Late Night Thoughts On Love in the Wake of Orlando

It is no secret that I am am huge fan of Stephen Colbert. Tonight's opening to his show added to this admiration. Colbert opened the show, int he wake of the worst mass shooting in modern US history with a monologue about love, a short hint at our national acceptance of these events, and a discussion with Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly about how to respond to such attacks. The monologue has the feel of the peace teachings of Jesus....

You can watch Colberts opening HERE.
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Below is a transcript of part of Colbert's opening as posted on the Washington Post website:

“We each ask ourselves what can you possibly say in the face of this horror? But then sadly you realize, you know what to say, because it has been said too many times before,” Colbert said. “You have a pretty good idea of what most people are gonna say. You know what a president, whoever it is, will probably say. You know what both sides of the political aisle will say. You know what gun manufacturers will say. Even me, with a silly show like this, you have some idea what I will say because even I have talked about this when it has happened before. It’s as if there’s a national script that we’ve learned, and I think by accepting the script, we tacitly accept that the script will end the same way every time, with nothing changing Except for the loved ones and the families of the victims, for whom nothing will ever be the same.”

“These people in Orlando were apparently targeted because of who they love,” Colbert said of the shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub. “And there have been outpourings of love throughout the country and around the world … love allows us to change the script. So love your country, love your family, love the families and the victims and the people of Orlando.”

Joel K

My other post on Stephen Colbert can be seen HERE.