Colbert on Ala.: My Heart Has Been Hurting All Day Due to a Condition Called ‘Hope’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
COLBERT: "If you'll excuse me, I'm a little shaky tonight because my heart has been hurting all day due to a condition my doctor calls "Hope." I hope I'm pronouncing that correctly. I haven't-- I haven't been saying that word that much this year because it's been a rough year. We have buried under an avalanche of bad news, but through the rubble of 2017, there was a glimmer of light, because last night, Roy Moore lost to Doug Jones! In Alabama. Yeah. I mean it's a good country. It just-- just need a little something. Just feels good. It is the best gift given on the first night of Hannuka. You're welcome, Roy Moore's Jewish lawyer. This is the deepest of the deep south. All roads lead north from this election. Jones is the first Democrat to win an Alabama Senate seat in 25 years. So-- a quarter of a century. So the last time Alabama elected a democratic senator, the biggest movie was "Aladdin," or, as Roy Moore calls it, "The perfect date movie." What he calls it, not me. That's what he calls it. Now, after winning by 1.5%, Jones, the winner, shared a message of hope for the whole country."