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THE PRICE OF GAS MIGHT BE
HITTING YOU HARD, BUT KRISPY
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KREME WANTS TO SWEETEN THINGS
UP A LITTLE.
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FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS, THE
CHAIN WILL SELL A DOZEN GLAZED
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DONUTS FOR THE SAME PRICE AS A
GALLON OF CASE.
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KRISPY KREME WILL USE THE
NATIONAL AVERAGE GAS PRICE FROM
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THE PREVIOUS MONDAY TO DETERMINE
THE PRICE.
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>> AT KRISPY KREME, WE BELIEVE
THAT YOU LOVE OUR DONUTS SO MUCH
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THAT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO
TO STOP YOU FROM EATING THEM.
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SO TO TEST THAT THEORY, WE
DECIDED TO ASSOCIATE OUR DONUTS
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WITH SOMETHING AS UNPOPULAR AS
THE CURRENT RECORD GAS PRICES.
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AND YOU'RE STILL EATING THEM!
JUST LIKE WE THOUGHT.
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SOUND A BIT COCKY?
WELL HOW ABOUT THIS: FOR THE
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NEXT THREE MONTHS, WE'RE PEGGING
THE PRICE OF A DOZEN CHOCOLATE
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CREAM CRULLERS TO THE NUMBER OF
SPECIES GOING EXTINCT DUE TO
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GLOBAL WARMING.
STILL WANT OUR DONUTS?
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WE THOUGHT SO, BECAUSE THE WORSE
THE WORLD GETS, THE MORE AMERICA
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CRAVES OUR FRIED DOUGH.
KRISPY KREME: WE'VE GOT YOU BY
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THE NUTS.
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>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE
SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
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TONIGHT:
PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES:
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MOLLY SHANNON
AND REPRESENTATIVE CORI BUSH
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FEATURING JON BATISTE AND STAY
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HUMAN.
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AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE
ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK
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CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: THIS ONE'S FOR
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YOU, TRAVIS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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BANG, RIGHT THERE.
HEY.
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HI, YOU!
OH, COME ON!
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PLEASE HAVE A SEAT, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELCOME, ONE AND ALL, IN HERE
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OUT THERE, TO "THE LATE SHOW."
I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
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( APPLAUSE )
PEOPLE WATCH THIS SHOW, BUT I
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KNOW, FIRST AND FOREMOST, YOU
COME FOR OUR ROCK-BOTTOM PRICES.
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R
( LAUGHTER )
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IS 100% FREE!
AS LONG AS YOU KEEP BUYING
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WHATEVER OUR ADVERTISERS ARE
SELLING.
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( LAUGHTER )
THAT STUFF IS GETTING PRICIER,
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BECAUSE THE NEW INFLATION
NUMBERS CAME OUT TODAY, AND
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PRICES HAVE JUMPED A WHOPPING
8.5% SINCE LAST MARCH.
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8.5%!
THAT MEANS NO MORE SPLURGING AT
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THE GROCERY STORE.
INSTEAD OF MILWAUKEE'S BEST,
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IT'LL HAVE TO BE,
WAUKESHA'S EHHH?
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( LAUGHTER )
THAT MUCH WORSE.
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( APPLAUSE )
EHHH.
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HOW BAD IS THIS?
THESE INFLATION RATES ARE THE
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HIGHEST SINCE 1981.
AND KEEP IN MIND, BACK IN 1981,
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THINGS WERE SO EXPENSIVE, YOUR
CEREAL BOWLTO DOUBLE AS YOUR HAT
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( LAUGHTER )
YOU HAD TO CRACK WHAT WHIP.
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YOU HAD TO WHIP INFLATION NOW.
YOU HAD TO WHIP IT GOOD.
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OVERALL, THE ITEMS HIT HARDEST
BY RISING PRICES ARE FOOD,
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SHELTER, AND GASOLINE.
SO YOU SHOULDN'T, AFFECTED AS
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LONG AS YOU DON'T EAT ANYTHING,
BE ANYWHERE, OR GO ANYPLACE.
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NOW TODAY-- WAS THIS JUST TODAY?
JUST TODAY.
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DOWN IN WASHINGTON, IN AN EFFORT
TO REDUCE GAS PRICES, PRESIDENT
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BIDEN ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL BE
ALLOWING GASOLINE THAT USES A
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15% ETHANOL BLEND.
OOH, A BLEND.
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IT SOUNDS SO SOPHISTICATED.
>> UMM, I'M GETTING NOTES OF
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IOWA CORN.
SOME OAKY HYDROCARBONS.
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OH, THIS IS REALLY FRACKING MY
TASTE BUDS.
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IS THIS FROM NORTH DAKOTA?"
THIS BLEND IS CALLED E15 AND,
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BECAUSE IT REQUIRES LESS CRUDE
OIL, IT CAN COST 10 CENTS PER
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GALLON LESS ON AVERAGE.
OKAY, SO THAT'S...
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WHAT WAS THAT, 10% LESS?
TAKEN% THAT'S 15... THAT'S 59%
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BLEND.
SAVES 10 CENTS PER GALLON...
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16 GALLONS IN A TANK OF GAS...
AVERAGE NATIONAL PRICE OF...
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THAT COMES OUT TO...
YEAH, STILL NOT ENOUGH TO SAVE
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THE DEMOCRATS IN THE MIDTERMS.
( APPLAUSE )
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THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD.
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IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD.
NOT LOOKING GOOD.
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MOVING ON TO COVID.
IT'S KUND OF A WEIRD TIME FOR
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COVID.
THE NATIONAL INFECTION RATE IS
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TICKING UP, BUT WE DON'T KNOW BY
HOW MUCH BECAUSE OF ALL THE
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AT-HOME TESTS.
STILL, SOME AREAS ARE TAKING
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ACTION.
LIKE YESTERDAY, WHEN
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PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCED IT IS
REINSTATING ITS MASK MANDATE.
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BECAUSE IT'S PHILLY, PEOPLE CAN
CHOOSE BETWEEN SURGICAL MASKS,
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KN95s, OR FULL GRITTY HEADS.
( LAUGHTER )
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TO ASK PEOPLE TO PUT MASKS BACK
ON AFTER THEY'VE HAD A TASTE OF
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FACE FREEDOM, AS CNN'S ELIZABETH
COHEN EXPLAINED:
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>> IN GENERAL, I THINK IT'S
GOING TO BE HAVE, VERY DIFFICULT
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TO GET PEOPLE TO OBEY MASK
MANDATES AGAIN.
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TO JUST SAY, "HEY, WHENEVER
YOU'RE IN A RESTAURANT OR
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A STORE OR WHEREVER, WEAR A
MASK."
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I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE VERY
DIFFICULT TO DO.
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>> Stephen: I AGREE.
IT'S ALREADY DIFFICULT ENOUGH
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JUST TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
PHILADELPHIANS ARE SAYING:
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>> I DIDN'T HAVE NO PRIME.
I DIDN'T HAVE NOTHIN'!
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LEG'S ARE GOIN', EVERYTHING IS
GOIN'.
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NOBODY'S GETTIN' NO NOTHIN'.
GUY COMES UP, OFFERS ME A FIGHT.
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BIG DEAL.
WANNA FIGHT THE FIGHT?
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YEAH, I'LL FIGHT THE BIG FIGHT.
( LAUGHTER )
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>> Stephen: I'M NOT ENTIRELY
SURE.
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I'M NOT...
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I'M PRETTY SURE HE WAS ORDERING
A SALAD.
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"DRESSING ON THE SIDE!"
THE MANDATE WILL GO INTO EFFECT
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THIS COMING MONDAY, IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE A ONE-WEEK EDUCATION
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PERIOD FOR BUSINESSES.
THE MANDATE'S ONLY BEEN OVER FOR
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A MONTH!
HOW MUCH RELEARNING IS THERE
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TO DO?
IT'S NOT LIKE EVERY CHRISTMAS I
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GO, "WHY IS THERE A TREE
IN OUR HOUSE?
