die. - [screaming] all: hooray! - kenny! - that blow to his head must've killed him. - he saved us. he saved all the jews. - you know, i think we all learned something today. it's fine to have your own beliefs and your own traditions, but as soon as you start excluding people from your ways only because of their race, you become separatist. and being a separatist sucks ass. - we've learned a lot from you and your great friend kenny. - every year, we shall gather here in this special place and bring kenny tidings of soap sculptures and macaroni pictures. - yes! - and those little... shaker things where... you put beans inside of paper plates that are glued together. - paper plate bean shakers. - and let us put patterns of glue on the outside of those paper plates so we can then pour glitter on them so they look nice and sparkly. - you heard him, scouts! let's get to work!

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"the daily show!" i thought we covered all the news yesterday, but turns out, there's more. so let's get to it! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ our first story, the 2023 oscar nominations were announced this morning. [cheers and applause] and if you're wondering how they picked the nominees this year, they basically just went, "let's see, who's not gonna slap nobody? that's my pick." now, as usual, there was good news and bad news. good news: michelle yeoh became the first asian woman nominated for best actress, but bad news, no women were nominated for best director. [boos] but remember, they gave it to jane campion

last year, so i guess they thought that should hold you broads for the next 50 years. and personally, i'm a big woody harrelson fan, so i was happy to see some nominations for "triangle of sadness." [cheers and applause] which is not just a good movie, it's also what mike pence calls a vagina. [cheers and applause] but speaking of mike pence, guess what they just found at his house. yes, classified documents! yes, him too! first trump, then biden, now mike pence. at some point, the fbi is gonna have to just be like, "okay, i'm going to close my eyes and count to ten. and if there are classified documents on this table when i open them, no one gets in

trouble." [applause] let's move on to the big news out of washington. to the biggest crisis the country is facing right now. >> finally, something that the republicans and democrats are united on. today on capitol hill, the senators held a hearing to examine the lack of competition in the ticket industry. speak of the bipartisan hearing comes in the wake of a technology breakdown on the ticketmaster website during the presale for taylor swift's upcoming tour. super fans, known as swifties, faced hours long lines and crashes. [crying] >> wanda: shame on you, ticketmaster. look what you did to these emotional young people! k, you know what, it's about time someone held someone held ticketmaster accountable, and

the swifties are the only ones who can get this done. they are the most politically organized group in america. yeah. it goes swifties, the teamsters, and somewhere way all the way down the list is the democrats. you know, these hearings are so popular, i bet ticketmaster screwed up tickets to that too. you got kids outside crying, "i'm the senate's biggest fan, i just wanted to see dick durbin!" but ultimately, there is only one way to fix this problem. get rid of online ticket sales! go back to waiting in line in person out in the cold! you have to earn that shit like we used to! you are not a real fan unless

getting a ticket gave you hypothermia. hey, i almost lost two toes just to see johnny gill, and i would do it again, damn it! and finally, ticketmaster isn't the only company that needs to make some changes. down in florida, disney world is bringing one of its most popular rides into the present day. >> a disney ride that many people experienced as a kid is no more. disney world in florida has officially closed splash mountain and disneyland in california will be following suit. >> splash mountain features characters from the 1946 disney film "song of the south," which critics say portrays racial stereotypes. splash mountain will be turned into a new ride, based on the 2009 animated film, "the princess and the frog," which features tianna, disney's first black princess. [applause] >> wanda: yeah, that's right, disney says it's going to get rid of zip-a-dee-doo-dah and turn it into a ride about

"the princess and the frog." you know they're gonna keep the song, they're just gonna change the lyrics. ♪ she's a black princess, now she's a black frog...♪ i mean, i appreciate the effort from disney, but you're gonna make the black ride the one where we get our hair wet? that's just more racist than before. [applause] for more on this controversy, we go to roy wood, jr., who is live at walt disney world. [cheers and applause] >> what's up, wanda? >> wanda: roy, you are at ground zero of those controversy. how are people feeling about these changes? >> these changes are long overdue. all that racism was routing the simple pleasure of splash mountain, which is to fall into a giant pool of piss. if you ask me, that doesn't go far enough.

we need disney world to close more rides, like those mad teacups. >> wanda: why, is that ride racist, too? >> nah, but when i was eight, i got on that ride, and threw up on my crush. ruined stephanie's dress. reese's pieces all over the place, everywhere. the teacups be spending. i was like a vomit sprinkler. i'm sorry, stephanie. >> wanda: roy, nobody gives a shit about your digestive system. we're just glad disney is trying to remove racism from its parks. >> with all due respect, wanda, i disagree. i don't think we should be removing the racism from the rides. in fact, we should be adding racism. >> wanda: why in the hell would we want to add racism into disney world? >> because disney world might be the only place left in florida where kids can learn about racism! [cheers and applause] it's the last place! you see what desantis is doing down here, taking black history out of the schools, cracking down on ap classes.

