Jon Stewart to Networks, Corporations, Law Firms, Universities: ‘Sack the F*** Up ... This Ain’t the Time to Shrink’

STEWART Look I understand ░░░░░░░░ corporate fear I understand ░░░░░░░░ fear that you and ░░░░░░░░ advertisers have with 8 ░░░░░░░░ dollars at stake but ░░░░░░░░ this truly the shows ░░░░░░░░ you now seek to ░░░░░░░░ censor and control a ░░░░░░░░ insignificant portion of that ░░░░░░░░ billion value came from ░░░░░░░░ f king shows Cheering ░░░░░░░░ Applause That s what ░░░░░░░░ you that money shows ░░░░░░░░ say something shows that ░░░░░░░░ a stand shows that ░░░░░░░░ unafraid And believe me ░░░░░░░░ is not We speak ░░░░░░░░ to power We don ░░░░░░░░ We speak opinions to ░░░░░░░░ cameras But we try ░░░░░░░░ f king try every ░░░░░░░░ And if you believe ░░░░░░░░ corporations or as networks ░░░░░░░░ can make yourselves so ░░░░░░░░ you can serve a ░░░░░░░░ so flavorless that you ░░░░░░░░ never again be on ░░░░░░░░ boy king s radar ░░░░░░░░ why will anyone watch ░░░░░░░░ And you are f ░░░░░░░░ wrong Cheering and Applause ░░░░░░░░ s just true Do ░░░░░░░░ want to know how ░░░░░░░░ it is to stay ░░░░░░░░ Lord Farquad s good ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts reporter President ░░░░░░░░ says he will sue ░░░░░░░░ Wall Street Journal and ░░░░░░░░ owner Rupert Murdoch who ░░░░░░░░ owns Fox News Clip ░░░░░░░░ STEWART Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ Rupert Murdoch The owner ░░░░░░░░ Fox News The man ░░░░░░░░ than Biden maybe most ░░░░░░░░ for getting Trump elected ░░░░░░░░ reacts Yeah I f ░░░░░░░░ snuck that in there ░░░░░░░░ Cheering and Applause FOX ░░░░░░░░ 24 hours a day ░░░░░░░░ Trump and it s ░░░░░░░░ enough Imagine suing someone ░░░░░░░░ blow How could you ░░░░░░░░ up Finish up down ░░░░░░░░ and I ll see ░░░░░░░░ in court Laughter So ░░░░░░░░ s the point If ░░░░░░░░ re trying to figure ░░░░░░░░ why Stephen s show ░░░░░░░░ ending I don t ░░░░░░░░ the answer can be ░░░░░░░░ in some smoking gun ░░░░░░░░ or phone call from ░░░░░░░░ to CBS executives or ░░░░░░░░ CBS s Quickbook spreadsheets ░░░░░░░░ the financial health of ░░░░░░░░ night I think the ░░░░░░░░ is in the fear ░░░░░░░░ pre compliance that is ░░░░░░░░ all of America s ░░░░░░░░ at this very moment ░░░░░░░░ that have chosen not ░░░░░░░░ fight the vengeful and ░░░░░░░░ actions of our pubic ░░░░░░░░ doodling commander in chief ░░░░░░░░ and Applause This is ░░░░░░░░ the moment to give ░░░░░░░░ I m not giving ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ I think Laughter So ░░░░░░░░ those institutions to those ░░░░░░░░ and advertisers and universities ░░░░░░░░ law firms all of ░░░░░░░░ if you still think ░░░░░░░░ bending the knee to ░░░░░░░░ will save you I ░░░░░░░░ one thing to say ░░░░░░░░ know you re scared ░░░░░░░░ know you re weary ░░░░░░░░ Hmm STEWART I know ░░░░░░░░ plans Don t include ░░░░░░░░ CHOIR Hmm STEWART But ░░░░░░░░ are troubled times CHOIR ░░░░░░░░ STEWART so sack the ░░░░░░░░ k up Because CHOIR ░░░░░░░░ STEWART This ain t ░░░░░░░░ ain t time to ░░░░░░░░ CHOIR Not the time ░░░░░░░░ This is the time ░░░░░░░░ fight CHOIR Time to ░░░░░░░░ STEWART This is the ░░░░░░░░ to rise up CHOIR ░░░░░░░░ too fast You re ░░░░░░░░ Laughter STEWART I am ░░░░░░░░ that is a true ░░░░░░░░ Obviously the blood pressure ░░░░░░░░ cetera But compliance and ░░░░░░░░ is not the answer ░░░░░░░░ reject the mindless machine ░░░░░░░░ slop that offends nobody ░░░░░░░░ reaffirm our shared humanity ░░░░░░░░ must continue to have ░░░░░░░░ make things that inspire ░░░░░░░░ provoke other humans CHOIR ░░░░░░░░ wrote that Cheering and ░░░░░░░░ STEWART But if you ░░░░░░░░ afraid and you protect ░░░░░░░░ bottom line I ve ░░░░░░░░ one thing to say ░░░░░░░░ one little phrase CHOIR ░░░░░░░░ You tell em STEWART ░░░░░░░░ f k yourself CHOIR ░░░░░░░░ f k yourself STEWART ░░░░░░░░ bring it down Let ░░░░░░░░ bring it down A ░░░░░░░░ bit quieter F k ░░░░░░░░ k f k yourself ░░░░░░░░ go f k yourself ░░░░░░░░ F k f k ░░░░░░░░ k yourself Just go ░░░░░░░░ k yourself STEWART F ░░░░░░░░ f k f k ░░░░░░░░ Just go f k ░░░░░░░░ CHOIR F k f ░░░░░░░░ f k yourself Just ░░░░░░░░ f**k yourself ♪ “
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