I HAD AN INTERESTING DAY TODAY.
I'LL TELL YOU.
SO LAST NIGHT ON OUR SHOW, I
TOOK -- A SENATOR FROM
LOUISIANA, BILL CASSIDY, I TOOK
HIM TO TASK FOR PROMISING TO MY
FACE THAT HE WOULD OPPOSE ANY
HEALTH CARE PLAN THAT ALLOWED
INSURANCE COMPANIES TO TURN
PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING
CONDITIONS AWAY, AND ANY HEALTH
CARE PLAN THAT HAD AN ANNUAL OR
LIFETIME CAP ON HOW MUCH THEY
WOULD PAY OUT FOR MEDICAL CARE.
HE SAID ANYTHING HE SUPPORTED
WOULD HAVE TO PASS WHAT HE NAMED
"THE JIMMY KIMMEL TEST" WHICH
WAS FINE, WHICH WAS GOOD.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY AND
PUZZLINGLY, HE PROPOSED A BILL
THAT WOULD ALLOW STATES TO DO
ALL THE THINGS HE SAID HE WOULD
NOT LET THEM DO.
HE MADE A TOTAL ABOUT-FACE,
WHICH MEANS HE EITHER DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND HIS OWN BILL, OR HE
LIED TO ME, IT'S SIMPLE AS THAT.
SO TODAY IT WAS A BAD MORNING
FOR SENATOR CASSIDY.
HE AND HIS COSPONSOR LINDSEY
GRAHAM SPENT THE MORNING
DEFENDING THE INDEFENSIBLE.
THIS MORNING THE SENATORS HAD AN
INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS CUOMO, CNN,
AND PULLED THE "ALL COMEDIANS
ARE DUMMIES" CARD.
>> A NEW JIMMY KIMMEL TEST
CALLED A LIE DETECTOR TEST.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO STOP BY THE
STUDIO AND TAKE IT.
>> HARSH WORDS, NOT APPARENTLY
IN JEST.
JOINING US IS SENATOR BILL
CASSIDY.
WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE, SENATOR?
>> I'M SORRY HE DOES NOT
UNDERSTAND.
>> Jimmy: OH, I GET IT, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I'M A TALK
SHOW HOST, RIGHT?
THEN HELP ME OUT.
WHICH PART DON'T I UNDERSTAND?
THE PART WHERE YOU CUT $243
BILLION FROM FEDERAL HEALTH CARE
ASSISTANCE?
AM I NOT UNDERSTANDING THE PART
WHERE STATES WOULD BE ALLOWED TO
LET INSURANCE COMPANIES PRICE
YOU OUT OF COVERAGE FOR HAVING
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS?
MAYBE I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE
PART OF YOUR BILL WHICH FEDERAL
FUNDING DISAPPEARS COMPLETELY
AFTER 2026?
OR MAYBE IT WAS THE PART WHERE
THE PLANS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED
TO PAID FOR ESSENTIAL HEALTH
BENEFITS LIKE MATERNITY CARE OR
PEDIATRIC VISITS?
OR THE PART WHERE THE AMERICAN
MIRACLE ASSOCIATION, THE
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS,
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
PEDIATRICS, THE AMERICAN
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, THE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, THE
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION,
THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION,
LUNG ASSOCIATION, ARTHRITIS
FOUNDATION, CYSTIC FOUNDATION,
A.L.S., MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
SOCIETY, AND MARCH OF DIMES
AMONG OTHERS ALL VEHEMENTLY
OPPOSE YOUR BILL?
WHICH PART OF THAT AM I NOT
UNDERSTANDING?
OR COULD IT BE SENATOR CASSIDY,
THE PROBLEM IS THAT I DO
UNDERSTAND AND YOU GOT CAUGHT
WITH YOUR G-O-PENIS OUT?
IS THAT POSSIBLE?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE IT IS.
I DON'T WANT TO TURN THIS INTO A
KANYE AND TAYLOR SWIFT TYPE
SITUATION.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT WHEN SENATOR CASSIDY WAS ON
MY SHOW IN MAY, HE TOLD ME THAT
HE BELIEVED THAT EVERY AMERICAN
FAMILY, REGARDLESS OF INCOME,
SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET QUALITY
HEALTH CARE.
AND I BELIEVED HE WAS SINCERE.
SADLY, THE BILL HE UNVEILED LAST
WEEK WITH SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM
INDICATES THAT HE WAS NOT
SINCERE.
IT IS, BY MANY ACCOUNTS, THE
WORST HEALTH CARE BILL YET.
I HAVE A CLIP THAT I HOPE WILL
MAKE WHAT HAPPENED WITH SENATOR
CASSIDY EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS FROM LAST NIGHT'S
YANKEES GAME.
SENATOR CASSIDY, HE MADE A PITCH
THAT LOOKED TO BE PRETTY GOOD AT
FIRST.
