{"id":2001034,"date":"2025-09-06T03:31:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T03:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2001034"},"modified":"2025-09-06T03:31:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T03:31:40","slug":"stephen-colbert-nails-gop-lawmaker-for-absolute-bullst-hypocrisy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stephen-colbert-nails-gop-lawmaker-for-absolute-bullst-hypocrisy\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert Nails GOP Lawmaker For Absolute &#8216;Bulls**t&#8217; Hypocrisy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI gotta say, Health and Human Services is a bit of an odd title for him,\u201d Colbert said, \u201cbecause he looks neither healthy nor human.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He rolled footage from the hearing during which Kennedy\u2019s labored breathing could be heard as lawmakers spoke. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never heard someone have sleep apnea while they\u2019re still awake,\u201d Colbert said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As Colbert pointed out, it wasn\u2019t just <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/democratic-party\">Democrats<\/a> holding Kennedy\u2019s feet to the fire. A number of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/rfk-jr-vaccines-cdc_n_68b99d7ce4b0e20f601ad73d\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"GOP lawmakers\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68ba9bace4b0acb9ffeb8d71\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"68b99d7ce4b0e20f601ad73d\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\">GOP lawmakers<\/a> also put him on blast. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI support vaccines. I\u2019m a doctor. Vaccines work,\u201d said Sen. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/topic\/john-barrasso\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"John Barrasso\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68ba9bace4b0acb9ffeb8d71\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/topic\/john-barrasso\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"6\">John Barrasso<\/a> (R-Wyo.), who is a physician.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But Colbert spotted an immediate problem with Barrasso\u2019s outrage: Earlier this year, he voted to confirm Kennedy, who was already widely known for his extremist views on vaccines and other health issues. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m no doctor, but your results are in,\u201d Colbert said. \u201cAnd you just tested positive for bullshit.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"support-huffpost-entry-support-huffpost-mid-article\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__content-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--first\">20 Years Of<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--second\">Free<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--third\">Journalism<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"contributor-once-variation\">\n<p><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--first\">Your Support<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--second\">Fuels<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--third\">Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor-canceled-variation\">\n<p><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--first\">Your Support<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--second\">Fuels<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--third\">Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__container\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__message-container\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__message support-huffpost__message--main\">\n<p>For two decades, celebrity.land has been fearless, unflinching, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. 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