1 00:00:00,534 --> 00:00:01,735 [music playing] 2 00:00:01,835 --> 00:00:04,905 ANNOUNCER: In New York City, the only city in America, 3 00:00:05,005 --> 00:00:07,808 it's the show that invented news. 4 00:00:07,908 --> 00:00:12,513 This is The Daily Show with your host, Kal Penn. 5 00:00:12,613 --> 00:00:19,586 [cheers and applause] 6 00:00:24,057 --> 00:00:30,564 Hello! 7 00:00:31,565 --> 00:00:32,966 Welcome to The Daily Show. 8 00:00:33,066 --> 00:00:37,738 I'm Kal Penn, and I have had so much fun. 9 00:00:37,838 --> 00:00:39,873 I wish I could stay forever. 10 00:00:39,973 --> 00:00:42,409 Honestly, like, now I understand why Trump refused 11 00:00:42,509 --> 00:00:44,945 to leave the White House. 12 00:00:45,045 --> 00:00:46,180 What do you think? 13 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,715 Should we do an insurrection and just stay forever? 14 00:00:48,815 --> 00:00:50,884 [loud cheers] 15 00:00:50,984 --> 00:00:51,885 Oh. 16 00:00:51,985 --> 00:00:54,254 Oh, I was joking. 17 00:00:54,354 --> 00:00:56,456 You guys are messed up. 18 00:00:56,557 --> 00:00:57,524 I love it. 19 00:00:57,624 --> 00:00:58,959 OK, we got a great show for you tonight. 20 00:00:59,059 --> 00:01:01,361 Chasten Buttigieg is here, everyone. 21 00:01:01,461 --> 00:01:02,729 We have a lot to talk about. 22 00:01:02,829 --> 00:01:08,335 So let's get into the headlines. 23 00:01:08,435 --> 00:01:10,604 Let's begin with some breaking news from the Vatican. 24 00:01:10,704 --> 00:01:11,605 No, not about you. 25 00:01:11,705 --> 00:01:12,940 You're still going to hell. 26 00:01:13,073 --> 00:01:16,243 But there is some good news for priests. 27 00:01:16,343 --> 00:01:18,445 REPORTER: Pope Francis says the Catholic Church's 28 00:01:18,545 --> 00:01:21,715 thousand-year-old practice of celibacy for priests 29 00:01:21,815 --> 00:01:23,116 could be changed. 30 00:01:23,217 --> 00:01:25,085 He tells an Argentine publication 31 00:01:25,152 --> 00:01:28,355 the ban on priests having sex was only temporary 32 00:01:28,455 --> 00:01:30,324 and that there is no contradiction 33 00:01:30,424 --> 00:01:32,492 for a priest to marry. 34 00:01:32,593 --> 00:01:33,727 That's right. 35 00:01:33,827 --> 00:01:35,095 Yeah. 36 00:01:35,128 --> 00:01:37,731 Pope Francis just stepped out on his balcony and said, 37 00:01:37,831 --> 00:01:40,601 (ITALIAN ACCENT) I am proud to announce the end 38 00:01:40,701 --> 00:01:42,703 of our no-nut millennium. 39 00:01:42,803 --> 00:01:46,139 We did it! 40 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:47,674 (NORMAL ACCENT) Oh, gosh. 41 00:01:47,774 --> 00:01:49,743 And then-- and then a cloud of white 42 00:01:49,843 --> 00:01:52,913 just shot out of the Vatican chimney. 43 00:01:53,013 --> 00:01:54,648 Anyway, this is wild, OK? 44 00:01:54,748 --> 00:01:58,218 The Pope suddenly decided that a thousand-year-old ban on sex 45 00:01:58,318 --> 00:02:01,154 was just temporary the whole time? 46 00:02:01,255 --> 00:02:02,890 Does anyone else feel like the Pope just 47 00:02:03,056 --> 00:02:05,926 found out Giselle was single? 48 00:02:06,059 --> 00:02:08,562 (ITALIAN ACCENT) She dumped Tom Brady? 49 00:02:08,662 --> 00:02:13,534 Oh, look, everybody, I just found a new page in the Bible. 50 00:02:13,634 --> 00:02:15,936 Yes, the two pages in Leviticus, 51 00:02:16,069 --> 00:02:17,638 they were stuck together this whole time. 52 00:02:17,738 --> 00:02:18,805 Oh, my gosh. 53 00:02:18,906 --> 00:02:20,174 (NORMAL ACCENT) Look, I got to say-- 54 00:02:20,274 --> 00:02:22,142 I got to say, I think priests are going 55 00:02:22,242 --> 00:02:25,179 to clean up on dating apps. 56 00:02:25,279 --> 00:02:28,315 You ever heard of missionary? 57 00:02:28,415 --> 00:02:30,484 I invented that. 58 00:02:30,584 --> 00:02:32,553 No, this could really be a game changer. 59 00:02:32,653 --> 00:02:33,587 I mean, think about it. 60 00:02:33,687 --> 00:02:35,822 Now that priests can knock someone up, 61 00:02:35,923 --> 00:02:41,195 it means that they might change their mind on abortion. 62 00:02:41,295 --> 00:02:43,463 (ITALIAN ACCENT) You're pregnant? 63 00:02:43,564 --> 00:02:45,832 Oh, look at this, two more pages stuck together. 64 00:02:45,933 --> 00:02:48,702 My goodness. 65 00:02:48,802 --> 00:02:50,103 (NORMAL ACCENT) Thank you. 66 00:02:50,204 --> 00:02:52,506 OK, look, moving on. 67 00:02:52,606 --> 00:02:55,475 We've got some inspiring news out of Nebraska. 68 00:02:55,576 --> 00:02:57,744 Yeah, how often do we get to say that? 69 00:02:57,845 --> 00:02:59,880 Like in a lot of places, Republicans 70 00:03:00,047 --> 00:03:03,417 are pushing an anti-trans bill through the state legislature. 71 00:03:03,517 --> 00:03:06,286 But this time, an incredible state senator 72 00:03:06,386 --> 00:03:07,554 is speaking out-- 73 00:03:07,654 --> 00:03:10,924 and speaking, and speaking, and speaking. 74 00:03:11,058 --> 00:03:13,493 A Democratic lawmaker taking a stand against what she says 75 00:03:13,594 --> 00:03:15,829 is attacks on fundamental human rights. 76 00:03:15,929 --> 00:03:18,131 This is out of Nebraska, where a Republican bill is trying 77 00:03:18,232 --> 00:03:20,567 to ban what they call gender-affirming care 78 00:03:20,667 --> 00:03:23,237 to people who are under 19 years old. 79 00:03:23,337 --> 00:03:24,838 Now, this Democratic state senator 80 00:03:24,938 --> 00:03:27,574 is halting all business in the chamber 81 00:03:27,674 --> 00:03:30,143 and filibustering, or vowing a kind of obstruction set 82 00:03:30,244 --> 00:03:32,246 of tactics that work in Nebraska, for the last three 83 00:03:32,346 --> 00:03:34,982 weeks, saying she'll "burn the session 84 00:03:35,082 --> 00:03:36,149 to the ground over this bill." 85 00:03:36,250 --> 00:03:37,384 REPORTER: During her filibuster, 86 00:03:37,484 --> 00:03:39,553 she has discussed everything from her favorite Girl 87 00:03:39,653 --> 00:03:41,755 Scout cookies to the plot of the movie Madagascar. 