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WHO PUT THIS LAUNDRY ON THE
MANTEL PIECE!
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GET OUR CHILD OFF THAT OLD MAN'S
LAP!
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ARE YOU CRAZY!"
OVER IN UKRAINE, WE ARE IN WEEK
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SEVEN OF RUSSIA'S SUPPOSEDLY
THREE-DAY INVASION.
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THE SANCTIONS HAVE HAD A BRUTAL
EFFECT ON THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY,
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SO RUSSIA WANTS TO GET US BACK.
LAST NIGHT, OUR INTELLIGENCE
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AGENCIES WARNED THAT PUTIN MAY
INCREASE EFFORTS TO INTERFERE
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WITH U.S. ELECTIONS.
AND JUST LISTEN TO THIS
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KREMLIN-CONNECTED PUNDIT SAY IT
BALDLY ON PUTIN'S RUSSIAN STATE
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TV:
>> (translated):
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IT IS TIME FOR US, FOR OUR
PEOPLE, TO CALL ON THE PEOPLE OF
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THE UNITED STATES TO CHANGE THE
REGIME IN THE U.S. EARLY AND TO
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AGAIN HELP OUR PARTNER TRUMP TO
BECOME PRESIDENT.
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>> Stephen: "AGAIN HELP"?
THEY'RE NOT EVEN PRETENDING
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ANYMORE.
RUSSIA'S INFLUENCE ON THE FORMER
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PRESIDENT'S CAMPAIGN IS GOING TO
BE OUT IN THE OPEN THIS TIME.
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THAT'S WHY IN 2024 HE'S ALREADY
SAID HE WILL BE REPLACING MIKE
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PENCE.
HIS NEW RUNNING MATE?
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IS POTATO.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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IT'S LIKE A "WHERE'S WALDO?"
GOTTA SAY, THE POTATO HAS MORE
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CHARISMA THAN MIKE PENCE.
BUT AT LEAST PUTIN HAS MOVED ON
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TO THE NEXT ELECTION, UNLIKE
DISGRACED ATTORNEY AND RESTHOME
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GIGOLO, JOHN EASTMAN.
EASTMAN IS THE FORMER
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PRESIDENT'S FORMER LAWYER, WHO
HATCHED THE BRILLIANT PLOT TO
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HAVE MIKE PENCE OVERTURN THE
2020 ELECTION, AND HIS ELECTION
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CRIMES HAVE DRAWN THE JAN 6th
COMMITTEE'S ATTENTION.
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THEY'VE ALREADY GOTTEN HIS
DOCUMENTS AND EMAILS FROM HIM,
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BUT HE'S NOT BACKING DOWN.
IN FACT, WE JUST LEARNED THAT
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EASTMAN IS STILL PUSHING TO
DECERTIFY THE 2020 ELECTION.
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THAT'S RIGHT, THE ELECTION
THAT'S BEEN OVER FOR A YEAR AND
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A HALF, AND THAT BIDEN WON.
TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE,
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WHEN THE ELECTION WAS DECIDED,
J-LO WAS ENGAGED TO A DIFFERENT
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GUY!
( LAUGHTER )
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OKAY?
SHE WAS-- THIS IS...
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SHE WAS-- SHE WAS ENGAGED TO
ALEX RODRIGUEZ.
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FORGET BENNIFER, SHE WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE MRS. A-ROD!
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I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL
HIM.
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THEY CALL HIM A-ROD, RIGHT?
>> Jon: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
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THAT.
>> Stephen: NO?
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I THINK THAT'S HOW THEY
PRONOUNCE IT.
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HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED.
ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, EASTMAN
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TOOK A TRIP TO WISCONSIN AND
URGED REPUBLICAN WISCONSIN
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ASSEMBLY SPEAKER, ROBIN VOSS, TO
NULLIFY THE 2020 ELECTION--
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SPECIFICALLY, TO START
"RECLAIMING THE ELECTORS" AND
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MOVE FORWARD WITH EITHER HAVING
A NEW SLATE OF ELECTORS SEATED
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THAT WOULD DECLARE SOMEONE ELSE
THE WINNER, OR A DO-OVER.
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A DO-OVER?
OUR EX-PRESIDENT ISN'T ALLOWED A
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DO-OVER JUST BECAUSE HE DIDN'T
LIKE THE RESULT THE FIRST TIME.
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THAT'S HOW YOU GET AN ERIC.
( LAUGHTER )
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IT'S DANGEROUS.
IT'S-- IT'S JUST-- SEE.
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THERE YOU GO.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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DANGEROUS.
ONE PROBLEM WITH EASTMAN'S
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PLAN-- ALL OF IT.
HE'S TRYING TO RELITIGATE THE
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2020 ELECTION, WHICH LEGAL
EXPERTS SAY IS IMPOSSIBLE.
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ONLY IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN
YOURSELF!
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THAT'S WHY I'LL NEVER THROW AWAY
MY "MONDALE '84" SIGNS.
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FRITZ ONLY HAS TO OVERTURN 49
STATES.
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YOU'RE GOING DOWN, REAGAN.
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
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REAGAN GOING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN,
DOWN.
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RONNY'S GOING DOWN.
GOTTA BELIEVE!
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( LAUGHTER )
AMERICA IS FULL OF RADICALS WHO
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SOW CHAOS AND DISTRUST IN OUR
ELECTIONS.
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CASE IN POINT: GEORGIA
REPRESENTATIVE AND STAR OF
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"HONEY I SHRUNK THE
ANTI-SEMITE," MARJORIE TAYLOR
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GREENE.
AS I SAID, EASTMAN IS IN THE
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CROSSHAIRS OF THE JANUARY 6
COMMITTEE, AND GREENE BELIEVES
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IT'S TIME THEY JUST GET OVER IT,
AS SHE SAID THIS WEEKEND:
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>> THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE FED
UP WITH THIS OVER-DRAMATIZATION
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OF A RIOT THAT HAPPENED HERE AT
THE CAPITOL ONE TIME.
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( LAUGHTER )
BUT THAT ONE TIME WAS PRETTY
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BAD.
( AS CANNIBAL )
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I'VE MET, I EAT ONE OF THEM,
AND SUDDENLY I'M
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'CARL THE CANNIBAL,' AND 'A
PERSON OF INTEREST IN AN
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ONGOING INVESTIGATION'?
PASS THE KETCHUP AND GET OUT.
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I WANNA FINISH MY...
CHICKEN FINGERS."
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I GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING.
THERE'S MAJOR NEWS NEWS.
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BECAUSE LAST NIGHT RAICHO-- I
CALL HER RAICH-O--
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RACHEL MADDOW RETURNED TO HER
SHOW AFTER TWO MONTHS OFF AND
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MADE THIS STARTLING
ANNOUNCEMENT:
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>> I WILL BE HERE THIS MONTH,
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHTS,
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AND THEN STARTING NEXT MONTH,
STARTING IN MAY, I'M GONNA BE
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HERE WEEKLY.
I'M GONNA BE HERE ON MONDAY
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NIGHTS.
AND WE WILL NEVER SPEAK OF IT
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AGAIN.
>> Stephen: OH, YES, WE WILL
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( LAUGHTER )
FANS' HEARTS.
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DON'T LEAVE US WITH LAWRENCE
O'DONNELL!
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HE HAS DEAD EYES LIKE A DOLL!
( LAUGHTER )
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RACHEL-- RACHEL WAS--
( APPLAUSE )
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HE'S A LOVELY FELLOW.
RACHEL CUTTING BACK TO ONE NIGHT
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A WEEK RAISES AN IMPORTANT
QUESTION: CAN YOU DO THAT?
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( LAUGHTER )
THAT?
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I'VE BEEN DOING A NIGHTLY SHOW
FOR 17 YEARS.
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I'M AGING FASTER THAN A BUCKET
OF UNREFRIGERATED SHRIMP.
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( LAUGHTER )
WEEK IN ORDER TO WORK ON OTHER
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PROJECTS, LIKE PODCASTS AND
POTENTIAL TV DRAMAS.
