Skip to main content

tv   The Daily Show  Comedy Central  March 23, 2016 10:06am-10:42am PDT

10:06 am
you let the people have a say, and what they say is boaty mcboatface. (laughter) no, here's the thing, i love the name. it's very funny. but you just know that one day something is going to go wrong and then we're going to have to listen to news reports will be, like, 200 sailors were lost at sea today in the tragic sinking of boaty mcboatface. (laughter) ah... so that's going to be fun. let's move on. i want to talk about grudges. they can be fun. like when rival sports teams play each other or your best friend borrows your favored c.d. and returns it with a scratch and you're biding a time until someone offers you a late night tv show and you can get up in frond of the world and say (bleep) you, richard! end of the road! you tore it out of my heart! (laughter) i'm just kidding. the story has a happy ending. he got hit by a bus.
10:07 am
(audience reacts) he survived! he just got damaged, like my c.d. (laughter) and sometimes there are grudges between countries like with the u.s. and cuba. it's starting to lack like that also might have a happy ending. >> history in havana. president obama kicks off his controversial trip to cuba. >> air force one touching down at havana's airport sunday. president barack obama becoming the first u.s. president to set foot on cuban soil since the revolution. >> hundreds braved the rain to watch the presidential motorcade pass by. >> trevor: cubans braved the rain -- such a first world phrase because there is no third world country where water flying by is called a test of courage. that's not a thing. because cuba is 90 miles away, this is an importanting visit. this marks the first time a sitting president has gone there since calvin coolidge. >> it is wonderful to be here.
10:08 am
in 1928 president coolidge came on a battle ship. it took him three days to get here. it only took me three hours. >> trevor: okay. well, i mean, that feels like a weird shot to take. coolidge was president in 1928. of course, things were slow in his day. back then you had to visit the post office just to send a dickpic. (laughter) that is true. and you had to trace it. don't forget, you had to trace it yourself. now, obama's visit doesn't mean that all the tensions between the two countries are settled. after all, cuba still has an abysmal human rights record. so since this was one of the first time the press had a chance to openly question the current dictator rauúl castro, t was bound to get awkward. >> president castro, what is the future of our two countries, given the different definitions and the different interpretations of profound issues like democracy and human rights?
10:09 am
>> it's not correct to ask me about political prisoners in general. please give me the name of the political prisoner. i think with this is enough. >> trevor: you know, it's a lot easier to end arguments where all you have to do is take your headphones off. that's all he did. i wish i could do that in my relationships. it is not correct to ask me why i smell like perfume and came back late. and with that, we are done. we are done. (applause) no habla englas. (laughter) right after that incident, castro tried to make it seem like obama had his back. >> a bit of an awkward moment where castro held president obama's arm up, at that moment the president's arm went limp. it was a little odd. >> trevor: you don't understand how important this is. before this, before this trip,
10:10 am
right, people were worried rauúl castro would use obama's visit for propaganda. but you've got to give obama props, he (bleep) the photo op. you couldn't use that as a victory picture. (laughter) man, i love. this you would assume the leader of the free world visiting the world's most autocratic cigar box would bring continue verse. >> cuba has been long time ground tore demonstrations. the cuban americans call president obama's presence betrayal. >> when president obama is there with celebrities and rock musicians drinking mo hitos at the embassy, the political prisoners languishing are left behind,by this president. >> trevor: i love how the people behind ted cruz look like they are political prisoners. they don't look happy to be
10:11 am
there at all. it almost feels like ted cruz isn't complaining about opening up cuba as much as he's complaining about a party he wasn't invited to. a party with rock stars and celebrities, makes me so mad, if they called me right now, i wouldn't even go, i'll just check -- okay, no messages, because i wasn't going anyway, because tonight i'm busy staring in the mirror and practicing human smiles. (laughter) (applause) >so like ted cruz some people ae worried about legitimizing an oppressive government. i understand that. other people are more concerned about the incoming cruiseship full of fanny pack models. >> visitors feel an influx of big businesses will endanger cuba's unique charm. >> we will take the last grasp
10:12 am
of how it was before the big change. >> i want to see, like, the architecture and it's like a time capsule for sure. >> trevor: i feel like that woman is holding a giant mojito just out of the frame. the camera crew is going, woo-hoo! spring break! oh, i'm just here for the architecture -- yeah? architecture? if you wore worried about the americanization of cuba after the relaxation of the erm barringo, obama didn't help with his entourage. >> several major business leaders joined the delegation including leaders of xerox and starwood which became the first major hotel operator in havana in nearly 60 years. >> trevor: bringing these guys is like showing up to a first date with a 12-pack of condoms. we know it's likely to happen but just have some grace. for more, senior foreign policy
