So far as Jon Stewart is anxious, the times of “once they go low, we go excessive” are lengthy gone. In a brand new episode of The Day by day Present, the veteran host urges Democrats to “battle like Republicans” as we head into one other Donald Trump presidency.
“It has been two weeks for the reason that election. Seems like two months,” Stewart mentioned to the Day by day Present viewers on Monday night. “It’s been 15 years for the reason that election.” However regardless of the bleakness of the information cycle ever since Trump received reelection, Stewart urged the Democrats to remain as engaged within the battle in opposition to Trump and as they had been preelection somewhat than patting themselves on the again for perceived wins. Stewart then reduce to Democratic leaders like Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries, Consultant Dan Goldman, and Consultant Pramila Jayapal who’ve been trying to find the silver lining in numerous media interviews, touting how Dems flipped three Home seats and “gained again virtually all of those who we had misplaced in 2022.”
“Virtually is doing plenty of work in that sentence,” Stewart famous. He homed in on the “load-bearing adverb” through a darkly comedian analogy: “Mother and father, excellent news. We gained again virtually all the youngsters we misplaced on the sector journey.”
Stewart’s final message to Democrats was clear: It’s time to start out enjoying ball just like the Republicans. “I’ve mentioned it earlier than, and I’ll say it once more,” Stewart mentioned. “Republicans are enjoying chess, and the Democrats are within the nurse’s workplace as a result of they glued their balls to their thigh.” He known as out Democrats for enjoying by the principles whereas Republicans proceed to use legislative loopholes. “That’s our authorities in a nutshell: The foundations say, ‘We are able to cease it.’ The loophole says, ‘Fuck that.’ And so what are you left with? The final refuge of losers: the norms.”
He ended his missive with an indirect reference to the January 6 revolt for example of the opposite aspect not essentially enjoying by any set requirements or guidelines. “You guys be the loophole guys that determine the best way to get shit performed as a result of [Republicans] don’t give a fuck about your norms,” he mentioned. “They’ll exploit any loophole—even when they should undergo clearly closed home windows to do it.”
