Fox and GOP Turn on Trump - and Each Other - After Walker’s Loss in Georgia: A Closer Look 

I honestly think he was relieved

I didn’t like that some comedians went after Herschel for the concession speech, partly because it was his best speech but also for kicking a man when he’s down.

I'll give him that.

Yeah, that's better than Kari Lake.

Maybe the full moon went behind a cloud and were-Walker temporarily reverted back to human form.

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I don't know, it was stupid, yet wonderfully entertaining anyway. Kind of like Road House.

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😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

Congrats and good job!

As a german with not native english vocabulary, can you explain me what textbanking means? (Writing...texts to voters or??)

You Rock! Thank you! That's what made the difference. You!

@@Tarnatos14 instead of phone calling people, Text banking is sending many text messages to voters. Your english is viels besser als mein Deutsch.

Kudos!

Bootlick Lindsay was right when he said that T**** would destroy the republican party... and they would deserve it. He is also right when he said that Herschel Walker will change the party (1:00)... (hopefully complete its destruction.) I guess Meat Loaf was "no longer available".

TRUTH!💥

Sure but did you see how Dang close it was??!! 😢

@ jacob Williams What do you mean? They are literally 20,909 votes away.

@@avacadomangobanana2588 that isn’t a lot considering how many people are in georgia lol

@@avacadomangobanana2588 I thought it was 34,000. Still a very close one

They made it harder for them to vote and they still won. They pulled out all the stops and the people of Georgia stood out in the hours long lines in the freezing rain to vote. The people have spoken.

Lol, I'm dead! By which I mean, of course, I am a vampire. We're very civic minded.

Not enough people are focusing on this key demographic! Thanks for your incisive political analysis 😂😂😂

Werewolf, because during his colonoscopy he saw a fuzzy pelt on the way in.

He was an awful candidate to begin with. How do they not understand that?

Because he didn't want to do this! He was forced by He who shall not be named. He has no idea how to build relationships and talk about issues that are important to Georgians. Republicans k ew this was a bust, but they tried to sell it and like what Seth said, they always accompanied Walker on Fox.

You are absolutely right far more people over here need help. It's very scary however it's looking up 💕

Never a dull moment in these here states.

Canadian here, WELL SAID!

Yeah, as an American i can say you are not seeing us in our best political moments. Long gone are the days of great speeches like after the pearl harbor attack and putting a man on the moon.

@@davidknightx Except that if isolationist politics had been different, we probably would have been more prepared at Pearl Harbor than we were. Today is the 81st anniversary. R.I.P., to all who lost their lives on that day of infamy. It's sad that so many conservative politicians are still isolationists.

He's awesome! His laugh and smile are infectious. I could take another eight years of President Obama, easy. But I can't take another eight seconds of terrible trump...

@@miapdx503 too bad he was as warmonger and corporate shill. It's sad so many people live in blissful ignorance of this and put him on a pedestal like he's a celebrity

@@mjkittredge that was trump, just a celebrity, with zero experience in governing. It was a disastrous experiment. We'll never live down the disgrace. But no one is putting President Biden on a pedestal. We have expectations. We'll hold him accountable, like any other politician. But he's already done more for the nation than trump did in four years. Four years of a national disgrace and an international embarrassment. He'll go down in history as the awful person he is. He's had a prolific career as a sexual predator. As a woman that bothers me...especially his minor victims. #justiceforKatie

@@miapdx503 I'm talking about Obama. He criticized Bush for being a warmonger, then Obama launched several wars and extensive drone strikes that killed countless innocent civilians. He was quick to bail out his wall street donors but let American homeowners lose their homes without helping. He ran on codifying Roe V Wade but when asked about it after winning said "It's not a priority right now" He caved to Mitch McConnels shennanigans and let him steal the SCOTUS pick. He didn't tell RBG to retire so he could replace her. So now we have a 6-3 majority of right wing theocratic extremists in our supreme court. Thanks Obama. He got a lot of people killed, did a lot of regime changes, worked hard for his wealthy donors but not for us. His only major policy he got passed was the ACA, maintaining the status quo of insurance companies fleecing us. His presidency was a disgrace and a failure. Time to face the facts instead of pivoting to Trump. We know trump is awful. Blue no matter who neoliberals don't know much about Obama.

@@mjkittredge I know that the Republicans had an agenda to block everything he tried to do for the American people. But they were on board with what you mentioned. He was a good man. Still is. He had dignity, ethics and morals. Faithful to one wife. No scandals. He had the respect of the international community. He made us proud.