10:13 am
correspondent desi lydic! (applause) welcome back and congrats on your new baby. >> thanks. she's fantastic. >> trevor: i thought you had a boy. >> he's fantastic. enough about her. trevor, history is being made here. after almost a century, a u.s. president is standing on cuban soil. it's an image most of us never thought we would live to see. kind of like hulk hogan's penis. >> trevor: but obama is there with the c.e.o.s of hotels and xerox. how open are they to opening the island to american businesses. >> that is a stupid thought and you're stupid for thinking it. america wants to help cuba embrace freedom and democracy and cuba has so much culture to offer us. for example i tried some to have the local cafe cubano and had
10:14 am
one of their delicious cuban sandwiches. >> trevor: that's starbucks and panera. >> no, it's pronounced "pan-yera." you really need to work on your accent. >> trevor: a lot of cubans are concerned big changes are coming and fast. >> trevor, cuba be only change at the pace it wants to. this is about respecting cuban heritage and cull sure. >> trevor: sure about that? because seems like americans are getting set to impose their idea of the modern world on to cuba. >> you mean so flo. >> trevor: what's so flo? south of florida, is what the real estate brokers are calling it now. (applause) so cuba sounded a little too ethnic. >> trevor: desy, it's pretty obvious what's going on here. >> fine, you got us. we're gentrifying cuba, trying to entry's it up and get it ready in case --
10:15 am
>> trevor: in case what? in case trump gets elected because if that happens, americans will be the ones on crafts heading for cuba! (cheers and applause) listen, if i'm going to be a refugee somewhere, that place better have a (bleep) whole foods. >> trevor: desi lydic, everyone. we'll be right back! (cheers and applause) the e-class has 11 intelligent driver-assist systems. it recognizes pedestrians and alerts you. warns you about incoming cross-traffic. cameras and radar detect dangers you don't. and it can even stop by itself. so in this crash test, one thing's missing: a crash. the 2016 e-class. now receive up to a $3,000 spring bonus on the e350 sport sedan. ♪
10:16 am
♪ give extra. get extra.
10:17 am
but pantene is making my hair hairpractically unbreakable.ff. the new pro-v formula makes every inch stronger. so i can love my hair longer. strong is beautiful. pantene. before it was honey in these honey nut cheerios, it was honey being collected. and honey getting made. and honey that was just beginning.
10:18 am
an oven-baked digiorno? or waiting for delivery? did you have that beard when we ordered? a hot, fresh-baked crust? or? did we order extra soggy? don't settle for delivery. rise to the occasion. it's not delivery. it's digiorno.
10:19 am
(cheers and applause) >> trevor: welcome back. in the criminal justice system -- ♪ >> trevor: no, that's not where i'm going. over 90% of convictions result not from trials but from plea deals. according to the national registry of exonerations, 43% of people exonerated in 2015 had pled guilty even though they were innocent. but what happens when this system condemns not a regular person but an n.b.a. basketball star? roy wood, jr. finds out.
10:20 am
♪ >> what if i told you the 2015 n.b.a. a playoffs didn't go down the way they were supposed to for the atlanta hawks? >> the hawks are top seed in the eastern conference but taba will be watching from the bench. >> they played lebron james in the conference finals. tabo wasn't there to guard him. >> he had a prior engagement with please. >> this interview shows him wrestling with police. >> charged with disorderly conduct. >> police officer fractured tibia and caused severe ligament damage. >> then the hawks got swept by lebron and calves. >> he missed the entire most season run. >> familiar story, black guy has to take it. but what i told you that tabo decided to reject the plea deal and go to court. that never happens. stop the music. really! is this script right? he went to court! >> he was found not guilty on
10:21 am
october 9 for all charges related to the arrest. >> beat up by police, went to court and won. oh, my god! >> the pleats shouldn't just be beating people up outside to have the club. >> that's celebration, bitches! what's wrong with you? the bald-headed n.b.a. dude didn't feel like celebrating. tabos lawyer said he ain't taking the deal because i'm going to get him off. you're the lawyer that got him off. >> i am. you're the lawyer who got him off! this is great! i got to give you props marntion! for real! get this thing cracking, baby! know what i'm saying? oh, yeah! yoyou did that! >> i'm not so sure. i told him that the practical man takes the deal. >> why would you do that? to not take the deal was an incredible risk given the options h he had. >> okay, always risk. if tabo had been found guilty,
10:22 am
he could have gone to prison, gotten deported and had his $12 million n.b.a. contract terminated but he was innocent. why would he have to take a (bleep) plea deal tacked include jail time, too? >> the original deal was that he would stay out of trouble six months, complete one day of community service and the case dismissed and sealed. >> no jail? . what! you should have tried harder to get him to take the deal! >> he wouldn't take it. 's a lunatic. no jail, no fines, dismissal after six months, what were you thinking? >> i didn't do anything wrong. take the deal. always take the deal. >> i was not comfortable with that. i believe in justice. >> how do you sleep at night? black people are all going to get this big idea that they can just go to the courtroom with the truth and expect to be exonerated! >> isn't that a good thing? mmm... lord, jesus... no, tabo, it's not a good thing.
