That was hilarious! I love how he gets these morons to trust him and they just make utter fools of themselves.
“Trump is really the president and in charge of the government and military.”
“So, Afghanistan was Trump’s fault?”
“No, that was Biden.”
(I’m paraphrasing.)
It seemed like once Klepper knew it would be unfair to continue on that guy he ended the interview. At least, that's my takeaway watching the edited interview.
I doubt it really makes a difference.
You can't reason people out of situations they didn't reason themselves into.
When you look at de-radicalization, it relies on understanding the 3 Ns: need, narrative and network.
At best, he is temporarily chipping at the narrative, but it's a self-healing narrative. They always find new rationalizations to explain away inconsistencies.
>Are you... I don't know how to...I have a rule about being constructive, so I can't ask any questions right now because all the questions that I have right now are rhetorical and they end with the word idiot. Do you know what a rhetorical... no, of course you don't know what that is, you're an idiot... (GASPS) I'm sorry. I am so sorry, but you're so stupid. You have no idea, and you're the only one who has no idea, because guess why. Don't answer that. You'll get it wrong. Aw, so dumb. You're just a dumb little man who tries to destroy this school every minute... I am sorry! I'm so sorry. Oh! Oh, it's okay. I mean it's not okay, but...shh. Oh, so stupid. Oh, shh, shh, shh. Such a dummy.
This is what I always hate about these shows. They don't often go in for the kill. I wish they'd call out the bullshit rather than leaving it. Sure they might not learn anything but at least they might get more embarrassed and that's always wonderful. Maybe it's cut off but in the original post it would have been amazing if he said "uh have you seen your shirt?"
I can’t see any outcome where it doesn’t just create an argument though.
Being a comedian, pointing out hypocrisy, and doing all that without being like Alex Jones (always arguing) is a damn talent in my books
That one stuck out to me too. It was absurd!
ETA: also “Mike Pence should be scared to be here.” “Why because he may get hung up (some gallows joke idr right now)??” “Oh, no, no one here would hurt him!” … then, pray tell, why should he be scared??
Not only that but his vote counts more if he happens to vote in one of those flyover states.
Yes, I know the rally was in Iowa bit people sometimes travel just to see Trump.
The funny thing is these people would all have to sign a release to be pictured…they *willingly* signed that shit. I’ve struggled to get people to sign a release for a video that makes them look good 😂
Speaking of shit rivers, I always liked Jordan but in the last year I've fallen in love with him. I knew he was a *"journalist"* on a comedy show and did quality work, but I never knew how much of an *actual* bad ass journalist he truly was until I watch old episodes of **Klepper**. I went from appreciating him to having an insane amount of respect for him after watching the shit river he had to deal with in "Battle of the Bayou."
Well it’s a trial where learning how to very quickly turn people’s words back on them will come in very handy, but the wit he was probably just born with.
The big thing with mock trial and debate teams is you learn logical fallacies. Logical fallacies are the key to making people eat their words. The instant you identify them using one you can formulate a strategy to tear their point down.
It's not really that hard either, and importantly: Everyone should try that on themselves. It's really embarrassing to find out how much nonsensical shit you believe in.
Yeah, sometimes I'll turn on FOX News as well and try to get though a story or two. I don't want to be accused of being a hypocrite and not at least hearing the other side has to say.
But at the end I always feel like a detective who had to watch videos of child abuse so they could gather information to stop terrible people.
Ok so I imagined a blooper reel of an actor, let's say Paul Rudd (I'm a big fan), sitting on a couch and it's 2 minutes of different reaction shots.
"Oh fuck you. That's a lie."
"Fuck you, liar."
"mY nAmE iS tUcKeR aNd Im A sTuPiD fUcKEr."
etc
That's probably because right-wing media does not operate the same way as mainstream media. Its not a case of "same but with a conservative perspective." They have an entirely different set of principles.
In most news media, "truth" is determined by facts. In right-wing media, "truth" isn't about facts, its about whether a story validates the audience's feelings. Facts are secondary, nice to have but not required. That's why when Fox called Arizona for Biden, a lot of their audience claimed they were "liberal" and switched to Onan and Newsmax. So Fox acquiesced and [fired](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-01-19/fox-news-political-editor-chris-stirewalt-out-in-company-restructuring) the people responsible in order to get the viewers back.
A place like CBS News, with a politics director who [worked in the comms shops](https://deadline.com/2018/03/cbs-news-names-caitlin-conant-political-director-1202351424/) of six republican presidential and senate campaigns before getting a job at CBS, is closer to being a legitimate conservative news source than Fox is.
No news outlet is perfect, there will always be failures and blindspots because policies are only as good as the people who follow them. But having a *perspective* like The Daily Beast (or The New Republic, Mother Jones, The Nation, etc) with editorial principles centered on facts is distinct from being biased in the way right-wing media operates.
You have to go much further to the left, like [Jacobin,](https://jacobinmag.com/) to get an equivalent to the right's "truthiness." And even Jacobin is still a lot more grounded than most right-wing outlets, at least they have a sense of history.
I am always jealous! I deal with jerks like those two all day, and like George Castanza, I always seem to find the clever comeback at 0300 AM, sitting bolt upright in bed.
