The comedian has a new special equanimity coming up on new year’s eve on Netflix. In this clip, he discusses his interactions with white people both rich and poor. Chappelle lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio which is a kind of liberal, hippie enclave in a conservative rural area.
For the same reason as Stephen Pastis, creator of Pearls Before Swine, who appears in his comic strip along with his characters.
This is the time of year when many people agonize over what to give as gifts to the people in their lives and here are videos of two strategies that people adopt. In the first (via Rob Beschizza), people are really giving gifts to themselves.
In addition to benefiting the wealthy in general, the Republican tax proposal that passed today in the House of Representatives by a margin of 227-203 and will be passed by the senate later today personally enriches Donald Trump and legislators who voted for it. The graphic below (via Karoli Kuns) shows how a last minute provision will personally benefit 14 Republican senators, the biggest beneficiary being Bob Corker who switched to voting in favor of the bill after this provision was inserted.
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The co-hosts of Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update segment make the case for why Donald Trump should resign but also explain why he won’t.
Seth Meyers discussed the two issues.
The talk and comedy show hosts have been having a lot of fun at the expense of Roy Moore,, Steve Bannon, and Donald trump following the Alabama senate election. Stephen Colbert looks at all Donald Trump’s flip-flops as he tries to disassociate himself from losers.
Oh boy, this is going to be good.
Roy Moore has issued a fiery video statement explaining why he has not conceded the race. He says that all the provisional and military ballots have not been counted yet and that the secretary of state (a Moore supporter) has not certified the result. He seems to think that his god will carry out a miracle on his behalf. But it seems likely that the secretary will certify the result soon and then I am not sure what Moore will do.
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