10:23 am
you put any other black dude in that situation and it ends with him in jail eating trashy-assed food. speaking of, how did this guy actually win in court? >> it was a lot of different factors playing into it. me being innocent was a big part of it. >> so what. everybody says they're innocent. >> yeah, the part of the incident being videotaped. >> fine. ask rodney king how much that helps. >> i had a teammate with me there to testify. >> you had a white teammate testify. mm-hmm. a white dude watching him? hell, everybody needs that. that's how i roll, with a white dude with a camera. i got one right now, right there. you know what else i got? i got a white dude watching my white dude. (laughter) so he had video and a white dude, but there is still something missing. >> i was able to afford a great lawyer. >> there it is! you know why? because you're rich! >> it's a good advantage. you have a globe in your house. most black people i know don't
10:24 am
own globes because it's just a ball representing all the places you can't afford to travel to. so turns out tabo is a bad-ass defender in the courtroom like he is on court. black people, when you find yourself in a similar situation, remember the lessons of tabo's defense clinic. when they offer you a plea deal, politely decline. >> oh, (bleep). when confronted with police allegations, video elevates your argument. the assistance of a white person can help stop the prosecution. >> where did the white boy come from! >> most important, get richard's phone number. you can hire a great lawyer, beat the system an win. if you can't complete tabo's defense clinic, got to go to mine. step one, take the deal. sucks, man. sorry. >> hell, no! >> trevor: roy wood, jr., everybody! we'll be right back!
10:25 am
(cheers and applause) ♪ i love to take pictures that engage people. and to connect us with the wonderment of nature. the detail on this surface book is amazing. with the tiger image, the saliva coming off and you got this turning. that's why i need this kind of resolution and computing power. being able to use a pen like this. on the screen directly with the image. it just gives me a different relationship to it. and i can't do that on my mac. this is brilliant for me. ♪
10:26 am
super smart to not mess up your tax refund. so we flew in super smart mathematician, maria chudnovsky, to help her. i have a lot of student loan debt. can i deduct my interest? (beep) can amy deduct her student loan interest? in her case, yes. the amount goes right here. in your case, yes. the amount goes right here. thanks. intuit turbotax. taxes done smarter.
10:27 am
(pilot talking to tower on radio) once you get out here... there's just one direction... forward. one time: now. and there's just one sound. you and us... together. telling the world... we're coming for you.
10:28 am
10:29 am
(cheers and applause) >> trevor: welcome back! my guest tonight is the prime minister of estonia. please welcome taavi roivas! (cheers and applause) >> trevor: wow! thank you so much for being here. >> it's great to be here. >> trevor: i've auld wanted to say that, mr. prime minister. everyone has to refer to you like that dornghts they, mr. prime minister? >> yes and no. some call me tavy. my daughter says, at home, you're no prime minister, you're daddy. >> trevor: aww! she's seven. she's quite bossy. >> get the police to escort her out, my friend. >> i wouldn't do that. being from estonia, coming from the economic turmoil the country was in and what you've done, that has been something that hasn't been lost on american politicians. we have a few clips here.
