>> a., brody, where are you? >> , tomorrow. you know, i don't think it's all bad. my view is polarization has some very positive consequences. it gives voters clear choices. we have a much better idea as opposed to 40 or 50 years ago when we had these conservative democrats and moderate liberal republicans and party lines weren't as clear, now we have a better idea what the choices are. and the result is actually that it's rather than turning off people, it's energizing the electorate. we have higher turnouts. we have not only higher turnouts but more people participating in other ways, more people talk about politics, more people making phone calls. so in some ways it's really beneficial. i think there's some problems translating that into policy outcomes that have to do with the fact there are institutions were not designed to accommodate, you know, this type of ideological politics. that we have today. but i do think there are some positive things that come from a. >> very quickly on that. and say there's an election in november 2008 that had a very strong resul

. >> reporter: but then i saw this picture of you at the lakers game, and you're there with adrian brodyppear from the mcdonald's bag that -- you look like you got 500 calories in your fist. >> that's true. i wasn't doing the 500 calories there. in fact, we were eating -- that was actually jeffrey katzenburg who produced "how to train your dragon." he's like, you want some mcdonald's? we were great. i was almost tripping up the linesmen. i kept going, sorry, man. >> jimmy: there's no linesmen in basketball. >> whatever you call it. what do you call them? >> jimmy: i know you're foreign. you know, mcdonald's is not scottish food, either. >> what do you call the guy -- >> jimmy: referees. >> almost tripped up the referee. i'm not a basketball guy. which is why i was so excited to be -- >> jimmy: you weren't the only one excited, by the way. this is after the game, and look at -- >> you can't get away with anything. >> jimmy: these laker girls -- i've never seen attention -- they probably never paid any attention in class. look at the way they're all lined up looking at you, and what are yo