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Hey, what's going on, everybody.
I'm Trevor Noah,
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and this is The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
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Today is March 1,
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which means it's the first day
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of Women's History Month,
people.
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So all the ladies
in the house,
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let me hear you say,
"Yeah!"
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Oh, I forgot,
there's no one in my house.
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There's never anyone
in my house.
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It's been a year, and...
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Anyway, on tonight's show,
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Andrew Cuomo
is in trouble again,
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Roy Wood Jr.
and Jaboukie Young-White
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make money
off of Trump's casino,
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and the Golden Globes
need a Black friend.
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So let's do this, people.
Welcome to
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The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
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-? ? -ANNOUNCER: From Trevor's
couch in New York City
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to your couch somewhere
in the world, this is
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The Daily Social Distancing
Show with Trevor Noah.
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Now, usually on a Monday show,
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we like to talk about
the big story over the weekend.
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But this weekend, people,
there wasn't one big story.
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There were, like, a hundred.
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News was popping up faster
than coronavirus variants.
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In fact, there's so much news
right now
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that we don't even have enough
time today to cover it all.
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Fortunately, though, not
enough time is just enough time
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for a segment we call
Ain't Nobody Got Time For That.
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Let's begin with
the big entertainment news:
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the Golden Globes. It's the
Oscars' weird foreign cousin.
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And last night's ceremony was
less focused on the awards
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than who was handing them out.
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NEWSWOMAN: The Golden Globes
live, from coast to coast.
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For the first time in
Globes history, taking place
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in two time zones
with host Amy Poehler in L.A.
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and Tina Fey in New York.
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It didn't take long
for the duo to address
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one of the biggest
controversies this year--
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that being that
of the 87 voting members
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of the Hollywood Foreign
Press Association,
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which runs the Globes,
there are zero Black voters.
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I realize, HFPA, maybe
you guys didn't get the memo,
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because your workplace
is the back booth
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of a French McDonald's,
but you got to change that.
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So here's to changing it.
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NEWSWOMAN: The organization
vowing to do better.
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We recognize we have
our own work to do.
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Just like in film
and television,
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Black representation
is vital.
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We must have Black journalists
in our organization.
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Yeah, no shit.
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You know you've got
representation problems
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when the Proud Boys have
more Black members than you.
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But, basically, the Hollywood
Foreign Press Association
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was being roasted all night
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by the hosts, by the presenters,
even by themselves.
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I mean, so, the good news is
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you know they're gonna
fix the problem.
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'Cause can
you imagine them
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coming back next year
and being like,
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(French accent):
"We are still working on finding
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"a single Black person.
If anybody out there knows
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a single Black person, please,
uh, give us their number."
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(regular accent): But aside from
the no Black people controversy,
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I'm not gonna lie, I did enjoy
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getting to see inside all
of these celebrities' homes.
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And, hands down, my favorite
house was Jeff Daniels'.
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'Cause, I don't know
if you noticed this,
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but there are, like,
five doors in that room.
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And think about this--
we're only seeing
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one and a half walls.
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I mean, there could easily be
ten to 20 more doors.
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You know, some celebrities
spend their money
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on fancy cars and jewelry.
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Jeff Daniels spends
his money on doors.
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I respect the hell out of that.
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And, look, we could spend
a lot more time talking about
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representation at the
Golden Globes or all the amazing
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Black actors and filmmakers
who won this year,
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and how brave
it was for Sean Penn
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to let a Roomba cut his hair,
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but we don't
have the time for that.
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Because we have to talk about
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the political scandal
that is rocking the country.
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New York governor Andrew Cuomo
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increasingly
under fire tonight.
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A second woman
reportedly coming forward,
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accusing him
of sexual harassment.
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NEWSWOMAN: The latest
allegations come from
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25-year-old Charlotte Bennett,
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a former Cuomo
executive assistant
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and health policy advisor.
She tells the New York Times
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that the 63-year-old governor
asked her questions
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about her sex life. Quote,
"He asked me if I believed
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if age made a difference
in relationships," she says,
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"and if I had ever
been with an older man."
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And at one point she says,
"The governor said
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he's fine with anyone
above the age of 22."
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NEWSMAN: The Times reports
that the 63-year-old governor
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said he had been lonely
during the pandemic
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and pressed her
on who she'd last hugged,
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saying "He can't
even hug anyone,"
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before turning to Bennett,
asking her "who I last hugged,"
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asking, "No, I mean, like,
really hugged somebody."
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NEWSWOMAN:
She interpreted these questions
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as clear overtures
for a sexual relationship.
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NEWSWOMAN 2:
The 63-year-old governor
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releasing a statement
Sunday that said,
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"At work sometimes
think I am being playful,
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"and make jokes
that I think are funny,
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"I do, on occasion, tease people
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in what I think
is a good-natured way."
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Cuomo adding, "I now understand
that my interactions
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"may have been insensitive
or too personal...
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"I acknowledge
some of the things I have said
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"have been misinterpreted
as an unwanted flirtation.
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Guys...
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of course he was being playful.
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I mean, imagine
your much older,
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politically powerful boss
turns to you and says
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"When was the last time
you were really hugged?"
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That's super playful.
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Can't you feel your skin
crawling with delight?
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Here's the thing:
even if Cuomo did think
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that he was just being playful,
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it's still not okay, all right?
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This is what bosses
never seem to understand.
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If you're a boss,
you should never
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be flirtatious
with your employees,
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because, as a boss, you're
basically a dragon, all right?
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Nobody's ever
trying to hug a dragon,
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they'just re trying to get out
of the cave in one piece.
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Seriously, Caitlin,
maybe some time
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we should go out
for a coffee.
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-(exhales)
-Uh...
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So, right now,
things are looking pretty bad
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for Governor Cuomo.
He's facing investigations
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and even calls to resign.
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And you know that it's not good
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when you're the person
in trouble, and you're like,
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"Guys, please,
remember all those old people
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"in nursing homes I got killed?
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Let's talk about that again.
Come on, huh?"
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And I'll tell you, man,
all those people
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who praised Cuomo so highly
last year-- whew.
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Those people really
don't look so smart now.
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Delete the tapes. Delete the
(bleep) tapes. Delete them all.
