IN A SUPRISE MOVE THE JANUARY 6 HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE
SCHEDULED A NEW PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY WITH ITS WITNESS
SHROUDED IN SECRECY. >> A SURPRISE HEARING, IN FACT,
THAT WASN'T ON THE SCHEDULE THIS TIME YESTERDAY.
>> THE HOUSE JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A SURPRISE HEARING.
♪ ♪ ♪ >> ARE YOU LOOKING TO SURPRISE
YOUR LADY WITH A GIFT THAT SHOWS YOU STILL CARE AFTER ALL THIS
TIME? THEN GIVE HER A SURPRISE HEARING
FROM THE JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE, MADE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY BY
TIFFANY'S... FATHER'S PLOT TO STEAL AN
ELECTION. HANDCRAFTED BY THOUSANDS OF
HOURS OF DEPOSITIONS AND THE GIANT CAJONES OF LIZ CHENEY,
WITH A SPECIAL CASSIDY HUTCHINSON INSERT.
MAKE HER REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME SHE HEARD THOSE THREE LITTLE
WORDS: >> HANG MIKE PENCE!
>> THE SURPRISE JANUARY 6th COMMITTEE HEARING
♪ EVERY COUP BEGINS WITH... >> ME.
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT: PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES:
CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ
AND MUSICAL GUEST, JIMMIE ALLEN FEATURING JON BATISTE AND STAY
HUMAN. AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE
ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
HAPPY TUESDAY. HELLO, MY FRIENDS.
THANKS, EVERYBODY. PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW." I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
AFTER THE JANUARY 6th COMMITTEE SHOCKED THE WORLD WITH A HEARING
THAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS "COO-COO, AWOOGA, PSSHHHH,
WAWAWA, HATCHI MATCHI!" AND NOBODY, NOBODY SAW THIS
COMING. THEY WERE SCHEDULED TO BE IN
RECESS UNTIL THE WEEK OF JULY 11.
THEY HAULED EVERYBODY BACK IN FROM VACATION!
CONGRESSMAN BENNIE THOMPSON WAS STILL WEARING HIS FLOATIES.
( LAUGHTER ) THE COMMITTEE COULD NOT WAIT TO
SHARE SOME HOT NEW DEETS ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE WHITE
HOUSE ON JANUARY 6, COURTESY OF FORMER MARK MEADOWS TOP AIDE AND
FUTURE OSCAR-WINNING ROLE FOR JENNIFER LAWRENCE, CASSIDY
HUTCHINSON. NOW, WE'VE SEEN HUTCHINSON
BEFORE IN VIDEO TESTIMONY FROM LAST THURSDAY'S HEARINGS, WHERE
SHE SPILLED THE TEA ON THE SEDITIONIST CONGRESSMEN WHO
ASKED FOR PARDONS. >> MR. GAETZ AND MR. BROOKS, I
KNOW BOTH ADVOCATED FOR THERE TO BE A BLANKET PARDON FOR MEMBERS
INVOLVED IN THAT MEETING. MR. GOHMERT ASKED FOR ONE AS
WELL. MR. PERRY ASKED FOR A
PARDON, TOO. MR. BIGGS DID.
>> Stephen: WAIT, I THOUGHT MR. BIGGS DIED ON THAT
PELOTON! SOMEBODY TELL CARRIE!
THESE HEARINGS ARE FULL OF BOMBSHELLS.
NOW, TODAY'S SURPRISE HEARING DID NOT DISAPPOINT.
IT WAS LOADED WITH SHOCKING EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY ABOUT THE
BEHAVIOR ON JANUARY 6th OF FORMER PRESIDENT FRAUDY KRUEGER
( LAUGHTER ) EVERYONE IN THE FORMER
PRESIDENT'S INNER CIRCLE KNEW THAT BAD STUFF WAS GONNA GO DOWN
ON THE 6th. >> I WENT BACK UP TO OUR OFFICE
AND I FOUND MR. MEADOWS IN HIS OFFICE ON THE COUCH.
HE WAS SCROLLING THROUGH HIS PHONE.
I REMEMBER LEANING AGAINST THE DOORWAY AND SAYING, "I JUST HAD
AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION WITH RUDY, MARK.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE CAPITOL."
HE DIDN'T LOOK UP FROM HIS PHONE AND SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT
OF, "THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, CASS.
BUT I DON'T KNOW. THINGS MIGHT GET REAL, REAL BAD
ON JANUARY 6th." >> Stephen: SO THE PRESIDENT'S
CHIEF OF STAFF KNEW THERE COULD BE TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES AND
WENT AHEAD WITH IT ANYWAY? "HUH, WHAT?
YEAH, I THINK THIS RASH MIGHT BE AN S.T.D., BUT I DON'T KNOW,
LET'S JUST PUT ON SOME MARVIN GAYE AND JUST SEE WHERE THE
EVENING TAKES US." ( LAUGHTER )
ACCOMPANY HIS MOB TO THE CAPITOL, BUT WHITE HOUSE LAWYER
PAT CIPOLLONE REALLY DID NOT WANT THAT TO HAPPEN, FOR A DAMN
GOOD REASON. >> I SAW MR. CIPOLLONE RIGHT
BEFORE I WALKED OUT ONTO WEST EXEC THAT MORNING.
AND MR. CIPOLLONE SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF, "PLEASE MAKE
SURE WE DON'T GO UP TO THE CAPITOL, CASSIDY.
KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ME. WE'RE GOING TO GET CHARGED WITH
EVERY CRIME IMAGINABLE IF WE MAKE THAT MOVEMENT HAPPEN."
>> Stephen: "EVERY CRIME IMAGINABLE."
