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I saw... I went to South Africa
this weekend.
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It was a really fun trip.
Went to see family,
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went to see friends
and everybody, and so I'm...
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This is so cool,
'cause I'm in South Africa,
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and I obviously meet people
who know me.
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They've known me,
like, for many years,
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either from my life or from,
like, comedy or whatever.
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And so I go to get my COVID test
to fly back to the U.S.
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And one of the guys who's there,
like, taking the payment,
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he's like... he's like,
"Hey, Trevor."
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He's like, "Oh, man,
I'm a big fan yours, bro."
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I'm like, "Ah, thank you, dude.
Thank you very much."
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He's like, "Yeah, man, you make
us so proud in South Africa.
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We love what you do."
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Then I was like, "Thank you
very much. Thank you."
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He's like, "Ah, but Trevor,
I've got one question, my man."
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So I'm like,
"What's-what's the question?"
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He's like, "Ah, Trevor,
why do you change your accent
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when you're in America, my man?"
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Now mind you,
he's just changed his accent
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while he's saying this
to me, right?
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So I go like,
"What do you mean?"
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So he's like,
"Ah, Trevor, ah, my man,
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"When you're talking there
in America,
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"like, everything you say,
it sounds so, like...
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You know, it's almost American."
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And I'm like, "No, that's...
that's how I talk."
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He's like, "Yeah, I know,
but why don't you, like,
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make it more African, you know?"
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So I'm like, "What do you mean?"
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He's like, "Yeah, like,
I saw you in Coming to America.
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"Then I was like, 'That accent.'
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That's the one you should do."
So, I'm like,
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"So you want me to go on
The Daily Show and be like,
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(with accent):
"'Hello, everybody.
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My name is Trevor Noah.
welcome to this TV show.'?"
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And he's like, "Yeah, exactly.
You can do it!"
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Then I was like, "But
that's not my actual accent."
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He's like,
"That's not the point.
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"The point is, Trevor, they must
know this accent's out there.
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"When you're doing
The Daily Show, they must be
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"like, 'Wow.
Oh, man, this accent.
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It's out there.
It's doing things.'"
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I was like, "You're gonna
get me canceled in America."
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He's like, "Ah,
they can't cancel you, Bobby.
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Tell them to come to me." I was
like, "They don't know you."
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-He's like, "Yeah, you must
introduce me." -(laughter)
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Like, literally,
this guy was like...
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But he changed his accent
to tell me the story.
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Like, 'cause in South Africa,
everyone...
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You know what I mean? People
call to each other all the time.
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You talk to your grandmother
differently than you talk...
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But now, the guy's like...
Now, I imagine...
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Part of me wanted to do it,
to be honest with you.
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'Cause I mean, I don't know
what people would say
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if I just came here,
and then I was just like,
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(with accent): "Welcome to The
Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah.
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Let's catch up on today's
headlines in Congress."
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And then people would be like,
"What is he doing?"
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And then they'd cancel me.
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They'd be like, "You can't talk
like that." Then I'd be like,
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(with accent): "Actually,
the other accent was fake.
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-Now I cancel you."
-(laughter)
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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, it's
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The Daily Show.
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Tonight--
truckers invade Canada,
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Joe Rogan has a point,
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and Representative Barbara Lee.
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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 45th
president of the United States,
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Donald Jimminy Trump.
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Trump is basically the ex
that America kicked out
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for throwing an open house party
at the Capitol.
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And like many exes,
he really wants a second chance.
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But instead of promising
to do better next time,
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he's threatening
to do even worse.
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Former President Trump returned
to the campaign trail,
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so to speak,
in Texas last night.
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And during this rally,
Trump said
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he would consider pardoning
those prosecuted
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for attacking the U.S. Capitol
on January 6.
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If I run and if I win,
we will treat those people
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-from January 6 fairly.
-(cheering)
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And if it requires pardons,
we will give them pardons
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because they are being treated
so unfairly.
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Trump also urged his supporters
to hold massive protests
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in cities like New York,
Atlanta and Washington D.C.
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if prosecutors investigating him
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in those cities bring charges
against him.
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If these radical, vicious,
racist prosecutors
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do anything wrong or illegal,
I hope we are going to have
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in this country the biggest
protest we have ever had.
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In reality, they're not
after me. They're after you.
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And I just happen to be
the person that's in the way.
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Yo. Oh, man,
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Donald Trump is the greatest
con man of all time.
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Did you hear
everything this guy said?
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Everything he said.
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I mean, part of it was,
like, the racist pers--
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Who are they racist to?
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Who is racist in this
thing to Donald Trump, huh?
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And if you think about it,
like, it's really smart,
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what he's saying, because,
he could have
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pardoned all of his people
when January 6th happened.
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You realize that, right?
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He was the president.
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But he didn't pardon them.
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He let them get prosecuted
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and now they're
all going to jail.
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He let this happen.
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But now that his ass
is on the line,
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now he's like,
"Man, if I was president,
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"if I was president,
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I'd have never
let this happen to you."
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But you did.
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It is like some dirtbag
being like,
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"(sucks teeth) Let me
tell you something,
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-"If you were my girl--"
-But I'm your wife.
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"Yeah, but if you were my girl,
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this shit wouldn't
have happened, baby."
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You got to admit, Trump leans
on his supporters really hard.
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I mean, first, they had
to storm the Capitol
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because he lost the election.
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Then their donations
went to his legal fees
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because he's
always getting sued.
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Now they have to protest
if he gets charged?
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Like, where does it end?
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If Trump does go to prison, is
he gonna make these poor people
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smuggle cigarettes
up their butts?
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"They're worth more unopened,
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"so make sure you get the whole
carton up in there,
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and don't clench.
It'll squish the filters."
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Anyway, moving on,
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from, uh, Donald Trump
to posh Donald Trump,
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Boris Johnson,
the British prime minister
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and guy who starts every morning
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sticking a fork
in an electrical outlet,
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has been in quite
a spot of bother lately,
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which means it's time
for another installment of
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Keep Calm and Party On.
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British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
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just apologized to Parliament
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after a damning
independent report was released
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this morning which condemns,
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"Failures of leadership and
judgment by Johnson's office"
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over those parties
at 10 Downing Street
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held during COVID lockdowns.
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NEWSWOMAN: The government
being scolded like children.
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The report says, "There were
serious failures to observe
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the high standards."
It says that
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"Excessive alcohol
shouldn't be drunk
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at the workplace."
It repeatedly describes
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a culture of drinking
and partying.
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Boris Johnson
was back in Parliament
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to try to justify
the unjustifiable.
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Mr. Speaker, I get it.
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-And I will fix it.
-(clamoring, shouting)
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And I want to say...
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And I want to say
to the people of this country,
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I know what the issue is.
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(clamoring)
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Yes, Mr. Speaker, yes. Yes.
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It's whether this government
can be trusted to deliver.
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-(shouting)
-And I say, Mr. Speaker,
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yes, we can be trusted.
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-(shouting) -Yes,
we can be trusted to deliver.
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I love how he's like,
"I identify the problem.
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I know what the--"
Yeah, you made the problem.
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Of course you know
what the problem is.
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"Well, I... (chuckles)
Guys, I've solved it.
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Because I did it."
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But, yes,
according to this investigation,
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Boris Johnson's office had a
culture of drinking and partying
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throughout the pandemic.
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And I'll be honest,
I would be more convinced
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that Boris could fix it
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if he didn't always look
like an upside-down guy
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doing a keg stand.
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I got to say, my-my favorite
part about this whole scandal
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is actually how high school it
is to get caught having a party.