Agreed. I was astonished that he could speak normally, with humility and class. He should’ve tried that during his campaign.

Same here. The weird thing is that my very first impression of him was: no.45, only color-flipped to appeal to Georgia's voters, but at least his speaking voice doesn't feel like an oscillating sander on an open nerve. Kind of fits that he handles the loss better than the whole "I win --> honest election, I lose --> election fraud!!!!" bunch.

I think he was glad that he lost, and saved face because the election was so close. And I’m super glad that soon I won’t have to hear or see him ever again.💙

I agree. It was dignified. It makes you wonder where that apparently normal person was before though.

Yep he’s a good loser

Putinization of GOP, that's what it is. Russian Duma is stuffed with former celebrities, sportsmen, actors. They are being well paid, repeat any Kremlin-generated propaganda and sign absolutely anything without reading.

Red down the line is all they cared about, not the quality of the candidate. I really believe that if given a choice, republicans would have chosen differently if given an intelligent, less addle minded candidate. Unfortunately he was what they had and they felt that he was better than voting for a democrat. It is a sorry state that we are in. I personally in the past have voted outside my party for candidate I believed to be more qualified/capable. This guy didn’t meet either condition and I literally wanted to move to Georgia to vote for Warnock.

I think it says a lot about the guy who won

I heard evangelicals saying Walker had their vote because he was a Christian... Nevermind that Warnock is a literal fucking minister.

I'm from New England and lived in Georgia for school, and I was shocked at all the racist, bible-beating morons in the south. What a shithole.

Unfortunately you're right!

He was being used because they just wanted a black face! He needed no intelligence, he is best at making his sexual partners pregnant, then give out abortion checks, yet he claimed he wants to end Abortions! His leader trumpy is also dumpy

Two words, Paula Hanson.

Let’s not get too smug fellow Aussie’s we elected Bob Katter to federal parliament multiple times…🤦‍♂️

Brainwashed is the term. Most Americans are life long party members. They don't care about issues or qualifications. When they vote they just look for the R or the D next to the name. That's why the midterms were so close. Walker could have pulled out his dick and pissed on the crowd, and they still would have voted for him, including the ones he pissed on. Fortunately there were just enough people to vote on reality and not party lines.

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Politics made him a very rich man very rich man

Presidents and Senators are wealthy before they take office, even richer after being in office. Lots of money making opportunities. Many representatives make a bundle, also.

Absolutely, because when his legacy is judged fairly people realize he had to choose the least shitty option from all the shitty options in front of him. From D.A.C.A to the decent parts of the Healthcare Bill to the decent parts of the 2009 Stimulus Package to his attempts to empty Gitmo since Congress blocked him from closing it. On top of the fact that he is a decent person

Agreed. He’s a professional roaster. It’s cringe how Trump fancies himself a comedian but he’s not funny, he just comes across as a bitter douchebag. Obama however actually knows how to use nuance and proper shade in his roasts.

Its sad.

​@@ejwright5655it truly is! A country of 330,000,000 and he nearly became one of 100 most powerful politicians in the country.

Herschel Walker is Georgia's version of Judge Roy Moore. Astonishing how such misfits get close to power

If the voters were just to look at the individuals then obviously Warnak would walk away with 95% of the vote - But Republicans will always vote Republican no matter how vile or unequipped their candidate is - they will never vote blue.

It's also scary.

Seriously, that McConnell is one of his best ones, it was goddamn perfect. How are we just hearing it now?

Agreed 👍

It’s been a while since he went to Tangent Camp, though. Probably because if you do find your way there, they send you home to try again.

Best investment ever

@@lawrencedoliveiro9104 is that like when Google maps told him to go home when trying to find bean town? 😂😂😂

"They fired Mario. I'm pissed!"

Obama would've done good as a comedian, IMO. Glad Warnock won.

Most politicians and lawyers kind of have similar skills to stand up comedians, don't you think? They build stories and arguments with the purpose of coaxing an emotional reaction from their listeners/voters/audience/judge. They're comfortable talking on a stage. They're not afraid of being booed or getting a negative reaction.

Not to knock his delivery, but he has some kick ass speech writers. That's probably where the jokes come from. He's definitely funny though.

@@DizzyBusy similar except for the whole "being funny" thing, yeah 🤣

Watch his episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. He’s a gem.

No that she is known for true words.