88 00:03:41,855 --> 00:03:43,790 If this legislature collectively 89 00:03:43,891 --> 00:03:46,693 decides that legislating hate against children 90 00:03:46,793 --> 00:03:50,364 is our priority, then I am going to make it 91 00:03:50,464 --> 00:03:55,936 painful, painful for everyone. 92 00:03:56,103 --> 00:03:57,404 Hell, yeah! 93 00:03:57,504 --> 00:04:01,875 All right, look, at a time when so many of us are all talk, 94 00:04:02,042 --> 00:04:03,777 she's actually-- 95 00:04:03,877 --> 00:04:06,914 well, she's all talked too, but in a useful way. 96 00:04:07,047 --> 00:04:09,049 And I'm sure it's hard for Senator Cavanaugh 97 00:04:09,082 --> 00:04:11,418 to come up with stuff to say for three weeks straight. 98 00:04:11,518 --> 00:04:13,720 But it means a lot to so many families 99 00:04:13,820 --> 00:04:15,822 that someone is fighting for them. 100 00:04:15,923 --> 00:04:17,524 And it also means a lot to DreamWorks 101 00:04:17,624 --> 00:04:20,060 that someone is still talking about Madagascar. 102 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,196 I mean, like, it's not their best movie. 103 00:04:22,296 --> 00:04:23,297 Honestly? 104 00:04:23,397 --> 00:04:26,300 Anyway, just today, Cavanaugh finally 105 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,736 got Republicans to agree to an actual debate 106 00:04:29,837 --> 00:04:32,072 on this bill, which they were trying to avoid. 107 00:04:32,105 --> 00:04:35,776 This is great if you're into civility. 108 00:04:35,876 --> 00:04:38,312 I personally would have just gone nuclear and just been, 109 00:04:38,412 --> 00:04:40,781 like, kill this bill now or I spoil 110 00:04:40,881 --> 00:04:44,484 the end of The Last of Us! 111 00:04:44,585 --> 00:04:48,622 And finally, spring break is coming up. 112 00:04:48,722 --> 00:04:52,159 If you were thinking of going to Florida to lie on the beach 113 00:04:52,259 --> 00:04:56,230 and not be surrounded by 5,000 miles of seaweed, well-- 114 00:04:56,330 --> 00:04:59,233 REPORTER: Florida is bracing for a 5,000-mile-wide 115 00:04:59,333 --> 00:05:01,168 seaweed bloom, almost twice as wide 116 00:05:01,268 --> 00:05:02,536 as the entire United States. 117 00:05:02,636 --> 00:05:05,672 REPORTER: Enormous mounds of brown, mucky macroalgae 118 00:05:05,772 --> 00:05:07,608 are now floating towards Florida. 119 00:05:07,708 --> 00:05:09,476 The popular shores of South Beach 120 00:05:09,576 --> 00:05:11,745 are only speckled with this kind of seaweed, 121 00:05:11,845 --> 00:05:14,448 called sargassum, so far. 122 00:05:14,548 --> 00:05:17,117 But in several weeks, that's likely to change, 123 00:05:17,217 --> 00:05:21,755 with sightings already this month in Key West, Antigua, 124 00:05:21,855 --> 00:05:23,724 and the crowded Mexican resort of Playa 125 00:05:23,824 --> 00:05:27,060 Del Carmen preparing for up to three feet of buildup. 126 00:05:27,127 --> 00:05:30,264 The biggest issue with the seaweed, a serious rotten egg 127 00:05:30,364 --> 00:05:33,767 smell, not ideal for tourism. 128 00:05:33,867 --> 00:05:36,537 Holy shit, that's a lot of seaweed. 129 00:05:36,637 --> 00:05:39,573 It sounds like a plague God sends when he's mad 130 00:05:39,673 --> 00:05:42,075 but, like, not that mad. 131 00:05:42,176 --> 00:05:48,282 Like, I'm not hurricane angry, I'm just disappointed. 132 00:05:48,382 --> 00:05:51,718 And if I had to guess about what God's mad about, 133 00:05:51,818 --> 00:05:54,087 it's probably that Ron DeSantis eats 134 00:05:54,188 --> 00:05:57,724 pudding with three fingers. 135 00:05:57,824 --> 00:06:00,360 Look, I'm not a Florida parent, but I'd rather 136 00:06:00,460 --> 00:06:02,796 let my kid watch a drag queen read Goodnight Moon 137 00:06:02,896 --> 00:06:06,200 than watch a grown man in a suit finger a pudding cup. 138 00:06:06,300 --> 00:06:07,201 And-- 139 00:06:07,301 --> 00:06:10,871 [cheers and applause] 140 00:06:11,038 --> 00:06:14,241 The worst part-- the worst part about all this seaweed 141 00:06:14,341 --> 00:06:17,110 is there's nothing Florida can do about it. 142 00:06:17,211 --> 00:06:22,316 But it is Florida, so they'll probably just try to shoot it. 143 00:06:22,416 --> 00:06:24,918 For more on the seaweed story, we go live to Miami Beach 144 00:06:25,052 --> 00:06:26,587 with Roy Wood, Jr., everybody. 145 00:06:26,687 --> 00:06:29,723 Roy, what's the situation over there, man? 146 00:06:29,823 --> 00:06:31,058 What's going on, man? 147 00:06:31,158 --> 00:06:32,860 What's happening, Kal? 148 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,062 What's going on? 149 00:06:35,162 --> 00:06:36,730 What's going on, man? How you been, brother? 150 00:06:36,830 --> 00:06:38,065 I'm good. 151 00:06:38,098 --> 00:06:40,067 But what is-- what is the situation over there, Roy? 152 00:06:40,133 --> 00:06:41,235 You see the situation. 153 00:06:41,335 --> 00:06:43,170 It's disgusting, Kal. 154 00:06:43,270 --> 00:06:44,738 Seaweed everywhere, man. 155 00:06:44,838 --> 00:06:45,973 This beach looks like it's covered 156 00:06:46,073 --> 00:06:49,209 in hair-- looks like an Italian man's back out here. 157 00:06:49,309 --> 00:06:52,513 [sniffs] And this stuff smells like a truck 158 00:06:52,613 --> 00:06:55,148 full of hard-boiled eggs that crashed into a factory that 159 00:06:55,249 --> 00:06:56,650 makes wet farts. It's bad. 160 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:57,718 It's stinking. 