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I mean, think about it--
that's the level of scandal.
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Other world leaders
are staging coups
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and invading other countries.
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Meanwhile, Boris is filling
vodka bottles up with water,
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like, "Hurry, hurry,
the queen will be home soon.
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Ho-ho-ho-ho."
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All right, but let's move on
to our top story,
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which takes place in Canada,
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the friendliest country
in the world
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if you don't count
the French parts.
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Today the news broke
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that Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau
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has tested positive for COVID.
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And this is
just another reminder
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of how contagious this virus is.
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Even if you're vaxxed, boosted
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and in disguise half
of the time,
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COVID will still find you.
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Now, because he's vaccinated,
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Trudeau is handling the virus
just fine.
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And that's good news for him,
because it turns out
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he's got a much bigger problem
to worry about.
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NEWSWOMAN: Right now, a group
of Canadian truck drivers
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calling themselves
the Freedom Convoy
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tying up the streets of Ottawa.
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NEWSWOMAN 2: Thousands flooded
the streets over the weekend.
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The truckers are using
their rigs to block streets
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and even the entrance
to Parliament.
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NEWSWOMAN 3: The demonstrations
were initially aimed at pushback
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against vaccine mandates
for truck drivers
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crossing the U.S.-Canada border.
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But the movement escalated into
an expression of disapproval
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with the Canadian government's
COVID-19 policies.
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This convoy
is all about freedom.
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It's not only with
the truck drivers--
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it's actually for
every single person.
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You, me,
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buddy down the road--
it doesn't matter.
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Um, it's all about
your free choice.
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-(loud honking) -You can't
lock up healthy people
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and expect them
to remain healthy. Okay?
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So the children
have not been in school.
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I personally believe
that is wrong.
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Um, they sh-- We need to drop
the masks, drop the mandates
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and start living our lives
again.
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What this woman is saying is...
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probably poignant?
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I can't tell. I can barely hear
anything over the honking.
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Watching this made me feel bad
for anyone who's actually stuck
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in that traffic all day.
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Because you realize, if you
were stuck in that traffic,
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your honk sounds exactly
as the protest honk.
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You can't separate the two.
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It's like...
(honking)
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"Hey, I'm late for work!"
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"That's right, brother!
Down with the vaccines!"
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But, yeah,
thousands of these truckers
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have ground
Canada's capital city to a halt.
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And I'm all for vaccines,
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but I do get why the truckers
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wouldn't think
that they need them.
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I mean, think about it--
they spend all day,
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every day alone in their trucks.
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The only person
they would give COVID to
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are the hitchhikers that they'll
murder or get murdered by.
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Either way, COVID isn't
their biggest problem,
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is what I'm saying.
Now, what I don't understand
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is why truckers
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are opposed to masks.
I don't get that.
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I mean, masks are just mud flaps
for your face.
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Just put a sexy lady silhouette
on it
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and you'll feel right at home.
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And these COVID protests
in Canada are nothing new,
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by the way. Right?
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Actually, they're not new
anywhere in the world.
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Like, you can walk around
outside basically any day
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and you will see people yelling
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about how they're not allowed
to go outside
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to do exactly what
they're doing.
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But if you live in Ottawa,
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well, it turns out you might be
seeing this particular protest
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for a really, really long time.
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The, uh, people
who have organized this say
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that they will stay out there
months, if needed.
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They have raised
well over $6 million U.S.
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to their fund
on the GoFundMe page.
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-(honking) -NEWSMAN: The
truckers say they're prepared
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to stay for months,
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as long as they have fuel.
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-You're prepared to stay
for a month? -Yeah.
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I got a month's worth of food
in there.
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These are people who have
arrived, you know, since Friday
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-(horn blowing)
-into the rest of this Saturday,
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uh, and plan to stay here,
many of them say,
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um, until their demands are met.
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Damn, you can really feel
these truckers passion.
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I mean, you can't hear it
because they're honking
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over everything, but still,
you heard them, you know?
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They say that they're gonna be
there for as long as it takes,
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And I... I believe them.
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Yeah. Nobody's more prepared
for a months-long protest
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than a trucker.
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I mean, think about it,
they have all of our stuff
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in the back of their trucks.
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Next month you're gonna see
one of them giving an interview
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wearing the Snuggie that
you ordered for Christmas.
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And it's not just having
the supplies, by the way.
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Truckers make
very effective protesters.
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Like, they can make
a lot of noise,
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they're used to being away
from home,
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and police are afraid
to confront them,
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because any one of those trucks
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could just turn
into a transformer.
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That shit is too risky.
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Of course,
street protests in general
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are a healthy part
of any democracy.
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You know, like,
putting up campaign posters
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or drawing dicks
on campaign posters.
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But things got
a little out of hand in Ottawa
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when some
of the freedom protesters
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decided they wanted
a little more freedom
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than most people
were comfortable with.
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NEWSWOMAN: While much
of the protest was peaceful,
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this morning police are
investigating some incidents
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involving the desecration
of national monuments,
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including Canada's Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier.
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NEWSMAN: Last night,
another protester was seen
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climbing onto the monument.
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This morning it was marked
with urine stains.
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The swastika flags seen
at protests
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denounced
by two conservative MPs
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who had openly supported
the convoy.
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At this shelter in Ottawa,
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staff say protesters
showed up last night
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demanding food meant
for the homeless.
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One member was assaulted,
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and a security guard was called
a racial slur.
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Wow.
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Nazi flags,
peeing on war memorials,
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shouting racial slurs
in homeless shelters.
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Honestly, it's kind of
refreshing to see Canadians
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break their stereotype.
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Although, maybe they did
all of this in, like,
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a very polite way.
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Go back
to where you came from, eh?
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I'll give you a ride
if you want.
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I do kind of feel bad
for the vast majority
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of the protesters
who aren't Nazis, though,
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because, like...
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I mean, people, let's admit it,
once a Nazi flag shows up
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at a rally, the whole thing has
just turned into a Nazi rally.
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You know? It's like when you put
the cantaloupe in a fruit salad,
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doesn't matter
what other fruits are in there,
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it'll taste like cantaloupe now.
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Cantaloupe is the Hitler
of fruits, is what I'm saying.
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Well, for more on this saga,
let's go now to Desi Lydic,
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who is live at the protest.
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Desi, what's the latest
on this trucker protest?
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-(horns honking) -Trevor, If...
(drowned out by honking)
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(loud honking continues)
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Uh, Desi, sorry, can you
say that all again, please?
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The horns were drowning you out.
We couldn't hear anything.
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Oh. Guys, could you
please stop honking?
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-(loud honking) -I'm trying...
(continues inaudibly)
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...like the penis of a starfish.
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-(honking continues)
-Sorry, Desi,
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the horn-honking was too loud,
except for the...
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starfish penis--
which, actually, you know what?
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Heh. Doesn't really matter.
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Actually, could you
just tell us what's happening
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right now in Canada--
where's this going?
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Yeah, you know what,
let me try Morse code.
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-(honking continues)
-Morse code?
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Yeah, 'cause we're both ship
captains in the 19th century.
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Okay. What, are you
gonna honk out your message?
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Mm-hmm.
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-(honking Morse code) -Uh,
oh, Jesus, I haven't done this
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in so long.
All right, "If... one...
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"thing is clear...
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"it's that the horns...
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are too loud."
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-(honking continues)
-Well, I mean, I knew that.
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You didn't have to Morse c...
You know what?
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Desi, this was
a huge waste of time
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-Thank you so much.
-Oh, no, thank you so much
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for sending me up
to freezing-cold Canada,
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you asshole.