Same here. Though I think that part of accidental self-knowledge went straight over her head. And watching F.News is really bad for my mental health. Even seeing Herschel Walker sitting there like a good bulldog while the European-American next to him did the talking? Ugh, that hurt. I mean, if they do that with MTG or Ingraham or any F.News creature at all: fine by me. But this was just too obvious.

They need to not change a thing

Very smart lady thanks for watching Fox News is number one for a reason

That was SO savage! Excellence.

And An Excellent set up!!! Obama is the best speaker.

Oh, they do! They just don’t care.

@@bokani79 agreed

don't forget this is Georgia. It's impressive to have a Blue Georgia, and especially for a runoff election. People went out there and did the thing, and their vote mattered. Sure, it was close. But it's deep south, progressive is hard to find

@@StoicVeR not to mention all the voter suppression they put us through. Nearly every election in the last decade we've had to wait hours and hours and lines. In 2018 I had to wait for nearly 6 hours to vote. Insane! This year was quick. I have to admit. I voted early in the heneral and voted on election Day in the runoff and neither time did I wait more than a few minutes. Actually, both times I literally went in and waited no time. That's an anomaly though here in atlanta. they try their best to make us stand in line forever and certain areas.

@@bokani79 you mean like the people in Texas and Ohio. Yes agreed.

That this actually needed a run-off is the saddest outcome of the midterms

I'm gonna say it ...tis the mostly white Georgia voters who brought him that close.

Some folks have Rocks in their Heads!

Only a water brain would equate democracy with Democrat

There's a lot of low IQ immoral jacka$$es out there. Mother Nature will weed them out.

Ha ha ha

At least he can be remembered for conceding with dignity.

@@couragekarnga8735 Indeed

Yep. My first impression of him was "DJT color-flipped to appeal to Georgia's demographic", but he doesn't squick me out half as badly as no.45 does. I just hope his life wasn't too messed up by this stunt, and that he get's a good therapist.

@@couragekarnga8735 Yes, He was more dignified to concede..than 45th..and Lake...

I have to say, Hershel's concession speech was probably his best political moment. "You can't blame no one. Don't let anyone separate you. Believe in our Constitution. Don't stop believing in America. Always cast your vote", "Trust your elected officials" "Thank God" "This is much bigger than Hershel Walker" "We're all winners". For a malleable-MAGA candidate who was promoted, by and for, the big lie, to concede (low bar, that it is) with a speech about trust in unity, the Constitution and elected officials... I am more hopeful for our democracy, than I was a few weeks ago.

I feel he was aware that he was being totally used by the GOP for what they think is their idea of a "typical black man".

When did they say anything about how old he was for Teen Wolf? And Congress has to declare war.

& Lindsey !

YESSSSS!!!!

Me too, Seth reminds me of dirty dish rag--one your not afraid of throwing away

Now I'm going to look for Andy Samberg doing an impression of Seth doing an impression of Andy Samberg doing an impression of Nicolas Cage. It's only a matter of time.

Yes!!! It was awesome

And Wisconsin sent their idiot, Johnson, back to the Senate. Wisconsin’s got nothing on Georgia.

Herschel Walker took repeated blows to his head throughout playing years. That explains his behavior. But how do we explain the behavior of over a million Georgians that voted for him?

@@joeweaver9913 Nailed it!

He's a big boy, capable of making his own choices of whether to be used or not.

It was so blatant how he was a tool, a puppet. He was only selected to be a dog on a leash. Unfortunately Walker and some of his supporters are too dumb to realize that. Pathetic.

The GOP should be ashamed, for so brazenly using Walker. A bunch of white people parading around their new Black "friend."

Thank the voters in Georgia!😁

The disgusting thing is that so many voted for the idiot who couldn't put a coherent sentence together..

If they were smart they would have hired a ventriloquist and nobody would have known the difference - as far as the republican baseless is concerned.

DAMN RIGHT!!! 🤣😂😁

I will never understand how there are people don't like Obama! He's so freaking lovable!

Nancy was pretty good at that too.

Obama was cooler than Kennedy, and one of the top economic presidents ever. Then came "the thing".

It's called suave, no other president had it compared to him, plus a good woman beside him, she's got grace.

You could see that joke coming from a distance and yet he delivered it perfectly and it was funny.

Mema .... love it...

I do to. I wonder how much of the.8 percent is attributable to Obama. Somehow I feel that had he not campaigned for Warnock the outcome would have been different.

Obama should just get it over with and make a Seinfeld parody with him as Jerry.

