WERD: The Lesser of Two Evils
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- After announcing that the character of 'Stephen Colbert,' host of 'The Colbert Report' will never be seen again, Late Show host Stephen Colbert introduces a totally original new segment. WERD!
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Stephen Colbert took over as host of The Late Show on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. Colbert is best known for his work as a television host, writer, actor, and producer, and best known for his charity work teaching English as a second language on Tunisian date farms. Prior to joining the CBS family -- and being officially adopted by network president Les Moonves -- Colbert helmed “The Colbert Report,” which aired nearly 1,500 episodes and required Stephen to wear nearly 1,500 different neckties. The program received two Peabody Awards, two Grammy Awards, and several unwelcome shoulder massages. It won two Emmys for Outstanding Variety Series in 2013 and 2014, both of which appear to have been lost in the move. Colbert is pronounced koʊlˈbɛər, according to Wikipedia. His understudy is William Cavanaugh, who will be hosting The Late Show approximately one third of the time. Good luck, Bill!" - Zábava
I never got a chance to know Stephen Colbert, only having had the chance to know Stephen Colbert, so the fact that we now have Stephen Colbert makes me so happy!
(Head explodes)
That was awesome 😂😂
Stephen Colbert was a good guy, I miss him.
Hopefully now that Stephen Colbert has joined Stephen Colbert we can get the Stephen Colbert we missed so much.
His identical cousin is every bit as good.
RIP Old Stephen Colbert 2005-2016
Welcome to the show, New Stephen Colbert!
Colbert is dead! Long live Colbert!
Fuck that gay stephen Colbert!
PRAISE THE NEW TWIN COUSIN STEPHEN COLBERT!
Im pretty sure his name is Steven Kolbert (pronounced 'coal' - 'bert')
The old host Stephen is IMMORTAL. He just lives in the woods with Jon happily. Not dead.
lol. Awesome :)
I'm glad Stephen's brought back a bit of the old character. Don't need him to do the whole Report again, but things like this are desperately needed in media right now and the dude's a master of it.
i need him to do the whole report again
+Steve Haigh Agreed. If he were to somehow bring back the Report sometime in the future, that'd be great.
yes. I loved Colbert Report but I can't stand his Late Show. It sucks.
+Steve Haigh, agreed.
I always expected when CBS hired Colbert for the Late Show that it would be the Colbert Report as we know it just now nationally broadcasted.
A shame CBS is trying to hold on to the tradition of The Late Show which is making Colbert look tame and lame.
In my opinion there's no sense in holding on to that tradition when that Letterman audience has long since moved on.
So now there's a third Stephen Colbert!?!?!?
*Mind Blown*
Fourth. Don't forget about Esteban Colberto from the Colberto Reporto Gigante.
But apparently no third parties... Mind blown more.
There are an infinite number of Stephen Colberts in the multi-verse.
Three of him? I can't tell you what I'm thinking right now
How the fuck does Colbert not own his character? How do you do Stephen Colbert without Stephen Colbert?
don't worry stephen colbert can just use stephen colbert who isn't stephen colbert
Reruns.
this is actually intellectual property 101. I remember going over this in copyright class almost two decades ago. My teacher was adamant about advising us to never create a character or company with our own name. Rookie error on Colbert's part. Worse yet he should have known better than to give himself that license. Even worse, is that colbert is no rookie and not stupid, so he did this knowing full well it would cause a stink. I bet he even brought it up with the DNC and they probably said something like "we'll handle it"
Because technically Stephen Colbert from the Colbert Report is a caricature, not an actual person. Therefore he's intellectual property instead of an independent entity.
Something similar famously happened to Suzanne Somers (Blonde from Three's Company) when she got fired from the show for asking for a raise. Basically, the network (ABC) told her that she couldn't act like a dumb blonde because it made her seem too similar to her Chrissy character from the show. Since Suzanne Somers basically popularized the modern-day dumb blonde character through Chrissy, this was problematic for her career and became a topic of outrage at the time.
The last phrase was "The Evil Of Two Lessers". Either that's a typo or some clever writing.
I believe it is clever writing. He basically said Otherwise you will be getting what you don't want, and then pointed to the phrase.
the latter ; )
it's a reference to the War of the Roses, the evil of two Lancasters
It's that a book? A movie? What is it about?
+Taga Way It's an English civil war during the 15th century.
So they had to stop using Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert because Stephen Colbert doesn't own rights to Stephen Colbert and to get around that they had to replace Stephen Colbert with Stephen Colbert?
Mihovil BeckV That’s the Law!