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-(honking stops)
-Oh, now you stop honking.
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00:14:12,286 --> 00:14:13,854
Well... that was awkward.
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00:14:13,954 --> 00:14:15,155
All right, when we come back,
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we'll be talking
about the fallout
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with Joe Rogan and Spotify.
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-You don't want to miss it.
-(horns honking)
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Why are they honking for me now?
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Are they here?
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I still have my job, right?
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00:14:26,133 --> 00:14:27,334
-Right?
-Oh, yeah.
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Your job doesn't go anywhere,
Desi.
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You're cutting out.
I can't hear you.
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00:14:30,804 --> 00:14:32,706
-Your job doesn't go anywhere.
-I don't...
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-I think I heard you say that
I still have my job? -Yes. Yes.
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♪ ♪
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So, Joe Rogan.
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I mean, you all know the story,
and if you don't know it,
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I envy the world
that you live in
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where news just
doesn't come to you.
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00:14:52,025 --> 00:14:54,694
Um, Joe Rogan had
to respond finally
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to the whole Spotify,
um, Neil Young thing.
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'Cause I'm sure you remember,
Neil Young came out, right,
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and he was like,
"I'm sick of Joe Rogan
399
00:15:02,268 --> 00:15:04,504
"spreading all of this
misinformation about vaccines.
400
00:15:04,604 --> 00:15:07,841
"If Spotify's gonna let him,
like, um, say all of this trash
401
00:15:07,941 --> 00:15:09,976
on the app, then I want them
to take my music off."
402
00:15:10,076 --> 00:15:11,077
So then, Spotify was like,
"All right,
403
00:15:11,177 --> 00:15:12,679
"well,
we'll take your music off.
404
00:15:12,779 --> 00:15:14,781
"You're Neil Young,
and this is Joe Rogan.
405
00:15:14,881 --> 00:15:16,049
We've paid him millions
of dollars."
406
00:15:16,149 --> 00:15:18,485
Do you know what I mean?
Like, and I get it.
407
00:15:18,585 --> 00:15:20,687
'Cause Spotify was never
gonna quit Joe Rogan.
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00:15:20,787 --> 00:15:22,689
You give a guy a $100 million,
you're gonna keep the guy
409
00:15:22,789 --> 00:15:25,558
that you gave $100 million to,
cause you've spent the money.
410
00:15:25,658 --> 00:15:27,594
It's the same reason
I still drink tummy tea.
411
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I bought it in bulk.
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All it does is make me shit,
but I spent my money.
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I don't approve of it,
but that's life.
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And a lot of people said
Neil Young was an idiot
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for going up against Spotify.
I'm not gonna lie.
416
00:15:38,738 --> 00:15:40,073
I didn't think
this was gonna do anything.
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Like, even me as Trevor.
I was like, "Ooh. Neil Young,
418
00:15:42,208 --> 00:15:43,643
"thank you
for laying your life down,
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and things are just
gonna carry on."
420
00:15:45,278 --> 00:15:47,180
But it turns out
one person can start a movement
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because over the weekend,
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um, Joni Mitchell said,
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"Spotify,
take off my music, as well."
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And then, people were like, "Oh,
shit. We know Joni Mitchell."
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And then Brené Brown came out,
and she was like,
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"My podcast-- I'm not
putting any more episodes up."
427
00:16:00,293 --> 00:16:01,561
And that's huge
428
00:16:01,661 --> 00:16:05,265
because Brené Brown
is like Oprah's therapist.
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And I mean, think about it.
That's huge
430
00:16:06,466 --> 00:16:09,402
because Oprah is our therapist.
431
00:16:09,502 --> 00:16:11,838
And then on top of that,
Harry and Meghan came out,
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and they were like,
"We have concerns."
433
00:16:14,340 --> 00:16:16,676
And that seems calm,
but for British people,
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00:16:16,743 --> 00:16:21,247
"We have concerns,"
basically means, "Oh, hell, no!"
435
00:16:21,347 --> 00:16:22,849
So things got big
over the weekend.
436
00:16:22,949 --> 00:16:25,118
And then, on Sunday night,
Joe Rogan comes out,
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00:16:25,218 --> 00:16:28,354
and he issues his own apology.
Right?
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00:16:28,455 --> 00:16:31,157
This is how big this thing got.
439
00:16:31,257 --> 00:16:33,426
And so, like,
after you watch that apology,
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there's-there's a couple
of things
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00:16:35,428 --> 00:16:36,963
that-that I wanted
to say about it.
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00:16:37,063 --> 00:16:40,233
Um, number one, in my opinion,
I actually thought
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it was a pretty classy apology
from Joe Rogan, you know?
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00:16:43,837 --> 00:16:45,638
For him to say,
"I can do better.
445
00:16:45,672 --> 00:16:48,041
"Um, I am not trying
to spread misinformation.
446
00:16:48,141 --> 00:16:50,410
Uh, you know, I will try
and do a better job at this."
447
00:16:50,510 --> 00:16:52,779
I actually thought
it was pretty classy. And I know
448
00:16:52,879 --> 00:16:54,280
some people are gonna say,
"Yeah, the only reason
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00:16:54,380 --> 00:16:55,648
"he's saying sorry is because
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his bosses are making him
say 'Sorry.'"
451
00:16:57,550 --> 00:16:59,552
Yeah, but bosses or not,
guys, let's be honest.
452
00:16:59,652 --> 00:17:02,922
In this society we live in
these days, who says "I'm sorry,
453
00:17:03,022 --> 00:17:05,391
"and I made a mistake, and
I don't have all the answers.
454
00:17:05,492 --> 00:17:07,293
I'm just trying to do..."?
People don't say that anymore.
455
00:17:07,393 --> 00:17:09,295
Nobody admits to making mistakes
anymore, you know?
456
00:17:09,395 --> 00:17:11,531
I was half expecting Joe Rogan
to come out and be like,
457
00:17:11,664 --> 00:17:13,199
"Uh, guys,
my podcast was hacked.
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00:17:13,299 --> 00:17:15,869
That wasn't me."
But instead, he owned up to it.
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00:17:15,969 --> 00:17:18,938
I thought it was pretty dope.
It was refreshing.
460
00:17:19,038 --> 00:17:21,341
You know? Secondly,
I also like that he said
461
00:17:21,441 --> 00:17:22,742
"I'm still a Neil Young fan,"
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00:17:22,842 --> 00:17:24,377
even though Neil Young was
against his views
463
00:17:24,477 --> 00:17:26,246
in those podcasts.
You know what I mean?
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I think that was nice.
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00:17:27,981 --> 00:17:29,315
It's nice to live in the world
where we can say,
466
00:17:29,416 --> 00:17:31,918
"I don't agree with you,
but I still like you."
467
00:17:32,018 --> 00:17:34,687
'Cause that used to be a thing
that we could do as people.
468
00:17:34,721 --> 00:17:37,090
You know, now we've just turned
into a group of people
469
00:17:37,190 --> 00:17:38,625
who are like,
"I hate you. I hate you
470
00:17:38,658 --> 00:17:39,893
"because you said the thing
opposite of me."
471
00:17:39,993 --> 00:17:41,361
"Don't... Get away!
472
00:17:41,461 --> 00:17:43,830
I disagree with you.
(bleep) you, Mom."
473
00:17:43,930 --> 00:17:46,366
Now you don't
talk to your mom anymore.
474
00:17:46,466 --> 00:17:48,668
You know? Like,
I like that he said that.
475
00:17:48,768 --> 00:17:52,305
I-I like a lot of people who I
don't agree with on everything.
