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Does anyone celebrate
the Super Bowl?
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-MAN: (whoops) Football!
-You damn straight.
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Greatest sporting event ever.
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I love it.
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Yeah. Uh...
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The Super Bowl halftime show
is trending today because
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they revealed the lineup.
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It's gonna be Kendrick Lamar--
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halftime show, not
playing in the game--
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Kendrick Lamar
is gonna be there,
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Eminem is gonna be there,
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Dr. Dre's gonna be there,
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Snoop Dogg's gonna be there,
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Mary J. Blige is gonna be there.
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It's gonna be the dopest
halftime performance
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of all time.
It's also gonna be
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one of the quietest
halftime performances
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of all time.
'Cause it's network television.
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They're gonna spend
half the time
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censoring all of those songs.
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Can you imagine?
Like, what's the point of that?
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Eminem's gonna come out,
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♪ Let me tell you 'bout the...
and the... ♪
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♪ And the... oh, but the...
let... and the... ♪
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♪ Or... ♪
Over to you, Snoop!"
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♪ La-la-la-la-la,
it's the mother... ♪
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♪ Snoop Dogg, my... ♪
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Everyone's gonna be
sitting at home like,
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"What the hell's
going on with my TV?
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Something's wrong."
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"Some-- um, all these...
(stammers)"
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And then Mary J Blige will sing
and people will be like,
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"She was amazing."
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It would be funny if she
just, like, surprised people.
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"Let's get it (bleep) pumping!"
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No, Mary!
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-♪ ♪ -ANNOUNCER: Coming to you
from the heart of Times Square
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in New York City,
the only city in America,
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it's The Daily Show.
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Tonight,
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Millennial M&M's.
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Voting rights gets Manchin.
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and Francis Ngannou.
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This is The Daily Show
with Trevor Noah.
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Hey! What's going on,
everybody?
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Welcome to The Daily Show.
I'm Trevor Noah.
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Let's jump straight
into today's headlines.
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♪ ♪
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We kick things off
with the COVID vaccine.
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It's the reason
you no longer think "heroin"
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when you see the syringe emoji.
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Personally, I believe that
everyone should get the vaccine.
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I mean, except maybe
Superman, right?
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Because he's the only one
who's not vulnerable to COVID.
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And also, the needle
would just break on his skin.
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Which, I guess, means that Clark
Kent can't get the vaccine,
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because then people would
know that he's Superman.
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So now he just has to pretend
to be an anti-vaxxer so that
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he doesn't give away
his secret identity,
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so then he gets fired
from The Daily Planet,
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so now he works for Fox News?
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Anyway, the point is,
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the federal government
tried to make it the law that
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all large businesses must
require their employees
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to get vaccinated, but last week
the Supreme Court said
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you can't do that.
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And now companies have to decide
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whether to keep those
requirements in place.
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And as you can imagine,
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no matter what
the companies choose,
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they're screwed either way.
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NEWSMAN:
Well, two big-name companies
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are taking dramatically
different approaches
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to the federal vaccine mandate.
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Carhartt is standing by
its employee vaccine policy.
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The decision, though, has
sparked some backlash on Twitter
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with people threatening
to boycott the company.
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Meantime, Starbucks
is no longer requiring workers
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to get vaccinated
against COVID-19.
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The company decided
to reverse its policy
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that was announced
earlier this month.
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NEWSMAN 2:
The coffee giant's decision
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not to require workers
to get the COVID vaccine
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or test for the virus
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is not sitting well
with some customers.
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People on Twitter
are calling for a boycott.
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Okay, before you panic,
it's important to remember
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that just because people say
on Twitter
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that they're gonna
boycott something
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doesn't mean it's gonna happen.
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I mean, the company
that people on Twitter
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say they're gonna boycott
the most is Twitter.
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You see how that turns out.
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And also,
good luck boycotting Starbucks.
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Yeah. How are you gonna boycott
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America's
number one bathroom provider?
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'Cause, I mean,
I've got principles,
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but my number one principle
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is to not go number two
in my pants.
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But still, man, the fact
that people even jump to this
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just shows you
how polarized America is.
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You can't even buy coffee
or clothes
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without it being part
of, like, a culture war.
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You bring cookies
to a party now,
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and people will be like,
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"You got some balls
bringing Chips Ahoy! here
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"after what they said
about panda bear rights.
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This is an Oreo house."
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Ultimately, though,
these companies
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aren't trying to make
a political statement.
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Whether or not
to have a vaccine mandate
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is just one of many decisions
that businesses have to make
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about what policies work best
for them and their employees.
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Most of the time, just for them.
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You know, it's like how CVS
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keeps a strict one cashier
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And if you don't like it,
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you can use the self-checkout
that can never tell
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when you've actually put
your item in the bag,
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so you need to call that one
cashier to come and help you.
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Those are your options.
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But let's move on
to some science news.
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We all know that the surface
of the Earth is getting warmer,
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making life more difficult
for everyone.
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Except Superman.
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Because, you see, Superman h...
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You know what,
never mind. Never mind.
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But while we're worried
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about the outside of the planet
getting too hot,
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now it turns out
we also have to worry
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about the inside of the planet
getting too cold.
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New this morning.
Earth's core is cooling faster
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than scientists
initially thought.
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Yeah, researchers
made the discovery
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while studying a mineral
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found between the Earth's core
and mantle.
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Scientists say
as the Earth cools,
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it will eventually lose
its magnetic field
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and become
a solid, uninhabitable rock.
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While they don't have
an exact timeline
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on all of that,
it's not expected to happen
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until millions of years
from now.
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Yeah. Believe it or not,
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scientists say
that the Earth's core
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is cooling faster
than we thought.
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And look, guys,
I'll be real with you.
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I didn't even know that the core
was cooling in the first place.
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You know, sometimes
I feel like living on Earth
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is like owning your first home.
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There's always something new
that's random and breaking.
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And you just got a plumber
coming in like,
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"So, it turns out the pipes
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in your light switches
are leaking."
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"I have pipes
in my light switches?"
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"Yeah. How do you think
your lights stay hydrated?"
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Now, look, wh-when I first heard
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that the core of the Earth
was cooling,
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all I thought was, "Wow. Great.
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Now we can finally dig a hole
to China."
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But it turns out
if the core cools down,
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the magnetic field
protecting Earth
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from cosmic radiation
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will disappear,
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and then Earth will turn
into a cold, lifeless rock.
