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When did movies become,
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like, a daylong event?
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Can anybody tell me this?
Why are movies...
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Like, the new Batman
is three hours l...
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Guys, three hours.
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Now it's like I'm
in book territory now.
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Do you know what I mean?
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The whole reason
I went to the movies
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was 'cause I didn't have time
for the book.
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Now I'm in the movie.
Now I'm just like,
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"Yeah, okay,
I-I guess this is the book."
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But now I'm stuck at the pace
that the movie goes.
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Why-why are we
making movies this long?
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What is it for?
You know what I mean?
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Now it's like a...
like a documentary series.
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Now I'm just gonna watch
the parts of Batman
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that I don't find interesting.
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"And this is Batman
doing his taxes."
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"Bruce,
the company's struggling."
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Why is this in the movie?
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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, the State of the Union,
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the state of Ukraine,
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and Stacey Abrams.
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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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And joining me
for today's headlines
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is our very own Ronny Chieng!
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What's going on, Ronny Chieng?
I've missed you, man.
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Hey, Trevor. Good to see you.
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I, too, have been dismayed
by recent events,
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namely Russia invading Ukraine,
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and I've been doing my part
on social media.
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Now, I'm not trying to say
I'm a hero,
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but I've been asking
this stupid bot
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on my Instagram comments
to (bleep) off,
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and I think
I may have singlehandedly
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turned the tide of this war.
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So, look,
we're all in this together.
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It's not about me.
But if you see me comment
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on an Instagram post,
please like my comment.
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Powerful stuff, Ronny.
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I'm glad that you didn't make it
about you
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-like most people would.
But really powerful. -Thank you.
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All right, let's jump
into today's headlines.
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We kick things off
with the latest from Ukraine,
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where, despite fierce resistance
from the Ukrainian people,
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Russian troops are now moving
into major cities
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and advancing
on the capitol of Kyiv.
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And, folks,
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there is really no hiding
from this war.
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Russians have reportedly
attacked hospitals, schools,
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and yesterday,
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Russian bombs even hit
a Holocaust memorial.
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Which, I'm sorry.
That, like, is the final straw.
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That goes to show
how evil Putin is.
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Like, the guy's bombing
Holocaust memorials?
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I don't even feel comfortable
using a bathroom
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at a Holocaust memorial.
It's too disrespectful.
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Just, like, yeah, I'll find
a Starbucks. It's fine.
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And the fallout from the rest
of the world continued today
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as the United Nations
approved a resolution
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demanding
that Russia stop this war.
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But, I mean, if we're honest,
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U.N. resolutions don't
really mean shit to Russia.
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You know? The United Nations
may as well have come out
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and made one of those "Imagine"
videos, where everyone sings.
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Still wouldn't have done
anything,
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but at least
we would have laughed.
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And so if you're looking
for-for more bad news,
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you're clearly a sick person,
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but, uh, here it is.
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There's now a hint
that this invasion
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may only be the first
in a series.
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As the world wonders
what Vladimir Putin's next move
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might be, his ally,
the president of Belarus,
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Alexander Lukashenko, may
have given away the game Tuesday
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when he was pictured
in front of a battle map
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that may have indicated plans
for Moldova,
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which lies to the west
of Ukraine.
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NEWSMAN: Lukashenko stood
in front of a Ukrainian map
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detailing Russia's battle plan,
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which suggests
moving troops from Odessa
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into neighboring Moldova.
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Okay, this is just crazy, man.
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Th-There's a chance that Russia
is planning to invade Moldova
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after Ukraine?
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And what's even crazier
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is that we know this
because this guy,
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the leader of Belarus
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and, clearly, the stepdad
in every '80s porno,
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filmed himself giving away
the plan, just standing there.
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"This is the plan.
This is the plan."
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Like, I almost go, like,
"This can't be real life."
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You know? 'Cause this-this is
what happens in the movies.
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You know how there's always,
like, a-a henchman who's like,
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"This is the master plan.
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"We're going to-- Oh, no!
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"Mr. Bond took a picture
with his camera penis!
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Get him!"
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I also feel bad for the intern
who had to get that map.
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Yeah. They probably killed
everyone in that Kinko's
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to keep it a secret,
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and then his boss
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"Here's where we're going.
Here's how it's gonna go."
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Well, actually, Trevor, I mean,
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right now, we live in the age
of misinformation.
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So we don't know what that is.
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We don't know if that's real.
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We don't know
if that photo's edited.
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We don't even know
if Belarus is a real country.
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I mean, all we do know is that--
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I mean, that guy
could be pointing to anything.
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Maybe that's
his marketing strategy
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for bringing Paramount+
to Ukraine.
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You know? And the arrows are,
like, the marketing forces.
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And, uh... Or maybe...
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I don't know, maybe that's
a map of Middle-earth,
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and he's pointing-- he's telling
Frodo where the volcano is
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so he can end everything.
You know?
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We don't know.
Maybe it's an NFT.
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I'm just saying,
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even if we-- even if we think
that that is a map of Ukraine
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and that is his battle plans,
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maybe he's the greatest
double agent ever.
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Maybe this is his way
of leaking intel to the West
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without anyone figuring it out.
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So before we call this guy
a dumb boomer,
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let's just figure out
the facts first.
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You might be the most optimistic
person I've ever met, Ronny.
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That's my middle name.
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Ronny Chieng,
positive and optimistic.
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All right, let's move on.
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Spring is on its way in America,
and you know what that means.
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Sunny days, flowers blooming,
eating your weight in Claritin.
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But there's one spring tradition
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that is, unfortunately,
getting cancelled.
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NEWSMAN: For the first time
in more than a quarter century,
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Major League Baseball
is canceling games
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over a labor dispute.
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The calendar dictates
that we're not going to be able
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to play the first two series
of the regular season,
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and those games
are officially canceled.
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NEWSMAN:
That's 91 games so far.
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Economics are at the heart
of it.
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Major League Baseball saw
revenues go
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from around $8 billion
to nearly $11 billion
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right before the pandemic.
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Yet, players' salaries
went down slightly
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for four straight years.
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And of the four major
American sports,
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baseball has the lowest
minimum salary
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at around $570,000.
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No! (crying) No!
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Don't cancel the baseball games.
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How else will I get
to spend $45 on a hot dog
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that's a little too dry?
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(crying)
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(crying loudly)
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The MLB is cancelling games
because the players
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and the league cannot agree
on who gets to share the money.
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Yes. And I will be honest
with you.
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I was shocked that baseball
players' minimum pay is less
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than all the other leagues,
especially considering
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that this sport brings in
$11 billion.
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And, yes, I know,
$570,000 is a lot of money.
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It is a lot of money.
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But when you think about it
from the players' point of view,
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think about how long
a baseball game is.