476
00:17:52,405 --> 00:17:53,873
Like, I don't believe that
477
00:17:53,973 --> 00:17:56,643
"Uptown Funk"
is gonna give it to me...
478
00:17:56,676 --> 00:17:58,912
but I still love Bruno Mars.
479
00:17:59,012 --> 00:18:00,246
We agree to disagree.
480
00:18:00,346 --> 00:18:03,450
This is society.
481
00:18:03,550 --> 00:18:04,951
All right? And-and also,
482
00:18:05,051 --> 00:18:06,486
I-I think...
483
00:18:06,653 --> 00:18:08,021
This is-this is, like,
a really complicated
484
00:18:08,121 --> 00:18:09,823
point to make, maybe.
Is-is this:
485
00:18:09,923 --> 00:18:12,025
Joe Rogan says that he
brings on people who he
486
00:18:12,125 --> 00:18:13,326
doesn't agree
with all the time,
487
00:18:13,426 --> 00:18:15,328
but people are pulling
a handful of episodes out
488
00:18:15,428 --> 00:18:16,663
and they're angry
about those episodes
489
00:18:16,763 --> 00:18:18,331
and they're saying he
spreads misinformation.
490
00:18:18,431 --> 00:18:20,233
Now, here's where-- I'm not
trying to defend Joe Rogan,
491
00:18:20,333 --> 00:18:21,534
and somebody's maybe
gonna do it to me.
492
00:18:21,668 --> 00:18:22,769
They're gonna take
a part out and go,
493
00:18:22,869 --> 00:18:24,137
"Trevor defends Joe
Rogan, Trevor sl--"
494
00:18:24,237 --> 00:18:26,306
Whatever it is, I don't--
I, myself, am saying this.
495
00:18:26,406 --> 00:18:28,341
I understand the nuance
of this point.
496
00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:30,410
Joe Rogan makes
a shit ton of podcasts,
497
00:18:30,510 --> 00:18:32,679
and in those podcasts
there were, like, maybe two
498
00:18:32,779 --> 00:18:33,947
podcasts or so
where people were like,
499
00:18:34,047 --> 00:18:35,682
"We don't like what you,
what you said there."
500
00:18:35,715 --> 00:18:37,751
But he's not wrong in
saying that he sometimes
501
00:18:37,851 --> 00:18:40,887
brings people on who say
the opposite point to that.
502
00:18:40,987 --> 00:18:43,123
And the reason we know that
that's true is because
503
00:18:43,223 --> 00:18:46,626
we've all seen that clip
of Joe Rogan's where he's
504
00:18:46,693 --> 00:18:49,763
on his show being corrected
by somebody on his show.
505
00:18:49,863 --> 00:18:51,765
So, he's not lying when
he says he brings people on
506
00:18:51,865 --> 00:18:54,434
"to correct him," and, the-- we
saw the correction in live t...
507
00:18:54,534 --> 00:18:55,435
Like, you know what I mean,
508
00:18:55,535 --> 00:18:56,970
happened in real
time on his show.
509
00:18:57,070 --> 00:18:58,938
So I go, "Yes, he does
bring that stuff on."
510
00:18:59,038 --> 00:19:01,074
But because of the
Internet age we live in,
511
00:19:01,174 --> 00:19:03,476
we shit on people based on
the little that we see of them.
512
00:19:03,643 --> 00:19:05,178
We don't give them the full
context. People are like,
513
00:19:05,278 --> 00:19:07,113
"I'm not gonna listen to
hours and hours of Joe Rogan,
514
00:19:07,213 --> 00:19:09,549
I'm just gonna get angry about
this and move on with my life."
515
00:19:09,649 --> 00:19:12,652
So, in his def-- I get that
part of what he's saying.
516
00:19:12,685 --> 00:19:14,120
All right?
517
00:19:14,220 --> 00:19:15,321
I get it.
518
00:19:15,422 --> 00:19:16,890
But everything in
life needs context.
519
00:19:16,990 --> 00:19:18,458
Like, if you cut out one part,
520
00:19:18,558 --> 00:19:20,527
then sometimes you
can lose it, you know?
521
00:19:20,660 --> 00:19:22,395
Because you can watch a movie
and then cut out a clip
522
00:19:22,495 --> 00:19:23,730
and you'd be like,
"Oh, is this a movie about
523
00:19:23,830 --> 00:19:25,365
some guy hooking up
with his sister?"
524
00:19:25,465 --> 00:19:27,167
So then you're like,
"No, this is Star Wars.
525
00:19:27,267 --> 00:19:28,802
There's a lot more shit."
526
00:19:28,902 --> 00:19:31,371
The context is very important,
is what I am saying.
527
00:19:31,471 --> 00:19:32,972
Right?
528
00:19:33,072 --> 00:19:34,874
Joe Rogan does.
He talks about MMA,
529
00:19:34,974 --> 00:19:38,311
He has authors on-- uh, really
cool authors sometimes.
530
00:19:38,411 --> 00:19:40,380
You know, he talks to real
doctors who disagree with him,
531
00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:42,115
et cetera, et cetera, et
cetera. He does, he does that.
532
00:19:42,215 --> 00:19:45,385
In Joe Rogan's defense-- I can't
believe I'm saying that, now,
533
00:19:45,485 --> 00:19:46,820
but now.... you know,
I also want to live
534
00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:47,821
in a reasonable world.
535
00:19:47,921 --> 00:19:49,155
In Joe Rogan's defense,
536
00:19:49,255 --> 00:19:51,057
he does bring other people on.
537
00:19:51,157 --> 00:19:56,029
Now, h-here's the issue that
I have with the clip, though.
538
00:19:56,129 --> 00:19:57,897
Joe Rogan then goes on to say,
539
00:19:57,997 --> 00:20:00,200
"I'm not trying to spread
misinformation, but,
540
00:20:00,300 --> 00:20:02,635
"let's be honest, a lot of the
things that we're saying now,
541
00:20:02,669 --> 00:20:05,171
you would be banned
for saying a long time ago."
542
00:20:05,271 --> 00:20:06,773
Right? And he says, like,
"Remember, a lot of things
543
00:20:06,873 --> 00:20:09,642
"that we said months ago, like,
they weren't considered true,
544
00:20:09,709 --> 00:20:11,444
but now they're true."
545
00:20:11,544 --> 00:20:14,247
And-and I've noticed this trend
starting to happen
546
00:20:14,347 --> 00:20:16,549
where people are using what
I like it to call, like,
547
00:20:16,649 --> 00:20:19,119
"broken clock techniques."
Where they're going, like,
548
00:20:19,219 --> 00:20:22,489
"Oh, it wasn't 4:00
earlier, but it's 4:00 now."
549
00:20:22,655 --> 00:20:24,090
Yeah, you were wrong then.
550
00:20:24,190 --> 00:20:25,692
At some point it will be 4:00.
551
00:20:25,792 --> 00:20:27,761
It doesn't mean that now
you were right all along.
552
00:20:27,861 --> 00:20:29,796
You can't just wait at the
time-- What's the time? 4:00?
553
00:20:29,896 --> 00:20:32,132
No. What's the time, 4:00? No.
What's the time, 4:00? No.
554
00:20:32,232 --> 00:20:34,234
What's the time? 4:00. Yes!
Ha-ha! I told you.
555
00:20:34,334 --> 00:20:35,668
I was right all along.
556
00:20:35,702 --> 00:20:36,936
No.
557
00:20:37,036 --> 00:20:38,404
At some point you may be right.
558
00:20:38,505 --> 00:20:40,340
Because here's the thing--
559
00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:42,208
I'm not saying
Joe Rogan himself,
560
00:20:42,308 --> 00:20:44,677
but I know Joe Rogan has
not been a COVID vaccine fan.
