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♪ ♪ >> michael: welcome to "the daily show!" i'm your host, michael kosta. we've got so much to talk about tonight. kamala harris has a new work husband, we sent jordan klepper to another maga rally, and ed helms is here! [cheers and applause] so let's get into it with another edition of "indecision 2024." ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] let's talk about the major news in the presidential race. ever since kamala harris became the de facto nominee, there have been two questions on everyone's mind. one: why does the sun go up and down if the earth is spinning left to right? and two: who is going to be kamala's running mate? everyone had their own suggestions. "pick someone from a swing state, pick a good communicator." one guy was like, "pick someone

with a sick corvette!" it's over, joe. let it go. but most importantly, everyone agreed that it had to be a white man. well, today, we found out if kamala listened. >> we begin this hour with the breaking news from the presidential campaign trail, where vice president harris has chosen minnesota governor tim walz to be her running mate. >> michael: mm. hang on, hang on... yeah. i should have known. i have a cousin who's white. so this is big news: kamala harris has selected minnesota governor tim walz as her running mate, and the reactions are pouring in! >> i think tim walz could be an excellent governing partner under kamala harris and a real asset here. >> he does come across as someone who is really relatable. >> somebody that people just enjoy spending time with. >> a trump campaign fundraising

text message that went out to supporters goes, quote, "tim walz will unleash hell on earth." >> michael: mostly positive! one "unleash hell on earth," but mostly positive. obviously, there's some disagreement here, so let's find out about this tim walz. which, by the way, it's not "waltz," it's "walz." w-a-l-z -- you see, he's suffering from "low t." trump, you can have that if you want. now, obviously i already know all about tim walz, as i have a well of knowledge about every governor in america, even the ones from the boring states. but since you guys have probably never heard of this guy before, i googled him in a panic on your behalf this morning. and what i found out is that tim walz got a lot done as governor. he legalized marijuana, [cheers and applause] yeah, it is a weed crowd.

he passed family-and-sick leave, codified abortion rights. [cheers and applause] and provided free meals for all school kids. [cheers and applause] which makes him an ironic vp pick. democrats said, man, you've done so much as governor. we'd like to promote you to a position where you'll do absolutely nothing. but if you ask me, his appeal to this ticket isn't just his record as governor. it's his overall vibe. you know? and that vibe, it's midwestern dad as [bleep]. >> hey, everybody, tim here. 11 days to the election. but it's my pro tip of the day out on the road. i got to show you this. this, right here, is the headlight harness on a 2014 ford edge. ford, this is unacceptable. it burned out hot on the connector. so for $7.99 at napa auto parts here in the city, you can replace this. just clip off the back, use some shrink wrap connector, tape it back together, and put it back in. it's about a five minute fix and you're back on the road, safe

and sound. [cheers and applause] >> michael: jesus christ. jesus christ. that is the most dad video i've ever seen in my life. that is a man who watches "band of brothers" while standing up with his arms crossed. if this dude becomes vice president, they're going to find him out on the white house lawn changing the oil on a predator drone. "don't call the pentagon, they'll charge you an arm and a leg! all it needs is a counter-sunk head-bolt. come here, i'll show you!" now here's another classic midwestern dad thing: he's got a gen z daughter and he doesn't quite understand her. >> every year, we as a family, do something old and something new. but then we're going to go get some food. corn dogs. >> i'm vegetarian. >> turkey, then. >> turkey's meat. [cheers and applause] >> michael: aw, he's trying so hard! he's trying so hard. "you don't eat meat?

