QUARTET AND THE "THE LATE SHOW"
BAND, LITTLE SIMZ.

590
00:37:01,652 --> 00:37:02,153
QUARTET AND THE "THE LATE SHOW"
BAND, LITTLE SIMZ.

591
00:37:02,219 --> 00:37:09,093
♪ ♪
>> ♪ LOOK ♪

592
00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:11,596
♪ HONESTY BETWEEN A SELLER
AND A BUYER SHOULD BE A GIVEN ♪

593
00:37:11,662 --> 00:37:13,497
♪ BUT MAN, I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE A LIAR ♪

594
00:37:13,564 --> 00:37:15,066
♪ DROPPED OUT OF COLLEGE,
STILL I MADE IT THROUGH

595
00:37:15,132 --> 00:37:16,734
THE WIRE ♪
♪ WE WAS TRYNA HUSTLE WHATEVER

596
00:37:16,801 --> 00:37:19,337
WAS TEN JUST FOR A FIVER ♪
♪ "DON'T SELL YOURSELF SHORT,

597
00:37:19,403 --> 00:37:21,138
MISS," SAID THE DRIVER ♪
♪ WAS ON MY WAY TO GETTING

598
00:37:21,205 --> 00:37:24,375
CAUGHT IN A CROSSFIRE ♪
♪ I MEAN, LAVISH LIVING,

599
00:37:24,442 --> 00:37:26,344
DRIPPING DESIGNER ♪
♪ "WHO YOU WEARING?"

600
00:37:26,410 --> 00:37:27,912
THERE'S SOMEONE CHARTING
MY ATTIRE ♪

601
00:37:27,979 --> 00:37:29,480
♪ HEART'S ON FIRE
I BOUGHT THE DREAM WITH EVERY

602
00:37:29,547 --> 00:37:32,116
PENNY THAT I ACQUIRED ♪
♪ IT'S A SET-UP, AND YOU'LL BE

603
00:37:32,183 --> 00:37:34,919
NEXT UP TO THOSE PRIOR ♪
♪ THE DEVIL WORKS HARD, BUT THE

604
00:37:34,986 --> 00:37:38,856
BUSINESS WORKS HARDER ♪
♪ I'VE VOWED FROM NOW

605
00:37:38,923 --> 00:37:40,391
TO WORK SMARTER ♪
♪ THEY WON'T DO IT LIKE US

606
00:37:40,458 --> 00:37:42,226
FOR THE PEOPLE, BY US ♪
♪ WHY THEY WANNA FIGHT?

607
00:37:42,293 --> 00:37:45,863
OUR SPIRIT ON HIGHER ♪
♪ GOD MADE TRUTH OF EVERYTHING

608
00:37:45,930 --> 00:37:48,299
I DESIRE ♪
♪ I DON'T NEED MUCH, AS LONG AS

609
00:37:48,366 --> 00:37:49,634
I GOT MY BABY, HE A RIDER ♪
♪ HE SITTIN' BESIDE HER,

610
00:37:49,700 --> 00:37:53,537
THAT'S WHO SHE CONFIDE IN ♪
♪ THEY WANT YOU CONNIVING,

611
00:37:53,604 --> 00:37:55,806
CREEPING WITH YOUR SIDE TING ♪
♪ MAKING UP A STORY THAT EQUALS

612
00:37:55,873 --> 00:37:57,842
SOMEBODY BUYING ♪
♪ NEW WORLD ORDER

613
00:37:57,908 --> 00:37:59,877
♪ 'CAUSE LIFE AS WE KNOW
IS DYING ♪

614
00:37:59,944 --> 00:38:01,245
♪ NOT THRIVING, IT'S ONLY
A MATTER OF TIMING

615
00:38:01,312 --> 00:38:04,048
AIN'T IT ♪
♪ FUNNY HOW YOU CAN LITERALLY

616
00:38:04,115 --> 00:38:06,584
GIVE YOUR EVERYTHING ♪
♪ SOMEBODY GONNA TURN AROUND

617
00:38:06,651 --> 00:38:09,286
AND TELL YOU
YOU AIN'T GAVE ENOUGH? ♪

618
00:38:09,353 --> 00:38:12,123
♪ DANGER, WHAT YOU AFRAID OF? ♪
♪ ACKNOWLEDGING IT'S IMPOSSIBLE

619
00:38:12,189 --> 00:38:13,924
NOW TO RESTRAIN HER ♪
♪ WORST THING I COULD'VE DONE

620
00:38:13,991 --> 00:38:15,693
IS PUT TRUST IN A STRANGER ♪
♪ BUT THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN

621
00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:18,295
FOR ME ONLY TO WAKE UP ♪
♪ THE SUITS'LL GET IN YOUR EAR,

622
00:38:18,362 --> 00:38:20,498
IN YOUR THINGS ♪
♪ POPPING LIES OVER FLOWING, AND

623
00:38:20,564 --> 00:38:21,666
THEY AIN'T STOPPING ♪
♪ YOU DON'T EVEN RECOGNIZE WHO

624
00:38:21,732 --> 00:38:25,102
IT IS THAT YOU'RE BECOMING ♪
♪ THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN,

