Stephen Colbert seems to be in a competition with Jimmy Kimmel as to which allegedly funny TV host can pivot to serious political pundit and more quickly suck all the fun out of life.
Kimmel seems to have the advantage here, having been deemed the “conscience” of late-night TV, whereas Colbert is still stuck in that trying-to-be-funny-yet-serious zone. Exhibit 1:
Hey GOP is now the time to talk about gun control?
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How about now?
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Now? Still no? Oh, "never?" "Never" is good for you?
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) October 4, 2017
Get it?
We're too busy talking about how you're unfunny and dim. https://t.co/xussbIC8FL
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) October 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/driverdouglas34/status/915407859206238209
Here’s a compromise: maybe the Democrats could get serious about what, exactly, it is that they want to enact as law — which means saying more than “it’s time to have a conversation” or “we need to take action.” And it certainly means more than holding a catered sit-in on the House floor and singing “We Shall Overcome.” That’s a tantrum, not a conversation.
Which part would you like to discuss? The existing laws that were broken by this murderer or your angsty heart feels? https://t.co/LAWkYaSlhK
— DaveinTexas (@DaveinTexas) October 4, 2017
Go ahead, talk. What control? What new law? How would it help? Face it, you just want 2A repealed and guns outlawed. Go for it. #guncontrol https://t.co/1wwM9pv5Bf
— Ed Dudzinski (@ecdski) October 4, 2017
Come up with an idea that has the desired effect.
THEN talk shit. https://t.co/ZtFPUu5PfT
— Sexiest Jedi Alive (@LaBeardGuy) October 4, 2017
When you come u with something other than confiscation, that would have stopped that massacre, let us know.
No way to reason with hysteria https://t.co/TFNiL6bOky— BayAreaFrau (@bayareahausfrau) October 4, 2017
About the time we talk about the failed gun control in Chicago, or the illegal aliens… https://t.co/LygdUSSpO7
— D.L. Morris (@daxcainy) October 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/JimmieWrites/status/915687067136471040
https://twitter.com/AKMessiah/status/915577217844957186
https://twitter.com/aerofile/status/915408217512873984
https://twitter.com/cocmeatsandwich/status/915627444689866752
https://twitter.com/e30ben/status/915410728793784323
The gun debate would be far more tolerable to be had if people like Stephen Colbert didn't act like such insufferable clods. https://t.co/LNHYLNlkWR
— 丅ᕼᗴᕼᗝᖇᔕᗴᑭᑌᑎᗪᎥ丅 (@TheHorsePundit) October 4, 2017
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Related:
GAME OVER! Kim Kardashian thinks 2nd Amendment is, like, TOTES outdated https://t.co/KoMBSs822L
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 4, 2017
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