1 00:00:01,168 --> 00:00:02,803 Hey, what's going on, everybody. I'm Trevor Noah, 2 00:00:02,836 --> 00:00:05,372 and this is The Daily Social Distancing Show. 3 00:00:05,405 --> 00:00:08,442 Today is March 1, 4 00:00:08,475 --> 00:00:09,643 which means it's the first day 5 00:00:09,676 --> 00:00:12,112 of Women's History Month, people. 6 00:00:12,145 --> 00:00:13,280 So all the ladies in the house, 7 00:00:13,313 --> 00:00:15,782 let me hear you say, "Yeah!" 8 00:00:17,117 --> 00:00:19,653 Oh, I forgot, there's no one in my house. 9 00:00:20,888 --> 00:00:22,823 There's never anyone in my house. 10 00:00:22,856 --> 00:00:24,791 It's been a year, and... 11 00:00:24,825 --> 00:00:26,660 Anyway, on tonight's show, 12 00:00:26,693 --> 00:00:29,129 Andrew Cuomo is in trouble again, 13 00:00:29,162 --> 00:00:30,797 Roy Wood Jr. and Jaboukie Young-White 14 00:00:30,831 --> 00:00:32,900 make money off of Trump's casino, 15 00:00:32,933 --> 00:00:35,569 and the Golden Globes need a Black friend. 16 00:00:35,602 --> 00:00:37,671 So let's do this, people. Welcome to 17 00:00:37,704 --> 00:00:39,773 The Daily Social Distancing Show. 18 00:00:39,806 --> 00:00:43,644 -? ? -ANNOUNCER: From Trevor's couch in New York City 19 00:00:43,677 --> 00:00:46,780 to your couch somewhere in the world, this is 20 00:00:46,813 --> 00:00:49,850 The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah. 21 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:54,721 Now, usually on a Monday show, 22 00:00:54,755 --> 00:00:57,524 we like to talk about the big story over the weekend. 23 00:00:57,558 --> 00:01:00,761 But this weekend, people, there wasn't one big story. 24 00:01:00,794 --> 00:01:02,229 There were, like, a hundred. 25 00:01:02,262 --> 00:01:05,399 News was popping up faster than coronavirus variants. 26 00:01:05,432 --> 00:01:08,001 In fact, there's so much news right now 27 00:01:08,035 --> 00:01:11,238 that we don't even have enough time today to cover it all. 28 00:01:11,271 --> 00:01:14,107 Fortunately, though, not enough time is just enough time 29 00:01:14,141 --> 00:01:17,678 for a segment we call Ain't Nobody Got Time For That. 30 00:01:17,711 --> 00:01:19,713 ? ? 31 00:01:21,782 --> 00:01:24,585 Let's begin with the big entertainment news: 32 00:01:24,618 --> 00:01:28,655 the Golden Globes. It's the Oscars' weird foreign cousin. 33 00:01:28,689 --> 00:01:31,525 And last night's ceremony was less focused on the awards 34 00:01:31,558 --> 00:01:33,594 than who was handing them out. 35 00:01:33,627 --> 00:01:37,698 NEWSWOMAN: The Golden Globes live, from coast to coast. 36 00:01:37,731 --> 00:01:40,000 For the first time in Globes history, taking place 37 00:01:40,033 --> 00:01:43,370 in two time zones with host Amy Poehler in L.A. 38 00:01:43,403 --> 00:01:45,272 and Tina Fey in New York. 39 00:01:45,305 --> 00:01:47,441 It didn't take long for the duo to address 40 00:01:47,474 --> 00:01:49,977 one of the biggest controversies this year-- 41 00:01:50,010 --> 00:01:52,246 that being that of the 87 voting members 42 00:01:52,279 --> 00:01:53,780 of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, 43 00:01:53,814 --> 00:01:57,851 which runs the Globes, there are zero Black voters. 44 00:01:57,885 --> 00:02:01,355 I realize, HFPA, maybe you guys didn't get the memo, 45 00:02:01,388 --> 00:02:03,524 because your workplace is the back booth 46 00:02:03,557 --> 00:02:06,827 of a French McDonald's, but you got to change that. 47 00:02:06,860 --> 00:02:08,328 So here's to changing it. 48 00:02:08,362 --> 00:02:10,864 NEWSWOMAN: The organization vowing to do better. 