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-->'''Keith:''' We literally have to compare this, to use Creator/JohnCleese's line, "the crew of a governmental pirate ship", to [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart1 Batman Villains.]] [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart2 All the Batman villains]], all of them in one movie, like the Creator/AdamWest ''Film/{{Batman|TheMovie}}'' movie with ComicBook/TheJoker, ComicBook/ThePenguin, ComicBook/TheRiddler, ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, and the other denizens of what the filmmakers dubbed "United Underworld". Let's meet them! And let's dub them "''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC Citizens United]]'' Underworld"!

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-->'''Keith:''' We literally have to compare this, to use Creator/JohnCleese's line, "the crew of a governmental pirate ship", to [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart1 [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGallery Batman Villains.]] [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart2 All the Batman villains]], villains, all of them in one movie, like the Creator/AdamWest ''Film/{{Batman|TheMovie}}'' movie with ComicBook/TheJoker, ComicBook/ThePenguin, ComicBook/TheRiddler, ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]], [[Characters/BatmanThePenguin The Penguin]], [[Characters/BatmanTheRiddler The Riddler]], Characters/{{Catwoman|SelinaKyle}}, and the other denizens of what the filmmakers dubbed "United Underworld". Let's meet them! And let's dub them "''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC Citizens United]]'' Underworld"!

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* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: [=S01E07=] breaks from its monologue format as Keith interviews White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest.


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* FormulaBreakingEpisode: [=S01E07=] breaks from its monologue format as Keith interviews White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest.
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--->'''Keith:''' I would never want to insult anybody in a comparison between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Monty Hall. I have ''respect'' for Monty Hall.

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--->'''Keith:''' I would never want to insult anybody in a comparison between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin, UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump and Monty Hall.Creator/MontyHall. I have ''respect'' for Monty Hall.
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* NotSoDifferent: During "On Behalf of America, an Apology", Olbermann notes his grandfather emigrated from Germany, and changed his name from Friederich to Frederick, the same as Donald Trump's grandfather.
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-->'''Keith:''' We literally have to compare this, to use Creator/JohnCleese's line, "the crew of a governmental pirate ship", to [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart1 Batman Villains.]] [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart2 All the Batman villains]], all of them in one movie, like the Creator/AdamWest ''Film/{{Batman|TheMovie}}'' movie with ComicBook/TheJoker, the Penguin, the Riddler, Catwoman, and the other denizens of what the filmmakers dubbed "United Underworld". Let's meet them! And let's dub them "''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC Citizens United]]'' Underworld"!

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-->'''Keith:''' We literally have to compare this, to use Creator/JohnCleese's line, "the crew of a governmental pirate ship", to [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart1 Batman Villains.]] [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart2 All the Batman villains]], all of them in one movie, like the Creator/AdamWest ''Film/{{Batman|TheMovie}}'' movie with ComicBook/TheJoker, the Penguin, the Riddler, Catwoman, ComicBook/ThePenguin, ComicBook/TheRiddler, ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, and the other denizens of what the filmmakers dubbed "United Underworld". Let's meet them! And let's dub them "''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC Citizens United]]'' Underworld"!
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-->"See? There's nothing on this tape! I'm not on this tape! There's nothing to this tape this tape [[RuleOfThree this tape!]]"

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-->"See? -->'''Keith:''' "See? There's nothing on this tape! I'm not on this tape! There's nothing to this tape this tape [[RuleOfThree this tape!]]"



-->'''Keith:''' I would never want to insult anybody in a comparison between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Monty Hall. I have ''respect'' for Monty Hall.

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-->'''Keith:''' --->'''Keith:''' I would never want to insult anybody in a comparison between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Monty Hall. I have ''respect'' for Monty Hall.



-->'''Keith:''' Actually, that's not fair. Pigs are supposedly as intelligent as three-year-olds.

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-->'''Keith:''' --->'''Keith:''' Actually, that's not fair. Pigs are supposedly as intelligent as three-year-olds.



