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>> jon: hey! boom! boom! hey, everybody! [cheers and applause] welcome to "the daily show!" my name is jon stewart. it has been two weeks since the election... two months... it's been 15 years since the election. i mean, this was me, election night. was i ever that young? or ever look that handsome?

but donald trump is returning to power, and so once again, it is time to saddle up le resistance! because, if you remember, before trump won the election, democrats were clear-eyed about the stakes. >> it's time that fascism is called fascism and americans know exactly what they're voting for. >> he is paving the way to become a vladimir putin or to become an adolf hitler. >> he is a threat to democracy. >> he is a clear and present danger to our democracy, to our way of life. >> the damage may be irreversible. the destruction could be unthinkable and it would be a betrayal of everything that our framers fought for. >> jon: you're not even going to look up? you know, a little eye contact, a little inflection could drive

the danger thing, you give it a little urgency! you know? [cheers and applause] "i feel passionately we should fight him on the beaches, in the fields, god forbid, the streets, the asphalt, and the sidewalks." [cheers and applause] is it sad that the only thing that really makes it a humor impression is that i put glasses on? was it really bad -- i mean, you

applauded literally just the glasses. i am a pair of bifocals away from being chuck schumer. you bastards. i assume that now that democrats have lost to the greatest threat we've ever faced as a nation, that they will be forthright in acknowledging, one, the democrats' role in this catastrophic defeat, and two, the bleak hellscape we now face. or... >> we're proud of the fact that we've defeated more house republican incumbents than they've defeated house democratic incumbents. >> we did flip three house seats from republican to democrat and gained back almost all of those that we had lost in 2022. >> jon: yeah, "almost" is doing a lot of work in that sentence. "we almost gained back all that we had lost." kind of a load-bearing adverb,

spin-wise. finding a positive in what is clearly not good news. "parents, good news! we gained back almost all of the children we lost on the field trip. win-win!" it's a new dynamic! it is a willful bright-siding this shit show that we celebrate in our new segment called "the audacity of cope." now, technically, yes, democrats have less seats, but have you heard who's in those seats? >> in this freshman class alone -- and i'm going to stop for cheers for each one of these, because they are remarkable. we have our first trans member of congress, we have an engineer from an immigrant community in the san fernando valley, we have the first iranian-american democrat in congress, we have the youngest member ever elected

to the house from new jersey. >> jon: that's not a thing! how did you go from the reasonably impressive first iranian democrat to hold a seat, to the, i think, somewhat reaching for the youngest person ever from new jersey? and by the way, to the audience, if you think that framing is not that interesting, wait until you hear that this record-breaking young phenom from new jersey is 38! 38 years old! god! come on! how far are we going with this? "in illinois, we elected a ginger! ooh! we also elected the first representative from

washington state who looks like he has a terrible secret. he ran on loneliness!" wow. this is going to be the most diverse group of congresspeople to get all of their legislation blocked. so inspiring! [applause] no, it's fine. [bleep], people. but you know what, those were lowly house democrats. how will the head of the party, the outgoing president, man the ramparts during this challenging and fraught peaceful transition to fascism? >> president biden is in brazil, where he became the first american head of state to visit the amazon rainforest. he went there to highlight the dangers of climate change and the need to turn away from fossil fuels. >> jon: what the [bleep]? no way that desk was there!

no way! not a chance! in the middle of all this, he's disappeared to the rainforest, starring in what appears to be four pixar movies in one. clearly "up" is one of them. [audience reacts] and "encanto," and i'm going to say a little "moana" and maybe "wall-e," had a powerful anti-consumerist message. hopefully while he's down there he has some inspiring words. mr. president? >> history is literally watching us now, so let's preserve this sacred place for our time and forever for the benefit of all humanity. thank you very, very much. >> jon: where are you going? where are you going?