WE'RE TALKIN' TREASON, SEDITION ( APPLAUSE )
OBSTRUCTING A FEDERAL PROCESS, ATTEMPTED MURDER, FISH FONDLING,
GRAND THEFT CENTAUR, ASSAULT AND PEPPERY, RIPPING THE TAF OFF A
MATTRESS TAG AND REBROADCASTING A GAME WITHOUT THE EXPRESS
WRITTEN CONSENT OF MAJOR LEAGUE QUIDDITCH.
BY THE WAY, WE ALSO LEARNED, ACCORDING TO DEPUTY CHIEF OF
STAFF TONY ORNATO, THAT WHAT THE LAST ADMINISTRATION KEPT
CALLING A "PEACEFUL CROWD" ON JANUARY 6th WAS IN FACT ARMED TO
THE TEETS. >> I REMEMBER TONY MENTIONING
KNIVES, GUNS-- IN THE FORM OF PISTOLS AND RIFLES-- BEAR SPRAY,
BODY ARMOR, SPEARS, AND FLAGPOLES.
TONY HAD RELAYED TO ME SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF, "THESE F'ING
PEOPLE ARE FASTENING SPEARS ONTO THE END OF FLAGPOLES."
>> Stephen: THEY HAD SPEARS ON THE END OF FLAGPOLES?
WELL, AT LEAST THOSE FLAGS WILL BE ABLE TO DEFEND THEMSELVES
WHEN THE FORMER PRESIDENT GROPES THEM.
( LAUGHTER ) RALLY READY FOR VIOLENCE, BUT
BECAUSE OF THE WEAPONS, THEY WERE BEING STOPPED AT THE
MAGNETIC METAL DETECTORS, OR "MAGS," SO THE CROWD WASN'T AS
BIG AS IT COULD BE. AND HERE'S WHAT HUTCHINSON HEARD
THE ANGRY EX-PRESIDENT SAY ABOUT THAT.
>> I WAS IN THE VICINITY OF A CONVERSATION WHERE I OVERHEARD
THE PRESIDENT SAY SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF, "I DON'T F'ING
CARE THAT THEY HAVE WEAPONS. THEY ARE NOT HERE TO HURT ME.
TAKE THE F'ING MAGS AWAY. LET MY PEOPLE IN.
THEY CAN MARCH TO THE CAPITOL FROM HERE."
>> Stephen: SO, HE WAS COOL WITH HIS MOB BEING ARMED BECAUSE HE
KNEW HE WASN'T THE ONE THEY WANTED TO ATTACK.
THAT'S LIKE HEARING, "HELLO, 9-1-1, STATE YOUR EMERGENCY.
UH-HUH. UH-HUH.
WELL, ALL I KNOW IS I'M NOT THE ONE BEING STABBED.
THIS SOUNDS LIKE A YOU PROBLEM." ( LAUGHTER )
PRESIDENT WANTED TO GO WITH THE MARCHERS ALONG TO THE CAPITOL,
FOR THE ATTACK, PRESUMABLY TO BATTER HIS WAY INTO THE SENATE
CHAMBER WITH A MEATBALL SUB. BUT HUTCHINSON TOLD US TODAY
JUST HOW DESPERATE HE WAS TO JOIN HIS MOB.
AFTER THE SECRET SERVICE REFUSED TO LET HIM WALK TO THE CAPITOL
AND ESCORTED HIM TO HIS CAR, DRIVEN BY THE HEAD OF HIS
SECURITY DETAIL, BOBBY ENGLE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES DID THIS: >> THE PRESIDENT SAID SOMETHING
TO THE EFFECT OF, "I AM THE F'ING PRESIDENT.
TAKE ME UP TO THE CAPITOL NOW". TO WHICH BOBBY RESPONDED, "SIR,
WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE WEST WING."
THE PRESIDENT REACHED UP TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO GRAB
AT THE STEERING WHEEL. MR. ENGEL GRABBED HIS ARM, SAID,
"SIR, YOU NEED TO TAKE YOUR HAND OFF THE STEERING WHEEL."
>> Stephen: THAT IS INSANE. BUT IT IS GOING TO MAKE A GREAT
SEASON PREMIERE OF "KLEPTOCRATS IN CARS SEIZING
POWER." ( LAUGHTER )
AND-- ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ) AND HE DIDN'T GIVE UP.
>> MR. TRUMP THEN USED HIS FREE HAND TO LUNGE TOWARD BOBBY
ENGEL, AND WHEN MR. ORNATO HAD RECOUNTED THE STORY TO ME, HE
HAD MOTIONED TOWARD HIS CLAVICLES.
>> Stephen: HE WENT FOR THE THROAT!
WHEN YOU GET INTO THE SECRET SERVICE, YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO
TAKE ONE FOR THE PRESIDENT, BUT YOU NEVER EXPECT TO TAKE ONE
FROM THE PRESIDENT. "THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
LET'S KEEP THIS PART SECRET." THE LIMO WASN'T THE ONLY PLACE
THE PRESIDENT GOT VIOLENT. HUTCHINSON TALKED ABOUT THE
DAY BILL BARR WENT ON THE RECORD SAYING THERE WASN'T ANY FRAUD IN
THE ELECTION. >> I NOTICED THE DOOR WAS
PROPPED OPEN, AND THE VALET WAS INSIDE THE DINING ROOM
CHANGING THE TABLECLOTH OFF OF THE DINING ROOM TABLE.
HE MOTIONED FOR ME TO COME IN AND THEN POINTED TOWARDS THE
FRONT OF THE ROOM NEAR THE FIREPLACE MANTEL AND THE TV,
WHERE I FIRST NOTICED THERE WAS KETCHUP DRIPPING DOWN THE WALL,
AND THERE'S A SHATTERED PORCELAIN PLATE ON THE FLOOR.
THE VALET HAD ARTICULATED THAT THE PRESIDENT WAS EXTREMELY
ANGRY AT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S AP INTERVIEW AND HAD THROWN HIS
LUNCH AGAINST THE WALL. ( LAUGHTER ).