@@michaelbray109 a stupid law
GilbertoTX of course it
Is. You can tell that because it was so very easy for them to get around it. I was being deadly serious.
Believe me.
I am the first conceptual trillionaire by the way.
Tremendous...
Believe me.
That checks out.
I'd get why viacom got pissed if they could get someone else to play the character of Stephen Colbert besides , you know , Stephen Colbert. Since they can't their reaction , I think , law or not , goes a bit beyond moronic.
We haven't seen Stephen Colbert's identical twin cousin, Stephen Colbert, in a while. I wonder if the corporate lawyers are still battling it out.
The Pokemon go people need to put lures and shit at the polling places. That could literally save the world
PokemonGo2016
That or employers can give people time off work so everyone can vote. Kinda like maybe, a national holiday.
+Jules Aren't employers legally obligated to give you a break if necessary on voting day?
anglucie nope, many don't or risk the chance of being fired. many people cannot afford to take time off work for voting because of that.
If only voting could be done online!
How sad is it that a country that preaches about democracy and tries to tell other countries how to run their government has given us the lesser of two evils to choose from. It's honestly heartbreaking. 😔
Welcome to the truth
yeah thats what happens on this third world country all the time, empire going down?
empires always go down.
Any country were more than one candidate actually has a chance of winning is a pretty good democracy,take from a Zimbabwean is wish to have the choice between two evils than only be given one evil
But at the end of the day, that IS democracy.
I think it's less "lesser of two evils" and more chaotic evil vs lawful evil
Well I do love me some mind flayers. Less a fan of demons (prefer nerul to orcus) so lawful evil all the way
D&D much? Nice :)
I think more chaotic evil and neutral evil more like it. I'll let the people decide which is which!
I mean, she kind of epitomizes the Lawful Evil alignment. Spending decades creating orderly avenues for power, as they are easier to manipulate, is textbook (Player's Handbook?) Lawful Evil. You could argue Neutral Evil, however, I think she's a bit more calculating than that.
Trump is clearly CE ... his hair was stolen from a Gnoll shaman.
"But then again, what can I do in the face of corporate lawyers?"
Symbolically flip them off!
Colbert promoting Inception v.2?
"Colbert won't be coming back" announced Colbert as he introduced Colbert's twin cousin, Stephen Colbert
bruh
Stephenception
It's a big FU to those lawyers lol
I make good songs listen to them you might like
I'm betting they drop a lot of hints that "New Stephen" is actually just "Report Stephen" in disguise.
A world with three Stephen Colberts is a world worth living in.
Colbert Report Stephen Colbert still belonging to Viacom was the first thing I wondered about when they had him on earlier. I just assumed the CBS folks were smart enough to check on that before doing it.
they probably did it anyway... better to say sorry than ask for permission
They were smart enough to get this comedy out of a "this is true" cease and desist from Viacom
I agree; they probably hoped Viacom would send in the lawyers so that they could use that to explain why the tweak to the character was necessary. Genius move, imo. This might make the Late Show watchable for me.
To be honest... the bits with the old Colbert Report Stephen were fantastic. Late show Colbert has been okay, sometimes good, but Colbert Report was consistently great and almost the equal of the Daily Show.
they did, it makes his argument more emphatic when he can say something like "A company and its lawyers don't think I own the rights to myself."
I am so happy that Colbert is going to continue these segments.
Viacom owns CBS ad Comedy Central, so Viacom corporate lawyers sued themselves. What kind of idiocy is that?
I read this and had to check. CBS and Viacom used to be one company, but they split back in 2005. However they are both owned by National Amusements. So you’re kinda right, but it’s more like Viacom sued their younger brother, who is CBS.
Viacom does NOT own CBS, ThunderHammer is right though, Even though CBS and Viacom are majority owned by one company, they are separate companies.
@@sillygoose635 I thought that they're now merged into one company? (ViacomCBS)
@@MagnusOfficial yeah they merged in December 2019, but this clip is from 2016
@@hge437 so they can now use him right?
Why settle for the lesser or two evils?CTHULU 2016!!!
hah
Right? If we're going evil lets go the full hog for gods sake.
Puff Ball
Maybe vote Johnson? I heard he's got a pair of tentacles.
Finally someone who has some common sense. I thought it was just me.
Hey, you're right! If we're voting for evil anyways, why vote for shitty tacky evil? We should vote for full on badass evil!
God just please talk about Gary Johnson he's polling at 12%
+xXMLGgamer69Xx ah, you see, you have mistaken a libertarian for a liberal. Those are two very distinct things, mlg gamer
... which definitely won't win. Might be a douche vs a turd but at least the douche's grossness is pretty contained so the smell is minimal. Douche 2016!