well, fish isn't meat, and turkey's kinda like fish! let's get a cheeseburger." i will say, it makes it harder for the alt-right to call you a soy-boy when you're like, "bison is a vegetable." and tim walz is not just a midwestern dad now, he's been a midwestern dad his whole life! he served in the national guard. he has his own award-winning tater tots hot dish. how much more midwestern can he get? >> in 1994, he married fellow school teacher. they moved to mankato in the mid-'90s where he began teaching and coaching football at mankato west high school. >> michael: oh, my god, he was a small town high school football coach? and he's been married for 30 years? and he's eating a bucket of cookies? [applause] [cheers and applause] leave it to minnesota to measure

cookies by the bucket. this guy is almost too midwestern. even his bad stuff is still midwestern. >> in 1995, tim walz was arrested in nebraska for driving under the influence. he was driving 96 miles an hour in a 55 mile per hour zone. >> michael: well, yeah, of course he was driving that fast. he had to get home before he hurt anybody driving drunk! he's from the midwest, i should know! so yes, tim walz has a dui arrest. but just one. so no wonder voters elected him governor. he's the most responsible driver in the whole midwest. for more on the selection of tim walz, we go live to the announcement rally with our very own josh johnson. [cheers and applause] josh. josh, what's the word on this pick? >> people are liking this decision, michael. because tim walz balances the ticket. kamala harris is a woman, he's a man. she's from california, he's from the midwest. she is young, and he is old.

>> michael: no, no, actually, josh, they're the same age. >> no, they're not. >> michael: yeah, they are. they are the same age. yeah, they are. >> there's no way that's true. you're telling me kamala harris is the same age as that man that looks like the skipper from "gilligan's island?" [cheers and applause] >> michael: i know, but they're born six months apart. >> i think you a damn liar, but whatever. because the most important dynamic here is that she is black and he is the right type of white guy. >> michael: right type of white guy? what do you mean? there's just white guys. >> you can't see it because you're in it, but there's many types of white guys. >> michael: okay, josh, i'm going to have to stop you right there. i find that offensive. >> and that makes sense, because you are the type of white guy who is easily offended.

[applause] but there's lots of other types. you got hipsters, jocks, nerds, those guys that always scream "let's go!" no one knows where they're going. >> michael: i see some of those types are going to like walz, some are going to like j.d. vance. >> exactly. walz appeals to the older white guy who always tells the same joke to the server at denny's. the one where he points to his empty plate and says, "i guess i hated it!" >> michael: that's a great joke, because he clearly loved it! [laughs] >> meanwhile, j.d. vance appeals to the older white guys who say things like, "i'm not racist, but..." and then say the most racist shit you've ever heard. [applause] tim walz appeals to white guys

who hang an american flag. j.d. vance appeals to white guys who hang a bunch of american flags. you know what i mean? tim walz appeals to white guys who call pbs to make a donation. j.d. vance appeals to white guys who call fox news to say their gold coins haven't arrived in the mail. >> michael: you know, i was too close to the situation that i missed the nuance. there's different white guys, just like there's different black guys. like, there's the kind of black guy who -- >> i'm going to stop you right there. [applause] michael, you write. but as your friend -- you are correct. but for your career's sake, i am going to ask you not to start naming the different types of black guys right now. >> michael: and i will be the type of white guy who listens to the black guy. josh johnson, everybody. [cheers and applause] when we come back, jordan klepper goes to a trump rally. you don't want to miss it. [cheers and applause]

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check it out. ♪ ♪ >> the last three weeks have been some of the most eventful in american political history. so i went to harrisburg p.a. to see how the maga world is reflecting on the serious times. first, i wanted to know how they are coping with the loss of their favorite punching bag. >> i have seen you many, many times. what number around the area? >> 82. >> are you sad about the [bleep] joe biden chant being retired? >> i am sad because all of the money that i have invested. >> how much "let's go brandon" b27 did you have. >> i buy it at the let's go brandon store. >> will they have to rename that? >> i think they will have to. >> how about one more time for old time sake? >> if they could only decide how to miss pronounce that. >> i am surprised "kam-ala" even

has a chance. >> that is what i don't like to hear about the "kam-ala" thing. >> why do you say her name like that? >> "kam-ala." >> michael: it is kamala. >> "kam-ala." kamala? >> i appreciate that you are trying to say the name correctly. >> actually, i am not. but -- >> how would you want to say it? >> "kam-ala"? [laughs] it is the way bush used to say "sad-dam hussein? >> did you workshop that? >> kamala harris is a bigger threat. >> more anti-american than saddam hussein? >> the most anti-american candidate for president we've ever had. >> if i run into you three weeks ago, you might have said that about joe biden. >> that is right. >> do you think kamala is qualified to be present? >> somebody that cackles all the time and laughs at everything under the sun? are you kidding me? >> a woman experiencing joy, not your thing? >> she is useless. she is backpedaling on all of her previous comments. >> is that you're itchy with

