come november i'll vote libertarian. that's our show. thanks for watching. than for being with us. [♪] kennedy: thank you, lou. i don't know why i'm look outth as if i's hang from the rafters. the eyes of the world are figure eight on money, protests and russians denying any wrongdoing. am i talking about the presidential race which sucked up all the oxygen in the cultural sphere? no, silly, while talking about the olympics.

just seeing that get me so excited for the games. wouldn't it be wonderful if all the athlete and spectators and braians who have been d and brazilians and foreigners, wouldn't it be great if the on thing left to do is proclaim this oh and over again. >> we'll win and win and win. we'll have so much winning. we'll start winning so much. you may get bored with winning. we are going to start winning again. kennedy: charlie sheen would be an interesting presidential candidate. the games in the election are mired in the wafhing stink of failure before a single medal has been given or a single vote cast. teachers who haven't been paid in months extinguished the

olympic flame and transit workers are threatening to strike leaving visitors and participants walking dozens of miles through potentially unsafe venues. in our country voters are certain to be stiffed and left with a giant bill we can't afford. but the good people rio we have been told are increasing spending and gig away free college is all good for you. but we share the same destiny and we can't reverse course. there was wishful thinking brazil would get it act together. political unrest would be soothed and the masses anecessity tied welcoming the looming bill of billions as a bang of honor for hosting the world. the harvard health review said the games had to be moved

because of zika and sickening microbes in the water. the games will go on, hillary is the nominee and nippy mosquitoes are the least of concerns as the elect and the olympics are on a certain collision course with disaster and there are no silver medals in hell. on the show tonight. there is up fighting in the republican party. kenji let joins me to say why he's endorsing gary johnson. a new study shows an interesting correlation. let's get to it. i'm kennedy. hi, there. so glad you are part of the show tonight. which is worse. the real olympics or the 2016 elect? that's the que

put to my turbo charged party panel. gillian turner, comedian jimmy failla is here, and matt welch, the reason reaso magazine editot large. thank you for giving me back the title. so here we are, it's very easy to compare the olympics and the elect. they both seem very disastrous at this point. do we want them both to go badly somehow secretly? is that the greatest wish? >> i always root for olympics to go terribly except for the one great olympics in our lifetime. los angeles 1984. in fact most of the last olympics have been disappointing in not being bad enough.

i wanted the russian olympics -- kennedy: sochi was supposed to be terrible. >> maybe the greek olympics caused that country to burn up in flames and go bankrupt later. i think we are all wishing that it goes badly or as badly as the election has gone here. sadly, i think this election is inworse than all the other elections we had since 1972. kennedy: if you are comparing ams to grapefruits, the olympics or the elections? >> i say the olympics are worse. they had 7 years to prepare for this. this is going to be the only olympics where the tore' is going to be a tiki torch to keep away the bugs. they don't have a flame. it's a bug zapper at the front of the stadium. it's terrible.

kennedy: they could replace the normal opening ceremony pyrotechnics with a ddt bomb. >> the olympics are expected to go off without a hitch and without indoor plumbing or running water. kennedy: one of the compounds in the olympic village had to be evacuated. the australians came back and had been robbed. >> usually you get robbed by the judges. >> there is so much to focus on. there are talks of terrorist threats, a floating dead horse. body parts wash up in the waterways and zika. all of this is true. then you have got the threat of workers who are going to strike in protest because they haven't been paid. >> when fifa goes in for the

world cup, the place is destroyed afterwards and people are like cleaning up the financial mess. kennedy: where was the last world cup? in brazil. why did they do them both? >> we know what you guys need. kennedy: remember how that destroyed you, political corruption is rampant. >> we are the favorites in the fly swat and the women's back stroke sludge bath. kennedy: donald trump has impressed clint eastwood. eastwood said he's on to something because everybody is getting tired of political correctness. kissing up. that's the kiss ass generation we are in right now. is clint right about this, the

kiss-ass generation? >> he's right to an extent. but what i don't like about it is as much as liberals use being overly p.c. and people on the right feel it's kind of a trap. i think people on the left are starting to feel the same thing about conservatives pushing back and saying you never have to be p.c. because the president of the united states or the republican candidate for the president of the united states needs to watch it a little bit? i think he does. i think everybody would be better served if he was at least respectful. kennedy: or rational. i think we are creating this false paradigm. and some how it doesn't exist. like you can say whatever you want. you can be the worst person in the world. you can head the kkk. because you are not being politically correct. >> it's not politically incorrect to say russia is not in the ukraine. it's just incorrect actually.