161 00:06:57,818 --> 00:07:01,121 Say, have you ever smelled a wet fart, Kal? 162 00:07:01,221 --> 00:07:02,489 Like, you think it's a dry fart, 163 00:07:02,589 --> 00:07:04,091 then a little juice come out, and you get a little juice. 164 00:07:04,191 --> 00:07:05,092 Yeah, I mean-- yes. 165 00:07:05,192 --> 00:07:06,360 - Some juice farts. - I know. 166 00:07:06,460 --> 00:07:07,628 I get it. I get it. 167 00:07:07,728 --> 00:07:08,896 We've all been there. 168 00:07:09,029 --> 00:07:10,163 But-- but-- but why are you cleaning up the beach? 169 00:07:10,264 --> 00:07:11,365 That's so kind of cleaning. 170 00:07:11,465 --> 00:07:12,366 Cleaning? 171 00:07:12,466 --> 00:07:13,367 Man, I'm not cleaning. 172 00:07:13,467 --> 00:07:15,135 I'm taking all this home. 173 00:07:15,235 --> 00:07:16,136 Hey, hang on, man. 174 00:07:16,236 --> 00:07:17,137 The tour's over there. 175 00:07:17,237 --> 00:07:18,605 Hey, get your ass back. 176 00:07:18,705 --> 00:07:19,806 Get your ass back! 177 00:07:19,907 --> 00:07:22,075 I'm the one that-- all this ocean vomit is mine. 178 00:07:22,176 --> 00:07:25,445 Wait, Roy, why are you taking home the seaweed? 179 00:07:25,546 --> 00:07:26,446 Why else? 180 00:07:26,547 --> 00:07:27,748 I'm going to sell it to white folks. 181 00:07:27,848 --> 00:07:28,949 What do you think I'm going to do? 182 00:07:29,049 --> 00:07:31,885 White folks are not going to buy rotting seaweed. 183 00:07:32,052 --> 00:07:33,754 No, but white people will buy it 184 00:07:33,854 --> 00:07:35,789 once I call it naturally sourced 185 00:07:35,889 --> 00:07:39,259 organic oceanic sargassum. 186 00:07:39,359 --> 00:07:40,827 Oh, my god, you're right. 187 00:07:40,928 --> 00:07:42,629 White people will buy the shit out of that! 188 00:07:42,729 --> 00:07:43,797 I know. 189 00:07:43,897 --> 00:07:44,932 I'm going to be printing money. 190 00:07:45,065 --> 00:07:46,366 All I got to do is stick all this shit 191 00:07:46,466 --> 00:07:49,069 in a classy tin, put a little white baby face on it. 192 00:07:49,169 --> 00:07:51,972 It'll be in Whole Foods next week. 193 00:07:52,072 --> 00:07:53,774 Oh, my working days are over, bro. 194 00:07:53,874 --> 00:07:55,442 My grandkid's going to be so spoiled. 195 00:07:55,542 --> 00:07:56,443 I hate him already. 196 00:07:56,543 --> 00:07:58,612 OK, but what's it used for? 197 00:07:58,712 --> 00:08:01,515 Like, do you eat it, or wrap yourself in it, or? 198 00:08:01,615 --> 00:08:03,750 Man, I don't care. 199 00:08:03,851 --> 00:08:06,119 You can eat it, smoke it, put it in your coffee, 200 00:08:06,220 --> 00:08:07,120 rub it on your balls. 201 00:08:07,221 --> 00:08:08,355 White people will figure it out. 202 00:08:08,455 --> 00:08:11,625 Look, I just got to get all this done before Gwyneth 203 00:08:11,725 --> 00:08:13,393 Paltrow has the same idea. 204 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:14,728 She'll steal it. 205 00:08:14,828 --> 00:08:16,129 You know what, that's true. 206 00:08:16,230 --> 00:08:17,564 - She'll steal it. - Yes. 207 00:08:17,664 --> 00:08:19,366 Yes. - You know Paltrow. 208 00:08:19,466 --> 00:08:20,467 I know. 209 00:08:20,567 --> 00:08:21,468 You've got to hurry, though. 210 00:08:21,568 --> 00:08:22,936 She stole turmeric from us. 211 00:08:23,036 --> 00:08:26,540 You know-- you know the problem though, man? 212 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,475 The problem-- what's slowing us down-- what's slowing down 213 00:08:28,575 --> 00:08:29,776 the cleanup is all this trash. 214 00:08:29,877 --> 00:08:31,879 I got to pick all this trash out of the seaweed. 215 00:08:32,045 --> 00:08:33,614 Oh, man, why don't you just leave it in there? 216 00:08:33,714 --> 00:08:39,052 Just say it's rich and bioactive upcycled exfoliants. 217 00:08:39,152 --> 00:08:41,722 Bitch, get your ass down here, Kal. 218 00:08:41,822 --> 00:08:43,056 We going into business together. 219 00:08:43,090 --> 00:08:44,224 We partners. 220 00:08:44,324 --> 00:08:45,759 All right, I'm going to leave right after the show. 221 00:08:45,859 --> 00:08:46,760 Come on down here, man. 222 00:08:46,860 --> 00:08:47,761 You smart. 223 00:08:47,861 --> 00:08:48,829 You smart. 224 00:08:48,929 --> 00:08:49,863 Oh, shit, Gwyneth Paltrow here. 225 00:08:49,963 --> 00:08:50,864 I got to go, man. 226 00:08:50,964 --> 00:08:52,065 Back off, Pepper Potts! 227 00:08:52,099 --> 00:08:53,066 Hold her off, Roy. 228 00:08:53,100 --> 00:08:54,067 Get out of here, Pepper Potts! 229 00:08:54,101 --> 00:08:55,068 I'm coming! 230 00:08:55,102 --> 00:08:57,171 Roy Wood, Jr., everybody. 231 00:08:57,271 --> 00:09:00,274 All right, when we come back, we'll find out what 232 00:09:00,374 --> 00:09:02,476 scares politicians the most. 233 00:09:02,576 --> 00:09:04,444 Don't go away. 234 00:09:13,620 --> 00:09:18,759 [cheering] 235 00:09:18,859 --> 00:09:20,694 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 236 00:09:20,794 --> 00:09:25,632 You know, there's a lot that we don't know about the 2024 237 00:09:25,732 --> 00:09:28,268 election, like who the candidates will be 238 00:09:28,368 --> 00:09:31,505 or which campaign Beto O'Rourke is going to lose. 239 00:09:31,605 --> 00:09:34,341 But as someone who headed up youth issues at the White 240 00:09:34,441 --> 00:09:37,177 House, I can tell you that if history is any indicator, 241 00:09:37,277 --> 00:09:39,846 we already know what one of the big talking points 242 00:09:39,946 --> 00:09:40,881 is going to be. 243 00:09:40,981 --> 00:09:42,115 Every election, it's like, oh, 244 00:09:42,215 --> 00:09:43,717 the young people are coming. Young people are coming. 245 00:09:43,817 --> 00:09:44,985 And, usually, they don't come. 246 00:09:45,085 --> 00:09:46,119 They just don't show up. 247 00:09:46,219 --> 00:09:47,321 Are you hearing me, nieces? 248 00:09:47,421 --> 00:09:48,522 I was having this conversation tonight. 