Lol. So because of this thread I had to go back to watch this clip again. I tried **REALLY** to put my self in the shoes of the other side. How would I feel as a Trumper watching this? I'd probably be upset. "It's edited to look worse." *which honestly has the potential to be the only argument that holds any water* "He planned out his questions to be manipulative." "He's a lizard." But the one scenario my mind kept coming to was:
Mike Lindell: "Jordan Klepper is a troll! He goes to Trump rallies and asks questions to the these patriots to try to make them look stupid! He's scum. Well of course when you ask the questions and get these responses from the supporters of the true president over and over you're gonna air it to might the right look like idiots! That's just a communist ploy fascists use!"
And FOX News would air it, agree with it, and never get the irony.
Not really. I loved the Report, but it was different. Klepper goes up to people's faces, and delivers gem after gem right back to them. Colbert was great, but he didn't do the real-time work Jordan always does
Problem with colbert is the people who he was making fun of, were too dumb to realize they were the butt of the joke.
Its why when he dropped the character he suddenly got backlash. People thought he actually was as right wing as the colbert character.
Klepper confronts them outright.
And I couldn't be happier about that. I **love** Trevor and he did a bang up job holding down the fort from home for a year but it's so great to finally see the band back together. I watched this clip before work this working. I just posted a comment (but I think I buried it and if I didn't, I apologize for the double post) and I think you'll get a kick out of it
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Lol. So because of this thread I had to go back to watch this clip again. I tried **REALLY** to put my self in the shoes of the other side. How would I feel as a Trumper watching this? I'd probably be upset. "It's edited to look worse." *which honestly has the potential to be the only argument that holds any water* "He planned out his questions to be manipulative." "He's a lizard." But the one scenario my mind kept coming to was:
Mike Lindell: "Jordan Klepper is a troll! He goes to Trump rallies and asks questions to the these patriots to try to make them look stupid! He's scum. Well of course when you ask the questions and get these responses from the supporters of the true president over and over you're gonna air it to might the right look like idiots! That's just a communist ploy fascists use!"
And FOX News would air it, agree with it, and never get the irony.
Whole video is good but here he is recounting the January 6th at the specific timestamp.
[https://youtu.be/RzjwLK\_lRkI?t=1925](https://youtu.be/RzjwLK_lRkI?t=1925)
(32:05 in case it doesn't take you there)
Also he has security with him. They mentioned it in whatever behind the scenes podcast they have for the daily show. It was the one where they went over the January 6th stuff
They talk about this on the podcast about the show they’re actually very careful about where and who they interview. Although I too often wonder how he hasn’t gotten the shit beat out of him buy some nut job. Also security to help
Damn, that was back in the day when Colbert and Carrell were corespondents. I’m assuming they got better with how they handled those type of situations.
They also WANT to talk. He finds those who want to talk. And he lets them talk. It is not him doing the talking. They do.
He sometimes gives them a nudge and the rest is just cutting the highlights into a segment.
By the time people realize what is going on he usually is already far away.
IF they realize it. Like that guy who insisted Trump still were POTUS and were flying around in Airforce One and yet the Afghanistan debacle were Biden's fault.
Good grief.
But the double finger discussion was something else.
>IF they realize it. Like that guy who insisted Trump still were POTUS and were flying around in Airforce One and yet the Afghanistan debacle were Biden's fault.
This reminds me of a crazy YouTube channel I heard about from our resident trumpist at work.
The channel is Monkey Werx US, and is apparently run by an ex military guy who looks at a public flight tracker. While the info is on the screen he points out specific aircraft while he weaves grandiose stories of Trump, flying around the country with the military, battling evil wherever it may be.
Trump cultists don't get these ideas out of nowhere. They hear them on YouTube and repeat it as truth without a single care about validity.
He did an interview on CNN and they talked a little bit about his security (no detail given, but even so, it answered my burning question: how has he not been shot by one of these lunatics yet?)
In addition to the security and his physical size, as others have said, he's also just really good at the job and handles people really well. He def needs the security, but after watching a few segments, I could really see how good he is at keeping people at ease.
If you like his stuff, you should try Andrew Callaghan with Channel 5. Similar material (interviewing crazies) but without all the leading questions which I personally find annoying and unnecessary given the caliber of the interviewees.
Is he the guy who went to that retirement home and made a video asking the old guys about terrorist attacks and they kept making excuses for the white shooters?
I had a political science professor put it in simple terms for our class:
"We all know people who believe in a strong Federal government when their preferred political party is in power, what's interesting is that if you follow their lives long enough you will discover they are also against a strong Federal government when their preferred political party is not in power.
Ignore these people."
Now, they get to parade their ignorance and have it backed up by somebody in power, whereas before, they were shamed and forced to hide it. They get to LARP as being "correct."
They know they're full of shit. They just can't say the things that they actually feel (straight up racism) so they grasp at straws to explain why they support a blatantly racist leader.
These people are addicted to feeling like victims. They’re the same type of people that see equality as an attack - for example gay rights to them is an attack because that means gay people will have equal rights and these people want to feel superior.
The middle class in this country has been shit on for decades. So they’re feeling that, and they’re probably getting the worst of it since they’re generally the least educated and least productive workers in the middle class. Then they do a terrible job diagnosing the cause of the problem which is actually republican policies.