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TV DRAMAS?
I GUESS IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF
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TIME BEFORE WE GET "RACHEL IN
PARIS."
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( LAUGHTER )
TONIGHT.
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MY GUESTS ARE MOLLY SHANNON AND
CONGRESSWOMAN CORI BUSH.
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BUT WHEN WE COME BACK,
"MEANWHILE"!
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JOIN US.
♪ ♪ ♪
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STAY HUMAN, RIGHT OVER THERE, MY
FRIENDS.
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WE'RE THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE IN THE
WORLD.
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( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: JON, WE'VE GOT--
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( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: JON, WE'VE GOT--
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COMING UP HERE ON THE SHOW
TONIGHT-- THANKS, EVERYBODY.
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JON, I'M LOOKING RIGHT HERE, WE
HAVE TWO WONDERFUL GUESTS
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TONIGHT, TWO JUST ASTOUNDING
WOMEN ON THE SHOW TONIGHT.
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REPRESENTATIVE CORI BUSH FROM MI
IS HERE TONIGHT.
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FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN
EVER ELECTED TO CONGRESS FROM
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MISSOURI, HARD TO BELIEVE JUST
LAST YEAR, INCREDIBLY DYNAMIC
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PERSON, HAS AN INCREDIBLE LIFE
STORY.
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AND MOLLY SHANNON IS HERE
TONIGHT WITH A--
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( APPLAUSE )
>> Jon: YES.
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>> Stephen: JUST A BEAUTIFUL
MEMOIR.
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HILARIOUS PERSON, HEARTFELT
MEMOIR.
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SPEAKING OF HEARTFELT
EXPERIENCES, PEOPLE IN NEW YORK
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HERE, PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE CAN
TELL YOU, A LITTLE SHAKEN TODAY
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BECAUSE OF THE EVENTS THAT
HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN, ABSOLUTELY
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HORRIBLE SCENE OF A SHOOTING ON
A TRAIN IN BROOKLYN THIS
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MORNING.
A MAN GOT ONTO THE TRAIN,
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THROUGH AN IMPROVISED SORT OF
SMOKE BOMB DEVICE, AND STARTED
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SHOOTING PEOPLE ON THE TRAIN.
29 PEOPLE HAVE INJURIES.
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10 PEOPLE WERE SHOT.
FIVE PEOPLE ARE IN CRITICAL BUT
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STABLE POSITION.
SO FAR, THANKFULLY, THERE HAVE
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BEEN NO FATALITIES.
BUT IT'S STILL-- IT'S SUCH A
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TROUBLING AND SUCH A HORRIFYING
NEWS TO HEAR.
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AND THE PERSON IS STILL AT
LARGE.
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NO ONE KNOW WHERE'S THIS PERSON
IS.
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YOU LIVE IN BROOKLYN.
DID-- WERE YOU ANYWHERE NEAR
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THIS?
DID THIS AFFECT YOU COMING IN
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TODAY?
>> Jon: NO, I WASN'T NEAR
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THIS, BUT I HEARD ABOUT IT, AND
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
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STUFF LIKE THIS HAPPENS IN THE
WORLD, WE HAVE EVIL.
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IT'S REAL.
BUT WE'VE GOT TO STAY STRONG.
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WE'VE GOT TO BE POSITIVE, AND
HOPEFULLY, NO ONE IS LOST IN
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THIS.
BUT HOLD THE ONES YOU LOVE CLOSE
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BECAUSE IN TIMES LIKE THIS, YOU
NEVER KNOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN
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THE NEXT MINUTE.
>> Stephen: IT'S TRUE.
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BUT IF THERE'S A CITY THAT CAN
TAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND
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MOVE AHEAD WITH STRENGTH, IT'S
THIS CITY, THE GREATEST CITY IN
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THE WORLD.
>> Jon: THAT'S RIGHT.
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NEW YORK CITY,s NEW YORK.
>> Stephen: THAT'S RIGHT.
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NOTHING REALLY TO BE SAID.
( APPLAUSE )
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SAID OTHER THAN OUR THOUGHTS AND
OUR SINCERE PRAYERS GO OUT TO
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EVERYONE WHO IS AFFECTED BY THIS
IN BROOKLYN TODAY, ALL THOSE WHO
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WERE WOUNDED AND THEIR FAMILIES,
AND TO SAY WE LOVE YOU, NEW
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YORK.
STAY STRONG.
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BE BRAVE, YOU BEAUTIFUL CITY.
( APPLAUSE )
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>> Stephen: FOLKS, I SPEND MOST
OF MY TIME, RIGHT OVER THERE,
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CAREFULLY COMBING THE NEWS
LANDSCAPE AND HARVESTING THE
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FINEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL STORY
PIGMENTS LIKE MALACHITE,
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AZURITE, AND CINNABAR, WHICH I
SLOWLY GRIND UNDER A GLASS
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OF MULLER WITH ONLY THE MOST
TOPICAL LINSEED OIL, WORKING
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THEM INTO SMOOTH, BUTTERY
VERMILLIONS, VERDIGRIS, AND NEW
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GAMBOGES, WHICH I THEN APPLY TO
A GRISAILLE PREPARED ON A CANVAS
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OF FLAX, TOW, AND JUTE, SLOWLY
WORKING UP THE SHADOW
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SHAPES AND MAJOR MASSES, THEN
DELICATELY RENDERING THE
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INTERPLAY OF LIGHT AND FORM,
BEFORE APPLYING A FINE DAMMAR
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AND MASTIC VARNISH TO UNVEIL FOR
YOU THE GLORIOUS REMBRANDT
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PORTRAIT OF THE DAY'S EVENTS
THAT IS MY NIGHTLY MONOLOGUE.
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BUT SOMETIMES--
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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I'M SHAKEN AWAKE INSIDE THE
DARKENED TRUNK OF A BULGARIAN
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MOBSTER'S VOLVO 940, I QUIETLY
RELEASE THE SAFETY CATCH AND
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TUMBLE TO THE SIDE OF A DIRT
ROAD, BREAKING BOTH CLAVICLES,
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WHICH I DO NOT FEEL BECAUSE OF
ALL THE ANGEL DUST.
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I STAGGER INTO AN ABANDONED
TANNERY WHERE I BEFRIEND AN OWL
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WHO TELLS ME TO I HAVE TO LET
HIM SPEAK THROUGH ME OR HE'LL
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MURDER THE CLOUDS.
AND AT HIS DIRECTION, I MIX THE
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FUN DIP I FOUND IN MY POCKET
WITH FISTFULS OF HEXAVALENT
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CHROMIUM I SCOOP FROM THE
DISUSED TANNING PITS, THEN HURL
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IT AT THE SIDE OF A NEARBY
DEFUNCT DAIRY QUEEN IN A FUGUE
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STATE OF LASHING OUT AT LIGHT
AND COLOR, TO UNLEASH FOR YOU
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THE ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST
SPLATTER FRESCO OF NEWS THAT IS
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MY SEGMENT:
MEANWHILE!
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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
DAY IS WHAT IT IS.
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MEANWHILE, IN SEATTLE, THE
ICONIC SPACE NEEDLE IS TURNING
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60 AND IS HOLDING A CONTEST TO
COMMEMORATE IT.
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THE WINNERS WILL GET TO HELP
REPAINT THE SPACE NEEDLE ROOF.
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OR YOU COULD NOT ENTER AND WIN
AN EVEN MORE EXCITING PRIZE:
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NOT PAINTING THE SPACE NEEDLE
ROOF.
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( LAUGHTER )
THOSE WHO MISS THE GOLDEN
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JET-SET AGE OF AIR TRAVEL,
BECAUSE "YOUR NEXT AMERICAN
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AIRLINES FLIGHT COULD BE
ON A BUS."
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THE NEW SERVICE STARTS JUNE 3,
WHEN AMERICAN AIRLINES BUSES
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WILL PROVIDE TRAVELERS WITH
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN AIRPORTS.
