Colbert opened MondaysLate Showby saying he was sickened at the news.
Then sadly you realize you know what to say because its been said too many times before.
You have a pretty good idea of what most people are going to say.
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You know what a president, whoever it is, will probably say.
You know what both sides of the political aisle will say.
You know what gun manufacturers will say.
Even me, with a silly show like this, you have some idea of what I will say.
Because even I have talked about this when it has happened before.
Its as if theres a national script that we have learned.
Except for the loved ones and the families of the victims for whom nothing will ever be the same.
But, he added, that mindset was a slippery slope to more trouble.
I dont know what to do, Colbert said.
But I do know that despair is a victory for hate.
Hate wants us to be too weak to change anything.
Now these people in Orlando were apparently targeted for who they love.
And there have been outpourings of love throughout the country and around the world.
Love in response to hate.
Love does not despair.
Love makes you strong.
Love gives us the courage to act.
Love gives up hope that change is possible.
Love allows us to change the script.
But lets remember love is a verb.
And to love means to do something.
