While we’re at it, how about a fast-forward button? (because they won’t let me throw bricks at Michael Phelps!)

October 2020

“As the election day barrels down on us like an out-of-control manure spreader, one of the last chances to influence the race is this Thursday’s presidential debate. After a widely panned first debate in which Donald Trump interrupted the moderator Chris Wallace and Democratic opponent Joe Biden a whopping 128 times, the commission on presidential debates announced the institution of a mute button to silence the opposing candidate’s microphone during two-minute responses, but ‘open discussion’ portions of the debate will proceed as normal. While we’re at it, how about a fast-forward button? Just zip straight to November 3.” —Stephen Colbert

“Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien, blasted the rule change, calling it the commission’s ‘latest attempt to provide advantage to their favorite candidate’. Enforcing the rules isn’t giving someone an advantage. That’s like saying the Olympic judges are playing favorites because they won’t let me throw bricks at Michael Phelps!” —Stephen Colbert

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“A magisterial collection. An emotional roller coaster. Soon to be a cult classic. 

A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night On Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”