literally just walking away like -- mr. president, i'm sorry. the tribe has spoken. extinguish your torch. what is happening? maybe this is how we should do the transfer of power. the winner moves into the white house, and the incumbent just wanders off into the jungle, so that his nutrients may be returned to the soil. [shaker noise] but as the democrats struggle, donald trump headed to madison square garden with his grab-em-by-the-pussy posse, to do his favorite thing, watch people submit. oh, trump likes it in the octagon, he likes it out of the octagon. he likes submission from his enemies, and even from his new friends! and by the way, it doesn't take much of a transgression to warrant a bended knee for trump. for instance, last week, trump's newly minted health and human

services nominee hit trump with a bit of a light-hearted jab about his diet. >> the stuff that he eats is -- is really, like, bad. it's not -- campaign food is always bad, but the food that goes onto that airplane is, like, just poison. >> jon: a friendly little swipe. boop! little bit of ribbing, gentle ribbing. boop! and he will pay for his insolence. don jr., rfk jr., and speaker, mike johnson eating mcdonald's on trump's private plane. >> jon: "come over here, you think that's poison? eat it. hey, robert, eat the whole thing. yeah, in front of us, right now.

eat the whole thing. and by the way, when you're done with the whole thing, grimace is going to come in here and [bleep] you in the ass! that's what he's going to do. hey, robert, eat the whole th thing. grimace is going to [bleep] you in the ass while you do it. and you have to make eye contact was with us the whole time and we are going to film it." i was just going to keep going. by the way, i know we're focused on the humiliation of rfk, but look at poor mike johnson. for mike johnson right there. he didn't even get a seat at the cool kids table. and the sad part? this whole thing was mike johnson's bachelor party. meanwhile, joe and mika brzenzski-scarborough, who famously warned of the growing threat of trump's fascism, also had an interesting announcement to make. >> last thursday, we expressed our own concerns on this broadcast and even said we would

appreciate the opportunity to speak with the president-elect himself. on friday, we were given the opportunity to do just that. joe and i went to mar-a-lago to meet personally with president-elect trump. and for those asking why we would go speak to the president-elect during such fraught times, especially between us, i guess, i would ask back, why wouldn't we? >> jon: uh, because you said he was hitler. but okay! tap out, tap out. we don't know what the visit was. we don't know what the tone of the visit was. >> we talked about a lot of issues including abortion, mass deportation, threats of political retribution against political opponents and media outlets. >> jon: oh, i'll bet you really laid down the gauntlet, joe! i'll bet you walked in there and

just let him have it. didn't you, joey? i'm going to do a one act play called "joe and mika go to mar-a-lago." [cheers and applause] "mr. president, your rhetoric is outrageous! i cannot in good conscience -- ooh! are those macaroons? the pink one is raspberry!" we've learned nothing! even those putting up resistance to trump's agenda don't seem to understand who they're dealing with. >> senator elizabeth warren accusing president-elect donald trump's transition team of breaking the law as there are reports it missed a deadline to file a required ethics pledge. >> jon: hear ye, hear ye! hitler missed a reporting deadline! the war is over! i have said it before and i'll say it again: republicans are playing chess and the democrats

are in the nurse's office because they glued their balls to their thighs. that is what is happening! [applause] the election that we just had was a repudiation of the status quo. an overly-regulated system that is no longer responsive or delivering for the needs of the people or their beloved, behatted squirrels. oh. r.i.p., peanut. government is theoretically a constitutional system of checks and balances between equally powerful branches. but what government actually is is an overly complicated byzantine, bureaucratic maze of rules, loopholes to those rules, and norms. complex enough that, a: if you want to find a rule that keeps you from doing something, you'll find it. and b: if you actually want to do something, you can find a loophole to get

around to said rule. and the norm is just how often you've had to pull any of this shit. for example: trump's -- let's be generous -- provocative and unorthodox cabinet picks. i don't think hulk hogan's been nominated yet. think he's going to be the secretary of "take your vitamins!" democrats are positive that the vaunted constitutional rules of the senate shall be the guardrail to this madness. >> certainly, we can fight back. >> the president nominates, the senate confirms. >> we're a check and balance. we're there to be a guardrail. >> the senate has a constitutional obligation to advice and consent on this nomination. >> jon: oh, shit! you want matt gaetz? mr. president? prepare to be advice and consented, biyotch! there is no way for the constitution to allow for you to get past it.