DESCRIPTION IS SO DETAILED, I THINK YOU COULD GO IN AND FIND
WHERE THAT KETCHUP STAIN WAS. I MEAN, THEY SHOULD PUT THAT ON
THE WHITE HOUSE TOUR, HAVE A LITTLE PLAQUE ON THE WALL, "HERE
THE 45th PRESIDENT LOST HIS LUNCH."
( APPLAUSE ) ISOLATED INCIDENT.
>> WAS THIS THE ONLY INSTANCE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF WHERE THE
PRESIDENT THREW DISHES? ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: THE GREATEST QUOTE IN THE HISTORY OF CONGRESSIONAL
HEARINGS. EVIDENTLY, THE FORMER PRESIDENT
BREAKS A LOT OF DISHES, WHICH IS WHY HIS HANDLERS MAKE SURE HIS
MEALS ARE SERVED ONLY IN BUCKET OR EDIBLE BOWL.
( APPLAUSE ) AND HERE'S MORE HISTORY:
>> THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT MY TENURE WITH THE
CHIEF OF STAFF THAT I WAS AWARE OF HIM EITHER THROWING DISHES OR
FLIPPING THE TABLECLOTH, TO LET ALL THE CONTENTS OF THE TABLE GO
ONTO THE FLOOR AND LIKELY BREAK OR GO EVERYWHERE.
>> Stephen: OKAY, THAT SOUNDS BAD, BUT MAYBE HE JUST TRYING
TO DO THAT MAGIC TRICK WHERE YOU GRAB THE TABLECLOTH AND YANK
AWAY DEMOCRACY. BACK ON
( APPLAUSE ) HILL, POKEY FLAG, VIOLENCE,
MEOW, MEOW, MEOW-- IT'S ALL ON TV AT THIS POINT IN HER STORY
TELLING. AND HUTCHINSON SAYS THAT WHITE
HOUSE LAWYER PAT CIPOLLONE CHARGES DOWN TO THEIR OFFICE TO
DEMAND MARK MEADOWS TELL THE PRESIDENT TO STOP THE ATTACK.
>> AND I REMEMBER PAT SAYING TO HIM SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF
"THE RIOTERS HAVE GOTTEN TO THE CAPITOL, MARK.
WE NEED TO GO DOWN AND SEE THE PRESIDENT NOW."
AND MARK LOOKED UP AND SAID, "HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING,
PAT." AND PAT SAID SOMETHING TO THE
EFFECT OF-- AND VERY CLEARLY SAID THIS TO MARK-- SOMETHING TO
THE EFFECT OF, "MARK, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, OR PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO DIE, AND THE BLOOD IS GOING TO BE ON YOUR F'ING HANDS.
>> Stephen: THAT IS DAMNING TESTIMONY.
IN RESPONSE, TODAY, MARK MEADOWS RELEASED THIS STATEMENT:
"NO COMMENT." ( LAUGHTER )
BREATHTAKING COWARDICE TO THAT OF HIS ASSISTANT TESTIFYING
TODAY, CASSIDY HUTCHINSON, AGE 25.
WHO'S TESTIFYING BESPITE MULTIPLE THREATS OF VIOLENCE TO
TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE TRUTH.
LAWYER TO TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE
TRUTH. WELL, SHE CAN ADD ALL THIS TO
HER RESUME: "CRISIS MANAGEMENT, EXCELLENT
RECALL, BIGGER BALLS THAN MARK MEADOWS."
( APPLAUSE ) BUT HE'S GOT SOME NERVE.
>> MS. HUTCHINSON, DID WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF, MARK
MEADOWS, EVER INDICATE THAT HE WAS INTERESTED IN RECEIVING A
PRESIDENTIAL PARDON RELATED TO JANUARY 6th?
>> MR. MEADOWS DID SEEK THAT PARDON, YES MA'AM.
>> Stephen: THE PRESIDENT'S OWN CHIEF OF STAFF WANTED A "GET OUT
OF JAIL FREE" CARD. BUT HE DIDN'T GET IT, SO
HOPEFULLY SOON, HE WILL NOT PASS "GO," NOT COLLECT $200, AND GO
DIRECTLY TO JAIL. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
ALSO, IN COMPARISON TO MS. HUTCHINSON'S COURAGE, THE
COMMITTEE PLAYED SOME FOOTAGE OF THEIR INTERVIEW WITH
DISGRACED FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR, GENERAL
MICHAEL FLYNN, WHO SEEMED DISINCLINED TO BE FORTHCOMING.
>> GENERAL FLYNN, DO YOU BELIEVE THE VIOLENCE ON JANUARY 6th WAS
JUSTIFIED? >> I SAID-- I SAID THE FIFTH.
>> DO YOU BELIEVE THE VIOLENCE ON JANUARY 6th WAS JUSTIFIED
MORALLY? >> TAKE THE FIFTH.
>> DO YOU BELIEVE THE VIOLENCE ON JANUARY 6th WAS JUSTIFIED
LEGALLY? >> FIFTH.
>> GENERAL FLYNN, DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF
POWER IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
>> THE FIFTH. >> Stephen: YOU WERE A GENERAL
IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY! YOU SWORE AN OATH TO UPHOLD THE
CONSTITUTION, NOT DENY ITS BEDROCK PRINCIPLES.
HOW DOES MICHAEL FLYNN SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM?
♪ OH, SAY CAN YOU FIFTH! FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTH
FIFTH-FIFTH! EVERYBODY!