Loved that Obama said that.

Pure GOLD 😂

Seth does a better Mitch than Mitch does.

I was listening out of the room and had to peek in to see if it was in fact McConnell!😆

Seth Meyers does a better impression than Trevor Noah.

I’m surprised we haven’t seen more of this impression before, it was so good!!

Seth crewmen slays me!! I love him to pieces!

Please ignore last reply from me. Damn autocorrect. Seth freaking slays me! I love him to pieces💙💙

Lol this guy is a bigger clown than Trevor Noah

@@eileendunn2130 You can go back and delete your comment.. And I agree with you.. Love Seth, I always look forward to his Closer Look. His impersonations are HILARIOUS 🤪🤣😂

I agree SETH IS A ZERO

Like Fetterman lol

Did the GOP actually believe he was a viable candidate, or did they literally just pick him because he was a black man?

@@UnknownUnknown-tu3be 👈Maggat

He's only marginally worse than most of the GOP.

@@UnknownUnknown-tu3be Fetterman will recover. Walker won't. Cry more!!

LG does need time "in the closet"

A lot more wholesome than what it made me think of, see “Higher Learning”.. Ice Cube quotes….

That slogan is from a rickety old racist trope.

​@@Pbav8torWtf you talkin' bout Willis?

Why did SNL or anybody else not do a Walker/Gump skit? I am not a smart man but I know I can be a senator.

It was because of all the gerrymandering and road blocks the repukes put up. But we won anyway. Thank you Georgia democrats!!!!

@@recole374 gerrymandering had nothing to do with statewide elections. That said, it does show the power of partisanship. If it was a non-partison election (i.e., Warnock vs Walker with no party affiliations) it would have been 98 - 2. But, people are so scared of what the devil Democrats (Demoncrats?) will do, they STILL vote for a total moron. Sad.

Proud? Well...yeah, but relieved is more accurate.

Republicans would vote for a plank of wood. These hot takes of "how did this happen" are perplexing. None of this is new. Every Republican candidate is a serious threat, no matter how scandalous, obviously corrupt or brain damaged they may be. Vote against them every time, because if you don't the Republicans will put them into office. Trump should have been proof enough of that.

Georgia had to have a runoff because their law is that unless a candidate gets 50% of the vote, there will be a runoff. This happened, as it so often happens in GA, because there was a 3rd party candidate who took just enough votes.

While I appreciate the chance to laugh during this bleak time in our history, we can’t just dismiss this all as ridiculous. There are more competent versions of these idiots who have now learned the degree to which demagogy can succeed. By the next election we will have Trump 2.0, an intelligent populist with an entire infrastructure in place to ramp up the fear and bigotry to sweep into office and remain there. Half the nation has already proved they’re willing to trade basic civil liberties for the promise of a return to a mythological “real America. Democrats are pleased they only lost a handful of seats, but considering how so many of those elected won’t publicly admit the facts of the 2020 election, this SHOULD have been a landslide. That it wasn’t is cause for anyone who believes in this country’s founding principles to worry for our future.

Nope

Unfortunately, no.

Doesn't say a whole hell of a lot about the people who won doesn't

No, it's not. Neoliberal democracy can only delay fascism, not destroy it.

If you were a vampire you wouldn’t have died, unless Seth is a werewolf 🤔

That right there killed his campaign. I can see his team, when he started talking werewolves and vampires...I know they had a eff my life moment. 🤣

All the comedians act like politicians, and the politicians have become the clowns.

He is a comedian but he is also a lawyer

America voted for a criminal businessman who turned into a scary orange clown.And then it voted in a real president, Biden.

Volodymor Zelensky literally means: Ruler of the World Omega God en Sky Don't Worry! He's just a paid actor.

George carlin woulda made the best no bullshit president ever

Dumpy has often said this

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It's part of the Sir stories narrative of Maralardo

Yeah, that's just something that the orange spite blob does. Whenever he's pretending that he met someone who liked him, they're always crying. And usually huge. This is because the orange spite blob's imagination never evolved past the small-child-with-crayons phase.

Based on a true story. 😂

They pretty much did.

90% of Arkansas voters vote that way.

@@MsThebeMoon Which is why the incumbent senator John Boozman was elected

@@MsThebeMoon In Oklahoma it's closer to 98%.

Only if the cabbage believes in Qanon

That’s high praise

He's a guy playing a guy playing another guy.

What a guy!!!

Meta-impressions.