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I mean, it must be
so embarrassing.
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Can you imagine
if you're one of those people?
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(laughs)
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Just burn them!
I don't give a shit. Burn them.
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Yeah, and then just
cut this part out.
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Now, look, there's a lot more
to say about what consequences
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Cuomo should face
or how creepy it is
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that he refers to sex
as "really hugging."
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But we can't get into
all of that right now,
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because the president of the
United States is dropping bombs.
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New details tonight
about the U.S. airstrikes
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in Syria overnight.
The first military action
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taken by the Biden
administration.
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President Biden
ordered strikes
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on an Iranian-backed
militia compound
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in eastern Syria
near the Iraqi border.
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Nine buildings were destroyed
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and Iraqi officials said
one militia member was killed.
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The strikes were retaliation
for a rocket attack
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in Iraq earlier this month
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that killed
a civilian contractor
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and wounded
a U.S. service member
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and other coalition troops.
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NEWSMAN:
Some Democrats wish
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Biden would have asked them
for an okay.
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Senator Tim Kaine protests...
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Yes, barely a month
into Joe Biden's presidency,
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and he has already dropped
his first bombs on Syria.
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You know, new American
presidents bomb the Middle East
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the way new inmates
beat the hell out of somebody
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on their first day
in the prison yard.
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And I don't even know why.
I really don't get it.
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I mean, America doesn't need
to look tough.
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It's not like
Canada saw Biden bombing Syria,
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and all of a sudden,
they were like,
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"Uh, all right,
better cancel the invasion, eh?"
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And what's crazy is,
all the senators can do
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after this is just complain.
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It's actually ridiculous just
how little power Congress has
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to actually stop the president
from bombing whoever he wants.
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Even a drunk guy at a bar has
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at least two friends
to hold him back.
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And I don't think it's too much
to ask for the U.S. government
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to have more checks and balances
than a McSwiggans.
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I will say this, though.
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What I do find really
interesting is that
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when it comes to helping people,
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you know, like
raising the minimum wage
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or canceling student debt,
Biden says
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he respects any tiny
Senate rules that block him.
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"I can't do it
because of the Senate."
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But When it comes
to dropping bombs on people,
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suddenly Biden is like,
"Man, (bleep) Congress.
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Let's do it and be legends!"
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Now look, people,
there's a lot to say
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about how America can't seem to
stop fighting in the Middle East
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and about the hypocrisy
of bombing Syria
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after condemning Trump
when he did it.
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But we don't have time
to talk about that hypocrisy
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because there was an even more
blatant one just this weekend.
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...on the grizzly 2018 murder
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of Washington Post
columnist Jamal Khashoggi,
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confirming the U.S. assessment
that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince
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Mohammed bin Salman, or MBS,
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personally approved
the Saudi operation
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to capture or kill Khashoggi,
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who was a critic
of the Saudi royal family.
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NEWSWOMAN:
The president has decided
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to give Saudi Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman a pass,
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no direct sanctions,
basically no punishment.
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The White House now arguing
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that they must maintain
the relationship
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with Saudi Arabia, but that
they are recalibrating it.
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The CNN team at the White House
is also being told
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that sanctions against MBS
were, "too complicated"
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and could jeopardize
U.S. military interests
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in Saudi Arabia.
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Well, I certainly hope Saudi
Arabia has learned its lesson.
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Killing journalists
will not be tolerated
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for a few months while
I'm running for president.
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And then after that,
it will be tolerated.
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I'm sorry for raising my voice.
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No, but for real,
look, guys, I'm just joking.
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This is actually
really sweet to see.
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You need to find you someone
who forgives you
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the way
America forgives Saudi Arabia.
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Because every fight they have
ends like a romantic comedy.
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You know, just the two of them
standing in the rain.
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So you're not mad
that I killed your journalist?
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I am mad, Saudi Arabia!
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And I can't wait
to spend the rest of my life...
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forgiving you.
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(kissing sounds)
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-Wow. You're really hugging me.
-(kissing sounds)
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But, hey, I understand where
President Biden is coming from.
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He needs Saudi Arabia's support,
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or they won't let
American soldiers stay there.
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And America needs
those soldiers there
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to protect America's
others soldiers who are there.
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And those soldiers are there
to support Saudi Arabia,
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whose support America needs
to keep troops there,
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to protect the troops who are...
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Wait. This doesn't sound right.
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Oh, let me start over.
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Now, on a normal day,
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we would spend more
time chatting
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about America's relationship
with Saudi Arabia,
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and just how many
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"Kill a Journalist for Free"
cards they actually have left,
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but there's no time
for that right now,
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because there is one story
that everybody's talking about,
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and so we need
to make time for it-- CPAC,
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the Conservative Political
Action Conference,
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which is an annual gathering
for hardcore right wingers.
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You know, sort of like
the Golden Globes,
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but for your aunt's
Facebook group.
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And it began over the weekend
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with the organizers begging
the audience
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to wear their masks,
and they did this
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by trying to appeal to their
conservative principles.
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I know this might sound
like a little bit of a downer,
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but we also believe
in property rights,
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and this is a private hotel.
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But a private hotel,
just like your house,
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gets to set its own rules.
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Carly, our CPAC director.
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So please, everyone,
when you're in the ballroom,
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when you're seated, you should
still be wearing a mask.
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So, if everybody can go ahead,
work on that.
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-(audience yelling)
-You-you have the right...
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(shouting continues)
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So thank you all
for putting on your masks.
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I wear a mask
when I'm in the halls,
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and we're gonna comply
with their rules.
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Boo! Boo!
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Let the free market decide
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which one of us will survive
this pandemic.
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Boo!
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It is amazing
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just how adamantly
some conservatives refuse
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to ever wear a mask.
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The only thing that fights
this hard to get itself killed
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is when a dog's
trying to eat chocolate.
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I mean, these people
are so terrifying
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that the first guy was scared
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to even make the announcement
himself.
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He was like,
"Uh, as conservatives,
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"we respect the rights
of business, which means...
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Uh, Carly, I think you wanted
to tell them something?"
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But eventually,
the show got underway,
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and all the big,
right-wing stars were there.
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South Dakota governor Kristi
Noem attacked Anthony Fauci.
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Representative Matt Gaetz
attacked Mr. Potato Head.