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And I don't mean
like Upstate New York.
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I mean, like, really cold.
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The silver lining to all of this
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is that it's only gonna happen
millions of years from now.
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And by then,
all humans will be dead,
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and we'll all be living
in the metaverse.
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I'm living next to Snoop Dogg.
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So I don't know why scientists
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are even wasting their time
with this, you know?
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I feel like scientists
need to focus.
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If we don't fix COVID,
I can't poop at Starbucks.
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Finally, let's talk about M&M's,
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the only time it's okay to say,
"I don't like the brown ones."
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When you have a brand
that's been around for 80 years,
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it's important to keep up
with the times.
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Yeah. Even Superman.
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He used to wear underwear
outside his pants,
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and now he has a suit
that's more like body armor.
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Even though
that's not really necessary
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since his skin
is already impenetrable.
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But that's not what matters.
It just looks cool.
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So, yeah, M&M's have been around
for a really long time,
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which is why its
famous advertising characters
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are getting a makeover for 2022.
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NEWSWOMAN: M&M making
some rebranding changes.
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Company leaders say they're
trying to make the characters,
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particularly the female ones,
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more current and representative
of their consumer.
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Green has swapped
her go-go boots for sneakers.
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Brown is sporting lower,
more sensible heels.
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You're going to see our brand
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to reflect a dynamic and pr...
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dynamic and progressive world
that we're living in.
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For example, Green,
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you'll see her better reflect
empowerment and confidence.
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You're going to see Green
and Brown together,
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being a supporting force
for women
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who are throwing shine
and not shade.
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I-I appreciate
what this chocolate company
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is trying to do, but...
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making the green M&M less sexy?
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I'm sorry, guys.
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I refuse to live in a world
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where I don't want
to (bleep) my candy.
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That's just going against
nature.
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And, also, who does--
who does this really help?
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Like, were there women who
identified with the green M&M?
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I'm genuinely asking. Genuinely.
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'Cause, as a guy, I know
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I've never looked at any
of those M&Ms and been like,
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"Yeah, that's me, bro.
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I feel seen."
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Like, this whole movement
is just weird to me.
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'Cause I'm all for
representation
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where it matters.
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But not in the things
that we eat.
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Like, I don't want
to see KFC going,
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"Our new chickens
could be in your family.
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Okay, dig in."
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But I guess that's 2022, right?
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Women will probably lose
the right to an abortion,
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but, on the plus side,
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the green M&M gets to wear
comfortable shoes.
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Hakuna matata.
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Oh, and they're not
just updating
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the green M&M and the brown one.
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No, the red M&M
is gonna be less bossy,
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and the orange M&M
will embrace his anxiety.
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Which, I mean,
I guess that makes sense.
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You should be anxious
if you're about to get eaten.
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I know it's someone's job
to think about this stuff,
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but I feel like we're getting
too in-depth
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on these M&M personalities.
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You know? Now they're like,
"Okay, so the blue M&M
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"was raised
in a single-parent household
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at the height of the Cold War,
and his family..."
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(bleep) out of here, man.
It's a chocolate.
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Just let me eat it and get fat.
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All right, enough of that.
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Let's move on to our top story.
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It's about Superman.
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No, it's not.
It's about the midterms.
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Which is just as exciting.
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America's basic cable elections
are coming up in November,
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which is
just five COVID waves away.
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So, now's as good a time as any
to check in
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on how America's elections
are shaping up
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in our ongoing segment
Votegasm 2022.
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Voting--
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it's what makes America the
greatest democracy in the world.
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And if you don't like
American democracy,
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America will come invade your
country to show you in person
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how good choosing
for yourself is.
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And as we approach
the 2022 midterm elections,
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Republican-led states
across America
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are busy fine-tuning
their voting processes
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to make sure
that they're even more perfect.
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Take Texas, for example.
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During the last election,
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people were so frustrated by how
many voting options they had.
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They could vote in person.
They could mail it in.
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There was drive-through voting.
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Too many choices.
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It was so annoying.
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So now Texas is saying,
"Don't worry.
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"We're giving you fewer options
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so you don't have to worry
about choices anymore."
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Oh, and, in Georgia,
voters were complaining
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about how many convenient
ballot dropboxes
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were cluttering the streets.
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Well, thankfully,
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there's gonna be
a lot fewer of them,
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and they're gonna be a lot
harder to find this November.
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In Iowa,
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they're reducing early voting
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and closing the polls earlier
on Election Day.
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Which we can all agree is great,
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'Cause who wants to vote
after work? (scoffs)
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I mean,
that's prime Netflix time, baby.
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Democracy can wait.
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Now, all of these changes
have just affected
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the process for voting.
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But some of America's
most respected leaders
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are also trying to fine-tune
the process for counting votes.
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And they're doing this
to make sure
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that the votes are counted
the right way.
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Allies of Donald Trump
are trying to remove
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some of the guardrails
that prevented him
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from overturning
the 2020 election.
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Now, according to The Post,
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Trump and his supporters
are pushing a plan
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to place loyalists
in key election posts,
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from poll watchers
and precinct judges
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to county clerks
and state attorneys general.
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We have to be a lot sharper
the next time,
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when it comes
to counting the vote.
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There's a famous statement--
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sometimes the vote counter
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is more important
than the candidate.
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And we can't let that
ever, ever happen again.
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They have to get tougher
and smarter.
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Is that a famous saying?
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"There's a famous saying
that the vote counter..."
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I've never heard that saying
in my entire life.
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I know I'm gonna get
a lot of flak for saying this,
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but Trump is totally right.
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He's right about being tough.
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You got to count those votes
hard.
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If you show any weakness,
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those ballots
are gonna take your girl.
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And for Trump to say the
vote counter is more important
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than the candidate, I mean,
that just shows you
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how committed he is to ensuring
the democratic process
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goes the way he wants it to.
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I mean, think about it.
Donald Trump said,
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"Stop thinking about me
so much."
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It's unprecedented.
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So that's just some
of the admirable work
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Republicans
have been getting up to.
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But the Democrats
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have been trying
to make changes of their own.
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And if you ask them,
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everyone should be able to vote
with barely any effort,
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which would be crazy,
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because then
everyone would vote,
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including Bill Cosby. Oh!
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So they've been pushing
their own laws in Congress,
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and last night,
they almost got their way.