49 00:02:10,898 --> 00:02:13,767 We recognize we have our own work to do. 50 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,869 Just like in film and television, 51 00:02:15,903 --> 00:02:18,138 Black representation is vital. 52 00:02:18,172 --> 00:02:21,308 We must have Black journalists in our organization. 53 00:02:21,341 --> 00:02:22,976 Yeah, no shit. 54 00:02:23,010 --> 00:02:24,611 You know you've got representation problems 55 00:02:24,645 --> 00:02:27,714 when the Proud Boys have more Black members than you. 56 00:02:27,748 --> 00:02:30,150 But, basically, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association 57 00:02:30,184 --> 00:02:33,587 was being roasted all night 58 00:02:33,620 --> 00:02:37,457 by the hosts, by the presenters, even by themselves. 59 00:02:37,491 --> 00:02:38,625 I mean, so, the good news is 60 00:02:38,659 --> 00:02:40,527 you know they're gonna fix the problem. 61 00:02:40,561 --> 00:02:41,995 'Cause can you imagine them 62 00:02:42,029 --> 00:02:43,697 coming back next year and being like, 63 00:02:43,730 --> 00:02:45,399 (French accent): "We are still working on finding 64 00:02:45,432 --> 00:02:47,868 "a single Black person. If anybody out there knows 65 00:02:47,901 --> 00:02:51,271 a single Black person, please, uh, give us their number." 66 00:02:51,305 --> 00:02:54,174 (regular accent): But aside from the no Black people controversy, 67 00:02:54,208 --> 00:02:56,376 I'm not gonna lie, I did enjoy 68 00:02:56,410 --> 00:02:59,246 getting to see inside all of these celebrities' homes. 69 00:02:59,279 --> 00:03:02,349 And, hands down, my favorite house was Jeff Daniels'. 70 00:03:02,382 --> 00:03:03,750 'Cause, I don't know if you noticed this, 71 00:03:03,784 --> 00:03:07,054 but there are, like, five doors in that room. 72 00:03:07,087 --> 00:03:09,623 And think about this-- we're only seeing 73 00:03:09,656 --> 00:03:11,325 one and a half walls. 74 00:03:11,358 --> 00:03:14,561 I mean, there could easily be ten to 20 more doors. 75 00:03:14,595 --> 00:03:15,829 You know, some celebrities spend their money 76 00:03:15,863 --> 00:03:17,631 on fancy cars and jewelry. 77 00:03:17,664 --> 00:03:20,167 Jeff Daniels spends his money on doors. 78 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,569 I respect the hell out of that. 79 00:03:22,603 --> 00:03:25,572 And, look, we could spend a lot more time talking about 80 00:03:25,606 --> 00:03:28,408 representation at the Golden Globes or all the amazing 81 00:03:28,442 --> 00:03:30,777 Black actors and filmmakers who won this year, 82 00:03:30,811 --> 00:03:32,012 and how brave it was for Sean Penn 83 00:03:32,045 --> 00:03:33,914 to let a Roomba cut his hair, 84 00:03:33,947 --> 00:03:35,782 but we don't have the time for that. 85 00:03:35,816 --> 00:03:37,484 Because we have to talk about 86 00:03:37,518 --> 00:03:40,821 the political scandal that is rocking the country. 87 00:03:40,854 --> 00:03:42,389 New York governor Andrew Cuomo 88 00:03:42,422 --> 00:03:44,558 increasingly under fire tonight. 89 00:03:44,591 --> 00:03:46,827 A second woman reportedly coming forward, 90 00:03:46,860 --> 00:03:48,929 accusing him of sexual harassment. 91 00:03:48,962 --> 00:03:50,497 NEWSWOMAN: The latest allegations come from 92 00:03:50,531 --> 00:03:51,832 25-year-old Charlotte Bennett, 93 00:03:51,865 --> 00:03:53,667 a former Cuomo executive assistant 94 00:03:53,700 --> 00:03:56,170 and health policy advisor. She tells the New York Times 95 00:03:56,203 --> 00:03:58,872 that the 63-year-old governor asked her questions 96 00:03:58,906 --> 00:04:01,642 about her sex life. Quote, "He asked me if I believed 97 00:04:01,675 --> 00:04:03,810 if age made a difference in relationships," she says, 98 00:04:03,844 --> 00:04:06,413 "and if I had ever been with an older man." 99 00:04:06,446 --> 00:04:08,348 And at one point she says, "The governor said 100 00:04:08,382 --> 00:04:10,884 he's fine with anyone above the age of 22." 