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And the CEO of Goya Beans said
that Donald Trump is still,
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"the real, legitimate and actual
president of the United States."
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Now he can get away
with saying that
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because what are you gonna do?
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Buy generic black beans?
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And then, after all of that,
it was time for Ted Cruz,
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Texas senator and the Wario
version of Pee-wee Herman.
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And his whole speech really
came down to one sentence.
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In the immortal words
of William Wallace, "Freedom!"
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(applause and cheering)
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Yeah. A lot of people
don't remember this,
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but at the end of that scene,
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Braveheart rides his horse
straight to Cancun.
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But it makes sense
for Cruz to quote that movie.
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I mean, I'm sure lots of people
were quoting Mel Gibson at CPAC.
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But as usual, nobody showed up
to see Ted Cruz,
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because the star
of the weekend was none other
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than Donald "Jobless" Trump.
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And for anyone wondering
if Trump is still worshipped
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by his people, well,
this might answer your question.
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NEWSMAN:
Take a look at this.
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This is in the convention center
hallways,
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and it is a very large statue
of Donald Trump made of gold.
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You can see there,
he's in a suit,
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as well
as an American flag with shorts.
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And it certainly has been
getting a lot of attention.
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A lot of people
posing with the statue.
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But I think, if anything,
it gives us a better idea
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of the kind of crowd
that's here at CPAC.
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(laughing)
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Holy shit, guys,
did you see that thing?
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Oh, man. I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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Like, like,
yeah, yeah, yeah, I get it,
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it's a golden idol
and blasphemous and all of that,
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blah, blah, blah, but, guys,
why is it wearing flip-flops
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and holding a magic wand?
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(laughing)
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I mean,
do you know how hard it is
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to make Donald Trump
look weirder than he already is?
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Like, it doesn't even look
like Trump.
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It looks like King Midas
dry-humped a Bob's Big Boy.
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I mean, so yeah,
that statue looks dumb,
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but still,
everyone in CPAC was excited
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to take pictures with it.
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Especially Eric.
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This is the closest we've
ever been in a long time, Dad.
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(like Donald Trump): Look,
I know I'm just a gold statue,
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but get the hell away from me,
you creepy-looking freak.
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Now, as exciting as
Gold-Plated Hobbit Trump is,
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the statue was no match
for the real thing.
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And everyone hoping that Trump
would come on stage
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and play his hits,
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well, they were definitely
not disappointed.
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We have a very sick
and corrupt electoral process
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that must be fixed immediately.
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This election was rigged,
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and the Supreme Court
and other courts
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-(cheering) -didn't want
to do anything about it.
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They didn't have the courage,
the Supreme Court.
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You take a look at the votes.
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When you have more votes
than you have people,
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that's a problem, right?
Is that a problem?
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In Pennsylvania,
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they had hundreds of thousands
of more votes
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than they had people voting.
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What's that all about?
What's that all about?
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CROWD MEMBERS:
Cheating! Cheating!
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Cheating, they say.
Yeah, I'd say so.
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-But it's one of those things.
-(indistinct shouts)
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But who knows...
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who knows, I may even decide
to beat them for a third time.
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-Okay?
-(cheering)
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(cheering, whistling continue)
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I watched CPAC
and WandaVision this weekend,
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00:16:19,479 --> 00:16:21,548
and I'm not sure
which characters
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are living
in a more warped reality.
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And look, Trump is
always gonna insist that he won.
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He's hopeless. I get that.
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But for the rest of
the conservatives in that room,
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someone is gonna need to step up
and have the balls
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to tell them
that their candidate lost
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and that they need to grow up
and accept that.
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And I think, Carly, you were
gonna tell them that, right?
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Carly?
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All right, when we come back,
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Roy Wood Jr.
and Jaboukie Young-White
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look at Donald Trump's
explosive casino in New Jersey.
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So don't go away.
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Welcome back to The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
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Two weeks ago, the Trump Plaza
Casino was imploded,
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leaving a large gap
on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
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And if there's one team
that knows how to capitalize
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on a smoking hole left
by Donald Trump,
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it's Roy Wood Jr.
and Jaboukie Young-White,
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our very own Property Bothers.
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WOOD JR.: Today,
we're looking at Trump Plaza,
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a grand casino built in 1984,
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originally comprised
of 614 units on over two acres.
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It was the shining future
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00:17:23,208 --> 00:17:25,477
that Donald Trump promised
Atlantic City.
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00:17:25,511 --> 00:17:27,946
Yeah, that's right, and I would
say that worked about as well
404
00:17:27,980 --> 00:17:30,482
as all
of Donald Trump's promises.
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(air horns blowing,
people shouting)
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But as we always say
here at Property Brothers,
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one man's rubble
is another man's...
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Opportunity to strip that shit
for copper.
409
00:17:49,768 --> 00:17:51,270
No.
410
00:17:51,303 --> 00:17:53,072
That's not what we say.
411
00:17:53,105 --> 00:17:56,208
Look, I'm just saying
the copper is there, either way.
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? ?
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If you've got a property,
we've got a plan. We're the...
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-Property Brothers!
-The Property Br... zuhs, zuhs.
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Unh.
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YOUNG-WHITE:
This gorgeous two-acre plot
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gives us an opportunity
to rival all the beauties
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of Atlantic City
by building something
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this community
desperately needs:
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another casino.
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00:18:16,895 --> 00:18:19,365
So, we met with the chair
of City Planning Board,
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Steve Young.
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You're sitting on a gold mine.
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For decades now,
your community's bedrock
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has been casinos.
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-That's a great investment.
-In the eyes of whom?
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Black and Hispanic
and people of color,
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we have not seen
that great promise
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and that gold street
that you're talking about.
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These casinos, they come here
and they get a tax break.
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And then they mostly leave town.
432
00:18:42,087 --> 00:18:44,123
So how are we supposed
to stabilize our community
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if the dollars are not
circulating and staying here?
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00:18:46,392 --> 00:18:49,495
Steve, all I'm hearing from you
right now is a lot of pessimism.
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We've all seen pictures
of Atlantic City.
436
00:18:51,897 --> 00:18:54,166
Bright lights, gold,
beautiful Boardwalk.