249 00:09:48,622 --> 00:09:49,523 They don't. 250 00:09:49,623 --> 00:09:50,857 Someone said, this convention was not-- 251 00:09:50,957 --> 00:09:52,392 they're in their 20s-- was not made for us. 252 00:09:52,492 --> 00:09:53,393 We did-- 253 00:09:53,493 --> 00:09:54,461 That's because you don't vote. 254 00:09:54,561 --> 00:09:55,562 I said, you guys don't vote. 255 00:09:55,662 --> 00:09:56,830 Yeah, because you don't vote. 256 00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:58,098 They never ever vote. They complain about everything. 257 00:09:58,198 --> 00:09:59,666 Why would people cater to you if you never come out? 258 00:09:59,766 --> 00:10:00,767 Sorry. 259 00:10:00,867 --> 00:10:02,536 Not to be annoying, but we're with NBC News. 260 00:10:02,636 --> 00:10:03,904 And I'm just trying to figure out, 261 00:10:04,004 --> 00:10:06,440 anybody here going to vote in the election on November 6? 262 00:10:06,540 --> 00:10:08,308 Anybody? 263 00:10:08,408 --> 00:10:10,744 Anybody? 264 00:10:10,844 --> 00:10:11,745 Nobody's going to vote. 265 00:10:11,845 --> 00:10:13,447 REPORTER: What can get younger voters 266 00:10:13,547 --> 00:10:15,215 to actually turn out to vote? 267 00:10:15,315 --> 00:10:17,517 You know, turn out for what? 268 00:10:17,617 --> 00:10:19,252 [DJ SNAKE AND LIL JON, "TURN DOWN FOR WHAT"] 269 00:10:19,353 --> 00:10:20,988 You've got your own theme song, Gadi. 270 00:10:21,088 --> 00:10:24,758 [laughs] Yeah. 271 00:10:24,858 --> 00:10:27,260 [laughter] 272 00:10:27,361 --> 00:10:31,431 Well, young people aren't going to be voting now. 273 00:10:31,531 --> 00:10:34,234 The point is the media loves to whine 274 00:10:34,334 --> 00:10:36,236 about young people not voting. 275 00:10:36,269 --> 00:10:38,105 But what gets much less attention 276 00:10:38,238 --> 00:10:41,241 is that the establishment feels so threatened by the power 277 00:10:41,308 --> 00:10:42,776 of young voters that they actually 278 00:10:42,876 --> 00:10:44,745 try to get them to not vote. 279 00:10:44,845 --> 00:10:47,314 To many in the establishment, low youth turnout 280 00:10:47,414 --> 00:10:48,482 is not a problem. 281 00:10:48,582 --> 00:10:49,683 It's a goal. 282 00:10:49,783 --> 00:10:51,618 And that's what I want to talk about in the latest 283 00:10:51,718 --> 00:10:53,687 installment of Long Story Short. 284 00:10:53,787 --> 00:11:00,661 [cheering] 285 00:11:00,761 --> 00:11:03,864 Let's say that a political party wants 286 00:11:03,964 --> 00:11:05,265 to suppress the youth vote. 287 00:11:05,332 --> 00:11:06,800 What are some things they might try to do? 288 00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:08,769 Their best bet is to put restrictions 289 00:11:08,869 --> 00:11:09,770 on college students. 290 00:11:09,870 --> 00:11:10,904 Because for the most part, they're 291 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:12,939 all young except for that one guy 292 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:14,875 who used to sit in the back of your sociology lecture. 293 00:11:14,975 --> 00:11:16,576 What was his deal? 294 00:11:16,677 --> 00:11:18,378 Was that like an inspiring thing 295 00:11:18,478 --> 00:11:21,014 or like a 21 Jump Street situation? 296 00:11:21,114 --> 00:11:23,216 Anyway, one thing that they try to do 297 00:11:23,250 --> 00:11:24,951 is to target student IDs. 298 00:11:25,052 --> 00:11:28,021 In some states, you can't use a school ID to vote, 299 00:11:28,121 --> 00:11:29,356 even though for a lot of students 300 00:11:29,456 --> 00:11:31,558 it's the only thing showing that they live in the state. 301 00:11:31,658 --> 00:11:33,593 And don't tell me that they aren't 302 00:11:33,694 --> 00:11:34,961 legitimate residents, OK? 303 00:11:35,062 --> 00:11:37,698 College students pay local taxes for four years. 304 00:11:37,798 --> 00:11:39,599 And the dumb ones up to six. 305 00:11:39,700 --> 00:11:41,401 [laughter] 306 00:11:41,501 --> 00:11:44,871 One of those states is Texas, where you can't use 307 00:11:44,971 --> 00:11:50,410 your student ID to vote, but you can use your gun permit, 308 00:11:50,510 --> 00:11:52,646 which sure feels like a law made 309 00:11:52,746 --> 00:11:55,582 by Republicans to make it easier for other Republicans 310 00:11:55,682 --> 00:11:56,983 to vote. 311 00:11:57,084 --> 00:11:59,252 It's basically like a liberal state letting you vote if you 312 00:11:59,319 --> 00:12:02,089 still wear your COVID mask. 313 00:12:02,255 --> 00:12:04,524 Another thing they try to do is move 314 00:12:04,624 --> 00:12:06,393 voting booths off campuses. 315 00:12:06,493 --> 00:12:08,462 Now, this is a big deal for college students 316 00:12:08,562 --> 00:12:10,397 since they're less likely to have a car. 317 00:12:10,497 --> 00:12:11,832 If they do know someone with a car, 318 00:12:11,932 --> 00:12:14,401 it's usually that, like, kind of hot but sort of sketch 319 00:12:14,501 --> 00:12:18,271 dude with a 2007 Subaru that, like, reeks of weed, and all 320 00:12:18,372 --> 00:12:19,606 the seat belts are missing. 321 00:12:19,706 --> 00:12:22,542 And it's just, like, is voting for state assembly really 322 00:12:22,642 --> 00:12:25,879 worth getting car herpes? 323 00:12:25,979 --> 00:12:29,616 When it comes to trying to make polling places inaccessible, 324 00:12:29,716 --> 00:12:32,219 the state of Texas is also at the forefront. 325 00:12:32,252 --> 00:12:34,087 Texas Republicans are pushing a bill 326 00:12:34,221 --> 00:12:36,990 that would ban voting booths from every campus 327 00:12:37,090 --> 00:12:38,325 across the state. 328 00:12:38,425 --> 00:12:40,560 Voting rights advocates are slamming a Texas 329 00:12:40,661 --> 00:12:42,729 lawmaker's plan to remove polling 330 00:12:42,829 --> 00:12:44,798 places from college campuses. 