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Nope. its 13% now and rising. could be 14%. haven't checked in a couple days. remember 1% is still millions of people. Gary's supporters already outnumber 2/3 the entire population of canada. suck on that, canada.
and actually scientists actually wrote a paper on this, we're past 10%, we already have the edge. news.rpi.edu/luwakkey/2902
its just a matter of time before this trend grows exponentially. in fact it already is picking up massive steam. Just think... Libertarianism could be... *gasp* MAINSTREAM??? holy fucking shit dude.
reason.com/blog/2016/07/25/drew-carey-hosts-gary-johnson-fundraiser
I'm filled with nostalgia for the Colbert Report right now. Nicely done, although you missed an opportunity to mention or even make fun of the third party candidates in the race: Gary Johnson (Libertarian) and Jill Stein (Green Party).
What would you make fun of them about? That they don't stand chance to win and the most they can do is make someone not win by "stealing" vote? 😛
maybe people should vote their conscience and not be worried about stealing votes or other bullshit mind control to keep people in the two party paradigm, which are both owned by the same people. The fact people think there would be some fundamental difference in policy from either of these two ass clowns is absurd and laughable. it is theater for the brainwashed masses.
Dude I just realized... I want a McDonald's Angry Meal to be a thing.
just wait 2-8 hrs after consuming a happy meal... it'll get angry eventually.
Yeah and how about "Adults meal". I want some kind of "adult toy" like some sort of functioning thing or a really nice "shelf collection" kind of figure, hell might be even adult tv series or games.
i immediately thought 'vibrator' when you said 'adult toy'
@Dicio , I think we are all wondering if you accidentally made that joke. It sure was funny!
why not give a chance to a third party candidate
Because both sides are staring down the other, afraid to lower their weapon. If all the people who said they cant vote for Johnson because thats a vote for Clinton/Trump voted for Johnson, he'd win in a landslide... But that requires trusting the other side is gonna do it too.
I agree, there's no reason not to.
I think the media has no interest in the 3rd party right now they think clinton can beat trump and thats there girl throw in Johnson and they do t know what will happen.. But this to me just shows scumbags media are. The fact that there are two other candidates in this race was even mentioned in this format is sad!
The issue I see with the libertarians is that they want minimal government. You make government to small and you end up with de-regulation and no watchdogs to keep big oil and big banks in check. Their is a reason the GOP wants to deregulate and to remove those groups. It makes their special interest and the billionaires behind them all the more richer, and then we pay for it. Jill Stein would be a good option, but she is only on 23 of the ballots. So Hillary is the only real option vs Trump.
There are also people like me whose vote will be completely thrown away because the greater evil owns my state. The system desperately needs reform now.
I'm really excited that Steven Colbert hired Steven Colbert.
Oh please bring Steven Colbert Back!!! Good old days of the Colbert Report! So excited!
He should have done "Who's attacking me now?"
you know how you fix this bullshit situation?
Get rid of the 2 party system .. get rid of 'first past the post' and switch to the alternative vote
The problem is that right now, a candidate needs a flat majority to win the election, otherwise there's a runoff in the House. We can't expand the party system until that changes.
You won't be changing anything, remember that there's a congress that'll fuck over any change that doesn't favor republicans. If I'm wrong idk, that's just what I picked up during Obama's terms as a european.
theres still a 3rd party that can be voted in - Jill Stein
+Seb Gibbs ... When has a third party EVER won? The system is designed for Republican v. Democratic Parties w/ no chance of a third party win.
+mrowzer You know what a self-fulfilling prophecy is right?
Stephen needs to talk about 3rd party candidates on his show.
as Joey Tribiani says, it will be a moo point
He's not allowed. The elites who own the media want Hillary.
When third party candidates can actually win an election and have more government involvement he might, until then they are as redundant as they are persistent.
Why?
To be frank, I'm 99% sure that this third-party push is going to do nothing but successfully split the Democratic base just enough to guarantee that Trump gets elected.
Realistically, I don't see any other way it can turn out. It will be Ralph Nader all over again.
Democracy is a pretty cool system. Too bad the United States has never tried it.
Yes I'm pretty sure it is SImon. Too bad the US leaders are too power hungry to share the wealth that benefits all instead of the elite.
true
We are more of a republic
+TheEpic22 we aren't more of a republic. we ARE a republic
In name only
Voting for the lesser of 2 evils does nothing to accomplish true change. We must vote for the 3rd option, and show the other 2 they are not welcomed as candidates.
