EPISODE NUMBER: 10109 (May 22, 2014)
GUESTS: Ray Mabus | Paul Rieckhoff
SEGMENTS: Intro-5/22/14 | VA Hospital Outrage | VA Hospital Outrage-Paul Rieckhoff | Marco Rubio’s Hazy Marijuana History | Ray Mabus | Sign-Off – Goodnight and Good Week
SUIT REPORT: Dark Grey Pinstripe suit | Blue Dress shirt | Royal Blue Star Pattern tie
VIDEOS: Thursday, May 22, 2014
Another question off the top. Who played David?
Discuss. Is it Stephen’s son? and if so, what happened to this kid? Where’d he go?
Intro-5/22/14
Tonight, Healthcare for our armed forces. Does Obama remember to do scheduled maintenance on our drones?
Then, are some questions better left unanswered?…
…and my guest the honorable Ray Mabus is the United States Secretary of the Navy. I will ask him…
The restaurant industry says that fast food workers could soon be replaced by robots. Unfortunately, even robots can’t live on minimum wage. This is the Colbert Report.
VA Hospital Outrage
- I am furious at Barack Obama, and I am vice-furious at Joe Biden. It seems like every day, another federal agency reveals their lack of leadership.
The VA hospital scandal has broken. It has revealed that VA’s have been covering up treatment for Vets. Vets have been waiting for months, and in some cases years, to see a doctor, but the VA’s have been hiding a secret list for vets to see a doctor.
There have been claims of this cover-up in 12 states. The American Legion has called on Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign.
- He has refused, probably because he knows once he retires, he’ll have to use healthcare from the VA.
Obama said he would fix it in ’08.In a speech he made in July 2012, he said, “I promised to strengthen the VA and that promise has been kept.”
- Yes, that promise has been kept, but he’s evidently forgotten where he’s keeping it. Maybe they should check the shoebox in the back of the White House closet labeled “to do”.
Obama’s administration says he first learned about these allegations from the recent CNN report. However, his administration got a memo about it from the Bush administration during the transition in 2008. Uh-oh.
- There was a memo, it warned them. Bush even personalized it…
Stephen is excited because there is finally a real scandal in the Obama admin.
Even though there is finally a real scandal, we can’t talk about it.
- We Americans made a deal with Veterans. We start two wars, they lay their lives on the line while we lay our asses on the couch watching The Bachelor. I still have flashbacks whenever I hear the words “Juan Pablo”.
- In return we say thank you for your service…and that’s about it.
- If we talk about the VA scandal, what are we going to talk about next? The war in Afghanistan? I just found out we’ve got 30,000 troops still over there. Cost me $40 at my bar’s trivia night.
VA Hospital Outrage-Paul Rieckhoff
Paul is the founder of IAVA and an Iraq war vet. He is going to make Stephen talk about it.
Stephen: How much longer do we have to talk about it? It’s Memorial Day weekend. I got a picnic to go to.
Paul: We’re going to have to talk about it for decades. These veterans are going to be around for a long time, and they’re amazing leaders and they deserve this country’s full care and support. Unfortunately, when you’re at your picnic or at the beach, a lot of our veterans this weekend are going to be at Arlington paying their respects to their friends that they lost. It’s about time this country stepped up and really supported our veterans. You’ve been great. Thank You for supporting our Veterans…now it’s time for America to follow your lead Stephen.
Stephen: I wish America would be more like me. Thank You.
Stephen: The President says he didn’t hear about this scandal until he saw it on CNN. Can you believe that? Can you believe that people are watching CNN?
Paul: Well, now CNN’s got something to cover other than the plane.
Stephen: This is a question I would only ask because you’re on satellite hundreds of miles away. Is the VA healthcare system the reason why you’re still waiting for that hair transplant?
Paul: No, but you know what Stephen? I think it’s about time that you shaved your head again. You can do it for charity. We could hook you up.
Stephen, that’s what you get for introducing a hair question!
Marco Rubio’s Hazy Marijuana History
Marco Rubio was asked if he’s ever tried marijuana. He says, “You know why I’ll never answer that question? Because if I say no, you won’t believe me.”
- Rubio can’t admit that he’s burned down. He’s trying to win over Republicans, the party that brought us ‘just say no’ — first as a drug policy, and then as their entire platform.
Then he says that if he admits to it, it will send a message to young kids that it’s okay to smoke marijuana. He also wrote in his book that he wasn’t a good student in high school so now he’s worried that kids will think it’s okay to goof off in school and still be successful like he is.
Apparently he really thinks kids actually look up to people in Congress.
- He is not going to misuse his status as a youth icon to hook kids on drugs. When it comes to the question of whether he’s ever smoked pot, Rubio’s official position is he would like to be President.
Rubio’s message is resonating with the youth of America and to prove it Stephen brings out a young man named David, that he mentors.