BUT THEN IT TOOK A DANGEROUS
TURN AND HIT US RIGHT IN THE
NOSE.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
YOU SEE?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
SO NOTGOT A LOT OF NICE TWEETS F
SICK AND DISABLED PEOPLE WHO ARE
WORRIED ABOUT THEIR ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE BEING CUT OFF.
I ALSO GOT WORDS THAT WERE NOT
SO NICE, PARTICULARLY FROM OUR
FRIENDS AT "FOX AND FRIENDS
JACKSONVILLE.
>> POLITICALLY CHARGED EMMYS MAY
HAVE BEEN THE LOWEST RATED IN
HISTORY BUT THAT'S NOT STOPPING
HOLLYWOOD ELITES LIKE COMEDIAN
JIMMY KIMMEL FOR PUSHING THEIR
POLITICS ON THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY, WATCH.
>> Jimmy: THANKS, BRIAN.
THE REASON I FOUND THIS COMMENT
TO BE PARTICULARLY ANNOYING IS
BECAUSE THIS IS A GUY, BRIAN
KILLMEET, WHO WHENEVER I SEE HIM
KISSES MY ASS LIKE A LITTLE BOY.
OH, HE'S SUCH A FAN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HE FOLLOWS ME ON TWITTER.
HE ASKS ME TO WRITE A BLURB FOR
HIS BOOK, WHICH I DID.
HE CALLS MY AGENT, LOOKING FOR
PROJECTS.
HE'S DIEING TO BE A MEMBER OF
THE HOLLYWOOD ELITE.
THE ONLY REASON HE'S NOT A
MEMBER OF THE HOLLYWOOD ELITE IS
BECAUSE NOBODY WILL HIRE HIM TO
BE ONE.
AND THE REASON I'M TALKING ABOUT
THIS IS BECAUSE MY SON HAD AN
OPEN HEART SURGERY, HAS TO HAVE
TWO MORE, AND I LEARNED THERE
ARE KIDS WITH NO INSURANCE IN
THE SAME SITUATION.
I DON'T GET ANYTHING OUT OF
THIS, BRIAN, YOU PHONY LITTLE
CREEP.
OH, I'LL POUND YOU WHEN I SEE
YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THAT IS MY BLURB.
THAT WILL BE MY BLURB FOR YOUR
NEXT BOOK.
"BRIAN KILLMEET IS A PHONY
LITTLE CREEP."
THAT'S RIGHT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE.
GUESS WHO ELSE WEIGHED IN WITH
HIS OPINION OF ME?
>> GOVERNOR CHRISTIE, YOU COME
DOWN ON THE JIMMY KIMMEL SIDE OF
THE CASSIDY --
>> NO, NO, NO.
I DON'T COME DOWN ON THE JIMMY
KIMMEL SIDE.
>> JIMMY KIMMEL'S POSITION IS TO
PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE
WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.
>> LISTEN, I'M NOT GOING TO GET
INTO JIMMY KIMMEL, HE'S NOT A
SERIOUS PERSON.
[ AUDIENCE MOANING ]
>> Jimmy: I'M NOT SERIOUS?
I NEVER GOT MY HEAD STUCK IN A
BUCKET OF FRIED CHICKEN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY?
YOU SAY I'M NOT A SERIOUS
PERSON.
THAT'S WHAT -- IN THIS CASE,
CHRIS CHRISTIE IS ALLOWED TO
MAKE FUN OF ME, FROM HIM I
DESERVE IT.
TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST, I DID
ONCE GET MY HEAD STUCK IN A
BUCKET OF FRIED CHICKEN.
I GOLD A SCOLDING FROM SENATOR
LINDSEY GRAHAM, COSPONSOR OF
THIS TERRIBLE NEW HEALTH CARE
BILL.
SENATOR GRAHAM TOLD REPORTERS
THAT WHAT I SAID LAST NIGHT WAS
GARBAGE, HE LASHED OUT AT ME FOR
NOT CALLING SENATOR CASSIDY
BEFORE I WENT ON THE AIR.
I GUESS TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO
LIE TO ME AGAIN OVER THE
TELEPHONE.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO ATTACK
LINDSEY GRAHAM, FOR TWO REASONS.
NUMBER ONE, HE'S ONE OF THE FEW
REPUBLICANS WHO STANDS UP TO
DONALD TRUMP.
AND NUMBER TWO, LINDSEY GRAHAM
HAPPENS TO LOOK A LOT LIKE MY
GRANDMA JANE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHO IS NOW DECEASED.
[ APPLAUSE ]
SO I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR HIM.
I LOVE YOU, GRANDMA LINDSAY, I
DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY.
MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
DESPERATE TO DO AWAY WITH
OBAMACARE.
HE'S MAD AT RAND PAUL FOR GOING
AGAINST IT.
TODAY HE TWEETED, RAND PAUL IS A
FRIEND OF MINE BUT HE'S SUCH A
NEGATIVE FORCE WHEN IT COMES TO
FIXING HEALTH CARE.