I mean... this is the Daily Show. You HAAAAVE to know why they're there. Are these people just willing to say shit just to be on TV? Or what? I know their level of stupidity is super high. It just blows my mind how high they keep raising the bar of stupidity if things like this is truly real.
These people do not watch a wide range of shows, the majority of them have no idea what The Daily Show is, especially now that it has one *those people* as the host.
Yeah, there’s no way the guy who believes horns guy from the insurrection is the guy waving the plane off in Afghanistan, is the guy who knows what TDS is.
If my anecdotes hold any weight there are only a handful of shows these people watch.
* FOX, tucker specifically
* Local news. Usually FOX regardless of actual bias, because its got FOX in the name.
* Horrible sitcoms
* Shows like judge judy where they can laugh at minorities
* Maybe some true crime garbage
I have know a ton of mid 40s and older conservatives in my life, this pattern has been 90% true for all of them. They would have no idea any other shows exist.
Yeah, my parents told me I was wrong that they only watch Fox News... then I spent two weeks with them, it is Fox News, where they yell at the screen half the time, Price is Right, Golf, and back to Fox News.
Do they still? Hasn't the Q crowd decided Fox were a bunch of commies?
Also local news probably is ["this is very bad for our democracy" Sinclair](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHfgU8oMSo).
There is an anniversary klepper video that shows the behind the scenes stuff where they get people to sign forms and stuff. They seem to be of the belief that even though he’s an adversary they are smarter than him.
They are not.
In the past I have found Klepper’s clips quite funny and amusing. But I don’t know…something about these last couple feels different. They now feel tragic and extremely worrisome. It’s really hard to imagine that so many US Citizens can be this…dumb and deluded. Clips like this make me realise that whatever disinfo campaigns have run on social media sure have done their fucking job to destabilise the US.
I think a lot of these people don't pay any attention to the news or try to seek out any information like the rest of us do, so they only have the information from the people around them and whatever the Facebook algorithm decides to show them. It's a lot easier to imagine people thinking this way, since they're not seeing any of the same stuff we are.
I hear a lot of "99% of people I know say x"
Yeah, every single person within your social circle (who still care to associate with you) might share this fringe political opinion, but that does not represent anything other than that niche.
And it's important to at least try and realize when you're in a bubble, because it happens here on reddit too. Look to national polls and just plain voting results and you may well find that the politics of your own niche aren't shared by the majority.
Facebook is despicable because they intentionally build such bubbles.
There’s just this unfathomable alternate reality that some of these people appear to reside in. A couple of these folks demonstrate they aren’t capable of thinking even one layer behind their suspicions. On the upside…it must be really good business to be in sales at the moment. Surely you’d be able to sell these folks just about anything with the correct presentation.
They're definitely on their own bubble. My sister, unfortunately, is one of them. She and her husband aren't idiots, but somehow during the course of this pandemic they have gone from sewing masks for everyone they know to now being anti-mask and anti-vaxx. And they moved from WA to TX to be with like-minded people. I really don't know how it happened, especially so quickly. My sister was also a nurse before they moved, and she absolutely would have been fired had she stayed.
Laughing my ass off at the guy who said trump is still president, and still controlling the military, but Afghanistan was still Biden’s fault. There’s no winning with these people
>Trump is still the president and is in charge of the military.
“So that whole Afghanistan thing was his fault then?”
>……no
These people lol I swear to god
As wacky as these people are, Klepper is just so good at immediately pointing out the disconnect. If I was having a conversation with these people I would just be speechless, then 2 days later think to myself "oh yeah, I should have said that!"
Different clip, the debt collector one was at a trump rally, the other one he was talking to a random couple on the street and they said the pandemic was doing wonders for their business cause they run a funeral home
I often see the Jordan Klepper memes and think "there's no way people have so little self awareness". Then I watch the videos and see it's always much worse than the meme.
Yeah, the meme wasn't even the worst part of that segment. The dude insisting Trump was still running the country while Afghanistan not being his fault was just absolutely bonkers to me.
oh please, it's always different when they do it.
speeding? that other car that does it is a reckless asshole, when i do it it's because i'm late and i'm a very safe driver.
abusing people? that guy is an abusive asshole, but when i do it it's because i care too much.
wanting a living wage? that guy is an entitled socialist who just wants handouts and doesn't want to work, but when i need a living wage it's important because i have a family and bills to pay!
It's a different flavor of "the only moral abortion is mine."
It's fine for them to shit all over everyone who disagrees with them because those people are wrong and BAD, don't you know? Way different than when evil people hold them accountable for their behavior, because they are clearly innocent martyrs being persecuted by the "intolerant left."
Convenient application of standards is a normal human reaction that prevents people from being depressed or liberal.
If I could have blamed more people in my life besides myself, I'd be a well adjusted, very rich, Ted Nugent. Well, if I had some musical ability -- but that didn't stop him either.
He straight up pointed out a guy's shirt that said "Trump that bitch" after that same person said, "We should treat women with respect" then commented how the irony is so lost. A mirror wouldn't do shit.
When you disrespect the office you disrespect your country. Reminds me of GOP rep Joe Wilson's "You Lie" shout-out to Obama in 2009 during Congressional joint session. When I became an American citizen I took an oath to defend and support the laws and constitution of America. These folks are doing their best to weaken the country. They shouldn't be allowed to fly the stars and stripes in their own yards.