♪ WHAT SO PROUDLY WE FIFTHED, BY THE TWILIGHT'S FIFTH-FIFTH
FIFTH! ♪ WHO'S BROAD STRIPES AND FIFTH
FIFTH ♪ O'ER THE LAND FIFTH-FIFTH
FIFTH ♪
FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTH-FI FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTH-FI
FTH ♪ FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTHI
FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTH-FIFTH-FH ♪ OH, SAYS DOES THAT MIFFING,
FIFTH, FIFTH, FIFTH O'ER, THE FIFTH, FIFTH, FIFTH
♪ AND THE HOME OF THE FIFTH ♪ NO BALLS!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) TONIGHT.
MY GUEST IS CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, RUDY GIULIANI SURVIVES A BRUSH WITH
BEING BRUSHED! STICK AROUND
( APPLAUSE ) EVERYBODY!
LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S LOUIS CATO.
THAT'S STAY HUMAN RIGHT OVER THERE.
♪ BA-DA-BA. LOUIS, IN JUST MOMENTS, JUST
MOMENTS FROM NOW, EVERYBODY AT HOME SHOULD KNOW THIS, SITTING
RIGHT OVER THERE IN THAT CHAIR IS GOING TO BE SOMEBODY WE LIKE
TO CALL REPRESENTATIVE ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). >> Louis: THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
THERE'S NOT REALLY THAT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT, GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. RIGHT NOW. SHE'S A BIT OF A SHRINKING
VIOLET. SHE DOESN'T SHARE HER OPINIONS.
I HOPE TO GET SOME ANSWERS OUT OF THERE.
THAT'S WHAT I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO DO TONIGHT.
FOLKS, SPEAKING OF JANUARY 6th PLOTTERS, THIS WEEKEND
RUDY GIULIANI WAS ASSAULTED BY A GROCERY STORE WORKER ON STATEN
ISLAND. BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, BEFORE
I SAY ANYTHING ELSE, LET ME SAY THAT RUDY GIULIANI IS FINE,
OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT HE REMAINS RUDY GIULIANI.
( LAUGHTER ) SHOW" AND "THE LATE SHOW" FAMILY
OF PRODUCTS CONDEMNS VIOLENCE OF ANY KIND.
YOU SHOULD NOT GO OUT AND LAY A FINGER ON THE FORMER MAYOR IN
ANY WAY. FIRST, BECAUSE IT IS JUST WRONG.
AND, SECOND, BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO GET ANY OF THAT
WEIRD RUDY JUICE ON YOU. NOW, AT FIRST, WE ONLY HEARD
ABOUT THIS FROM RUDY, WHO TOLD A HARROWING TALE OF A
CONFRONTATION AT A POLITICAL EVENT FOR HIS SON,
ANDREW, AT A GROCERY STORE: >> I COME OUT OF THE MEN'S
ROOM, A GROUP OF PEOPLE ARE AROUND ME, HUGGING ME, KISSING
ME, TELLING ME ANDREW'S GREAT. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I FEEL
A SHOT ON MY BACK, LIKE SOMEBODY SHOT ME.
I GOT HIT ON THE BACK AS IF A BOULDER HIT ME.
THAT WOMAN GAVE A STATEMENT TO THE POLICE THAT THE GUY HIT ME
SO HARD THAT SHE HERSELF ALMOST FELL FROM THE REVERBERATION
OF IT. >> Stephen:
( AS RUDY ) BULLET-BOULDER EARTHQUAKE.
THE ONLY THING THIS DIDN'T UNLEASH WAS THE DREADED
SHARKNADO. AND IF YOU BELIEVE THAT, THEN
YOU ALSO BELIEVE PEOPLE WANT TO HUG AND KISS ME WHENEVER I
COME OUT OF A MEN'S ROOM." ( LAUGHTER )
STORE SECURITY CAMERA. PARENTS, TAKE YOUR KIDS OUT
OF THE ROOM AND THEN FOLLOW THEM OUT OF THE ROOM, BECAUSE THIS IS
GOING TO BE SO VIOLENT, YOUR HOUSE MAY SUFFER STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE. GET TO A DOORWAY, OR IF YOU HAVE
A BASEMENT, SHELTER IN PLACE. THERE'S RUDY...
HERE COMES THE THUNDER.... BOOM!
AND THAT WAS IT. AND THAT WAS-- IS THAT IT?
THAT WAS IT. THAT WAS THE WHOLE THING.
OKAY. OKAY, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE
MICH, BUT WATCH AGAIN WHEN YOU PLAY THE VIDEO WITH SOUND.
( EXPLOSION ) >> Stephen: SCARY STUFF, SCARY
STUFF. AFTER THE VIDEO EVIDENCE CAME
OUT, THE D.A. RELEASED THE ASSAILANT, WHO ALSO HAD THE
CHARGES AGAINST HIM REDUCED. THEY'VE GONE FROM FELONY ASSAULT
DOWN TO "BACK TAP WITH INTENT TO 'HEY!'"
( LAUGHTER ) SAYING, "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS
D.A. DOING LETTING HIM OUT OF JAIL?
I DIDN'T FALL DOWN. I COULD HAVE.
IF I FELL DOWN, WHO KNOWS." I KNOW.
YOU WOULD HAVE CRACKED YOUR HEAD OPEN, AND A BUNCH OF CHIANTI
WOULD HAVE COME LEAKING OUT. AND NOW YOU'VE GOT STAINS ALL
OVER YOUR GOOD FARTING PANTS. RUDY REMAINS UNDAUNTED.
HIS SON, ANDREW, AND HIS LOAD-BEARING TEETH SAY WE DON'T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RUDY BECAUSE HE'S "TOUGH AS NAILS."
AND JUST LIKE NAILS, HE'S ALWAYS HAMMERED.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ.
( APPLAUSE ) EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU, LOUIS. ♪ BA-DA-BA.
LOVELY NIGHT. WHAT A LOVELY NIGHT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY GUEST TONIGHT IS A CONGRESSWOMAN FROM
NEW YORK'S 14th DISTRICT, REPRESENTING PARTS OF BRONX AND
QUEENS. PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
SHOW," CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
OH, MY GOODNESS. >> Audience: A.O.C.!