437
00:18:54,199 --> 00:18:56,268
You haven't seen it
from a grass-root level.
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We have
almost 500 abandoned houses
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00:18:58,303 --> 00:18:59,905
right now as we speak.
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But we don't even have
a decent community center here.
441
00:19:02,641 --> 00:19:04,843
Okay, Steve, I hear you.
So our plan is gonna be
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to open a community center,
just like you said.
443
00:19:06,845 --> 00:19:08,814
We're gonna have a lounge.
We're gonna have nice chairs.
444
00:19:08,847 --> 00:19:10,449
Uh, bright lights, no windows,
445
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YOUNG-WHITE:
We got to keep it fun.
446
00:19:11,784 --> 00:19:13,052
Don't want them falling asleep.
447
00:19:13,085 --> 00:19:14,720
So there's gonna be
a lot of games,
448
00:19:14,753 --> 00:19:17,089
machines with bright,
blinking lights.
449
00:19:17,122 --> 00:19:19,391
There'll be a lever
that they could pull for,
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you know, physical...
component of it.
451
00:19:22,461 --> 00:19:24,763
No, we have enough
of all what you just described.
452
00:19:24,797 --> 00:19:26,832
It did not work.
Matter of fact,
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00:19:26,865 --> 00:19:29,068
we don't even a place
you can be born here.
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They took
the maternity ward away,
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00:19:31,570 --> 00:19:34,940
and now you have to go
20 miles out.
456
00:19:34,973 --> 00:19:38,444
So can you imagine a woman,
pregnant,
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call the ambulance,
have to go 20 miles away
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to a hospital
that was five minutes away.
459
00:19:43,449 --> 00:19:46,018
We don't even have a cemetery
where you can be buried.
460
00:19:46,051 --> 00:19:48,187
Hang on, Steve.
So let me get this straight.
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00:19:48,220 --> 00:19:51,690
If you get pregnant
in Atlantic City,
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you can't have the baby
in Atlantic City.
463
00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:56,362
And if you die in Atlantic City,
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you can't even be buried
in Atlantic City?
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-Yes, that's the facts.
-Here's an idea.
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How hard could it be to put
a maternity ward in the casino?
467
00:20:04,470 --> 00:20:06,438
We got prenatal care
and blackjack.
468
00:20:06,472 --> 00:20:10,075
Maternity wards belong
in hospitals.
469
00:20:10,109 --> 00:20:12,778
So, Steve,
what's your plan, then?
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Let's be creative
and let's work together
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towards solutions
to our problems
472
00:20:16,849 --> 00:20:18,150
and build a community.
473
00:20:18,183 --> 00:20:19,485
It could be saved.
474
00:20:19,518 --> 00:20:22,521
I was able to come up
with a plan
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00:20:22,554 --> 00:20:25,424
dealing with education,
health, criminal justice,
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00:20:25,457 --> 00:20:27,026
wealth and poverty.
477
00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:28,961
These are things we can do,
478
00:20:28,994 --> 00:20:31,997
and we made it very clear
in our Black agenda.
479
00:20:33,666 --> 00:20:35,167
Your what?
480
00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:36,635
Black agenda.
481
00:20:36,669 --> 00:20:38,737
We have a Black agenda
towards the solutions.
482
00:20:38,771 --> 00:20:40,172
Wait, wait,
that's what you call it?
483
00:20:40,205 --> 00:20:41,206
Yes.
484
00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:42,941
Steve, it's just people...
485
00:20:42,975 --> 00:20:45,711
The word "Black," sometimes,
people get scared of it.
486
00:20:45,744 --> 00:20:48,447
That's why the hit show on TV
is Black-ish.
487
00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,282
That's how you trick people.
488
00:20:50,316 --> 00:20:53,252
Maybe you could call it
the Black-ish agenda.
489
00:20:53,285 --> 00:20:54,920
The melanated initiative.
490
00:20:54,953 --> 00:20:57,089
Have you considered
throwing an "of color" in there?
491
00:20:57,122 --> 00:20:58,557
The agenda of color?
492
00:20:58,590 --> 00:21:00,926
"The Black agenda"
sounds like what racists say
493
00:21:00,959 --> 00:21:02,628
about us behind our backs.
494
00:21:02,661 --> 00:21:04,196
You know,
you keep saying that out loud,
495
00:21:04,229 --> 00:21:05,798
they gonna try and kick you
off the planning board.
496
00:21:05,831 --> 00:21:07,800
You got to come up with another
name for your agenda, brother.
497
00:21:07,833 --> 00:21:09,768
Well, that's amazing
you said that,
498
00:21:09,802 --> 00:21:12,471
'cause they have been trying to
kick me off the planning board.
499
00:21:12,504 --> 00:21:13,806
(chuckles)
A nonpaid position
500
00:21:13,839 --> 00:21:16,075
because of speaking up
about Black agendas.
501
00:21:16,108 --> 00:21:17,576
YOUNG-WHITE:
Look, we don't have a way
502
00:21:17,609 --> 00:21:19,178
-to keep Steve on the board.
-WOOD: But I think
503
00:21:19,211 --> 00:21:20,913
we may have a way
to raise the capital
504
00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:24,383
Steve needs
for his Black-ish agenda.
505
00:21:24,416 --> 00:21:27,319
YOUNG-WHITE:
It's time for the reveal.
506
00:21:27,353 --> 00:21:29,288
So, Steve, these systemic issues
507
00:21:29,321 --> 00:21:30,756
that are affecting
the Black community
508
00:21:30,789 --> 00:21:33,325
that you want to solve,
this is gonna be pricey stuff.
509
00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,861
So we got to figure out
a way to raise capital
510
00:21:35,894 --> 00:21:39,164
to address those issues first
before we can do anything else.
511
00:21:39,198 --> 00:21:42,201
We decided the quickest way
to get this money, right,
512
00:21:42,234 --> 00:21:45,137
would be to rebuild Trump Plaza
513
00:21:45,170 --> 00:21:46,705
exactly how it was,
514
00:21:46,739 --> 00:21:48,774
then sell tickets
515
00:21:48,807 --> 00:21:51,010
so people can watch it blow up.
516
00:21:51,043 --> 00:21:53,545
Yeah, we could just rebuild it
and blow it up again.