101 00:04:10,918 --> 00:04:13,253 NEWSMAN: The Times reports that the 63-year-old governor 102 00:04:13,287 --> 00:04:15,255 said he had been lonely during the pandemic 103 00:04:15,289 --> 00:04:17,958 and pressed her on who she'd last hugged, 104 00:04:17,991 --> 00:04:19,660 saying "He can't even hug anyone," 105 00:04:19,693 --> 00:04:23,964 before turning to Bennett, asking her "who I last hugged," 106 00:04:23,997 --> 00:04:27,534 asking, "No, I mean, like, really hugged somebody." 107 00:04:27,568 --> 00:04:28,969 NEWSWOMAN: She interpreted these questions 108 00:04:29,002 --> 00:04:31,572 as clear overtures for a sexual relationship. 109 00:04:31,605 --> 00:04:33,140 NEWSWOMAN 2: The 63-year-old governor 110 00:04:33,173 --> 00:04:35,409 releasing a statement Sunday that said, 111 00:04:35,442 --> 00:04:38,011 "At work sometimes think I am being playful, 112 00:04:38,045 --> 00:04:40,247 "and make jokes that I think are funny, 113 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:42,049 "I do, on occasion, tease people 114 00:04:42,082 --> 00:04:44,051 in what I think is a good-natured way." 115 00:04:44,084 --> 00:04:47,621 Cuomo adding, "I now understand that my interactions 116 00:04:47,654 --> 00:04:50,457 "may have been insensitive or too personal... 117 00:04:50,490 --> 00:04:52,759 "I acknowledge some of the things I have said 118 00:04:52,793 --> 00:04:56,496 "have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation. 119 00:04:56,530 --> 00:04:58,131 Guys... 120 00:04:58,165 --> 00:05:01,935 of course he was being playful. 121 00:05:01,969 --> 00:05:05,138 I mean, imagine your much older, 122 00:05:05,172 --> 00:05:08,342 politically powerful boss turns to you and says 123 00:05:08,375 --> 00:05:11,778 "When was the last time you were really hugged?" 124 00:05:11,812 --> 00:05:13,447 That's super playful. 125 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,382 Can't you feel your skin crawling with delight? 126 00:05:15,415 --> 00:05:17,684 Here's the thing: even if Cuomo did think 127 00:05:17,718 --> 00:05:19,987 that he was just being playful, 128 00:05:20,020 --> 00:05:22,289 it's still not okay, all right? 129 00:05:22,322 --> 00:05:24,291 This is what bosses never seem to understand. 130 00:05:24,324 --> 00:05:27,027 If you're a boss, you should never 131 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:28,829 be flirtatious with your employees, 132 00:05:28,862 --> 00:05:32,332 because, as a boss, you're basically a dragon, all right? 133 00:05:32,366 --> 00:05:34,434 Nobody's ever trying to hug a dragon, 134 00:05:34,468 --> 00:05:37,271 they'just re trying to get out of the cave in one piece. 135 00:05:37,304 --> 00:05:39,673 Seriously, Caitlin, maybe some time 136 00:05:39,706 --> 00:05:42,809 we should go out for a coffee. 137 00:05:42,843 --> 00:05:44,478 -(exhales) -Uh... 138 00:05:44,511 --> 00:05:46,246 So, right now, things are looking pretty bad 139 00:05:46,280 --> 00:05:49,183 for Governor Cuomo. He's facing investigations 140 00:05:49,216 --> 00:05:52,186 and even calls to resign. 141 00:05:52,219 --> 00:05:54,021 And you know that it's not good 142 00:05:54,054 --> 00:05:55,756 when you're the person in trouble, and you're like, 143 00:05:55,789 --> 00:05:58,258 "Guys, please, remember all those old people 144 00:05:58,292 --> 00:05:59,927 "in nursing homes I got killed? 