so i think clinton is on to something. it's -- kennedy: you agree with him and you are voting for donald trump. >> i'm the last person to support the empty chair speech. clint is right. donald trump has broken up the boundaries about what we can say in the political realm. a lot of that is garbage talk play together worst of humanity. a lot of it is opening up a discussion about foreign policy. the only speech about foreign policy at the dnc was the chair speech. donald trump won south carolina bashing the iraq war and the bush family. kennedy: that's what reynolds said in "reason" magazine.

one of the people glenn reynolds responds saying trump will be the least likely to start another war and therefore he begroomingingly was not supporting him but not unsupporting him either. the obama administration says it never paid ransom money to iran for prisoners. but republicans and quite possibly my panelists disagree.

kennedy: republicans are charging the white house for paying $400 million to iran in exchange for hostages. butted the white house claims it's a settlement for a failed deal for some arms. donald trump says it began when hillary clinton was secretary of state. >> the white house is aggressive, and this is kind of old news. it was first reported 7 or 8 months ago, as i recall. so far as i know, it had nothing to do with any kind of hostage swap. kennedy: you know what else is

old news? the tate murders. should we let charles manson out of prison? >> i will start with you. i think that there is a lot of ridiculousness going on here. trying to apply the term "coincidence" to this. even josh earnest. he tried to explain how it wasn't ransom. he sounds like a guy trying to get out of a prostitution arrest. he was just driving down the street and he offered her grocery money and the next thing i know i'm shagginger in the back of my first at. they always say, the trump voters -- that's what the left likes to say. no one plays you as an idiot harder than the left.

like loretta lynch, bill clinton, they got on the plane and talked about grandkids. kennedy: describe to me in detail all of the 18 holes. that par 5. >> as happens before wheels up. how would your grandkids like to have $200 million in the bank, loretta? >> as far as this deal, gillian, you have a rich history in national security. what is most problematic here for you? >> the way i look at it, i'm not actually so worried about it being about the $400 million payment being a ransom payment for the iranian prisoners in exchange for american hostages. what i'm more worried about is this money is part of a deal sweetener for the iran nuclear deal it was one of the side deals that analysts -- that we

did not have access to with. the reason i'm not so worried about it being a ransom. we got the shortened of the stick with this deal already. even money aside. we got four americans released who were being held hospital table in iran. 7 iranians who were illegally imprisons in their country and 14 other people. >> once you start trying to put a price on people's lives you get into very muddy waters. kennedy: there are a lot of people who would have liked to put a price on their family members and they weren't allowed to. they were told by this administration that that was illegal, that they were not allowed to pay for the safe return of their loved ones. >> the thinking on the part of the administration was if you do that it will incentivize the

take of hostages. you can tell this is ransom because they put a bunch of money on a plane secretly -- kennedy: in foreign currency on an unmarked plane. >> whose tanks, it's a hard situation. every president stumbled at some point over hostages. you put a price on life. but you are giving money to a rotten regime. and as you point outgoing against your word and restrictions on other families. >> if i were one of those murdered by one of these terrorist regimes, i i would be furious and i would have felt so betrayed. the and returns later. they will never betray you. president obama is commuting sentences for hundreds of felons. the reason might surprise you. between polls and infighting, is

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and i have had to do that with people at times. donald trump doesn't drink or smoke, by the way. kennedy: he doesn't drink ore by addicted to the limelight. ben domennech joins me. what can be accomplished by this non-intervention? >> you know, i'm picturing a room in which all of the trump supporters are gathered around donald and they are saying all you need to do is be acceptable. people just need to be okay with you. just be and little presidential and him looking back at him and going, why, though? everything i have done to this point has worked. that's the perspective of someone very naive about the political world. all the didn't people who told him and gave him the advice he went against. the difference is right now he

has to expand his ability to reach voters who are not convinced he's going to be a stable personality in the oval office. he's not doing that with college educated white people. kennedy: is he imploding? >> i think this is a critical week in the sense it shows the worst of the worst for trump. this is him making mistake inner different areas whether it comes to his personality or whether it's issues much national security and things along those lines. especially this is coming after a successful convention for the democrats. a lot of republicans feel like this is too far gone. i think this race will get a little bit closer again. kennedy: is there time for hip to save the campaign? >> i'm not sure there is. but there is a window of opportunity within this next month where they will be leading up to these debates. there is an opportunity for him to push back against her.