A.O.C.! A.O.C.!
>> MY GOSH.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: I-- I THINK THAT MEANS YOU SHOULD VISIT MORE
OFTEN. >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE HAD YOU HERE.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> YES IN FACT TODAY IS
ACTUALLY-- WE JUST REALIZED-- IS THE FOUR-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SINCE
I WAS HERE THE FIRST TIME, THE VERY FIRST TIME.
>> Stephen: OH, WOW. >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: OH, WOW. >> RIGHT AFTER I WON MY PRIMARY.
>> Stephen: NOT MUCH HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
>> NOT MUCH AT ALL. >> Stephen: OKAY, AUSPICIOUS
TIME FOR YOU TO BE HERE. WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY KNOW THE
HEARING WAS GOING TO BE TODAY WHEN YOU ORIGINALLY AGREED TO
COME ON THE SHOW. EXPLOSIVE HEARINGS TODAY.
DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO WATCH THE HEARINGS TODAY.
>> YES, YES, I DID. >> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR
IMMEDIATE-- IF YOU DON'T MIND ME PHRASING IT THIS WAY-- WHAT WAS
YOUR IMMEDIATE TAKEAWAY FROM THE EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY TODAY
BECAUSE IT WAS STUNNING. >> IT WAS JUST STUNNING.
TO UNDERSTAND AND SEE THE DETAIL AND THE DEPTH THROUGH WHICH
THERE WAS ALSO JUST A CONSCIENTIOUSNESS OF GUILT.
THEY KNEW THAT WHAT THEY WERE DOING WAS WRONG.
WHEN AT THE VERY END OF THIS HEARING, YOU HEAR THAT MARK
MEADOWS, THE CHESTLES T THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF, ASKED FOR A
PARDON BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT HE WAS BREAKING THE LAW IN ORDER TO
SEIZE POWER AND UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA. IT IS STUNNING.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. AND THAT THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF
WAS WILLING TO CHOKE HIS OWN SECRET SERVICE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: DO YOU KNOW THE
DETAIL ABOUT THAT I LIKE? IS THAT HE GOES TO GRAB THE
WHEEL, AND THIS IS HOW LONG IT'S BEEN SINCE HE'S DRIVEN HIMSELF
ANYWHERE, HE THINKS YOU CAN DRIVE FROM THE BACK SEAT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> YES.
>> Stephen: AND ALL THAT. >> YES, YES, YES.
>> Stephen: LET'S GET INTO THAT FOR A SECOND.
IT'S A LITTLE BACK WARDS HERE. BUT WE LEARNED LAST WEEK THAT
MANY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
REPUBLICAN SIDE AND SOME MEMBERS OF THE STAFF ASKED FOR PARDONS.
AS SOMEBODY WHO WAS THERE ON JANUARY 6, HOW-- WHAT IS YOUR
REACTION TO FINDING OUT THAT THERE IS THIS CONSCIOUSNESS OF
GUILT? BECAUSE, LEGALLY, IF THE PEOPLE
MAY NOT KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST SORT OF A TERM OF ART TO GET A
PARDON. IT IS AN ADMISSION OF GUILT.
>> YES, YES, IT IS. AND I THINK THERE WAS ALSO AN
AWARENESS WHEN ALL OF THIS WAS GOING ON, THERE WAS A FEELING
AND A GREAT SENSE THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE ON THE INSIDE.
AND WE LEARNED LAST WEEK THAT THTHERE WERE-- THERE WERE ONE IF
NORMORE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO BROUGHT IN THE
INSURRECTIONISTS TO ESSENTIALLY CASE THE JOINT BEFORE COMING IN
THE NEXT DAY. AND TO WORK WITH PEOPLE OVER THE
LAST YEAR, TO SEE THEM, TO HAVE TO HAVE SOMETIMES THEM CONFRONT
YOU, KNOWING THAT THEY DID WHAT THEY DID HAS BEEN QUITE SURREAL,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE NOT VERY INTELLIGENT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THANK GOD!
THAT'S THE SAVING GRACE OF THEIR MALSIS HOW INCOMPETENT THEY ARE.
>> UH-HUH. >> Stephen: NOW, WE ALSO
LEARNED ABOUT-- AS YOU SAID, THERE WAS-- THIS WAS
PREMEDITATED IN THAT IT WAS PRECONSIDERRED THAT THIS WOULD
BE A VIOLENT EVENT. >> YES.
>> Stephen: AND PRESIDENT DID NOT CARE, KNOWING THAT YOU COULD
LET THE PEOPLE WITH THE WEAPONS THROUGH THE MAGNETOMETERS DIDN'T
MATTER TO HIM, BECAUSE HE KNOWS THEY WERE NOT ANGRY WITH HIM,
THEY WERE GOING TO USE THE WEAPONS AGAINST MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS. SPECIFICALLY, SOME OF THEM WERE
LOOKING FOR YOU THAT DAY. >> . .