145 00:05:59,960 --> 00:06:02,563 Let's talk about that again. Come on, huh?" 146 00:06:02,596 --> 00:06:03,964 And I'll tell you, man, all those people 147 00:06:03,997 --> 00:06:07,835 who praised Cuomo so highly last year-- whew. 148 00:06:07,868 --> 00:06:10,504 Those people really don't look so smart now. 149 00:06:10,537 --> 00:06:14,174 Delete the tapes. Delete the (bleep) tapes. Delete them all. 150 00:06:14,208 --> 00:06:15,976 I mean, it must be so embarrassing. 151 00:06:16,009 --> 00:06:17,811 Can you imagine if you're one of those people? 152 00:06:17,845 --> 00:06:19,213 (laughs) 153 00:06:19,246 --> 00:06:21,648 Just burn them! I don't give a shit. Burn them. 154 00:06:21,682 --> 00:06:23,550 Yeah, and then just cut this part out. 155 00:06:23,584 --> 00:06:27,321 Now, look, there's a lot more to say about what consequences 156 00:06:27,354 --> 00:06:30,624 Cuomo should face or how creepy it is 157 00:06:30,657 --> 00:06:33,927 that he refers to sex as "really hugging." 158 00:06:33,961 --> 00:06:35,562 But we can't get into all of that right now, 159 00:06:35,596 --> 00:06:39,633 because the president of the United States is dropping bombs. 160 00:06:39,666 --> 00:06:41,568 New details tonight about the U.S. airstrikes 161 00:06:41,602 --> 00:06:44,771 in Syria overnight. The first military action 162 00:06:44,805 --> 00:06:46,306 taken by the Biden administration. 163 00:06:46,340 --> 00:06:48,375 President Biden ordered strikes 164 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:51,078 on an Iranian-backed militia compound 165 00:06:51,111 --> 00:06:53,180 in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border. 166 00:06:53,213 --> 00:06:55,115 Nine buildings were destroyed 167 00:06:55,148 --> 00:06:58,418 and Iraqi officials said one militia member was killed. 168 00:06:58,452 --> 00:07:00,721 The strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack 169 00:07:00,754 --> 00:07:02,689 in Iraq earlier this month 170 00:07:02,723 --> 00:07:04,458 that killed a civilian contractor 171 00:07:04,491 --> 00:07:06,326 and wounded a U.S. service member 172 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,262 and other coalition troops. 173 00:07:08,295 --> 00:07:09,630 NEWSMAN: Some Democrats wish 174 00:07:09,663 --> 00:07:11,832 Biden would have asked them for an okay. 175 00:07:11,865 --> 00:07:13,100 Senator Tim Kaine protests... 176 00:07:23,644 --> 00:07:27,014 Yes, barely a month into Joe Biden's presidency, 177 00:07:27,047 --> 00:07:31,218 and he has already dropped his first bombs on Syria. 178 00:07:31,251 --> 00:07:33,754 You know, new American presidents bomb the Middle East 179 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:35,789 the way new inmates beat the hell out of somebody 180 00:07:35,822 --> 00:07:37,291 on their first day in the prison yard. 181 00:07:37,324 --> 00:07:39,726 And I don't even know why. I really don't get it. 182 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,663 I mean, America doesn't need to look tough. 183 00:07:42,696 --> 00:07:45,165 It's not like Canada saw Biden bombing Syria, 184 00:07:45,199 --> 00:07:46,500 and all of a sudden, they were like, 185 00:07:46,533 --> 00:07:48,936 "Uh, all right, better cancel the invasion, eh?" 186 00:07:48,969 --> 00:07:50,971 And what's crazy is, all the senators can do 187 00:07:51,004 --> 00:07:53,040 after this is just complain. 