October 31, 2012 — Lily Ledbetter
EPISODE NUMBER: 9017 (October 31, 2012)
GUESTS: Lily Ledbetter
SEGMENTS: Hurricane Sandy Aftermath | Hurricane Sandy & Election Day | Flamboyant Sandy & Federal Relief Debate | Donald Trump’s October Surprise Extension | Sign Off — Red Cross
SUIT REPORT: Gray Suit | White Shirt | Pale Blue Tie
VIDEOS: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Hey, Nation! Stephen is imploring us to help “Storm Nation” by making a contribution at red cross.org - or donate by texting “Redcross” to 90999.
It was great to see Stephen back in studio, and that he and the rest of the staff is ok. When he was speaking about the devastation and supporting the Red Cross, it was the most I had ever seen him drop the character facade and actually speak sincerely and directly.
His insights on the catastrophe as per usual were hilarious, with a great interview to boot. We’ll have lots more for you in a bit. Share your your thoughts in the comments!
Hurricane Sandy Aftermath
- Full disclosure, this isn’t my audience. I am actually running a shelter tonight. Most of these people are just here to recharge their iPhones, and to take a “bum shower” in the bathroom sinks.
For those who fortunate enough to be watching this show tonight, I urge you to visit red cross.org, to find out how you can assist those in need. Spoiler alert: it’s money.
- [On the NYU nurses rescuing the newborns] I can’t even walk down 9 flights of stairs without a spotter.
- Now a lot of people don’t know this, but in a tree with a chainsaw is the safest place to be in a hurricane.
- Wow, that guy is incredible. I wish I just knew his name and his title. Oh, there it is! (shows his fleece pullover) It’s Chris Christie, Governor. Good thing his Mom sewed his name in all his clothes, before he went off to Governor camp.
- And Storm Nation, things are not that much better in New York, the MTA reported that Sandy flooded 7 subway tunnels under the East River, which means it may be weeks before they can restore the scent of urine.
- And that’s why I am calling on New York drunks to head into the subway, and release their strategic bladder reserves.
- The point is, it appears we have gotten Manhattan, which I am pretty sure voids the warranty.
- But before the storm hit, I hope you followed my storm prep instructions: duck tape your windows, fill your bathtub with fresh water, and build an arc. One of every animal, only females, then add one very randy poodle, they can mate with anything, that way we repopulate the earth with one hypoallergenic animal kingdom.
Hurricane Sandy & Election Day
- Yes, all across the country, people were frantically texting their loved ones:
- And make no mistake folks, this hurricane has election all over it.
Out of sensitivity, less than one week before election day, Mitt Romney has been forced to suspend his campaign. That’s why he scrapped his victory rally in Kettering, Ohio, and instead appeared at a completely different-the-same-spot, with the same people and called it a “storm relief rally.” Which is so comforting for all those living on Ohio’s hard-hit Atlantic coast.
- Boy, that really, warms my, uh, I think it’s my heart.
Flamboyant Sandy & Federal Relief Debate
- It’s not just the hurricane that hurting Romney here, he has to deal with another threat that can be seen from space: Chris Christie.
- Oh, c’mon! You’re praising Obama just because he declared New Jersey a disaster area?! Johnny Carson did that for 30 years. [Michael Stipe "cameo": "Hay-oh!]
- What’s next? A Democrat praising Christie? It’s unnatural, it’s like kissing your sister, which, by the way, will be federal law if Obama is re-elected.
- Folks, none of this surprises, me, none of it! Hurricanes have a well known liberal bias.
- What’s next? A Democrat praising Christie? It’s unnatural, it’s like kissing your sister, which, by the way, will be federal law if Obama is re-elected.
Sandy? What kind of a name is that? Are you a dude storm or a lady storm? Oh big surprise, just when Obama needs a boost, who shows up as a gender-ambiguous weather system? A category 5 bi-curricane! Hey, I don’t mind you being a hemispheric scale meteorological event, but why must you so flamboyant and in-my-face about it? (snaps fingers side to side)
- Now make no mistake folks, the “Hurricane Agenda” is to make the federal government look necessary.
We should make disaster relief the sole responsibility of the states. Who better to respond to what is going on inside its own borders, then the state whose infrastructure that has just been swept out to sea? [...] The response should simply be handled by whatever individual state is the entire Eastern Seaboard.
“Instead of depending on Big Government, you’ll be rescued by private sector volunteers like Paul Ryan, who will personally come to your devastated town, and wash your already clean pots. “
Donald Trump’s October Surprise Extension
- Thankfully, in times of trial, we always have Donald Trump’s twitter feed.
“That’s why in the face of this biblical disaster, of this massive suffering, he’s doing the right thing: taking that 5 million dollar offer and extending until noon on Thursday.”
- You hear that, Mr. President? You can breathe easy. Donald Trump is giving you another 19 hours to deal with the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, affecting millions of Americans along 800 miles of coastline, and then photocopy your college records. I think they are in the hall closet, top shelf, next to your Nobel Prize.
Now I did not hear back from Donald on my deadline of 5 o’clock today. But following the lead of my future scrotum-holster, I am proud to announce that I too am extending my offer to dip my balls in Trump’s mouth.
- By the way, my balls: also extended.
“So Mr. Trump you have until noon on Thursday. And sir, I will be gentle. I will take my time lowering them in, as if I were introducing a tropical fish into a new aquarium.”
- Again sir, let’s do this for the kids.
Interview
Stephen: The first day in office the very first thing Barack Obama didi, the first piece of legislation he signed, was the Lily Ledbetter Act. Now your name is immortal and is associated with women’s ability to right what you see as an injustice.
Lily Ledbetter: It allows the person, the same as I did, when they find out that they have been discriminated against and they’re still getting a check, they have 180 days in any state in this country to file a charge with the equal employment commission.
Stephen: How does it feel to be famous for righting what you see to be an injustice?
Lily Ledbetter: It’s quite an awesome responsibility because, as I told the President when he signed that bill and it’s named for me, I feel that I need to get out into the country and the world, in fact, and share my story with the country and the world because I don’t’ want what happened to me to happen to any other American family. Because this goes on for the rest of your life.
Excellent episode. I thought Stephen and the writers struck just the right tone for the first show after the hurricane. I loved the way Stephen went after Trump, too. That blowhard could have just written a $5 million check to hurricane relief instead continuing this ridiculous stunt. But, then again, I doubt Trump even has $5 million cash on hand! He knew Obama would never give in to his insulting demands.
I also enjoyed the interview. I didn’t know that the Supreme Court had struck down the Lilly Ledbetter award (though this current court is so bad, I can’t even say I am surprised). I hope Lily makes some money off this book. She seems like a cool lady, and she deserves it.
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The Lilly Ledbetter Act has not been struck down. Ms Ledbetter sued her employer for pay discrimination, the suit worked its way up through the court system, and eventually the Supreme Court ruled that Ms Ledbetter could not sue because the statute of limitations on the discriminatory pay had run out. Their reasoning was that the time frame for when one could sue was based on the date of the first discriminatory pay check, not the date when the person discovered that the discrimination was occurring. Since Ms Ledbetter had been working for the same company for years by the time she found out how much more her male colleagues were making it was too late for her to sue according to the Supreme Court decision. So, AFTER that court ruling Congress passed a law stating that the timing for determining the statute of limitations begins when the person becomes aware of the discrimination, not when the discrimination first begins. That’s the legislation that President Obama signed into law, and that legislation still stands.
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Somehow, it just makes sense that Stephen would question the sexuality of a hurricane. And I loved the updated jabs at Trump - a nice way to get a good amount of jokes and laughter in after Stephen’s sincere opening.
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