561
00:20:44,778 --> 00:20:46,446
Joe Rogan and a lot of people
like him were like,
562
00:20:46,613 --> 00:20:48,615
"The vaccines are bullshit.
They're useless."
563
00:20:48,715 --> 00:20:50,450
Right? And now they're saying,
"Look, huh?
564
00:20:50,617 --> 00:20:52,185
We were right.
We were right." No.
565
00:20:52,285 --> 00:20:55,255
Omicron gets through
the vaccine.
566
00:20:55,355 --> 00:20:58,758
Vaccines will still save
your mother(bleep) life.
567
00:20:58,858 --> 00:21:00,260
Have you seen the-the numbers?
568
00:21:00,360 --> 00:21:02,429
The rates of people dying, the
rates of people getting sick.
569
00:21:02,529 --> 00:21:05,098
If you don't have it, it's like
7.8 out of 100,000 people
570
00:21:05,198 --> 00:21:07,066
can die. And then
when you take the vaccine,
571
00:21:07,167 --> 00:21:09,002
it's, like, nothing. And then
when you go down to the booster,
572
00:21:09,102 --> 00:21:10,303
it's, like,
even less than nothing.
573
00:21:10,403 --> 00:21:11,704
Do you get what I'm saying?
574
00:21:11,805 --> 00:21:12,939
Omicron changed that.
575
00:21:13,039 --> 00:21:14,674
You can't say that, like,
"I was right all along
576
00:21:14,774 --> 00:21:16,075
when I became right." No.
577
00:21:16,176 --> 00:21:18,945
You were wrong all along
and then now things changed
578
00:21:19,045 --> 00:21:20,747
and now you're not as wrong
as you were.
579
00:21:20,847 --> 00:21:22,649
That's the first point for me.
You know?
580
00:21:22,682 --> 00:21:24,050
The second thing
he says as well, he's like,
581
00:21:24,150 --> 00:21:25,919
"Oh, if you said,
uh, cloth masks
582
00:21:26,019 --> 00:21:28,421
were-were useless back then,
you-you would be banned."
583
00:21:28,521 --> 00:21:30,557
You-you weren't-- you weren't
banned for saying that.
584
00:21:30,657 --> 00:21:33,793
For months, there's been
research on the types of masks.
585
00:21:33,893 --> 00:21:35,862
That's another issue I have.
586
00:21:35,962 --> 00:21:38,231
People are taking the words
and then they're just cutting
587
00:21:38,331 --> 00:21:39,933
a few words out and be like,
"You see? I'm right!
588
00:21:40,033 --> 00:21:41,267
Masks are useless." No.
589
00:21:41,367 --> 00:21:44,771
Cloth masks
are basically useless.
590
00:21:44,871 --> 00:21:46,940
Cloth masks. All right?
591
00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:49,442
Masks still work.
592
00:21:49,609 --> 00:21:51,411
But now people
are using cloth masks
593
00:21:51,511 --> 00:21:52,612
to negate all the other shit.
594
00:21:52,645 --> 00:21:54,647
"You see? All masks--"
No, my friend.
595
00:21:54,748 --> 00:21:56,249
What we've realized is
596
00:21:56,349 --> 00:21:59,119
knitted condoms don't work.
597
00:21:59,219 --> 00:22:00,820
Condoms still work.
598
00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:02,489
You can't be like,
"I told you condoms don't work."
599
00:22:02,622 --> 00:22:04,624
No, no, no. Knitted condoms.
600
00:22:04,657 --> 00:22:07,427
Let's be specific about
which ones we're talking about.
601
00:22:08,661 --> 00:22:10,463
Again, in Joe Rogan's defense--
602
00:22:10,630 --> 00:22:13,633
I can't believe I've said
this sentence so many times--
603
00:22:13,733 --> 00:22:15,969
the-the thing about COVID
coming from a lab,
604
00:22:16,069 --> 00:22:18,638
that could get your post removed
from social media.
605
00:22:18,705 --> 00:22:19,873
Again, it didn't get you banned.
606
00:22:19,973 --> 00:22:21,174
But that is a thing,
where people are like,
607
00:22:21,274 --> 00:22:22,909
"Ah, it's just a theory."
And for a long time,
608
00:22:23,009 --> 00:22:25,678
because of racism
towards Asian people,
609
00:22:25,779 --> 00:22:27,046
people were really sensitive
about that.
610
00:22:27,147 --> 00:22:28,848
'Cause they were just like,
"Ah, you Chinese people
611
00:22:28,948 --> 00:22:30,183
came with this from your house."
612
00:22:30,283 --> 00:22:31,651
That's how people
were saying it.
613
00:22:31,684 --> 00:22:33,253
Joe Rogan's like, "No,
I wasn't saying it like that.
614
00:22:33,353 --> 00:22:34,421
It's a-- Misinformation."
615
00:22:34,521 --> 00:22:36,289
I-I understand that part.
616
00:22:36,389 --> 00:22:37,824
You know what I mean? But-but...
617
00:22:37,924 --> 00:22:39,592
people mustn't make it like,
"Oh, no,
618
00:22:39,626 --> 00:22:41,027
we were right all along."
619
00:22:41,127 --> 00:22:44,964
This shit has proved everybody
wrong in every different way.
620
00:22:45,064 --> 00:22:46,599
You know?
621
00:22:46,666 --> 00:22:48,701
It's proved
so many people wrong.
622
00:22:48,802 --> 00:22:49,969
I'm not saying
Joe Rogan is trying
623
00:22:50,069 --> 00:22:51,805
to spread misin-misinformation.
624
00:22:51,905 --> 00:22:53,973
And he is right.
It is just a conversation.
625
00:22:54,073 --> 00:22:56,676
But conversations change
with context.
626
00:22:56,776 --> 00:22:57,710
Do you know what I mean?
627
00:22:57,811 --> 00:22:59,112
You can say-- anyone--
628
00:22:59,212 --> 00:23:01,314
you can say
the election was stolen.
629
00:23:01,414 --> 00:23:03,249
Ain't no thing
but a chicken wing.
630
00:23:03,349 --> 00:23:05,452
But when you're the president
of the United States
631
00:23:05,618 --> 00:23:06,920
and you say
the election was stolen,
632
00:23:07,020 --> 00:23:08,221
the context changes.
You can't be like,
633
00:23:08,321 --> 00:23:09,823
"I was just having
a conversation.
634
00:23:09,923 --> 00:23:12,625
You know, just me and my people,
shooting the shit."
635
00:23:12,659 --> 00:23:13,760
It changes a lot.
636
00:23:13,860 --> 00:23:15,428
And I think
Joe Rogan acknowledges--
637
00:23:15,528 --> 00:23:16,863
He goes, like,
"Yo, I have millions of people
638
00:23:16,963 --> 00:23:19,466
"listening to me, so now
I have to be responsible.
639
00:23:19,632 --> 00:23:21,334
"'Cause now I have a boss
called Spotify
640
00:23:21,434 --> 00:23:22,836
and now you guys
are listening to me."
641
00:23:22,936 --> 00:23:24,170
It's the gift and the curse.
642
00:23:24,270 --> 00:23:25,705
You can say whatever you want
when nobody's listening.
643
00:23:25,805 --> 00:23:26,706
And then when
everyone's listening,
644
00:23:26,806 --> 00:23:28,541
now you have to be responsible.
645
00:23:28,641 --> 00:23:30,944
I mean, it's the same rules as,
like, a penis.