>> the constitution does give the president a power to adjourn the house and senate on extraordinary occasions. >> to unilaterally install his most controversial nominees and bypass the senate confirmation process entirely. >> jon: that is our government in a nutshell. the rules say we can stop it! the loophole says, [bleep] not. so what are you left with? the last refuge of losers: the norms. >> i don't think that's appropriate and i don't think that's what the founders intended. >> that is not the custom. >> jon: yeah, you can do it and it is legal, but... whatever, guy. we are going to think you are a dick. republicans exploit the loopholes. democrats complain about the norms. over and over and over.

and it has ghastly consequences. remember when president obama nominated merrick garland to the supreme court? senate majority leader mitch mcconnell refused to give that a vote, saying it's only one full year before the election. it's too close! now you could make a case that obama could violate the norm, say the senate failed their advice and consent, and appoint him anyway, and see what the [bleep] happens. fight. but they just went, "well, we've never heard of that rule, but okay!" smash cut: two months before a presidential election, trump nominates amy coney barrett to the supreme court after the completely unforeseeable death of ruth bader-ginsburg. and as you can imagine, the democrats went right to the nearby kinkos! >> behind me is the mcconnell rule. on february 13, 2016, when justice scalia passed away, senator mcconnell said, and i quote, "this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president." >> jon: and so amy coney barrett was forced to head back to her homestead, never to be heard

from -- oh, they didn't give a [bleep]? oh, right, i forgot! they didn't give a [bleep]! look, let this show be the utterly ineffective hypocrisy-finders. i can tell you from experience, it does nothing! you guys be the loophole guys that figure out how to get shit done. because they don't give a [bleep] about your norms! they will exploit any loophole, even if they have to go through clearly closed windows to do it. you would think after trump's presidency, democrats would have learned. but they doubled down. when biden tried to get immigration reform into the inflation reduction act, and the senate parliamentarian told him he couldn't, did he respond to the rule with a loophole or did he... >> that's for the parliamentarian to decide, though -- not for joe biden to decide. >> jon: no! that's for -- you take the parliamentarian and you put them

in a locker and then you bring grimace in and have him -- that's what you do! [cheers and applause] do you guys get what i'm saying? perhaps a demonstration is in order. to get anything done, the democrats feel like they must read the needle, to make sure we have to make sure each norm follows the overly complex bureaucratic process that we created ourselves. oh, the parliamentarian. oh, i can't do it because the norms aside. oh, i can't get anything done. meanwhile, all the republicans have to do is fingerbang a donut. "oh, how are you going to get matt gaetz in if the advice and consent --" oh, there it is! right there! boom, he's in! look, he's in! [cheers and applause]

do i have to sleep with this now? i have made you all uncomfortable. now trump has the house, senate, presidency, and judiciary. so it's going to get harder, not easier. democrats are going to have to forcefully play the loopholes. but the good news is: you're well set up for it, with the youngest congressional representative ever from new jersey, 38-year old lamonika mciver. unless, wait, i got a loophole. what if joe biden got his vice president to not certify the -- no, no, president biden! wait! listen to the plan! joe! will be right back with ruy teixeira. don't go away.

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♪ i am genius (whoaaa) ♪ [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome back to "the daily show." my guest tonight is an american enterprise institute senior fellow, co-founder of the "liberal patriot" substack, and coauthor of "where have all the democrats gone?" please welcome to the program ruy teixeira. sir! hello! how are you? [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ thank you for joining us! >> my pleasure. >> jon: your book -- i'm holding it up."where have all ts gone?." this was kind of an expose, i think, on your recipe for how democrats lost their coalition.

written win? >> we put it out last year, basically. exactly a year. >> jon: let me ask you a question. >> yeah. >> jon: did you send it to any of the democrats? >> [laughs] not really, no. we hoped they would pick on it, i guess, didn't happen. >> jon: people aren't really readers anymore. is there an audiobook? >> there is an audiobook. maybe we should have sent that. or maybe a five slide powerpoint deck. >> jon: now you are learning the game. first of all, it is a really interesting historical breakdown context of sort of how the democrats lost their more populist, economic instincts, and can you go through -- the clintons probably began it in a way, but even as far back as

jimmy carter. >> sure, yeah, yeah. i mean, jimmy carter had sort of a deregulatory, anti-populist approach toward economics. he took on a lot of things that eventually found a way into the reagan approach in terms of deregulation and so on. of course, with bill clinton, we had the regulation of finance, we had nafta, eventually come after clinton leaves. what sort of, he was pushing it along. we had the a session i'm to the wto, the so-called china shock which really destroys millions of manufacturing jobs. over time, you saw a lot of working-class people developing a sense particularly in the areas of the country that are left behind that were dependent on industrial growth, on resource extraction, they felt like democrats didn't have their backs anymore. they felt democrats, this was a new world. we are all going to get educated. we were going to have a lot of economic growth because we were moving into the new information economy, and forget that old manufacturing. >> jon: and there wasn't

