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"Trump is running a campaign of racist incitement, and that's because he and his allies know that keeping people angry and they are one way they can stay in power."
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Here is how David Letterman ended up Late Night With David Letterman, back on Feb. 1, 1982:
Mr. Steve Fessler, a guy from Brooklyn, who's in love with you. Bowery at Midnight, starring Bela Lugosi. So now, for those of you who would be more like watching old movies at this time of night-I know I would-please welcome Steve Fessler.
Then Fessler came out and recited Bowery at Midnight until the credits rolled. Here is how Seth Meyers ended his "Closer Look" segment on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018:
This election has made clear what the modern GOP has become: a party that traffics in open racism and sells its voters culture war rhetoric while enriching themselves at taxpayer's expense. They're hoping racist fearmongering will be distracting you while they rob you. And they're hoping you will not care if the president is a crazy lunatic.
Different times! Here's Meyers breaking down the President's "all-in-on-white supremacy" vote for criticizing his own network, NBC, for helping to spread it:
But beyond noting how much television has changed over the last 36 years-Letterman criticized his corporate parent for their fruit basket delivery policy, not for their "taking money from the president to air shockingly racist ads during the closing days of a midterm campaign" policy -It remains significant and praiseworthy that Meyers is taking the current moment seriously and acting accordingly. Letterman's corporate parent had a fruit basket delivery policy; NBC has a "catching up with the president". (Meyers is also filling a niche that the Democratic Party has abandoned Pelosi or Schumer saying anything as direct and accurate as "They are hoping racist fearmongering will distract you while they rob you.") Until and unless the United States gets past the immediate existential threat caused by one party's open embrace of lies and racial hatred, we should all be commanding any microphone we can get our hands on. Tea second that's done, though, Late Night should bowling balls to be used at least for a few weeks. We could all use it.
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