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What does that $500,000
break down to?
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It's, like, what?
Four dollars an hour?
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And by the way,
please remember this.
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I know a lot of people go like,
"I hate the sport."
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But just remember
that when this happens,
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a lockout doesn't just affect
the players.
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It affects everyone who works
in and around the game,
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like the people
who work at the stadium,
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the people who work
just outside the stadium, right?
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It affects the umpires,
the guys selling beer,
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the security guard
who tackles the naked guys
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who run out on
to the field. Yeah.
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In fact, just to pay the bills,
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Mr. Met has already had
to start an OnlyFans account.
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-It's sad. It's not sexy.
-CHIENG: Trevor,
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everyone's being very alarmist
about this, all right?
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Dude, this is America.
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As though
they're gonna stop baseball.
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It's gonna come back.
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Of course they're going
to find an agreement.
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Or what's the alternative?
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They're just never
gonna play baseball again?
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Of course it's gonna happen.
This is like a...
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It's like an encore
at a Billy Joel concert.
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You know he's going
to play "Piano Man."
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Just calm the (bleep) down.
Just wait.
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There's no patience here
in America.
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We love baseball,
but we don't like patience,
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which is ironic
'cause it's the game
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you need the most patience
for 'cause it's long.
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(crew laughing)
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All right, finally,
let's talk about the movies.
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The only way to legally
stare at Chris Evans
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for two and a half hours.
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During the COVID pandemic,
millions of people decided
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that going to movie theaters
wasn't worth the risk.
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I mean, going to the movies
was already a risk before COVID.
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You know? Best-case scenario,
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that sticky patch
you were sitting in was soda.
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So, with movie theaters
losing ticket revenues
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during the pandemic,
one major chain
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has come up with
a really slick idea.
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They're gonna charge more
for the movies
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that people
actually want to see.
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NEWSWOMAN: You may soon
have to pay a little bit more
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to go to the movies.
AMC has started testing
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a new pricing model,
starting with higher prices
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for tickets to The Batman.
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AMC is trying out
a variable pricing system,
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which means new movies
will cost you more than
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older releases playing
at the very same location.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, hold up, hold up, hold up.
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AMC is gonna make us pay more
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to see new movies?
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That's not fair. Yo,
that's-that's not fair, people.
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Because what are-what are
we gonna do?
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We're gonna have to pay
to see The Batman.
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Like, we can't not pay.
Otherwise, how are we ever
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gonna know where
he came from, huh?
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You, like, there's
no other way to know.
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Like, is one of his parents
a bat and the other a man?
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This is the first opportunity
we have to find out.
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And, look, to be honest,
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I don't know if this
is the worst model, you know?
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I've always found it weird
that you pay the same amount
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for old movies as you do
for the latest releases.
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You know? So, this is-this is
actually gonna make sense.
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It's like, uh,
it's like going back
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to the-the
Blockbuster rules, yeah.
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And that business did well.
You know what I mean?
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But I will say this:
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I'm worried that this
is a slippery slope, man.
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It's gonna be
just like the airlines, yeah.
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First they say they're
just charging us extra
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for the new movies, then
they're gonna say certain seats
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in the cinema
are gonna cost extra.
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Next thing you know,
AMC won't let me
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bring in a big bowl
of my favorite soup from home.
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What is happening
to America, man?!
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You seeing this, Joe Byron?
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In fact, here's
my counteroffer to AMC.
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If you want to charge
us more for new movies, fine.
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But, as moviegoers,
we're gonna start
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paying you in increments
throughout the movie.
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Yeah, we can't just give
you all the money up front.
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We don't know if it's gonna be
shit. Every 15 minutes,
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we're just gonna be like,
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"All right, here's five dollars.
Show me the beginning.
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"All right, here's another five.
I want to see
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what happens to that guy."
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Now, after, I'll be like,
"No, I'm done, I'm done."
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Yeah, you gotta, you got to
entertain me the whole time.
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I'm sick of these movies that
take 90 minutes to get going.
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And then they have, like,
one scene that's dope--
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-And yes, I'm talking to you,
Power of the Dog. -RONNY: Wait.
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Trevor, you know how this
dynamic pricing's gonna work.
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Like, they're gonna--
It's an algorithm base,
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and you're gonna have
to track your data
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-to determine what you like and
charge you more for it. -What?
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So, easy solution, okay?
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Just keep--
The movies you want to watch,
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just keep talking
about how much they suck.
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Then your phone will
pick up on that,
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it'll get in the algorithm,
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and then your movies
will be cheaper!
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Like, right now. Like, let's
just start it right now.
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Robert Pattinson as Batman?
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That's gross.
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Bring back Ben Affleck!
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Also, everybody knows they don't
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get you on the
ticket price, okay?
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-The movie theatres get
you on the snacks. -They do.
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That's why I always keep
some popcorn right in my taint,
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just in case I ever
need to go watch a movie.
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(crew laughter)
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They'll never get me on this.
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I even like to keep some
Snickers melted in there,
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just so it's sweet and salty,
you know what I'm saying?
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-(laughter)
-You want some?
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You know, that is one of
the most disgusting things
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I have ever seen. You can't mix
Snickers with popcorn.
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You can't mix-- It's
like a different type--
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Don't knock it
until you try it. Come on.
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-I'll, I'll try it.
-Yeah. Just a little.
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There's more
where that came from.
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(laughter)
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Oh! That's tainty.
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That's nice.
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-That's actually really good.
-Mmm.
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Oh, man, I need to go to
the movies with you more often.
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-Any time, man.
-Yeah.
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All right, we're gonna take a
quick break so me and Ronny can
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eat some popcorn.
When we come back, we'll recap
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Joe Biden's first-ever
State of the Union address,
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and Stacey Abrams--
Yes, the Stacey Abrams,
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is joining me right here on the
show. You don't want to miss it.
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-Don't eat it all by yourself,
Ronny. come on. -No, I found
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-some more, I found some more.
-Yeah, don't eat it all
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by yourself. Come on.
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Welcome back to The Daily Show.
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Let's talk about
the State of the Union address,
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the one night a year
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Joe Biden stays up
past 6:00 p.m.
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It's also the one night a year
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where the president gives
the country a status update
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about how things are going.
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Which, if we're honest,
has always been
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a little bit weird to me,
you know?
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It's like, why does it
only happen once a year?
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You know? You get more updates
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from your doggy day care
in one afternoon
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than you get from the president
in an entire year?
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That's a little weird.
But whatever.
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The point is
it's an important night,
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which is why everyone,
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everyone from senators
to Supreme Court justices
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to military generals
all show up.
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Although this year
was interesting,
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because there were fewer people
in attendance than normal
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because some lawmakers
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didn't want to follow
the COVID protocols.