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AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT
IT'S LIKE TO TAKE A BUS FROM ONE
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AIRPORT TO ANOTHER, FLY SPIRIT.
( LAUGHTER )
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MEANWHILE, IN FROLICKING WITH
OTTERS NEWS, A "RANCH RESORT IN
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TEXAS IS OFFERING GUESTS THE
CHANCE TO SWIM WITH OTTERS IN A
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HOT TUB."
FOR JUST $300, GUESTS AT BLUE
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HILLS RANCH OUTSIDE OF WACO CAN
HOP IN A HEATED HOT TUB FOR
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NEARLY AN HOUR WITH TWO OTTERS.
IT'S ONLY $300 FOR THE HUMANS,
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BUT THERE'S A MUCH HIGHER
PSYCHOLOGICAL PRICE FOR THE
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OTTERS WHO HAVE TO SPEND 45
MINUTES IN THE SAME WATER WHERE
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THEY JUST WATCHED THE PREVIOUS
COUPLE DOIN' IT.
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( LAUGHTER )
DESPERATE FOR I.P., THERE'S A
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"SPIRIT HALLOWEEN" STORE FILM IN
THE WORKS.
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THE MOVIE IS ABOUT HOW, A MONTH
EARLIER, THIS MOVIE WAS A
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LADY FOOT LOCKER.
( LAUGHTER )
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SOLUTION NEWS, A MAN SHOVED A
FOUR-POUND DUMBBELL IN HIS ANUS.
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SOLUTION NEWS, A MAN SHOVED A
FOUR-POUND DUMBBELL IN HIS ANUS.
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( APPLAUSE )
YOU GOTTA LIFT WITH YOUR KNEES.
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WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MOLLY
SHANNON.
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WELCOME BACK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME
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BACK TO THE SHOW.
MY FIRST GUEST IS AN ACTRESS YOU
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KNOW FROM "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE,"
"THE OTHER TWO," AND "THE WHITE
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LOTUS."
SHE HAS NOW WRITTEN A NEW
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MEMOIR, "HELLO, MOLLY!"
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
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SHOW," MOLLY SHANNON!
♪ ♪ ♪
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( APPLAUSE )
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
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IT'S LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
>> OH, MY GOSH, STEPHEN.
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IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: AND IT IS QUITE AN
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ACHIEVEMENT.
YOU HAVE A NEW MEMOIR HERE
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CALLED "HELLO, MOLLY!," WHICH IS
JUST GETTING EXTRAORDINARY
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WONDERFUL NOTICES.
>> THANK YOU.
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>> Stephen: IT'S EXTREMELY
FUNNY, AND IT'S ALSO-- AND WHAT
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IS SO SURPRISING TO SO MANY
PEOPLE, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
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TESTAMENT TO RESILIENCY.
>> YEAH.
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>> Stephen: IF YOU DON'T MIND
ME SAYING HOW IT OPENS.
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>> YES.
>> Stephen: IT OPENS WITH A
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CAR CRASH WHEN YOU WERE FOUR
YEARS OLD THAT KILLED YOUR
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MOTHER, YOUR YOUNGER SISTER, AND
YOUR COUSIN.
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>> UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: AS YOU GO TO WRITE
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YOUR MEMOIR, HOW DIFFICULT IS
THAT DECISION TO LEAD WITH THAT
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PART OF YOUR PERSONAL HISTORY?
>> THAT WAS REALLY HARD.
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BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S SUCH
A BIG PART OF MY STORY BECAUSE,
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YOU KNOW, SUDDENLY THE RUG IS
JUST PULLED OUT FROM UNDER ME.
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AND MY WHOLE LIFE CHANGED IN A
SPLIT SECOND.
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SO IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY
STORY.
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AND SO IT KIND OF FELT LIKE,
LET'S JUST SAY IT, AND THEN WE
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CAN, LIKE, MOVE ON.
AND EVEN WRITING IT FELT THAT
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WAY.
I FELT LIKE, ONCE I WAS FINISHED
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WRITING THAT CHAPTER, I FELT
LIKE I COULD TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
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IT WAS REALLY HARD TO WRITE IT
ALL OUT, BUT I WANTED TO GET IT
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RIGHT.
AND, YOU KNOW, I DEEPLY LOVED
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AND ADMIRED MY FATHER, SO I
REALLY WANTED TO, YOU KNOW,
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HANDLE THAT ALL CORRECTLY.
AND IT WAS LIKE DOING SURGERY,
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KIND OF.
>> Stephen: WELL, AS YOU SAY,
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YOU WANT TO GET IT OUT AND MOVE
ON.
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WITH THOSE TYPE OF TRAUMATIC
EXPERIENCES FROM CHILDHOOD, IT'S
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HARD TO MOVE ON.
>> YES.
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>> Stephen: AND WHAT DO YOU--
WHAT PART OF THAT EXPERIENCE,
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LIKE, LIVES WITH YOU TO THIS
DAY?
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I DON'T MEAN THE ACTUAL MOMENT.
>> UH-HUH.
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>> Stephen: BUT CAN YOU EVEN
CONCEIVE, CAN YOU EVEN POSSIBLY
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CATEGORIZE THE WAY THAT FORMED
YOU WHO YOU ARE?
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>> CAN I CATEGORIZE?
YES, I OFTEN THINK-- SOME PEOPLE
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HAVE ASKED ME, "DO YOU THINK IF
THAT HADN'T HAPPENED, IF YOU
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HADN'T LOST YOUR MOM WHEN YOU
WERE LITTLE AND YOUR SISTER, YOU
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STILL WOULD HAVE GONE INTO SHOW
BUSINESS?"
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AND I THINK, I DON'T KNOW IF I
WOULD HAVE.
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AND I CAN'T-- I HAVE TO SAY,
ALSO, THAT IT'S INTERESTING THAT
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WE BOTH HAD LOSS OF A PARENT AS
KIDS.
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I KNOW YOU LOST YOUR DAD WHEN
YOU WERE --
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>> Stephen: AND SIBLINGS.
>> AND TWO BROTHERS, PETER AND
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PAUL.
MY LITTLE SISTER WAS NAMED
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KATIE, AND MY MARY SURVIVED,
THANK GOD.
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BUT I WAS GOING TO SAY-- I THINK
WHEN YOU KNOW SOMEBODY ELSE WHO
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HAS LOST A PARENT AS A KID, I
READ EVERYTHING YOU WRITE ABOUT
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IT, BECAUSE I RELATE TO
EVERYTHING.
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YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
AND I KNOW I'VE READ EVERYTHING
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ABOUT YOU, WHERE YOU SAID YOU
WANTED TO MAKE YOUR MOTHER LAUGH
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AND CHEER HER UP AND STUFF LIKE
THAT.
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>> Stephen: SURE.
>> RIGHT.
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>> Stephen: YEAH.
> I RELATE TO ALL THAT STUFF,
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TOO.
AND IN SOME WAYS I WANTED TO,
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LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE MY DAD
WAS OKAY.
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MY DAD WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN
WRITING AND PERFORMING.
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WE USED TO DO ACTING EXERCISES
IN THE HOUSE.
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SO I KIND OF ALSO DID THAT FOR
HIM, TOO, BECAUSE IT MADE HIM SO
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HAPPY, LIKE GETTING INTO SHOW
BIZ.
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>> Stephen: SURE.
>> YOU DO IT TO HELP THEM, TOO,
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YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: SURE.
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YOU IN SOME WAYS, YOUR OWN
YOUTHFUL VITALITY IS LIKE A
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JUMPER CABLE TO THEIR LIFE AND
THEIR ABILITY TO KEEP GOING.
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>> EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE TAKING
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CARE OF YOU, BUT IN SOME WAYS--
THE JOKE I USED TO MAKE IS MY
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MOM AND I RAISED EACH FRRG THAT
MOMENT ON.
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>> THAT'S SO CUTE.
THAT'S SO SWEET.
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I'M SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS,
STEPHEN.
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>> Stephen: I'M SORRY ABOUT
YOUR LOSS, TOO.
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>> I THINK ABOUT YOU SO OFTEN.
