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>> the bar has always been like, are you funny or are you not funny. >> john denver dying, you can joke about it that afternoon. >> people can do the cliches about timing and tragedy, and all that, but i think you have to have a level of discomfort. i don't know if you have seen me with anderson cooper, but i count on his discomfort. >> you're doing a jon benet routine in boulder, colorado, you better be nailing it. my first announcement is one i think you've all been waiting for. >> lying and bull, and flip-flopping since the beginning of time. >> i'm the best. only i need to understand. >>...

The most popular person in the party, that's the main animating issue of the party right now, and that's unfortunate for us, i think, moving forward. >> let's talk about how you deal with that popularity. mcconnell says on vaccinations -- people should know he's a polio survivor, and that's why he's sensitive about vaccines. it's discouraging so many people remain unvaccinated. it's pretty clear if you get the disease you're more likely to survive it if you get vaccinated. i think we need to keep preaching that. and get people to understand the importance. here's the problem -- he's the leader...

And in the aftermath of the election about how good of a job he did on the vaccine, on the economy -- whatever you wanted to talk about, but he got solely focused on the idea of election r fraud, and that's what he talks about every day. because the party has no platform and because he remains the most popular person in the party, that's the main animating issue of the party right now, and that's unfortunate for us, i think, moving forward. >> let's talk about how you deal with that popularity. mcconnell says on vaccinations -- people should know he's a polio survivor, and that's why he's sens...

>> people elected him, yes. >> legitimate? so he was a natural-born citizen? >> i didn't make that judgment when he was brought in. >> are you, tom delay, with your political and professional career history in the united states government questioning this man's button fides -- bon fides -- >> no. >> you're questioning it. you want to see his paper. >> chris, the constitution of the united states says -- >> i know it. but i'm not asking for yours. a couple of his people said they believe president obama is a legitimately elected president of the united states. >> i confirm that and -- donald tr...

>> historically, what we would call right wing politics tends to be more about protecting the status quo, and i think good comedy is about attacking the status quo, questioning it, challenging it, satirizing it. >> in just eight years, i have given you enough material for 20 years. >> the president does this speech every year at the white house correspondents' dinner. historically speaking, this is the most, like, disgusting display of elites in a room together, right? it's journalists, members of congress, cabinet members and the president typically does this speech that makes them all laugh....