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Yes. Like Marco Rubio, who said,
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"he didn't have time
to take a COVID test."
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And honestly, "I don't have time
to take a COVID test"
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is a brave stance
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for someone who's tweeted,
like, 50 times
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in the last 24 hours.
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To be honest,
it's actually kind of relatable.
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You know?
This is like when I say,
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"I don't have time
to make dinner."
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'Cause I'm watching TikTok.
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You seen those otters?
Oh, they're so cute.
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They'll kill you,
but they're cute.
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But once everyone
who had 40 seconds
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to take the test was seated,
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it was time
for Joe Biden himself
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to enter the chamber
and greet his guests.
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And I'm proud,
ladies and gentlemen,
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to say that we at The Daily Show
have exclusive footage
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of what he said to these people
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as he walked to the podium.
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Madam Speaker, the president
of the United States.
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(cheering and applause)
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BIDEN:
Hey. Oh, shit.
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I can't find my speech.
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Hey. Hey, quick. You,
what's the state of the union?
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Hey, how you doing?
Is the union strong?
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Is it weak?
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Is it emo?
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Or is there a vibe shift?
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Oh, shit,
I'm running out of time.
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Uh, I'll just wing it!
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(inhales)
I know. Rough start.
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But Biden recovered, people.
Oh, he recovered.
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You see, Joe Biden
launched into this speech
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that touched on everything.
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Russia. COVID. Inflation.
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Whew! And so much more.
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NEWSMAN: Entering a chamber
filled with yellow and blue,
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the colors
of the Ukrainian flag,
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President Biden forcefully
condemning Vladimir Putin.
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He thought
he could roll into Ukraine
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and the world would roll over.
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Instead, he met with a mall...
a wall of strength
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he never anticipated
or imagined.
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He met the Ukrainian people.
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NEWSMAN:
Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S.
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receiving a standing ovation
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and an embrace
from First Lady Jill Biden.
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The president also suggesting
America is finally emerging
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from the pandemic.
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Stop looking at COVID
as a partisan dividing line.
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See it for what it is--
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a godawful disease.
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NEWSMAN: And despite
a fast-growing economy,
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President Biden acknowledging
too many people
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are still feeling the pain
of rising prices.
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Inflation
is robbing them of gains
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they thought otherwise
they would be able to feel.
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I get it.
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NEWSMAN: In one surprising
moment of unity,
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the president tried to move
his party to the middle,
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with a message on crime
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that even got some Republicans
on their feet.
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The answer is not
to defund the police.
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-WOMAN: That's right!
-It's to fund the police.
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(cheering and applause)
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Fund them.
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Fund them.
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Yeah, you heard that right.
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Joe Biden said,
"Fund the police."
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(gasps) "But I thought
that was a Republican thing.
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"I thought Democrats wanted
to bulldoze police stations
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and replace them
with community poetry centers."
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Yeah, maybe, but not Joe Biden.
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People forget-- I don't know why
people forget this--
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for years,
Joe Biden has been saying
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that he wants
to invest more resources
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and training into the police.
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For years,
he's been saying this.
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The reason you probably might
have missed it
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is because of how he speaks.
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"We've got to police the funding
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"and fund the funders, you know?
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Come on, Jack.
He's a fine Negro."
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Putting multiple speeches
in one.
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I see what he's doing.
He's saving time.
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So, look, this was
not a surprise from Joe Biden.
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And, honestly, I-I'm just glad
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he didn't get too swept up
in that applause
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and go even further.
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"Fund the police!
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"All lives matter!
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"Let's go, Brandon!
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Wait, that was about me?"
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But it is kind of crazy
that nothing has really changed
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when it comes to the police,
right?
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Just think about it
for a moment.
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Like, whether you want
to defund the police
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or-or, like Biden, spend even
more money on reforming them,
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you've got to admit
that neither of those things
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have actually happened.
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And fatal police shootings
actually went up last year.
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Yeah. So, really,
when you think about it,
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after all the marches
and the protests
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and the national conversation,
all we really got
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was Nancy Pelosi's
kente clothing line.
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But aside from policing
and COVID and Ukraine,
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Biden also brought up a lot
of policies last night
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that he wanted Congress
to pass this year,
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like letting Medicare negotiate
the price of drugs,
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and doubling
clean energy production,
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and raising taxes
on corporations,
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and strengthening voting rights,
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which are all great ideas
that I can't wait for him
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to bring up again at next year's
State of the Union.
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'Cause, I mean, if we're honest,
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none of that shit is going
to pass through this Congress.
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But Biden himself
was doing his thing, man.
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He was giving a speech.
He was in his element.
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And Biden being Biden,
there were a bunch of moments
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in the speech that were
just a little bit weirder
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than they had to be, you know?
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Um, like when he said this.
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If you get COVID-19, the Pfizer
pill reduces your chances
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of ending up in the hospital
by 90%.
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I've ordered more pills
than anyone in the world has.
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Okay, okay.
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I guess the party's
at Joe Biden's house tonight!
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It would be funny if he meant
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that he ordered all of those
pills, but just for himself.
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If I get corona, I'm all set.
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Good luck to the rest
of you bitches.
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Oh, and then,
there was also this moment
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where Joe Biden was praising
the people of... Ukraine?
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Putin may circle
Kyiv with tanks,
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but he'll never gain
the hearts and souls
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of the Iranian people.
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(laughter)
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Technically true.
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It is technically true.
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Putin can do
whatever he wants in Ukraine.
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Nothing will make
the Iranians back down.
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You know, at times, this speech
was like a birthday card
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from a four-year-old.
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A lot of words didn't
make sense,
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but you got
what it was trying to say.
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And a pound
of Ukrainian people--
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proud, proud people--
pound for pound,
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ready to fight with every inch
of energy they have.
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Proud-- Pound, pound,
proud pound-pound, proud.
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Wasn't a bad save,
you have to admit.
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It wasn't the worst save
in the world.
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Here's a question I have--
honest question, America.
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How come no politician in this
country can ever just go,
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"Excuse me," and then
correct themselves.
490
00:18:27,373 --> 00:18:29,442
Like, why do they just
carry on as if it wasn't--
491
00:18:29,542 --> 00:18:31,444
Trump did this all the time,
too, you know?
492
00:18:31,544 --> 00:18:32,645
They always got to
twist the words and then
493
00:18:32,745 --> 00:18:34,113
make it sound like
they didn't mess up.
494
00:18:34,213 --> 00:18:36,382
"This country
was built on fandom--
495
00:18:36,482 --> 00:18:38,818
"freedom-- a fandom,
an idea of freedom.
496
00:18:38,918 --> 00:18:40,719
"And who's not a fan of freedom?