188 00:07:53,073 --> 00:07:56,844 It's actually ridiculous just how little power Congress has 189 00:07:56,877 --> 00:08:01,481 to actually stop the president from bombing whoever he wants. 190 00:08:01,515 --> 00:08:03,183 Even a drunk guy at a bar has 191 00:08:03,217 --> 00:08:05,252 at least two friends to hold him back. 192 00:08:05,285 --> 00:08:07,487 And I don't think it's too much to ask for the U.S. government 193 00:08:07,521 --> 00:08:10,390 to have more checks and balances than a McSwiggans. 194 00:08:10,424 --> 00:08:11,658 I will say this, though. 195 00:08:11,692 --> 00:08:13,827 What I do find really interesting is that 196 00:08:13,861 --> 00:08:15,696 when it comes to helping people, 197 00:08:15,729 --> 00:08:17,130 you know, like raising the minimum wage 198 00:08:17,164 --> 00:08:20,367 or canceling student debt, Biden says 199 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,337 he respects any tiny Senate rules that block him. 200 00:08:23,370 --> 00:08:25,272 "I can't do it because of the Senate." 201 00:08:25,305 --> 00:08:27,875 But When it comes to dropping bombs on people, 202 00:08:27,908 --> 00:08:30,143 suddenly Biden is like, "Man, (bleep) Congress. 203 00:08:30,177 --> 00:08:32,980 Let's do it and be legends!" 204 00:08:33,013 --> 00:08:34,581 Now look, people, there's a lot to say 205 00:08:34,615 --> 00:08:37,217 about how America can't seem to stop fighting in the Middle East 206 00:08:37,251 --> 00:08:39,486 and about the hypocrisy of bombing Syria 207 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,222 after condemning Trump when he did it. 208 00:08:42,256 --> 00:08:44,558 But we don't have time to talk about that hypocrisy 209 00:08:44,591 --> 00:08:48,061 because there was an even more blatant one just this weekend. 210 00:08:48,095 --> 00:08:50,564 ...on the grizzly 2018 murder 211 00:08:50,597 --> 00:08:53,567 of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, 212 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:57,304 confirming the U.S. assessment that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince 213 00:08:57,337 --> 00:09:00,040 Mohammed bin Salman, or MBS, 214 00:09:00,073 --> 00:09:02,309 personally approved the Saudi operation 215 00:09:02,342 --> 00:09:04,144 to capture or kill Khashoggi, 216 00:09:04,178 --> 00:09:06,346 who was a critic of the Saudi royal family. 217 00:09:06,380 --> 00:09:07,948 NEWSWOMAN: The president has decided 218 00:09:07,981 --> 00:09:10,551 to give Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a pass, 219 00:09:10,584 --> 00:09:13,787 no direct sanctions, basically no punishment. 220 00:09:13,820 --> 00:09:15,255 The White House now arguing 221 00:09:15,289 --> 00:09:17,224 that they must maintain the relationship 222 00:09:17,257 --> 00:09:20,160 with Saudi Arabia, but that they are recalibrating it. 223 00:09:20,194 --> 00:09:22,396 The CNN team at the White House is also being told 224 00:09:22,429 --> 00:09:25,966 that sanctions against MBS were, "too complicated" 225 00:09:25,999 --> 00:09:27,901 and could jeopardize U.S. military interests 226 00:09:27,935 --> 00:09:29,436 in Saudi Arabia. 227 00:09:29,469 --> 00:09:35,475 Well, I certainly hope Saudi Arabia has learned its lesson. 228 00:09:35,509 --> 00:09:38,612 Killing journalists will not be tolerated 229 00:09:38,645 --> 00:09:41,014 for a few months while I'm running for president. 230 00:09:41,048 --> 00:09:43,183 And then after that, it will be tolerated. 231 00:09:43,217 --> 00:09:45,419 I'm sorry for raising my voice. 232 00:09:45,452 --> 00:09:47,354 No, but for real, look, guys, I'm just joking. 