Then he’d be John Oliver.😂

He is 😩😂

I do want that too 😂

I agree….love when Seth does A Closer Look. He’s so funny….😄😂😂🤣🤣

Sorry, gents, Seth is head and shoulders above John Oliver. He’s not a smartarse or if he is, he doesn’t show it by voice or look like JO does.

Yeah, right, great terrific job Georgia, only just slightly less than half of you thought Walker would be a good Senate choice.

At least you didn't say, "_literally_ 800+ times." But yeah, Obama's speech was terrific.

Awoooo!

@Eric Minch Republicans these days are children. They want their team to win, the rest of the country be damned. Childish and selfish. Just like their response to vaccine and masking recommendations.

Tells you how bad the guy who one sucks doesn't it

@@danmcgriff1421 go back to school

@@danmcgriff1421 No, tells you how uneducated or polarized the country is. Republicans have shown that they will vote for almost anyone on their side of the aisle...including pedophiles.

They said they voted for the party not walker they don’t really care about him they just wanted some votes

@@danmcgriff1421 That's a number, not a verb. If you're unsure what I'm talking about I can't help you.

The full speech is on you tube, worth the watch

I used to really like Obama, but as a Ukrainian, his handling of the Crimea situation in 2014, tainted his presidency, which is unfortunate. I know hind sight is 20/20 :(

@@AlexanderNadtochiy Yes, I agree.

@@AlexanderNadtochiy " his handling of the Crimea situation in 2014, tainted his presidency, " when russia invaded Georgia, Bush put sanctions on russia. when they invaded Crimea, Obama followed that example, and kicked them out of the G8. he coulda done more, but he did escalate the response.

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They found miss. Lindsey more interesting.

President Obama is as handsome as he is classy and intelligent.

I miss him being in office.

That is another thing. Obama still often comes out to help the democratic party especially as so many miss him in office as evidenced in this very thread. And yet and Trump picked candidate can’t get Trump to show up for him and has to settle for Lindsay Graham. Trump should have just as much free time if not more than Obama just because he is also a former president but nope, he’s too busy whining about an election he lost years ago and dealing with the fallout of taking classified documents he had no business taking

yeah, what did they expect when they pick an effeminate old southern guy to be the cheerleader for a football legend ? and they want the younger demographic? even their own voters would have preferred an actual cheerleader.

Hsha! Love Barack!😂

It's Obama. He'll be a werevampire 😁

He picked Vampire. Werewolves are not in politics.

CLEARLY vampire, the man barely ages

He just doesn't have the build to be a werewolf.

HES THE MOST INTELLIGENT REPUBLICAN!?!? Oh dear lord we are screwed if they ever take full power back.

Great viewpoint

Isn't it tragic when "respect what the voters said" is considered radical for his party?

that ONE line might have saved maybe an ounce of credibility for hershel. it was the perfect parting shot- i wondered how many would pick up on it- i'm sure donnie did! lol

It's Johnny Bananas.

It’s getting truth over every time too.!!!

I thought this was a weaker one lol some of these jokes sound like my dad wrote them 😂 still love Seth tho

Makes you wonder who your neighbors are in Georgia. Get the garlic out hanging on your front door, for sure. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄😜

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Ain't that a peach

From a peach tree dish

This is Amerika.

not to late, trump just might

It was stolen by zombies.

the stakes weren't high enough

The man showed a lot of class and you still put him down says a lot about you doesn't it

@@danmcgriff1421: the moron manages not to do the wrong thing one time and you paint him as a hero says a lot about you doesn't it

Even I, who hasn’t seen a movie since the mid 80s, knows way too much about Forest Gump.

I would love for someone to leak a recording of the phone call where he was told that from now on Lindsay will appear in every tv interview and talk while you just sit there. Don’t you dare say a word!

I know! Absolutely everything about this is just horrific. I get that they picked HW because they needed an African American man on their side to not give Warnock a home advantage. But ... how could anybody African American vote for him after an interview with HW sitting there with a docile, spaced-out smile while Graham goes "look at our Georgia Bulldog, amazing innt he, give us a paw" ???!? Honestly, I could vote for a female candidate knowing that she was nominated with her gender in mind. But not after seeing her go along with an interview where her role was to shut up and look pretty while the men did the talking.

@@Julia-lk8jn Yes! That was the most cringe moment, you expressed what I meant better than I did. I felt embarrassed about the disrespect to Herschel. He’s just one of TFG’s trophy fans he likes to promote and then humiliate.