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  • A QUESTION FOR YOU FOLKS.

  • YOU READY FOR THIS?

  • THIS IS A PERSONAL QUESTION.

  • YOU GUYS READY?

  • ( CHEERS ) IS ANYBODY HERE A HUMAN?

  • ARE YOU HUMAN?

  • ARE YOU HUMAN HERE?

  • THEN THIS NEXT STORY MAY UPSET YOU.

  • I'M UPSET.

  • WE ALL HAVE JOBS TO DO, RIGHT?

  • I'M DOING MY JOB RIGHT NOW, AND I GOT THESE CAMERAS IN HERE TO

  • PROVE IT.

  • AND AFTER THE ATTACKS IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, I THOUGHT

  • MAYBE THE GOVERNMENT MIGHT DO THEIR JOB AND PASS ANY KIND OF

  • LAW, EVEN A FIG LEAF TO JUSTICE THEIR EXISTENCE.

  • WELL, FOR THINKING THAT, I OWE ME AN APOLOGY.

  • NOW, THERE WAS A VOTE.

  • SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY'S 15-HOUR FILIBUSTER MADE THAT HAPPEN.

  • BUT YESTERDAY, EACH PARTY INTRODUCED TWO GUN BILLS, AND

  • ALL FOUR OF THOSE BILLS WERE VOTED DOWN.

  • THEY COULDN'T EVEN AGREE TO KEEP PEOPLE ON THE TERROR WATCH

  • LIST FROM BUYING HIGH-POWERED ASSAULT RIFLES.

  • IT'S EASY TO FEEL HOPELESS, ESPECIALLY WITH HEADLINES

  • LEADING UP TO THE VOTES LIKE "GUN CONTROL BILLS EXPECTED TO

  • FAIL IN SENATE ON MONDAY."

  • "SENATE SET TO VOTE ON FOUR GUN CONTROL MEASURES, NONE EXPECTED

  • TO PASS."

  • "SENATE STRIKES DEAL TO VOTE ON DOOMED GUN PROPOSALS."

  • AND "JUSTIN BIEBER IS SET TO CASH IN MILLIONS FROM HIS NEW

  • LINE OF EMOJIS: "JUSTMOJIS."

  • NOW, I KNOW THAT LAST ONE IS NOT ABOUT THE SENATE, BUT IT STILL

  • MAKES ME FEEL PRETTY HOPELESS.

  • ( LAUGHTER ) I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU SENATORS.

  • 92% OF AMERICANS WANT TO EXPAND BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN

  • BUYERS, AND YOU JUST IGNORE THEM.

  • SINCE WHEN DOES 8% OF THE POPULATION GET TO HAVE TOTAL

  • CONTROL OF AN ISSUE?

  • THAT'S LIKE TAKING YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY ON A CROSS-COUNTRY CAR

  • TRIP AND LETTING GRANDMA CHOOSE ALL THE MUSIC.

  • ( LAUGHTER ) "NANA!

  • "NANA!

  • GLEN MILLER IS GREAT, BUT I'M GOING TO RUN A HOSE FROM THE

  • TAILPIPE TO MY MOUTH."

  • ( LAUGHTER ) I'M SORRY!

  • I'M SORRY.

  • YOU KNOW WHAT?

  • YOU KNOW WHAT?

  • YOU KNOW WHAT?

  • I'M SORRY, I KNOW IT MUST BE HARD TO BE IN

  • THE SENATE AND FIND COMMON GROUND ON SUCH A POLITICALLY

  • FRAUGHT ISSUE, AND, YOU KNOW WHAT?

  • ( BLEEP ) THAT.

  • I'M GOING TO TAKE THE GLOVES OFF.

  • ( APPLAUSE ) HERE WE GO.

  • ROUND ONE!

  • HIT IT!

  • ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) HEY SENATE

  • HEY, SENATE, MY DOG ACCOMPLISHED MORE THAN YOU THIS WEEK WHEN HE

  • ROLLED OVER AND LICKED HIS NUTS.

  • ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) HEY, SENATE, I'VE SEEN BUGS

  • TRAPPED IN AMBER MOVE FASTER THAN YOU.

  • HEY, YOU GUYS THINK A TERRORIST WATCH LIST IS WHEN YOU PUT

  • "HOMELAND" ON YOUR NETFLIX QUEUE.

  • YOU KNOW WHAT?

  • YOU MIGHT AS WELL ASK THE GUN LOBBY TO CHECK FOR A HERNIA, AS

  • LONG AS THEY'VE GOT YOUR BALLS IN THEIR HAND.

  • ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SENATE, SENATE, YOU COULDN'T

  • PASS A BILL IF IT WAS COATED IN EX-LAX.