331 00:12:44,898 --> 00:12:46,066 REPORTER: Now, young voters favored 332 00:12:46,233 --> 00:12:49,803 Democrats by nearly a 30-point margin in the midterms. 333 00:12:49,903 --> 00:12:52,239 But the Republican who's behind this proposal 334 00:12:52,339 --> 00:12:55,876 tells ABC 13's Briana Conner it is not about that. 335 00:12:55,976 --> 00:12:58,245 Republican State representative Carrie Isaac 336 00:12:58,278 --> 00:13:00,681 says it's a matter of school safety. 337 00:13:00,781 --> 00:13:02,449 I don't believe it's wise that we 338 00:13:02,549 --> 00:13:05,919 invite people onto our campuses that 339 00:13:06,019 --> 00:13:07,654 would not otherwise be there. 340 00:13:07,754 --> 00:13:09,556 REPORTER: Texas Southern University freshman Jordan 341 00:13:09,656 --> 00:13:12,726 Jones points out that public universities like TSU 342 00:13:12,826 --> 00:13:14,695 already have open campuses. 343 00:13:14,795 --> 00:13:17,998 Our library that's literally right there is also public. 344 00:13:18,098 --> 00:13:20,634 Anybody can go in there and use it. 345 00:13:20,734 --> 00:13:23,503 So I feel like there shouldn't be much of a difference 346 00:13:23,603 --> 00:13:25,405 whenever it comes to voting. 347 00:13:25,505 --> 00:13:26,506 She has a good point. 348 00:13:26,606 --> 00:13:28,775 The library is already open to the public. 349 00:13:28,875 --> 00:13:30,410 Although knowing Texas Republicans, 350 00:13:30,510 --> 00:13:32,112 that other lady is just going to be like, 351 00:13:32,212 --> 00:13:33,447 this student is right. 352 00:13:33,547 --> 00:13:35,949 We should also ban "liberries." 353 00:13:36,049 --> 00:13:38,952 [laughter] 354 00:13:39,052 --> 00:13:40,220 I realize. 355 00:13:40,287 --> 00:13:41,521 Thank you. 356 00:13:41,621 --> 00:13:44,958 I realize that so far I've given you Republican examples. 357 00:13:45,058 --> 00:13:47,794 But to be fair, that doesn't mean all voter suppression 358 00:13:47,894 --> 00:13:51,098 is committed by Republicans-- just like 98% of it. 359 00:13:51,231 --> 00:13:54,668 But there are Democrats who do engage in voter suppression. 360 00:13:54,768 --> 00:13:57,104 And I know this from personal experience. 361 00:13:57,237 --> 00:14:00,140 During the Democratic primary in 2007, 362 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,142 I lobbied a local election board 363 00:14:02,242 --> 00:14:04,978 in North Carolina that wanted to remove voting machines 364 00:14:05,078 --> 00:14:08,048 from a campus where there were a lot of Obama Democrats 365 00:14:08,148 --> 00:14:11,118 and send those machines to a wealthy suburb, where 366 00:14:11,251 --> 00:14:13,687 there were a lot of non-Obama Democrats. 367 00:14:13,787 --> 00:14:15,455 Although that's obviously not how they put it. 368 00:14:15,555 --> 00:14:17,958 They were just like, OK, we're doing this 369 00:14:18,058 --> 00:14:21,194 because college students are just less likely to vote 370 00:14:21,228 --> 00:14:22,796 than people in the suburbs. 371 00:14:22,896 --> 00:14:26,633 And then I was like, oh, well, maybe college students don't 372 00:14:26,733 --> 00:14:28,568 vote because you keep [bleep] taking 373 00:14:28,669 --> 00:14:30,270 their voting machines away! 374 00:14:30,370 --> 00:14:36,877 [cheering] 375 00:14:37,878 --> 00:14:39,646 And then I lost. 376 00:14:39,746 --> 00:14:41,014 Sorry. 377 00:14:41,114 --> 00:14:43,984 While those are some of the more common obstacles that you 378 00:14:44,084 --> 00:14:45,719 might encounter as a young voter, 379 00:14:45,819 --> 00:14:47,621 it can get a lot more creative. 380 00:14:47,721 --> 00:14:49,990 REPORTER: Welcome to North Carolina A&T. 381 00:14:50,090 --> 00:14:51,892 It's the largest historically Black 382 00:14:51,992 --> 00:14:55,729 college in the country and a big Democratic voting block. 383 00:14:55,829 --> 00:14:57,831 But when you look at a congressional map, 384 00:14:57,931 --> 00:15:00,567 A&T looks like two separate colleges. 385 00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:04,237 It's split between district 6 and district 13. 386 00:15:04,304 --> 00:15:07,140 So if you move from this dorm over to that dorm, 387 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:10,444 you're in a different district with different representatives 388 00:15:10,544 --> 00:15:12,245 and a different polling place. 389 00:15:12,346 --> 00:15:13,347 REPORTER: By splitting the campus 390 00:15:13,447 --> 00:15:15,449 into two separate congressional districts, 391 00:15:15,549 --> 00:15:18,719 it diluted the power of A&T's collective voice. 392 00:15:18,819 --> 00:15:21,188 So what was once one congressional district 393 00:15:21,288 --> 00:15:23,457 with an African-American representative, 394 00:15:23,557 --> 00:15:26,293 it is now two congressional districts with two 395 00:15:26,393 --> 00:15:28,195 white Republican legislators. 396 00:15:28,228 --> 00:15:29,696 Have you seen people discouraged 397 00:15:29,796 --> 00:15:31,031 from voting because of this? 398 00:15:31,198 --> 00:15:33,200 Not only do you get discouragement. 399 00:15:33,266 --> 00:15:35,969 There's also not wanting to register at all. 400 00:15:36,069 --> 00:15:38,638 It validates and affirms what young folks 401 00:15:38,739 --> 00:15:41,074 are saying when they say that their votes don't count. 402 00:15:41,208 --> 00:15:42,509 Yeah, that's a bummer. 403 00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:44,644 And, honestly, I haven't seen college 404 00:15:44,745 --> 00:15:46,213 students that disappointed since they 405 00:15:46,313 --> 00:15:49,049 saw me in Van Wilder 2. 