AND I READ EVERYTHING YOU SAY
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ABOUT THAT, AND I LOVED WHAT YOU
SAID TO ANDERSON COOPER.
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I THOUGHT IT WAS SO MOVING.
AND YOU'RE SO SWEET.
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AND I LIKE THAT YOU TALK ABOUT
THAT STUFF, AND YOU'RE SO
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INTELLIGENT AND YOU PUT IT IN
SUCH AN ELEGANT WAY, EXPRESSING
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THAT LOSS AND WHAT IT GIVES YOU
IN UNDERSTANDING PAIN AND GRIEF,
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AND ALL THAT.
AND YOU JUST EXPRESS YOURSELF SO
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ELEGANTLY, AND I ADMIRE YOU FOR,
YOU KNOW, YOUR INTELLIGENCE AND
392
00:25:22,954 --> 00:25:24,522
DEPTH --
>> Stephen: THAT'S LOVELY OF
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00:25:24,589 --> 00:25:28,360
YOU TO SAY.
AND I'M WONDERING WHAT--
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00:25:28,426 --> 00:25:31,096
( APPLAUSE )
>> IT'S SO SAD!
395
00:25:31,162 --> 00:25:32,530
>> Stephen: I'M WONDERING WHAT
IT GAVE YOU.
396
00:25:32,597 --> 00:25:36,368
>> WHAT IS GAVE ME?
>> Stephen: YES.
397
00:25:36,434 --> 00:25:41,206
>> HEARING YOU SAY THAT.
>> Stephen: NO, WHAT IN-- I AM
398
00:25:41,273 --> 00:25:45,210
A RIVER UNTO MY PEOPLE.
WHAT I MEAN IS WHAT DO YOU THINK
399
00:25:45,277 --> 00:25:48,446
IT GAVE YOU, I GUESS IS WHAT I'M
ASKING?
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00:25:48,513 --> 00:25:51,549
BECAUSE PEOPLE DO SAY, "DO YOU
THINK IF THIS HAPPENED TO YOU OR
401
00:25:51,616 --> 00:25:55,053
DIDN'T HAPPEN TO YOU, WOULD YOU
STILL BE A COMEDIAN?"
402
00:25:55,120 --> 00:26:00,091
TO WHICH MY FRIEND JON STEWART
SAYS, "A LOT OF PEOPLE SUFFER.
403
00:26:00,158 --> 00:26:02,127
NOT EVERYONE BECOMES A
COMEDIAN."
404
00:26:02,193 --> 00:26:04,963
I'M CURIOUS WHAT IT GAVE TO YOU,
THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THAT HAS
405
00:26:05,030 --> 00:26:08,400
HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE?
>> I THINK IT GAVE ME A KIND OF
406
00:26:08,466 --> 00:26:10,669
URGENT-- FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE
BEING A MOM, AND I'M SO HAPPY I
407
00:26:10,735 --> 00:26:14,839
GOT TO LIVE WAY BEYOND ALL THE
YEARS MY MOM LIVED.
408
00:26:14,906 --> 00:26:17,242
SHE DIE WHEN WAS FOUR.
>> Stephen: HOW OLD WAS SHE
409
00:26:17,309 --> 00:26:18,710
WHEN SHE DIED?
>> SHE WAS 33.
410
00:26:18,777 --> 00:26:22,547
SO I THINK WHAT IT DOES IS IT
GIVES ME THIS URGENCY ABOUT
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00:26:22,614 --> 00:26:27,052
LIFE, LIKE, AND MOTHERHOOD AND
HAVING KIDS.
412
00:26:27,118 --> 00:26:30,088
AND IT'S A GREAT COMFORT GETTING
TO DO ALL THE THINGS SHE DIDN'T
413
00:26:30,155 --> 00:26:32,390
GET TO DO.
AND I GET LIKE, "OH, MY GOD!
414
00:26:32,457 --> 00:26:36,494
WE'RE ALL ALIVE, AND, LIKE, I
JUST DON'T-- IT'S SO SAD TO TALK
415
00:26:36,561 --> 00:26:40,231
ABOUT IT ON SUCH A COMEDY SHOW.
BUT I FEEL SO GRATEFUL THAT
416
00:26:40,298 --> 00:26:44,135
WE'RE ALIVE AND WE'RE, LIKE,
LIVING, AND I DON'T TAKE IT FOR
417
00:26:44,202 --> 00:26:45,870
GRANTED.
BECAUSE I GUESS YOU NEVER KNOW
418
00:26:45,937 --> 00:26:47,806
HOW MANY YEARS YOU HAVE WITH
SOMEBODY.
419
00:26:47,872 --> 00:26:52,177
SO I FEEL GRATEFUL AND A KIND OF
URGENCY LIKE,s, YOU'RE UP TO
420
00:26:52,243 --> 00:26:55,914
BAT AND ( BLEEP )!
YOU'RE ALIVE!"
421
00:26:55,981 --> 00:26:57,082
SORRY.
YOU CAN BLEEP IT OUT.
422
00:26:57,148 --> 00:26:59,384
I DON'T WANT TO SWEAR.
>> Stephen: NO, I KNOW THE
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00:26:59,451 --> 00:27:00,218
FEELING.
>> ESPECIALLY TO A NICE CATHOLIC
424
00:27:00,285 --> 00:27:02,487
BOY.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
425
00:27:02,554 --> 00:27:03,288
"A NICE CATHOLIC BOY" BUT A
CATHOLIC BOY.
426
00:27:03,355 --> 00:27:04,823
HERE, JUST IN CASE YOU NEED
THAT.
427
00:27:04,889 --> 00:27:06,992
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
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00:27:07,058 --> 00:27:09,761
QUICK BREAK.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, MOLLIE
429
00:27:09,828 --> 00:27:15,233
WILL EXPLAIN TO US WHAT THE
MAMET SCAM IS AND WAS.
430
00:27:15,300 --> 00:27:15,834
STICK AROUND.
431
00:27:23,675 --> 00:27:25,710
>> Stephen: HEY, WE'RE BACK
WITH THE AUTHOR OF "HELLO,
432
00:27:25,777 --> 00:27:29,347
MOLLY!," MOLLY SHANNON.
IN YOUR EARLY L.A. HURSTLE
433
00:27:29,414 --> 00:27:32,550
DAYS-- THIS IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE SHOW BUSINESS STORIES
434
00:27:32,617 --> 00:27:34,252
OF ALL TIME YOU CAN SHARE WITH
THE PEOPLE.
435
00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:39,124
YOU AND YOUR FRIEND CAME UP WITH
SOMETHING CALLED "THE MAMET
436
00:27:39,190 --> 00:27:40,525
SCAM."
PLEASE EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE
437
00:27:40,592 --> 00:27:44,529
WHAT THE MAMMENT SCAM WAS.
>> MY FRIEND EUGENE PACK AND I
438
00:27:44,596 --> 00:27:50,368
HAD GONE TO N.Y.U. DRAMA SCHOOL,
AND EUGENE TAUGHT WITH DAVID
439
00:27:50,435 --> 00:27:56,508
MAMET, HE TAUGHT CLASSES THERE,
DAVID MAMET IS AN AMAZING WRITE,
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00:27:56,574 --> 00:28:00,512
PLAYWRIGHT, SCREENWRITER,
"GLENGARRY, GLEN ROSS,"
441
00:28:00,578 --> 00:28:02,347
BRILLIANT.
WHEN WE WERE IN HOLLYWOOD, WE
442
00:28:02,414 --> 00:28:05,550
COULDN'T GET INTO THE DOORS OF
AGENTS.
443
00:28:05,617 --> 00:28:09,687
NOBODY WAS CALLING.
I WOULD WALK UP AND DOWN SUNSET
444
00:28:09,754 --> 00:28:12,190
BOULEVARD, PASS OUT MY HEAD
SHOTSES.
445
00:28:12,257 --> 00:28:13,992
NOBODY CALLED.
"WE HAVE TO GET IN THE DOOR.