  • ( APPLAUSE ) BUT IF YOU EVER DID PASS A BILL,

  • IT WOULD SAY, "BE IT RESOLVED: NO KISSING, AND THE N.R.A.

  • SHOULD JUST LEAVE THE MONEY ON THE DRESSER."

  • SENATE, SENATE, YOU ACCOMPLISH SO LITTLE THAT KYLIE JENNER

  • WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU DO FOR A LIVING.

  • ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SENATE, SENATE, YOU'VE GOT MORE

  • OLD WHITE MEN LYING AROUND THAN A LIFE ALERT AD.

  • ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU ARE SO DIVIDED, YOU COULDN'T

  • COME TOGETHER IF YOU HAD 30 HOURS AND A ( BLEEP ) REACH

  • SUPERSTING.

  • YOU'RE LIKE GRANDPA AFTER AN ALL-STARCH DINNER: YOU CAN'T GET

  • (BLEEP) DONE.

  • ( BELL RINGING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

  • ♪ ♪ ♪ I'M STILL UPSET, BUT I FEEL A

  • LITTLE BETTER.

  • WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH AUBREY PLAZA.

A QUESTION FOR YOU FOLKS.

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entire

US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

  • adjective
  • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • (Botany) Having a smooth edge, without teeth or divisions.
  • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
  • Whole; complete; with nothing left out.
applause

US /əˈplɔz/

UK /ə'plɔ:z/

  • noun
  • The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
expect

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UK /ɪk'spekt/

  • verb
  • To believe something is probably going to happen
  • other
  • To anticipate or believe that something will happen or someone will arrive.
  • To believe that something will happen or is likely to happen.
  • To require something from someone as a duty or obligation.
issue

US /ˈɪʃu/

UK /'ɪʃu:/

  • noun
  • A person's children.
  • A point of disagreement or dispute.
  • Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
  • A copy of a magazine or newspaper published at a particular time.
  • Single edition of a magazine
  • The action of supplying or officially providing something.
  • An important topic or problem for debate or discussion.
  • verb
  • To make something available to be used or sold
  • To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
  • other
  • To send out or give out.
  • To officially produce or provide something.
  • other
  • To be produced or supplied.
control

US /kənˈtrol/

UK /kən'trəʊl/

  • other
  • The power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.
  • The power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.
  • The ability to keep your feelings or behavior in check.
  • other
  • To have power over; to manage or regulate.
  • To exercise restraint or direction over; dominate.
  • To restrain; to keep in check.
  • noun
  • A device designed to operate a machine
  • Participant in experiment that is left untouched
  • Act to dominate or command; make manageable
  • A law limiting the growth or spread of something
  • A means of regulating a machine or apparatus.
  • A place which overseas or manages e.g. a factory
  • verb
  • To direct or influence the behavior of something
country

US /ˈkʌntri/

UK /ˈkʌntri/

  • adjective
  • Relating to or characteristic of the countryside.
  • Representing one's nation in sports or other competitions.
  • noun
  • An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • Open land that is away from towns and cities
  • A genre of popular music originating in the rural southern United States.
  • A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.
  • The people of a nation or region.
  • The land and buildings outside of towns and cities.
  • The rural part of a region, as distinguished from towns or cities.
  • An area of land; a region.
  • other
  • A genre of popular music originating in the rural southern US.
  • A genre of popular music originating in the rural Southern US.
human

US /ˈhjumən/

UK /'hju:mən/

  • adjective
  • Concerning or characteristic of people
  • Relating to or characteristic of humans.
  • Having the qualities or attributes of a human being.
  • Showing compassion or empathy.
  • noun
  • A person; a man, woman or child
  • A member of the species Homo sapiens; a man, woman, or child.
upset

US /ʌpˈsɛt/

UK /ʌpˈset/

  • other
  • To make someone worried, unhappy, or angry.
  • To disrupt or spoil something.
  • To knock something over; to overturn.
  • To defeat someone who is considered to be stronger.
  • adjective
  • Unhappy, disappointed, or worried.
  • (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
  • Distressed or worried.
  • Having a stomach problem; feeling sick.
  • Troubled, worried, or angry
  • verb
  • To turn upside down or on its side
  • To trouble, worry, or anger someone
  • noun
  • Situation where things are unsettled
  • An unexpected result, especially in a sports competition.
laughter

US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/

UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/

  • noun
  • Action or sound of laughing
  • Something that causes laughter.
  • A response to something funny.
  • other
  • The expression on someone's face when they are laughing.
  • The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
  • The action or sound of laughing.
family

US /ˈfæmli/

UK /'fæməlɪ/

  • noun
  • Close group of people or organizations
  • A group of people who are related through blood
  • Group of related plants or animals