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We're going to begin
with a major setback
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for Democrats on Capitol Hill.
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What would have been
their landmark
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voting rights bill failed
52 to 48
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in the Senate last night,
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with two Democrats joining
all 50 Republicans
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in opposing a rules change
to push it through.
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To no surprise,
it was Senators Kyrsten Sinema
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and Joe Manchin who helped
Republicans kill hopes
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for filibuster reform
and voting rights.
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Eliminating the filibuster
would be the easy way out.
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It wasn't meant to be easy.
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Yeah. Joe Manchin is right.
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Everything in the Senate should
be as difficult as possible.
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If Democrats want
to pass a bill,
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Chuck Schumer should have
to carry it through a stage
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of "American Ninja Warrior"
first.
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But, yes, Republicans were able
to use the filibuster
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to block the Democrats'
voting rights bill
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with the help of Democrats--
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Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.
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Because you see,
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those two do support the
Democrats' voting rights bills.
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They just don't support
making sure that they pass.
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Which, when you think about it,
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is actually so inspiring,
you know?
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Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema
believe so strongly
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in the power of voting
that they use their vote
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to block voting rights
for the entire country.
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They-they were unvoting
voting by voting.
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So it was the right thing
for Manchin and Sinema to do.
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And basically,
everyone loves them for it.
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But as usual, there are haters
out there who just don't get it.
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If you think
this bill makes sense,
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and if you're worried about the
future of American democracy,
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and if you are prepared
to vote for the bill,
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then why are you wasting
everybody's time
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and not voting
for the rule change
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that allows us to pass the bill?
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You know, it's like
inviting somebody to lunch,
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putting out a great spread
and saying you can't eat.
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This is why people shouldn't
debate on an empty stomach.
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If we're not gonna pass
this bill,
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can someone at least pass me
a goddamn sandwich?
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But this is just classic
Bernie Sanders, man.
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He thinks just because
those two Democrats say
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they support the bill,
they should vote accordingly.
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(laughs) Really, Bernie?
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It's called "politics,"
not "logic ticks." Ha!
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See what I did there?
Changed it.
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It was politics,
and I made it...
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Maybe if he had spoken
after lunch,
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Bernie would have understood
how much sense this makes.
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Because what
Joe Manchin is saying is,
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"I want to help you out
of the water.
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"I'm not going
to throw you a rope,
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"but I want
to throw you the rope.
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"And any drowning man
would agree--
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it's the thought that counts."
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-Isn't that right, Drowning Man?
-(muffled speech)
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Can't hear what he's saying,
but he agrees.
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So, for whatever reason,
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the right to vote has
gotten people very passionate
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on both sides.
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In fact,
it's become such a big deal
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that they even woke up Joe Biden
so that he could weigh in.
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NEWSMAN: With the voting rights
push hitting a dead end,
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President Biden was asked
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whether this year's midterms
would be fairly conducted
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and legitimate,
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after many Republican-lead
states enacted
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new voting restrictions.
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It all depends on, uh,
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whether or not
we're able to make the case
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to the American people that
some of this is being set up
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to try to alter the outcome
of the election.
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It's never good for an American
president to sow seeds of doubt
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in the legitimacy
of American elections.
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The language that's being used
is clearly concerning.
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I thought that, uh,
undermining our election results
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was a threat to our democracy.
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The last thing you wanted
to hear was to hear
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from President Biden
that there are questions
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about the legitimacy
of the elections.
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You needed the president
to say "No,
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-we've got the best electoral
system in the world." -Yes.
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Yeah, that's right.
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Joe Biden needs
to step up and say
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that not a single other country
in the world
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has a better electoral system
than America.
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People in Denmark-- they wish.
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They wish they could spend
all of election day
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sweating in a high school gym.
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I mean, sure, that's why
most functioning countries
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actually have the elections run
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by nonpartisan independent
commissions, you know,
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to make sure that politicians
can't twist the voting laws
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for their own gain.
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(laughing): But I mean,
that would just be ridiculous.
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I mean think about it.
You want the people in charge
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of the election to have
some skin in the game, right?
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That's how you know it is fair.
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Imagine how stupid it would be
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if a basketball game had
a separate group of people
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on the court
just to enforce the rules.
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That would make no sense.
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That's why instead,
the strongest teams get
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to decide for themselves whether
they committed any fouls.
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And that's why, my friends,
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America's electoral system
is still the best.
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And why nobody should ever
say otherwise.
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Because it's not true.
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And also,
because even if it was,
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it would be really uncomfortable
to hear.
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All right, when we come back,
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Desi Lydic will become
a famous TikTok influencer.
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You don't want to miss it.
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Welcome back to The Daily Show.
A big challenge
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of the COVID pandemic
has been, well,
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A, breathing,
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and B, convincing people
to get vaccinated.
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But one place in America
thinks it has found a solution.
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Desi Lydic went to find out.
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LYDIC: This last year has shown
us that Americans don't trust
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any authority figures anymore.
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The government,
scientists, doctors,
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even the English language.
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Maybe that's why we're ranked
46th in COVID vaccination rates.
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Nice job, Mauritius.
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But there is one group
that can still convince us.
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Social media influencers.
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At least, that's what the
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Guilford County Health
Department was betting on
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when they partnered with 41
local social media influencers
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to spread some fresh vax facts.
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Our communities are more likely
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to follow guidance from
people that they truly trust.
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So, we decided to do an
influencer marketing campaign.
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But you're the expert.
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Why aren't they
listening to you?
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Well, over the
last year and a half,
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a lot of individuals became
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overnight public health experts.
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So I think that
it-it also depends on
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personal ideology on who's
an expert and who is not.
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Yeah, I get it. Sometimes it's
better to watch the amateurs
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do the job rather than the pros.
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It is just more authentic
and natural that way.
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Um, I don't think that
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we thought about it that way.
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LYDIC: And as
a self-licensed juice therapist,
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I am all about
avoiding public health experts.
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But why would influencers
use their powers to fight COVID
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instead of their regular
No Makeup Mondays,
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Throwback Thursdays
and Froyo Fridays?
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Uh, most of the time,
I'm just talking about food.
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So, it's like, you guys
can check this pizza out
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if you guys want to.
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But now I felt
like I actually had a role
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that was beyond myself,
you know?
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So, the caption of that one
just says,
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"Hey, uh, I got my vaccines.
