Katy Tur & Jacob Soboroff: Warren's Plans Can Appeal To Voters



Katy Tur & Jacob Soboroff of MSNBC believe Elizabeth Warren can appeal to voters with policies that offer a vision of life after Trump.




Katy Tur & Jacob Soboroff: Money In Politics Is The Source of Corruption



Katy Tur and Jacob Soboroff have a new docu-series called "American Swamp" on MSNBC that dives into corruption in Washington. Their investigation into the topic gave them PLENTY to talk about.



FYI - If you're looking for tonight's Monologue and Opening, I was required to post it in the Primaries Forum:

Stephen Colbert Post-Debate LIVE - Monologue and Opening - 7/30/19
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287218133

Actor Jeff Daniels says that the racial themes of his Broadway play "To Kill A Mockingbird" are a stark wake-up call to a certain group of theater goers.



FYI - If you're looking for tonight's Monologue and Opening, I was required to post it in the Primaries Forum:

Stephen Colbert Post-Debate LIVE - Monologue and Opening - 7/30/19
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287218133

Stephen Colbert's LIVE Monologue Part 1: A Whole Lot Of Delaney Fans



Stephen kicks off his LIVE post-debate show with a look at the standout moments (we're looking at you, John Delaney) from Night One of the July 2019 Democratic Presidential Debates.




Stephen Colbert's LIVE Monologue Part 2: Hands In The Air



Our host continues his LIVE post-debate monologue, highlighting moments like when Bernie Sanders threw his hands up in the air, and when Marianne Williamson referenced a spooky "dark psychic force."




Meanwhile... Krispy Kreme Ice Cream



Stephen Colbert stands ready and willing to receive massive amounts of the (rumored) new ice cream infused with the flavor of Krispy Kreme donuts. You know, for testing purposes.




Scooby-Doo Unmasks A Democratic Candidate



The gang from Scooby-Doo tries to figure out which Democratic candidate they're talking to.

Seth takes a closer look at the first night of the second Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 election.

Trevor went LIVE after night one of the Detroit 2020 Democratic primary debates between Steve Bullock, Pete Buttigieg, John Delaney, John Hickenlooper, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Tim Ryan, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Marianne Williamson.

John Oliver "Rapped" on The Lion King Album



John Oliver talks about UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's weekly tea with Queen Elizabeth II and not getting to meet Beyoncé despite being in The Lion King together and recording The Lion King soundtrack.




John Oliver Hugged J.K. Rowling on His First Day in the US



John Oliver talks about his early stand-up career in the UK, hugging J.K. Rowling on his first day at The Daily Show and how the first Democratic debates didn't provide any useful information about the candidates.

Trump Isn't A First Responder, But He Was 'Down There' On 9/11



The President celebrated the passing of the First Responders Bill with some stories of his own heroic acts.




God Bless America, Except Baltimore



Trump spent his weekend enjoying yet another racist tirade, this time aimed at Congressman Elijah Cummings and the city of Baltimore.




Guess Who Is Probably Not Going To Be President



Stephen challenges a Late Show audience member to identify some of the lesser-known 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.




Shark Week Just Got Even Scarier



Discovery Channel just added another frightening predator to their Shark Week lineup.

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—A government-subsidized housing structure has fallen into a dangerous state and has become thoroughly infested with criminals and rats, a leading congressman warned on Saturday.

The building has become “the territory of vicious gangsters who roam freely and consider themselves above the law,” Representative Elijah Cummings, a Democrat of Maryland, said.

The congressman added that notorious gang members took over the housing facility in early 2017 and have “spread terror and despair” there ever since.

“People are scared to be there,” Cummings said. “Hundreds have fled.”

He said that the horrific conditions within the housing complex are one of the nation’s worst-kept secrets. “Many of the people who have fled over the past two years have written books about it,” he said. “But the criminals continue to run wild.”

The congressman said that he was speaking out for the benefit of the residents in his Baltimore, Maryland, district. “I am alarmed that the nation’s worst breeding ground for crime is less than fifty miles from Baltimore,” he said.


Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/government-housing-structure-infested-with-criminals-and-rats



Photograph from Getty

NEW YORK (AP) — Getting fired from work isn’t usually a cause to celebrate. But the Smothers Brothers aren’t your run-of-the-mill comedians.

The duo has stepped out of retirement to commemorate the day 50 years ago when CBS canceled their show over their political impudence.

Tom and Dick Smothers — aged 80 and 82 respectively — reunited Monday for several appearances at the Chautauqua Institution and the nearby National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York.

“It’s really an honor to be honored in this way,” Tom Smothers told The Associated Press on the eve of the events. “At least we’re both alive and not having someone speak for us. We can mumble our own way through.”

The two discussed their firing in an onstage discussion and later unveiled a display of archival material they donated to the center, including their iconic red suit jackets, Tom’s guitar and Dick’s bass, scripts and creative papers, and legal documents.


Read more: https://apnews.com/6e2df9337df04d459f66d519d1daa5aa




FILE - This Oct. 29, 2002 file photo shows The Smothers Brothers, Tom Smothers, left, and Dick Smothers at the Kennedy Center in Washington for the Mark Twain Prize for Humor Award ceremony honoring Bob Newhart. The duo has stepped out of retirement to commemorate the day 50 years ago when CBS canceled their show over their political impudence. The pair reunited Monday, July 29, 2019, for several appearances at the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)