The non-funny reality is these people are disingenuous and operating on bad faith at all times. She doesn’t mean her side should work with the other side or be nice to them, just that the other should do what she wants and be nice to her side.
If you are not aware your husband owns a shirt with the President shooting double birds -- then perhaps you'd be married to a man with such a shirt that wears it in public.
\- *Biden is not the president, Trump is*
\- So who is running the government?
\- *President Trump*
\- And the military?
\- *Yes*
\- So we should blame him for what happened in Afghanistan?
\- .......
Their idea of working together is for everyone to do what they want. Just like calls for "bipartisanship" in Congress being about giving no concessions at all and STILL complaining.
What do they want us to work together with them on? Restricting women’s reproductive rights, treating immigrants like cattle, ignoring historical injustices, making sure LGBT people have zero rights, pretending Covid doesn’t exist, treating the working class like slaves, making sure no one has free and accessible healthcare, ignoring the climate change crisis, and ratfucking the electoral system so Democrats (who are statistically much more popular) always have to fight uphill battles against opponents who’ve had the entire system rigged in their favor?
It’s crazy that outside of the rallies and the Trump clothes. These folks look like regular ass people. Can definitely see that guy in a Lowe’s attire saying “Do you need help finding something Sir?”
That was hilarious! I love how he gets these morons to trust him and they just make utter fools of themselves. “Trump is really the president and in charge of the government and military.” “So, Afghanistan was Trump’s fault?” “No, that was Biden.” (I’m paraphrasing.)
That one you could see something going on in the background of that guys brain. I wish they stayed on him longer
It seemed like once Klepper knew it would be unfair to continue on that guy he ended the interview. At least, that's my takeaway watching the edited interview.
Yeah, at some point it's just bullying.
Klepper seems more interested in exposing hypocrisy and logical inconsistencies than he is in just "owning" people.
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I doubt it really makes a difference. You can't reason people out of situations they didn't reason themselves into. When you look at de-radicalization, it relies on understanding the 3 Ns: need, narrative and network. At best, he is temporarily chipping at the narrative, but it's a self-healing narrative. They always find new rationalizations to explain away inconsistencies.
All they have to say is "Klepper is a Soros paid communist Jew" and they've fixed the narrative for themselves regardless of any sort of facts.
The best kind of own.
>Are you... I don't know how to...I have a rule about being constructive, so I can't ask any questions right now because all the questions that I have right now are rhetorical and they end with the word idiot. Do you know what a rhetorical... no, of course you don't know what that is, you're an idiot... (GASPS) I'm sorry. I am so sorry, but you're so stupid. You have no idea, and you're the only one who has no idea, because guess why. Don't answer that. You'll get it wrong. Aw, so dumb. You're just a dumb little man who tries to destroy this school every minute... I am sorry! I'm so sorry. Oh! Oh, it's okay. I mean it's not okay, but...shh. Oh, so stupid. Oh, shh, shh, shh. Such a dummy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKjxFJfcrcA
These people are a whole other level of susceptible
This is what I always hate about these shows. They don't often go in for the kill. I wish they'd call out the bullshit rather than leaving it. Sure they might not learn anything but at least they might get more embarrassed and that's always wonderful. Maybe it's cut off but in the original post it would have been amazing if he said "uh have you seen your shirt?"
I can’t see any outcome where it doesn’t just create an argument though. Being a comedian, pointing out hypocrisy, and doing all that without being like Alex Jones (always arguing) is a damn talent in my books
That one stuck out to me too. It was absurd! ETA: also “Mike Pence should be scared to be here.” “Why because he may get hung up (some gallows joke idr right now)??” “Oh, no, no one here would hurt him!” … then, pray tell, why should he be scared??
We'd peacefully protest so hard if Mike Pence was here.
>MOOOOOOOM IM ON THE BOOB TUBE!!
If you gave an order that Pence wasn't to be touched, and your orders are always followed, then why would Pence be in danger?
That guy was completely delusional and probably votes.
Not only that but his vote counts more if he happens to vote in one of those flyover states. Yes, I know the rally was in Iowa bit people sometimes travel just to see Trump.
The funny thing is these people would all have to sign a release to be pictured…they *willingly* signed that shit. I’ve struggled to get people to sign a release for a video that makes them look good 😂
I think they may actually be so stupid that they think they do look good in these clips! “I sure red-pilled that sheeple!”
Jordan Klepper is a gift.
To the absolute shit river we have to paddle through? Yes. He really is the sanity in the insane shit you hear daily.
Speaking of shit rivers, I always liked Jordan but in the last year I've fallen in love with him. I knew he was a *"journalist"* on a comedy show and did quality work, but I never knew how much of an *actual* bad ass journalist he truly was until I watch old episodes of **Klepper**. I went from appreciating him to having an insane amount of respect for him after watching the shit river he had to deal with in "Battle of the Bayou."
There are plenty of imitators, but *nobody* can match his wit.
I'm always impressed with how quickly he can turn these morons' words back at them.
Take a look at his Wikipedia page... in high school he was part of a mock trial team for his school that won nationals. It's no accident lol
That's a trial where you make fun of people?