497
00:18:40,820 --> 00:18:43,155
"Anyway, this country
was built on freedom
498
00:18:43,255 --> 00:18:45,458
by a guy named Fandom.
I love Fandom."
499
00:18:45,558 --> 00:18:47,793
And then, of course, there was
the thing that Biden said
500
00:18:47,893 --> 00:18:49,428
right at the end of his speech,
501
00:18:49,595 --> 00:18:51,997
which wasn't a mistake,
502
00:18:52,098 --> 00:18:53,999
but left everybody confused.
503
00:18:54,100 --> 00:18:55,935
God bless you all!
504
00:18:56,035 --> 00:18:58,104
And may God protect our troops.
505
00:18:58,204 --> 00:19:00,172
Thank you.
506
00:19:00,272 --> 00:19:02,208
Go get him.
507
00:19:02,308 --> 00:19:04,343
(crew laughing)
508
00:19:07,046 --> 00:19:08,380
I'm sorry--
"God protect our troops.
509
00:19:08,481 --> 00:19:10,449
Go get him"--
go get who?
510
00:19:10,616 --> 00:19:12,251
Go get God?
511
00:19:12,351 --> 00:19:15,654
Or the troops should get Putin?
Who-- Go get him who?
512
00:19:15,755 --> 00:19:17,223
What-what is that?
513
00:19:17,323 --> 00:19:19,892
What, does Biden just randomly
shout, "go get him" sometimes?
514
00:19:19,992 --> 00:19:22,161
I mean, it would explain why
his dog kept attacking people,
515
00:19:22,261 --> 00:19:23,529
but honestly,
the weirdest moments
516
00:19:23,629 --> 00:19:25,498
were-were, like, Biden
just, like, doing his thing.
517
00:19:25,631 --> 00:19:26,966
He's like, "Go get him."
518
00:19:27,066 --> 00:19:29,468
Go get 'em? Go get him?
Was it one, singular, plural?
519
00:19:29,635 --> 00:19:31,537
I don't know.
520
00:19:31,637 --> 00:19:33,639
I-I-- Actually,
I-I stand corrected.
521
00:19:33,672 --> 00:19:35,241
Those weren't the
weirdest moments, actually.
522
00:19:35,341 --> 00:19:37,276
The weirdest moments
didn't come from Biden.
523
00:19:37,376 --> 00:19:40,279
No, they came from the people
who couldn't figure out
524
00:19:40,379 --> 00:19:43,082
when to clap for Biden.
525
00:19:43,182 --> 00:19:46,118
Like this moment
from Chuck Schumer.
526
00:19:46,218 --> 00:19:47,720
The American Rescue Plan...
527
00:19:47,820 --> 00:19:50,256
-(applause)
-(booing)
528
00:19:50,356 --> 00:19:53,592
The American Rescue Plan
helped working people
529
00:19:53,626 --> 00:19:55,661
-and left no one behind.
-(cheering, applause)
530
00:19:57,797 --> 00:19:58,998
That was hilarious.
You see that?
531
00:19:59,098 --> 00:20:00,132
It's like he-it's like
he was trying to rehearse
532
00:20:00,232 --> 00:20:01,600
his standing ovation.
533
00:20:01,667 --> 00:20:04,003
"Okay, first the legs,
and then you put the hands...
534
00:20:04,103 --> 00:20:06,505
Okay, I think I got it guys,
I'm ready, I'm ready."
535
00:20:06,605 --> 00:20:08,607
Look, man, there's
a simple rule in life:
536
00:20:08,674 --> 00:20:11,477
if you stand up in a speech
at the wrong time,
537
00:20:11,610 --> 00:20:13,846
you've just got to commit.
538
00:20:13,946 --> 00:20:16,649
All right? You stand up,
you clap, and then you
539
00:20:16,749 --> 00:20:18,617
walk out that building and
straight into the ocean.
540
00:20:18,651 --> 00:20:19,852
And you die like a man.
541
00:20:19,952 --> 00:20:21,954
And if you thought that was
really bad, then please,
542
00:20:22,054 --> 00:20:27,026
tell me what the hell
Nancy Pelosi was doing here:
543
00:20:27,126 --> 00:20:30,129
And our troops in Iraq have
faced-- and in Afghanistan,
544
00:20:30,229 --> 00:20:33,532
have faced many dangers. One,
being stationed at bases
545
00:20:33,632 --> 00:20:36,235
breathing in toxic
smoke from burn pits.
546
00:20:36,335 --> 00:20:38,637
[applause, cheers]
547
00:20:38,737 --> 00:20:40,706
Many of you have been there.
548
00:20:40,806 --> 00:20:44,543
I've been in and out of Iraq
and Afghanistan over 40 times.
549
00:20:44,643 --> 00:20:47,913
[laughter]
550
00:20:48,013 --> 00:20:49,415
Wha-What is that?
551
00:20:49,582 --> 00:20:50,950
What is that? Huh?
552
00:20:51,050 --> 00:20:53,853
Looks like someone found all
those pills Joe Biden ordered.
553
00:20:53,953 --> 00:20:55,187
"Ooh, shit!"
554
00:20:55,287 --> 00:20:57,957
Like, her face,
her hands, her body.
555
00:20:58,057 --> 00:20:59,892
Such a weird, like, giddiness.
556
00:20:59,992 --> 00:21:01,594
You know what it looks like?
It almost makes her look like
557
00:21:01,660 --> 00:21:04,830
a cartoon character that's
floating towards an apple pie.
558
00:21:04,930 --> 00:21:07,600
"Ooh, tasty!"
559
00:21:07,700 --> 00:21:09,235
And I-I can't get
over the hands.
560
00:21:09,335 --> 00:21:10,970
Like, just l-let it go.
561
00:21:11,070 --> 00:21:13,205
It-it looked like she was
playing rock, paper, scissors
562
00:21:13,305 --> 00:21:15,808
with herself and then somehow
just ended in a makeout sesh.
563
00:21:15,908 --> 00:21:18,744
"Oh, yeah, you like
that rocks, don't you?"
564
00:21:18,844 --> 00:21:20,246
So, that was basically the
State of the Union.
565
00:21:20,346 --> 00:21:22,214
That was it in a nutshell,
to be honest.
566
00:21:22,314 --> 00:21:23,682
I mean, according
to Joe Biden,
567
00:21:23,783 --> 00:21:26,952
inflation is bad, but he
will try to make it better.
568
00:21:27,052 --> 00:21:31,390
Drug prices are bad, but
he will try to make it better.
569
00:21:31,490 --> 00:21:36,262
And I don't know who "him" is,
but someone's coming to get him.
570
00:21:36,362 --> 00:21:40,132
And you know what?
That makes me...
