This past week there was a lot of talk about late night monologues and their impact on what’s trending. With all of the distractions people face every day and the gloomy daily occurrences, setting aside time to unwind at night to shows that are both light-hearted and insightful has overtime become a need. The twelve-minute monologues have become a media source for news, politics and pop culture. To name one of the greats, Jimmy Kimmel for instance, has done such a superb job using pitch perfect humor and his stage for the people and the cause; he has become king of late night. Kimmel revealed recently that his wife had given birth to their son, who was found to have severe heart defects and needed immediate surgery. Kimmel shared his emotional story in a very heartfelt monologue, which thankfully had a happy ending. He eventually turned the story to health care and politics:
“We were brought up to believe that we live in the greatest country in the world, but until a few years ago, millions and millions of us had no access to health insurance at all. Before 2014, if you were born with congenital heart disease like my son was, there was a good chance you’d never be able to get health insurance because you had a pre-existing condition. You were born with a pre-existing condition. And if your parents didn’t have medical insurance, you might not live long enough to even get denied because of a pre-existing condition. If your baby is going to die, and it doesn’t have to, it shouldn’t matter how much money you make. I think that’s something that, whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat or something else, we all agree on that, right? This isn’t football. There are no teams. We are the team, it’s the United States. Don’t let their partisan squabbles divide us on something every decent person wants.”
It was a passionate moment that captured us all.