Colbert on Cory Booker’s Record Breaking Floor Speech: ‘Give that Man an Award’

COLBERT I want to ░░░░░░░░ a shout out to ░░░░░░░░ friend of this show ░░░░░░░░ Jersey Senator Cory Booker ░░░░░░░░ and Applause Thank you ░░░░░░░░ you senator Did you ░░░░░░░░ any of it It ░░░░░░░░ beautiful Beautiful Last night ░░░░░░░░ Booker completed a marathon ░░░░░░░░ hour speech protesting Trump ░░░░░░░░ policies And keep in ░░░░░░░░ Cory Booker is a ░░░░░░░░ He did 25 hours ░░░░░░░░ by chickpeas This is ░░░░░░░░ For many reasons it ░░░░░░░░ historic Partially because Booker ░░░░░░░░ the record previously set ░░░░░░░░ 1957 by South Carolina ░░░░░░░░ Strom Thurmond who filibustered ░░░░░░░░ 24 hours and 18 ░░░░░░░░ against the Civil Rights ░░░░░░░░ Of course Senator Thurmond ░░░░░░░░ in 2003 but if ░░░░░░░░ could speak from beyond ░░░░░░░░ grave I think he ░░░░░░░░ say Ahhhhh The fire ░░░░░░░░ burns Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Applause ░░░░░░░░ when senators give long ░░░░░░░░ like this they eat ░░░░░░░░ time by doing things ░░░░░░░░ reciting from the rule ░░░░░░░░ or reading Green Eggs ░░░░░░░░ Ham Booker is unique ░░░░░░░░ he actually used all ░░░░░░░░ hours to make a ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ read letters from constituents ░░░░░░░░ discussed Trump s trade ░░░░░░░░ the mass firings the ░░░░░░░░ and threats to Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ he spent nearly 2 ░░░░░░░░ explaining how the hell ░░░░░░░░ was able to date ░░░░░░░░ Dawson I mean he ░░░░░░░░ a fine looking guy ░░░░░░░░ she s Rosario Dawson ░░░░░░░░ were many great moments ░░░░░░░░ Booker saved I think ░░░░░░░░ best for last Clip ░░░░░░░░ BOOKER The power of ░░░░░░░░ people is greater than ░░░░░░░░ people in power It ░░░░░░░░ time to heed the ░░░░░░░░ of the man I ░░░░░░░░ this whole thing with ░░░░░░░░ Lewis I I beg ░░░░░░░░ to take his example ░░░░░░░░ his early days where ░░░░░░░░ made himself determined to ░░░░░░░░ his love for his ░░░░░░░░ at a time the ░░░░░░░░ didn t love him ░░░░░░░░ love this country so ░░░░░░░░ to be such a ░░░░░░░░ that he endured beatings ░░░░░░░░ on the Edmund Pettus ░░░░░░░░ at lunch counters on ░░░░░░░░ rides He said he ░░░░░░░░ to do something This ░░░░░░░░ a moral moment It ░░░░░░░░ not left or right ░░░░░░░░ s right or wrong ░░░░░░░░ s get in good ░░░░░░░░ My friend Madam President ░░░░░░░░ yield the floor Clip ░░░░░░░░ Cheering and Applause COLBERT ░░░░░░░░ sir That was beautiful ░░░░░░░░ that man an award ░░░░░░░░ First give him a ░░░░░░░░ and a bed And ░░░░░░░░ kind of cauliflower steak ░░░░░░░░ whatever he calls food ░░░░░░░░ I m happy to ░░░░░░░░ Cory Booker will be ░░░░░░░░ guest on Monday right ░░░░░░░░ there to talk about ░░░░░░░░ is going on in ░░░░░░░░ Senate what is going ░░░░░░░░ in America and what ░░░░░░░░ be done Even after ░░░░░░░░ marathon floor speech Booker ░░░░░░░░ not done Once he ░░░░░░░░ the chamber and I ░░░░░░░░ assuming against doctor s ░░░░░░░░ he went out into ░░░░░░░░ hallway and took questions ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Manu Raju ░░░░░░░░ starts BOOKER I didn ░░░░░░░░ know how long I ░░░░░░░░ go but I m ░░░░░░░░ grateful that I lasted ░░░░░░░░ 25 hours RAJU Senator ░░░░░░░░ was it your goal ░░░░░░░░ in to speak longer ░░░░░░░░ Strom Thurmond And a ░░░░░░░░ that some people have ░░░░░░░░ how do you maintain ░░░░░░░░ stamina How did you ░░░░░░░░ have to use the ░░░░░░░░ for 25 hours Clip ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT Manu look at ░░░░░░░░ face Let the man ░░░░░░░░ I m being told ░░░░░░░░ have footage of what ░░░░░░░░ Booker was seeing while ░░░░░░░░ Raju was asking the ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts RAJU Senator ░░░░░░░░ was it your goal ░░░░░░░░ speak longer than Strom ░░░░░░░░ Hi cory Hi cory ░░░░░░░░ ends COLBERT We got ░░░░░░░░ great show for you ░░░░░░░░