406 00:15:49,216 --> 00:15:54,254 In my defense-- in my defense, that movie paid very well. 407 00:15:54,354 --> 00:15:55,255 Yeah. 408 00:15:55,355 --> 00:15:57,124 But, look, this is the point of it. 409 00:15:57,224 --> 00:16:00,460 All of this is meant to freeze you out of the process 410 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,396 and discourage you from participating. 411 00:16:02,496 --> 00:16:03,463 And I get it. 412 00:16:03,563 --> 00:16:05,298 It's easy as a young person to get 413 00:16:05,399 --> 00:16:07,668 demoralized and super high. 414 00:16:07,768 --> 00:16:09,403 I'm not-- not sure why I mentioned that. 415 00:16:09,503 --> 00:16:10,470 Sorry. 416 00:16:10,570 --> 00:16:13,306 To be more clear, things are not hopeless. 417 00:16:13,407 --> 00:16:15,342 You know that gerrymandering at A&T? 418 00:16:15,442 --> 00:16:18,011 Well, it sparked a student revolt. 419 00:16:18,178 --> 00:16:20,747 And after a court order reunified the school, 420 00:16:20,847 --> 00:16:24,484 students there are now voting in record numbers. 421 00:16:24,584 --> 00:16:27,187 Yeah, pretty great. 422 00:16:27,254 --> 00:16:28,288 And it's not just them. 423 00:16:28,388 --> 00:16:29,556 It's not just them. 424 00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:32,392 Despite all of those barriers, young voters have shown 425 00:16:32,492 --> 00:16:34,594 up big in recent elections. 426 00:16:34,695 --> 00:16:37,964 In fact, last year, they may have made all the difference. 427 00:16:38,065 --> 00:16:40,400 The Gen Z-ers, Millennials, they're now 428 00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:41,702 voting in record numbers. 429 00:16:41,802 --> 00:16:45,505 REPORTER: Gen Z voters, people born in 1997 and later, 430 00:16:45,605 --> 00:16:48,208 are lapping their older millennial counterparts. 431 00:16:48,308 --> 00:16:49,443 REPORTER: I know a lot of people talk 432 00:16:49,543 --> 00:16:51,845 about young people talking about being 433 00:16:51,945 --> 00:16:53,013 engaged but not being engaged. 434 00:16:53,113 --> 00:16:54,781 We are seeing engagement. 435 00:16:54,881 --> 00:16:57,851 The energy from these young folks is real. 436 00:16:57,951 --> 00:16:59,019 REPORTER: They all but canceled out 437 00:16:59,119 --> 00:17:00,687 the votes of their grandparents, 438 00:17:00,787 --> 00:17:03,090 of senior citizens, who are some of the most reliable 439 00:17:03,223 --> 00:17:04,858 voters out there and also some of the most 440 00:17:04,958 --> 00:17:06,293 Republican voters out there. 441 00:17:06,393 --> 00:17:09,563 If not for young people, we have a starkly different 442 00:17:09,663 --> 00:17:12,599 result. We saw not a red wave. 443 00:17:12,699 --> 00:17:14,601 We didn't see a blue wave, but we certainly 444 00:17:14,701 --> 00:17:17,537 saw a young voter, Gen Z wave. 445 00:17:17,637 --> 00:17:19,006 A Gen Z wave! 446 00:17:19,172 --> 00:17:20,207 [cheering] 447 00:17:20,307 --> 00:17:21,441 Come on! 448 00:17:21,541 --> 00:17:23,577 Not a red wave, not a blue wave, 449 00:17:23,677 --> 00:17:25,512 not a Millennial pink wave. 450 00:17:25,612 --> 00:17:27,681 So remember when I said the establishment 451 00:17:27,781 --> 00:17:29,249 feels threatened by you? 452 00:17:29,349 --> 00:17:31,385 Well, that's because when you vote, 453 00:17:31,485 --> 00:17:34,254 you often get a lot of the things to happen-- 454 00:17:34,354 --> 00:17:36,089 marriage equality, climate action, 455 00:17:36,189 --> 00:17:39,559 and, yes, weed decriminalization. 456 00:17:39,660 --> 00:17:41,962 It's young people who overwhelmingly 457 00:17:42,062 --> 00:17:43,897 pushed to get this stuff done. 458 00:17:43,997 --> 00:17:44,998 So keep it up. 459 00:17:45,098 --> 00:17:46,900 Don't let them make you feel complacent. 460 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,603 Because long story short, you're powerful, 461 00:17:49,703 --> 00:17:51,772 and that's why they're scared of you. 462 00:17:51,872 --> 00:17:53,874 So go make them scared! 463 00:17:53,974 --> 00:17:55,208 All right? 464 00:17:55,308 --> 00:17:58,011 When we come back, Chasten Buttigieg will be joining me. 465 00:17:58,111 --> 00:17:59,012 Stay tuned. 466 00:17:59,112 --> 00:18:02,482 [cheering] 467 00:18:12,993 --> 00:18:14,761 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 468 00:18:14,861 --> 00:18:19,232 My guest tonight is an author, teacher, and advocate. 469 00:18:19,333 --> 00:18:21,335 His latest book is based on his New York 470 00:18:21,435 --> 00:18:22,703 Times best-selling memoir. 471 00:18:22,803 --> 00:18:25,606 It's called I Have Something to Tell You, For Young Adults. 472 00:18:25,706 --> 00:18:27,507 Please welcome Chasten Buttigieg. 473 00:18:27,608 --> 00:18:30,811 [music playing] 474 00:18:30,911 --> 00:18:33,714 Hey, man! 475 00:18:33,814 --> 00:18:38,085 Have a seat. 476 00:18:38,185 --> 00:18:39,519 There you go. 477 00:18:39,620 --> 00:18:43,423 How's it going? 478 00:18:43,523 --> 00:18:45,826 Man, OK, I'm really excited to talk about your book. 479 00:18:45,926 --> 00:18:47,995 But this is sort of just newsy because of the week 480 00:18:48,095 --> 00:18:49,062 that this has been. 481 00:18:49,162 --> 00:18:51,265 At the Gridiron Dinner in Washington DC, 482 00:18:51,365 --> 00:18:52,532 that's a dinner where politicians 483 00:18:52,633 --> 00:18:54,801 are known to make humorous speeches, Vice President-- 484 00:18:54,901 --> 00:18:55,802 They try. 485 00:18:55,902 --> 00:18:56,803 They try. 486 00:18:56,903 --> 00:18:58,138 [laughs] They try, yes. 487 00:18:58,238 --> 00:19:01,041 Vice President Mike Pence made a joke about your husband 488 00:19:01,141 --> 00:19:02,876 taking paternity leave, and he referred 489 00:19:02,976 --> 00:19:04,645 to it as maternity leave. 