646
00:23:31,044 --> 00:23:33,046
When no one's around,
do whatever you want.
647
00:23:33,146 --> 00:23:34,781
When there's people, oh,
648
00:23:34,881 --> 00:23:36,649
all the responsibility
in the world.
649
00:23:36,750 --> 00:23:38,351
(laughter)
650
00:23:38,451 --> 00:23:39,886
Now there's gonna be a headline.
651
00:23:39,986 --> 00:23:41,988
"Trevor Noah defends Joe Rogan."
652
00:23:42,088 --> 00:23:43,590
That's all
they're gonna cut out.
653
00:23:43,690 --> 00:23:46,659
Or "Trevor Noah slams
Joe Rogan."
654
00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:47,961
Now it's like I don't--
There's no--
655
00:23:48,061 --> 00:23:49,162
You know what I mean?
656
00:23:49,262 --> 00:23:50,663
So, welcome to the Internet.
657
00:23:52,352 --> 00:23:53,820
Welcome back to
The Daily Show.
658
00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:55,121
My guest tonight is
Barbara Lee,
659
00:23:55,221 --> 00:23:56,589
the highest-ranking
660
00:23:56,689 --> 00:23:58,258
African-American woman
in Congress.
661
00:23:58,358 --> 00:24:01,427
She's here to talk about current
challenges facing Congress
662
00:24:01,528 --> 00:24:04,898
and the documentary
about speaking truth to power
663
00:24:04,998 --> 00:24:06,933
throughout her career.
664
00:24:07,033 --> 00:24:09,803
Madame Secretary, you just don't
care much about civil rights
665
00:24:09,903 --> 00:24:11,304
-of Black and brown children.
-MAN: Ms. Lee.
666
00:24:11,404 --> 00:24:13,106
-This is horrible.
-MAN: Gentle lady's time...
667
00:24:13,206 --> 00:24:15,175
CORY BOOKER: What drives
Barbara is that she's not
668
00:24:15,275 --> 00:24:16,843
concerned about popularity.
669
00:24:16,943 --> 00:24:19,479
She's concerned about
her purpose, not celebrity.
670
00:24:19,579 --> 00:24:23,049
It's about significance
in the lives of people.
671
00:24:23,149 --> 00:24:25,185
And this is some...
one of the things that makes me
672
00:24:25,285 --> 00:24:28,054
see her, for me,
as a guiding light.
673
00:24:28,154 --> 00:24:30,957
Welcome.
Hi, Congresswoman.
674
00:24:31,057 --> 00:24:32,725
BOOKER: That every day,
no matter what's going on,
675
00:24:32,826 --> 00:24:36,429
you get up, you go out that door
for another day of service.
676
00:24:36,529 --> 00:24:40,233
Representative Barbara Lee,
welcome to The Daily Show.
677
00:24:40,333 --> 00:24:42,435
Happy to be with you.
It's an honor, Trevor, really.
678
00:24:42,535 --> 00:24:46,139
No, I think the honor is mine
because, you know,
679
00:24:46,239 --> 00:24:48,341
I've known a little bit
about you over the years.
680
00:24:48,441 --> 00:24:49,843
But, um, you have a documentary
681
00:24:49,943 --> 00:24:51,377
that has just come out
about your life.
682
00:24:51,478 --> 00:24:54,347
And there are honestly
few people
683
00:24:54,447 --> 00:24:57,083
who have acted in movies
that have a story
684
00:24:57,183 --> 00:24:59,419
as amazing
as yours is in real life.
685
00:24:59,519 --> 00:25:00,987
You know,
you grew up in a world
686
00:25:01,087 --> 00:25:02,922
where you lived
in a segregated community.
687
00:25:03,022 --> 00:25:05,925
Your mother almost died
giving birth to you
688
00:25:06,025 --> 00:25:07,627
because she was a Black woman,
689
00:25:07,727 --> 00:25:09,662
and people wouldn't help her
in the hospitals.
690
00:25:09,762 --> 00:25:11,364
You know, you went through
domestic abuse
691
00:25:11,431 --> 00:25:13,700
as a wife
who had to escape a husband
692
00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:15,201
where the law
wouldn't protect you.
693
00:25:15,368 --> 00:25:18,571
You have lived such a journey,
and to see you here now
694
00:25:18,671 --> 00:25:21,040
as a congressperson
who's been serving
695
00:25:21,141 --> 00:25:23,510
for over two decades,
you know, with constituents
696
00:25:23,610 --> 00:25:25,278
who love her,
is-is quite the journey.
697
00:25:25,378 --> 00:25:27,947
When you watch this movie,
did... were you also shocked
698
00:25:28,047 --> 00:25:29,382
at the life that you've lived?
699
00:25:29,449 --> 00:25:30,550
'Cause I know
sometimes people forget.
700
00:25:30,650 --> 00:25:34,721
Trevor, first of all,
uh, yes, I was.
701
00:25:34,821 --> 00:25:37,423
And it was very humbling for me.
702
00:25:37,524 --> 00:25:41,494
And I just have to take a moment
and give credit to Abby Ginzberg
703
00:25:41,594 --> 00:25:46,199
who actually tracked me down
and forced me to do this film
704
00:25:46,299 --> 00:25:48,201
because I was
an unwilling subject.
705
00:25:48,301 --> 00:25:51,404
And she took...
It took twice as long
706
00:25:51,504 --> 00:25:53,139
to do the film because of me.
707
00:25:53,239 --> 00:25:54,541
Uh, because this is my life.
708
00:25:54,641 --> 00:25:58,378
And you know,
I believe that so much
709
00:25:58,478 --> 00:26:03,950
of what I have been through
really has been reflective
710
00:26:04,050 --> 00:26:06,853
of what so many others have
gone through in this country,
711
00:26:06,953 --> 00:26:08,755
especially young
African-American women.
712
00:26:08,855 --> 00:26:11,658
-Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. -Women,
and Black people in general.
713
00:26:11,758 --> 00:26:14,694
It's not for myself
that I've done what I have done
714
00:26:14,794 --> 00:26:18,565
and tried to break down barriers
and, you know, move forward,
715
00:26:18,665 --> 00:26:19,933
-but it's for others.
-Right.
716
00:26:20,033 --> 00:26:22,802
Because, you know,
everyone deserves the quality
717
00:26:22,902 --> 00:26:25,705
of life that this country
provides for everyone else.
718
00:26:25,805 --> 00:26:27,040
-Right.
-And Black lives do matter.
719
00:26:27,140 --> 00:26:29,609
And hopefully,
young people especially,
720
00:26:29,709 --> 00:26:31,678
will see the lessons
in my life.
721
00:26:31,778 --> 00:26:33,213
I think
many-many young people have.
722
00:26:33,379 --> 00:26:36,282
You know, it's apt that you
mentioned Black Lives Matter
723
00:26:36,382 --> 00:26:39,185
because your name
cannot be separated
724
00:26:39,285 --> 00:26:41,287
from the struggle
in the United States.
725
00:26:41,387 --> 00:26:43,756
You're know,
you're not just fighting
726
00:26:43,857 --> 00:26:46,459
for people's freedoms, but also
fighting an unpopular fight.
727
00:26:46,559 --> 00:26:48,595
I mean, you were working
with the Black Panthers
728
00:26:48,695 --> 00:26:50,530
for, you know, a long period
729
00:26:50,630 --> 00:26:52,565
where many people
labeled them as terrorists.
730
00:26:52,665 --> 00:26:55,034
Only today, people are starting
to realize that, man, oof,
731
00:26:55,135 --> 00:26:57,003
the U.S. government
really did a number on people
732
00:26:57,103 --> 00:26:59,005
with this organization.