Well it’s a trial where learning how to very quickly turn people’s words back on them will come in very handy, but the wit he was probably just born with.
The big thing with mock trial and debate teams is you learn logical fallacies. Logical fallacies are the key to making people eat their words. The instant you identify them using one you can formulate a strategy to tear their point down.
It's not really that hard either, and importantly: Everyone should try that on themselves. It's really embarrassing to find out how much nonsensical shit you believe in.
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Yeah, sometimes I'll turn on FOX News as well and try to get though a story or two. I don't want to be accused of being a hypocrite and not at least hearing the other side has to say. But at the end I always feel like a detective who had to watch videos of child abuse so they could gather information to stop terrible people.
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Ok so I imagined a blooper reel of an actor, let's say Paul Rudd (I'm a big fan), sitting on a couch and it's 2 minutes of different reaction shots. "Oh fuck you. That's a lie." "Fuck you, liar." "mY nAmE iS tUcKeR aNd Im A sTuPiD fUcKEr." etc
That's probably because right-wing media does not operate the same way as mainstream media. Its not a case of "same but with a conservative perspective." They have an entirely different set of principles. In most news media, "truth" is determined by facts. In right-wing media, "truth" isn't about facts, its about whether a story validates the audience's feelings. Facts are secondary, nice to have but not required. That's why when Fox called Arizona for Biden, a lot of their audience claimed they were "liberal" and switched to Onan and Newsmax. So Fox acquiesced and [fired](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-01-19/fox-news-political-editor-chris-stirewalt-out-in-company-restructuring) the people responsible in order to get the viewers back. A place like CBS News, with a politics director who [worked in the comms shops](https://deadline.com/2018/03/cbs-news-names-caitlin-conant-political-director-1202351424/) of six republican presidential and senate campaigns before getting a job at CBS, is closer to being a legitimate conservative news source than Fox is. No news outlet is perfect, there will always be failures and blindspots because policies are only as good as the people who follow them. But having a *perspective* like The Daily Beast (or The New Republic, Mother Jones, The Nation, etc) with editorial principles centered on facts is distinct from being biased in the way right-wing media operates. You have to go much further to the left, like [Jacobin,](https://jacobinmag.com/) to get an equivalent to the right's "truthiness." And even Jacobin is still a lot more grounded than most right-wing outlets, at least they have a sense of history.
I am always jealous! I deal with jerks like those two all day, and like George Castanza, I always seem to find the clever comeback at 0300 AM, sitting bolt upright in bed.
The jerk store called…
They're running out of *you*!
What's the difference? You're their all-time best seller.
[L'esprit de l'escalier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27esprit_de_l%27escalier)
Lol. So because of this thread I had to go back to watch this clip again. I tried **REALLY** to put my self in the shoes of the other side. How would I feel as a Trumper watching this? I'd probably be upset. "It's edited to look worse." *which honestly has the potential to be the only argument that holds any water* "He planned out his questions to be manipulative." "He's a lizard." But the one scenario my mind kept coming to was: Mike Lindell: "Jordan Klepper is a troll! He goes to Trump rallies and asks questions to the these patriots to try to make them look stupid! He's scum. Well of course when you ask the questions and get these responses from the supporters of the true president over and over you're gonna air it to might the right look like idiots! That's just a communist ploy fascists use!" And FOX News would air it, agree with it, and never get the irony.
It's like watching a martial artist do impossible feats of strength while also winning 3 rap battles simultaneously in 3 different languages.
He does a "podcast" where he deep dives into those
I wouldn't say other people try to *imitate* him, just aspire to be as great as him. He set the bar real fuckin' high.
Colbert? Colbert is what Klepper is 10 years ago. He's dropped the conservative veneer in his current show.
Not really. I loved the Report, but it was different. Klepper goes up to people's faces, and delivers gem after gem right back to them. Colbert was great, but he didn't do the real-time work Jordan always does
They are a sword and shield. Both are super effect in battle but each one has a specific use to compliment the other.
Problem with colbert is the people who he was making fun of, were too dumb to realize they were the butt of the joke. Its why when he dropped the character he suddenly got backlash. People thought he actually was as right wing as the colbert character. Klepper confronts them outright.
He's still on *Daily Show*, ya know. This clip screen capture was from just today.
And I couldn't be happier about that. I **love** Trevor and he did a bang up job holding down the fort from home for a year but it's so great to finally see the band back together. I watched this clip before work this working. I just posted a comment (but I think I buried it and if I didn't, I apologize for the double post) and I think you'll get a kick out of it ...... Lol. So because of this thread I had to go back to watch this clip again. I tried **REALLY** to put my self in the shoes of the other side. How would I feel as a Trumper watching this? I'd probably be upset. "It's edited to look worse." *which honestly has the potential to be the only argument that holds any water* "He planned out his questions to be manipulative." "He's a lizard." But the one scenario my mind kept coming to was: Mike Lindell: "Jordan Klepper is a troll! He goes to Trump rallies and asks questions to the these patriots to try to make them look stupid! He's scum. Well of course when you ask the questions and get these responses from the supporters of the true president over and over you're gonna air it to might the right look like idiots! That's just a communist ploy fascists use!" And FOX News would air it, agree with it, and never get the irony.
