My #3 child is still working abroad. She and her partner live in England somewhere near Manchester. The company she works for is an Oregon based company that provides medical and dental insurance for the citizens of this and 3 other states. When she started at this company about 6 years ago she worked with an older gent who left within the first year of her employment. They did not have a ton of interaction but they were on friendly terms. The other day, quite out of the blue, my daughter received an email from this person. They reached out, wishing her well, and letting her know how very sorry he is for how the LGBTQIA+ community is being treated by the current government. Letting her know he is on her side. I think we are going to need to do a lot of that from this point on. For the brown skinned people in our communities, who must be living in fear, for the LGBTQIA+ community, who has no idea what is in store for them in regards to passports, bathrooms, their names, their posit...
I am in total agreement with you. And him. This nightmare needs to end.
ReplyDeleteI saw that. Best ever. He covered so much in a few minutes. Genius.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this! I'm without telly this summer and haven't been keeping up online. I love him. Did you know when I did my genealogy I found out we were seventh (I think) cousins? I'm glad I'm not related to the subject of his monologue!
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DeleteColbert told it exactly like it is!!
ReplyDeleteAll hail Steven Colbert, LOL! I'm reminded of the Vietnam War era, when the common Republican and right-wing response to anti-war demonstrators was "America: Love It or Leave It." Guess they're dusting off that old chestnut for another go-around.
ReplyDeleteWow! Love it.
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