seemingly much difference other than maybe tax cuts and tax hikes, between neoliberal democrats and standard republican, free trade policy? >> yeah, that was definitely true. that was very noticeable at the time and some democrats who push back against it but they definitely lost the debate and the democrats became, you know, they are sort of this third way thing in the '90s with clinton and blair and things like that. they basically put their chips down and we have to get government off people's backs, we have to deregulate, we have to just let it rip, right? with global trade. eventually, it would all trickle down, so that the masses of honest workers in america -- >> jon: it's coming, people. it is going to trickle down. a few more decades. so then, it sort of -- you get the rise of kind of bernie sanders, elizabeth warren. there is this -- and throughout it, paul wellstone, a progressive wing that wanted a more populist approach. but they could never win the

day. and you make the case, it is because the money that was coming into the democratic party was coming now from business and not from labor. >> yeah, yeah, absolutely. i mean, the influence of labor on the democratic party just declined so much in the ' 80s end '90s, of course through our current day. it used to be labor was the backbone of the democratic party. that is with a light upon four troops, money, to some extent. that really just becomes completely replaced and the '80s and '90s. even the culture of the democratic party changes because there used to be much more contact between the democrats and the labor movement, similarly close working relationship between them. over time, the labor movement gets pushed out because it is also declining at the time. >> jon: what do you think came first? the decline of the labor movement, the decline of people participating in the labor movement, or the democrats moving away from not as a source? >> i think they were sort of an interactive, negative feedback

loop as it were. >> jon: death spiral. >> death spiral if you want to be melodramatic about it. [laughs] >> jon: ruy, i do want to be melodramatic about it. i don't know if you watch the first act but i punched my hand through a doughnut hole. >> let's face it. that last election, things started -- [cheers and applause] >> jon: i think -- i feel like it resonated with the audience and it has resonated with them in a while. my idea of what happened with the democratic party is, it was a rejection of a status quo, a feeling that, not just in the working-class movement but in many movements, that democracy is by nature analog. we are living in a digital world, where terminally online. the outrage and the anger and confusion is much elevated, and the distance between those two points becomes untenable.

especially if the democrats insist on, "well, we have to keep, i would love to get the help you need but the parliamentarian is really up my ass all night." i feel like that is a real problem for them. >> yeah, i mean, the sense that the democratic party isn't responsive to the needs of sort of ordinary -- the common man and woman, the working class, and they are too cut up in other issues or they are too afraid about sort of government regulations and parliamentarian stuff and they are not laser focused on getting stuff done. you know, even in places like new york city where you have a very democratic governance there is a sense that they aren't pulling out all the stops to make sure everyone gets good services and everything runs well. effective government is what people want to. >> jon: it is a triage system in some respects. there's two things. you have to respond to what seems to be the immediate needs and then lay the groundwork for the future. i still think they did an effective job laying the groundwork for the future.

>> the first part is -- >> jon: that's exactly right. the infrastructure bill, those are different things. but the new deal worked because it triaged the urgency. >> that's right. >> jon: it seems like they had a problem. by the way, i don't think the republicans do that either. >> no, while -- >> jon: in terms of -- >> we'll see. look at the great cabinet picks. [laughs] [applause] they are ready! >> jon: i was warned about y you. ruy teixeira is a dry son of a bitch. dead on right. i almost think, and this is a broader conversation, but if you look at sort of european countries, their satisfaction of government is higher because it feels like they think the money they pay into government returns in services they actually use. if you break down people's tax bill, the first probably five charges of it are nothing that

you use, you know, 75, 80% of it is military, medicare, social security. it is stuff you will use or 65 or 70 but you don't use now. how do we get them more responsive to what really is happening in people's lives? >> well, you know, if i knew that, i would be running the democratic party and they will be running the table. but i -- first of all, you can't hit the target unless you are aiming at it. the contrary to those in precept. you have to focus relentlessly on delivering for people in their daily lives and figure out how to do it. okay, they got x percent of the budget that is allocated for other things but how can we take what degrees of freedom we have and use them to help ordinary people so they feel it? let's not just pass a bunch of legislation that kind of sounds good, and may pay off in the long run by people don't really feel in their day-to-day lives. >> jon: and i think they have a sense that they work hard, they pay money into the system and that money is -- whether