- David is part of my Urban outreach program, where I reach out of the Urban areas into some wealthier suburbs.
David is a big fan of Marco Rubio and has the dry mouth to prove it.
Stephen: David, do you slack off in school because you heard that Senator Rubio did?
David: Stephen, let me tell you why I never answer that question. If I said I wasn’t slacking off you wouldn’t believe me and if I said I am slacking off, I’d be setting a bad example for all the middle school kids who look up to me because I’m in high school.
Stephen: Okay…so are you not answering my questions because you’re influenced by Marco Rubio’s not answering questions?
David: Let me tell you why I never answer that question, Stephen. If I tell you…
Stephen: Alright, that’s enough David. Just answer this much, do you, a young person, who will be able to vote in 2016, think Marco Rubio could be elected president?
David: What are you, high?
Stephen: Let me tell you why I’m not going to answer that question…We’ll be right back…
(He then says “what if my son” twice as the audience starts to applaud and they are going to commercial, so I am saying that it’s definitely Peter.)
Interview with Ray Mabus
Sec. Mabus was in the Navy 40 years ago as a Lt. JG. Wait, I gotta do the math. (takes out adding machine and mashes it with fingers) The ’70′s. The ’70′s was 40 years ago. How is that possible?
Stephen: Does it feel good now to be the head man?
Sec. Mabus: Yeah. (laughs)
Stephen: Do you wish you could get in a time machine and go back and tell yourself, ‘Hang in there buddy. You get to boss these people around one day’.
The Navy has boats and airplanes and the Marines. So they’ve got it covered.
Sec. Mabus: We’re the greatest fighting force in the world.
Stephen: How does the Army feel about that statement?
The answer was very diplomatic, but also likely true. All branches need each other. I have a feeling he really wanted to say that the Navy is better than the other branches, because I have heard members of the military say that about their branch, but I guess he was being politically correct.
The Navy has 11 aircraft carriers. Only 11?
Stephen: My understanding is that we can park one of those bad boys off the coast of any country and shut down their airspace.
Sec. Mabus: We can park one of those anywhere and do what we need to do. (audience applause) My favorite recruiting poster is a striker with all the planes on it and it says, “Sometimes we follow the storm to the shore, sometimes we are the storm”.
Stephen: For any of the sailors here for fleet week, that’s a great pickup line.
Stephen: is global warming good for you guys, because with rising sea levels, there will be more ocean for you to Navy in. 50 years from now, fleet week is going to be in Columbus, Ohio.
Sec. Mabus: That’s why we have a naval base in Indiana.
Stephen: There’s a naval base in Indiana? That’s a really good congressman.
Stephen: As Secretary of the Navy, you get to name boats, don’t you?
Sec. Mabus: Yes.
Stephen: You know what would sound really good? (audience laughs) The U.S.S. Stephen Colbert.
Sec. Mabus: The only thing is, you have to be dead.
Stephen: Oh. You mean superdead? or just a little dead.
Sec. Mabus: We can make exceptions.
Here are the sailors from fleet week that were in the audience:
and the selfie that Stephen took with them and Secretary Mabus: (from @stephenathome twitter page.)
That’s it for the show. Break next week, for Memorial Day!
May 22, 2014 — Ray Mabus
EPISODE NUMBER: 10109 (May 22, 2014)
GUESTS: Ray Mabus | Paul Rieckhoff
SEGMENTS: Intro-5/22/14 | VA Hospital Outrage | VA Hospital Outrage-Paul Rieckhoff | Marco Rubio’s Hazy Marijuana History | Ray Mabus | Sign-Off – Goodnight and Good Week
SUIT REPORT: Dark Grey Pinstripe suit | Blue Dress shirt | Royal Blue Star Pattern tie
VIDEOS: Thursday, May 22, 2014
Another question off the top. Who played David?
Discuss. Is it Stephen’s son? and if so, what happened to this kid? Where’d he go?
Intro-5/22/14
VA Hospital Outrage
The VA hospital scandal has broken. It has revealed that VA’s have been covering up treatment for Vets. Vets have been waiting for months, and in some cases years, to see a doctor, but the VA’s have been hiding a secret list for vets to see a doctor.
There have been claims of this cover-up in 12 states. The American Legion has called on Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign.
Obama said he would fix it in ’08.In a speech he made in July 2012, he said, “I promised to strengthen the VA and that promise has been kept.”
Obama’s administration says he first learned about these allegations from the recent CNN report. However, his administration got a memo about it from the Bush administration during the transition in 2008. Uh-oh.
Stephen is excited because there is finally a real scandal in the Obama admin.
Even though there is finally a real scandal, we can’t talk about it.
VA Hospital Outrage-Paul Rieckhoff
Paul is the founder of IAVA and an Iraq war vet. He is going to make Stephen talk about it.
