Tag: Rant of the Week

Nov 26 2017

Rant of the Week: Seth Meyers – Thanksgiving Night Monologue

Nov 12 2017

Rant of the Week: Lewis Black – How to Honor Veterans

It’s 99 years since the war to end all wars ended on November 11, 1917 on a rail car in in the forest of Compiègne, France. Veterans Day, known originally Armistice Day, which began in 1919 and became a legal holiday in 1938. It was after WW2 when a campaign was started to change the …

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Nov 05 2017

Rant of the Week: Stephen Colbert – Restoring Democracy Spanish Style

Catalonia is a triangular region of Spain that borders on France and the Mediterranean. It is a prosperous region and, in October, it held a referendum declaring its independence from Spain. Needless to say the Spanish government did not react kindly to this and took action to squash the vote by declaring it null and …

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Oct 29 2017

Rant of the Week: Joy Behar – ‘F*ck Your Kumbaya!’

In her interview with Bill Maher on HBO’s “Real Time,” Joy Behar, co-host of ABC;’s “The View,” didn’t hold back. She let Democratic strategist Van Jones and Democrats in general for being too nice. Former First Lady Michelle Obama was famous for saying “When they go low – we go high,” but Behar said that …

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Oct 22 2017

Rant of the Week: Bill Maher – Salt In The Wound

During his opening monologue, Real Time host Bill Maher chastised Trump and his defender, chief of staff Gen. John Kelly, for the debacle following his “condolence call” to the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson earlier this week.

Oct 15 2017

Rant of the Week: Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart – Equal Time

Donald Trump complained that he was being treated unfairly by the late night talk show hosts and he wanted equal time. So CBS’ The Late Show host Stephen Colbert and the former host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show Jon Stewart attempted to grant Trump his wish. Needless to say, it didn’t go well.

Oct 08 2017

Rant of the Week: Bill Maher – The Party of Poopers

In his “New Rules” segment on Friday night, Bill Maher tells Democrats to stop attempting to childproof the world with regulations, and instead to save their battles for important issues like gun control, bank oversight and climate change. Truly, America needs to focus on more important issues. While the deaths of children left in hot …

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Oct 01 2017

Rant of the Week: Carmen Yulín Cruz – It’s About Saving Lives

Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz of San Juan, Puerto Rico has become the face and voice of the people who are suffering and dying in the aftermath of category 5 Hurricane Maria. After the slow response of the federal government, she has called attention to the obstacles of getting aid to remote parts of the island …

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Sep 24 2017

Rant of the Week: Seth Meyers – A Closer Look At Trumpcare 3.0

NBC’s “Late Night” host Seth Meyer takes a closer look at the Senate’s effort to pass any health care bill no matter how bad it is. This latest version may well be dead in the water for the same reasons the last one’s failed, no Democratic support and Republicans insistence om doing it without them. …

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Aug 20 2017

Rant of the Week: Stephen Colbert – Take A Stand, Mr. President

“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert shreds Donald Trump’s off the script press conference last Tuesday when he reversed his condemnation of white supremacists. Unfortunately, it’s Sunday and Donald is still in office.

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