GRAHAM/CASSIDY BILL IS GREAT,
ENDS O-CARE.
THAT'S HOW HE CARES ABOUT
BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY PRESIDENT
TRUMP READ THIS BILL THAT HE
SAYS IS GREAT, HE JUST WANTS TO
GET RID OF IT BECAUSE OBAMA'S
NAME IS ON IT.
DEMOCRATS SHOULD RENAME IT
"IVANKACARE," GUARANTEED HE GETS
ON BOARD.
IMAGINE DONALD TRUMP TRYING TO
READ A HEALTH CARE BILL?
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO IMAGINE A
DOG DOING YOUR TAXES, IT DOESN'T
COMPUTE.
I DON'T BLAME HIM, I DID MORE
HOMEWORK THIS WEEK THAN ALL MY
YEARS OF COLLEGE COMBINED.
THIS HEALTH CARE BILL IS
CONFUSING ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
NOT EXPERTS IN THE FIELD.
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
BOIL IT DOWN IN A SPECIAL
EDITION OF "BARISTA THEATER."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HERE WE ARE IN A COFFEE SHOP.
AND THIS IS MY BARISTA.
GO RIGHT AHEAD.
>> WHAT CAN I GET YOU?
>> Jimmy: BLACK COFFEE, PLEASE.
>> SURE THING.
YOUR NAME?
>> Jimmy: MY NAME IS JIMMY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THERE YOU GO, THAT WILL BE
$3.50.
>> Jimmy: WHAT -- WHAT ARE YOU
DOING -- WHAT WAS THAT?
>> YOU ASKED FOR A BLACK COFFEE.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, BUT IT'S ALL
OVER THE TABLE.
>> OH, SIR, I'M SORRY YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND.
I PROVIDED YOU WITH COFFEE.
NOW IT'S UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL
CUP TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU GET IT
OR NOT.
>> Jimmy: WHAT?
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT?
A CUP IS A CUP.
>> IS IT, THOUGH?
WE BELIEVE EACH CUP IS CAPABLE
OF MAKING ITS OWN DECISION ON
WHETHER TO HOLD COFFEE OR NOT.
>> Jimmy: BUT YOUR JOB IS TO
SERVE COFFEE.
SHOULDN'T I FOR SURE BE ABLE TO
DRINK IT?
>> OH, NO.
I'M SORRY, NO.
PUTTING BOTTOMS ON ALL THE CUPS
WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE.
SO ANYWAY, THAT WILL BE $3.50,
TIMMY.
>> Jimmy: I'M NOT PAYING IT.
IT'S JIMMY, BY THE WAY.
THIS IS EXHAUSTING, I WANT NO
PART OF THIS AT ALL.
>> YOU'RE EXHAUSTED?
>> Jimmy: YES.
>> THAT'S A PRE-EXISTING
CONDITION.
YOUR NEW TOTAL IS -- $387.50.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
I'M NOT PAYING $387.50.
>> RIDICULOUS.
ACTUALLY, IT IS ADEQUATE AND
AFFORDABLE.
>> Jimmy: YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'LL JUST GO TO ANOTHER COFFEE
PLACE, THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS HOW ALL COFFEE SHOPS
ARE NOW.
IF YOU WANT YOUR COFFEE IN A
CUP, GO DID CANADA.
>> Jimmy: FINE.
YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT?
THEIR PRESIDENT IS CUTER ANYWAY.
AND -- SCENE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT.
ONE MORE THEN.
THEN WE WILL MOVE ON FROM THIS,
I PROMISE.
AT THE END OF MY MONOLOGUE LAST
NIGHT I ENCOURAGED PEOPLE WHO
CARE ABOUT THE SUBJECT TO CALL
THEIR SENATORS TO LET THEM KNOW
THEY CARE.
I EVEN GAVE OUT A PHONE NUMBER.
THIS VIDEO OF THE MONOLOGUE HAS
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF VIEWS.
IT WAS ALL OVER THE NEWS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SEEN IT AND
SHARED IT.
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" TODAY
CONTACTED THE OFFICE OF SUSAN
COLLINS, WHO'S ONE OF THE KEY
SENATORS ON THIS, AND THEY
CLAIMED AT HER OFFICE THAT THE
CALL VOLUME SHE GOT IS THE SAME
AS USUAL.
IF THAT IS TRUE, THIS IS WHY
THINGS LIKE THIS KEEP HAPPENING.
BECAUSE WE DON'T DO ANYTHING
ABOUT THEM.
SO PLEASE STOP TEXTING FOR FIVE
SECONDS AND MAKE A PHONE CALL.
ESPECIALLY CALL THESE SENATORS.
THESE ARE THEIR NUMBERS RIGHT
THERE ON THE SCREEN.
IF YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THESE
STATES, CALL THEM.
IT REALLY DOES MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
AND WHO KNOWS, MAYBE YOU'LL MEET
SOMEBODY OVER THE PHONE AND FALL
IN LOVE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
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