>> NOW, DO YOU IMAGINE THAT ANY OF THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING
NAMED AS THESE CONSPIRATORS IN THE WHITE HOUSE-- OR EVEN WITHIN
THE CONGRESS-- DO YOU IMAGINE THERE WILL BE REASONABLE
CONSEQUENCES FOR THEM? DO YOU IMAGINE THERE IS GOING TO
BE ANY JAIL TIME HERE? >> I WILL SAY, BARE MINIMUM,
THOSE WHO SPECIFICALLY SOUGHT PARDONS FOR THEMSELVES SHOULD BE
EXPEL FROM THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WITHOUT A-- BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). >> Stephen: BECAUSE,
SPECIFICALLY, BECAUSE IN ASKING--
>> YES, BECAUSE ARE YOU A DULY ELECTED OFFICIAL AND IN SEEK A
PARDON, AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU ARE CONSCIOUSLY COMMITTING-- YOU
ARE ADMITTING TO COMMITTING A CRIME.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO COMMIT CRIMES IN
ORDER TO ILLEGALLY SEIZE POWER. AND NO PERSON OF ANY POWER AND
OF ANY SEAT OF ANY PARTY SHOULD BE WILLING TO DO THAT IN ORDER
TO UNDERMINE OUR DEMOCRACY. BUT THAT'S JUST THE BARE
MINIMUM. I DO BELIEVE THAT MANY OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS NEED TO BE PROSECUTED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
OF THE LAW IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH AND TO PROVE TO OURSELVESES AND
TO THE WORLD THAT THERE IS RULE OF LAW IN THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: NOW, REPRESENTATIVE CHENEY TODAY, AT
THE END, IS KIND OF LIKE A VERY INTERESTING LITTLE CHERRY ON TOP
OF ALL OF THIS, READ INTO THE RECORD SOME TESTIMONY, WITHOUT
NAMING NAMES, TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES THEY'VE ALREADY HAD
THAT SAID THEY RECEIVED PRESSURE FROM PEOPLE WITHIN THE FORMER
ADMINISTRATION THAT A CERTAIN PERSON WAS WATCHING THEIR
TESTIMONY AND KNEW THAT THEY WERE GOING TESTIMONY, AND KNEW
THAT THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, "YOU'RE A GOOD GUY.
I KNOW YOU'RE LOYAL. YOU'LL DO THE RIGHT THING AND
YOU'LL STAND FIRM, WHICH IS WITNESS TAMPERING.
>> IT IS. >> Stephen: EVEN AN ATTEMPT TO
DO THAT IS A FEDERAL CRIME. I ONLY LIKE POINTING THAT OUT
JUST BECAUSE IT MAKES ME HAPPY TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT
GO TO JAIL FOR THEIR EVIL DEEDS. BUT DO OU AT ALL-- DOES IT
STING AT ALL TO BE GRATEFUL TO LIZ CHENEY?
>> YOU KNOW... >> Stephen: BECAUSE IT-- IT
BURNS A LITTLE GOING DOWN FOR ME.
BECAUSE I AM GRATEFUL. BECAUSE THIS IS HOW POLITICS
SHOULD BE. YOU CAN DISAGREE ON ANY KIND OF
POLICY, BUT IN THE END YOU WANT THERE TO BE A UNITED STATES.
>> YABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
AND I-- AGREE, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT IS
THAT WE DO LIFT THAT UP, AND THAT THIS IS NOT HAPPENING
BECAUSE AN INDIVIDUAL IS A DEMOCRAT OR AN INDIVIDUAL IS A
REPUBLICAN. THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE WE ARE
U.S. CITIZENS WHO BELIEVE IN-- IN THE INTEGRITY OF OUR COUNTRY
AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR LAWS. AND THERE ARE SOME THUNGZ THAT
ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN POLITICS, AND SOME THINGS SHOULD
NOT BE PARTISAN. AND PROTECTING OUR DEMOCRACY
SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US, NO MART THE
PART, SHOULD BE COMMITTED TO. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
BREAK, BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, I WILL ASK THE CONGRESSWOMAN WHAT
ACTIONS SHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE CONGRESS TAKE IN THE WAKE OF THE
SPREME COURT OVERTURNING "ROE." STICK AROUND.
( APPLAUSE ) YOU WATCH.
HEY, WE'RE BACK HERE WITH CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA
OCASIO-CORTEZ. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE-- WELL,
KIND OF THE DISTRESSING NEWS COMING OUT OF THE SUPREME COURT.
>> YES. >> Stephen: JUST LAST WEEK
ALONE HAS BEEN INSANE. I REMEMBER WE WERE COVERING THE
HEARINGS ON THURSDAY NIGHT, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT HERE.
AND I WENT OH, MY GOD, THERE'S SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT ON THE
HEARINGS, WE DON'T HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE
SUPREME COURT HAS THROWN OUT A 109-YEAR-OLD NEW YORK GUN LAW
THAT HAS STOOD AMONG DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATIONS, REPUBLICAN
ADMINISTRATIONS, BUT THEY'VE TOSSED IT OUT AND ARE READY TO
TURN THE CITY INTO A SHOOTING GALLERY.
WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THAT. TODAY WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT
THE FACT THAT YESTERDAY THEY BROUGHT PRAYER BACK INTO THE
SCHOOLS. THE FACT THAT LAST WEEK THEY
SAID IF A COUNTY OR CITY DOES NOT MIRANDIZE YOU, YOU CANNOT
SUE THEM ABOUT IT. AND ON FRIDAY THEY OVERTURNED
BOTH "CASEY" AND "ROE V. WADE." WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO WHAT
YOU'RE HEARING FROM THE SUPREME COURT?
>> WELL, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE SEEING HERE IS THE
SUPREME COURT IS ACTIVELY DELEGITIMIZING ITSELF.
AND IN-- WHAT WE HAVE-- ( APPLAUSE )
DELEGITIMIZE-- I WANT TO HEAR THE REST OF THE ANSWER-- BUT I
HEAR THE WORD "DELEGITIMIZE" IN "CASEY" THEY WERE WORRIED THAT
THEY WOULD LOSE LEGITIMACY IN THE COURT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY DELEGITIMIZE?
>> THE SUPREME COURT HAS THE POWER.
ITS POWER IS IN WHETHER ITS RULINGS ARE HEEDED AND RESPECTED
AND IF SO, HOW MUCH AND TO WHAT EXTENT.
