After a week off, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show returned on Monday with Jon Stewart in the anchor seat to recap President Joe Biden’s decision to step aside and Vice President Kamala Harris taking his spot as the Democratic presidential nominee. During a segment with correspondent Josh Johnson, the duo claimed that race-based attacks are all Republicans have and even implied that the party wants to call Harris the N-word.
Stewart asked Johnson, who was pretending to be a reporter who had been given insight into GOP strategy towards Harris, “Josh, you’ve been down in D.C. What is the latest, Josh?”
Johnson began by claiming that “Kamala Harris is a confusing candidate for Republicans. They feel she's too young to be president, but too old to be a woman.”
He also claimed, “They feel she's too young to be president, but too old to be a woman. But they do have some very promising areas of attack. She's too short. She's bad at video games, all of 'em… Oh, oh, and she laughs funny. You know, the laugh of a drunk girl who lost her purse and then realized she was actually wearing her purse the whole time. America hates that kinda laugh. It's not that funny, Stacey!”
Stewart followed up by wondering, “Where do you think the attacks are going to land?”
Switching to race, Johnson predicted, “Well, as you mentioned earlier, I really think the winner is going to be: ‘she's black!’ Sorry for yelling. That's how it was said to me.”
Johnson then proceeded to rattle off a list of supposed Republican attacks on Harris, “No, they have all kinds of attacks ready. I'm seeing, uh, black. Black. Uh, black woman. I got this one: American-African. Which sounds scary when you flip it like that… they were looking at me when they said this one: ‘Like you, but lady.’ Also got some more: black, blackity black, urban, doesn't crack. At least they know. Ooh, I can't even say this one! Oh, my lord. ‘From Kenya.’ I think that one is leftover from the last time someone was – you know.”
When Johnson claims, “I can’t even say this one,” it is clear what he is talking about. No Republican is going to be campaigning on the idea Harris is unqualified to be president because she is black or is fighting the urge to call her the N-word. The comedy shows, however, will continue to lie to their liberal audiences to make them feel better.
Here is a transcript for the July 29 show:
Comedy Central The Daily Show
7/29/2024
11:15 PM ET
JON STEWART: For more on the Republican response to Kamala Harris, we go live to Washington, D.C., with senior political correspondent Josh Johnson. Josh, thank you so much! Thanks for joining us! Josh, you’ve been down in D.C. What is the latest, Josh?
JOSH JOHNSON: This is a tough one for them, Jon. Kamala Harris is a confusing candidate for Republicans. They feel she's too young to be president, but too old to be a woman. But they do have some very promising areas of attack. She's too short. She's bad at video games, all of 'em. Grand Theft Auto, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Super Mario Party, Mario Party Superstars, Grand Theft Mario Party. Oh, oh, and she laughs funny. You know, the laugh of a drunk girl who lost her purse and then realized she was actually wearing her purse the whole time. America hates that kinda laugh. It's not that funny, Stacey!
STEWART: Where do you think the attacks are going to land?
JOHNSON: Well, as you mentioned earlier, I really think the winner is going to be: “she's black!”
STEWART: Okay.
JOHNSON: Sorry for yelling. That's how it was said to me.
STEWART: Just yelled, "She's black"?
JOHNSON: No, they have all kinds of attacks ready. I'm seeing, uh, black. Black. Uh, black woman. I got this one: American-African. Which sounds scary when you flip it like that.
STEWART: Yup, I could see that. I could see that.
JOHNSON: Oh, oh, ooh, they were looking at me when they said this one: "Like you, but lady." Also got some more: black, blackity black, urban, doesn't crack. At least they know. Ooh, I can't even say this one! Oh, my lord. "From Kenya." I think that one is leftover from the last time someone was -- you know.
STEWART: Black?
JOHNSON: You said it, not me.
STEWART: So black on every page?
JOHNSON: It's most of the words.
STEWART: It's tough.
JOHNSON: Yeah. Black to you, Jon.