That was tried. And we ended up with George W. Bush.
Ralph Nader voters fucked everyone.
But don't let reality mess with your pipe dream, you do you.
Michael W We actually had presidents before Democrats and Republicans ever existed, you do know this right?
The problem that exists is the 2 party system, which has most of the US believing there are only 2 "real" parties.
And what you're saying is a fallacy. Nader voters voiced their true opinion. The people who fucked everyone over were the people who voted Bush just to spite the Democrats, and the people who voted Democrat to spite the GOP.
The votes they do not win forces them to acknowledge the block of citizens who did not agree with either side, and take them into consideration.
But dont let reality mess with your echo chamber of cognitive bias.
+Michael W it's not their bloody fault you can't blame people for voting for the candidate who won and earned their fault. When a weak candidate loses they have no one to blame but themselves because it was their job to run a strong campaign and win over voters
+DannyWarlegs: The only reason third party candidates look good is because they aren't prominent enough to get smeared. Do you really believe the stories about Trump being a rapist or Hillary being a felon?
I do believe they are both horrible people. Go Green please.
He just slapped every third party candidate in the face.
haha, they have third partys just to give the non mentally fucked people a bit of hope, just my opinion
Third party candidates in America are used to that treatment. It's not Colbert's fault they wield zero political power. It's the way the country was set up.
Actually he's slapping the face of every voter who wishes to consider options beyond the two evils.
He just slapped every third party candidate in the face.
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I want to see Colbert's cousin, Stephen Colbert, hosting the Werd next time. :D
Wasn't there also Stephen's latino cousin, Estevan Colbert? (literally Stephen with a funny mustache and a sombrero)
Likely also the "intellectual property" of that other show on that other channel.
God dammit has anyone even read up on Jill Stein before irrationally deciding to vote for her? Like it might as well be a throw away vote. Please don't be stubborn, this vote is for your country.
PUBLICLY. FUNDED. HOMEOPATHY. I'm a bleeding heart liberal and even I think that the green party is fucking bonkers.
You two must have extra chromosomes. JILL STEIN IS NOT A HOMEOPATH! She went to HARVARD MEDICAL for fuck's sake!
And how much of a different outcome will voting for her make?
Jill Stein isn't even an option. Gary Johnson is the only third party candidate on the ballot of all 50 states.
+Hark I'm not talking about the Green Party Platform, I'm talking about the candidate herself.
How about reading my comment properly before throwing a tard fit?
Especially for having Gary Johnson on the show, I'm very upset that Colbert doesn't at least mention the true other option that is a middle ground between the two most disliked candidates in American history
That's voting for Trump.
It's so annoying. He doesn't even MENTION a third party. He's acting like there is only two people in this race!
Boristien405 Because there are. Myth of 3rd party voting died when people voted Nader over Bush and Gore. All it did was make Gore's pool weaker and Bush won.
because gary johnson is a friggin' moron running for the moronic libertarian party who nobody sane enough gives two shits about. I would take Trump over Johnson.
Because neither of them will win, so what's the point?
wait isn't CBS and comedy Central both part of Viacom?
All media is controlled. This was why Steven did not talk about the 3rd party.
Not since 2005 when CBS Corporation was spun off. Both are owned by National Amusements but, since they run themselves independently, either could still sue for copyright infringement if a copyright was indeed infringed upon.
At this point in the campaigns, there is no point to talking about them.
I'm sad to see Colbert go but I'm really happy to see this new Colbert guy
"So on election day, you can vote against the candidate you don't want. At the end of election day, we just count all the 'against' votes, and the candidate with the lowest score becomes president."
I'm pretty sure that Stephen is psychic.
That's called "antiplurality".
In 4 months time and it will be true one more time...
Colbert is truly a psychic
Third party candidates are becoming popular this year. If you don't like Hillary or Trump, vote for them.
Yeeeessss. Throw your vote away! MuahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHA
No, only vote third party if you live in a safe state. It's too risky if you live in a swing state.
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+Penile Dementia - I'd rather give my voice to the candidate whose policies align best with my beliefs than have it muffled out of fear. Neither Trump nor Hillary represent my views, and I want my dissatisfaction with both to be reflected in my voting record.
Or you could not vote at all, since the result will be the same. No third party candidates has the slightest chance to win.
