. >> guest: well, it's very interesting that recently you just had george takei, who was a gay activist, and the thing he said about justice clarence thomas was horrible and despicable, to say that he was a clown in black face. and so if this is the means by which people are going to disparage and attack and seek to undermine black conservativism and black conservatives, this is not something new. this is not something odd. but i think it is something that is threatening to people that want to have a political hold on the black community. we need to have those varying voices in the black community. you know, i always tell folks that if you're going to invest money, you're going to diversify your investment. but if you are the black community, why would you put all of your political investment into one party? that party will eventually take you for granted, and the other party will not even consider you and see you as irrelevant. so i think it's important that we go back and talk about principles and values. you know, 50 years ago with the great society programs of lyndon johnson, one of

well, mark takano knows george takei. and george endorsed me in the primary. so the headline read thakei and takano endorse takai. all three of us get confused, but we have the pleasure now of calling ourselves friends. and in fact i'm going to see george takei in a few months, we're going to go up to new york and, you know, he's debuting in a new broadway show, focused on the japanese american experience. and looking forward to that, that show. >> we hope we continue to get it right, congressman takai of hawaii. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. aloha. >> our final freshman profile of the day, congressman john ratcliffe of texas. he defeated incumbent ralph hall in the republican primary and went on to run uncontested in the general election. at the time congressman hall was the oldest serving member of congress. >> congressman john ratcliffe from the 4th congressional district of texas. you challenged a sitting incumbent republican, the longest serving member of congress and also world war ii veteran. why did you decide to run for congress and why i

apparently like a combo of george takei and downton abby. >> jimmy: that's very weird. >> terrifying and complementary i think. who knows. yeah. it's we're. i'm weird. >> jimmy: does she react positively to this? >> she like kind of knows she can say, you are dreaming. there have been times i have been sleep talking and, and really snotty about the fact that she thinks i am sleep talking. in my dream i don't think i am. so she'll be like, babe, your's talking in your sleep. i'll be like, i don't think i am. and i most certainly am. so, yeah, usually a little go back to sleep. >> jimmy: that's pretty crazy. >> yeah, the bus is better. >> jimmy: i want to ask you, the photographs of you on the album. there you are posing. it seem, almost seem a little embarrassed. then on the front, it's, looks like some one is following you? >> yeah. the record label really liked the picture. they were look, you look kind of angry there. you kind of look. there was somebody on the street, downtown l.a., 12:30 in the morning, yelling at us. what's going on over there? it was me, going we have to get ou

. >> steve: is that george takei? or more beautiful than this woman? oh, my god. she's the emmy-nominated star of "empire." taraji p. henson on the show tonight. >> steve: yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: gorgeous! hey, taraji! >> steve: taraji! >> jimmy: taraji. oh, my goodness. >> steve: t.p.h. >> jimmy: taraji and i are going to play a game of "fast family feud." [ cheers and applause ] like "family feud" but fast. also from the new show "public morals," who could be more beautiful and gorgeous than edward burns is stopping by. >> steve: oh, my god. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: ed burns! >> steve: handsome as the day is long. i love ed burns. and then everyone's going nuts for this guy. oh, my gosh. [ screaming ] >> steve: that lady escpecially. >> jimmy: yes. that was a man, actually. yeah. >> steve: oh, really? >> jimmy: yeah. but still -- yeah. he's just got a very high voice. [ laughter ] >> steve: oh, well thank you, sir. >> jimmy: country music superstar sam hunt is here! [ cheers and applause ] >