517
00:21:53,579 --> 00:21:55,547
-That would bring some money in.
-Yeah, we could just do that.
518
00:21:55,581 --> 00:21:56,949
That's a good idea.
519
00:21:56,982 --> 00:22:00,419
None of that can work
right here in Atlantic City
520
00:22:00,452 --> 00:22:02,287
or anywhere, I think,
on planet Earth.
521
00:22:02,321 --> 00:22:03,989
WOOD:
Steve's right. Our plan
522
00:22:04,023 --> 00:22:05,758
is yet another
real estate gamble
523
00:22:05,791 --> 00:22:08,060
that doesn't help the Black
community of Atlantic City.
524
00:22:08,093 --> 00:22:09,762
YOUNG-WHITE: But it does help
the Black community
525
00:22:09,795 --> 00:22:11,230
of the Property Brothas.
526
00:22:11,263 --> 00:22:12,498
(chuckles)
So we're building it.
527
00:22:12,531 --> 00:22:13,699
WOOD:
Good luck, Atlantic City.
528
00:22:13,732 --> 00:22:16,535
BOTH:
We'll see you at the buffet.
529
00:22:16,568 --> 00:22:17,770
Thank you so much for that,
guys.
530
00:22:17,803 --> 00:22:18,904
All right, when we come back,
531
00:22:18,937 --> 00:22:20,539
Marlee Matlin
will be on the show
532
00:22:20,572 --> 00:22:23,509
to talk about the new film
that's making major advances
533
00:22:23,542 --> 00:22:26,145
in representation
for the deaf-blind community.
534
00:22:26,178 --> 00:22:26,245
You don't want to miss it.
535
00:22:29,081 --> 00:22:30,749
Welcome back to The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
536
00:22:30,783 --> 00:22:33,051
Earlier today,
I spoke with Golden Globe
537
00:22:33,085 --> 00:22:35,254
and Oscar-winning actor
Marlee Matlin.
538
00:22:35,287 --> 00:22:37,823
Along with her interpreter
and producer, Jack Jason,
539
00:22:37,856 --> 00:22:40,159
we talked about breaking down
barriers in Hollywood
540
00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:43,395
and what she calls the first
authentic representation
541
00:22:43,429 --> 00:22:44,763
of the deaf-blind community
542
00:22:44,797 --> 00:22:47,566
in the new short film
Feeling Through.
543
00:22:53,772 --> 00:22:55,407
(scanner beeps)
544
00:22:55,441 --> 00:22:57,042
This guy's blind and deaf.
545
00:22:57,075 --> 00:22:58,444
You got to tap him
and let him know
546
00:22:58,477 --> 00:22:59,945
when he gets to 129th Street.
547
00:22:59,978 --> 00:23:01,447
His name's Artie.
548
00:23:03,282 --> 00:23:05,751
Excuse me, sir.
549
00:23:05,784 --> 00:23:07,286
Could you tap him
and let him know
550
00:23:07,319 --> 00:23:09,254
-when he gets to 129th Street?
-Sure.
551
00:23:09,288 --> 00:23:10,989
No, not "sure."
552
00:23:13,025 --> 00:23:15,327
He just wants to get home.
553
00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:16,895
Marlee Matlin,
554
00:23:16,929 --> 00:23:19,598
welcome to The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
555
00:23:20,933 --> 00:23:22,801
I'm so excited.
556
00:23:22,835 --> 00:23:25,003
I'm so excited to be with you.
Well, kind of. Sort of.
557
00:23:25,037 --> 00:23:26,472
We're at a distance,
but that's okay.
558
00:23:26,505 --> 00:23:29,108
-You know what I'm talking
about. -I am super excited.
559
00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:32,144
I have watched you
my entire life.
560
00:23:32,177 --> 00:23:36,081
My mom may be a bigger fan
of yours than I am,
561
00:23:36,115 --> 00:23:38,117
but I think we'd fight about it.
562
00:23:38,150 --> 00:23:40,786
I grew up watching you.
I grew up admiring you.
563
00:23:40,819 --> 00:23:43,222
Like, in South Africa,
your shows were huge,
564
00:23:43,255 --> 00:23:45,324
and it's interesting,
565
00:23:45,357 --> 00:23:47,659
because it feels like,
in this journey,
566
00:23:47,693 --> 00:23:49,595
you know,
you've sort of come full circle
567
00:23:49,628 --> 00:23:50,996
from being the star,
568
00:23:51,029 --> 00:23:52,698
from being the person
who is getting,
569
00:23:52,731 --> 00:23:54,900
um, the deaf community on-screen
570
00:23:54,933 --> 00:23:56,468
and just as a character, really,
571
00:23:56,502 --> 00:23:58,937
you know, where being deaf
is just who they are
572
00:23:58,971 --> 00:24:01,607
to now getting
into the deaf-blind community
573
00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:02,975
and telling us another story.
574
00:24:03,008 --> 00:24:04,409
Let's begin with yours.
575
00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:07,412
As somebody who won
as many awards as you did,
576
00:24:07,446 --> 00:24:09,615
did you think that those awards
577
00:24:09,648 --> 00:24:11,417
would still be
your record to hold
578
00:24:11,450 --> 00:24:13,652
30-something years later,
or did you think
579
00:24:13,685 --> 00:24:16,388
there would be more deaf
or deaf-blind performers,
580
00:24:16,422 --> 00:24:18,991
um, in Hollywood?
581
00:24:19,024 --> 00:24:20,993
Well, first of all,
582
00:24:21,026 --> 00:24:23,028
you really, really
made me nervous right now,
583
00:24:23,061 --> 00:24:24,296
okay, by saying all that stuff.
584
00:24:24,329 --> 00:24:27,065
Because you just said
you looked up to me
585
00:24:27,099 --> 00:24:29,301
all these years when you grew up
in South Africa,
586
00:24:29,334 --> 00:24:30,936
and now, okay, fine,
I'm nervous. Thanks a lot.
587
00:24:30,969 --> 00:24:32,638
-Thank you for getting
in my head. -(laughs)
588
00:24:32,671 --> 00:24:34,506
Anyway... No, thank you.