this is hyperbolic or not, i think it is -- goes to people who don't deserve it. it goes to migrants, it goes to trans people, it goes to this, and they don't deserve it, i deserve it. >> the martyr instinct became such a problem, obviously, because of the extent to which immigration spiked and then you had people turning up and overburdened urban areas and you even had a lot of black voters, for example, and chicago, say, why should i vote for kamala harris? they are giving away all this stuff to people, you know, who just came in from out of the country that aren't even legal. >> jon: but even that tells you, though, they had an opportunity to do something for years about it. they said they couldn't. >> that was baloney. >> jon: i can't do it. first of all, that is the type of language that i absolutely -- >> wait a minute. i saw your monologue. >> jon: i don't know what happened there. it will get bleeped. >> okay. >> jon: it is the kind of

thing, we can't overturn norms and things, and you were like, how did you get to kamala harris as the nominee? that wasn't a norm. you overturned a norm. by the way, when you did, there was an explosion of enthusiasm and excitement, because they suddenly felt like, oh, they are recognizing a reality that i also see. >> now we have a chance. >> jon: and now we have a chance. why isn't that more a part of the governance? >> well, for example, look at the immigration issue. yes, there were some tenuous excuses why they couldn't move on it earlier but why didn't they move on it earlier was a lot because the democratic coalition is so responsive, biden was responsive to the very elements of the coalitions that didn't let them do anything. there were a lot of advocacy groups, and a lot of parts of the democratic party that really thought things were fine, this is not really a problem, it is all made up. it is all on fox news. and biden didn't want to cross them. this is a part of the problem with the democratic coalition

today is too many parts of the coalition have veto power on doing effective things. to be when you something with that and it is something that rightfully i think have ahave a blindspot on, this idead dei and too woke and too deia and that is why they lost. it's hard for me to wipe my mind around it. >> it's not the only thing but it is part of the reason. there has been some data collected about the blueprint strategy group, the top three reasons -- you know them? >> jon: i love their listicles. >> the first reason was inflation, the second was illegal immigration, the third was democrats being too concerned about cultural issues and not the welfare of the middle class. there are similar things from other places. >> jon: maybe you can help me with this. but the idea of d.e.i. -- maybe i'm just working off of the wrong definition of woke.

you know, which is, and maybe that is the thing that i don't understand. but when they say, "all this d.e.i." it feels like you are talking about that one seminar you have to sit in? that is an hour. it gets eye rolly. but it is a [bleep] hour. >> that there is more to it than that. i think people have the perception that it is being used as a way of allocating things that is different from merit and that is a real problem. i'm just saying, it doesn't seem to work that well and people don't like it including nonwhite working-class people. that's -- there is some very reasonable argument that we need to lift up people who have been left behind by various heritages -- >> jon: i don't even know why that is controversial? >> it's not controversial. people are fine with helping out people who are disadvantaged. people are good with that. they don't think necessarily -- >> jon: then here is where i am lost. you just said people don't like that. so i guess, is it because -- >> people don't like d.e.i. or reparations or whatever, the basket of things that sound to

them like they are going to give people stuff that they didn't sort of earned. >> jon: but what is it we are doing -- tariffs are there to repair the damage, yes? i mean, that is the exact word. repair. >> tariffs are an economic policy that are supposed to make it sort of more things waited in america are supposed to help manufacturing workers and so on. >> jon: yes, okay. >> people look at class different from race. what can i tell you? it is just a fact. >> jon: but it's all mixed together. >> of course it is all mixed together. >> jon: so why are you yelling at me? >> because you seem to be determined to do, i don't know, what is your point? race is more important in class? what is your point? >> jon: noel. my point is that it seems that it is government's job is to look at the systems that we use in the country to create wealth and progress. >> sure. >> jon: and then to look at the natural areas where those systems create collateral damage

and repair as best they can the collateral damage of those systems, and i don't understand why we have singled out b-17 ase devil in helping manufacturing as smart and good. like isn't it all the same thing? >> the point about d.e.i. is that it is not particularly effective. >> jon: for that is a different argument, is it not? >> no, it is not a different argument. basically, i am saying if you want to actually help people -- >> jon: i will wrestle you right now -- >> you want universal policies that will disproportionately lift up black and latino poor people because they are more heavily concentrated among people who are -- >> jon: also because -- >> that is what is popular. >> jon: because they were explicitly disadvantaged. so why wouldn't we try to repair that? but my point is, government picks winners and losers all the time. we have subsidies for farming areas and those aren't controversial because they say the policies that we have employees have hurt farmers. so let's get some subsidies in