571
00:21:40,232 --> 00:21:41,467
[laughter]
572
00:21:41,634 --> 00:21:43,235
Just me? Okay.
573
00:21:43,335 --> 00:21:44,737
All right,
when we come back,
574
00:21:44,837 --> 00:21:47,573
Stacey Abrams will be joining
me right here on the show.
575
00:21:47,673 --> 00:21:50,443
So don't go away.
576
00:21:50,543 --> 00:21:52,211
♪ ♪
577
00:22:24,876 --> 00:22:26,244
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
578
00:22:26,344 --> 00:22:27,545
My guest tonight
is voting rights activist
579
00:22:27,645 --> 00:22:29,547
and entrepreneur Stacey Abrams.
580
00:22:29,647 --> 00:22:31,516
She's here to talk
about her latest book
581
00:22:31,616 --> 00:22:35,186
and about running again
for governor of Georgia.
582
00:22:35,286 --> 00:22:37,255
Stacey Abrams,
welcome back to the show.
583
00:22:37,355 --> 00:22:38,489
Thanks for having me again.
584
00:22:38,589 --> 00:22:39,657
I don't even know
where to start,
585
00:22:39,757 --> 00:22:41,426
because every time I see you,
586
00:22:41,526 --> 00:22:43,594
I feel like you are doing
more and more things.
587
00:22:43,694 --> 00:22:45,430
-So, let's start with the book.
-Okay.
588
00:22:45,530 --> 00:22:48,266
Level Up.
Um, very few people can say
589
00:22:48,366 --> 00:22:50,635
that they have run for governor
and are also...
590
00:22:50,735 --> 00:22:52,703
Is it a three-times
New York Times best seller?
591
00:22:52,804 --> 00:22:54,772
-Four. Well...
-Four. Forgive...
592
00:22:54,872 --> 00:22:56,107
-I mean... Who's counting?
-It-It's...
593
00:22:56,207 --> 00:22:58,342
-Four times. (laughs)
-Yeah.
594
00:22:58,443 --> 00:23:00,111
-Four-times New York Times best
seller. -I-I have an abacus
595
00:23:00,211 --> 00:23:02,246
-in my... in my living room.
-I love that. I love that.
596
00:23:02,346 --> 00:23:04,515
Um... You-you, like...
597
00:23:04,615 --> 00:23:06,284
Here's-here's my first question,
maybe, is that, it's like...
598
00:23:06,384 --> 00:23:07,652
You do so well writing.
599
00:23:07,752 --> 00:23:10,221
-Why-why stress yourself
with politics? -(laughs)
600
00:23:10,321 --> 00:23:12,957
I love writing,
but I also love people,
601
00:23:13,057 --> 00:23:15,893
and people do better
when they have good leadership.
602
00:23:15,993 --> 00:23:18,896
People do really well when they
have leaders that like them.
603
00:23:18,996 --> 00:23:20,665
And, so,
I want to be one of those people
604
00:23:20,765 --> 00:23:22,867
who actually likes people
and wants to help them
605
00:23:22,967 --> 00:23:24,168
from the office of governor.
606
00:23:24,268 --> 00:23:25,970
-Ah, okay. People feel that.
-Yeah.
607
00:23:26,037 --> 00:23:28,773
NOAH: Level Up, a book about,
essentially, small businesses
608
00:23:28,873 --> 00:23:31,242
and-and how to grow them and
the challenges that you face.
609
00:23:31,342 --> 00:23:33,711
-You share the fact that you had
businesses that failed. -Yes.
610
00:23:33,811 --> 00:23:35,179
Most politicians
will always just be like,
611
00:23:35,279 --> 00:23:36,981
"No, that didn't fail.
I pivoted."
612
00:23:37,048 --> 00:23:38,349
-It's the pivot.
People love the pivot. -Yeah.
613
00:23:38,449 --> 00:23:40,151
One of the big things
you-you learn about
614
00:23:40,251 --> 00:23:43,254
when reading the book is-is just
how many small businesses fail.
615
00:23:43,354 --> 00:23:45,723
-Mm-hmm. -Now, I-I don't know
if I'm in the minority here,
616
00:23:45,823 --> 00:23:48,192
but I sometimes wonder if
there's too much of an obsession
617
00:23:48,292 --> 00:23:49,627
with starting your own business
in America.
618
00:23:49,727 --> 00:23:51,062
Like, it-it feels
like there's this thing.
619
00:23:51,162 --> 00:23:52,630
I don't know if it's attached
to the American dream,
620
00:23:52,730 --> 00:23:54,298
but it feels
like everyone is told,
621
00:23:54,398 --> 00:23:56,033
"You have to start
your own business."
622
00:23:56,134 --> 00:23:58,402
Is there a reason you chose
to start your own business
623
00:23:58,503 --> 00:24:00,404
and not to just work in a field
that was already...
624
00:24:00,505 --> 00:24:01,839
you know, a business
that already exists?
625
00:24:02,006 --> 00:24:03,841
Oh, I like paychecks.
They made me very happy.
626
00:24:04,008 --> 00:24:06,310
-(laughs)
-I was... Paychecks were...
627
00:24:06,411 --> 00:24:07,612
Stacey Abrams:
"I like paychecks."
628
00:24:07,712 --> 00:24:09,247
I like paychecks.
I was a tax attorney.
629
00:24:09,347 --> 00:24:11,115
And that was a nice paycheck,
630
00:24:11,215 --> 00:24:13,017
and then I began
what my mother has called
631
00:24:13,050 --> 00:24:14,819
my trajectory
of downward economic mobility
632
00:24:14,919 --> 00:24:16,120
when I left there
633
00:24:16,220 --> 00:24:19,390
and became deputy city attorney
for Atlanta.
634
00:24:19,490 --> 00:24:22,026
When I decided to run for
office, though, I couldn't...
635
00:24:22,059 --> 00:24:23,961
I didn't feel right
staying in my job
636
00:24:24,028 --> 00:24:25,630
as a lawyer for the city
637
00:24:25,730 --> 00:24:27,265
when I was running
for political office.
638
00:24:27,365 --> 00:24:30,802
And so I left. And I became what
I call a reluctant entrepreneur.
639
00:24:30,968 --> 00:24:33,070
I had to find a way
to pay for my mortgage
640
00:24:33,171 --> 00:24:34,372
since I was gonna leave my job.
641
00:24:34,472 --> 00:24:35,973
-Right. -And that's
when I started my business.
642
00:24:36,007 --> 00:24:37,842
And for a lot of people,
starting a small business
643
00:24:37,975 --> 00:24:40,078
isn't this Horatio Alger story.
644
00:24:40,178 --> 00:24:42,346
It's not because they all want
to be mini moguls.
645
00:24:42,447 --> 00:24:43,714
It's often circumstance.