490 00:19:04,745 --> 00:19:07,648 And when I saw, that my biggest reaction was, really? 491 00:19:07,748 --> 00:19:10,684 You're just going to recycle a 1998 joke that's, 492 00:19:10,784 --> 00:19:12,519 like, been around forever? 493 00:19:12,619 --> 00:19:13,720 But what was your reaction? 494 00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:17,991 I mean, I think "joke" is being generous there. 495 00:19:18,158 --> 00:19:20,227 [laughs] Yeah. 496 00:19:20,327 --> 00:19:21,828 Especially at The Daily Show, you know. 497 00:19:21,929 --> 00:19:22,896 Yeah, yeah. Of course. 498 00:19:22,996 --> 00:19:24,498 You know, it's a sad trend of people 499 00:19:24,598 --> 00:19:26,867 on the other side using homophobia and misogyny 500 00:19:26,967 --> 00:19:28,168 to try to make a point. 501 00:19:28,235 --> 00:19:30,504 I mean, he's trying to launch a presidential campaign. 502 00:19:30,604 --> 00:19:32,806 And from my experience in presidential politics, 503 00:19:32,906 --> 00:19:34,241 it's about who you bring into the fold, 504 00:19:34,341 --> 00:19:36,643 right, what you inspire people to believe, 505 00:19:36,743 --> 00:19:38,412 believe a better version of America, 506 00:19:38,512 --> 00:19:39,646 especially in those early days. 507 00:19:39,746 --> 00:19:42,616 So I guess that's how he wants to start his campaign, 508 00:19:42,716 --> 00:19:44,351 which I don't think is surprising to any of us. 509 00:19:44,451 --> 00:19:46,086 OK, so in that case, he's using us to be relevant, 510 00:19:46,186 --> 00:19:47,521 and we're going to move on. - Exactly. 511 00:19:47,621 --> 00:19:49,890 We're just going to not give him-- not give him that time. 512 00:19:49,990 --> 00:19:50,891 Yeah. 513 00:19:50,991 --> 00:19:53,193 [applause] 514 00:19:53,293 --> 00:19:57,364 This is the-- this is the young adult version of your New York 515 00:19:57,464 --> 00:19:59,766 Times bestseller, which I assume is just 516 00:19:59,866 --> 00:20:00,767 going to get banned as soon as it comes out, 517 00:20:00,867 --> 00:20:02,035 so congratulations. 518 00:20:02,202 --> 00:20:03,036 CHASTEN: Yeah, we'll probably send it to Mike Pence. 519 00:20:03,203 --> 00:20:03,770 He might learn a thing or two from it. 520 00:20:03,870 --> 00:20:05,205 Yeah, exactly. 521 00:20:05,238 --> 00:20:08,842 But why did you-- why did you write a young adult version? 522 00:20:08,942 --> 00:20:10,477 You know, I'm very proud of this one. 523 00:20:10,577 --> 00:20:12,145 It's the book that I wish I would have had 524 00:20:12,212 --> 00:20:13,413 when I was in eighth grade. 525 00:20:13,513 --> 00:20:16,149 You know, I grew up in conservative 526 00:20:16,249 --> 00:20:18,986 rural northern Michigan, where I did not know any out people. 527 00:20:19,152 --> 00:20:21,421 I thought that I had a sort of disease. 528 00:20:21,521 --> 00:20:22,823 I thought something was wrong with me. 529 00:20:22,923 --> 00:20:24,524 And this book is an opportunity to tell 530 00:20:24,625 --> 00:20:26,293 young people that there is nothing wrong with you. 531 00:20:26,393 --> 00:20:28,362 There are millions of people out here who love you, 532 00:20:28,462 --> 00:20:30,264 who will support you. 533 00:20:30,364 --> 00:20:33,934 You know, and that-- that's the best part about projects 534 00:20:34,034 --> 00:20:36,637 like this, is you get an opportunity to go out there 535 00:20:36,737 --> 00:20:37,904 and do good with that platform. 536 00:20:38,005 --> 00:20:39,273 So we're going to take this book on tour. 537 00:20:39,373 --> 00:20:41,174 And we're going to go to some of these red places, 538 00:20:41,208 --> 00:20:43,577 like Texas, Florida, Utah, Missouri. 539 00:20:43,677 --> 00:20:45,946 And we're going to have those conversations with kids about 540 00:20:46,046 --> 00:20:48,081 how there's-- there is nothing wrong with who you are, 541 00:20:48,181 --> 00:20:50,284 and there are a lot of people out here backing you up. 542 00:20:50,384 --> 00:20:54,087 That's awesome, very nice. 543 00:20:54,187 --> 00:20:59,293 You-- you are not jaded, from what I gather, 544 00:20:59,393 --> 00:21:00,494 if you're saying things like that 545 00:21:00,594 --> 00:21:01,895 and you're actually going to those places. 546 00:21:01,995 --> 00:21:04,231 How long have you guys lived in DC now? 547 00:21:04,331 --> 00:21:05,599 Two years, I guess? Yeah. 548 00:21:05,699 --> 00:21:07,000 KAL: OK, so what was the expectation 549 00:21:07,134 --> 00:21:09,002 of DC versus the reality of DC for you? 550 00:21:09,136 --> 00:21:12,839 [laughs] Well, I mean, it is a tremendous opportunity 551 00:21:12,940 --> 00:21:15,709 for our family to have, you know, that chance 552 00:21:15,809 --> 00:21:17,711 to be part of something big. 553 00:21:17,811 --> 00:21:19,212 I certainly thought that people were 554 00:21:19,313 --> 00:21:23,250 elected into office to go and make change in this country. 555 00:21:23,350 --> 00:21:25,185 And then I got there and realized that there are 556 00:21:25,285 --> 00:21:26,753 incredible people who are focused 557 00:21:26,853 --> 00:21:28,155 on improving people's lives. 558 00:21:28,221 --> 00:21:30,023 And there are also people who use 559 00:21:30,157 --> 00:21:33,794 Washington just to audition to be on Tucker Carlson, 560 00:21:33,894 --> 00:21:35,162 you know. 561 00:21:35,228 --> 00:21:38,298 DC has kind of become this content farm for some people, 562 00:21:38,398 --> 00:21:40,467 where they go into hearings, and they say something 563 00:21:40,567 --> 00:21:42,436 lambastic or offensive because they know 564 00:21:42,536 --> 00:21:43,737 it'll get people outraged. 565 00:21:43,837 --> 00:21:46,173 And then they can cut that and put it on their podcast. 