her? >> yeah, yeah. >> what you like about j.d. vance? >> he's a man of the people. >> he will stand up her trunk? >> vance will stand up to the people who compare donald trump to hitler? >> what happens if those people are also j.d. vance? he has acquitted donald trump to hitler, america's hitler. >> years ago. >> he flip-flopped. people can change. >> yeah. but i still don't like harris. >> there you go. >> apparently, ready to book about your opioid addicted family makes you more qualified than any black woman could ever be. >> i heard that she got up the ladder on her back. >> but millions of people voted for kamala harris. did she sleep with all of -- i just don't know. >> no. >> how do you sleep your way to the top of elected positions? >> i don't know how she got to where she is except if the word is dei, you know? >> what do you think of j.d. vance? >> i think she picked him for votes in the rust belt. >> so trump want to diversity on

the ticket? >> getting diversity on his ticket to make you happier speak over the years, the maga crowd has faced a lot of criticism but none more speaking than a line y kamala's new vp candidate, tim walz. >> these guys are just weird. >> be there we are people on. [cheers and applause] >> what do you think about? >> it is -- and it's -- i don't know what is weird about it. >> is it fair that i call maga movement inherently an unserious movement question work >> i don't think so. >> do you think the discourse had gotten too ridiculous? >> i think so. >> i think sometimes from an outside perspective, it feels like you come to a maga event and there isn't a seriousness. it's not about people trying to fix america, it feels like a carnival. >> yeah. >> is that a fair critique? >> i don't think so. yeah, it is just people who are generally care about the country. >> people want to talk about policy. they want to talk about gaza, abortion rights. this is not a freaking carnival. this isn't halloween. we are not dressing up like

lunatics. it's a serious thing. you do know you are wearing your hat right now? >> yeah. >> the rally was just three weeks after a truly tragic day in u.s. politics. the official story without the assassination attempt was committed by disturbed young man who was a registered republican. but this crowd isn't always into official stories. >> i think people on both sides can agree, it was a horrific moment in our history. >> it was. >> looking back at it, do you believe the things you hear? >> no, i don't. i believe it is an inside job. >> the shooting was an inside job? >> yes. >> a lot of things aren't adding up. >> i think it was a planned job. anybody with any common sense know that as a planned job. >> planned by who? >> the left. >> the deep state. >> obama is involved in this. >> you think obama set up the assassination attempts? >> i think that he surely knew about it. >> it was a government, for sure. >> the government? >> i think so. >> you think they would go through all this? if they really wanted to take out trump, wouldn't they just

poison a big macs? >> i don't know. >> they convinced the fbi to sell special things? >> did it surprise you to hear that it was a disgruntled white guy republican? god not? >> no, because you never know why he was picked. >> kind of the perfect cover. >> exactly. they could have gotten a disgruntled black guy, and no problem, and they could have done it with a disgruntled black female, but no, they picked a disgruntled white kid. >> disgruntled white guy who has a gun at a trump rally. >> yes. >> who doesn't fit that profile? >> exactly. and just about the security and everything, there is something wasn't right there from the beginning. >> this kid was able to get an ar-15 that quickly? >> what the hell help? >> exactly. >> it adds up so cleanly, it feels too easy. >> exactly. there is no paper trail. you only go so far and it's a dead end. >> there is a situation where you want to connect the two

doubts but it just easier to go all the way around. exactly. [cheers and applause] >> michael: thank you, jordan. when we come back, ed helms will be joining me on the show. so don't go away. [cheers and applause] ♪ “billathi askara” by björn jason lindh ♪ [metal creaking] [camera zooming] ♪ [window slamming] woman: [gasps] [dog barking] ♪ woman: [screams] ♪ [explosion] [explosion] ♪ [lock clicks shut]

