Continuing to show viewers that the routine mocking of conservatives wouldn’t end with Jon Stewart’s departure, new Daily Show host Trevor Noah savaged the pro-life movement on Monday night and lamented that they aren’t devout advocates for gun control which Noah argued is “an issue where the facts” would be “actually on their side.”
In addition, Noah compared babies to comic books in that pro-lifers only value them while they’re inside the packs along with urging them to drop their fight since the Supreme Court “said this [abortion] is law.” On that point, one has to ask: Would Noah apply this mentality to those opposed to say, the Dred v. Scott or Plessy v. Ferguson cases?
Noah started off the diatribe by joking that the country spent the summer “swept [up] by a crazy dance craze called shutting down Planned Parenthood” that “all began with a series of videos meant to prove that Planned Parenthood was selling fetal tissues for profits” that he claimed “were edited to make it look like Planned Parenthood was profiting off of baby parts.”
After a brief attack on 2016 GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina for denouncing Planned Parenthood’s conduct in the videos, Noah declared that “[y]ou might not be a fan of pro-lifers, but you have got to admit, they're damn good at what they do.” It was at that point Noah made the crazed analogy about Supreme Court cases being settled law:
Sight, the craziest part is abortion is a constitutional right. The Supreme Court said this is law and the pro-lifers were like I accept your challenge. It’s sort of like when The Rock tried to convince us that his name is Dwayne Johnson and we were like nice try, The Rock. No one looks like that and is called Dwayne.
Noah’s attempt at belittling pro-lifers trudged along as he admitted that they have accomplished a great deal in the past few decades, but wondered: “Just imagine what they could do with an issue where the facts are actually on their side. Yes, yes, that is such a deep thing to think, but what other issues could appeal to those who love life.”
The Daily Show host then played a dated soundbite from CNN’s Carol Costello promoting statistics from the pro-gun control group Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence in 2012 to gloat: “Now, now, now, think about it, people. Imagine if we could bring some of that pro-life passion into being more, well, pro-life.”
As only a shameless liberal could, Noah closed by comparing gun control proponents to superheroes and pro-lifers to comic book enthusiasts who only collect items still in their packaging:
The point is, if pro-lifers would just redirect their powers toward gun violence, the amount of lives they could save would reach superhero levels. They just need a superhero's total dedication to life because right now, they're more like comic book collectors. Human life only holds value until you take it out of the package and then it's worth nothing.
The relevant portions of the transcript from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah on October 5 can be found below.
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
October 5, 2015
11:00 p.m. Eastern
TREVOR NOAH: But before we say good bye to summer, let’s take one look back. Taylor Swift ruled the charts with Bad Blood, crop tops were all the rage and the nation was swept by a crazy dance craze called shutting down Planned Parenthood. Now watch me whip, now watch me eliminate access to women's health care. You guys probably heard the radio version. It all began with a series of videos meant to prove that Planned Parenthood was selling fetal tissues for profits. Now, these secretly filmed videos were made by I assume some sort of pro-life James Bond, which does not exist because James Bond is obviously pro-choice. No, no think about it, when the kind of pussy you can get is described as “galore,” you are going to have a few accidents. [LAUGHTER] [JAMES BOND THEME] So, it turns out the videos were edited to make it look like Planned Parenthood was profiting off baby parts, but just because the videos from manipulated doesn't mean pro-lifers couldn't get outraged about them.
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NOAH: You might not be a fan of pro-lifers, but you have got to admit, they're damn good at what they do. The same way the Knicks have to give props to LeBron James, or the same way the dolphins have to give it up for tuna nets. [IN DOLPHIN VOICE] I did not think I’d end today in a can, but well done. Sight, the craziest part is abortion is a constitutional right. The Supreme Court said this is law and the pro-lifers were like I accept your challenge. It’s sort of like when The Rock tried to convince us that his name is Dwayne Johnson and we were like nice try, The Rock. No one looks like that and is called Dwayne. Am I right, ladies? Yeah! [APPLAUSE] Yeah. Cuz nobody wants to smell what Dwayne is cooking. [LAUGHTER] It's truly amazing how much the pro-lifers have been able to accomplish in the antiabortion fight. Just imagine what they could do with an issue where the facts are actually on their side. Yes, yes, that is such a deep thing to think, but what other issues could appeal to those who love life.
CNN’s CAROL COSTELLO [on 12/27/12]: According to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, there were more than 97,000 people shot in America this year, more than 250 each day.
NOAH: Now, now, now, think about it, people. Imagine if we could bring some of that pro-life passion into being more, well, pro-life.
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NOAH: And here's the thing. If pro-lifers want to fight for lives outside the womb, they don't even need to change what they are saying. They just need to add a little bit more.
FORMER REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR RICK PERRY (Tex.)(on 07/07/13]: My work is behind me to make sure that innocent life is protected. NOAH [AS PERRY] And obviously you can't let someone get out of a background check just because they buy a gun at a show rather than a store. That's just idiotic. [LAUGHTER]
NOAH: You see? Even without the glasses he is still pretty smart. You try it, Representative Joe Barton.
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN JOE BARTON (Tex.): I think every life is precious. I think the congress should do everything that we can to protect that life. NOAH [AS BARTON]: By passing a ban on high capacity magazines, for instance. I mean you're going deer hunting, not playing Call of Duty for Chrissake.
NOAH: Wow, wow. [APPLAUSE] Barton makes a point that is both compelling and oddly pop culture savvy. [LAUGHTER] But it shouldn't be surprising. This is really just common sense.
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN BRADLEY BYRNE (Ala.) [on 01/22/15]: If we save one life, that's important. And it's important to the American people that we save every life we possibly can. NOAH [AS BYRNE] Which is why I can't understand why Congress passed a law banning health agencies from even researching gun violence. What the hell were we thinking? [APPLAUSE]
NOAH: Once again, I couldn't have said it better myself. The point is, if pro-lifers would just redirect their powers toward gun violence, the amount of lives they could save would reach superhero levels. They just need a superhero's total dedication to life because right now, they're more like comic book collectors. Human life only holds value until you take it out of the package and then it's worth nothing. We'll be right back.