589
00:24:34,540 --> 00:24:36,241
No. And now, otherwise--
I-I mean, likewise--
590
00:24:36,275 --> 00:24:37,843
I'm a fan of yours, as well.
591
00:24:37,876 --> 00:24:39,978
-And, uh, we'll work this all
out later on. -NOAH: Thank you.
592
00:24:40,012 --> 00:24:41,413
-Thank you.
-Uh,
593
00:24:41,447 --> 00:24:43,582
so, you know, I have to say,
594
00:24:43,615 --> 00:24:46,351
when I started,
I was 19 years old,
595
00:24:46,385 --> 00:24:47,953
and I had no...
596
00:24:47,986 --> 00:24:50,589
any inkling
of how this industry worked.
597
00:24:50,622 --> 00:24:53,859
I had no idea about awards.
598
00:24:53,892 --> 00:24:56,395
And when I got my Oscar,
actually...
599
00:24:56,428 --> 00:24:59,832
Uh, I got my Oscar,
and I was nominated for my Oscar
600
00:24:59,865 --> 00:25:01,366
at the Betty Ford Center.
601
00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,535
-I was getting...
It was... It was... -NOAH: Wow.
602
00:25:03,569 --> 00:25:05,137
I was in rehab.
603
00:25:05,170 --> 00:25:08,474
And I got nominated there
604
00:25:08,507 --> 00:25:10,943
in the middle
of the month of rehab.
605
00:25:10,976 --> 00:25:13,178
-And, of course,
that threw me for a loop. -Wow.
606
00:25:13,212 --> 00:25:15,781
And then after that,
all the other awards came.
607
00:25:15,814 --> 00:25:17,850
I got the Golden Globe
the day before,
608
00:25:17,883 --> 00:25:20,152
actually,
I went to go to Betty Ford.
609
00:25:20,185 --> 00:25:22,588
Um... I...
610
00:25:22,621 --> 00:25:25,591
You know what, it...
I think it was great
611
00:25:25,624 --> 00:25:28,293
that I had no expectations,
612
00:25:28,327 --> 00:25:30,095
that I had no idea
613
00:25:30,129 --> 00:25:32,598
-what it all entailed.
-Right.
614
00:25:32,631 --> 00:25:35,801
Uh, the Oscar race,
the Golden Globe race,
615
00:25:35,834 --> 00:25:37,169
the other...
616
00:25:37,202 --> 00:25:38,971
The Emmy nominations
down the road that I got.
617
00:25:39,004 --> 00:25:40,539
I mean, I was so naive,
618
00:25:40,572 --> 00:25:44,143
and I think
that kept me grounded.
619
00:25:44,176 --> 00:25:45,711
But getting to your question,
620
00:25:45,744 --> 00:25:48,947
being the fact
that I got the Oscar,
621
00:25:48,981 --> 00:25:50,315
I knew
622
00:25:50,349 --> 00:25:53,585
that it was a big deal,
623
00:25:53,619 --> 00:25:56,088
and I knew that I had to do
a lot of growing up
624
00:25:56,121 --> 00:25:58,023
-and to tell people about this.
-NOAH: Right.
625
00:25:58,056 --> 00:26:00,459
Uh, what...
That we had to make noise,
626
00:26:00,492 --> 00:26:02,795
that we had to get people
to get work,
627
00:26:02,828 --> 00:26:05,164
that we had to make, uh,
connections
628
00:26:05,197 --> 00:26:06,465
in the entertainment business,
629
00:26:06,498 --> 00:26:09,334
that we all had
to just put ourselves out there.
630
00:26:09,368 --> 00:26:12,905
-NOAH: Mm-hmm. -And I think
the journey has been long,
631
00:26:12,938 --> 00:26:14,540
but yet we still have
a lot to do.
632
00:26:14,573 --> 00:26:17,209
And it... There have been
ups and downs along the road,
633
00:26:17,242 --> 00:26:18,911
and I think it's all...
it's all what we anticipated,
634
00:26:18,944 --> 00:26:20,813
but still, we have work to do.
635
00:26:20,846 --> 00:26:22,581
There are still many actors
who get overlooked
636
00:26:22,614 --> 00:26:23,949
because they are deaf or blind,
637
00:26:23,982 --> 00:26:27,519
and, oftentimes,
actors who will act deaf
638
00:26:27,553 --> 00:26:29,388
or act blind
will be given the roles.
639
00:26:29,421 --> 00:26:31,890
Now, I understand that there's
an element of acting involved
640
00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:33,525
and, you know, everyone won't be
641
00:26:33,559 --> 00:26:34,927
the character
that they're playing,
642
00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:37,162
but surely there's-there's
a special something
643
00:26:37,196 --> 00:26:38,497
that people bring to a role.
644
00:26:38,530 --> 00:26:40,632
As somebody
who's played these roles,
645
00:26:40,666 --> 00:26:42,034
what do you think...
646
00:26:42,067 --> 00:26:44,002
what do you think it adds
to the role when you step in
647
00:26:44,036 --> 00:26:47,606
as somebody who is deaf
or who is blind?
648
00:26:47,639 --> 00:26:51,110
It's simple. It's authenticity.
649
00:26:51,143 --> 00:26:53,378
It's authenticity
because we've lived it.
650
00:26:53,412 --> 00:26:56,081
We don't have
to necessarily add that
651
00:26:56,115 --> 00:26:58,584
on top of the acting that we're
doing. We know what it's like.
652
00:26:58,617 --> 00:27:01,320
We can lend
that sense of authenticity.
653
00:27:01,353 --> 00:27:02,554
I don't know what it's like
to be someone
654
00:27:02,588 --> 00:27:03,756
who's deaf and blind, obviously,
655
00:27:03,789 --> 00:27:05,157
but a person
who is deaf and blind
656
00:27:05,190 --> 00:27:06,291
can bring that to the role.
657
00:27:06,325 --> 00:27:09,161
We bring authenticity
to the screen, period.
658
00:27:09,194 --> 00:27:12,331
You can't create a disability.
659
00:27:12,364 --> 00:27:14,333
I mean, it's like
putting on a costume.
660
00:27:14,366 --> 00:27:16,435
You can't do that.
You can't put on a costume.
661
00:27:16,468 --> 00:27:19,271
We are not costumes,
people who are deaf and blind.