As much as I loved watching Steven Colbert, when he left his show and started hosting this show, I missed Steven. I was so happy when Steven brought Steven back. It was frightening with all the talk of Stevens lawyers threatening to sue Steven over Steven, and that we'd never see Steven again. But thank God for Steven Colbert, bringing in Steven Colbert's identical twin cousin Steven Colbert, so even though Steven is gone, Steven and the rest of us will still have Steven as a replacement for Steven, so we won't miss him so much. Thank you Steven, thank YOU, Steven, and THANK you, Steven. You did great work, you're doing great work, and I have great hopes for what you'll do for this show in the future, Steven, Steven, and Steven. :-)
He could have taken the opportunity to bring in an identical cousin with another name though.
Rikard Peterson No...? His name is Steven Colbert. Obviously not Steven Colbert Steven Colbert, but still, Steven Colbert is a great name, don't you think? Anyway, it's his name, so...
Actually it's Stephen, I don't know who this 'Steven' person is, but frankly if he needs another one, it might be time to start changing the spelling.
Aggi Maggi Well... It was Stephens character, and since Stephen canceled Stephen, Stephen can name Stephens successor Stephen if that's what Stephen wants. :-)
Voting Jill Stein
ah yes, the other candidate to never be elected to office
That is patently false! She was a Lexington town hall representative twice! And she's only partially anti-vax. She is eminently qualified to be President of the United States.
She's more qualified than a Reality TV Star and a person who has sold out American interests for personal wealth. Personally I'd say Trump is more qualified than Hillary thanks to the amount of things she's done that disqualifies her from holding a public office. If she wasn't a Clinton / First Lady, she would have been banned from holding public office multiple times and I say that knowing that Trump is clearly a monster.
Libertarians economic views are LAUGHABLE. Jill Stein is the only choice. That or writing in Bernie Sanders.
The choice isn't binary. The only reason it's a 2 person race is because we have been convinced those are the only 2 who can win. Not true. Just takes people voting for them. I'm with Jill Stein all the way now that Bernie is out.
And voting Jill Stein even if she doesn't win could very well have further implications on future Green Party funding and debate access.
The problem with the Green Party this year is they don't have a lot of ballot access this election. The Libertarian Party is on the ballot in all 50 states. If you're liberal, I suggest you look into the Libertarian Party. If you're progressive, they may not be a great fit. The difference being enacting more social programs and less personal responsibility (progressive) versus advocating for more personal freedom and personal responsibility (liberal).
So if over 50% of the people voting for either major candidate decided to band together and vote for a single third party candidate, wouldn't that third party candidate win?
Yes, but good luck organizing that many people without a firm guarantee that it will work. Welcome to game theory and the social trap.
of course, but it rarely happens, just ask the bull moose party
No because it's not popular vote. Our voting system sucks because of the electoral vote
***** I want you to try, i really do, but can you try when trump isn't a candidate?
***** No, as I've already said, it's thanks to game theory. Do you think the two-party system just came about through sheer coincidence? It's mathematically shown to happen.
Sure, this is an unpopular election cycle. Lets say the populous is incredible optimistic this year and blatantly ignores game theory. You get about 40% of the vote for a third party (keep in mind, some people actually like Clinton/Trump). All the would-be democrats vote for the green party, and the would-be republicans vote libertarian. Assuming that the democrat/republican split is 50/50 we get:
30% Democrat, 30% Republican, 20% Green, 20% Libertarian. One of the major parties still wins. And keep in mind, this is with generous parameters.
If you get 50% of the populous to vote third party, maybe, but even then, if that 50% is slightly democratic leaning, or slightly republican leaning then it guarantees the other party will win.
No, the better solution would be a constitutional amendment implementing the ranked ballot system. That would actually fix the failure of social engineering that is the current system. But voting for a third party in this election is a stance of principle over practicality.
Damn corporate lawyers!
Choosing between two evils is like choosing between torture and death. Then you choose death and you they say, "well if you want death, it's death by torture."
I kinda want Jon Stewart to be president.
......and Stephen Colbert is back.
I'll be voting third party because I really don't want Hillary or Trump
you might as well stay home then
There's literally no chance for a third party. Voting third party basically means you're letting Trump win (assuming you are a democrat who is willing to divide the democratic vote out of spite for the two candidates)
+robynisfly fuck off. People like you, trying to suppress others votes are gross. Voting for a third party you believe in means you have an independent mind and care about democracy.
God bless those Nader voters in 2000. Those independent-minded folks sure made our country better! Just ask them.
The US will never outgrow this retarded two-party system without people voting third party. Go for it!
If half of trump's supporters are only voting for him because they don't want clinton... and half of clinton's supporters are only voting for her because they don't want trump... then those two groups should get together and vote for Jill Stein. Problem solved.
Jill is more socialist than Sanders. Gary Johnson is much better.
