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The prime minister. and the most recent example was when johnson asked her to approve a suspension of parliament. which she agreed to without questioning it. >> far too much noise in this chamber. >> so far the system is working. it could grind to a halt if one of two things happen this week. if parliament want to block a no deal brexit. they could pass a bill to the effect. then johnson may refuse to send it to the queen for approval. they could call a vote of no confident in the govd governmen...

When the legend becomes fact, print the legend. >> hes right. >> westerns are cut and dried. good guy wins at the end. its always for the best. there are no regrets. and this is john ford, the man who created the myth of the movie western as much as anyone, questioning it, saying, well, maybe the march of civilization, maybe it wasnt all good. maybe qualities of humanity were lost. maybe kinds of people were lost that we would be better having arundo around today. >> nothings too good for the ma...

Streets of shin bone are going to be running with blood. >> the man who shot liberty valance someone described it recently as the greatest american political film. its about how rerewrite history to fit our mythic needs. >> john wayne actually kills can liberty valance. jimmy stewart gets credit and becomes false and soon after that, wayne is forgotten. >> who was tom donovan? >> eventually stewart tells it the truth and the newspaper man rips up the story and says one of the most famous lines i...

Is getting raked over the coals for what some are calling loose standards when it comes to the facts. here is he is in an interview for the first book which made claims that were vehemently disputed by those directly involved. >> people are questioning it, why not produce the evidence? >> because thats not what -- im not in your business. my evidence is the book. read the book. if it makes sense to you, if it strikes -- if it rings true, it is true. >> martha: if it rings true, it is true. and n...

Better go for the throat, and you better risk being booed. and thats what i loved about what colbert did. >> i believe the government that governs best is the government that governs least and by these standards, we have set up a fabulous government in iraq. >> stephen colbert at that white house correspondents dinner, i watched with deep jealousy. here he was doing subversive brilliant humor, not just about it, but two, a sitting commander in chief. >> its not easy to stand up in front of a roo...

Fact itself and it isnt a [ bleep ] fact. >> we dont have anything to lose. we dont have to worry that the white house isnt going to give us access, we already dont have access so we can say whatever we want. >> the reason that comedians pick on politics, its almost like a prayer. hey, could you maybe not steer us off a cliff, but the only way i can maybe keep you on it is to make you look ridiculous so youll stop what youre doing. i feel like george bush can bring about the biblical apocalypse....

The president realized that you have to communicate in the venues where people are, and with "between two ferns," you had a program that, you know, tens of million of people watched. >> what is it like to be the last black president. >> seriously? whats it like for this to be the last time you ever talk to a president? >> must kind of stink that you cant run three times, you know -- >> no, i think its a good idea. you know, if i ran a third time it would be sort of like doing a third "hangover" ...

Maverick? >> you know were going to take every aspect of the crisis and look at it and then were going to ask ourselves what would a maverick do in this situation? >> one study just out showed sarah palins favorability rating dropped after viewers watched an "snl" spoof of the governor. >> tina fey destroyed that womans political career. destroyed it. god bless her. >> were doomed! we need a revolution. millions of people on the streets. and we got to do something! and we got to do it now. ah. >...

Wilmore, john oliver, samantha bee. theyre very passionate and pointed. and often very partisan, and i think they make no bones about it. >> on this show, your voice will be heard, in the form of my voice. because youre looking at a straight shooter, america. i tell it like it, is i calls them like i sees them. i will speak to you in plain, simple english. and that brings us to tonights word. truthiness. >> what colbert did was remarkable, because he was playing a very arch character that was ob...

Time from an inverse point of view. >> a lot of right wingers thought colbert is actually a republican and hes just cheeky. have they didnt know that it was a joke. i mean, come on. >> president bush. great president or the greatest president? >> he did that classic satire thing. im going to make my points through the other side. >> are you familiar with what we do here? >> i am. >> okay. >> im familiar with the total scrubbing -- >> well, you know im in character. >> yes. >> then im an idiot. >...