625
00:38:25,169 --> 00:38:30,775
LONG AS THE GRAVY TRAIN RUNNING
♪ MY LIFE IS A BLESSING ♪

626
00:38:30,841 --> 00:38:32,977
♪ BUT IT COMES
WITH THE STRESSES ♪

627
00:38:33,044 --> 00:38:37,615
♪ BUT IT COMES
WITH THE STRESSES ♪

628
00:38:37,682 --> 00:38:43,754
♪ AND I CAN TAKE IT ALL ♪
♪ JUST DON'T LET ME DOWN

629
00:38:43,821 --> 00:38:48,693
WHEN I'M IN THE FIRE ♪
♪ WE ALL START OFF SO PURE ♪

630
00:38:48,759 --> 00:38:52,129
♪ DO IT FOR THE LOVE,
NOTHING MORE ♪

631
00:38:52,196 --> 00:38:55,266
♪ NAH, MAYBE TO COP MUM A HOUSE,
BUT NOTHING MORE ♪

632
00:38:55,332 --> 00:38:56,767
♪ MAYBE TO SORT MY COUSIN OUT,
BUT NOTHING MORE ♪

633
00:38:56,834 --> 00:38:58,836
♪ MAYBE I'LL GET THE NEW COUPE
NOTHING MORE ♪

634
00:38:58,903 --> 00:39:01,072
♪ FIFTEEN TO A HUNDRED SHOES,
NOTHING MORE ♪

635
00:39:01,138 --> 00:39:03,407
♪ BY THE TIME YOU KNOW IT,
THAT LIST NEVER STOP GROWING ♪

636
00:39:03,474 --> 00:39:05,910
♪ AND YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU EVEN DO THIS FOR ♪

637
00:39:05,976 --> 00:39:08,646
♪ MY HEART'S ON FIRE
HEART'S ON GRANDEUR ♪

638
00:39:08,713 --> 00:39:11,248
♪ BALLROOM GOWNS
AND CHAMPAGNE POURS ♪

639
00:39:11,315 --> 00:39:12,883
♪ IS THE AFTERPARTY
A SOCIAL PARTY? ♪

640
00:39:12,950 --> 00:39:15,119
♪ WITH EVERYBODY TALKING
♪ THE MUSIC SHOULD'VE BEEN

641
00:39:15,186 --> 00:39:16,887
PAUSED ♪
♪ MARBLE FLOORS

642
00:39:16,954 --> 00:39:20,124
♪ AND TALL GLASS DOORS
IS WHAT YOU'RE IN FOR ♪

643
00:39:20,191 --> 00:39:21,826
♪ DID YOU READ THE CLAUSE? ♪
♪ IT WAS NEVER ABOUT

644
00:39:21,892 --> 00:39:24,295
LOOKING FOR RESULTS ♪
EVERY TIME

645
00:39:24,361 --> 00:39:26,163
YOU DO SOMETHING
YOU NEED AN APPLAUSE ♪

646
00:39:26,230 --> 00:39:28,532
♪ PLEASE KEEP YOUR HEAD ON WHEN
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THE MAZE ♪

647
00:39:28,599 --> 00:39:29,834
♪ 'CAUSE NAVIGATING THE FAME
IS SOMETHING YOU NEVER

648
00:39:29,900 --> 00:39:34,004
TRAINED FOR ♪
WHAT YOU CAME FOR ♪

649
00:39:34,071 --> 00:39:35,206
♪ WANTED BETTER DAYS, AND NOW,
YOU'RE RUNNING AWAY FROM ♪

650
00:39:35,272 --> 00:39:36,841
♪ THAT VERY THING
YOU PRAYED FOR ♪

651
00:39:36,907 --> 00:39:38,709
AM I TRIPPING
OR IS THE LIGHT BLINDING? ♪

652
00:39:38,776 --> 00:39:40,811
♪ AM I ANXIOUS
OR EXCITED? ♪

653
00:39:40,878 --> 00:39:43,614
♪ AM I CALM
OR AM I UNBOTHERED? ♪

654
00:39:43,681 --> 00:39:45,549
♪ OR MAYBE, I NEEDED MY FIRE
TO BE IGNITED? ♪

655
00:39:45,616 --> 00:39:51,655
♪ HEARTS ON ♪
♪ MY LIFE IS A BLESSING ♪

656
00:39:51,722 --> 00:39:56,961
♪ BUT IT COMES
WITH THE STRESSES ♪

657
00:39:57,027 --> 00:40:02,466
♪ AND I CAN TAKE IT ALL ♪
♪ BUT JUST DON'T LET ME DOWN

658
00:40:02,533 --> 00:40:14,111
WHEN I'M IN THE FIRE ♪
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

659
00:40:14,178 --> 00:40:15,312
>> Stephen: LITTLE SIMZ,
EVERYBODY.

660
00:40:15,379 --> 00:40:20,117
THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TOMORROW, PINK IN THE NEW ANT

661
00:40:20,184 --> 00:40:22,953
MAN AND CREATE A MOVIE STAR,
JONATHAN MAJORS.

662
00:40:23,020 --> 00:40:24,688
GOOD NIGHT.
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