646
00:24:43,815 --> 00:24:46,484
A mom who needs
to take care of her kids
647
00:24:46,584 --> 00:24:48,152
but also needs to make a living.
648
00:24:48,252 --> 00:24:49,787
And so she starts a-a business
in her--
649
00:24:49,887 --> 00:24:51,856
in her, you know, front--
in her, you know, kitchen.
650
00:24:51,989 --> 00:24:54,692
-Right. Yeah. -It's people
who need opportunities.
651
00:24:54,792 --> 00:24:56,527
And so my mission is to say,
652
00:24:56,627 --> 00:24:58,863
"Regardless of why you start
your small business,
653
00:24:58,996 --> 00:25:00,231
"here's what you need to know
about it.
654
00:25:00,331 --> 00:25:01,999
"Because these are the things
no one's gonna tell you.
655
00:25:02,066 --> 00:25:05,303
-Mm-hmm. -"Shark Tank is not
going to happen for most of us,
656
00:25:05,403 --> 00:25:07,672
-so here's what we need to do."
-(laughs)
657
00:25:07,772 --> 00:25:10,074
And that it's gonna be
difficult.
658
00:25:10,174 --> 00:25:11,676
Uh, in Georgia right now,
659
00:25:11,776 --> 00:25:15,012
99% of the businesses in Georgia
are small businesses.
660
00:25:15,113 --> 00:25:17,315
-Wow.
-49% of the employees
661
00:25:17,415 --> 00:25:19,183
are employed
by small businesses.
662
00:25:19,283 --> 00:25:21,119
And so if we don't understand
small businesses,
663
00:25:21,219 --> 00:25:22,587
we're in a lot of trouble.
664
00:25:22,687 --> 00:25:24,689
And if we don't do our work
to prop them up
665
00:25:24,789 --> 00:25:26,958
and to help them,
support them as they grow
666
00:25:26,991 --> 00:25:29,494
-and, more importantly,
help them scale... -Yeah.
667
00:25:29,594 --> 00:25:31,095
...then we're actually hurting
the very people
668
00:25:31,195 --> 00:25:32,530
we say we want to help
in our economy.
669
00:25:32,630 --> 00:25:35,399
If you were to become the,
uh, governor of Georgia--
670
00:25:35,500 --> 00:25:37,568
people are screaming as I say
that and cheering right now...
671
00:25:37,668 --> 00:25:39,036
-Well, thank you.
-If-if you were to become
672
00:25:39,137 --> 00:25:41,639
the governor of Georgia, wh-what
are some of the first steps
673
00:25:41,739 --> 00:25:44,308
you think you would take
to help small businesses?
674
00:25:44,409 --> 00:25:47,178
If you're saying 99% of them
are small businesses in Georgia,
675
00:25:47,278 --> 00:25:48,179
what-what do you think
could change?
676
00:25:48,279 --> 00:25:49,614
Where can government step in?
677
00:25:49,714 --> 00:25:51,549
And-and where should that, um,
678
00:25:51,649 --> 00:25:52,984
you know, sort of,
that marriage end
679
00:25:53,084 --> 00:25:54,986
between the government
helping a small business
680
00:25:55,086 --> 00:25:56,988
whilst also making
a business a business?
681
00:25:57,054 --> 00:25:59,690
First thing we need to do is
to expand Medicaid in Georgia.
682
00:25:59,791 --> 00:26:02,160
Which sounds like a completely
counterintuitive answer
683
00:26:02,260 --> 00:26:03,327
-to the question you asked.
-It does.
684
00:26:03,428 --> 00:26:05,263
But Geor-Georgia spends
685
00:26:05,363 --> 00:26:07,598
billions of dollars in what's
called uncompensated care.
686
00:26:07,698 --> 00:26:10,401
We pay for people
who can't afford health care.
687
00:26:10,501 --> 00:26:12,670
Part of that is the fact
that we have failed
688
00:26:12,770 --> 00:26:14,505
to take money
that belongs to Georgians
689
00:26:14,605 --> 00:26:16,107
and reinvest it in health care.
690
00:26:16,207 --> 00:26:19,177
But Medicaid expansion
in Georgia will create 66--
691
00:26:19,277 --> 00:26:20,845
or 60,000 new jobs.
692
00:26:21,012 --> 00:26:22,447
When you expand Medicaid,
693
00:26:22,547 --> 00:26:24,182
you create small businesses.
694
00:26:24,282 --> 00:26:27,118
And it's an infusion of capital
that comes from commerce,
695
00:26:27,218 --> 00:26:28,119
not from loans.
696
00:26:28,219 --> 00:26:29,620
Number two, we should sh--
697
00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:32,557
we should teach young people
how to start businesses.
698
00:26:32,657 --> 00:26:34,492
Even if they don't ever want
to start one of their own,
699
00:26:34,592 --> 00:26:36,127
-they should know
what it looks like. -Yeah.
700
00:26:36,227 --> 00:26:37,862
And then--
It makes them better employees.
701
00:26:37,962 --> 00:26:39,464
If you understand
how business works,
702
00:26:39,564 --> 00:26:42,266
then you understand why your
boss, who has two employees,
703
00:26:42,366 --> 00:26:45,336
-cannot pay you what your friend
at Coca-Cola makes. -Right.
704
00:26:45,436 --> 00:26:47,872
-Right, right. -And so it's-it's
creating that-that lexicon
705
00:26:47,972 --> 00:26:49,073
and that understanding.
706
00:26:49,173 --> 00:26:52,009
And the third
is encouraging financial systems
707
00:26:52,110 --> 00:26:54,412
to actually loan money
when you have to do that
708
00:26:54,512 --> 00:26:55,780
in communities
that don't have it.
709
00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,448
-Mm-hmm.
-After the great recession,
710
00:26:57,548 --> 00:26:59,450
Black communities
in particular lost banks,
711
00:26:59,550 --> 00:27:01,052
and they never came back.
712
00:27:01,152 --> 00:27:02,653
An so,
when the PPP loans came out--
713
00:27:02,754 --> 00:27:04,789
a good intention of government--
714
00:27:04,889 --> 00:27:07,658
the money went to places
that were not willing to lend
715
00:27:07,759 --> 00:27:09,427
-to the very communities
that needed it. -Right.
716
00:27:09,527 --> 00:27:11,662
And as governor,
I would pay attention to that.
717
00:27:11,763 --> 00:27:13,698
I would say,
"We need to use these small...
718
00:27:13,798 --> 00:27:15,633
"these Black-owned banks
or these Latino-owned banks,
719
00:27:15,733 --> 00:27:16,801
these community banks."
720
00:27:16,901 --> 00:27:18,369
We need to use those
as depositories
721
00:27:18,469 --> 00:27:20,371
so when money comes
the next time,
722
00:27:20,471 --> 00:27:23,541
there's someone in the community
who's ready to loan it.