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You guys should
probably get yours, too."
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00:19:31,137 --> 00:19:34,340
Yeah, okay.
But why are you wearing a shirt?
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00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,776
We just got to get this vaccine
together 'cause we're a team,
500
00:19:36,876 --> 00:19:38,711
and that's the only way
we're gonna get back to normal.
501
00:19:38,811 --> 00:19:40,613
Yes. That's it.
502
00:19:40,713 --> 00:19:41,948
We've had a lot of cases
503
00:19:42,048 --> 00:19:44,884
where medical professionals
have looked aside
504
00:19:44,984 --> 00:19:48,154
African Americans' problems
that they may come in with.
505
00:19:48,254 --> 00:19:50,690
And for a lot of people
in my community,
506
00:19:50,790 --> 00:19:54,794
it's just all-encompassing
no trust in that.
507
00:19:54,894 --> 00:19:57,597
But as an influencer,
I can influence my audience
508
00:19:57,697 --> 00:19:59,932
to go through the steps
of getting vaccinated.
509
00:20:00,033 --> 00:20:02,301
(chuckles): I'm like
the sock puppet, I guess,
510
00:20:02,402 --> 00:20:04,470
for those experts
that they can speak to
511
00:20:04,570 --> 00:20:08,441
that comes off
a little bit less Big Brother-y.
512
00:20:08,574 --> 00:20:11,144
A sock puppet.
That's a good idea.
513
00:20:12,111 --> 00:20:13,579
Get the vaccine.
514
00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:15,581
Mm-hmm.
515
00:20:15,615 --> 00:20:17,583
LYDIC: The influencers
were obviously buying
516
00:20:17,617 --> 00:20:19,218
the #VaxLife themselves,
517
00:20:19,318 --> 00:20:21,154
and they've been spreading
the word on their accounts.
518
00:20:21,254 --> 00:20:24,891
But is anyone #Listening
to #What they're #Saying?
519
00:20:24,991 --> 00:20:28,461
On Instagram,
I have nearly 20,000 followers.
520
00:20:28,594 --> 00:20:29,862
About 2,000.
521
00:20:29,962 --> 00:20:32,932
I have, like, 1,400 followers.
522
00:20:33,032 --> 00:20:36,402
Basically just, like,
a-a public account.
523
00:20:36,536 --> 00:20:39,072
Yeah. I mean,
if you're gonna take advice
524
00:20:39,172 --> 00:20:40,540
from someone on the Internet,
525
00:20:40,606 --> 00:20:43,409
a-are you more likely to take it
from someone that you know?
526
00:20:43,543 --> 00:20:44,544
It's a community.
527
00:20:44,610 --> 00:20:47,380
It's not like a "I am Jesus,
528
00:20:47,547 --> 00:20:48,848
and you are all my followers."
529
00:20:48,948 --> 00:20:51,317
To be fair,
Jesus had 12 followers.
530
00:20:51,417 --> 00:20:53,353
-So... -Yeah, I do have
a little more than that.
531
00:20:53,453 --> 00:20:55,088
LYDIC:
More followers than Jesus?
532
00:20:55,188 --> 00:20:56,556
Easy there, John Lennon.
533
00:20:56,622 --> 00:20:59,993
But is all this nano-influencing
only micro-effective?
534
00:21:00,093 --> 00:21:03,997
We believe that
those particular influencers
535
00:21:04,097 --> 00:21:07,667
connect on a more personal level
with their community,
536
00:21:07,767 --> 00:21:10,570
compared to some
of the larger ones
537
00:21:10,636 --> 00:21:13,940
that can have hundreds
of thousands of followers,
538
00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:17,844
that might not have
that really personal
539
00:21:17,944 --> 00:21:20,246
and intimate connection.
540
00:21:20,346 --> 00:21:23,416
So you're using
the least viral influencers
541
00:21:23,583 --> 00:21:25,284
to stop the virus?
542
00:21:26,586 --> 00:21:27,720
You could say that.
543
00:21:27,820 --> 00:21:30,189
Okay, so how effective
is this program?
544
00:21:30,289 --> 00:21:32,425
Are we talking
Pfizer-level effective
545
00:21:32,592 --> 00:21:35,061
or are we talking,
like, Johnson & Johnson,
546
00:21:35,161 --> 00:21:36,529
it's better than nothing?
547
00:21:36,562 --> 00:21:39,065
So we think
that the campaign has been,
548
00:21:39,165 --> 00:21:41,134
um, incredibly successful.
549
00:21:41,234 --> 00:21:44,971
Within two days of that content
being, uh, posted,
550
00:21:45,071 --> 00:21:49,208
we have also seen the increase
in vaccination rates.
551
00:21:49,308 --> 00:21:50,343
LYDIC:
That's good news.
552
00:21:50,443 --> 00:21:52,645
Unfortunately,
these micro-influencers
553
00:21:52,745 --> 00:21:55,214
are up against
heavy anti-vax propaganda
554
00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:56,983
casting doubt on the vaccine.
555
00:21:57,083 --> 00:22:01,554
How many of you guys
are going to be among the first
556
00:22:01,587 --> 00:22:04,857
to inject
this experimental vaccine
557
00:22:04,957 --> 00:22:06,826
that's been rushed
into your arms?
558
00:22:06,926 --> 00:22:09,729
LYDIC: And this anti-vax content
is more infectious
559
00:22:09,829 --> 00:22:11,064
than COVID itself.
560
00:22:11,164 --> 00:22:14,567
With social media
and other platforms,
561
00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:15,868
it's really easy to fall
562
00:22:15,968 --> 00:22:19,072
into this world
563
00:22:19,172 --> 00:22:21,274
of personal truths.
564
00:22:21,374 --> 00:22:25,311
So maybe the most effective way
to clean up the mess
565
00:22:25,411 --> 00:22:29,082
that social media has made
is with more social media.
566
00:22:29,182 --> 00:22:30,883
Like, a hair-of-the-dog,
567
00:22:30,983 --> 00:22:32,418
when you have a hangover,
and you drink more alcohol
568
00:22:32,585 --> 00:22:34,721
to make it feel better.
Or like, uh,
569
00:22:34,821 --> 00:22:36,322
when you're trying not
to catch a virus,
570
00:22:36,422 --> 00:22:39,759
and you treat your body
with tiny amounts of the virus
571
00:22:39,859 --> 00:22:42,562
so you don't get it.