@SilverConquistador "Anyone that attacks Trump are wildly misinformed about reality that is surrounding them."
I don't follow politics all that closely, so I don't really know why that would be. Could you explain it for me?
that's my plan.
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+SilverConquistador Saying that doesn't make it true. I could say that anyone who supports him is deaf to the things he's said and blind to the things he's done, but that's still just a generalization.
There are plenty of people who'll vote for him knowing exactly what kind of person he is. Some _because_ they know who he is, and some _despite_ knowing who he is.
No matter what your reason is for picking him, you can't deny what I've heard him say or seen him do.
The evil of two lessers. Still worth watching in June 2017.
Brilliant!! Colbert, you're one of the best people in America.
We need more of these segments.
we had 8 years of a guy who seemed to really care about making things better in the long term AND who tried to include both sides of the argument.. It's only fair we at least test out the exact opposite right?
Yeah, there is nothing more reasonable than forcing everyone to buy healthcare whether you want it or not.
+bluishwolf he didn't force people to BUY healthcare, he made sure 13 million poor men, women, and children didn't have to sit there and die if they got cancer or got in an accident
Obama only made things worse. GWB screwed if up and then Obama screwed us over again
headshotnopeFEZ
Look up the individual mandate. Or just read this blurb:
"The annual fee for not having insurance in 2015 is $325 per adult and $162.50 per child (up to $975 for a family), or it's 2% of your household income above the tax return filing threshold for your filing status - whichever is greater."
+Conner Broeker How did Obama screw up by making 15 million new jobs?
THAT'S THE STEPHEN COLBERT I WAS LOOKIN FOR!
Way to go Stephen, I stand totally corrected, you have not been castrated by your new network& corporate lawyers! You hv my full loyalty once more! You are how the movement first took shape! Don't stop ever again.
Excellent.
Hilary Clinton isn't even as bad as everyone makes her out to be
www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/hillary-clinton-gets-13-million-health-industry-now-says-single-payer-will-never
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton_email_controversy
HAHAHAHA! Best comment! Too funny!
Wait till the TPP comes in and environmental and minimum wage laws get struck down by a corporate court.
LOOOOOOOOL
You're right, she's worse.
The lesser of two evils is still evil
No duh dipshit
No shit Sherlock
Comprehension is not your strong suit, sir.
That's why it's called the lesser of two evils. Your statement is pointless.
Exactly right!
I think I'll just write in a past president. Sam Adams
Yes!!!!!!! I'm all for this!!!
Vote Jill Stein!
you'll make trump president.
+yo mama Good
We need more than 2 canidates.
i know you do but this election, much like stephen has said, is about choosing the lesser of two evils.
Nah, voting is about putting your trust in someone, if you can't trust someone you should not vote for him/her
In case the evil Corporate lawyers strike again, you might want to prep a segment called *"The WURD"*. Failing that, try *"The WHERD"*. And if both fail, there's always calling it *"The sound or combination of sounds that has a meaning and is spoken or written"* (Thanks, Merriam-Webster!)
In the great words of Geralt of Rivia: "If i must choose between two lesser evils, I'd rather not choose at all."
Vote Jill Stein; Hillary is the embodiment of what is wrong with our political system. Let send a message to Washington
Jill Stein is just a female Bernie Sanders and Bernie was an idiot
Jill Stein is only on the ballot in 23 states. vote Johnson if you want to make a difference and introduce a 3rd party
Yeah Bernie isn't a democrat. He's a socialist. I get it people want free everything, but you can only have it free until you run out of other people's money. Reduced tuition, or reduced book costs (mine are outrageous in law school) would be nice, but free to me just sounds like a bunch of people who want to now go to college off my tax money, when I'm the one who worked my ass off to pay for my own education.
I'm guessing that message should be "Hey, stop investing in agricultural sciences that help sustain our population?"
+zavierrsucks well you will be happy to know that trillions of our tax money will be wasted on the useless Iraq war :-) bet you enjoyed sending you great tax money toward that great cause.
Called it the real identical twin cousin of Colbert is back baby!
Why is he not mentioning third parties? If there's one thing this election has taught us, it's that the two party system is trash.
And yet Stephen Colbert acts like he doesn't know what a third party even is. Instead of voting Hillary because you don't like Trump or vice versa, maybe consider the fact that they aren't the only options. I'm tired of major news shows acting like they are.
I thought that the "two party system is trash" was already easily seen four years ago. Ron Paul was cheated out of the Republican nomination in 2012 in much the same way Bernie was this time.