723
00:27:23,641 --> 00:27:25,543
-Let's talk about politics...
-Yes.
724
00:27:25,643 --> 00:27:27,812
...which is everything
in America all the time.
725
00:27:27,945 --> 00:27:30,548
Um, you are running
for a seat that...
726
00:27:30,648 --> 00:27:32,250
in a state that has become,
I mean,
727
00:27:32,350 --> 00:27:35,987
one of the lightning rods
of American politics-- Georgia.
728
00:27:36,087 --> 00:27:38,322
What's interesting about
this race is the fact that
729
00:27:38,423 --> 00:27:40,691
Governor Kemp has put into place
multiple restrictions
730
00:27:40,792 --> 00:27:42,427
on how people can vote,
when people can vote.
731
00:27:42,527 --> 00:27:46,030
He's reduced the availability
of voting for people.
732
00:27:46,130 --> 00:27:47,398
Republicans will argue
the same thing.
733
00:27:47,498 --> 00:27:49,400
They will say,
"No, all we're trying to do
734
00:27:49,500 --> 00:27:52,170
"is shore up the vote,
even though we agree
735
00:27:52,270 --> 00:27:55,373
there has been
no widespread voter fraud."
736
00:27:55,473 --> 00:27:58,976
How do you begin tackling
an issue like this,
737
00:27:59,010 --> 00:28:03,214
where, A: you are running,
so you want to make it better
738
00:28:03,314 --> 00:28:05,316
for yourself, slash,
fair for everybody?
739
00:28:05,416 --> 00:28:07,652
But how do you...
how do you find that balance
740
00:28:07,752 --> 00:28:09,787
of saying to people,
"Listen, I'm trying to do this
741
00:28:09,887 --> 00:28:12,390
for everybody, and I know
that I hope I will benefit"?
742
00:28:12,490 --> 00:28:13,891
-But you get what I'm saying?
-Absolutely.
743
00:28:13,991 --> 00:28:15,226
There's that paradox
744
00:28:15,326 --> 00:28:17,128
of the messaging
that you're trying to get out.
745
00:28:17,228 --> 00:28:19,997
I reject the paradox.
Voting...
746
00:28:20,031 --> 00:28:22,366
The process of voting
is non-partisan.
747
00:28:22,467 --> 00:28:25,303
Everyone should have access
to the ability to vote.
748
00:28:25,403 --> 00:28:27,371
It should be easy to vote.
749
00:28:27,472 --> 00:28:28,806
It should be accessible.
750
00:28:28,940 --> 00:28:30,408
-There should be a freedom
to vote. -Mm-hmm.
751
00:28:30,508 --> 00:28:32,944
Any impediment to that is wrong.
752
00:28:32,977 --> 00:28:34,345
That's full stop.
753
00:28:34,445 --> 00:28:36,013
I don't care who you vote for.
754
00:28:36,114 --> 00:28:38,249
When I'm focusing
on the voting system,
755
00:28:38,349 --> 00:28:40,685
my focus should never be
on who you cast your ballot for.
756
00:28:40,785 --> 00:28:43,721
Voting itself,
the process is non-partisan.
757
00:28:43,821 --> 00:28:45,356
Now, when you get in there,
I'm going to do everything
758
00:28:45,456 --> 00:28:47,759
-in my power to convince you
I'm the person to pick. -Right.
759
00:28:47,859 --> 00:28:50,394
But the fight for the right
to vote is something
760
00:28:50,495 --> 00:28:52,430
that should cut across
every demographic,
761
00:28:52,530 --> 00:28:55,032
every ideology, every community.
762
00:28:55,133 --> 00:28:58,736
We are a stronger nation when
we allow people to participate.
763
00:28:58,836 --> 00:29:00,238
And if we ever doubted that,
764
00:29:00,338 --> 00:29:03,441
the war that Putin is waging
against Ukraine...
765
00:29:03,541 --> 00:29:04,809
President Zelensky said it.
766
00:29:04,976 --> 00:29:06,811
I'm going to paraphrase him
probably poorly.
767
00:29:06,978 --> 00:29:08,279
He said,
"This isn't a war on Ukraine.
768
00:29:08,379 --> 00:29:10,782
This is a war
on democracy in Ukraine."
769
00:29:10,882 --> 00:29:13,117
When we allow democracy
to be overtaken
770
00:29:13,217 --> 00:29:16,187
-by those who want to choose
who can be heard... -Mm-hmm.
771
00:29:16,287 --> 00:29:18,523
...and those choices
are not based on anything
772
00:29:18,623 --> 00:29:20,324
other than animus
or inconvenience,
773
00:29:20,425 --> 00:29:22,160
then that is wrong.
774
00:29:22,260 --> 00:29:24,395
My mission is to make certain
that everyone can cast a ballot,
775
00:29:24,495 --> 00:29:27,198
even people who don't like me--
especially those folks--
776
00:29:27,298 --> 00:29:29,500
they should be able
to go and cast their ballots.
777
00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:30,802
My job is to make sure
that more people
778
00:29:30,935 --> 00:29:33,404
who like me show up,
but that's campaigning.
779
00:29:33,504 --> 00:29:35,406
-That's not voting rights.
-Yeah.
780
00:29:35,506 --> 00:29:38,509
Um, before I let you go, I have
to talk to you about the mask.
781
00:29:38,609 --> 00:29:41,512
-Yes. -'Cause, I mean,
I was-was on social media,
782
00:29:41,612 --> 00:29:42,713
and then I see the picture
with your mask,
783
00:29:42,814 --> 00:29:44,382
then the picture gets deleted.
784
00:29:44,482 --> 00:29:46,084
Y... I... This is what
I found interesting.
785
00:29:46,184 --> 00:29:47,285
And maybe you-you'll correct me
if I'm wrong.
786
00:29:47,385 --> 00:29:49,954
It's like, it feels like,
with politicians,
787
00:29:49,987 --> 00:29:51,622
you have a team around you.
788
00:29:51,722 --> 00:29:53,191
Everyone's trying to figure out
how to solve a crisis
789
00:29:53,291 --> 00:29:54,559
or fix a problem.
790
00:29:54,659 --> 00:29:56,127
People say ridiculous things
like, Garcetti was like,
791
00:29:56,227 --> 00:29:58,463
"I hold my breath when I take
the picture." -I didn't.
792
00:29:58,563 --> 00:30:01,799
Y... And-and it creates
this weird, um, uh...
793
00:30:01,966 --> 00:30:04,869
it-it creates a situation
where people feel like
794
00:30:04,969 --> 00:30:06,604
leaders aren't following
the rules
795
00:30:06,704 --> 00:30:08,606
or people, you know,
are punished differently
796
00:30:08,706 --> 00:30:10,108
from leaders,
et cetera, et cetera.