AND WHEN WE HAVE THE FRAMING OF KNOW-- THE FRAMINGHAMING OF OUR
GOVERNMENT, THE PRESIDENCY, THE CONGRESS-- THE PRESIDENT,
CONGRESS, AND THE SUPREME COURT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THREE COEQUAL
BRANCHES, COEQUAL, NONE WITH SUPREMACY OVER THE OTHER.
AND WHEN ANY ONE OF THOSE BRANCHES OVERREACHES ITS
AUTHORITY, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OTHER TWO
TO CHECK THE OVERREACH OF THAT AUTHORITY.
THE SUPREME COURT HAS ENGAGED IN THE OVERREACHING OF ITS
AUTHORITY. ( APPLAUSE )
RIGHTS OF ANY PREGNANT PERSON OR PERSON THAT COULD BECOME
PREGNANT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THEY HAVE ENGAGED IN OVERREACH, AND IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS TO PUT THE SUPREME COURT IN CHECK
BECAUSE THEY HAVE DELEGITIMIZED THEMSELVES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). >> Stephen: WHAT ACTIONS, YOU
KNOW, DO YOU-- WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE FROM YOUR FELLOW LAWMAKERS?
BECAUSE THE COURT'S RESPONSE TO THAT MIGHT BE, ALITO SAYS WE
TRURN TO THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE.
HE BELIEVES THAT THAT'S WHERE THE LEGITIMACY-- AT LEAST THE
ISSUES OF "ROE," OF ABORTION SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE
PEOPLE. WHAT ACTION WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SEE THE CONGRESS TAKE? >> WELL, I THINK HISTORY REALLY
INFORMS A LOT. AND IT GIVES US LESSONS HERE.
BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED.
IN THE 1800s, THE SUPREME COURT WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE
CONFEDERATE SOUTH AND WAS STARTING TO RULE IN WAYS THAT
LIMITED ABRAHAM LINCOLN, FOR EXAMPLE.
IN THE "DRED SCOTT" RULING THEY RULED BLACK AMERICANS ARE NOT
AND NEVER CAN BE FULL CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND WHAT DID ABRAHAM LINCOLN DO? HE SIGNED THE EMANCIPATION
PROCLAMATION. HE IGNORED THE GROSS OVERREACH
AND ABUSE OF POWER. DURING FRANKLIN DELANO
ROOSEVELT'S ATTEMPT TO RESTORE THE COUNTRY, DURING THE GREAT
DEPRESSION, THE GREEN NEW DEAL-- NOT THE GREEN NEW DEAL, THE NEW
DEAL, THE NEW DEAL. ( LAUGHTER )
WE SAW WAS AN OVERREACH FROM THE SUPREME COURT ATTEMPTING TO
PREVENT US FROM PASSING THESE LAWS.
AND FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT THREATENED TO EXPAND THE COURT.
AND IN HIS ADOPTION OF THAT POSITION, DESPITE THE FACT THAT
CONGRESS DIDN'T DO IT AT THAT TIME-- ALTHOUGH LINCOLN DID--
THE FEAR OF THE COURT'S POWER BEING MINIMIZED CAUSED THEM TO
BACK OFF THEIR OVERREACH AND ABUSE OF POWER.
I BELIEVE THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN SHOULD ENTERTAIN EXPANSION OF
THE SUPREME COURT. I BELIEVE THAT
( APPLAUSE ) FORCEFULLY COME OUT IN ENDING
THE FILIBUSTER OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). I BELIEVE THAT HE SHOULD CALL ON
CONGRESS TO REPEAL THE HYDE AMENDMENT.
AND I ALSO BELIEVE THAT CONGRESS, WE, HAVE THE-- WE HAVE
THE POSSIBILITY, WHEN WE ARE STRENGTHENED BY THE REPEAL OF
THE FILIBUSTER OR A CHANGE TO A TALKING FILL BURSTER OR STANDING
FILIBUSTER, IN DOING SO WE CAN CODIFY "ROE" AND ALL THE OTHER
CASES THE SUPREME COURT CAN'TED THEY WOULD THREATEN.
WE CAN CODIFY SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, WE CAN CODIFY THE RIGHT TO
CONTRACEPTION, WE CAN CODIFY-- WE CAN ONLY DO IT IF WE'RE NOT
FIGHTING WITH ONE HAND TIED BEHIND OUR BACK, LET ALONE TWO.
AND SO I THINK THAT RIGHT NOW, WE JUST NEED A FIGHT.
WE NEED A FIGHT. AND WE NEED TO SHOW AND
DEMONSTRATE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT WHEN THEY VOTE TO
GIVE DEMOCRATS POWER, WE WILL USE IT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
POSSIBLE TO DEFEND EVERYBODY'S CIVIL, ECONOMIC, AND HUMAN
RIGHTS. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: CERTAINLY-- CERTAINLY THE REPUBLICANS USE IT
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THEIR POWER AT ALL TIMES.
>> YES. >> Stephen: WELL, WE HAVE TO
TAKE A QUICK BREAK. BUT WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
MORE CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, EVERYBODY.
STICK AROUND. ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ). WE'RE BACK HERE, RIGHT THERE,
IT'S CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ.
A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS BEFORE WE GO, A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS
BEFORE WE GO. YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME
SPECULATION AS TO WHETHER PRESIDENT BIDEN IS GOING TO TO
RUN IN 2024. THERE'S SOME REPORTS HE'S A
LITTLE FRUSTRATED THAT PEOPLE KEEP ASKING, BECAUSE HE KEEPS ON
SAYING YES, AND PEOPLE GO, "ARE YOU SURE?
ARE YOU SURE?" YOU KNOW, I KNOW SOMEBODY WHO IS
GOING TO TURN 35 ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE ELECTION IN 2024, AND
THEY REPRESENT NEW YORK'S 14th.
IS THAT JOB APPEALING TO YOU AT ALL?
>> I THINK THAT -- >> Stephen: THEORETICALLY.