233 00:09:47,387 --> 00:09:50,257 This is actually really sweet to see. 234 00:09:50,290 --> 00:09:52,125 You need to find you someone who forgives you 235 00:09:52,159 --> 00:09:54,595 the way America forgives Saudi Arabia. 236 00:09:54,628 --> 00:09:58,131 Because every fight they have ends like a romantic comedy. 237 00:09:58,165 --> 00:10:00,534 You know, just the two of them standing in the rain. 238 00:10:00,567 --> 00:10:04,004 So you're not mad that I killed your journalist? 239 00:10:04,037 --> 00:10:06,607 I am mad, Saudi Arabia! 240 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,710 And I can't wait to spend the rest of my life... 241 00:10:09,743 --> 00:10:12,012 forgiving you. 242 00:10:12,045 --> 00:10:14,414 (kissing sounds) 243 00:10:15,382 --> 00:10:18,619 -Wow. You're really hugging me. -(kissing sounds) 244 00:10:18,652 --> 00:10:23,524 But, hey, I understand where President Biden is coming from. 245 00:10:23,557 --> 00:10:26,059 He needs Saudi Arabia's support, 246 00:10:26,093 --> 00:10:29,363 or they won't let American soldiers stay there. 247 00:10:29,396 --> 00:10:31,698 And America needs those soldiers there 248 00:10:31,732 --> 00:10:35,068 to protect America's others soldiers who are there. 249 00:10:35,102 --> 00:10:38,038 And those soldiers are there to support Saudi Arabia, 250 00:10:38,071 --> 00:10:41,341 whose support America needs to keep troops there, 251 00:10:41,375 --> 00:10:43,510 to protect the troops who are... 252 00:10:43,544 --> 00:10:45,145 Wait. This doesn't sound right. 253 00:10:45,179 --> 00:10:46,446 Oh, let me start over. 254 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:47,948 Now, on a normal day, 255 00:10:47,981 --> 00:10:49,349 we would spend more time chatting 256 00:10:49,383 --> 00:10:51,118 about America's relationship with Saudi Arabia, 257 00:10:51,151 --> 00:10:52,719 and just how many 258 00:10:52,753 --> 00:10:55,255 "Kill a Journalist for Free" cards they actually have left, 259 00:10:55,289 --> 00:10:57,224 but there's no time for that right now, 260 00:10:57,257 --> 00:11:00,494 because there is one story that everybody's talking about, 261 00:11:00,527 --> 00:11:03,130 and so we need to make time for it-- CPAC, 262 00:11:03,163 --> 00:11:05,732 the Conservative Political Action Conference, 263 00:11:05,766 --> 00:11:08,936 which is an annual gathering for hardcore right wingers. 264 00:11:08,969 --> 00:11:10,304 You know, sort of like the Golden Globes, 265 00:11:10,337 --> 00:11:11,905 but for your aunt's Facebook group. 266 00:11:11,939 --> 00:11:13,207 And it began over the weekend 267 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,609 with the organizers begging the audience 268 00:11:15,642 --> 00:11:18,579 to wear their masks, and they did this 269 00:11:18,612 --> 00:11:22,115 by trying to appeal to their conservative principles. 270 00:11:22,149 --> 00:11:24,151 I know this might sound like a little bit of a downer, 271 00:11:24,184 --> 00:11:25,886 but we also believe in property rights, 272 00:11:25,919 --> 00:11:27,487 and this is a private hotel. 273 00:11:27,521 --> 00:11:28,822 But a private hotel, just like your house, 274 00:11:28,856 --> 00:11:30,457 gets to set its own rules. 275 00:11:30,490 --> 00:11:33,360 Carly, our CPAC director. 276 00:11:33,393 --> 00:11:36,096 So please, everyone, when you're in the ballroom, 277 00:11:36,129 --> 00:11:39,933 when you're seated, you should still be wearing a mask. 278 00:11:39,967 --> 00:11:43,470 So, if everybody can go ahead, work on that. 279 00:11:43,504 --> 00:11:45,772 -(audience yelling) -You-you have the right... 