662
00:27:19,304 --> 00:27:22,474
You know, that's why I'm trying
to create a tidal wave,
663
00:27:22,508 --> 00:27:26,145
uh, to make noise out there
664
00:27:26,178 --> 00:27:27,146
that we need to let
the community know
665
00:27:27,179 --> 00:27:29,181
that there are deaf,
deaf-blind actors.
666
00:27:29,214 --> 00:27:32,151
There are even writers
and-and producers.
667
00:27:32,184 --> 00:27:33,919
I-I mean, we're here. Hello.
668
00:27:33,952 --> 00:27:35,754
And we can do the work.
669
00:27:35,788 --> 00:27:39,091
And if you want to see
authenticity on the screen,
670
00:27:39,124 --> 00:27:41,560
just like you want to hire
any actor
671
00:27:41,593 --> 00:27:43,195
who feels authentic
to the role,
672
00:27:43,228 --> 00:27:45,364
just as you would collaborate
with any actor.
673
00:27:45,397 --> 00:27:47,065
And if you're talking
about deaf and deaf-blind,
674
00:27:47,099 --> 00:27:49,468
then work with us.
We can do it.
675
00:27:49,501 --> 00:27:52,771
Don't underestimate us
676
00:27:52,805 --> 00:27:54,673
in the work that we can do.
677
00:27:54,706 --> 00:27:55,741
It's just time.
678
00:27:55,774 --> 00:27:58,210
It's time to hire more deaf
679
00:27:58,243 --> 00:28:00,913
and deaf-blind actors
authentically.
680
00:28:02,081 --> 00:28:04,116
To be seen.
681
00:28:04,149 --> 00:28:07,953
The-the idea
of underestimating is one
682
00:28:07,986 --> 00:28:09,721
that-that really resonates
with me,
683
00:28:09,755 --> 00:28:12,191
because I feel like
you've been underestimated
684
00:28:12,224 --> 00:28:13,225
your entire life.
685
00:28:13,258 --> 00:28:15,227
And time-time and time again,
686
00:28:15,260 --> 00:28:17,629
you-you've proven people wrong.
687
00:28:17,663 --> 00:28:20,099
You've excelled
beyond expectations.
688
00:28:20,132 --> 00:28:22,234
And, once again,
689
00:28:22,267 --> 00:28:24,937
you are in the conversation
in a very different way.
690
00:28:24,970 --> 00:28:27,573
You know?
Here we are with a film,
691
00:28:27,606 --> 00:28:31,410
a short film, that has Oscar
buzz called Feeling Through.
692
00:28:31,443 --> 00:28:33,812
And it's a coming-of-age story--
it's really, really beautiful--
693
00:28:33,846 --> 00:28:37,549
about this-this young kid
who's homeless in New York City
694
00:28:37,583 --> 00:28:40,252
and he encounters
a deaf-blind man
695
00:28:40,285 --> 00:28:42,921
who is just really trying
to get home.
696
00:28:42,955 --> 00:28:44,890
And right now,
the film has Oscar buzz,
697
00:28:44,923 --> 00:28:47,226
and you can see why
it has Oscar buzz.
698
00:28:47,259 --> 00:28:49,428
One of the biggest things
that, again, surprised me--
699
00:28:49,461 --> 00:28:51,096
I mean, it seems obvious now--
700
00:28:51,130 --> 00:28:54,066
is that the lead actor
had never acted before,
701
00:28:54,099 --> 00:28:56,702
was basically discovered
and stepped into it.
702
00:28:56,735 --> 00:28:59,571
But when you watch it, you go,
like, "Oh, this is phenomenal."
703
00:28:59,605 --> 00:29:01,840
That's what it's all about.
It's awesome.
704
00:29:01,874 --> 00:29:05,110
The deaf-blind guy, Robert,
had never acted before.
705
00:29:05,144 --> 00:29:07,179
He was working as a cook
in the kitchen
706
00:29:07,212 --> 00:29:10,215
-at the Helen Keller Center...
there. -Right.
707
00:29:10,249 --> 00:29:13,652
And he-- They-they had been
on a search
708
00:29:13,685 --> 00:29:15,187
for an actor
to-to fill the role,
709
00:29:15,220 --> 00:29:16,622
and they saw a number
of great people,
710
00:29:16,655 --> 00:29:17,990
deaf-blind actors,
711
00:29:18,023 --> 00:29:20,726
but there was something
that was still missing.
712
00:29:20,759 --> 00:29:22,861
And somebody at the center
mentioned Robert,
713
00:29:22,895 --> 00:29:25,197
and then it--
he just fit into the part.
714
00:29:25,230 --> 00:29:27,399
That's what happened to me
in Children of a Lesser God.
715
00:29:27,433 --> 00:29:29,134
-Right.
-Same happened to me.
716
00:29:29,168 --> 00:29:31,837
Um, I-I came from nowhere.
717
00:29:31,870 --> 00:29:34,273
I mean, I was in a little
small production in Chicago.
718
00:29:34,306 --> 00:29:35,974
People were like, "Who's that?
719
00:29:36,008 --> 00:29:37,810
Who's-who's that girl
in the background?"
720
00:29:37,843 --> 00:29:40,212
Stranger things have happened
when it comes to casting.
721
00:29:40,245 --> 00:29:41,647
You know, where are you
gonna find the person
722
00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:42,881
that fits the role?
723
00:29:42,915 --> 00:29:45,150
So, mentioning that, you know,
724
00:29:45,184 --> 00:29:47,286
they used an actor
who was deaf and blind
725
00:29:47,319 --> 00:29:49,288
to play the role
of the deaf-blind character
726
00:29:49,321 --> 00:29:52,224
in the film, in Feeling Through
was absolutely perfect.
727
00:29:52,257 --> 00:29:54,026
It just fit like a glove.
728
00:29:54,059 --> 00:29:55,994
You couldn't have had
greater authenticity
729
00:29:56,028 --> 00:29:57,129
represented on the screen,
730
00:29:57,162 --> 00:29:59,098
and that's why I'm so proud
of the movie.