>> LISTEN, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON KEEPING A DEMOCRACY
FOR ANYBODY TO BE PRESIDENT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND THAT'S MY CENTRAL FOCUS IS HELPING THE PEOPLE OF THIS
COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. >> Stephen: SO IT'S POSSIBLE,
IT'S POSSIBLE. >> I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. >> Stephen: I'M JUST HERE TO
GET YOU IN TROUBLE. >> EXACTLY!
YOU'RE GETTING ME IN TROUBLE. >> Stephen: BEFORE WE GO,
FIRST OF ALL, BEST WISHES. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU JUST GOT
ENGAGED. >> I DID.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WONDERFUL NEWS.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THAT'S NICE.
HOW ARE THE-- HOW ARE THE PLANS GOING?
>> OH,, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE TOUGH RIGHT NOW TO PLAN
SOMETHING WITH ALL THIS GOING ON.
>> Stephen: SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, OBVIOUSLY.
>> YEAH, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES. >> Stephen: CAN'T GET BABY'S
BREATH THIS TIME OF YEAR. >> BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT ALONG THE
WAY. IT WILL BE INTERESTING PLANNING
A WEDDING LYLE SERVING IN CONGRESS.
BUT OTHERS HAVE DONE IT BEFORE. >> Stephen: BEST OF LUCK.
LOVELY TO SEE YOU. CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA
OCASIO-CORTEZ, EVERYBODY! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A
PERFORMACE BY JIMMIE ALLEN. ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: HIS ALBUM, "TULIP DRIVE," CAME OUT ON FRIDAY.
PERFORMING "DOWN HOME," JIMMIE ALLEN!
( APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ ♪ ♪
♪ I BET YOU'RE UP THERE, MAKIN' NEW FRIENDS
♪ I'M PRETTY SURE YOU'RE LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE
♪ IF THERE'S A GOLDEN POND FULL OF FISH
♪ I BET YOU ALREADY CAUGHT EVERYTHING IN IT
♪ I BET YOU'RE MAKIN' EVERYBODY LAUGH
♪ WITH YOUR JOKES I KNOW YOU'RE HOLDIN' NOTHIN'
♪ BUT THE BEST KIND OF HOPE SHININ' A LIGHT UP THERE
♪ WITH A BIG OLD SMILE, YEAH AND MEANWHILE
♪ DOWN HOME OH, YOU KNOW MAMA'S
♪ STILL COOKIN' THEM DOWN HOME GRITS
♪ I PROMISE I'M WORKIN' WITH THIS GUITAR
♪ ABOUT AS HARD AS I CAN I MET A GIRL,
♪ BOUGHT A HOUSE, I PUT A NICE LITTLE
♪ PAYMENT DOWN HOME IS STILL WHERE
♪ MY HEART IS THIS DOWN HOME KID
♪ IS JUST HOW YOU LEFT HIM I STILL HATE
♪ THAT YOU'RE GONE I WISH YOU WERE HERE
♪ BUT I HOPE I'M MAKING YOU PROUD
♪ 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE UP THERE LOOKIN' DOWN HOME
♪ THERE AIN'T A DAY DOWN HERE THAT GOES BY
♪ THAT I DON'T CLIMB UP IN MY F-150
♪ ON A BACKROAD BUMPIN' CHARLEY PRIDE
♪ YEAH, EVERY SONG KEEPS YOU RIGHT
♪ HERE WITH ME I GOT A DAUGHTER NOW,
♪ I REALLY WISH YOU'D HAVE MET
♪ AND SHE'S WALKING NOW BUT I KNOW YOU SEE
♪ EVERY STEP I WEAR THE NUMBER FIFTEEN
♪ EVERY CHANCE I GET SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKIN'
♪ THROUGH THE CLOUDS, DADDY YOU CAN BET
♪ THAT DOWN HOME OH, YOU KNOW MAMA'S
♪ STILL COOKIN' THEM DOWN HOME GRITS
♪ I PROMISE I'M WORKIN' WITH THIS GUITAR
♪ ABOUT AS HARD AS I CAN I MET A GIRL,
♪ BOUGHT A HOUSE, I PUT A NICE LITTLE
♪ PAYMENT DOWN HOME IS STILL WHERE MY HEART IS
♪ THIS DOWN HOME KID IS JUST HOW YOU LEFT HIM
♪ I STILL HATE THAT YOU'RE GONE
♪ I WISH YOU WERE HERE BUT I HOPE
♪ I'M MAKIN' YOU PROUD 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE
♪ UP THERE LOOKIN' DOWN HOME OH, DOWN HOME
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ DADDY, DON'T YOU WORRY
(OH NO) ♪ 'CAUSE EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING,
EVERYTHING'S GOOD DOWN HOME (DOWN HOME)
♪ YEAH AND OH YEAH DOWN HOME
♪ OH, YOU KNOW MAMA'S STILL COOKIN'
♪ THEM DOWN HOME GRITS I PROMISE I'M WORKIN'
♪ WITH THIS GUITAR ABOUT AS HARD AS I CAN
♪ I MET A GIRL, BOUGHT A HOUSE,
♪ I PUT A NICE LITTLE PAYMENT DOWN HOME
♪ IS STILL WHERE MY HEART IS THIS DOWN HOME KID
♪ IS JUST HOW YOU LEFT HIM (OH YEAH)
♪ I STILL HATE THAT YOU'RE GONE I WISH YOU WERE HERE
♪ BUT I HOPE I'M MAKIN' YOU PROUD
♪ 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE UP THERE
♪ LOOKIN' DOWN HOME DOWN HOME
♪ DOWN HOME DOWN HOME
♪ DOWN HOME ♪ DOWN HOME
♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
JIMMIE ALLEN, EVERYBODY! THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE ADAM
KINZINGER AND KARL URBAN. GOOD NIGHT.