America's Brush With Tragedy 

You got that right

And the fact that this is no longer shocking is clearly part of the problem.

​@asavides yes, indeed

I live in Europe and I am fed up this side of the pond. I imagine the brainwashing you Americans are suffering at home.

Couldn't agree more.

Also, when the power of love is stronger than the love for power OVER others.

Paraphrase of MLK.

Hendrix may have said the above but it was derived from the quote below. ✌️😊💙 "We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love of power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace." ~Sir William Ewart Gladstone~

​@@Avery_4272That really nails it... perfectly! ✌️😎💙

🕊️💙🎶

Kent state

​@@maryhobbs4183 Technically 1970.

The issue is not so much integrity in journalism. Many many journalists and media outlets still have integrity, many don't. The issue is lack of critical thinking, questioning what you read/hear, and finally maybe most important holding people accountable.

Investigative Journalists are few. Activists are a dime a dozen.

@@maryhobbs4183…The Math Building bombing at University of Wisconsin-Madison!

An interesting contrast to the frequent words of the lead actor Kevin Sorbo's comments on X regarding the incident.

@@ttww1590 I really don't want to think about that..... Can I choose to remember the character he played and not the actor?

And it is said that, "The meek shall inherit the earth."

Thats your quote????? Whoa ​@yourconnection9303

@@yourconnection9303 I always interpreted "the meek" to be microbes and maybe algae, rats and cockroaches

What do mean "members of govt" not showing tact? You mean members of GOP.

Isn't Colbert one of the guys continuously propagating the "Hitler" and dictator narrative? He along with many others In the media should be held legally responsible. They've caused this

Zelensky was a comedian... He still had great humor in spite of his devotion to his imposing cause.

stephen colbert has very much been part and parcel to the polarization unfortunately

This has forever been the case.

Colbert has fanned the flames of this divide

@@gigglemaniarunninwild2207it’s literally all he does, he couldn’t give less of a fuck of what happens to trump and right wing people

Paul pelosi was caught in some odd entanglement with a strange man, which was easily resolved by police.... Trump was shot at, how are these things similar.

NO TRUER WORDS WERE EVER SPOKEN

I agree. Get frustrated when people say BOTH sides need to bring down the rhetoric as I really don’t hear democrats inciting violence etc…

You fool 😆 keep dreaming you are completely misguided.

Exactly. That's why it makes me so mad when people say both sides are just as bad, and I got to inform them no... one side is clearly worse, the side supported by the likes of the KKK, the proud boys, etc. vote blue💙

That works, considering who the Republican Presidential nominee is.

😂😂 👏 👏

Apt, because the SA were the first Brownshirts.

how bout D.S.A

I.S.A.: The Incorporated States of America.

i know he is just reading the script was presented to to him that if he wants to keep is job he has to), i say the people you know(His Kids) should hire a better house painter

​​@@user-tj7ek8bs7xGreat observation. His words mean nothing now.

​@@user-tj7ek8bs7x Hand washing !!! What is said in public by these leftoids is public... What is said in private is in the eather awaiting judgement

Truist comment here

That is heartbreaking to think about. We are supposed to be better than any of this.

A little ironic of a sentiment, coming from a self-described *militant* . . .

Not to nitpick, but he actually said cherry pie. The past few days while every TV commentator and pundit was saying that violence was un-American I also thought of the truth in H. Rap Brown's words.😔

​@@kimberlydavis4772I think that is part of the problem to be honest. There are so many of us that claim to believe in these ideals and some of us do live up to them but not all and there becomes this disconnect with reality where we believe we are one thing but we really aren't. I am not trying to use this as an opportunity to attack the right but this does highlight an example I have been pointing to for years now. The right thinks their kids are being indoctrinated by schools or society etc but in reality their kids are only living up to the ideals those parents claimed to care about. I see these parents who taught their kids about respect and that people should be able to be who they want to be in this free country but then they get upset at transgender people for existing, being displayed in media and asking to be referred to as they/them. They preached to their kids about personal responsibility and accountability for ones actions but then they get upset about "cancel culture". They taught their kids ideas they thought they believed in but didn't live up to it wasn't indoctrination. To be honest this was one individual out of 300 hundred million and one incident so it doesn't necessarily speak to the entire nation however it is a stark reminder imo that with guns so available and mental health issues going untreated that no one is truly safe in the United States.

Aren't you special!

you're evil dude

@@nocternbemsi5619 And your Lord Jesus is waiting for you in Heaven!

​@@miledeYes, speaking of political violence.

