Jon Stewart to ‘Radicalized’ Elmo: Are You Pandering to the Right So You Can Keep Your Gov’t Funding?

STEWART Was there a ░░░░░░░░ of Coke on set ░░░░░░░░ course But hateful racist ░░░░░░░░ is not the Elmo ░░░░░░░░ I remember I know ░░░░░░░░ s in Elmo s ░░░░░░░░ so I thought it ░░░░░░░░ be appropriate to have ░░░░░░░░ old friend back so ░░░░░░░░ we could talk through ░░░░░░░░ very difficult time Ladies ░░░░░░░░ gentlemen please welcome my ░░░░░░░░ friend Elmo Cheering and ░░░░░░░░ Elmo Hi everybody Who ░░░░░░░░ ready to learn about ░░░░░░░░ Yaaaaay Yaaaaaay Cheering and ░░░░░░░░ STEWART Elmo you know ░░░░░░░░ we re here to ░░░░░░░░ about Elmo The the ░░░░░░░░ STEWART That s right ░░░░░░░░ re talking about the ░░░░░░░░ Elmo I think you ░░░░░░░░ something that you wanted ░░░░░░░░ say Elmo Yes Elmo ░░░░░░░░ hacked They hacked Elmo ░░░░░░░░ guessed Elmo s password ░░░░░░░░ Elmo123 Elmo knows passwords ░░░░░░░░ have more numbers but ░░░░░░░░ only know three numbers ░░░░░░░░ STEWART Elmo what did ░░░░░░░░ talk about about taking ░░░░░░░░ Elmo It s true ░░░░░░░░ wasn t hacked Audience ░░░░░░░░ It was Elmo Audience ░░░░░░░░ But Elmo was radicalized ░░░░░░░░ the manosphere Elmo is ░░░░░░░░ of the male loneliness ░░░░░░░░ You see what happened ░░░░░░░░ Elmo was doing his ░░░░░░░░ research on flu shots ░░░░░░░░ hours later because of ░░░░░░░░ algorithm Elmo was moderating ░░░░░░░░ QAnon Discord chat and ░░░░░░░░ homemade bombs STEWART Elmo ░░░░░░░░ need to take responsibility ░░░░░░░░ t blame the algorithm ░░░░░░░░ lot of kids count ░░░░░░░░ you for life lessons ░░░░░░░░ Elmo accountability is a ░░░░░░░░ part of that Elmo ░░░░░░░░ you canceling Elmo Once ░░░░░░░░ the so called tolerant ░░░░░░░░ policing speech that s ░░░░░░░░ to their woke dogma ░░░░░░░░ s the real puppet ░░░░░░░░ Jon Who s the ░░░░░░░░ puppet Who s the ░░░░░░░░ puppet now You You ░░░░░░░░ re the real puppet ░░░░░░░░ What Elmo that just ░░░░░░░░ like alt right talking ░░░░░░░░ word salad Elmo Yeah ░░░░░░░░ said it not Elmo ░░░░░░░░ s alt right No ░░░░░░░░ to cancel Elmo s ░░░░░░░░ then STEWART Oh my ░░░░░░░░ is that what this ░░░░░░░░ about Audience reacts Elmo ░░░░░░░░ re pandering to the ░░░░░░░░ so you can keep ░░░░░░░░ government funding for public ░░░░░░░░ Elmo Elmo can t ░░░░░░░░ back on the streets ░░░░░░░░ You you have no ░░░░░░░░ what it s like ░░░░░░░░ s too pretty to ░░░░░░░░ under a bridge Jon ░░░░░░░░ s a life brought ░░░░░░░░ you by the letter ░░░░░░░░ bleep okay Elmo won ░░░░░░░░ Elmo won t go ░░░░░░░░ Elmo can t go ░░░░░░░░ No STEWART Well I ░░░░░░░░ I m glad you ░░░░░░░░ t actually believe all ░░░░░░░░ stuff you said about ░░░░░░░░ Elmo Of course not ░░░░░░░░ Elmo doesn t believe ░░░░░░░░ any of it Although ░░░░░░░░ mean it is kinda ░░░░░░░░ they all stayed home ░░░░░░░░ 9 11 STEWART Elmo ░░░░░░░░ didn t stay home ░░░░░░░░ is a myth Elmo ░░░░░░░░ Oh okay Elmo sorry ░░░░░░░░ don t let them ░░░░░░░░ Elmo s funding You ░░░░░░░░ talk to them won ░░░░░░░░ you Liebowitz STEWART All ░░░░░░░░ okay Elmo everybody Elmo ░░░░░░░░ and Applause)