Stephen Colbert paid proper tribute to the latest fallen tribute in 2016’s “Hungry For Power Games” on Monday’s episode of “The Late Show”: former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R).
“Oh my, they’re dwindling. Now they’re just Hillary Clinton and the Seven Dwarves,” Colbert said as his version of Hunger Games host Caesar Flickerman assembled the remaining presidential candidates.
Colbert’s reoccurring skit is based on the widely popular novels by Suzanne Collins and movie franchise starring Jennifer Lawrence.
Jeb!, Colbert yelled, was unable to overcome the name recognition of his family’s political dynasty in this reality-television election.
“That’s right. This election is like Survivor. But sadly Jeb did not run an Amazing Race. He just didn’t have that X Factor and nothing short of an Extreme Makeover could make people forget his Big Brother,” Colbert said.
Bush’s campaign might have even been over when he used Spanish in his campaign announcement.
“How do you say, ‘Hasta la vista’ in Español?” Colbert asked.
Watch the clip, from CBS, below:
Such biting satire! A pleasure to watch night after night.
Very funny. I don’t watch much TV now that my only regular shows–Stewart and Colbert–are gone. But Colbert is still very very good when he hits his mark, as he does so well here. Thanks for keeping me informed.
Wasn’t Jeb supposed to be “the smart one?”
JEB seemed to have fallen under some bizarre spell - even a real simpleton could not have appeared to be as much of a simpleton as JEB managed to appear - so much of the time.
Here’s how the not smart one burned through $130 million, and didn’t win one state. It was the least successful spending binge in campaign history.
Positive advertising: $84 Million. Private clubs: $94,100 The Yale Club, Nantucket, Chicago and elsewhere. Valet parking $15,800. People (the cost of organizing on the ground): $8.3 Million. The consultants: $10 Million. Pizza: $4,827. Branding: $88,387. $48,544 in Las Vegas at hotels and casinos owned by Adelson. Travel and airfare $3.3 million.