there to ameliorate the damage. that is a particular -- >> that is true. if you want to help people who live in, say come up or block areas and poor latino areas, you can't just channel that money to people who are latino and black because that is unconstitutional and is extremely unpopular. if you want to lift them up, have universal programs that actually help people who live in those disadvantage -- everybody is for that! everybody is for that! that is not d.e.i.! d.e.i. is really different. they are completely different. >> jon: i disagree with you that everyone is for it because i think they view that as woke. what i just described, they would be usb nine. and that is of a different -- >> that's right. >> jon: all right. i get the sense that in this country, people look at entrenched poverty in the cities and think that it is a product of culture and vice and a look at entrenched poverty in whiter areas and think they are victims

of economic policies that they are not in control of. i do think in this country, it is viewed differently. [cheers and applause] i just think, you know. here is what you didn't get during the crack crisis. depths of despair. these poor people. but in the fentanyl crisis, rightfully so, you do! and i think some of that has to do with the populations. so my point is, why is d.e.i., i feel like it is a failure to describe what we are trying to do. >> okay, d.e.i. isn't the name for what you want then. >> jon: because d.e.i. is the only thing that we allowed. >> that is fine. >> jon: but the things that would help entrenched poverty in those cities aren't done in favor of, okay, we are not actually going to do that but we will let you have an hour every three months where you get to tell us -- >> i agree with that. i think d.e.i. is a very poor substitute for those kinds of programs.

>> jon: can you look into that camera and say that? do you think it is something that can be fixed? is it perception or is it reality? >> it is a matter of the kinds of programs that will have to be promulgated on a universal basis, which have a disproportionate effect on black and latino working-class and poor people. that is how you do it. and it is possible to build support for those, i do believe. don't call it d.e.i. don't call it reparations. don't call it anything like that because those are really unpopular. call that you are just trying to help people who are disadvantaged for complex historical reasons and there is black people and white people and latino people who all need that kind of help. that is actually pretty popular. >> jon: why do you think the republicans don't have to play by those same rules? like, if you are pro-palestine, they are very happy going, you are a terrorist sympathizer. if you want to serve in economics, you are a marxist anti-communist. they name call constantly. they do the same thing that you are saying -- >> they do.

>> jon: so why -- they don't ever seem to have -- >> if they ever wanted to seriously dominate the country in a way that is different than taking advantage of the fact that people hated the biden-harris administration, they would have to push back on things like that. they would have to move to the center themselves. that is the whole thing about the political area we are in. we are in an era where both democrats and republicans seem incapable, maybe even not interested in forming a dominant majority coalition and sort of is handing out the rough edges, correcting the things that need to be corrected, and capturing the center of american politics in a decisive way. absolutely, the republicans have the same problems. they do a lot of stupid stuff. >> jon: generally, the biggest movements in america that have done what you are saying weren't a centrist. the new deal and fdr was considered far left. reagan and the reagan revolution was considered far right. and it seems like the centrists, romney, mccain, those guys got their asses kicked. >> actually, quite centrist.

>> jon: the new deal was centrist? it was basically norman thomas and socialism! >> no, no, it was institutional economics and it was actually wildly popular at the time. i mean, people revered fdr because he started for the common man and woman -- >> jon: because they were broke! >> they still liked it. >> jon: it wasn't center! >> i'm not defining this interesting a particular ideology. i'm defining it as much of people in the center of the distribution want. what do they care about, what are their concerns? >> jon: you're talking about statistical. >> you know, that's my thing. [laughter] sorry. [applause] guilty as charged. >> jon: i didn't know statisticians were such argumentative sons of bitches! can i tell you something? super argumentative. i actually don't like that about myself. i'm very contrary and too and can get a little sanctimonious. i don't know what i'm going to do about that.

as i get older, it's not going to get any better. no, i'm going to be one of those dudes where people are just like, "don't invite him." >> [laughs] right, right. >> jon: you can check out ruy's work at "the liberal patriot" substack newsletter. ruy teixeira. we'll be right back after this. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ the polar vortex is bringing a lot of snow. just be safe getting home. this storm will be here through the night, as will i. ♪♪ the december to remember sales event. get offers on select models. ♪♪ ♪♪