446
00:28:14,059 --> 00:28:17,028
HOW CAN WE DO THIS?"
I THOUGHT UP THIS THING AND
447
00:28:17,095 --> 00:28:20,899
CALLED IT THE MAMET SCAM WHERE I
PRETENDED TO BE SOMEONE WHO
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00:28:20,965 --> 00:28:25,770
WORKED FOR DAVID MAMET, NAMED
LIZ STOCKWELL, AND EUGENE PACK'S
449
00:28:25,837 --> 00:28:30,642
FAKE NAME WAS ARNOLD KATZ.
AND WE PRETENDED WE WORKED FOR
450
00:28:30,708 --> 00:28:33,411
AND WITH DAVID MAMET, AND WE
WOULD MAKE CALLS FOR ONE ANOTHER
451
00:28:33,478 --> 00:28:36,714
TO GET INTO AGENTS.
I WOULD CALL-- AND LIZ
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00:28:36,781 --> 00:28:41,186
STOCKWELL, MY CHARACTER, WAS
JUST A POSITIVE GAL, JUST GOOD
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00:28:41,252 --> 00:28:43,121
ENERGY.
SO WE WOULD GO TO THE A.F.I.
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00:28:43,188 --> 00:28:48,059
LIBRARY AND LOOK UP ACTORDSES
AND WHO WERE REPRESENTED BY.
455
00:28:48,126 --> 00:28:50,328
WHO'S JOAN CUSACK'S AGENT.
I COULD MEET THAT PERSON.
456
00:28:50,395 --> 00:28:54,065
WE DID RESEARCH AND HAD WHO WE
WANTED TO MEET.
457
00:28:54,132 --> 00:28:56,968
I WOULD CALL AND SAY, "HI, THIS
IS LIZ STOCKWELL, CALLING FROM
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00:28:57,035 --> 00:29:00,972
DAVID MAMET'S OFFICE."
WE KIND OF KNEW THERE WOULDN'T A
459
00:29:01,039 --> 00:29:05,710
CROSSCHECK, BECAUSE WE KNEW
DAVID MAMET WOULD STAY IN NEW
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00:29:05,777 --> 00:29:08,413
YORK, VERMONT.
SO WHEN THE AGENTS WOULD HEAR
461
00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:10,215
DAVID MAMET WAS CALLING, WE
COULD GET RIGHT ON THE PHONE
462
00:29:10,281 --> 00:29:12,984
WITH THE AGENT AND THEY WOULD
PUT THE AGENT ON.
463
00:29:13,051 --> 00:29:16,121
I WOULD SAY, "DAVID SPEAKS SO
HIGHLY OF YOU AND YOUR COMPANY,
464
00:29:16,187 --> 00:29:18,857
AND WE HAVE THIS YOUNG KID OUT
HERE.
465
00:29:18,923 --> 00:29:21,659
HE'S LIKE THE NEXT HOT THING.
WE MAKE HIM A STAR.
466
00:29:21,726 --> 00:29:25,296
I SEE THE STAR OF DAVID'S NEW
PLAY, AND WE'D LOVE TO SET UP A
467
00:29:25,363 --> 00:29:28,099
MEETING FOR YOU."
AND WE HAD A RULE WHERE YOU
468
00:29:28,166 --> 00:29:31,603
COULDN'T HANG UP THE CALL UNTIL
YOU HAD THE APPOINTMENT.
469
00:29:31,669 --> 00:29:36,074
AND EUGENE PACK AND I HAD WORKED
IN SALES TOGETHER ON PARK
470
00:29:36,141 --> 00:29:38,676
AVENUE, AND --
>> Stephen: YOU WERE SELLING
471
00:29:38,743 --> 00:29:41,646
GYM MEMBERSHIPS.
>> WE SOLD GYM MEMBERSHIPS, AND
472
00:29:41,713 --> 00:29:44,115
THE RULE WAS DON'T HANG UP UNTIL
YOU GET THE CREDIT CARD.
473
00:29:44,182 --> 00:29:46,050
WE DID THE SAME THING WITH THE
MAMET SCAM.
474
00:29:46,117 --> 00:29:50,054
WHATEVER THE OBSTACLE WAS, "HAVE
U19 CALL."
475
00:29:50,121 --> 00:29:55,994
"NO, NO, EUGENE IS SO BUSY WITH
THE REHEARSALS CAN WE JUST GET
476
00:29:56,060 --> 00:29:59,264
IT."
AND THEY WOULD SAY, "LIZ, CAN WE
477
00:29:59,330 --> 00:30:02,333
HAVE LUNCH?"
AND I WOULD SAY, "I WILL HAVE MY
478
00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:04,936
ASSISTANT CALL YOU."
>> Stephen: DID IT WORK?
479
00:30:05,003 --> 00:30:10,475
>> IT WORKED, IT WORKED!
SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS-- SO DURING
480
00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:13,311
THE MAMET SCAM-- AND WE WOULD
CRACK UP.
481
00:30:13,378 --> 00:30:16,314
WE WOULD PASS NOTES, "SAY THIS,
SAY THAT."
482
00:30:16,381 --> 00:30:19,250
I MET BERNIE BERUTI.
WE MET EVERYONE.
483
00:30:19,317 --> 00:30:21,553
BERNIE WAS LIKE, "GIVE MY BEST
TO DAVID.
484
00:30:21,619 --> 00:30:25,290
I WANT YOU TO MEET MY DAUGHTER
LEE.
485
00:30:25,356 --> 00:30:29,627
AND I USED TO DRIVE BY, AND I
LOVED "TWIN PEAKS" AND DAVID
486
00:30:29,694 --> 00:30:35,133
LYNCH.
AND I SAID I WANT TO BE ON 'TWIN
487
00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:38,970
PEEKS."
AND I GOT A MEETING WITH JOANNA
488
00:30:39,037 --> 00:30:41,739
RAY.
AND SHE SAID, "YOU ARE A
489
00:30:41,806 --> 00:30:44,676
DELIGHT.
YOU MUCH OF MUST MEET DAVID
490
00:30:44,742 --> 00:30:48,780
LYNCH," AND I GOT "TWIN PEAKS"
THROUGH THE MAMET SCAM.
491
00:30:48,846 --> 00:30:50,048
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
IT WORKED.
492
00:30:50,114 --> 00:30:51,849
IT WORKED!
>> Stephen: RESPECT.
493
00:30:51,916 --> 00:30:53,952
>> THANK YOU!
>> Stephen: RESPECT.
494
00:30:54,018 --> 00:30:56,154
OH, MY GOD THAT'S FANTASTIC.
>> IT WAS GOOD.
495
00:30:56,221 --> 00:30:59,524
IT WAS GOOD.
IT WAS GOOD!
496
00:30:59,591 --> 00:31:04,062
THAT'S HOW I GOT MY START.
>> Stephen: THAT IS FANTASTIC.
497
00:31:04,128 --> 00:31:07,165
>> I'M A HUSTLER, BABY.
>> Stephen: DID YOU EVER GET
498
00:31:07,232 --> 00:31:09,601
CAUGHT?
>> STEPHEN, SORRY, BUT, YES, WE
499
00:31:09,667 --> 00:31:13,838
DID-- I DID GET CAUGHT.
WE GOT A LITTLE, LIKE, YOU KNOW,
500
00:31:13,905 --> 00:31:18,076
CRAZY WITH IT.
I REALLY WANT-- I LOVED, YOU
501
00:31:18,142 --> 00:31:24,082
KNOW, "ST. ELMO'S FIRE" AND I
WANT TO BE PART OF THAT BRAT
502
00:31:24,148 --> 00:31:26,584
PACK, MOLLIE INGWALD.
AND I WANTED TO MEET THE AGENT
503
00:31:26,651 --> 00:31:31,522
TO THE BRAT PACK, AND ARNOLD
KATZ GOT ME IN, AND I WENT IN
504
00:31:31,589 --> 00:31:35,093
AND SAT WITH HER, AND SHE WAS
JUST LIKE, "I JUST WANTED TO SEE
505
00:31:35,159 --> 00:31:37,929
WHAT A LIAR LOOKED LIKE IN
PERSON."