Stephen: How much longer do we have to talk about it? It’s Memorial Day weekend. I got a picnic to go to.
Paul: We’re going to have to talk about it for decades. These veterans are going to be around for a long time, and they’re amazing leaders and they deserve this country’s full care and support. Unfortunately, when you’re at your picnic or at the beach, a lot of our veterans this weekend are going to be at Arlington paying their respects to their friends that they lost. It’s about time this country stepped up and really supported our veterans. You’ve been great. Thank You for supporting our Veterans…now it’s time for America to follow your lead Stephen.
Stephen: I wish America would be more like me. Thank You.
Stephen: The President says he didn’t hear about this scandal until he saw it on CNN. Can you believe that? Can you believe that people are watching CNN?
Paul: Well, now CNN’s got something to cover other than the plane.
Stephen: This is a question I would only ask because you’re on satellite hundreds of miles away. Is the VA healthcare system the reason why you’re still waiting for that hair transplant?
Paul: No, but you know what Stephen? I think it’s about time that you shaved your head again. You can do it for charity. We could hook you up.
Stephen, that’s what you get for introducing a hair question!
Marco Rubio’s Hazy Marijuana History
Marco Rubio was asked if he’s ever tried marijuana. He says, “You know why I’ll never answer that question? Because if I say no, you won’t believe me.”
Then he says that if he admits to it, it will send a message to young kids that it’s okay to smoke marijuana. He also wrote in his book that he wasn’t a good student in high school so now he’s worried that kids will think it’s okay to goof off in school and still be successful like he is.
Apparently he really thinks kids actually look up to people in Congress.
Rubio’s message is resonating with the youth of America and to prove it Stephen brings out a young man named David, that he mentors.
David is a big fan of Marco Rubio and has the dry mouth to prove it.
Stephen: David, do you slack off in school because you heard that Senator Rubio did?
David: Stephen, let me tell you why I never answer that question. If I said I wasn’t slacking off you wouldn’t believe me and if I said I am slacking off, I’d be setting a bad example for all the middle school kids who look up to me because I’m in high school.
Stephen: Okay…so are you not answering my questions because you’re influenced by Marco Rubio’s not answering questions?
David: Let me tell you why I never answer that question, Stephen. If I tell you…
Stephen: Alright, that’s enough David. Just answer this much, do you, a young person, who will be able to vote in 2016, think Marco Rubio could be elected president?
David: What are you, high?
Stephen: Let me tell you why I’m not going to answer that question…We’ll be right back…
(He then says “what if my son” twice as the audience starts to applaud and they are going to commercial, so I am saying that it’s definitely Peter.)
Interview with Ray Mabus
Sec. Mabus was in the Navy 40 years ago as a Lt. JG. Wait, I gotta do the math. (takes out adding machine and mashes it with fingers) The ’70′s. The ’70′s was 40 years ago. How is that possible?
Stephen: Does it feel good now to be the head man?
Sec. Mabus: Yeah. (laughs)
Stephen: Do you wish you could get in a time machine and go back and tell yourself, ‘Hang in there buddy. You get to boss these people around one day’.
The Navy has boats and airplanes and the Marines. So they’ve got it covered.
Sec. Mabus: We’re the greatest fighting force in the world.
Stephen: How does the Army feel about that statement?
The answer was very diplomatic, but also likely true. All branches need each other. I have a feeling he really wanted to say that the Navy is better than the other branches, because I have heard members of the military say that about their branch, but I guess he was being politically correct.
The Navy has 11 aircraft carriers. Only 11?
Stephen: My understanding is that we can park one of those bad boys off the coast of any country and shut down their airspace.
Sec. Mabus: We can park one of those anywhere and do what we need to do. (audience applause) My favorite recruiting poster is a striker with all the planes on it and it says, “Sometimes we follow the storm to the shore, sometimes we are the storm”.
Stephen: For any of the sailors here for fleet week, that’s a great pickup line.
Stephen: is global warming good for you guys, because with rising sea levels, there will be more ocean for you to Navy in. 50 years from now, fleet week is going to be in Columbus, Ohio.
Sec. Mabus: That’s why we have a naval base in Indiana.
Stephen: There’s a naval base in Indiana? That’s a really good congressman.
Stephen: As Secretary of the Navy, you get to name boats, don’t you?
Sec. Mabus: Yes.
Stephen: You know what would sound really good? (audience laughs) The U.S.S. Stephen Colbert.
Sec. Mabus: The only thing is, you have to be dead.
Stephen: Oh. You mean superdead? or just a little dead.
Sec. Mabus: We can make exceptions.
Here are the sailors from fleet week that were in the audience:
and the selfie that Stephen took with them and Secretary Mabus: (from @stephenathome twitter page.)
That’s it for the show. Break next week, for Memorial Day!