Colbert on RFK Jr. Banning Fluoridated Water for Causing Brain Damage: ‘A Betrayal,’ Brain Damage ‘Made Him the Man He Is Today’

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COLBERT: “Earlier this week, Bobby here did what he promised to do during the campaign and called for states to ban fluoridated drinking water, which medical experts consider one of the most important public health practices in the country’s history. Hush, hush, medical experts! Your time has passed. We now balance our humors thanks to Robert, king of birds, and his trusted vizier, Mr. Beeky. According to Secretary Bobby, fluoride in water is dangerous because of the unfounded allegation that it can harm brain development. What a betrayal by Bobby Kennedy! After all, brain damage made him the man he is today!
(Cheering and Applause)
On top of all that, Bobby has fired almost all of his medical experts, stripping away centuries of collective expertise and institutional knowledge, as well as mass-firing HHS office managers, leaving many officials spending their day trying to get the basic office supplies needed to do their job. And the health people have to have their office supplies. That’s how we are going to do surgeries now! 'All right, let’s close the incision. Packing tape. Oh god, where is the edge? I can never find this thing. Keep pressure on that. Ah, to hell with it, give me a pack of post-it notes.'”