280 00:11:45,806 --> 00:11:49,443 (shouting continues) 281 00:11:49,476 --> 00:11:51,945 So thank you all for putting on your masks. 282 00:11:51,979 --> 00:11:54,181 I wear a mask when I'm in the halls, 283 00:11:54,214 --> 00:11:57,417 and we're gonna comply with their rules. 284 00:11:57,451 --> 00:11:59,152 Boo! Boo! 285 00:11:59,186 --> 00:12:00,888 Let the free market decide 286 00:12:00,921 --> 00:12:03,390 which one of us will survive this pandemic. 287 00:12:03,423 --> 00:12:04,691 Boo! 288 00:12:04,725 --> 00:12:06,059 It is amazing 289 00:12:06,093 --> 00:12:08,028 just how adamantly some conservatives refuse 290 00:12:08,061 --> 00:12:09,763 to ever wear a mask. 291 00:12:09,796 --> 00:12:12,165 The only thing that fights this hard to get itself killed 292 00:12:12,199 --> 00:12:13,867 is when a dog's trying to eat chocolate. 293 00:12:13,901 --> 00:12:15,636 I mean, these people are so terrifying 294 00:12:15,669 --> 00:12:17,371 that the first guy was scared 295 00:12:17,404 --> 00:12:19,206 to even make the announcement himself. 296 00:12:19,239 --> 00:12:21,208 He was like, "Uh, as conservatives, 297 00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:24,378 "we respect the rights of business, which means... 298 00:12:24,411 --> 00:12:27,915 Uh, Carly, I think you wanted to tell them something?" 299 00:12:27,948 --> 00:12:30,350 But eventually, the show got underway, 300 00:12:30,384 --> 00:12:33,253 and all the big, right-wing stars were there. 301 00:12:33,287 --> 00:12:36,790 South Dakota governor Kristi Noem attacked Anthony Fauci. 302 00:12:36,823 --> 00:12:40,394 Representative Matt Gaetz attacked Mr. Potato Head. 303 00:12:40,427 --> 00:12:45,232 And the CEO of Goya Beans said that Donald Trump is still, 304 00:12:45,265 --> 00:12:51,271 "the real, legitimate and actual president of the United States." 305 00:12:51,305 --> 00:12:53,006 Now he can get away with saying that 306 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,242 because what are you gonna do? 307 00:12:55,275 --> 00:12:57,177 Buy generic black beans? 308 00:12:57,211 --> 00:13:00,080 And then, after all of that, it was time for Ted Cruz, 309 00:13:00,113 --> 00:13:04,084 Texas senator and the Wario version of Pee-wee Herman. 310 00:13:04,117 --> 00:13:08,722 And his whole speech really came down to one sentence. 311 00:13:08,755 --> 00:13:13,126 In the immortal words of William Wallace, "Freedom!" 312 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,463 (applause and cheering) 313 00:13:16,496 --> 00:13:18,265 Yeah. A lot of people don't remember this, 314 00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:20,033 but at the end of that scene, 315 00:13:20,067 --> 00:13:23,203 Braveheart rides his horse straight to Cancun. 316 00:13:23,237 --> 00:13:25,539 But it makes sense for Cruz to quote that movie. 317 00:13:25,572 --> 00:13:28,809 I mean, I'm sure lots of people were quoting Mel Gibson at CPAC. 318 00:13:28,842 --> 00:13:31,612 But as usual, nobody showed up to see Ted Cruz, 319 00:13:31,645 --> 00:13:33,981 because the star of the weekend was none other 320 00:13:34,014 --> 00:13:36,083 than Donald "Jobless" Trump. 321 00:13:36,116 --> 00:13:38,685 And for anyone wondering if Trump is still worshipped 322 00:13:38,719 --> 00:13:42,556 by his people, well, this might answer your question. 323 00:13:42,589 --> 00:13:43,857 NEWSMAN: Take a look at this. 324 00:13:43,891 --> 00:13:46,193 This is in the convention center hallways, 325 00:13:46,226 --> 00:13:49,663 and it is a very large statue of Donald Trump made of gold. 326 00:13:49,696 --> 00:13:51,765 You can see there, he's in a suit, 327 00:13:51,798 --> 00:13:53,667 as well as an American flag with shorts. 