But you were working
733
00:26:59,105 --> 00:27:01,341
in-in many unpopular positions,
734
00:27:01,407 --> 00:27:04,444
fighting for the liberation
of poor people in particular,
735
00:27:04,544 --> 00:27:07,180
and when you got to Congress,
736
00:27:07,347 --> 00:27:08,715
there were many people
who said,
737
00:27:08,815 --> 00:27:12,552
"Whatever you do,
do not say the word 'poverty.'
738
00:27:12,652 --> 00:27:14,821
Please, don't bring poverty
into politics."
739
00:27:14,921 --> 00:27:16,956
And you did just the opposite.
Tell me why.
740
00:27:18,591 --> 00:27:21,161
Well, Trevor, I had to do that,
because, first of all,
741
00:27:21,261 --> 00:27:23,630
uh, yes, I was
a community worker
742
00:27:23,730 --> 00:27:25,965
with the Black Panther Party
and the Black Panther Party
743
00:27:26,065 --> 00:27:28,635
had a ten-point program.
And that program was about
744
00:27:28,735 --> 00:27:30,370
feeding hungry children, right?
745
00:27:30,436 --> 00:27:32,672
About medical care
that was inaccessible
746
00:27:32,772 --> 00:27:35,909
to low-income people,
Black people, people of color.
747
00:27:36,009 --> 00:27:39,379
It was about providing the
shoes, which we did, clothing.
748
00:27:39,479 --> 00:27:42,282
It was really about
providing for the basics
749
00:27:42,382 --> 00:27:45,819
in terms of just survival
so that we could move forward
750
00:27:45,919 --> 00:27:47,887
to change the conditions
that give rise
751
00:27:47,987 --> 00:27:51,858
to all of these very,
uh, unbelievable injustices
752
00:27:51,958 --> 00:27:54,494
in the wealthiest, most
powerful country in the world.
753
00:27:54,594 --> 00:27:56,863
So, yeah, uh,
when I came to Congress,
754
00:27:56,963 --> 00:27:59,232
I mean, it's like,
I come as Barbara Lee,
755
00:27:59,332 --> 00:28:01,534
my experiences.
Experiences matter.
756
00:28:01,634 --> 00:28:04,137
And so I had to fight
like would you not believe
757
00:28:04,237 --> 00:28:07,907
to get Democrats to con...
yes, continue to talk about
758
00:28:08,007 --> 00:28:09,776
fighting for the middle class,
but what about
759
00:28:09,876 --> 00:28:12,345
low-wealth people,
what about low-income people,
760
00:28:12,378 --> 00:28:13,680
-Mm-hmm. -what about
poor people, what about
761
00:28:13,780 --> 00:28:16,349
working people,
who worked two jobs
762
00:28:16,382 --> 00:28:17,951
and still live
below the poverty line?
763
00:28:18,051 --> 00:28:21,521
So it was an uphill battle, but
everything is, Trevor, you know?
764
00:28:21,621 --> 00:28:25,258
And so we finally broke through
and now I chair the task force
765
00:28:25,358 --> 00:28:26,860
on poverty and opportunity
766
00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,195
and we have close to a one...
hundred members
767
00:28:29,362 --> 00:28:31,364
on that task force.
And every issue,
768
00:28:31,464 --> 00:28:33,233
especially now,
with the Biden administration,
769
00:28:33,366 --> 00:28:38,371
uh, intersects
with race and income inequality.
770
00:28:38,438 --> 00:28:40,373
And so we're trying
to really look at legislation
771
00:28:40,473 --> 00:28:42,509
and funding priorities
in the context
772
00:28:42,609 --> 00:28:45,645
of what will lift people
out of poverty.
773
00:28:45,745 --> 00:28:47,947
-Right. -So that they can
go out and live their lives
774
00:28:48,047 --> 00:28:49,282
and take care of their families.
775
00:28:49,382 --> 00:28:52,051
Um, some people
may remember your name
776
00:28:52,152 --> 00:28:54,888
or even your face from maybe
one of the scariest fights,
777
00:28:54,988 --> 00:28:58,558
I think, that you've ever, um,
taken upon yourself, and that is
778
00:28:58,658 --> 00:29:02,829
fighting against George Bush
going into Iraq.
779
00:29:02,929 --> 00:29:05,198
In fact, you were
the only dissenting voice
780
00:29:05,331 --> 00:29:08,568
at a time when every American,
almost every American said,
781
00:29:08,668 --> 00:29:10,036
"Let's go in
and let's bomb people."
782
00:29:10,136 --> 00:29:11,337
You said,
"This is not the right thing."
783
00:29:11,404 --> 00:29:13,106
You got death threats,
784
00:29:13,206 --> 00:29:15,542
you were vilified
across the board.
785
00:29:15,642 --> 00:29:17,811
I guess my question
has two parts to it,
786
00:29:17,911 --> 00:29:19,979
is, um, number one...
787
00:29:20,079 --> 00:29:22,415
when you were doing that,
788
00:29:22,515 --> 00:29:23,783
did you not think to yourself,
789
00:29:23,883 --> 00:29:25,351
"This could be the worst
mistake I'm making,
790
00:29:25,418 --> 00:29:27,253
"because although
I know I'm right, I know
791
00:29:27,353 --> 00:29:29,355
that the cost that
I will pay may be too great"?
792
00:29:29,456 --> 00:29:32,025
And the second part of it is
looking at the crisis
793
00:29:32,125 --> 00:29:34,360
happening right now
at the Ukrainian border,
794
00:29:34,427 --> 00:29:36,229
are you now in another position
where you're saying
795
00:29:36,362 --> 00:29:38,465
to your colleagues, "Hey,
let's breathe and think about
796
00:29:38,565 --> 00:29:41,835
the ultimate cost of war
before we act"?
797
00:29:41,935 --> 00:29:43,703
Uh, Trevor, let me
just first say, um,
798
00:29:43,803 --> 00:29:46,706
I come from a military family.
My dad
799
00:29:46,806 --> 00:29:49,175
retired a lieutenant colonel
in the army.
800
00:29:49,275 --> 00:29:50,877
He served in the, uh,
801
00:29:50,977 --> 00:29:54,147
segregated 92nd Infantry
in Italy,
802
00:29:54,314 --> 00:29:55,982
supporting
the Normandy invasion.
803
00:29:56,082 --> 00:29:57,484
I know what war is about.
804
00:29:57,584 --> 00:29:59,786
My dad was the first person
who called me--
805
00:29:59,886 --> 00:30:02,188
and this was the vote
right after the horrific,
806
00:30:02,322 --> 00:30:04,858
terrible events of 9/11,
where the country
807
00:30:04,958 --> 00:30:07,227
was angry and mourning
and had...
808
00:30:07,327 --> 00:30:08,995
wanted us to do something.
809
00:30:09,095 --> 00:30:11,531
But when the authorization
came-- three days, mind you--
810
00:30:11,631 --> 00:30:15,135
after these terrible events--
60 words--
811
00:30:15,235 --> 00:30:18,371
it was a blank check
and all it said, basically, was
812
00:30:18,471 --> 00:30:22,609
any president can go to war
any time he or she wants to.
813
00:30:22,709 --> 00:30:25,879
Took away Congress'
responsibility under Article II,
814
00:30:25,979 --> 00:30:27,714
where Congress is supposed to be
815
00:30:27,814 --> 00:30:30,383
the final decisionmaker
on going to war.
816
00:30:30,483 --> 00:30:31,751
We gave it to any president.
817
00:30:31,851 --> 00:30:34,120
That was 21 years ago now.
