T****'s Biggest Jan 6 Lie Revealed | Shrinkflation Isn't Fooling Consumers - YouTube

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WELCOME, WELCOME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ONE AND ALL, TO "THE
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LATE SHOW."
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I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
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AND I--<i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).</i>
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YOU FEEL THAT?
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YOU FEEL THAT?
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THAT IS RAW, UNCUT, BLUE FLAKE EXCITEMENT BECAUSE EVERYBODY
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KNOWS TOMORROW NIGHT, AT LONG LAST, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE
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JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION WILL FINALLY KICK OFF.
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THEY'LL BE BROADCAST HERE ON CBS, AND AFTERWARD, &quot;THE LATE
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SHOW&quot; WILL BE LIVE!
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BOOM!
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<i> ( APPLAUSE )</i> SO TOMORROW NIGHT, TUNE IN TO
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WATCH ME TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, WHEN THEY WERE TALKING
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ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED ON THE DAY WE ALL SAID, &quot;WHAT THE HELL JUST
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HAPPENED?&quot;<i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
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<i> ( APPLAUSE )</i> TOMORROW NIGHT-- STARTING
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TOMORROW-- FOR TWO WEEKS, RIGHT?
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IT'S TWO WEEKS OF HEARINGS, RIGHT?
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STARTING TOMORROW AND FOR TWO WEEKS OF THESE PUBLIC
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HEARING,s THIS IS A CRUCIAL OPPORTUNITY
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FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO LEARN THE FULL DEPTH AND BREADTH OF
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THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S MONTHS- LONG, VIOLENT CONSPIRACY TO
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OVERTHROW A FREE ELECTION AND REMAIN IN POWER.
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HANGING OVER THE HEARINGS IS ONE QUESTION THAT COULD DEFINE THE
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FUTURE OF OUR REPUBLIC: WHO CARES?
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&gt;&gt; THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF DISTRACTIONS BEFORE THE AMERICAN
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PEOPLE, AND SO I THINK THAT THEY NEED TO HEAR SOMETHING NEW,
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THINGS THAT THEY HAVEN'T HEARD BEFORE.
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&gt;&gt; THEY JUST NEED TO FOCUS THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION ON IT.
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&gt;&gt; THEY HAVE TO GRIP THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
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&gt;&gt; THEY NEED TO MAKE THIS REALLY A COMPELLING NARRATIVE.
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&gt;&gt; IT DOESN'T HAVE TO LOOK LIKE &quot;TOP GUN.&quot;
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YOU WANT TO FIND THAT SWEET SPOT IN THE MIDDLE.
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&gt;&gt; Stephen: YEAH, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO LOOK LIKE &quot;TOP GUN,&quot;
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BUT JUST IN CASE, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ADAM SCHIFF AND JAMIE
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RASKIN PLAY HOT SHIRTLESS VOLLEYBALL.
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HE'S CUT.
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HE'S CUT.
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HERE'S THE THING: HEARINGS ONLY MATTER IF PEOPLE ARE HEARING
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THEM, WHICH IS WHY WE AT &quot;THE LATE SHOW&quot; HAVE PUT
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TOGETHER A PROMO GUARANTEED TO PUT THE ASSES IN THE TV SEATS.
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JIM?
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&gt;&gt; THURSDAY, THURSDAY, THURSDAY!
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UNDER THE CAPITOL MEGADOME!
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IT'S THE HEARINGS ON JANUARY 6!
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6, 6, 6!
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A CONSTITUTION-CRUSHING LINEUP OF INSURRECTIONIST MAYHEM,
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FEATURING EXPLOSIVE REVELATIONS ABOUT THE WINE GREMLIN.
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THE OXY-OGRE.
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AND WHOEVER THE HELL THIS IS.
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BRING IN THE PAIN OF FORMER PRESIDENT SCHMUCK-A-TSARS.
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NEED MORE TO MAKE YOU CARE ABOUT THE FALL OF DEMOCRACY?
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HOW ABOUT THE THING YOU CRAVE MOST?
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ANOTHER, EVEN SADDER SEASON OF &quot;THIS IS US.&quot;
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EVERY EPISODE IS A FUNERAL.
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♪ ♪ ♪ STILL WANT MORE?
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HOW ABOUT BOOBS?
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WITH $2 GAS.
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ONLY YOU CAN SAY DEMOCRACY LIKE THE FOUNDERS INTENDED, BY
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WATCHING TV!
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&gt;&gt; Stephen: NOW, WE WILL LEARN MORE--
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<i> ( APPLAUSE )</i> SURE.
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SEE PEOPLE ARE-- PEOPLE ARE EXCITED, JON.
