Colbert Urges ‘Closeted Republicans’ To Come Out, Especially Bill O’Reilly

‘This commercial has inspired me to encourage all closeted Republicans who are afraid to be themselves to join me — I’m looking at you, papa bear’

COLBERT: "That's right, folks. That's right. I am, I, Stephen Colbert has a confession to make. For nine years now I've been telling you I'm an independent conservative, but that was a lie."
AUDIENCE: "Ooohhh!"
COLBERT: "I'm sorry, I thought I was fooling everyone. Last night when I finally came out to my family as openly Republican, they said they always knew. They could tell. This commercial has inspired me to encourage all closeted Republicans who are afraid to be themselves to join me. I'm looking at you, papa bear."
O'REILLY [video]: "I'm an independent... I'm an independent, but I know both parties pretty well... I'm an independent, I'm an independent, all right."
COLBERT: "Okay, girlfriend, whatever helps you -- whatever helps you cry yourself to sleep at night. We can talk when you're ready."

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