506
00:31:37,996 --> 00:31:40,064
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
AND I WAS LIKE OH, MY GOD.
507
00:31:40,131 --> 00:31:45,703
SHE WAS LIKE, "YEAH, YOUR LITTLE
FRIEND ARNOLD KATZ CALLED ME.
508
00:31:45,770 --> 00:31:48,740
AND YOU THINK YOU CAN PULL ONE
OVER ON ME."
509
00:31:48,806 --> 00:31:53,111
AND I ACTED REALLY CONFUSED AND
KIND OF LIKE,s, WAIT, WHAT."
510
00:31:53,177 --> 00:31:55,046
LIKE CONFUSED.
AND SHE WAS LIKE, "WAIT, CAN I
511
00:31:55,113 --> 00:31:58,383
ASK YOU A QUESTION, HONEY?
ARE YOU DATING THIS GUY?
512
00:31:58,449 --> 00:32:02,654
AND I USED ALL MY ACTING
TECHNIQUES FROM N.Y.U. DRAMA
513
00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:05,123
SCHOOL.
AND I SAID, "OH, YEAH, I'VE BEEN
514
00:32:05,189 --> 00:32:09,260
DATING HIM FOR JUST A FEW WEEKS
AND HE SAID HE COULD HELP ME
515
00:32:09,327 --> 00:32:11,796
OUT, HE KNOWS PEOPLE IN
HOLLYWOOD."
516
00:32:11,863 --> 00:32:17,535
I PLAYED A DUMB GIRL MANIPULATED
BY THIS-- SHE SAID, HONEY, LET
517
00:32:17,602 --> 00:32:21,139
ME TELL YOU, THIS GUY IS A
SLEAZE BUCKET, AND HE CAN'T HELP
518
00:32:21,205 --> 00:32:23,308
YOU.
HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYONE."
519
00:32:23,374 --> 00:32:25,743
AND AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD,
THANK YOU."
520
00:32:25,810 --> 00:32:27,679
SO WE TURNED IT AROUND.
OH, MY GOD!
521
00:32:27,745 --> 00:32:31,449
AND THEN I WENT-- AND THEN I
WENT OUT TO A PAY PHONE AND I
522
00:32:31,516 --> 00:32:35,920
CALLED EUGENE PACK, AND I WAS
LIKE, "WE JUST GOT BUSTED."
523
00:32:35,987 --> 00:32:38,690
>> Stephen: THAT IS SO GREAT.
>> YEAH, SO GOOD.
524
00:32:38,756 --> 00:32:40,191
>> Stephen: MOLLIE, LOVELY TO
SEE YOU.
525
00:32:40,258 --> 00:32:46,531
>> OH, MY GOD, YOU'RE THE BEST.
>> Stephen: "HELLO, MOLLY" IS
526
00:32:46,597 --> 00:32:50,068
NOW AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORES AND
"I LOVE THAT FOR YOU"
527
00:32:50,134 --> 00:32:51,369
PREMIERES APRIL 29 ON SHOWTIME.
MOLLY SHANNON, "HELLO, MOLLY!"
528
00:32:51,436 --> 00:32:54,739
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
CONGRESSWOMAN CORI BUSH.
529
00:33:07,151 --> 00:33:13,858
THERE IT IS!
WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
530
00:33:13,925 --> 00:33:18,763
FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST IS A NURSE,
531
00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:22,100
PASTOR, AND ACTIVIST WHO LAST
YEAR BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN
532
00:33:22,166 --> 00:33:27,171
AMERICAN CONGRESSWOMAN FROM
THE GREAT STATE OF MISSOURI.
533
00:33:27,238 --> 00:33:42,120
PLEASE WELCOME CONGRESSWOMAN
CORI BUSH!
534
00:33:42,186 --> 00:33:43,121
PLEASE WELCOME CONGRESSWOMAN
CORI BUSH!
535
00:33:43,187 --> 00:33:44,922
SO NICE TO HAVE YOU ON.
PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
536
00:33:44,989 --> 00:33:48,126
OF COURSE, WE'VE SPONG BEFORE.
I INTERVIEWED YOU ONCE█ BEFORE
537
00:33:48,192 --> 00:33:49,727
OVER ZOOM DURING THE HEIGHT OF
COVID.
538
00:33:49,794 --> 00:33:54,098
SO NICE TO HAVE YOU IN PERSON.
>> I KNOW, IN PERSON IS SO
539
00:33:54,165 --> 00:33:55,833
DIFFERENT.
WE'VE GOT THE AUDIENCE, AND THE
540
00:33:55,900 --> 00:33:57,268
ENERGY.
>> Stephen: WE DON'T HAVE TO
541
00:33:57,335 --> 00:33:59,804
WAIT FOR THE INTERNET LAG
BETWEEN THE TWO OF US.
542
00:33:59,871 --> 00:34:04,208
LAST WEEK THERE WAS A HISTORIC
MOMENT.
543
00:34:04,275 --> 00:34:11,416
>> YES
KETANJI BROWN JACKSON BECAME THE
544
00:34:11,482 --> 00:34:13,284
FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO
BE NAMED TO THE SUPREME COURT.
545
00:34:13,351 --> 00:34:15,186
YOU WERE AT THIS WHITE HOUSE
CELEBRATION.
546
00:34:15,253 --> 00:34:16,721
>> I WAS.
>> Stephen: LAST FRIDAY.
547
00:34:16,788 --> 00:34:19,023
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE WITH
YOU, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO
548
00:34:19,090 --> 00:34:22,627
REMEMBER FROM THAT HISTORIC DAY?
>> FIRST OF ALL, THE DAY BEFORE
549
00:34:22,693 --> 00:34:26,497
THE WEATHER IN D.C. WAS GLOOMY
AND DRIZZLING, AND, YOU KNOW, IT
550
00:34:26,564 --> 00:34:30,301
WAS SO COLD BY 11:00 THAT NIGHT,
I WAS STILL OUT WALKING AROUND.
551
00:34:30,368 --> 00:34:32,770
AND IT WAS JUST FREEZING, AND
I'M WONDERING WHAT IS THE NEXT
552
00:34:32,837 --> 00:34:36,040
DAY GOING TO BE LIKE FOR THIS,
THIS CEREMONY THAT IS SUPPOSED
553
00:34:36,107 --> 00:34:41,679
TO BE THIS JOYOUS EXPERIENCE?
AND THE NEXT DAY, THE WEATHER
554
00:34:41,746 --> 00:34:45,817
WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, IT WAS SUNNY.
ALMOST HOT.
555
00:34:45,883 --> 00:34:50,221
AND SO, AS WE WALKED ON TO THE
GARDEN AT THE WHITE HOUSE, THE
556
00:34:50,288 --> 00:34:55,960
BAND WAS PLAYING, AND IT WAS
JUST THE MOST AMAZING FEELING.
557
00:34:56,027 --> 00:35:00,631
AND I REMEMBER-- SO I WAS SEATED
IN THE THIRD ROW, RIGHT BEHIND
558
00:35:00,698 --> 00:35:02,633
THE FIRST LADY.
AND SHE WAS ON THE FIRST ROW.
559
00:35:02,700 --> 00:35:07,004
I WAS ON THE THIRD.
AND THEN KETANJI BROWN JACKSON'S
560
00:35:07,071 --> 00:35:10,675
HUSBAND WAS JUST A FEW SEATS
OVER FROM THE FIRST LADY.
561
00:35:10,741 --> 00:35:13,911
AND I REMEMBER WHEN SHE WAS
SPEAKING, KETANJI BROWN JACKSON,
562
00:35:13,978 --> 00:35:19,984
SHE SPOKE ABOUT HER HUSBAND, I
LOOKED OVER AT HIM, AND I SAW
563
00:35:20,051 --> 00:35:23,321
THIS TEAR ROLL DOWN HIS FACE.
I COULD SEE WANT TEAR.