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[cheers and applause] >> jon: you know it's crazy? so cleaning my glasses right before the show, i already had them all [bleep] up. never poach doughnuts on your glasses. that is our show for tonight! before we go, let's check in with your host for the rest of the week, desi lydic! desi! [cheers and applause] desi, so nice to see you. what's coming up this week? >> well, jon, we'll be talking about my weekend trip to mar-a-lago, where i went to reopen the conversation with president-elect trump. >> jon: reopen the conversation? >> mm-hmm >> jon: desi, but didn't you spend the last year calling him a [bleep]-ity [bleep] face? >> that's not how i remember it. but i wanted to go down there for unity. i want to be unified with all

the people who he won't be getting revenge on. we had a great conversation about mass deportation, and the bottom line is, i can tell you now that... i'm going to be okay. [laughter and applause] >> jon: what about all the people being mass deported? >> oh, yes, i can tell them, too, that i'm going to be okay. >> jon: congratulations, desi. desi lydic, your host this week! here it is, your "moment of zen." >> and you you can see him embrg joe rogan. let's see him, they are going to get together in a second, here it comes, wait for it. he is walking in. now he is going to say hello. there is dana. not quite. i think we will get to joe rogan picture in just a moment. hang on, hang on. that is not quite. >> sorry. ♪ it seems today that all you see ♪ ♪ is violence in movies and sex on tv ♪

♪ but where are those good old-fashioned values ♪ ♪ on which we used to rely? ♪ ♪ lucky there's a family guy ♪ ♪ lucky there's a man who positively can do ♪ ♪ all the things that make us ♪ ♪ laugh and cry ♪ ♪ he's... a... fam... ily... guy! ♪ ah! this is so exciting! i can't believe daddy actually bought a minor league baseball team. i love coming to the ballpark. drunken irish in front of a fishbowl of minorities. what could go wrong? dad, what are you doing? this is tailgating, son. it's where you bring all your trash and you leave it for someone else to deal with. here, help me get this christmas tree out of the back. [snapping, cracking]

meg's estrogen supplements? [deep voice] i'll take that. thank you. so, what do you think of your first tailgate, stewie? it's so great. dad gave me a sip of beer. i'm gonna mention that to my teacher, and it's gonna be a big problem. -[thuds] -oh, there's bonnie. we always have so much fun at these things. hey, bonnie, who's on first? who, the person's name or the pronoun? ha! and it goes on like this. hey, joe, how's it going? sorry, peter, no time to talk. -it's my day to shine. -what? [chuckles] yeah. handicapped person at the ballpark-- ramps, private escort, meet the team. [crew] is there a joe swanson? -[grunts] -right here! meet me at that sad balcony! [♪ organ playing "charge"] well, here it is. what do you think? wow, daddy, it's beautiful! yeah, it's really great up here. there's free food, a bar, and you can drop a plastic spider on a string on your friends below. really?

go, quahog! -[thuds] -[shouts] i fell trying to lower a spider. good afternoon, fans, and welcome to minor league baseball. i'm your announcer, johnny "feedback" robinson, -here to tell you about all the... -[feedback] whoa! hold on, hold on. [sound tech] step back from the mic. [johnny distantly] like this? okay? now for tonight's starting lineup! first, your coach, frank "cardiac arrest" ross. [groaning] and the pitching coach, bill "doesn't know cpr" mcgillicuddy. damn it! where am i gonna get another coach? [munching] i'm on vacation! aw, darn. that would've been funny. hey, griffin, you want to be a minor league baseball coach? seriously? heck yeah, i do! oh, man, i haven't been this excited since i met cool hand luke. [♪ harmonica playing] wow. you got a cool hand, luke. yeah, well, he doesn't follow the crowd. he plays by his own rules, and women respond to that. check this out. "hey, baby. you're looking fine."