566 00:21:46,206 --> 00:21:48,475 And so that experience of Washington-- you know, 567 00:21:48,575 --> 00:21:49,710 the district is beautiful. 568 00:21:49,810 --> 00:21:51,011 People are great. 569 00:21:51,178 --> 00:21:53,013 And then there's Washington, and I try to keep as much 570 00:21:53,180 --> 00:21:55,182 of a distance as I can from it, focus on my family, 571 00:21:55,215 --> 00:21:57,584 focus on the good, and allow the other stuff 572 00:21:57,684 --> 00:21:58,752 to fall off the shoulder. 573 00:21:58,852 --> 00:22:00,821 OK, you mentioned Tucker Carlson. 574 00:22:00,921 --> 00:22:02,723 He's like kind of obsessed with you. 575 00:22:02,823 --> 00:22:03,724 Did I? 576 00:22:03,824 --> 00:22:05,359 I try not to. 577 00:22:05,459 --> 00:22:06,693 KAL: [laughs] Well, my question is like, 578 00:22:06,793 --> 00:22:07,928 how do you deal with-- 579 00:22:08,028 --> 00:22:09,429 I remember there was something he did, like, 580 00:22:09,529 --> 00:22:11,231 is Pete Buttigieg gay? 581 00:22:11,331 --> 00:22:13,634 And I'm like, how do you even-- like, why are they 582 00:22:13,734 --> 00:22:15,035 so obsessed with you and him? 583 00:22:15,135 --> 00:22:20,540 I think they just-- you know, it's easier to focus on really 584 00:22:20,641 --> 00:22:22,643 weird shit, you know. 585 00:22:22,743 --> 00:22:24,244 And that gets people fired up. 586 00:22:24,344 --> 00:22:25,712 And it gets people talking about you online. 587 00:22:25,812 --> 00:22:27,347 And people make a lot of money. 588 00:22:27,447 --> 00:22:29,549 People make a lot of money about-- by you being mad. 589 00:22:29,650 --> 00:22:31,652 And so, like, I wish this guy would, like, send us 590 00:22:31,752 --> 00:22:32,886 some diaper money or something-- 591 00:22:32,986 --> 00:22:34,621 the amount of money that he's raising off our family. 592 00:22:34,721 --> 00:22:35,622 Yeah, exactly. 593 00:22:35,722 --> 00:22:37,324 He's making money off of you. 594 00:22:37,424 --> 00:22:40,727 But then you see people like the State senator 595 00:22:40,827 --> 00:22:43,163 in Nebraska, who uses her platform to do good things. 596 00:22:43,230 --> 00:22:45,165 You see the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act passed 597 00:22:45,232 --> 00:22:48,168 in Michigan today, extending civil rights protections 598 00:22:48,201 --> 00:22:49,736 to the people of Michigan. 599 00:22:49,836 --> 00:22:52,172 So that's the stuff we stay focused on 600 00:22:52,239 --> 00:22:54,641 and let people on late night television talk 601 00:22:54,741 --> 00:22:56,310 about the things they want. 602 00:22:56,410 --> 00:22:58,312 All right, so as we wrap up, how do you stay that hopeful? 603 00:22:58,412 --> 00:23:00,314 How do you-- like, how do you go from people-- idiots 604 00:23:00,414 --> 00:23:02,416 like me asking you about Tucker Carlson, and then you're like, 605 00:23:02,516 --> 00:23:03,984 here's the things that I actually find hopeful. 606 00:23:04,084 --> 00:23:05,185 How do you do that? 607 00:23:05,218 --> 00:23:07,254 Well, I mean, my draft folder is long, but-- 608 00:23:07,354 --> 00:23:08,822 KAL: Oh, of tweets that you haven't said? 609 00:23:08,922 --> 00:23:10,357 Yeah, I try to put the good stuff out there. 610 00:23:10,457 --> 00:23:11,825 But it's my kids, you know. 611 00:23:11,925 --> 00:23:14,127 They've changed everything. 612 00:23:14,194 --> 00:23:15,996 At the end of the day, you've got two 613 00:23:16,129 --> 00:23:17,497 screaming twins who just want their dinner, 614 00:23:17,598 --> 00:23:18,865 and they-- and they want their bath time. 615 00:23:18,966 --> 00:23:20,867 And that grounds me because that's the good work. 616 00:23:20,968 --> 00:23:23,303 You know, you're raising the next generation. 617 00:23:23,403 --> 00:23:24,371 You're focused on the good. 618 00:23:24,471 --> 00:23:25,806 You're focused on the opportunity 619 00:23:25,906 --> 00:23:27,341 to make this a better country. 620 00:23:27,441 --> 00:23:29,543 And you let the weird people on television talk 621 00:23:29,643 --> 00:23:30,877 about whatever they want to do because I 622 00:23:30,978 --> 00:23:32,245 know that we are all part of something 623 00:23:32,346 --> 00:23:34,615 much bigger than ourselves. 624 00:23:34,715 --> 00:23:36,149 Chasten Buttigieg, everyone. 625 00:23:36,216 --> 00:23:37,818 Thank you so much for being here. 626 00:23:37,918 --> 00:23:39,152 You are incredible. 627 00:23:39,252 --> 00:23:41,221 I Have Something to Tell You, For Adults 628 00:23:41,321 --> 00:23:42,990 is available for preorder. 629 00:23:43,156 --> 00:23:44,491 Thanks, man. 630 00:23:44,591 --> 00:23:46,360 All right, we're going to take a quick break, 631 00:23:46,460 --> 00:23:47,661 but we'll be right back after this. 632 00:23:47,761 --> 00:23:51,164 [music playing] 633 00:23:55,402 --> 00:23:56,904 Well, that's our show for tonight. 634 00:23:57,004 --> 00:23:59,573 And that's my time as guest host. 635 00:23:59,673 --> 00:24:00,975 But stay tuned for next week, when 636 00:24:01,075 --> 00:24:02,776 your host will be Al Franken. 637 00:24:02,877 --> 00:24:06,146 And if you want more of me, you can pick up a copy of my book 638 00:24:06,247 --> 00:24:08,716 or audiobook, it's called You Can't Be Serious, wherever 639 00:24:08,816 --> 00:24:09,884 books and audiobooks are sold. 640 00:24:09,984 --> 00:24:13,087 And now, here it is, your moment of zen. 641 00:24:13,187 --> 00:24:15,022 Mr. Scharf, have you seen Harold 642 00:24:15,122 --> 00:24:18,158 and Kumar Go to White Castle? 643 00:24:18,259 --> 00:24:19,193 Excuse me? 644 00:24:19,293 --> 00:24:20,728 Have you seen the movie Harold 645 00:24:20,828 --> 00:24:23,264 and Kumar Go to White Castle? 646 00:24:23,364 --> 00:24:25,099 No, I've not, Congresswoman. 647 00:24:25,199 --> 00:24:27,268 [singsongy "mtv"]