+TheRiverweasel09 yep except democrats don't tend to fall in line. more independent. republicans have a trend of falling in line more easier
+Hooya2 you are a sheep
He's owned by the Democrats!!
As long as first past the post is in place, third parties are fucked.
love this guy
RIP Stephen Colbert
Welcome Steven Colbert
Problem is...I REALLY DON'T WANT EITHER...EQUALLY.
If this has swayed you out of voting entirely, I urge you to look into Gary Johnson and Jill Stein. Instead of opting out of the vote and forfeiting your right to complain about whoever gets elected, let your voice be heard with your vote!
Well...I meant I wouldn't vote for either of the two LIKELY candidates: Trump and Clinton. I need to research Jill Stein. I thought Bernie was ok...but apparently his record concerning his support for Hillary has been questionable. IMO.
Vote Gary Johnson! Get him on the debate stage! He is BY FAR the best alternative! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
ballotpedia.org/Gary_Johnson_(New_Mexico)
He is great on many issues. But he doesn't support higher taxes on the wealthy. He also won't prioritize green energy, and would apparently prefer we stay dependent on fossil fuels, which will create environmental and foreign political tensions. These are two major issues any candidate needs to address before I would consider them.
He is also supportive of FreeTrade...harmful to economy. His stance of keeping religion in the public sphere is also annoying to me.
Jill Stein is the only candidate that actually has a realistic plan for change.
You know if you don't count the other two candidates on the ballot in all 50 states in Gary Johnson and Jill Stein.
Who?
More seriously - the problem with that is there's nowhere near enough traction within those other parties to not only win certain states, but to get enough votes to become President. Now if this was a congress/senate seat vote, that would mean they'd still would matter at the micro level, and hopefully the macro level, but the President race wouldn't care about them on a macro level.
So they're worse votes than voting for one of the lesser of two evils - a vote for the other parties is essentially a vote for flipping a coin.
ZT1ST The only reason that is the case is because the media has framed this as an either or debate rather than being fair and giving as much media attention to Gary Johnson and Jill Stein who by the fact they are on the ballot in every state has a chance and the people who the 4th estate is suppose to inform should inform people about.
+ZT1ST Well, they won't get anywhere if you keep having that attitude! I won't let my voice be silenced out of fear of the two "evils."
Jill Stein probably won't be on the ballot everywhere
+ZT1ST Fuck Hillary that lying corrupt bitch. I will never vote for her and I am voting for Jill Stein! Hillary is going to lose a lot of votes hahaha
I thought it was his identical twin evil brother :-) I like him...
Excellent bit. The real Colbert is back!
Could have done with a fake moustache
I hate lawyers so much
psst Hillary's a lawyer too.
#neverhillary
....one extra reason right there.
Daniel Newman Used to be
Yeah? You hate people who stand up for the law? Do you hate policemen too?
MothQueen_ 99.9% of policemen are chill.
It's the job of policemen to protect people.
It's the job of lawyers to defend people. And they will do whatever they can to get that done through sophistry.
More lawyers means more opportunity to win. Not a level playing field.
He's KILLIN' it! Love this guy!
I love this man.
Can you imagine how hard it would be to get the timing right on this live
If you enjoy impeccable live timing like that, you should check out the musical stand up comedian Bo Burnham!
Pound Sign TeeJay Will do! Thanks for the suggestion!
I can't stand Hillary or Trump. I will hold my nose and vote for her because Trump MUST NOT win the presidency!
No we have to convince everyone to vote for Jill Stein!
Gary Johnson 2016
Norie92 Better yet, Zoltan Istvan 2016!
not only am i higly sceptical that you can convince more than half the country to vote for stein i am so skeptical i want to discourage people from risking letting trump get elected. `
you think its hard to get Hillary supporters to vote for Jill? those people voting for trump just cuz he is against Hilary will never, ever vote for Jill stein.
+CockatooDude
+Norie92
Voting for a third party candidate is actually like voting for the candidate you hate the most. It's basic math, people. Stop going on about these third party bids.
This is what this show has needed for a long time.
I'm casting a write-in vote for None of the Above.
I don't play basketball. I don't watch basketball. However, I think a basketball would make a more benign president than either of these two. Yes a basketball, the thing that people bounce and throw at a goal with a hoop and a net. That would make a better president.
Idk trump kinda resembles a basketball if you ask me.
Danny Robins
LOL. Yeah, but imitations won't suffice.
Might've been a good opportunity to mention that there are more than two candidates running, but you can't say that on CBS, can you?
Please make WERD a weekly segment.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
That was just great
Every year, Mickey Mouse gets at least a few hundred votes. This year, he might actually win!