Right?
818
00:30:34,220 --> 00:30:35,588
That was outrageous.
819
00:30:35,688 --> 00:30:38,625
My dad was the first person
who called me after that vote
820
00:30:38,725 --> 00:30:40,360
and he said
that was the right vote.
821
00:30:40,460 --> 00:30:42,695
He said, "Do not send
our troops into harm's way.
822
00:30:42,796 --> 00:30:45,398
"Do not do any action right now,
823
00:30:45,498 --> 00:30:46,866
three days, 9/14."
824
00:30:46,966 --> 00:30:48,701
That's when it was.
September 14.
825
00:30:48,802 --> 00:30:51,404
"Give it a little bit of time.
Be rational.
826
00:30:51,504 --> 00:30:54,374
"Think through the implications
of what you're about to do."
827
00:30:54,474 --> 00:30:56,409
So, yeah,
it-it was a rough time.
828
00:30:56,509 --> 00:30:58,578
Death threats. I mean,
it-it was a horrible time.
829
00:30:58,678 --> 00:31:00,713
But I had to be ready for that,
because, you know,
830
00:31:00,814 --> 00:31:03,383
we're elected, Trevor, to lead.
831
00:31:03,483 --> 00:31:05,618
And so fast-forward to today.
832
00:31:05,718 --> 00:31:08,321
First of all, uh,
I really do believe--
833
00:31:08,388 --> 00:31:11,491
and I have been to Ukraine,
uh, in 2019
834
00:31:11,591 --> 00:31:12,892
and I understand
Russian aggression
835
00:31:12,992 --> 00:31:15,061
and what's taking place there
very clearly--
836
00:31:15,161 --> 00:31:17,964
and I believe very clearly
that, uh,
837
00:31:18,064 --> 00:31:19,332
Ukraine is a sovereign country
838
00:31:19,399 --> 00:31:21,568
and it has the right
to determine its allies
839
00:31:21,668 --> 00:31:23,036
-and its alliances.
-Mm-hmm.
840
00:31:23,136 --> 00:31:25,038
And I think
that the Biden administration
841
00:31:25,138 --> 00:31:28,575
is doing the right thing
by-by exercising
842
00:31:28,675 --> 00:31:31,411
a strong diplomatic initiative.
843
00:31:31,511 --> 00:31:32,979
But we can't mess that up.
844
00:31:33,079 --> 00:31:35,248
We've got to allow diplomacy
to work.
845
00:31:35,348 --> 00:31:37,550
We cannot--
And-and I'm concerned about,
846
00:31:37,650 --> 00:31:41,221
um, sending troops
and hard military hardware
847
00:31:41,354 --> 00:31:44,657
because, um, even though
the president has said
848
00:31:44,757 --> 00:31:47,026
we're not going to enter
into combat operations--
849
00:31:47,127 --> 00:31:48,361
I believe him.
850
00:31:48,461 --> 00:31:50,563
Uh, I know he does not want
to do that.
851
00:31:50,663 --> 00:31:52,699
He supports my repeal
of the authorization
852
00:31:52,799 --> 00:31:54,767
of the-the use of force.
853
00:31:54,868 --> 00:31:57,737
So I know this president really
wants a diplomatic solution.
854
00:31:57,837 --> 00:32:00,340
What I'm concerned about
is a miscalculation.
855
00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:01,741
Errors can occur.
856
00:32:01,841 --> 00:32:03,810
Our troops could be there
and something could happen
857
00:32:03,910 --> 00:32:05,345
and then they would have
to take the offense
858
00:32:05,445 --> 00:32:07,514
-or defense... -Right.
And then they're roped in. Yeah.
859
00:32:07,614 --> 00:32:08,681
We talk about sanctions.
860
00:32:08,781 --> 00:32:10,016
We talk about, uh,
861
00:32:10,116 --> 00:32:12,919
what would bring Putin
to the table,
862
00:32:13,019 --> 00:32:15,722
uh, and getting him to back off
of his aggression.
863
00:32:15,822 --> 00:32:19,526
Uh, I'm not sure if-if sanctions
are gonna help or hurt him,
864
00:32:19,626 --> 00:32:22,195
because he wants to do
what he wants to do.
865
00:32:22,328 --> 00:32:24,397
And will it aggravate the--
866
00:32:24,497 --> 00:32:26,733
a-and include, um, efforts,
867
00:32:26,833 --> 00:32:29,335
in his mind,
to escalate even further?
868
00:32:29,402 --> 00:32:31,805
-So we have to calibrate this
very carefully. -Mm.
869
00:32:31,905 --> 00:32:33,807
I really hope that, uh,
870
00:32:33,907 --> 00:32:36,609
we let diplomacy work
and not do anything
871
00:32:36,709 --> 00:32:38,478
that's gonna exacerbate
or escalate
872
00:32:38,578 --> 00:32:39,879
what is taking place now.
873
00:32:39,979 --> 00:32:42,382
Because, Putin, we know
what he wants to do in Europe
874
00:32:42,482 --> 00:32:43,783
and in Eastern Europe,
especially,
875
00:32:43,883 --> 00:32:45,685
and-and with Ukraine.
And it's very dangerous.
876
00:32:45,785 --> 00:32:47,687
So we've got to do everything
877
00:32:47,787 --> 00:32:50,623
to, uh, continue on the path
of diplomacy.
878
00:32:50,723 --> 00:32:52,125
Well,
Representative Barbara Lee,
879
00:32:52,292 --> 00:32:53,293
thank you so much
for taking the time.
880
00:32:53,393 --> 00:32:55,728
And, uh, thank you
for finally allowing them
881
00:32:55,829 --> 00:32:58,932
to tell an amazing story
of the life that you've lived.
882
00:32:59,032 --> 00:33:01,301
Well, thank you, Trevor.
Thank Abby Ginzberg.
883
00:33:01,367 --> 00:33:02,735
-She made me do it.
-(laughs)
884
00:33:02,836 --> 00:33:04,404
I will do. Thank you so much.
885
00:33:04,504 --> 00:33:06,606
Barbara Lee:
Speaking Truth to Power
886
00:33:06,706 --> 00:33:08,575
premieres on Starz February 1.
887
00:33:08,675 --> 00:33:09,709
We're gonna take a quick break,
888
00:33:09,809 --> 00:33:11,411
but we'll be right back
after this.
889
00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:15,449
Well, that's our show
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890
00:33:15,549 --> 00:33:17,451
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898
00:33:30,497 --> 00:33:32,466
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899
00:33:32,566 --> 00:33:35,135
my parliament isn't home
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900
00:33:35,235 --> 00:33:37,737
so party at my place!
901
00:33:37,838 --> 00:33:40,207
Now, here it is,
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902
00:33:40,307 --> 00:33:42,008
♪ ♪
903
00:33:42,109 --> 00:33:44,711
Well, of course, the snow
is not all fun and games.
904
00:33:44,811 --> 00:33:48,048
Some people were hard at work
plowing snow.
905
00:33:48,148 --> 00:33:49,916
What has the snow been like
so far?
906
00:33:50,016 --> 00:33:52,686
-Is it kind of easy to plow?
-It's real easy.
907
00:33:52,786 --> 00:33:55,856
It's like, uh, bread and butter.
908
00:33:55,956 --> 00:33:58,358
-(laughs) -You know? It's like
a Thomas' English muffin
909
00:33:58,458 --> 00:34:00,093
with some jam.
910
00:34:00,193 --> 00:34:03,363
Spreads nice and gets
all the nooks and crannies.
911
00:34:03,463 --> 00:34:05,499
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