10:30 am
>> you can fill out your tax return in estonia online in five minutes. >> estonians can use their smartphones to get just about anything done online. i should have called the estonians when we were setting up our healthcare web site. >> trevor: that's you! that's you! (applause) so let's start with the first part. jeb bush says estonians can fill out tax returns in five minutes. is that true? >> well, it used to be. now we upgraded the system. it's three minutes on average. seriously. he was in estonia last year, and i told him about the details, and he really knows how it works. and now he takes approximately three minutes. you can do it anywhere, where you have internet connection. >> trevor: what fascinates me is how you've made this entire system. it's not just taxes. there is voting online. how does this happen? how do you get this into other places in the world? it's such a fascinating system. how do you get people to vote
10:31 am
online? >> the first core essence is we have the special cards, you have one as well -- you have an estonian i.d. card. >> trevor: oh, yeah, i've got one, that's how i roll. (laughter) >> with this, you securely log into the system. once you do that, the other side, which is then the voting organization that is responsible for the voting, they know for sure that this is you and then they open the opportunity for you to cast your vote there. we have used it since 2005. >> trevor: lefts change gear -- let's change gears for a second. what happened in brussels, all over the news. it's becoming increasingly and frighteningly more frequent. you know, you're seeing these attacks happen all over europe. as a european leader, you're in a tough position because, on one hand, you have been called on by the world to help with the
10:32 am
refugee crisis. on the other hand, those claiming responsibility for the attacks are saying that that's how they got their operatives into these countries. how do you grapple with that? how do you grapple with that situation, the decisions you have to make, and what do you think the future in europe will be with regards to that? >> first of all, i think that all of those people running from war and terror who are refugees, they should not be blamed for those who are the terrorists. (applause) and, of course, the terrorists want us to be afraid. they want us to build walls between european countries. they want us to close the area. if we do that, they have won. so we should keep our unity. we should work together, not only europe but the europe and the u.s., and keep saying that, you know, we are not afraid.
10:33 am
we simply are not surrendering to terror. and this is the way to deal with it. (applause) >> trevor: that's amazing. that's a beautiful message. i honestly couldn't have said it better myself. thank you so much for being here. we're going to go to estonia, people. please, one more time, the prime minister of estonia. (applause) ♪ ♪ i'm savin' you five hundred coming soon from progressive,
10:34 am
it's "savin' u," the new hit single from the dizzcounts. ♪ cash money ♪ the biggest discount and understand... ♪ the dizzcounts. safe driver, paperless, paid-in-full, multi-car and joey fatone. ♪ savin' you five hundred ♪ i'm savin' you five hundred we have auto-tune, right? oh, yeah. that's a hit! all: yeah!
10:35 am
10:36 am
they carry your fans' passions, shouhopes, and dreamscarry pads. and maybe, a chance at greatness... because shoulders were made for greatness. not dandruff this is violet. she's been waiting for this moment for awhile. a moment other kids wouldn't think twice about. her first bowl of cheerios. because now that cheerios are gluten free, violet, and many others are enjoying their first bowl today.
10:37 am
hello! who? mom, who is that? these dresses are fantastic. they're old navy. thanks. old navy?! it's up to 50% off throughout the store. oh i have to go, to old navy right now. hey, searching for a great used yeah! you got it. just say show me millions of used cars for sale at the all new carfax.com. i don't want one that's had a big wreck just say, show me cars with no accidents reported pretty cool i like it that's the power of carfax® find the cars you want, avoid the ones you don't plus you get a free carfax® report with every listing start your used car search at carfax.com
10:38 am
(cheers and applause)
10:39 am
>> trevor: that is our show for tonight. before we go, i wanted to offer our condolences to the people of brussels as well as the people of ankara. please know we love you. we have lots of fans out there, family, people who travel there and, i guess as the prime minister said, unity is how we'll overcome. so in honor of all of those people, here it is, your moment of zen. man: the following is an address from the president of the united states. ( cheering and applause )
10:40 am
ah, good evening. as you probably know, over the last several days, leaders of the republican-controlled house and democratic-controlled senate have been locked in intense negotiations over the federal budget. looming over these negotiations was a threat that, without a budget agreement, the federal government would shut down as of 12:01 am today. tonight, i am happy to report that shortly before the deadline an agreement on the budget was reached, and the government shut down has thus been averted. this agreement is truly something we can all be proud of. and in a true example of compromise, i am pleased to say no one got everything he wanted and everyone walked away unhappy. senator reid and i are very unhappy over the deep cuts to government programs. congressman boehner is unhappy the cuts weren't deep enough. the tea party caucus is unhappy with both the size of the cuts and the fact that i wasn't born in america. the capitol building cleaning staff is unhappy
10:41 am
with the mess we left after our meetings. congressional interns were unhappy to work late on friday-- a night they reserve for casual, commitment-free hookups. members of the military are very unhappy at being used as pawns by both sides in this debate. while non-essential government workers are upset at being reminded once again that they are non-essential. the new york times is unhappy as they were planning a 12-part series on how the shutdown is affecting the homeless. and kids across the country are deeply unhappy that their family vacations to national parks will now go forward as planned. mitt romney is unhappy both with the size of the deficit in general and his inability to connect with people on an emotional level. dennis kucinich is unhappy at never being picked for teams as a child. while congressman dale humphries is unhappy that he is trapped in a loveless marriage. and senator john mccain is unhappy,

245 Views

info Stream Only

Uploaded by TV Archive on