pretty soon, he will even ban the word "black." we gonna have to say "dark white" or "super gray." >> wanda: i see what you're saying. the kids come in for the fun and then we sneak in the education. >> exactly. exactly! that's what we do, sneak it in. like, you know those bumper cars they got in tomorrowland? add some cops in there pulling the black people over to teach kids about traffic stops. "what do you mean, i was driving recklessly, sir? i got a bumper car. don't tell me that my tail light is out. there is no taillight! mama! mama!" >> wanda: you might be onto something, roy. >> i'm telling you, wanda can we put a little racism into the rides, the kids are going to learn. you know they do that parade down at disney, all the disney characters, it's fun for everybody. set the parade in selma. walk mickey mouse across the edmund pettus bridge.

and have buzz lightyear on the other side waiting to beat their asses to infinity and beyond. that is better than any textbook. >> wanda: damn, this is getting harsh, roy. >> what they've done to was his harsh, wanda! i am being fair. how about this? you know they got main street usa? a beautiful collection of shops and successful businesses, and they're bustling and doing well. >> wanda: i see where this is going. >> bomb that shit, like they did to black wall street in tulsa. people need to know the truth about this shit, wanda. >> wanda: i think bombing people is a bit much for an amusement park. >> you're entitled to your opinion. last idea. epcot center. epcot center should be whites-only. >> wanda: what's that gonna teach them? >> epcot is boring as hell, and i don't want to go there.

it's a big golf ball with an elevator. i'm up next for the teacups and i've got something to prove! stephanie come if you are watching this, my stomach is strong. i can eat this food and ride the right. i won't vomit on you. please ask max >> wanda: thank you so much, roy wood, jr., everybody. all right, when we come back, we'll find out what's going on with george santos and his lying ass. so don't go away. [cheers and applause] (♪♪) this electric feels different... because it's powered by the most potent source of energy there is ... you. this is the lexus variety of electrification ... inspired by, created for and powered by you. ♪

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[cheers and applause] >> wanda: welcome back to "the daily show." hey, it's been a bad week for george santos, or as he calls it, "a good week." he's already been caught in, like, 50 lies. he lied about his career, he lied about his name, he lied about running a pet charity. and now he's getting caught in a new lie. >> according to an ex-friend of george santos's from brazil, the openly gay new york congressman used to perform in drag back in the day and even had his own drag queen persona, named kitara. >> photos and video reveal that santos performed in drag several times over at least three years, despite his claim that it was something he did just once for fun. >> congressman, were you ever a drag queen in brazil? >> no, i was not a drag queen in

brazil, guys. i was young and i had fun at a festival. sue me for having a life. >> wanda: sue me for having a life? no, man, we should sue you for lying. [cheers and applause] you know, but the drag queen part is pretty cool. i like kitara! kitara, you stay. george santos, sashay away. [cheers and applause] now with all these lies, it's no surprise that 59% of new yorkers want him to resign. but that does raise the question: how could it only be 59%? who are the people who don't want him to resign? well, lucky for us, they just released an ad.

>> you've probably been hearing a lot of media about our new congressman, george santos. but now it is time that you hear from us. the people who voted for him. >> we hear new york's third district voted for congressman santos because he is a fighter, not just as a politician, but as a boxer, he beat muhammad ali in 1972. >> i stand with george santos because when my apartment building was collapsing, he held it up with one arm. >> i support george santos because simply put, he is a war hero. also invented the window. >> i voted for santos because he cares about seniors and as an 87-year-old woman, that is important to me. >> i stand with her brother george santos because he invented the cure for covid. does what she had done it before i died. >> i stand for speed santos, yup, even me, academy award winner morgan freeman. >> as a christian woman who has never had sex because i'm saving myself for marriage, i know george santos shares my values. >> why do i support george

santos? because we are both probably jewish. jew-ish. i stand for george santos. and i watch me eat this sandwich. >> i stand for george santos. >> i stand with anthony santos. >> george santos, i stand with george santos. >> i stand with george costanza. >> anthony devito? >> george michael. >> john stamos. >> whatever his name may be, i am with him. >> i am with him. >> let's go with rick. >> whoever who he is. >> paid for with money with santos' dog company. >> wanda: all right, stay tuned, because when we come back, the renowned feminist katha pollitt will be joining me on the show. so don't go away. [cheers and applause]