I guess Stephen is too young to remember the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

twice in my life. I was around for John Hickley

There’s a polish saying: kto sieje wiatr, ten zbiera burzę (they that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind)

@@witcher70That is the beginning of Hosea 8:7 ☺️

Balanced comment from Colbert and you. What do we make of the republic-can convention? It is in their hands to show us. (on another note: Colbert is deaf on his right ear but has proven to be a great listener to his hosts. Trump had a scratch on his right ear but usually does not. Is it important that the person, except the culprit, who lost his life was a firefighter? No. He was a human being, father and husband but mostly an innocent human being ... being in plain sight of an assas-sin with ... hold your horses ... weird ideas fed by 'our' news)

Unfortunately, I have seen plenty of nastiness from what appears to be both Trump and Biden backers on some of the chat feeds.

The left "Trump is an illegitimate president" or "Trump is a fascist" or "Trump is a threat" or "Trump will start ww3" or "Trump is a russian asset" or all the other lies the American left spread.... you guys are absolutely out of control, and if you see them as compassionate, you're delusional.

It came out of the speaker up on the wall and Sister told us all to get on our knees and pray. Powerful memory for a 6 year old

I was in grade 2. This is *not* one of those moments

@@DSAK55 Indeed

We were watching it on TV in the classroom. Grade 4. The whole school saw it.

And the teachers starting to cry. And then RFK and MLK. And a generation thought we had lost all our leaders.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_you_live_in_interesting_times#:~:text=%22May%20you%20live%20in%20interesting,are%20usually%20times%20of%20trouble.

This is what it must have been like to live through the 60s

Now it’s the 60s in the Twilight Zone.

Amen.

"May you live in interesting times" - ancient Chinese curse Disclaimer: not really an ancient Chinese curse.

Not my DNA!

This is how the USA always deals with “problems”

Exactly. Americans are so self-unaware.

They are in denial

This was my comment: *MESSAGE FROM A EUROPEAN* this is as Am3ric4n as apple pie Its just what we expect

A Costarican is very much the opposite of an American. Costa Rica is a country that in 1948, after a short civil war, decided to abolish its own Army. I honestly wish America and most other countries could learn more from the way Costaricans think.

Do you need a sponsor to become a citizen in Canada? If trump wins, I'm out

Thank you. 💕

​@@denisekeylon1306yes you do

Thank you. 🇺🇲💜🇨🇦

You Canadians have a way of keeping kindness and tact in the discourse. I loved visiting you when I lived on Bainbridge Island. Took the ferry a couple of times a month... so long ago. Sending best regards to you, and your beautiful country. xo from Oregon.

Miracle in front of your face and you still lie to yourself

@@samuelrigaud6595 Nope. You are. God definitely knows Trump is a terrible person. You do, too.

Someone left the script for episode 7 in the past

After watching this, Stephen Colbert puts tragic things into an objective, non-partisan and reasonable perspective. I always like Stephen Colbert, a man with character first, and foremost.

Yeah it was so touching. Especially the "stay tuned for fart jokes" at the end of his monologue. Beautiful way to cap off a heartfelt message 🙄

​@@rayfinkle9369 oh come on! Would you like to pivot from something serious you have to say (which he did so eloquently) to your comedy show? Do you know nothing of Steven Colbert? If you did you'd know he's incredibly kind and thoughtful.

Your talking about the same guy that has said Trump is hitler and democracy will end if hes elected for 8 years

No he is not!​@aekelly

I agree I think I am the only one that sees the irony and karmic elements of the situation, no sympathy from me, no one is mentioning that poor man that died and his family, I'm with you that's the tragedy 😢

You have no clue how f***ing disrespectful that is to the person

PC is a terrible idea. It’s just a way of silencing people and putting people above criticism, usually people who need to be criticised. Surely when you have to put trigger warnings on older TV shows because someone might be SMOKING, it’s the time to say that this whole PC things has become a bit silly.

Most of today's backward-slide trends began with Reagan... but Trump really accelerated the decline.

What did Aretha Franklin say about 🎶 R E S P E C T 🤔? #i🗳️💙

Another early Trump example was when someone was silently holding up an anti-Trump sign at one of his rallies, and Trump had him forcibly removed and indicated it would be fine if they hurt the guy while doing it, and he would pay their legal bills. The crowd roared. When those on the left expressed concerns that he was advocating violence against someone with different political views, they called us "snowflakes."

NO it was when Obama vowed to fundamentally change America.

I am as well. I also did not blink. I have thoughts on this that I don't readily share. Take care of yourself.