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[cheers and applause] yes! all right. >> all right! i have to say, jon stewart, you look incredible! >> michael: amazing. thank you very much for that. i will take it as a compliment because i watched jon stewart my whole life and now i am sitting in the chair that he sits on occasionally on mondays. yeah. let's talk about your podcast and then we will get into "the daily show." i have to ask you about working at "the daily show" but your podcast, second season, it is called "snafu," and it is about the break-in of the fbi offices. >> yes. >> michael: and the washington reporter who reported on it. >> yes. >> michael: what the [bleep] are you doing? i thought you worked in comedy. >> [laughs] i just say "yes." that is all i do in interviews. yes. [laughter] okay, it is a podcast about -- it is called "snafu." it's about history's greatest screw-ups. season one, we talked about this incredible story about a naval

military exercise that almost in 1983, that almost turned into a nuclear holocaust. no big deal. it is really kind of actually darkly funny. season 2 that is out now, we talk about these incredible activists in 1971 who felt like the fbi was getting a little out of hand and starting to harass people and surveil people and they were right. but they didn't have any way to prove it. so they broke into an office, an fbi office. they just broke into the fbi. and it is as hard as it sounds. and they stole a bunch of documents and then they started to leak them to a reporter at "the washington post" named betty metzger, who is very courageous and published them, and then years later -- by the way, this all led to lots of fallout. the church committee hearings,

which then led to congressional oversight of the fbi and the cia and the nsa, all these things. so it is a very, very big deal what these people did. it is largely forgotten, sadly. but betty metzger then wrote a book in 2014 and that is what that is, "the burglary," and it is an incredible story. >> michael: 40% of the case files that the crew stole dealt with surveillance of legal political activity. >> correct. >> michael: 1% covered organized crime. >> right? it is like -- >> michael: by the way, i don't really know, but i feel like that could actually pertain to today's date. >> well, it's like -- that was when j. edgar hoover -- >> michael: can i read you another one even though it is your podcast? >> yes. [laughter] >> michael: the document revealed that every black student at swarthmore college was under fbi surveillance. i mean, what the [bleep] is going on? >> basically, if j. edgar hoover thought that you were, like, some hooligan, which was anyone

who opposed the vietnam war, anyone involved in the civil rights movement, and anyone with long hair, or a tie-dye -- >> michael: well, that when i get, you know what i mean? >> of course. [laughs] >> if j. edgar hoover thought you were a problem for society, he would surveil you and the entire fbi apparatus would do this too. thankfully, these burglars proved that was happening and it was fixed for a little while. [laughs] >> michael: right. >> then there was the patriot act and the cold war and lots of other complicating factors. but it is still an important question to always be asking. like, are we protecting our civil liberties enough? does law enforcement have enough power? probably. where's the line? >> michael: it is great. it's a great listen. it is fun. you are somehow funny and it even though it is a serious

topic. >> thank you. >> michael: so great job. speaking of funny, "the office," "the hangover," "the daily show." [cheers and applause] >> [laughs] >> michael: what does that -- what does that evoke? what does that evoke, those images? >> oh, my gosh. >> michael: do you remember that los angeles green screen? well, sorry, i mean, on location. >> i was in a cocaine fever dream the whole time. [laughter] no, it is so fun to come back here. i just love -- i have such fond memories. i really loved going to the conventions, right? are you guys headed -- >> michael: yes, we are. we are going to chicago. >> so exciting. we had real press credentials. [laughter] this is really funny. we got to the republican convention, which was at madison square garden, just down the street. and we get to the security

checkpoint, and rob corddry forgot his driver's license. and everyone had to have a picture i.d. so we are like, oh, god. and then he looks up, and rob goes, uh, does that count as a picture i.d.? and comedy central had bought a giant billboard with all of our faces and our names, right next to madison square garden. it was the "indecision 2002" or 2004, or whatever, and the security guardwas like, yeah, i guess that's him. >> michael: different times. [cheers and applause] that is amazing. that is amazing that comedy central bought a billboard. >> yes. [laughter] >> michael: thank you for sitting down with us. you're one of my favorites. congrats on "snafu." new episodes of "snafu: medburg" air weekly on the iheartradio app and everywhere podcasts are heard. ed helms! we're going to take a quick break, but we'll be right back after this. [cheers and applause]

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