Andrew Schulz: We’ve Entered the ‘Post-Truth Age’
Rebel comic warns we can't trust media, government and Democrats
For one glorious night “Late Show” fans didn’t know what Stephen Colbert would say.
The hard-Left comedian’s July 8 show, the first following President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, shook up the formula.
Trump bad. Biden blameless.
Colbert couldn’t ignore Biden’s gargantuan flaws now. So what “Late Show” viewers saw was the first time the host teed off on the Democratic leader.
Those days are over now that Biden is stepping aside. Naturally.
It’s why fair-minded people turn to rebel comedians for political humor. Tim Dillon isn’t putting his thumb on the comedic scale. He’s shooting from the hip without a care if it hurts Democrats or Republicans.
Here’s a perfect example.
Andrew Schulz took that approach to the Nth level this week. He posted an encapsulated version of his “Flagrant” podcast rant that captured the last few weeks in shockingly funny details.
Edgy. Smart. Outrageous. Truthful. Isn’t that what we crave from political comedians? Except you won’t find it on CBS, HBO or Netflix. Just your favorite podcast provider.
Schultz skewered President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and more in the whipsmart monologue.
No rules. No prisoners. Just observations that ring true.
“Surely the Dems, the party that calls Trump the ‘end of democracy,’ surely they allowed the voters to choose Kamala, right? What? No? Wait, there’s no right to choose? Guys, this is a presidential election, not a woman’s body in Oklahoma…” he said.
“It feels like the Democrats dragged Biden’s lifeless corpse through the campaign long enough to avoid a primary so they can place whoever they wanted as the nominee, and that’s about as democratic as ‘North Korea’s Got Talent,'” he cracked before taking a quasi-serious turn.
“This just doesn’t feel right. And that’s the problem. Nothing feels right. We have officially entered the post-truth age. We can’t trust the media. We can’t trust the government. We can’t trust the pharmaceutical industry. We can’t even trust the food we eat. So who can you trust?” he asked.
“Me. Your good friend Schulzy.” he said with a grin.
It’s a joke. Or is it? Is a comedian with an anachronistic mustache really more reliable than CNN’s Jake Tapper for White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre?
That’s rhetorical.
“Before we bitch, whine and complain, just remember. Like it or not, This is what we asked for,” he said, summing up. “We wanted fast content that makes us feel good. We want politicians who lie to us. We want sugary food to fill us up and pills to slim us down. We don’t want what’s good for us. We want what’s convenient. So we made our bed. Might as well get comfy. Sleep tight.”
Let’s be honest, Joe Biden shouldn’t have been president in his current age. He only got in, because Neo-Marxists helped him. And the Democrats couldn’t get ‘Michelle’ Obama, so they were stuck with Kamala Harris.
Neo Marxists helped a generic democrat win the presidency by getting the most votes?
Sounds unlikely.
Also, should Trump drop out? He’s going to be 82 in 2028
Neo-Marxists used the mail in ballots, to cheat.
It’s not Biden’s age that’s the issue. It’s his dementia. Nancy Pelosi is older than Biden. I can’t stand the woman, but I also can’t say that she can no longer perform her duties either. Trump doesn’t have dementia. One might not like him, but he’s proven himself incapable of performing the duties of the office, unlike Biden.