797
00:30:10,208 --> 00:30:13,111
Why did you say, "Yeah,
I messed up, and that's that."
798
00:30:13,211 --> 00:30:15,713
And going forward,
do you think you'll be able
799
00:30:15,813 --> 00:30:17,248
to maintain that without
at the same time
800
00:30:17,348 --> 00:30:19,484
letting your enemies
use that as your,
801
00:30:19,584 --> 00:30:22,987
you know, like, "Don't vote for
Stacey Abrams. She messes up."
802
00:30:23,020 --> 00:30:25,156
My responsibility,
in that instance,
803
00:30:25,256 --> 00:30:27,692
if I created any appearance that
804
00:30:27,792 --> 00:30:31,629
I did not take children's lives
seriously, that's a mistake.
805
00:30:31,729 --> 00:30:34,132
But your job, fundamentally,
is to acknowledge
806
00:30:34,232 --> 00:30:36,467
when you make a mistake
and try to make it right.
807
00:30:36,567 --> 00:30:40,271
We have this nar-this narrative
that we have invincible leaders.
808
00:30:40,371 --> 00:30:42,240
That's just not true.
809
00:30:42,340 --> 00:30:44,509
What we have are humans
who want to do a job,
810
00:30:44,609 --> 00:30:47,412
and we have to hold them
accountable for the job they do
811
00:30:47,512 --> 00:30:49,547
-Mm-hmm. -but have to have grace
when they make mistakes
812
00:30:49,647 --> 00:30:51,716
and trust that their
intentions were right.
813
00:30:51,816 --> 00:30:53,184
But you can't trust
someone's intentions
814
00:30:53,284 --> 00:30:55,119
if they never
tell you what they were.
815
00:30:55,219 --> 00:30:57,288
Saying, "I'm sorry,"
saying, "I made a mistake,"
816
00:30:57,388 --> 00:30:58,956
is about being honest
about your intentions.
817
00:30:59,056 --> 00:31:01,125
I intended to do something.
I did not quite do it.
818
00:31:01,225 --> 00:31:03,060
So let me tell you about
the gap and let me tell you
819
00:31:03,161 --> 00:31:05,430
how I'm gonna make it
better the next time.
820
00:31:05,530 --> 00:31:07,965
I need to remember that
for the next time I mess up.
821
00:31:07,999 --> 00:31:09,467
I have a lot of practice.
I wrote a book about it.
822
00:31:09,567 --> 00:31:11,602
Yeah, I just-I'm just gonna
pivot. That's what I'm gonna do.
823
00:31:11,702 --> 00:31:14,138
All I think of when
I read this is "Level Up."
824
00:31:14,238 --> 00:31:15,840
It's the first, like,
book I can dance to
825
00:31:15,973 --> 00:31:17,041
-when I just read the title.
-Yes.
826
00:31:17,141 --> 00:31:18,376
♪ Level up, level up,
level up. ♪
827
00:31:18,476 --> 00:31:19,977
Stacey Abrams, thank you
for taking the time.
828
00:31:20,044 --> 00:31:22,113
-Thank you for joining us on the
show. -Thank you for having me.
829
00:31:22,213 --> 00:31:25,049
Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson's
book "Level Up"
830
00:31:25,149 --> 00:31:27,418
is available right now.
We're gonna take a quick break,
831
00:31:27,518 --> 00:31:29,554
but we'll be right back
after this.
832
00:31:31,389 --> 00:31:32,590
Well, that's our show
for tonight,
833
00:31:32,690 --> 00:31:34,692
but before we go: families
in Ukraine are fleeing
834
00:31:34,792 --> 00:31:37,896
violence and
urgently need emergency aid.
835
00:31:37,996 --> 00:31:40,732
CARE'S immediate crisis
response aims to reach
836
00:31:40,832 --> 00:31:43,468
four million people,
prioritizing women and girls,
837
00:31:43,568 --> 00:31:45,570
families, and the elderly.
838
00:31:45,670 --> 00:31:48,139
So, if you can,
please donate at the link below
839
00:31:48,239 --> 00:31:51,709
to rush urgently needed
water, food, hygiene kits,
840
00:31:51,809 --> 00:31:54,712
and ongoing support in Ukraine.
841
00:31:54,812 --> 00:31:57,882
Until tomorrow, stay safe
out there, get your vaccine,
842
00:31:57,982 --> 00:32:00,385
and remember:
if you miss baseball,
843
00:32:00,485 --> 00:32:03,321
don't forget all the Little
League games in your community
844
00:32:03,421 --> 00:32:06,257
that you can
go to and get drunk there.
845
00:32:06,357 --> 00:32:08,826
Now, here it is,
Your Moment of Zen.
846
00:32:08,927 --> 00:32:13,298
What do you think the President
meant at the end of his speech
847
00:32:13,398 --> 00:32:16,367
when he said,
"Go get him"?
848
00:32:16,467 --> 00:32:17,769
CALLER: I believe that he was
849
00:32:17,869 --> 00:32:19,938
speaking to the
Ukrainian people.
850
00:32:20,038 --> 00:32:22,707
We're not quite sure what he
means. I think he's talking
851
00:32:22,807 --> 00:32:25,243
about Vladimir Putin
and the bad guys over there.
852
00:32:25,343 --> 00:32:28,146
He emphasized the "H," But
if I was a betting woman,
853
00:32:28,246 --> 00:32:30,582
I would say he meant to say,
"Go get 'em!"
854
00:32:30,682 --> 00:32:33,651
MAN: "Go get 'em. It's a Rust
Belt Irish Catholic kind of
855
00:32:33,751 --> 00:32:34,919
way of saying,
'Give 'em hell!'"
856
00:32:35,019 --> 00:32:37,021
Does he want Congress to
"Go get him?"
857
00:32:37,121 --> 00:32:39,357
Does he want the people
watching to go get him?
858
00:32:39,457 --> 00:32:42,460
Who was he talking about?
I still don't know.
859
00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:44,562
MAN: Well, I-I don't know what
he means by, "Go get him."
860
00:32:44,662 --> 00:32:45,863
-We didn't either. Nobody knew
-Yeah, we didn't know.
861
00:32:45,964 --> 00:32:48,066
-what he meant. -NEWSMAN: Who is
"him?" That's right.
862
00:32:48,166 --> 00:32:49,601
P-Peter, get to
the bottom of that, will ya?
863
00:32:49,701 --> 00:32:53,371
I'm just going to start shouting
and see who, see who answers.
864
00:32:53,471 --> 00:32:57,609
-(laughter) -Okay, well,
you're-- You're famous for that.