731
00:29:59,131 --> 00:30:03,202
-Because it's-it's a
simple story-- -Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
732
00:30:03,235 --> 00:30:06,071
two people trying to get home,
as you said,
733
00:30:06,105 --> 00:30:10,509
and yet they come from life
with a different lens
734
00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:12,811
and they have
different experiences,
735
00:30:12,845 --> 00:30:14,246
but it doesn't matter.
736
00:30:14,279 --> 00:30:15,514
They're still human beings
737
00:30:15,547 --> 00:30:16,915
and they're meeting
at this place
738
00:30:16,949 --> 00:30:20,119
and they connect
in the most profound
739
00:30:20,152 --> 00:30:21,587
and unexpected way.
740
00:30:21,620 --> 00:30:23,255
And the story works.
741
00:30:23,288 --> 00:30:25,257
I mean, they-they
truly are collaborating.
742
00:30:25,290 --> 00:30:27,359
It's such a simple story
that I--
743
00:30:27,392 --> 00:30:29,595
I mean, I-I just feel
that it's just a lovely film.
744
00:30:29,628 --> 00:30:31,730
I'm very, very proud
to be part of it,
745
00:30:31,764 --> 00:30:34,566
and I'm really proud
to be associated with it.
746
00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,236
I mean, Oscar buzz
is a wonderful place to be in.
747
00:30:37,269 --> 00:30:39,138
You've been there.
You've won an Oscar.
748
00:30:39,171 --> 00:30:41,540
Hopefully you're going
to be taking home another one.
749
00:30:41,573 --> 00:30:43,142
But I know that you've
always been somebody
750
00:30:43,175 --> 00:30:44,276
who wants to push for more.
751
00:30:44,309 --> 00:30:45,611
You're always somebody
who wants to encourage
752
00:30:45,644 --> 00:30:46,979
the industry to be better.
753
00:30:47,012 --> 00:30:49,047
You're encouraging fellow actors
to be better.
754
00:30:49,081 --> 00:30:51,850
Um, where does-- where does
Marlee Matlin go from here?
755
00:30:51,884 --> 00:30:54,586
-I'm never gonna stop. I-I...
-(laughs)
756
00:30:54,620 --> 00:30:57,089
I always--
I mean, I love what I do.
757
00:30:57,122 --> 00:30:59,992
I love my deaf community.
758
00:31:00,025 --> 00:31:01,927
I'm very proud
of where I come from.
759
00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:04,062
I'm very proud
of collaborating with everybody
760
00:31:04,096 --> 00:31:05,464
outside of our community
761
00:31:05,497 --> 00:31:08,066
and-and creating new things.
762
00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:10,035
Well, new things
are what you have created,
763
00:31:10,068 --> 00:31:11,870
fantastic new things
are what you've created.
764
00:31:11,904 --> 00:31:13,906
And as a fan of yours
for literally
765
00:31:13,939 --> 00:31:15,841
my entire viewing life,
766
00:31:15,874 --> 00:31:17,709
I would like to say
thank you so much for that.
767
00:31:17,743 --> 00:31:20,979
And congratulations. I wish you
all the best for this film.
768
00:31:21,013 --> 00:31:23,849
Thank you so very much.
Thank you very, very much.
769
00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:25,651
NOAH: Be sure to check out
the short film
770
00:31:25,684 --> 00:31:28,821
at FeelingThrough.com
or on YouTube.
771
00:31:28,854 --> 00:31:30,355
All right, we're gonna take
a quick break,
772
00:31:30,389 --> 00:31:30,456
but we'll be right back
after this.
773
00:31:33,457 --> 00:31:35,192
Well, that's our show
for tonight. But before we go,
774
00:31:35,225 --> 00:31:37,528
March is Women's History Month,
775
00:31:37,561 --> 00:31:39,797
so please consider supporting
an organization
776
00:31:39,830 --> 00:31:42,032
called She Should Run.
777
00:31:42,065 --> 00:31:45,169
It's a nonpartisan non-profit
working to increase
778
00:31:45,202 --> 00:31:48,739
the number of women considering
a run for public office.
779
00:31:48,772 --> 00:31:50,440
By supporting She Should Run,
780
00:31:50,474 --> 00:31:52,609
you are helping women
from all political leanings,
781
00:31:52,643 --> 00:31:55,145
ethnicities, sexual identities,
and backgrounds
782
00:31:55,179 --> 00:31:57,881
to see themselves
as future candidates.
783
00:31:57,915 --> 00:32:00,217
So if you're able to,
go to the link below
784
00:32:00,250 --> 00:32:01,919
and donate whatever you can.
785
00:32:01,952 --> 00:32:05,689
Until tomorrow, stay safe
out there, wear a mask,
786
00:32:05,722 --> 00:32:08,859
and, remember,
no matter what you did wrong,
787
00:32:08,892 --> 00:32:11,061
you can always find forgiveness
788
00:32:11,094 --> 00:32:13,997
as long as you control
20% of the world's oil.
789
00:32:14,031 --> 00:32:16,967
Now here it is,
Your Moment of Zen.
790
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,803
ANNOUNCER: The CPAC
Uncanceled Kings of Comedy
791
00:32:19,837 --> 00:32:21,405
are yours to take home.
792
00:32:21,438 --> 00:32:24,408
All your favorite bits
on one DVD.
793
00:32:24,441 --> 00:32:27,344
How many leftists does it take
to screw in a light bulb?
794
00:32:27,377 --> 00:32:28,846
Freedom...!
795
00:32:28,879 --> 00:32:30,447
She was murdered!
796
00:32:30,481 --> 00:32:31,615
Put the mask on!
797
00:32:31,648 --> 00:32:32,850
Mr. Potato Head.
798
00:32:32,883 --> 00:32:34,551
Look out, Mr. Potato Head!
799
00:32:34,585 --> 00:32:36,887
If Hasbro really wanted
a gender-neutral
800
00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:38,555
Mr. Potato Head so badly,
801
00:32:38,589 --> 00:32:41,892
they should just slap a picture
of CNN's Brian "Sletler"
802
00:32:41,925 --> 00:32:44,495
on the cover
of their next potato!
803
00:32:44,528 --> 00:32:46,563
ANNOUNCER: Bring home
these classics to watch.
804
00:32:46,597 --> 00:32:48,732
Or destroy. We don't care.
805
00:32:48,765 --> 00:32:48,832
Not funny!