Stephen Colbert turns George Will's exit from the GOP into an awkward dating-game number

Stephen Colbert praises George Will's attributes
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"Everyone here excited for the Republican Convention?" Stephen Colbert asked on Monday's Late Show, and the audience cheered. "Well then, you're not a Republican." He ran through some of the signs of growing Republican disenchantment with likely nominee Donald Trump, then looked at one particular "legendary conservative columnist and bowtie host organism" who just bolted the GOP: "George Will is now officially George Won't." Will announced his defection in his column, in a speech, and on Sunday talk shows, and he changed his Maryland voter registration to "unaffiliated." "Which means, other political parties, he's single!" Colbert said, grabbing a 1970s game show mic and selling Will's various attributes and turn-ons for other interested political factions — or maybe he was trying to get Will a date? It's odd, and a little uncomfortable at times, but Jon Batiste's George Will dating game song makes the whole bit something special. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.