Vote TRUMP !!!
vote chaos? sure why not this country's gonna crash and burn anyway
Fuck OFF !!!
I hope you're joking
No.
Hell no.
In my family tree, I really do have a pair of identical twins who married a pair of identical twins. Unfortunately I don’t have any “identical twin cousins”!
At 4:44, Stephen says the name of what would later become one of his most popular segments!
I like Colbert but his live audience is so easily baited and tends to cheer for weird things.
I believe that beforehand the audience is told to do certain things at certain times.
+Sax Panther They are, there is a sign that lights up to give the audience the signal to clap.
they are Q-ed to cheer
They have signs to clap, and pre-record some audience noise before hand. Then they add it in here and there.
"please clap"
Evil is evil.... Lesser, greater, it's all the same
Angry Meal!!!😂
Bring back this segment!!!!
There are more than 2 candidates...
that wont win
+ClaymanH20 that's exactly the attitude that's prevented them from winning
Splitting the democratic vote is a sure way to get trump as president, seeing as how the democrats are much more likely to vote for a third party candidate than republicans are. The republican voter base is much more unified than the democratic voter base, and if we do not become more unified, we will pay the price.
+Best Friend Fish Wife fuck hillary
Best Friend Fish Wife Republicans are unified against Hillary. They hate Trump.
Ranked voting! You can still vote for the lesser of two evils, as well as third parties!
People who know about ranking systems for single-winner elections should also know about rating systems, for example Approval and Score. Ranking systems are subject to Arrow's Impossibility Theorem. People who know about IRV (the usual (secret) specification of "Ranked-Choice Voting" buzzword for a single winner) should also know that IRV doesn't meet the balance constraint, and that some other systems do. Failure of balance by First Past the Post (FPtP) seems related to its tendency to split votes. www.equal.vote/theequalvote talks about the balance constraint, but that web site goes on to recommend a specific solution (STAR Voting), which is more complex than Approval and Score, which also meet the constraint. Even some ranking systems may meet it, although they are subject to the Arrow theorem.
A moment of silence for the character Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report. May his jokes forever inspire new comedians.
Stephen Colbert ... my hero :) ...
My god this is idiotic. If everyone who said they didn't want to vote for either Mr Trump Or Secretary Clinton voted for a third party candidate that candidate would win by a landslide. But keep telling us we have no choice.
Hold up, I highly doubt that candidate would win in a "landslide". So many people are already "locked in" for Clinton or trump, I would be amazed if Jill or Johnson gets to 15%. Plus is people voted for.. let's say Jill, trump would win in a landslide then :p
Honestly there needs to be a change or in 8 yrs it's going to be a worse "lesser of 2 evil" and you will be spouting the same nonsense about splitting the vote.
+rpnp2 This is exactly why the supposedly liberal Democratic party is now wiping out nations with drones, bailing out wall street at the expense of social programs and infrastructure and protecting corporations from environmental restrictions. They still talk like social issues matter, but when it's time to cut checks, everything goes to the military, banks and big business.
If these two creeps aren't enough to break up the two party system, nothing is. What do you think Jill Stein's unfavorable rating would be if people like Colbert were allowed to mention that she's running?
Gary Johnson
Wow two Colberts, awesome!!!!
is the outcome we really want regular colbert report segments? because if so YES!
Stephen's twin cousin is alright, and I'm curious to see what he has to say.
👌
I'm voting for Gary Johnson
That's it Only Gary Johnson. Fiscally conservative, Socially liberal candidate.
Socially liberal by omission. He's a libertarian that strongly believes in the rights of companies over the fed and citizens. He doesn't like corporate taxes, he doesn't want federal medicare, he definitely doesn't have any liberal views on education, and he's all for trade agreements like the TPP. If a Bernie supporter is voting for Johnson to "stick it to the system", they're wasting their vote in every way and betraying what Bernie campaigned for.
+Easily Crazy Hat Mind citing a source about Gary being in favor of the TPP? I have found no statement from him about the issue, and I have only found his renunciation and opposition to NAFTA. In New Mexico he gave medicare recipients BETTER insurance coverage. What "liberal views on education" are you looking for him to endorse?
Gary Johnson's view on education is to get rid of the department of education and privatize the system. As well as privatizing Police and Fire services. I don't like the idea of that at all.
The federal department of education has done more harm to children than good.
It should be handled on the municipal level, where it has historically been handled.
I love loop holes !!!
I am SO tempted to go in on election day, take my ballot and pencil in "Your Mom."
And then vote for *her*.