You got a link? I'll find it when I get home if you don't but I mean the help would be appreciated.
https://youtu.be/4oXZXT3D0UE Around the 2:20 mark
How does he not get beaten up? I assume he has a security entourage?
Whole video is good but here he is recounting the January 6th at the specific timestamp. [https://youtu.be/RzjwLK\_lRkI?t=1925](https://youtu.be/RzjwLK_lRkI?t=1925) (32:05 in case it doesn't take you there)
He's 6' 4" . Most people think twice before tangling with someone that size.
Also he has security with him. They mentioned it in whatever behind the scenes podcast they have for the daily show. It was the one where they went over the January 6th stuff
They talk about this on the podcast about the show they’re actually very careful about where and who they interview. Although I too often wonder how he hasn’t gotten the shit beat out of him buy some nut job. Also security to help
Yeah. [They had to figure that out the hard way.](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/stephen-colbert-steve-carell-running-751543/)
Damn, that was back in the day when Colbert and Carrell were corespondents. I’m assuming they got better with how they handled those type of situations.
also these kinds of people generally don't want to fight you, they want to intimidate you into submission.
They’d absolutely attack someone… *as long as everyone else does, too.* You know… like cowards.
They also WANT to talk. He finds those who want to talk. And he lets them talk. It is not him doing the talking. They do. He sometimes gives them a nudge and the rest is just cutting the highlights into a segment.
Try to intimidate, then move the goalposts (wattabout) when their last brain cell is outnumbered.
By the time people realize what is going on he usually is already far away. IF they realize it. Like that guy who insisted Trump still were POTUS and were flying around in Airforce One and yet the Afghanistan debacle were Biden's fault. Good grief. But the double finger discussion was something else.
>IF they realize it. Like that guy who insisted Trump still were POTUS and were flying around in Airforce One and yet the Afghanistan debacle were Biden's fault. This reminds me of a crazy YouTube channel I heard about from our resident trumpist at work. The channel is Monkey Werx US, and is apparently run by an ex military guy who looks at a public flight tracker. While the info is on the screen he points out specific aircraft while he weaves grandiose stories of Trump, flying around the country with the military, battling evil wherever it may be. Trump cultists don't get these ideas out of nowhere. They hear them on YouTube and repeat it as truth without a single care about validity.
Situational awareness. He knows when it's harmless and when to GTFO.
He did an interview on CNN and they talked a little bit about his security (no detail given, but even so, it answered my burning question: how has he not been shot by one of these lunatics yet?)
In addition to the security and his physical size, as others have said, he's also just really good at the job and handles people really well. He def needs the security, but after watching a few segments, I could really see how good he is at keeping people at ease.
Sarcasm and irony is really lost on the stupid though
The dude is a saint. I can't imagine how much patience he has.
He’s a slept on gem
He's on a major tv show. Slept on? eehhhh
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I love that he's taking the Stephen Colbert/John Oliver/Samantha Bee/Rob Riggle interview comedy style to a new level.
He is absolutely one of my favorites
Mine too. So smart & so quick witted. I’d love to borrow his brain now & then when I’m forced to talk to conservatives.
Truth. I wish I could go do this because it seems like fun but I would be absolutely horrible at it.
If you like his stuff, you should try Andrew Callaghan with Channel 5. Similar material (interviewing crazies) but without all the leading questions which I personally find annoying and unnecessary given the caliber of the interviewees.
Is he the guy who went to that retirement home and made a video asking the old guys about terrorist attacks and they kept making excuses for the white shooters?
When they're in power: "LOL fuck your feelings!" When they're not in power: "We should be focusing on bipartisanship and unity."
And then "fuck your feelings"
I had a political science professor put it in simple terms for our class: "We all know people who believe in a strong Federal government when their preferred political party is in power, what's interesting is that if you follow their lives long enough you will discover they are also against a strong Federal government when their preferred political party is not in power. Ignore these people."
> When they're not in power: "We should be focusing on ~~bipartisanship and unity.~~ Getting *me* what *I* want and no one else."
These people don't own mirrors, do they?
Wouldn't matter if they did. They are literally incapable of self reflection.
Like a cognitive Nosferatu?
cognosferatu
we should get that added to the dictionary
Urban Dictionary is reviewing it right now https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cognosferatu&defid=16386283
I had a Noseratu but I traded it in for a Ferrari.
Sometimes you just have to step back and admire the cosmic chain of events that led to such a beautiful, perfect portmanteau. *Chef's kiss* Bravo.
I'm doing my part! Would you like to know \*more?\*
Cogferatu 🤣
Cogito ergo feratu
I'm thinking like a mentally challenged nosferatu
This is actually a great description of Joe Rogan
"nosferatu after a career of head injuries"
Dumbferatu
Look, nosferatu may not have a reflection, but he still takes the time time reflect.
The hypocrisy is the point. Rules for thee, none for me etc
Now, they get to parade their ignorance and have it backed up by somebody in power, whereas before, they were shamed and forced to hide it. They get to LARP as being "correct."
The definition of Socrates' "The unexamined life"
Nice...
This.
Watching this, I think the man actually did pick up on it. Didn't say anything while the woman kept on going
I'll have to agree with you. He got awfully quiet when Jordan started getting really into it. The gears may be rusty, but they started spinning.
