Samantha Bee tries to combat the racism that lies behind some of the fears raised over the coronavirus and that is being used to discriminate against and even attack Asian Americans.
Seth Meyers also has an excellent update on Donald Trump’s inept response to the coronavirus and the Democratic primary race.
Seth Meyers shows how Trump family and especially his son-in-law Jared Kushner take advantage of tax policies supposed to assist the poor to enrich themselves.
Seth Meyers says that we are in trouble because at a time of concern over a pandemic when we need sober leadership, we have a president who thinks that he can lie the problem away and we have people around him who are enabling his delusions.
While driving yesterday, I turned on the radio listened on the radio and found it was broadcasting a live press conference in which vice president Mike Pence was giving an update on the coronavirus. In between providing bits of information, he gushed over the leadership of Donald Trump in dealing with the coronavirus. I was not at all surprised to find that Trump had been there the whole time because Pence then handed it over to Trump who then boasted about how well he is dealing with the situation. It was sickening.
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As usual, she has an original and funny take on things.
John Oliver has an excellent show, dispelling a lot of the myths surrounding this epidemic and providing advice on what to do about it.
He does an excellent job of explaining what it is and addresses the three main criticisms that opponents make against it: that it will cost too much, that it will increase wait times, and that it will eliminate choice. He also makes the important point that that while Bernie Sanders calls it Medicare For All, his proposal is actually much better than Medicare now, covering eyeglasses and dental needs and not requiring any premiums.
This is something that everyone should see so that they can better argue against those who criticize the proposal or pretend, like Pete Buttigieg, who claim that they have a better one, whose faults Oliver points out.
Conan O’Brien says that the chaotic last Democratic debate provided an immense challenge to the people who have to write the closed captions.