but it probably required him to do a course correction the way he has been behaving the last couple weeks. if he doesn't do that, you will see republicans being concerned and openly start distancing themselves. >> there have been some interesting defections. even if he does change course dramatically. i don't know if there is enough time to solidify the perception it's genuine. where did the rumor come from that he might drop out? is that wishful thinking on the part of the never trumpers? >> i think it's wishful thinking on the part of the donor class. now they are throwing their hands up in the air because they are completely frustrated with what they have seen over the course of the last week and a half. i think that community is in lala-land over who that candidate is. from his perspective he's on message by relit getting wehat

all the thing he fought out in the primary. i see no sign he will start listening to the campaign professionals. kennedy: and i don't see him making a general elect shift. i think it's something he doesn't want to do. he got addicted to the primary success that he wants to apply it to the general, and this week at least it seems to not be working. ben domennech, thank you so much. coming up, has pokemon unleashed spent-up hatred? which presidential candidate is your dentures seem to fit fine when you first put them on. but, during the day, they can move! in the morning... noon... evening... enough is enough! it's time to use fixodent plus adhesives. with just one application...

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tourists with its own costume prain. remember? yay! i love a mop. topic number two. summertime, what a great opportunity to spend a peaceful day at the beach. soak up some sun and swim your cares away. wrong! you need to think about the dangers deep within the waters. not sharks, you idiot. bears. take a look at this horrific scene from lake poto. seeped harmless enough. just a few bears cool off in the lake. all peaceful, right. take a look at what these cuddly creatures were up to just moments before.

you send so many time in your private jet fighting carbon footprint you didn't notice the giant footprints in the sand behind you. you know the guy that get all chubby and skinny. topic number 3. this next story is from twitter. scientists in japan brought us one step closer to handing the planet over to our evil robot overlord. watch. that'sle alter. a robot on display at japan's national science. there is no how operating it to make it move like that. it's got it own mural net allowing it to move on it own.

look at these hand. it's heavy and quite. over here, i'm calling some sort of an offensive play in a football match. we are so close to the robot uprising. i'm shaking in my blue suit. it's a dress. it's impressive. but it made me think, can we do it better on the show in i asked my producer marty to apply for a grant from the national institute of science to create our own robot. let's see what marty did using his $47,000 grant. you know we did? he bought a used kia and a ton cocaine. good job, marty, job well done, buddy. here is topic number 4.

this tiny baby can't utter a word or walk a single step. but she is a technological genius who is as addicted to her dad's iphone as her mom's sweet booby juice. she'll make a great goalie some day, watch. >> get out of there. get out of my way. get out of here. it's mine. kennedy: you are messing up my phone, dad. of course, there is one fail-proof way to get a child's attention. you are a pokemon. topic number 5. if you have watched "planet of

the apes" 40 or 50 times like i have. we know chimps can use tools, gorillas can use sign language, and this week or orangutans can bring gifts. break in two. that's pretty good for a dirty ape. but is it any match against my robot? wait a minute. that's not the marty-bot5,000. that's a different robot. what happened to the robot my marty built? no!

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[♪] kennedy: welcome back. yesterday president obama reduced the sentences of 214 federal inmates including 67 life sentences. the record coul commutations wet generally to nonviolent offenders. we have had conversations about criminal justice reform and it being a bipartisan pursuit. but is the president slapping hillary clinton and her husband in the face since so many of those offenders are there as a result of the 1994 law. >> we were at the democratic convention and it's as if hillary clinton has been a criminal justice reformer her whole life. he said we can't legalize

marijuana because there is too much money tonight. it's definitely a good thing. these people would not be in jail for such a long time if they were arrested in the same circumstances. my only complaint as a crazy libertarian is they haven't done enough. kennedy: release more criminals than the past 9 presidents. ple apply for it. kennedy: which they changed, the eric holder justice department changed the criteria for how you could apply for a reduced sentence or commutation. do you see this as being proper mat pick? >> i don't feel like the two are necessarily part and parcel of the same issue. the crimes people are worried about right now in this country -- drugs is always an ever present feature of american