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books including "pro: reclaiming abortion rights." she is here to talk about abortion politics and the fight for women's rights. please welcome katha pollitt! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> hi! >> wanda: hi! ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> wanda: thank you so much for being here. >> thank you so much for having me, wanda. >> wanda: appreciate it. so you have been an abortion rights advocate for decades, and it seems like we keep having this same debate, for over 50 years. so how has -- has it changed any? or is it the same conversation? >> that question makes me feel very old. [laughs] but i think the conversation has been stuck in several ways. and one way i want to mention is

that a lot of people have voted antiabortion legislation because they thought it would never happen. so they would vote in state legislatures for these wild things, thinking, well, roe is there, it is not going to be so crazy. but now it is. so they are thinking, oh, my god, what have i done? at least some of them are. but i think the other thing is that dobbs, which overthrew roe, has woken up pro-choicers and the most -- women who maybe didn't know they were pro-choice -- in the most amazing way. [cheers and applause] it was very important in the last election in several races. >> wanda: and abortion rights won in those elections. >> yes, it did. [cheers and applause] and what is especially interesting is that there were

six states in which there was antiabortion stuff on the ballot. it went down in every case, including in kansas -- [cheers and applause] and very, very red kansas, and very, very red kentucky. so that tells you something. it tells you people aren't really down with the idea of banning all abortion and making women suffer. >> wanda: okay. [cheers and applause] it is interesting, what you said at first, they didn't really want it to happen at first, it was just kind of like performative. it was just like, let's put this out there, and it will draw the other people into vote for us so we can pass more things that's, like, about taxes and stuff like that. >> exactly, exactly. it is a signal that i am a good christian. but in real life, it served other purposes as well, of just being very, very reactionary on the whole range of issues. >> wanda: okay. now in the terminology that they

use, it's like scare tactics, like, partial-birth abortion, and abortion doctors. no one goes to college and said, i will be a cardiologist, what are you doing? i want to work with. what about you? abortion! that's all i'm doing. abortion. there is no such thing as an abortion -- >> they used to call them abortionists. that is not a real doctor. abortion doctor is a demeaning term. ob-gyn is a good term. providing care for women is a good way to put it. [cheers and applause] and it is all intended to make it seem as though abortion is not part of health care, and the very important thing that everybody has to think about is abortion is part of health care. [cheers and applause]

>> wanda: absolutely. i am glad you said that, to hear that young women are active and they are voting because we need them, because the house majority leader, steve scalise, said that roe's reversal -- this is a quote, only the first phase in the battle. now the next phase begins. what is that next phase? what do you think that means? >> i think it means contraception. going after contraception. you know, there are rights to lifers, that believe that the birth control pill is what they call a chemical abortion. they think that the morning-after pill is what you take to prevent a pregnancy, is actually an abortion. they think the iud is an abortion, it's in there, it's performing abortions every day. [laughs] they have their own facts. i think that we are already

seeing that contraception, which should be part of -- if you are against abortion, you should be in favor of contraception, because that will prevent -- [applause] but we are already seeing moves to make contraception harder to get. >> wanda: so they have no idea how a woman's body works. >> that is so true. >> wanda: the science. >> that is so true. there was recently a state legislator and a very red state of idaho or utah, i think, and he said, i raise cattle, i know all about what goes on. i have walked behind cabs. i'm thinking, so you look at the cavs behind and you think you understand what happens with women. how crazy is that? >> wanda: [laughs] >> i know. >> wanda: it's terrifying! >> it's terrifying! it is. >> wanda: so it is such a polarizing issue. how do we change minds? how do we sway them or is it

education or is it like a personal experience? what is it? >> well, i think it is all those things. i think personal experience, if people know someone who has had an abortion, they start to think differently, and there's actually a sociological study that shows this. by sociologist who found that even very, very antiabortion pes someone in their family, if it is a friend, they will be kind, and a lot of the time. they might even drive that person to the clinic, even if they think it is the wrong thing to do because they can relate on a human level to the difficult situations that women who have abortions are often in, involving poverty and abuse and health problems, all kinds of stuff. having other things that they really want to do in their life, like hold a job, go to college, all that. so people are not as evil as they seem. people are not as evil as they seem. that is my mantra. >> wanda: that is a good mantra. i hope you are right.

[cheers and applause] i hope you are right. but you mentioned poverty. isn't that who it is going to affect and hurt the most? >> yes. this is so terrible that people don't know this, but when i was on to her for my book, i found the two most important things tt really i think to have power to affect other people think is this: one is that about half the women who have abortions are poor. they live at or below the poverty level, and that shows you how difficult their lives are. the other -- this is fascinating -- is that 60% of women who have abortions are already mothers. so t that goes the stereotype of she is a young person, she is a child hating career woman, those are the two stereotypes in either of those are true and you can explain those. >> wanda: she has kids and she knows, i've had enough, this is

enough. >> yeah, exactly. >> wanda: i think maybe if they create an abortion pill that also may be heels erectile dysfunction or something? you know, make it a 2 for 1, a little something for you come a little something for them, maybe guys would be happy about it. you won't have any problems getting access to it then. >> i think we need a chemist who gets to work on that right away. >> wanda: exactly, exactly. thank you so much for being here. [cheers and applause] >> thank you for having me. >> wanda: "pro: reclaiming abortion rights" is available now. we are going to take a quick break. we will be right back after this. [cheers and applause]