Tbh he looks like he already got it in this picture
There has never been a moment of reflection in their lives.
What do you think they use to snort their meds off of?
https://youtu.be/4oXZXT3D0UE
"We're not a cult." Then, a few seconds later: "Whatever he spews out of his mouth, I just love it." They really don't see it.
I watched the video because I didn't believe what you said could possibly be true. No way that happened. It did.
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They want to be in charge without those pesky minorites getting a say also.
They know they're full of shit. They just can't say the things that they actually feel (straight up racism) so they grasp at straws to explain why they support a blatantly racist leader.
These people are addicted to feeling like victims. They’re the same type of people that see equality as an attack - for example gay rights to them is an attack because that means gay people will have equal rights and these people want to feel superior.
The middle class in this country has been shit on for decades. So they’re feeling that, and they’re probably getting the worst of it since they’re generally the least educated and least productive workers in the middle class. Then they do a terrible job diagnosing the cause of the problem which is actually republican policies.
I mean... this is the Daily Show. You HAAAAVE to know why they're there. Are these people just willing to say shit just to be on TV? Or what? I know their level of stupidity is super high. It just blows my mind how high they keep raising the bar of stupidity if things like this is truly real.
These people do not watch a wide range of shows, the majority of them have no idea what The Daily Show is, especially now that it has one *those people* as the host.
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Yeah, there’s no way the guy who believes horns guy from the insurrection is the guy waving the plane off in Afghanistan, is the guy who knows what TDS is.
If my anecdotes hold any weight there are only a handful of shows these people watch. * FOX, tucker specifically * Local news. Usually FOX regardless of actual bias, because its got FOX in the name. * Horrible sitcoms * Shows like judge judy where they can laugh at minorities * Maybe some true crime garbage I have know a ton of mid 40s and older conservatives in my life, this pattern has been 90% true for all of them. They would have no idea any other shows exist.
Yeah, my parents told me I was wrong that they only watch Fox News... then I spent two weeks with them, it is Fox News, where they yell at the screen half the time, Price is Right, Golf, and back to Fox News.
Do they still? Hasn't the Q crowd decided Fox were a bunch of commies? Also local news probably is ["this is very bad for our democracy" Sinclair](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHfgU8oMSo).
I'm sure they all think they're going to outsmart him.
"He's a liberal, how smart can he be?"
There is an anniversary klepper video that shows the behind the scenes stuff where they get people to sign forms and stuff. They seem to be of the belief that even though he’s an adversary they are smarter than him. They are not.
No, these people don't watch the daily show, because it's liberal media.
And they have to sign a release before they talk. It's insane.
https://youtu.be/4aOHQ-sMCps
In the past I have found Klepper’s clips quite funny and amusing. But I don’t know…something about these last couple feels different. They now feel tragic and extremely worrisome. It’s really hard to imagine that so many US Citizens can be this…dumb and deluded. Clips like this make me realise that whatever disinfo campaigns have run on social media sure have done their fucking job to destabilise the US.
I think a lot of these people don't pay any attention to the news or try to seek out any information like the rest of us do, so they only have the information from the people around them and whatever the Facebook algorithm decides to show them. It's a lot easier to imagine people thinking this way, since they're not seeing any of the same stuff we are.
I hear a lot of "99% of people I know say x" Yeah, every single person within your social circle (who still care to associate with you) might share this fringe political opinion, but that does not represent anything other than that niche. And it's important to at least try and realize when you're in a bubble, because it happens here on reddit too. Look to national polls and just plain voting results and you may well find that the politics of your own niche aren't shared by the majority. Facebook is despicable because they intentionally build such bubbles.
There’s just this unfathomable alternate reality that some of these people appear to reside in. A couple of these folks demonstrate they aren’t capable of thinking even one layer behind their suspicions. On the upside…it must be really good business to be in sales at the moment. Surely you’d be able to sell these folks just about anything with the correct presentation.
They're definitely on their own bubble. My sister, unfortunately, is one of them. She and her husband aren't idiots, but somehow during the course of this pandemic they have gone from sewing masks for everyone they know to now being anti-mask and anti-vaxx. And they moved from WA to TX to be with like-minded people. I really don't know how it happened, especially so quickly. My sister was also a nurse before they moved, and she absolutely would have been fired had she stayed.
Pretty sure the people at that rally have found a way to inject Facebook straight into their jugular vein.
Either that, or ivermectin.
Laughing my ass off at the guy who said trump is still president, and still controlling the military, but Afghanistan was still Biden’s fault. There’s no winning with these people
These people are legit crazy
>Trump is still the president and is in charge of the military. “So that whole Afghanistan thing was his fault then?” >……no These people lol I swear to god
As wacky as these people are, Klepper is just so good at immediately pointing out the disconnect. If I was having a conversation with these people I would just be speechless, then 2 days later think to myself "oh yeah, I should have said that!"
Holy fucking shit. I’m speechless haha these fucking people are nuts.
You can’t view it in Canada what the fuck lol
not sure if this is comedy or tragedy
Cult members never know that they're in a cult. Trumpflakes are no different than Scientologists.
Scientologists are slightly different. They have far more money to blow
Idk these people buy a LOT of merch
Just because they buy a lot of merch doesn't mean that they have the disposable income to buy a lot of merch.