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WE WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT FROM OUR GUEST TONIGHT,
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CALIFORNIA DEMOCRAT AND COMMITTEE MEMBER ADAM SCHIFF.
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<i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i> IS IS GOING TO BE RIGHT OVER
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THERE TONIGHT.
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&gt;&gt; Jon: ADAM IS HERE.
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&gt;&gt; Stephen: HE'S ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.
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THAT'S THE KIND OF SHOW WE RUN HERE.
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HE'S GOING TO GREASE US WITH ALL THE HOT. TREASON. GOSS.
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I REALLY HOPE HE DOES THAT.
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WE'RE ALSO GETTING MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE EX-PRESIDENT'S PLANS
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FOR THAT TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE DAY.
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YOU MIGHT REMEMBER AT THE RALLY, WHEN HE RILED UP THE MOB TO
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MARCH ON THE CAPITOL?
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&gt;&gt; WE'RE GOING TO WALK DOWN-- AND I'LL BE THERE WITH YOU--
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WE'RE GOING TO WALK DOWN.
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WE'RE GOING TO WALK DOWN.
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&gt;&gt; Stephen: OF COURSE, HE DIDN'T.p<i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
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OF ALL THE LIES HE HAS EVER TOLD, NONE WAS MORE OBVIOUS THAN
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&quot;I'M GOING FOR A WALK.&quot;
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<i> ( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )</i>
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NOW, REMEMBER--<i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
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♪ ♪ ♪ REMEMBER, THE PRESIDENT'S
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CRONIES HAVE CLAIMED OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR THE PAST 17
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MONTHS THAT THEY COULDN'T HAVE PREDICTED WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN,
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THAT THE CROWD MARCHING ON THE CAPITOL WAS JUST A SPONTANEOUS
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OUTBURST OF PATRIOTIC ZIP TIES AND BODY ARMOR.
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BUT WE JUST LEARNED THAT IS JUST AS BIG A LIE AS HIS OATH OF
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OFFICE, BECAUSE THE JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE HAS UNCOVERED THAT THE
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FORMER PRESIDENT PUT NEARLY TWO WEEKS OF PERSISTENT PRESSURE ON
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THE SECRET SERVICE TO DEVISE A PLAN FOR HIM TO JOIN HIS
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SUPPORTERS ON THE MARCH TO THE CAPITOL.
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TWO WEEKS.
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SO HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING...
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( AUDIENCE BOOING ) IS A SENTENCE I NEVER THOUGHT I
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WOULD SAY ABOUT THE FORMER PRESIDENT.
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NOW, HE MAY BE PUTTING THAT--<i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
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NOW HE MAY BE PUTTING THE PRESSURE ON, BUT THE SECRET
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SERVICE SAID, &quot;SORRY, YOU CAN'T.&quot;
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BUT THEN, ON JANUARY 6, THE FORMER PRESIDENT WENT ONSTAGE
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AND SAID &quot;HEY, LET'S DO IT ANYWAY.&quot;
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SO, THE SECRET SERVICE SCRAMBLED TO LOOK INTO A MOTORCADE THAT
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WOULD ESCORT HIM TO THE CAPITOL, BUT ULTIMATELY, SCUTTLED THE
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IDEA AS &quot;UNTENABLE&quot; AND &quot;UNSAFE&quot;-- COINCIDENTALLY, ALSO
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THE SECRET SERVICE CODE NAMES FOR DON JR. AND ERIC.
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<i> ( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )</i>
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I THINK THAT'S RIGHT, UNTENABLE AND UNSAFE.
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IT'S TOO BAD.
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I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE HIM STRUGGLE UP THE CAPITOL STEPS,
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BATTING AWAY COPS WITH A K.F.C.
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DRUMSTICK, ONLY TO TRY TO HEAVE HIMSELF THROUGH THE WINDOW AND
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GET STUCK &quot;WINNIE THE POOH&quot; STYLE.
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<i> ( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )</i>
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HANG SOME TEA TOWELS, PUT SOMANTLERS ON IT.
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WE'VE GOT AN UPDATE ON THE PLAGUE.
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NO, NOT THAT ONE, THE OTHER ONE.
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AND I'LL CATCH YOU UP IN THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF MY
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TWICE-RUNNING SEGMENT: &gt;&gt; DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE
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MONKEYPOX.
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&gt;&gt; YOU GOT TO TELL THEM MONKEYPOX IS PEOPLE!
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&gt;&gt; Stephen: UP TO THIS POINT, EXPERTS HAVE REPEATEDLY SAID
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THAT THIS VIRUS CAN BE TRANSMITTED BY CLOSE CONTACT,
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LIKE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.
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BUT NOW THEY'RE SAYING MONKEYPOX CAN BE AIRBORNE, TOO.