Treating this man like a child who doesn't walk around hating everyone

​@@larryfoster8820He doesn't maybe listen to the man himself instead of talk show hosts

Is this an attempt at as logical/grammatically correct "sentence"?

​@@WillHoward2002 oh we listen all right, _we_ understand, and do not concur with a dictator's rhetoric

Everything that happened was regrettable. Stephen even said he was relieved to know Trump was okay.

The fact that they allow her to speak says a LOT

Yep. That guy Marjorie Greene has his own agenda. The Russian agenda but it's what he believes in.

She did, just couldn't read it.

@@emsleywyatt3400 😆

Nor did Lauren Bobert and J.D. Vance who is trump's pick for VP.

You may remember that the 2010 rally was to "Restore Sanity and/or Fear". I guess it was fear that got restored 🙄

I was there...still have the towel...

Was there really ever any "sanity" to be restored in the first place?

⁠ CBS accepted more than $3 billion from Big Pharma in 2023 alone. Steven Colbert receives his paycheck from CBS. Is anyone putting the pieces together yet? Is he antiestablishment or PROestablishment? Is he the counter-culture revolutionary we hoped he would be or is simply a spokesperson for a too-large-to-fail network? These are questions all of us, especially progressives, should be asking!

@@jazzmanchgo yes

Damn, as F'd up as that is I can't believe I didn't think of it.

yikes!! 😂😂

It was running thru my mind😅

Lmao

Smh 😂😂😂😂😂

This!!

Because its a country that doesn't trust their government _with_ their guns.

you forgot to add the forward-slash-s for sarcasm notation.

Very easy when this is the sort of comment that is spewed in the face of what happened, it's always back to the incitement, back to trying to make people focus on resentment and hate, back to pushing division with your type.

No one cares.

How's Brexit going?

@@tariq_sharif How’s your creepy “King” and his equally disturbing wife, Cruella DeVille? I watched a show about poverty in the UK not long ago. They force the poor to PRE PAY for electricity via A BOX or it auto shuts off like the water in a self car wash. An old man in a “council” house - something like that and the ENTIRE house was filled with mold. Piss off.

Yes, I noticed that! I guess here if it will be a new president, that person has to line up his cabinet.

@@anomoly6414 yet, here you are commenting to tell me that.. see anything strange with that ?

The piew piew thing came from the side that according to you has integrity.

​@theshadowman1398 you know what a republican is?

You should write jokes for Colbert.

That's the same side...

"If you don't vote for me, you ain't black."

I haven't forgotten.

Exactly

So you are no better? If you want to laugh does it make you any better

Dems are the best buddy you are rite

I think it's more of a 'be a decent person' (at least in public/on paper) and 'don't stoop to their level'

It was his father's gun, so how would a background check have helped?

@@sueprice3315 background checks might not have helped. banning sales of automatic weapons outside of military-use altogether? maybe could've helped.

@@SomewhatSlightlyBored totally agree. But that's not a convenient conclusion for the GOP, so I don't expect anything to change.

​@@SomewhatSlightlyBoredWasn't an automatic.

@@sueprice3315How about background checks not just for the person who buys the gun, but for everyone who lives in the same household?

That's because your a sheep. I've seen it live many many times

Wait Joe Biden called President Trump and his supporters Hitler and Nazis.

​@@dave0051Cite your source.

​@@blazekip3207Cite your source.

@@caoimhin7122 State of play: Trump made statements condoning and encouraging violence throughout his presidency. July 2017: During a speech to law enforcement officers in Long Island, New York, Trump seemingly encouraged police officers to be rough with people they were arresting, per ABC News. "Please don't be too nice," he told the audience. August 2017: In the aftermath of the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Trump failed to unequivocally condemn the violence and said "many sides" were to blame, failing to distinguish between those who participated in the "Unite the Right" rally and those who showed up in opposition to it. October 2018: While speaking at a Montana campaign rally, Trump publicly praised Montana's then-Rep. Greg Gianforte (R) - the state's current governor - for previously assaulting a reporter. "Any guy that can do a body slam, he is my type!" Trump said. October 2019: A New York Times report outlined various strategies Trump had allegedly deliberated to keep migrants away from the U.S. southern border, including a water-filled trench with snakes or alligators and shooting migrants in the legs to slow them down. May 2020: Trump used violent rhetoric when referring to protests in Minneapolis in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, tweeting, "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." The phrase has a racist history going back to police brutality against Black Americans in the 1960s, per the New York Times. June 2020: Trump threatened to use the U.S. military to quell Black Lives Matter protests across the country. "If a city or state refuses to take the actions necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them," Trump said. August 2020: Trump expressed interest in sending the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, to confront protesters, per Vox. "We could fix Portland in, I would say, 45 minutes," Trump said. September 2020: Trump lauded law enforcement officers for killing Michael Forest Reinoehl, a self-described Antifa member suspected of killing a right-wing activist the previous month. "That’s the way it has to be. There has to be retribution," Vox reported. September 2020: When offered the chance to unequivocally condemn white supremacist violence during the first presidential debate, Trump failed to do so, instead telling the far-right Proud Boys that they should "stand back and stand by." January 2021: At a rally preceding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Trump repeated false claims that the 2020 election had been stolen and told supporters that "we're going to walk down to the Capitol," adding that "you'll never take back our country with weakness."