564
00:35:23,387 --> 00:35:25,456
AND I HELD IT TOGETHER THE WHOLE
TIME.
565
00:35:25,523 --> 00:35:27,592
NOW, I'M SITTING THERE AND, YOU
KNOW, I CRY.
566
00:35:27,658 --> 00:35:30,428
BUT I HELD IT TOGETHER.
BUT IN THAT MOMENT, I WAS DONE--
567
00:35:30,495 --> 00:35:31,729
I BROKE.
I BROKE.
568
00:35:31,796 --> 00:35:33,731
I BROKE.
.
569
00:35:33,798 --> 00:35:36,767
>> Stephen: IF HE GOES YOU GO.
>> YES.
570
00:35:36,834 --> 00:35:43,474
>> Stephen: NOW, BEFORE YOU
WERE IN CONGRESS, AMONG MANY
571
00:35:43,541 --> 00:35:46,177
OTHER THINGS, YOU WERE BORN AND
RAISED IN ST. LOUIS.
572
00:35:46,244 --> 00:35:49,814
SINGLE MOTHER, REGISTERED NU
ORTAINED PASTOR.
573
00:35:49,881 --> 00:35:52,550
BUT ALSO A BLACK LIVES MATTER
ACTIVIST.
574
00:35:52,617 --> 00:35:56,587
AND YOUR MISSOURI COLLEAGUE--
( APPLAUSE )
575
00:35:56,654 --> 00:36:02,159
REPRESENTATIVE CLEAVER, SAID-- I
WANT TO GET THIS RIGHT-- IT'S "A
576
00:36:02,226 --> 00:36:07,098
TIGHT ROPE TO BE ABLE TO DO THE
AGITATING THEN COME INSIDE AND
577
00:36:07,164 --> 00:36:10,101
NEGOTIATE."
HOW DO YOU BALANCE ON THAT TIGHT
578
00:36:10,167 --> 00:36:11,969
ROPE?
BECAUSE I ASSUME YOU'RE SEEING
579
00:36:12,036 --> 00:36:13,771
SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU
AGITATED AGAINST?
580
00:36:13,838 --> 00:36:16,440
>> YEAH, AND THAT'S OKAY,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHY I CHOSE TO
581
00:36:16,507 --> 00:36:18,910
ANY TO CONGRESS, OR AT LEAST TO
RUN.
582
00:36:18,976 --> 00:36:22,880
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT TAKING OFF MY
ACTIVIST HAT TO BE IN CONGRESS.
583
00:36:22,947 --> 00:36:29,620
SO I CALL MYSELF A POLITIVIST.
I COINED THAT PHRASE.
584
00:36:29,687 --> 00:36:33,291
THE POLITICIAN AND THE ACTIVIST.
THAT ACTIVIST IS GOING TO PUSH,
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IS GOING TO BE ON THE GROUND AND
LISTEN AND HAVE THE COURAGE TO
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MOVE THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE
MIGHT NOT, YOU KNOW, FEEL
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COMFORTABLE MOVING.
THE POLITICIAN HAS THE PEN.
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THE POLITICIAN HAS THE POWER OF
THE PURSE.
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SO MARRYING THE TWO, I HEAR WHAT
THE PEOPLE NEED.
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I'M OUT HERE WITH THE PEOPLE.
I MAKE A CHOICE TO BE ON THE
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GROUND, AND THEN, ALSO, USE THAT
TO INFORM LEGISLATION.
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( APPLAUSE )
YOU LITERALLY WERE OUT THERE ON
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THE GROUND BECAUSE IN AUGUST,
YOU OCCUPIED THE CAPITOL STEPS.
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>> OH, MY GOODNESS!
>> Stephen: HERE WE GO.
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LET'S GET THIS OUT HERE.
SO THIS WAS-- THIS IS
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REPRESENTATIVE AYANNA PRESSLEY,
CORI BUSH.
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PROTESTING THE ENDING OF THE
EXPIRING OF THE EVICTION
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MORATORIUM DURING COVID.
THAT'S WHAT SPECIFICALLY YOU
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WERE OUT THERE, TO HAVE IT
EXTENDED.
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>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THAT
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LIKE?
DID THE CAPITOL POLICE NOT GIVE
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YOU TROUBLE?
>> SO I WON'T SAY THAT.
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I WON'T SAY THAT.
SO BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THE
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MOMENT BEFORE I CHOSE TO STAY
OUT THERE ON THOSE STEPS, WE
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DIDN'T LOOK UP TO SEE, LIKE, DO
YOU NEED-- WHAT DOES A PERMIT
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LOOK LIKE?
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
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WHAT CAN'T YOU DO?
SO WE JUST WENT IN AND SAID YOU
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KNOW WHAT?
THEY'RE PUTTING 11 MILLION
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PEOPLE AT RISK FOR EVICTION, AND
IT'S JUST GOING TO HAPPEN, AND
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CONGRESS WAS SUPPOSED TO GO ON
VACATION?
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I CAN'T DO THAT.
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SLEEP
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IN THE CAR WITH MY TWO BABIES.
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE SO
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COLD, AND YOU'RE WONDERING,
LIKE, WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO MAKE
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YOU WARM?
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO NOT BE
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ABLE TO SLEEP THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHT BECAUSE I'M AFRAID MY
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BABIES MY NOT WAKE UP BECAUSE
THEY'RE SO COLD.
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I COULDN'T IMAGINE MYSELF BEING
IN THIS POSITION, FORCING
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SOMEONE ELSE INTO THAT, OR AT
LEAST ALLOWING IT.
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AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE PUT-- WE
SET UP SOME CHAIRS AND JUST
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STAYED.
THE CAPITOL POLICE DIDN'T EVEN
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SAY ANYTHING AT FIRST.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW.
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THEY CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND
WAS LIKE, "YOU CAN'T HAVE CHAIRS
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OUT HERE."
>> Stephen: YOU CAN STAND BUT
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YOU CAN'T HAVE CHAIRS.
>> YOU CAN STAND.
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AND "YOU CAN'T SLEEP."
WE SLEPT THE FIRST DAY OR TRIED
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TO.
THEY SAID, "YOU CAN'T SLEEP.
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YOU CAN'T LAY DOWN."
YOU HAD TO SIT UP ON THAT COLD
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CONCRETE.
RAINED ON GLUS BUT IT WORKED.
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>> IT WORKED!
ABSOLUTELY!
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ABSOLUTELY.
>> Stephen: THE EXTENSION OF
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THE MORATORIUM.
>> YES.
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>> Stephen: HAPPENED.
>> YES.
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>> Stephen: POLITIVIST.
YOU OFTEN TWEET-- AND I GOT THIS
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TEET RIGHT HERE-- YOU OFTEN
TWEET, "YOUR CONGRESSWOMAN--
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HAPPY SATURDAY, YOUR
CONGRESSWOMAN LOVES YOU."
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WHO IS THE "YOU" THAT YOU'RE
LOVING.
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>> SO IT STARTS WITH MY PEOPLE
IN ST. LOUIS.
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BUT THEN, ALSO, MY WORK IS JUST
TO LOVE HUMANITY, EVERYBODY.
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YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T VOTE
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FOR ME.
IF YOU-- YOU KNOW, IF YOU SAY
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HORRIBLE THINGS ABOUT ME.
THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR SUDID
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00:39:30,668 --> 00:39:33,404
YOU EAT, THOUGH?
YOU KNOW, DID YOU HAVE A HOME?
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YOU KNOW, YOU SAY ALL OF THESE
THINGS.
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IT'S OKAY.
LIKE, YOU CAN ATTACK ME WITH
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THOSE THINGS.
BUT MY WORK IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
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YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED.
SO I JUST LOVE HUMANITY.
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( APPLAUSE )
CONGRESSWOMAN CORI BUSH,
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EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "THE
LATE SHOW."
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TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS
WILL BE CLAIRE FOY AND PAUL
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BETTANY.
JAMES CORDEN IS NEXT.
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GOOD NIGHT, Y'ALL.