What's-What's that called?
572
00:22:42,662 --> 00:22:44,964
-Vaccination?
-Yes, that's it.
573
00:22:45,064 --> 00:22:47,367
LYDIC: If the only thing
to stop bad influence
574
00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:49,435
on social media
was good influence,
575
00:22:49,535 --> 00:22:52,939
I wanted to give our influencers
one more shot at going viral.
576
00:22:53,039 --> 00:22:55,775
-Okay.
-(strums upbeat tune)
577
00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:59,312
♪ If you're tired
of staying inside ♪
578
00:22:59,412 --> 00:23:00,980
I am. I'm very tired.
579
00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:02,648
♪ If you're... ♪
What's that?
580
00:23:02,749 --> 00:23:05,752
-I'm sorry.
-♪ We want our people ♪
581
00:23:05,852 --> 00:23:08,154
♪ To just stay alive ♪
582
00:23:08,254 --> 00:23:12,759
♪ Now's the time
to roll up your sleeve ♪
583
00:23:12,859 --> 00:23:14,427
But it's itchy.
584
00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:18,164
♪ Now's the time
to go get the vaccine ♪
585
00:23:18,264 --> 00:23:21,134
♪ Vaccine, vaccine ♪
586
00:23:21,234 --> 00:23:23,169
-♪ Get the vaccine ♪
-Get the vaccine.
587
00:23:23,269 --> 00:23:25,738
♪ Vaccine. ♪
588
00:23:25,838 --> 00:23:27,740
It's okay. We'll workshop it.
589
00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,610
We'll get there.
590
00:23:30,710 --> 00:23:32,145
Thank you so much
for that, Desi.
591
00:23:32,245 --> 00:23:34,047
All right, when we come back,
I'll be joined
592
00:23:34,147 --> 00:23:36,649
by the UFC heavyweight
champion of the world,
593
00:23:36,749 --> 00:23:39,619
Francis Ngannou, so stay tuned.
594
00:23:41,888 --> 00:23:42,955
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
My guest tonight
595
00:23:43,055 --> 00:23:44,657
is Francis Ngannou,
596
00:23:44,757 --> 00:23:47,026
who came from a poor village
in Cameroon to become
597
00:23:47,126 --> 00:23:49,595
the UFC Heavyweight Champion.
598
00:23:49,695 --> 00:23:51,964
He's here to talk about
his upcoming fight
599
00:23:52,064 --> 00:23:54,200
to defend his title.
600
00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:58,237
Francis "The Predator" Ngannou,
welcome to The Daily Show.
601
00:23:58,337 --> 00:23:59,705
Thank you, Trevor.
602
00:23:59,805 --> 00:24:01,440
It is a great
pleasure to be here.
603
00:24:01,541 --> 00:24:02,875
-You know, this is, this is...
-It's a pleasure.
604
00:24:02,975 --> 00:24:04,877
such a great experience
for me, having you here,
605
00:24:04,977 --> 00:24:07,313
because we-we have so many
similarities, you and I.
606
00:24:07,413 --> 00:24:08,548
-We are both...
-Oh, I know!
607
00:24:08,648 --> 00:24:09,882
You know, we're both African.
608
00:24:09,982 --> 00:24:11,384
-Right?
-Yeah.
609
00:24:11,484 --> 00:24:14,353
You know, we-we both,
uh, ply our trade in-in
610
00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:16,656
different nations,
in different continents,
611
00:24:16,756 --> 00:24:18,524
And then also, I believe that,
612
00:24:18,624 --> 00:24:20,259
according to the
last statistics,
613
00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:21,627
you and I both share
614
00:24:21,727 --> 00:24:25,565
the strongest punch
ever recorded in the UFC.
615
00:24:25,665 --> 00:24:26,766
We, we do.
616
00:24:26,866 --> 00:24:28,868
Yeah. They said when
you combine our punch,
617
00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:31,704
it is the strongest punch
ever comb-- ever in the UFC.
618
00:24:31,804 --> 00:24:33,339
Which is amazing.
Welcome to the show, man.
619
00:24:33,439 --> 00:24:34,974
This is-this is great
to have you here, champ.
620
00:24:35,074 --> 00:24:36,742
Thank you. And you-you forget
621
00:24:36,843 --> 00:24:39,979
to mention other, mention
other thing that we are, ah,
622
00:24:40,079 --> 00:24:41,614
-you and I, we have in common.
-Which is?
623
00:24:41,714 --> 00:24:45,484
Which is, like, shock
for American culture.
624
00:24:48,721 --> 00:24:50,456
I think everyone has that
when they come here.
625
00:24:50,556 --> 00:24:53,259
-Everyone. Everyone
experiences that. -Yeah.
626
00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:54,827
What's the-what's the biggest
thing that has shocked you
627
00:24:54,927 --> 00:24:56,395
about being in America?
628
00:24:56,496 --> 00:24:59,065
It's how, sometimes,
they treat... they treat kids.
629
00:24:59,165 --> 00:25:02,602
People complain, ah, kids
complain on how they treat them.
630
00:25:02,735 --> 00:25:04,003
-Right.
-You know?
631
00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:05,771
Like, usually-- When I was a
kid, if I complained about
632
00:25:05,872 --> 00:25:09,175
about something,
I'd have a slap. Bop!
633
00:25:09,275 --> 00:25:12,778
And here, they're like, "Oh,
please, eat your food, Junior.
634
00:25:12,879 --> 00:25:14,514
"Please, baby, eat it."
635
00:25:17,583 --> 00:25:18,751
-Oh, man.
-I was like...
636
00:25:18,851 --> 00:25:21,354
I'm like, send Junior
in Africa for two days,
637
00:25:21,454 --> 00:25:25,391
When Junior comes back, he
will be eating all his food.
638
00:25:25,491 --> 00:25:28,928
-They will realize how blessed
they are, -Right?
639
00:25:29,028 --> 00:25:30,563
and they will
be so grateful.
640
00:25:30,663 --> 00:25:32,131
Yeah, bro. Like... (chuckles)
641
00:25:32,231 --> 00:25:33,866
Well, let's-let's talk a
little bit about your life.
642
00:25:33,966 --> 00:25:36,536
You know, because a lot
of people know you now
643
00:25:36,636 --> 00:25:39,839
as the champion, the heavyweight
champion of the UFC.