--->'''Keith:''' As the ''Daily Beast'' reported, in the last year, 11 of the 23 FDA pet food recalls were to remove poisoned pet food from shelves. To save dogs' lives. And Donald Trump...has given a hint that, if elected, he would protect a businessman's right to poison dogs. Maybe your dogs, maybe mine, maybe any of the other 78 million, because, you know... profits! Hey, Don: fuck you.

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--->'''Keith:''' As the ''Daily Beast'' reported, in the last year, 11 of the 23 FDA pet food recalls were to remove poisoned pet food from shelves. To save dogs' lives. And Donald Trump... has given a hint that, if elected, he would protect a businessman's right to poison dogs. Maybe your dogs, maybe mine, maybe any of the other 78 million, because, you know... profits! Hey, Don: fuck you.



--->'''Keith:''' TODAY! ''[thump]'' Is the time for him to do so!
--->'''Keith:''' The military apparatus of this country is about to be handed over to SCUM! Who are beholden to SCUM! RUSSIAN! SCUM!

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--->'''Keith:''' TODAY! ''[thump]'' Is the time for him to do so!
--->'''Keith:'''
so!\\\
'''Keith:'''
The military apparatus of this country is about to be handed over to SCUM! Who are beholden to SCUM! RUSSIAN! SCUM!



-->'''Keith:''' We literally have to compare this, to use Creator/JohnCleese's line, "the crew of a governmental pirate ship", to [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart1 Batman Villains.]] [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart2 All the Batman villains]], all of them in one movie, like the Creator/AdamWest ''[[Film/BatmanTheMovie Batman]]'' movie with ComicBook/TheJoker, the Penguin, the Riddler, Catwoman, and the other denizens of what the filmmakers dubbed "United Underworld". Let's meet them! And let's dub them "''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC Citizens United]]'' Underworld"!

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-->'''Keith:''' We literally have to compare this, to use Creator/JohnCleese's line, "the crew of a governmental pirate ship", to [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart1 Batman Villains.]] [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart2 All the Batman villains]], all of them in one movie, like the Creator/AdamWest ''[[Film/BatmanTheMovie Batman]]'' ''Film/{{Batman|TheMovie}}'' movie with ComicBook/TheJoker, the Penguin, the Riddler, Catwoman, and the other denizens of what the filmmakers dubbed "United Underworld". Let's meet them! And let's dub them "''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC Citizens United]]'' Underworld"!



*** As of [=S02E94=], this has expanded slightly to "Resist. ''Remove.'' Peace."

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*** ** As of [=S02E94=], this has expanded slightly to "Resist. ''Remove.'' Peace."



--> "Per federal law, [he] is not actually eligible to become Secretary of Defense until May 22nd, 2020, because a Secretary of Defense by law must be retired 7 years from active military service. Trump's gonna get them to waive that. Waive this: Mattis is on the board of General Dynamics, which makes tanks, and submarines, and other stuff the Pentagon boys like to buy."

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--> "Per -->'''Keith:''' Per federal law, [he] is not actually eligible to become Secretary of Defense until May 22nd, 2020, because a Secretary of Defense by law must be retired 7 years from active military service. Trump's gonna get them to waive that. Waive this: Mattis is on the board of General Dynamics, which makes tanks, and submarines, and other stuff the Pentagon boys like to buy."
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* VerbThis: [=S02E10=], about James Mattis:
--> "Per federal law, [he] is not actually eligible to become Secretary of Defense until May 22nd, 2020, because a Secretary of Defense by law must be retired 7 years from active military service. Trump's gonna get them to waive that. Waive this: Mattis is on the board of General Dynamics, which makes tanks, and submarines, and other stuff the Pentagon boys like to buy."
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-> ''Our society has thrown up these people before. Joseph [=McCarthy=]. George Wallace. Father Coughlin. UsefulNotes/JeffersonDavis. Aaron Burr. The Know-nothings. The black-listers. The America-Firsters. And we have always thrown them out.''

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-> ''Our society has thrown up these people before. Joseph [=McCarthy=].UsefulNotes/JosephMcCarthy. George Wallace. Father Coughlin. UsefulNotes/JeffersonDavis. Aaron Burr. The Know-nothings. The black-listers. The America-Firsters. And we have always thrown them out.''

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