😂😂😂😂😂

😂​@@Kyleramsey999

Martyrdom is a powerful thing

@auntyfluffy have me laughing here !!!

Did you read her statement, tho? Interesting wording.

Donnie was straight out of Central Casting, just like Ronald Reagan.

Wrf is that supposed to mean?

It's worse with covid. He downplayed the threat. Held indoor rallies, didn't care because he was never close to the general population. Wanted to open up by Easter 2020. It also hit the blue states first so obviously never a high priority. Jared bragged about taking the country back from the doctors. ”Trump tells supporters 'we have to get over it' after Iowa school shooting” ”Trump Mocks Hammer Attack On Pelosi’s Husband In Incendiary Speech”

​@MyName-cw4yr it means trump only cares when it affects him

@@BigBoogookie you’re absolutely right because he’s a narcissist!!💙💙💙

we must come together around shared values of what political discourse means that T is presently at the center of that discourse is monstrous, I agree, but that is a different matter you see, if an individual represents the political values of 4 out of 10 Americans, then that individual should be able to articulate these values freely - otherwise you cannot have a democracy now I agree with your comment that his remark reflected values (well, "values"... stone cold moral decrepitude) which ought not even be shared by 4 out of 10000 Americans, let alone 10 - but that is a sickness of society and political discourse, and if this guy is removed, the next one and the next one to defend these ideas are already lined up

Well said ! 100%

Same.

Classless, stupid comment.

Ditto!

Your an evil soul too.

🇮🇱

Jesus too

save your sympathy. biden called the widow of the firefighter and she refused to speak with him. she said she's still voting for trump, even though trump has not contacted and will not contact her. she's a stepford wife, brainwashed, donald trump doesn't give a shit about her or her husband but he still gets her vote.

That is indeed the case. The donation was from a person with the same name.

True. That donation WAS NOT made by the assailant.

KealohaHarrison, Unless Snopes Fact Check is lying, sadly it was this young man who made that $15.00 contribution to Act Blue. It also states with Act Blue (checked their site as well) that a 17 yr. old can make a contribution under certain circumstances. Remember his mom is a Democrat, she may have encouraged him, and I certainly don't blame her.

And some posted that the shooter was a young guy with long hair who hates Trump. He posted a TikTok saying he hates Trump and they got the wrong guy.

@@debrab1317 Wow! How quickly people turn on their tribe.

Cuz trump is viile and unlikable so, what exactly is your problem?

​@debrab1317 No he's not. What are you thinking?

​@denisekeylon1306 Look, no idea to whom you're responding. This is very important. Please text in that name.

​@@debrab1317He's no more a Trumper than you are American, Boris.

"I cannot think of another major Western nation that would have succumbed so easily and quickly to a 10th rate, wretched figure like Trump." lol we absolutely would, Italy's Berlusconi is just one example. The US is fucked but thinking Europe is above this stuff entirely is a mistake of complacency.

People choose who they love now, not what is 'correct,' 'appropriate,' or beneficial to them or their tribe. Unfortunately image is much more persuasive to my country than substance or even common sense. Appreciate your thoughts. But the election thing in our country has gone to the wild creatures adrift in Hammer horror .

You can't? Boris Johnson should ring that bell for you.

Nor should you.

and thats whats wrong with this country. both sides

Sounds about right for one of these viewers

@@TECHIE_101 LOL

@@RockyToussint LOL

I’m a registered (D) and I’m voting for Trump. Being registered as a R or a D, doesn’t mean anything.

@@Riclmnopp We can tell you're voting Trump because of your utter fucking nonsense

Fellow jackal, you beat me to it. 😊

​@@Riclmnopp ok

@@Riclmnopp Definitely not a bot at all.

Where do you live? That has not been the case in Utah.

Correct. This changes nothing.