644
00:25:39,939 --> 00:25:41,374
A lot of people know you as
645
00:25:41,474 --> 00:25:43,109
one of the hardest hitters
in the world.
646
00:25:43,209 --> 00:25:44,977
But, man,
so many people don't understand
647
00:25:45,077 --> 00:25:46,546
your story in getting there.
648
00:25:46,712 --> 00:25:49,715
Like, you know, it's almost like
winning the championship
649
00:25:49,749 --> 00:25:51,551
was one of the easiest things
in your life
650
00:25:51,717 --> 00:25:52,919
because of how hard
your life was.
651
00:25:53,019 --> 00:25:54,620
You know,
you grew up in Cameroon.
652
00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:56,255
You lived a really tough life
653
00:25:56,355 --> 00:25:58,891
where, you know, you were living
with different families.
654
00:25:58,991 --> 00:26:00,193
You were separated
from your mother.
655
00:26:00,293 --> 00:26:01,460
Then you were reunited.
656
00:26:01,561 --> 00:26:02,962
And, I mean, at the age of 11,
657
00:26:03,062 --> 00:26:05,164
i-if-if my research is correct,
658
00:26:05,264 --> 00:26:07,867
you were working
in a stone quarry.
659
00:26:07,967 --> 00:26:09,335
Yeah. Uh, in the stone quarry.
660
00:26:09,435 --> 00:26:11,003
I mean, uh, it was, uh...
661
00:26:11,103 --> 00:26:13,272
Ever since age of nine.
662
00:26:13,372 --> 00:26:15,641
Nine and ten or ten, like...
Something like that.
663
00:26:15,741 --> 00:26:19,545
And we were... I was,
very, uh, small at the time,
664
00:26:19,645 --> 00:26:21,280
and those job was meant
for adults.
665
00:26:21,380 --> 00:26:22,782
But we didn't have any choice.
666
00:26:22,882 --> 00:26:25,484
Uh, any...
We didn't have choices,
667
00:26:25,585 --> 00:26:28,521
so we have to go there
and, like, beg for a job.
668
00:26:28,621 --> 00:26:30,756
You were struggling.
You couldn't get food in school.
669
00:26:30,823 --> 00:26:32,859
You-you couldn't even afford
to stay in school.
670
00:26:32,959 --> 00:26:35,161
And at some point,
you decided as Francis,
671
00:26:35,261 --> 00:26:36,929
"I'm gonna work
as hard as I can.
672
00:26:37,029 --> 00:26:39,398
I'm gonna save
all the money I can."
673
00:26:39,499 --> 00:26:41,767
And then you made
a really interesting decision.
674
00:26:41,868 --> 00:26:43,302
You decided to get into boxing.
675
00:26:43,402 --> 00:26:45,905
Wh-Why did you think boxing
would take you out of that life?
676
00:26:46,005 --> 00:26:47,240
For multiple reason,
677
00:26:47,340 --> 00:26:49,475
they were always kicking me out
of the school,
678
00:26:49,575 --> 00:26:51,777
so I was the subject
of embarrassment.
679
00:26:51,878 --> 00:26:54,780
And, so, I was... I didn't want
to be embarrassed anymore.
680
00:26:54,881 --> 00:26:56,449
So, uh, therefore,
681
00:26:56,549 --> 00:26:59,452
I decided that I needed...
I need to do something
682
00:26:59,552 --> 00:27:01,988
that gonna outstand me
from all those kids
683
00:27:02,088 --> 00:27:05,391
and so they can see that
I'm not worthless, you know?
684
00:27:05,491 --> 00:27:07,727
Then combined with the desire
685
00:27:07,793 --> 00:27:10,029
of my reputation and e...
and everything,
686
00:27:10,129 --> 00:27:12,131
my love with, uh, combat sport,
687
00:27:12,231 --> 00:27:15,168
that's when I came across
with, uh, boxing.
688
00:27:15,268 --> 00:27:16,769
And I was 13 years old.
689
00:27:16,869 --> 00:27:19,739
But problem. There is not a gym,
690
00:27:19,772 --> 00:27:22,642
boxing gym
in the hundred mile-radius.
691
00:27:22,742 --> 00:27:25,478
So how can I do boxing?
692
00:27:25,578 --> 00:27:27,180
Nowhere.
693
00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:30,016
Then after years go by,
I left school,
694
00:27:30,116 --> 00:27:31,751
then stay in the village
a couple years.
695
00:27:31,817 --> 00:27:33,953
And I-I was 22 by that time.
696
00:27:34,053 --> 00:27:37,023
And the dream... That dream
was still inside of me.
697
00:27:37,123 --> 00:27:39,458
Like, inside, I was thinking
about it all the time.
698
00:27:39,559 --> 00:27:41,727
I decided then
to move on to the city,
699
00:27:41,828 --> 00:27:43,596
go and chase my dream.
700
00:27:43,696 --> 00:27:45,765
You then go to Morocco.
You then go to Spain.
701
00:27:45,865 --> 00:27:46,966
You get arrested in Spain
702
00:27:47,066 --> 00:27:48,734
for coming
into the country illegally.
703
00:27:48,835 --> 00:27:50,570
You still managed
to make your way out of that
704
00:27:50,703 --> 00:27:52,738
and go to France,
where you then build a life,
705
00:27:52,839 --> 00:27:54,473
and you really...
It-it really is...
706
00:27:54,574 --> 00:27:57,009
You know, what they would call
it here is the American dream.
707
00:27:57,109 --> 00:27:58,344
You know,
that Francis Ngannou goes,
708
00:27:58,444 --> 00:27:59,879
"I'm gonna make something
of myself."
709
00:27:59,979 --> 00:28:01,747
And you move from boxing
to the UFC,
710
00:28:01,848 --> 00:28:03,182
where you're now the champion.
711
00:28:03,282 --> 00:28:06,619
And now it feels like
the whole world is watching you.
712
00:28:06,719 --> 00:28:09,255
I mean, Cameroon,
you're a hero. You know this.
713
00:28:09,355 --> 00:28:10,857
In Africa, you're a hero.
714
00:28:10,957 --> 00:28:14,327
In the world, people go, "This
guy is-is not just a champion
715
00:28:14,427 --> 00:28:16,863
but he's one of the most dynamic
fighters to watch."