society. but right now what we are worried about is an entirely different brand of crime. the release of these people who have been in jail for 20 years or longer is not cause for fear. the administration is not unleashing, you know, dangerous violent criminals into the streets our cities. i don't see sit that way. kennedy: a study from the journals of gerontology says alcohol might help your marriage. couples over 50 who drink together report decreased negative marital quality over time. but lesser 8 is not same thing as being happy. but lesser 8ed when you are over 50 is pretty great. so does this surprise anyone? >> it's so funny that they are

selling marriage well. you will be lesser 8ed. kennedy: but if you are. >> drinking with your spouse helps because it takes the edge off and you have more light-hearted conversations. you have to know what you have drink with your spouse. my wife, if you feed her beer all day she becomes a peach. but if you feed her hard liquor she is joarnlgt animal steel. but there is no win. kennedy: you have to know your limits and drink the same thing. you found this out the hard way with your fourth wife. >> married for 19 blessed years. kennedy: god bless and your beautiful wife.

>> this year i stopped drinking for a couple weeks for lent. kennedy: why did i try to talk you out of it? because i did the same thing before. but i did not drink the entire lenten season. >> i got a few days. after a few days our daughter said can you tell mom -- she was a little itable around the house. kennedy: i understand, sometimes it calms the nerves. donald trump recently chided president obama for playing golf too often. >> i like to play golf. i should play obama for the presidency. i will do it. then i would be assured of winning. he kay?

kennedy: it's the small hands grasp the driver so much better. i don't know why. should the presidency be decided on a game of golf? >> why not. there are fewer things i care about less in the world than golf and i know less about? but why not? but i will say president obama can do better on the optics. it seems he has been on the golf course one too many times during moment of national or international crisis. there is something to be said for maybe donald trump will veer in a didn't direction. but then obama would have to have a third term. kennedy: are you surprised about his claim that he's a good golfer? he's like a rapper. i would like to see the match. the media can caddie for obama for one more year.

kennedy: if obama wins he those the constitution out the window and gets a third term. this was a blessed thursday night had by all. coming up a little bit later. viewer mail. but first penn gillette joins me to talk about his thoughts on donald trump and his miraculous weight loss. ♪ [announcer] is it a force of nature?

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author. he offered to make 100 pound disappear and decided to change his diet for good. his book is called "presto, how i made 100 pound disappear." a restricted diet and politic. >> when i write a book, everything comes into it. but this is about how i made 100 pound disappear. kennedy: you were 340 pound in. >> and now i'm 232. kennedy: you did it by eat potatoes. is that something you chose? >> my buddy is a nasa scientist. what you want to do -- what i wanted to do for the fir two

week was a monodie tote knock me out of social eating, entertainment eating and reset my taste buds. kennedy: social eating? >> all the habi -- the habitual things. i chose potatoes baits' a funny word. wheat potatoes was butter scrap pudding with better packaging. after i did two weeks of the potatoes, the first time i had an ear of corn i could taste the salt and sugar. i love 75 pound in 3 months. i was losing .pound a day. kennedy: people are watching this. >> the faster you lose the weight, the more likely you are to keep it off. kennedy: i would think it's the

opposite. >> the reason is, you feel the continues and compare it. psychologically you can do anything for three months. but everything breaks down after three months. kennedy: it seems like the elect is breaking down. you were fortunate enough to spend a great deal of time on the apprentice. >> improvisation alltel vague show. he had no job to offer me. his casino went bankrupt. kennedy: but you know donald trump. >> of all the people who worked on "celebrity apprentice," i was the one who liked him the most. i thought the today prig d i the capricious quality, the thin skin quality, all those things were delightful for improvisation alltei amimprovis.

but it's not special. there is no one i respect more, present company included. if teller were running for president -- you don't want someone like that. we now have two people with a disapproval rate over 65 running for president. kennedy: does gary johnson have a shot in. >> i'm gary johnson all the way. kennedy: you moderated the final libertarian president debate.

>> i think gary is wonderful. he had all the executive experience. he did eight years as governor of new mexico. and he's a grown-up. he's not a crazy power hungry psychotic. also, you know, we haven't done much of a libertarian experiment for hundreds of years. so we can come in gently to it. we can do some stuff and take care of people. i'm more interested in the fact that gary johnson doesn't seem like a nut than the final end game. and i also think it would be beautiful. all he has to do is get 15 points to get in the debates. kennedy: he's at 12%. that could go up by the time the debates come around. there are three of them and the

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