[kissing sounds] "mmm. oh, yeah. mmm. mmm." oh, that's hot. you mind if i get in on that? "oh, yeah. mmm. just fyi, i'm either gonna finish too quick or not at all." all right, griffin, that cutaway convinced me that you are, in fact, sure of this. now get down in that dugout and do your job, coach. aw, thanks, carter! i won't let you down, or my name's not peter "little bingo" griffin. all right, little bingo. let's go. little bingo here. not a lot of bingo. don't want to play bingo for a long time. short game of bingo. don't even have to play a little bingo. could play a little banjo. whoa, this guy knows what he's doing. i don't know. i'm not convinced yet. ducks on the pond, guys, ducks on the pond. chewing up bits of bread, pooping in the pond. ducks on the pond. some of 'em brown, some of 'em prettier-- all of 'em ducks. ducks on the pond. i would follow him into hell. -[clacking] -morning, team. peter, do you really have to wear those in the house? yes, i do. i'm a baseball coach now.

you knew that when you married me. peter, you want some eggs? i actually brought my own breakfast today, thank you. ow. gross! what the hell, dad? [sighs] meg, can i, um... can i see you in my office, please? hey, thanks for coming. take a seat. -what's up? -[sighs] this is... this is really the toughest part of the business, isn't it? oh, my god, are you trading me? look, it's nothing personal. you've been very professional as a family member, but-- here's the thing-- we're sending you down to american dad. no! what? no! look, they're not excited about it either. i guess i could call the orville. [sighs] i'll do american dad. -[♪ organ playing "charge"] -[cheering in distance] okay, boys, this is it. bottom of the ninth. we just need a bleep, a bloop, a walk, a balk, another balk, and, of course, a little bingo. let's go! [cheering] that's it, boys! walk-off home run!

get out there and tear his clothes off! he just won for us! -get him! -[whooping] yeah! punch him! good! curb him! okay, now pull his shirt over his head and waterboard him with the gatorade. yes! cut him with knives! good! burn him with fire! yes! way to go, you! all this is happening because you did something well. [screams] [lois moaning] [sighs] i'm sorry, lois. i-i'm gassed. what's wrong? you want me to get the wedge? what's going on, coach? i'm losing it. maybe we should call in the kid. hey, no problem. you went eight full minutes. bring in the kid! -[lois giggling] -[loud thud] [grunting] -[bat clanging] -[panting] all right. bring us home, kid, bring us home. little bingo. ducks on the pond,

furry ducks, little man in a boat. if you can find it, you're a better man than i am. i can't believe the quahog whooping scalpers are actually going to the playoffs this year. to coach griffin! hey, thanks, guys. all right, it's time for me to oakley-load for tonight's game. okay. forehead oakleys, round-the-neck oakleys, brim-of-the-cap oakleys, back-of-the-head oakleys, tucked-into-my-shirt-collar oakleys, everglades fan boat oakleys, and ray-bans for my eyes, because oakleys are terrible. [♪ organ playing "let's go"] [johnny] all right, it's bucket-o-shrimp night, brought to you by rocco's lukewarm refrigerator trucks. rocco's-- we got it there, didn't we? -[stomach gurgling] -hmm. that child's beach toy full of gray baseball stadium shellfish isn't sitting right for some reason. maybe i should smoke a cigarette for the first time ever. [gurgling continues] okay, not a fix for now

but definitely something i immediately want to keep doing. probably best to just add something hot and acidic to the mix. burnt coffee! get your burnt, re-microwaved coffee! i'll take one! [grunts] [gurgling continues] oh, boy. mr. pewterschmidt, i think i have to go to the bathroom, sir. not now. we're about to do the national anthem. [♪ organ playing "the star-spangled banner"] [♪ organ playing "the star-spangled banner"] oh, boy. [grunts] it's like medusa's hair in there. [gurgling] i can't stop it. must... sit in a way... that pinches my sphincter... shut. [gasping] -[needle scratches record] -[johnny] oh, my! looks like coach peter griffin is taking a knee during your national anthem. i'm canadian.

what is he thinking "aboot?" what's he doing? he's not protesting the anthem, is he? [farts] uh-oh. shrimp buckets! all-you-can-eat shrimp! right here, dude. (♪♪) host: welcome back to nada yada island - the reunion. giannina, were you able to find your perfect match on the island? well...i'm proof you don't have to settle. host: woah, apple watch se... and iphone 12?! guess who else is bundled up? lauren: relax... i got 'em both too. anybody can at metro! at metro, everyone gets their perfect match - iphone 12 with 5g and apple watch se for only $99.99. only at metro. for only $99.99. good evening, i'm tom tucker, joined tonight by a very special guest, channel five's own tom tucker senior, who hasn't been on the air since 1964. take it away, dad. thanks, tom.