716
00:28:16,963 --> 00:28:19,098
You've got a-a huge fight
coming up
717
00:28:19,198 --> 00:28:21,868
against an opponent
who is 10-and-0.
718
00:28:21,968 --> 00:28:23,169
Perfect record.
719
00:28:23,269 --> 00:28:25,204
So I-I would love to know,
like, what you think
720
00:28:25,304 --> 00:28:27,406
you expect or what we
should expect from this fight.
721
00:28:27,507 --> 00:28:29,342
Because it doesn't seem
like it's gonna be easy,
722
00:28:29,442 --> 00:28:31,277
even though you have some
of the quickest knockouts
723
00:28:31,377 --> 00:28:33,112
ever recorded in UFC history.
724
00:28:33,212 --> 00:28:36,249
Uh, a fight will never be easy.
725
00:28:36,349 --> 00:28:37,750
When you're going to fight
a man,
726
00:28:37,783 --> 00:28:39,452
you don't know what will happen.
727
00:28:39,552 --> 00:28:42,555
You know, there is not a fight
that, uh, is gonna be easy.
728
00:28:42,688 --> 00:28:44,023
But he's a tough guy.
729
00:28:44,123 --> 00:28:48,461
Um, he's a very good, talented,
uh, opponent and...
730
00:28:48,561 --> 00:28:50,530
very good contender for me.
731
00:28:50,696 --> 00:28:53,199
But, um, you know,
732
00:28:53,299 --> 00:28:56,269
the fact that you say something
like "a perfect record"--
733
00:28:56,369 --> 00:28:57,603
there is not a perfect record,
734
00:28:57,703 --> 00:28:59,839
and I have seen 10-and-0 before.
735
00:28:59,939 --> 00:29:01,707
-Mm. (chuckles)
-He's not my first 10-and-0.
736
00:29:01,807 --> 00:29:03,042
(chuckles)
737
00:29:03,142 --> 00:29:06,312
And, of course, know
what happened to those 10-and-0.
738
00:29:06,412 --> 00:29:07,780
I mean,
all your fans are behind you.
739
00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:08,848
Everyone can't wait to see
740
00:29:08,948 --> 00:29:10,216
what's gonna happen
in this fight.
741
00:29:10,316 --> 00:29:12,084
Um, one of the things
people are also waiting to see
742
00:29:12,185 --> 00:29:13,753
is what happens after the fight.
743
00:29:13,853 --> 00:29:17,390
You-You're not the only UFC
fighter who's come out and said
744
00:29:17,490 --> 00:29:19,058
you feel like
you should be getting paid more.
745
00:29:19,158 --> 00:29:21,093
The sport is making
so much money now.
746
00:29:21,194 --> 00:29:23,996
It's becoming one of
the most widely watched sports
747
00:29:24,096 --> 00:29:25,097
in the world.
748
00:29:25,198 --> 00:29:26,432
And-and you have said
very publicly,
749
00:29:26,532 --> 00:29:29,435
you said, "Guys, Francis Ngannou
deserves more money."
750
00:29:29,535 --> 00:29:32,471
I know this is the last fight
that you've been contracted to,
751
00:29:32,572 --> 00:29:34,507
um, in-in the UFC.
752
00:29:34,607 --> 00:29:36,976
You know, what do you--
what do you see for yourself
753
00:29:37,076 --> 00:29:38,845
in the future and
what do you hope that the sport
754
00:29:38,945 --> 00:29:40,880
will learn to appreciate
from you?
755
00:29:41,881 --> 00:29:44,750
Well, for the future,
I see, um...
756
00:29:44,851 --> 00:29:48,154
I see-- uh, I expect, uh,
to have a-a better contract,
757
00:29:48,254 --> 00:29:49,555
better contract structure.
758
00:29:49,689 --> 00:29:52,792
Something that put me
in the safe position, you know?
759
00:29:52,892 --> 00:29:55,027
I'm doing a sport
that is very risky
760
00:29:55,127 --> 00:29:56,696
-and very tough.
-Yeah.
761
00:29:56,729 --> 00:30:00,199
And the sport is gerating--
generating money.
762
00:30:00,299 --> 00:30:02,702
And I just need...
763
00:30:02,735 --> 00:30:04,337
I'm not asking to share,
764
00:30:04,437 --> 00:30:07,406
but I just need
to have some respect,
765
00:30:07,507 --> 00:30:09,275
to see that I'm worth it.
766
00:30:09,375 --> 00:30:11,277
I mean, we-we need to grow.
767
00:30:11,377 --> 00:30:12,378
We need to be safe.
768
00:30:12,478 --> 00:30:14,380
We need, uh, um, insurance.
769
00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:15,715
We need health insurance.
770
00:30:15,748 --> 00:30:16,816
You are doing a sport
771
00:30:16,916 --> 00:30:19,252
that you're putting yourself
on the line.
772
00:30:19,352 --> 00:30:22,255
You're hurt, and you don't
even have guarantee.
773
00:30:22,355 --> 00:30:23,456
And tho-- for those fighter
774
00:30:23,556 --> 00:30:25,992
who have the minimum,
uh, salary,
775
00:30:26,092 --> 00:30:28,461
uh, they can't even afford
a, uh...
776
00:30:28,561 --> 00:30:29,929
to pay for their injury.
777
00:30:30,029 --> 00:30:32,732
-They can't even afford physical
therapies. -Right, right, right.
778
00:30:32,765 --> 00:30:36,202
They can't even afford
a good, uh...
779
00:30:36,302 --> 00:30:38,104
health care. Nothing.
780
00:30:38,204 --> 00:30:39,739
What I respect about you,
as well,
781
00:30:39,772 --> 00:30:41,841
is that you don't just want that
for yourself.
782
00:30:41,941 --> 00:30:44,377
You also want it
for other fighters.
783
00:30:44,477 --> 00:30:47,246
And-and you also want that
for other human beings.
784
00:30:47,346 --> 00:30:49,549
Talk to me about, like,
what you're trying to do
785
00:30:49,682 --> 00:30:52,685
and what you dream of doing
in Cameroon for kids
786
00:30:52,718 --> 00:30:55,121
who grew up in a world
that you grew up similar to.
787
00:30:55,221 --> 00:30:58,791
Personally, I know how I feel
when I meet somebody like that,
788
00:30:58,891 --> 00:31:00,326
when I have a chance.