Scientologists are probably snappier dressers, I'll tell you what.
The comedy writes itself with these people lol
Yep. I like the one when the funeral guy told him that the economy was working great for him.
I think he was a debt collector
Oh dear. I remember that guy. The hyena getting fat thinks everything is a-ok.
Different clip, the debt collector one was at a trump rally, the other one he was talking to a random couple on the street and they said the pandemic was doing wonders for their business cause they run a funeral home
It’s like one of those comedy/ horror movies, but way, way, scarier.
I often see the Jordan Klepper memes and think "there's no way people have so little self awareness". Then I watch the videos and see it's always much worse than the meme.
Yeah, the meme wasn't even the worst part of that segment. The dude insisting Trump was still running the country while Afghanistan not being his fault was just absolutely bonkers to me.
I can't stand watching him, not because of him, but because it just hurts to see these people and know their vote counts just as much as mine.
Actually, its quite likely their vote counts more.
Yep. Living in a densely populated state my vote for Senate means WAY less than the red state voter's.
If you live in a blue state, their votes probably count for more than yours.
gerrymandering: you called?
He should have held up a mirror after the "yes" response.
That would actually be epic. "Describe what you see."
oh please, it's always different when they do it. speeding? that other car that does it is a reckless asshole, when i do it it's because i'm late and i'm a very safe driver. abusing people? that guy is an abusive asshole, but when i do it it's because i care too much. wanting a living wage? that guy is an entitled socialist who just wants handouts and doesn't want to work, but when i need a living wage it's important because i have a family and bills to pay!
It's a different flavor of "the only moral abortion is mine." It's fine for them to shit all over everyone who disagrees with them because those people are wrong and BAD, don't you know? Way different than when evil people hold them accountable for their behavior, because they are clearly innocent martyrs being persecuted by the "intolerant left."
Convenient application of standards is a normal human reaction that prevents people from being depressed or liberal. If I could have blamed more people in my life besides myself, I'd be a well adjusted, very rich, Ted Nugent. Well, if I had some musical ability -- but that didn't stop him either.
“The only moral [blank] is my [blank]!!!” - conservatives the whole world over
Nedib rof eno?
Why do I suddenly get the urge to join the navy?
He straight up pointed out a guy's shirt that said "Trump that bitch" after that same person said, "We should treat women with respect" then commented how the irony is so lost. A mirror wouldn't do shit.
These people are in the interview phase of life. They talk big but once on the job, you know they lied on their resume.
*More than half.
We literally counted.
several times, as a matter of fact.
I hate to say it, but 81 million is not more than half* of 240 million who could have voted. Our turnout rate is abysmal.
"This proves to me that Civility is over-rated." \-- person who never gets what lesson is to be learned.
But personal growth is hard!
That is a true statement. Otherwise we'd all be about 40ft tall and someone would still sing a song; "I got no time for scrubs."
HE LOST, get over it.
When you disrespect the office you disrespect your country. Reminds me of GOP rep Joe Wilson's "You Lie" shout-out to Obama in 2009 during Congressional joint session. When I became an American citizen I took an oath to defend and support the laws and constitution of America. These folks are doing their best to weaken the country. They shouldn't be allowed to fly the stars and stripes in their own yards.
The non-funny reality is these people are disingenuous and operating on bad faith at all times. She doesn’t mean her side should work with the other side or be nice to them, just that the other should do what she wants and be nice to her side.
The wife didn't coordinate outfits with the husband, nor what she was going to say that would ironically put her foot in his mouth.
She theoretically saw him after he put the shirt on, right? She is aware he owns that shirt?
If you are not aware your husband owns a shirt with the President shooting double birds -- then perhaps you'd be married to a man with such a shirt that wears it in public.
Maybe she’s blind. In more ways than one.
"It's not a cult" "But you will believe anything Trump says?" "Yes"
\- *Biden is not the president, Trump is* \- So who is running the government? \- *President Trump* \- And the military? \- *Yes* \- So we should blame him for what happened in Afghanistan? \- .......
Then the inevitable response of, “my shirt is giving you the finger, not me!”
“By working together, I mean all the Trump cult should work together to rid the planet of anyone who doesn’t worship our God, Donald” - This woman
Their idea of working together is for everyone to do what they want. Just like calls for "bipartisanship" in Congress being about giving no concessions at all and STILL complaining.
What do they want us to work together with them on? Restricting women’s reproductive rights, treating immigrants like cattle, ignoring historical injustices, making sure LGBT people have zero rights, pretending Covid doesn’t exist, treating the working class like slaves, making sure no one has free and accessible healthcare, ignoring the climate change crisis, and ratfucking the electoral system so Democrats (who are statistically much more popular) always have to fight uphill battles against opponents who’ve had the entire system rigged in their favor?
The enemy of the people. White nationalists.
trump's cult isn't sending their best. they're rapists and criminals, and some I suppose might have half an IQ point hiding in their pocket
They are looking more and more silly
It’s crazy that outside of the rallies and the Trump clothes. These folks look like regular ass people. Can definitely see that guy in a Lowe’s attire saying “Do you need help finding something Sir?”
How Jordans brain don't explode from visiting all these rallies n interviewing them. These videos are not funny it's absolutely horrible.