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I'M BEING TOLD WE HAVE FOOTAGE OF THE SCIENTISTS MAKING THE
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DISCOVERY.
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&gt;&gt; FLY!
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FLY!
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<i> ( APPLAUSE )</i> &gt;&gt; Stephen: THE FACT THAT
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MONKEYPOX CAN BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH AEROSOLS MAKES IT
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SIMILAR TO THE CORONAVIRUS.
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NO, NO, NO!
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I CAN'T GO BACK TO LYSOL-ING ALL MY MONKEYS.
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<i> ( LAUGHTER )</i> IN HAPPIER NEWS, INFLATION.
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<i> ( LAUGHTER )</i> I DIDN'T SAY &quot;HAPPY.&quot;
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I SAID HAPPIER THAN MONKEYPOX.
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<i> ( LAUGHTER )</i> UNDERSTANDABLY, PEOPLE ARE SICK
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OF PAYING HIGHER PRICES, SO CORPORATE AMERICA HAS COME UP
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WITH A CLEVER SOLUTION: QUIETLY SHRINKING PACKAGE SIZES WITHOUT
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LOWERING PRICES, IN A PHENOMENON CALLED SHRINKFLATION.
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IN THEIR DEFENSE, CORPORATIONS SAY, &quot;THE WATER'S JUST VERY
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COLD.&quot;
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THESE MANUFACTURERS THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT, BECAUSE
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THEY ASSUME CUSTOMERS WILL NOTICE PRICE INCREASES BUT WON'T
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KEEP TRACK OF SMALL DETAILS, LIKE THE NUMBER OF SHEETS ON A
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ROLL OF TOILET PAPER.
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WELL, MAYBE PEOPLE WONT, BUT THOSE DAMN BEARS SURE WILL!
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THEY'RE OBSESSED WITH RECTAL HYGIENE!
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THEY TALK ABOUT IT AS A &quot;FAMILY!&quot;
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IT'S UPSETTING TO WATCH!
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<i> ( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )</i>
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NOW, FOLGER'S-- I DON'T WANT TO KNOW.
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I DON'T WANT TO KNOW!
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DON'T DO IT IN THE WOODS!
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FOLGER'S COFFEE RECENTLY DOWNSIZED ITS 51-OUNCE CONTAINER
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TO 43.5 OUNCES.
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( AUDIENCE BOOING ) &gt;&gt; Stephen: YEAH.
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<i> ( LAUGHTER )</i> EXPLAINS THEIR NEW JINGLE:
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♪ THE BEST PART OF WAKING UP IS NOTHING IN YOUR CUP ♪.
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<i> ( LAUGHTER ).</i>
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&gt;&gt; Stephen: BUT-- BEAUTIFUL.
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BUT THE MOST TROUBLING CHANGE IS THAT BAGS OF FRITOS SCOOPS
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MARKED &quot;PARTY SIZE&quot; USED TO BE 18 OUNCES, BUT NOW THEY ARE 15.5
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OUNCES.
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( AUDIENCE BOOING ) ET TU, FRITO?
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15.5 OUNCES ISN'T A PARTY.
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IT'S BARELY A GATHERING.
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WHEN I CRACK OPEN A PARTY-SIZE BAG OF FRITOS, I DO
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THE RIGHT THING AND EAT THE WHOLE DAMN BAG BY MYSELF
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<i> ( APPLAUSE )</i> YEAH, YEAH!
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YEAH!
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THIS IS AMERICA.
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LAN LAND OF THE
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FREE-TOS.
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BUT NOW, WITH THE SMALLER BAG, I'LL BE 2.5 OUNCES SHORT OF
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TOTAL SHAME.
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SO I'LL HAVE TO OPEN UP A SECOND BAG, AND THEN I'LL FINISH THAT
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ONE BECAUSE, AGAIN, FREEDOM.
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BUT NOW, AFTER TWO BAGS, 31 OUNCES OF FRITOS DEEP, I FEEL
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TERRIBLE ABOUT MYSELF.
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AND THERE'S ONLY ONE THING THAT CAN MAKE ME FEEL BETTER: ANOTHER
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BAG OF FRITOS!
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THIS WAY LIES MADNESS.
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<i> ( APPLAUSE )</i> AND ONION DIP.
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THEY THOUGHT WE WOULDN'T FIND OUT!
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BUT WE DID!
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&gt;&gt; I KNEW IT WAS YOU, FRITO.
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&gt;&gt; Stephen: WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.
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MY GUESTS ARE CHIWETEL EJIOFOR, BUT WHEN WE RETURN, FROM THE
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JANUARY 6th COMMITTEE CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF.
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STICK AROUND.