789
00:31:00,426 --> 00:31:03,496
I always look up to somebody
like The Rock, Dwayne Johnson.
790
00:31:03,596 --> 00:31:06,232
And recently, uh, he noticed me,
791
00:31:06,332 --> 00:31:08,367
you know, and now we even chat.
792
00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:11,070
I text, and The Rock texts back,
793
00:31:11,170 --> 00:31:12,872
and sometime,
he left me a voicemail.
794
00:31:12,972 --> 00:31:14,907
And then,
when I wake up some day,
795
00:31:15,007 --> 00:31:17,577
just listen to it-- The Rock
voice, uh, voice message.
796
00:31:17,710 --> 00:31:19,712
You know,
I'll go out there that day.
797
00:31:19,779 --> 00:31:22,448
I work double of what I...
I supposed to work.
798
00:31:22,548 --> 00:31:24,517
-Wow. That's amazing, man.
-Like, I'm just motivated.
799
00:31:24,617 --> 00:31:27,620
I'm like, "Damn, The Rock just
left me a message. This is it."
800
00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:31,891
You know, the enthusiasm,
the motivation
801
00:31:31,991 --> 00:31:35,862
of that just message, you know.
802
00:31:35,962 --> 00:31:40,199
And then I realize how...
how great is it
803
00:31:40,299 --> 00:31:42,668
to be in the position
that you have that power
804
00:31:42,768 --> 00:31:44,670
to, like,
maybe just talk to somebody
805
00:31:44,770 --> 00:31:47,306
-and change his day or his life.
-Wow.
806
00:31:47,406 --> 00:31:49,575
And, uh, I want
to be the same thing...
807
00:31:49,675 --> 00:31:51,310
the same thing for others.
808
00:31:51,410 --> 00:31:54,680
Basically, knowing from where I
came from, that's what we need.
809
00:31:54,780 --> 00:31:57,316
We just need hope.
From my experience, I believe
810
00:31:57,416 --> 00:32:00,720
that somebody that has hope
and self-believing
811
00:32:00,820 --> 00:32:02,488
-is a successful person.
-Right.
812
00:32:02,588 --> 00:32:06,092
Doesn't matter if you have zero
dollar in your bank account.
813
00:32:06,192 --> 00:32:09,762
That faith will push you
out there
814
00:32:09,862 --> 00:32:13,966
and then will make you,
um, a successful person.
815
00:32:14,066 --> 00:32:17,336
Well, Francis Ngannou,
you are a champion
816
00:32:17,436 --> 00:32:18,771
both in and out of The Octagon.
817
00:32:18,871 --> 00:32:20,373
Thank you so much
for joining me on the show.
818
00:32:20,473 --> 00:32:23,609
We look forward to the fight.
We look forward to the future.
819
00:32:23,709 --> 00:32:26,145
And hopefully, I'll see you
again in person, my friend.
820
00:32:26,245 --> 00:32:28,414
-Thank you so much.
-Thank you, Trevor.
821
00:32:28,514 --> 00:32:30,850
It's been a great pleasure
to meet you finally.
822
00:32:30,950 --> 00:32:32,518
The pleasure's all mine, my
friend. The pleasure's all mine.
823
00:32:32,618 --> 00:32:34,120
Thank you.
824
00:32:34,220 --> 00:32:38,724
"UFC 270, Ngannou versus Gane"
takes place January 22,
825
00:32:38,758 --> 00:32:40,660
and you can watch it on ESPN+.
826
00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:43,663
We're gonna take a quick break,
but we'll be back after this.
827
00:32:47,833 --> 00:32:49,101
Well, that's our show
for tonight, but before we go,
828
00:32:49,201 --> 00:32:51,771
America is facing
its worst blood shortage
829
00:32:51,871 --> 00:32:54,206
in more than a decade,
largely in part
830
00:32:54,307 --> 00:32:57,143
to the drop in donations
since the start of the pandemic.
831
00:32:57,243 --> 00:32:58,778
But giving blood is easy,
832
00:32:58,878 --> 00:33:02,448
and just one blood donation
can save up to three lives.
833
00:33:02,548 --> 00:33:06,085
So if you would like
to help end this blood crisis,
834
00:33:06,185 --> 00:33:08,654
you can sign up online
with the American Red Cross,
835
00:33:08,754 --> 00:33:11,290
or you can call 1-800-RED-CROSS,
836
00:33:11,390 --> 00:33:14,193
or you can find a donation site
near you
837
00:33:14,293 --> 00:33:17,630
through America's blood centers
at the link below.
838
00:33:17,730 --> 00:33:19,565
Until next time,
stay safe out there,
839
00:33:19,665 --> 00:33:21,667
get your vaccine, and remember,
840
00:33:21,767 --> 00:33:23,970
earth is going to be
a dead planet soon,
841
00:33:24,070 --> 00:33:27,039
so have sex with your candy
while you can.
842
00:33:27,139 --> 00:33:29,842
Now here it is--
Your Moment of Zen.
843
00:33:29,942 --> 00:33:32,578
♪ Yeah, one... ♪
844
00:33:32,678 --> 00:33:35,414
One migrant caravan
continues pushing north.
845
00:33:35,514 --> 00:33:37,283
-♪ Two... ♪
-We're now told a second caravan
846
00:33:37,383 --> 00:33:39,785
-is said to be forming.
-♪ Three... ♪
847
00:33:39,885 --> 00:33:42,788
There is word tonight
of a third caravan
848
00:33:42,888 --> 00:33:46,692
now making its way through
El Salvador toward Guatemala.
849
00:33:46,792 --> 00:33:48,260
-♪ Four... ♪
-A fourth caravan.
850
00:33:48,361 --> 00:33:50,162
NEWSMAN 4: That's right.
A fourth caravan of migrants.
851
00:33:50,262 --> 00:33:51,998
-♪ Five... ♪
-Caravans to the United States
852
00:33:52,098 --> 00:33:54,166
are increasing fivefold.
853
00:33:54,267 --> 00:33:59,005
♪ If I ever believe
our work is done ♪
854
00:33:59,105 --> 00:34:02,508
♪ Then I'll start
back at one... ♪
855
00:34:02,608 --> 00:34:03,976
Well, it's happening again--
856
00:34:04,076 --> 00:34:07,146
a massive new caravan
of migrants heading our way.
857
00:34:07,246 --> 00:34:09,515
♪ Yeah, yeah. ♪