Stephen Colbert on The Late Show last night.
Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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Much more effective would have been that each time someone was removed, after Al, the next one would stand up and go until removed, repeat. would have completely derailed and ended it.
That was my exact reactions to seeing the signs
I saw the GIF of the representative who got the sign ripped out of her hands. She didn’t react. Get angry like everyone else. Do something. Please
Al Green should get his own show.
As a European, I might propose that the US democrats take a page out of the book [of the opposition in the Serbian parliament…](https://youtu.be/QehWeSC8WMI?si=_HA9Fks2-DZ3aNH-)
Now that is funny.
I get this sentiment, but with no majority in either house of congress, what can they actually do?
Yeah, I guess they all could have skipped it or walked out or stood with al green, but that would still all be performative at the end of the day. It wouldn’t change what Republicans are rubber stamping in congress.
All they can really do is complain and point out the illegality, the lies, the cruelty, the hypocrisy. They’re the minority, they are basically toothless.
If only there was something the American people could have done months ago to give Democrats real power.
Try electing Democrats to do something rather than abandoning them every couple years because you’re not satisfied with them.
Also Democrats have filed over 80 lawsuits against Trump’s illegal executive actions. Just today the supreme court reinstated $2 billion in USAID funding. And America responds by scoffing at them and screaming that they’re doing nothing.
What is anyone expecting the minority party to do?
What they need to do, and are doing is some instances, is pointing out where Trump is mistepping, challenge him in court, don’t vote for any of his policies and fight like hell to take back majority status in the midterms.
They should have one by one forced the republicans to drag them out.
To fight with a demon, you must become one yourself
Time to do something was in November 2024.
What could’ve Democrats done last night that would’ve been enough? Just scream the entire time? Luigi? Not show up at all so Trump only had a friendly crowd?
The time to do something was 2021 when he wasn’t held accountable for inciting a coup. Or in 2022 when Biden should’ve said he wouldn’t run again. Or voters getting off their asses to vote for the non-fascist even if they weren’t excited about Kamala.
Maybe media personalities with enormous platforms that reach millions of people should’ve gotten more serious about the threats instead of just aiming to tell the best jokes at the enemy’s expense.
Glass fucking houses.
It was so pathetic that this is all they could bring themselves to do. Some fucking paddle board signs and furrowed brows. Fuck off and grow a spine, right wing extremists are stealing this country and they’re just fucking watching.
Do what Stephen.
These morons keep acting like American voters didn’t completely oust Dems from majorities.
If every single Democrat one-by-one disrupted the speech it still wouldn’t have done anything. It might make some Dems feel better but it would be functionally useless
FWIW when I’ve seen speeches interrupted by protest it almost always benefits the person being interrupted
I live in Europe. I’m starting to feel that the US has fucked us all, in a coordinated, staged geopolitical theater by both Democrats and Republicans, blaming each other, but the end result is that we are being traded like casino chips between the US and Russia.
“Hey man let’s go bully those hippies, they are all about peace, they won’t fight back.” -people who are smarter and more powerful than you but made up rules to make you feel guilty about violence. Sheep.
Doesn’t America have something about this sorta thing in the US constitution? Something about Bearing something?
Yeah, they should be chanting over trump. Stop giving this asshole a platform to spew his bullshit.
They should have filled the gallery and, as soon as he started spewing, everyone stand up, turn around, pause for a count of 5, then walk the fuck out.
Easier to do nothing and pretend like you made a difference.
Almost as bad as the kente cloth kneeling they got up to after the George Floyd murder. Man it’s like being a fan of the Washington Wizards
anybody else notice how the biggest topic of conversation is not what a disaster trump and his policies are…but the dems’ signs. It would not have mattered what the dems did the media and the gaslit would still be dragging them worse than trump and the republicans. It’s going to be a pleasure watching this nation crumble…well deserved.
Well Stephen was sitting right behind Trump the entire time and he didn’t do anything
What the fuck do people want them to do? This country handed over the presidency, Congress and Supreme Court to the Republicans. There’s no one coming to save us. You can only fix this in the next election.
By the same virtue Colbert is doing nothing too..republicans have started a dictatorship and now ignore both the law and courts. The solution to the problem is no longer in politician’s hands.
That’s a valid point. Of all the things done since Jan 20, how many have been for the good of the people? Cutting this and that, making prices higher, destroying international alliances, not one thing that helps the masses.
The American voters should be held accountable as well…
What can they do?
You voted Dems out of power, now its your turn to do something like protest.
Like what? Republicans control congress and the Supreme Court. Trump is doing exactly what he promised he would. If you want to blame someone then just look for anyone who either voted for Trump or didn’t vote at all and is acting surprised.
Reddit couch rebels needs to see this picture
The American population far outnumber numbers the handful for government that were voted into those positions.
Stop posting memes and actually do something. Instead of expecting someone else to fix your problems.
While I understand the constraints, given it is a numbers game, nothing looked as pathetic or “look we’re doing the bare minimum” than that sorry display. The worst part you can tell they thought they were being clever, like that was the best they could think of. Which highlights the pathetic part.
I blame the high after the Biden win. Democrats went into the game thinking they had it won.
So many of these democratic candidates are so passionate to get elected. But then after they do they have about as much fight in them as a pigeon.
Was this a live show? Usually they tape in the afternoon, no? Amazing they came up with this within only a couple hours of the SOTU
They only thing left for them to do is set themselves on fire, run around in circles screaming “The oligarchs are coming”
The fact that their wimpy signs weren’t even a bright red to draw attention to them makes it that much more pathetic.
the best
Leading by example, I see.
The truth is that I was shocked when I saw the images. Is this the best the opposition can do? The world economy is dollar dependent and the military order is dependent on the USA. This old man is turning everything upside down and the best thing they can think of is making cardboard signs. (Congratulations to the intern, they are well done.)
The “doing something” is going to have to be revolution, and the dems are too fucking scared to do anything about it.