@@bulldoggery Nothing ever was normal in Utah.

For me, I suffered absolutely no shock at all.

@@verresmilliterres Actually I was a little taken aback when the colossal prick got back up again.

Don't give into the fear mongering. The mass media is manipulating us.

He doesn't even need to use it. Sorry us Trump voters can actually think for ourselves and don't need political propaganda to form our own views 🤡🤡

I get the feeling that might've been the plan all along, and I don't know which is worse, me being right about it, or me being wrong

​@@UnrulyRantLordI pity you. None are so blind as those who won't see

Am I missing something? I thought Kimmel is on his usual summer-long vacation ... why would he be on air at all?

Kimmel was on holiday when this happened

We love you, Steven & thank you for this. 💖💖💖

What?

@@whs-waterfox7034 Yeah, seems that Trump's calls for unity were very short lived, lasted less than 36 hours. I'm not surprised. A leopard does not change its spots.

No he isn't.

@@user-cs7jq1mx6dHe absolutely is.

I don't think you can be a staunch anything at 20.

Fake News, The address on the donation was By the Shooters house, nice try though commie

@@MickyAvStickyHands I've known 20 year-old staunch assholes

Is this disinformation or misinformation?

​@@MickyAvStickyHandsDude, 20-year-olds are staunch in everything they do.

🤡

Miracle?

People lose their jobs, be careful.

I said the same!

A shame isnt it?

Wow, look at these comments. But this is what I'd expect from the comment section of a Colbert video.

@@Freakazoid12345 Facts hurting your feelings?

Exactly that.

The left’s cope is to lie

Hmm! Makes sense, but where are you getting the mixup with the names? I am not questioning your accuracy, but we all need every fact we can get.

Source?

He filmed this before that came out I think

God took 1 out of 2 to Heaven. So guess who's not going to Heaven. Isn't there a scripture that describes the 1 out of 2. That supporter can now see the Truth from God's eyes now.

God sent him a message but he doesn't have the wisdom to listen.

@@PhilipPedro2112 Yup, 36 hours later and he was back to his old self, fomenting hate and violence. Trump is too stupid to be introspective.

​@@rolandreyna215 Uhm... Lazarus and the poor man?

True. How people in the USA were so awful about wearing masks and help healthcare people to contain.

Unfortunately, it seems to be the 20-year-old after all. See the Snopes article, citing the address that matches to Bethel Park, only listing Pittsburgh since it's one of its suburbs. And despite what some have assumed, minors are officially allowed to donate.

They weren't crafted carefully. He indicated he was liberal because he donated $5 to a dem group long ago. The kids from his school remember him as very conservative. Corp media like Stephen's bosses are not being very responsible throughout this attempt to walk a dictator into power.

that train left long ago

I keep saying the same thing every day....and then something like this happens. Thank you, Stephen, for these words before you start your show. We appreciate and love you. ❤❤❤ Be careful, everyone! 😢

You won't get that watching this channel. He is partly the reason why this is happening.

Sadly, sanity has not prevailed in the U.S. for the past few decades.

@@DSAK55 😞

Feel free to post the quote verbatim with all included context.

Thoughts are nice, but prayers don't seem to be working at all.

@@patbrennan6572you completely missed the sarcasm

@mdon10000 oh and you forgot the famous next phrase..."Now is not the time to talk about it." I agree, I won't talk about it.

Nah!

Beautifully written, Veronica! Thank you.💙

You mean antifa right?

I wonder which side that is 🤡🤡🤡

Quick, who said "A riot is the voice of the unheard"?

Lmao, you have to be kidding me. The entire media apparatus has been saying that Trump is Hitler for the last 8 years. You can't be serious.

How do? Specifically

@@cameronvantassell9483 That would be his VP actually not to mention he did call immigrants "vermin".

What an absolutely ridiculous comment. For over 8 years, the media has been consistently slandering Trump, calling him “Hitler,” “a threat to democracy,” and peddling lie after lie about him. All of this fear-mongering just to eliminate their political opponent and cling to power. Trump has said crazy things in the past but not anywhere near what the media has been spewing about him! For example, just last week Biden said it’s time to put Trump in a “bullseye”. But you will conveniently ignore that, of course (because his last name isn’t “Trump”). So, no. Trump is not to blame for almost being assassinated. You Leftists are to blame for the extreme hatred you have created!

@@martdavid84 Every single thing you said is factually wrong. He wants to end democracy with project 2025, has openly endorsed acts of violence and has called immigrants "vermin". Not once did late night hosts/the media call for violence against him.