Welp, D.C.’s last-in-the-nation primary has concluded, and Late Night Show host Stephen Colbert notes it’ll probably be the last time we see Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ name on a ballot for president.
But Sanders, as Colbert notes, spent his time in the District advocating for statehood. That the call for equal representation seems like a long shot makes it all the more fitting for Sanders to champion it, he notes. (As statehood junkies know, though, Sanders wasn’t the only Democratic candidate to call for it.)
Despite what he deems slim odds, Colbert is nothing if not generous. Just in case we become the 51st star on the flag, he has some ideas for our new flag, motto, and license plate. I mean, I guess “The Field Trip State” is better than “Taxation Without Representation,” so long as we have representation.
This isn’t the first time a late night host has waded into the issue. John Oliver dedicated one of his long, detailed segments to the topic. And “Stephen Colbert,” the right wing blowhard who used to host a show on Comedy Central, also made constant mention of D.C.’s plight, as D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton noted.
Rachel Kurzius