328 00:13:53,700 --> 00:13:55,569 And it certainly has been getting a lot of attention. 329 00:13:55,602 --> 00:13:57,337 A lot of people posing with the statue. 330 00:13:57,371 --> 00:13:59,239 But I think, if anything, it gives us a better idea 331 00:13:59,273 --> 00:14:01,308 of the kind of crowd that's here at CPAC. 332 00:14:01,341 --> 00:14:03,744 (laughing) 333 00:14:03,777 --> 00:14:06,146 Holy shit, guys, did you see that thing? 334 00:14:06,180 --> 00:14:08,482 Oh, man. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. 335 00:14:08,515 --> 00:14:10,484 Like, like, yeah, yeah, yeah, I get it, 336 00:14:10,517 --> 00:14:12,819 it's a golden idol and blasphemous and all of that, 337 00:14:12,853 --> 00:14:15,722 blah, blah, blah, but, guys, why is it wearing flip-flops 338 00:14:15,756 --> 00:14:18,559 and holding a magic wand? 339 00:14:18,592 --> 00:14:19,927 (laughing) 340 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,596 I mean, do you know how hard it is 341 00:14:22,629 --> 00:14:27,134 to make Donald Trump look weirder than he already is? 342 00:14:27,167 --> 00:14:29,069 Like, it doesn't even look like Trump. 343 00:14:29,102 --> 00:14:32,506 It looks like King Midas dry-humped a Bob's Big Boy. 344 00:14:32,539 --> 00:14:34,908 I mean, so yeah, that statue looks dumb, 345 00:14:34,942 --> 00:14:37,945 but still, everyone in CPAC was excited 346 00:14:37,978 --> 00:14:39,780 to take pictures with it. 347 00:14:39,813 --> 00:14:41,481 Especially Eric. 348 00:14:41,515 --> 00:14:44,451 This is the closest we've ever been in a long time, Dad. 349 00:14:44,484 --> 00:14:47,454 (like Donald Trump): Look, I know I'm just a gold statue, 350 00:14:47,487 --> 00:14:52,726 but get the hell away from me, you creepy-looking freak. 351 00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:55,462 Now, as exciting as Gold-Plated Hobbit Trump is, 352 00:14:55,495 --> 00:14:58,799 the statue was no match for the real thing. 353 00:14:58,832 --> 00:15:01,034 And everyone hoping that Trump would come on stage 354 00:15:01,068 --> 00:15:02,469 and play his hits, 355 00:15:02,503 --> 00:15:05,339 well, they were definitely not disappointed. 356 00:15:05,372 --> 00:15:08,575 We have a very sick and corrupt electoral process 357 00:15:08,609 --> 00:15:10,811 that must be fixed immediately. 358 00:15:10,844 --> 00:15:12,713 This election was rigged, 359 00:15:12,746 --> 00:15:14,715 and the Supreme Court and other courts 360 00:15:14,748 --> 00:15:17,718 -(cheering) -didn't want to do anything about it. 361 00:15:17,751 --> 00:15:19,853 They didn't have the courage, the Supreme Court. 362 00:15:19,887 --> 00:15:21,555 You take a look at the votes. 363 00:15:21,588 --> 00:15:23,557 When you have more votes than you have people, 364 00:15:23,590 --> 00:15:25,526 that's a problem, right? Is that a problem? 365 00:15:25,559 --> 00:15:26,860 In Pennsylvania, 366 00:15:26,894 --> 00:15:29,963 they had hundreds of thousands of more votes 367 00:15:29,997 --> 00:15:31,765 than they had people voting. 368 00:15:31,798 --> 00:15:34,568 What's that all about? What's that all about? 369 00:15:34,601 --> 00:15:37,504 CROWD MEMBERS: Cheating! Cheating! 370 00:15:37,538 --> 00:15:39,973 Cheating, they say. Yeah, I'd say so. 371 00:15:40,007 --> 00:15:43,043 -But it's one of those things. -(indistinct shouts) 372 00:15:43,076 --> 00:15:45,512 But who knows... 373 00:15:45,546 --> 00:15:50,851 who knows, I may even decide to beat them for a third time. 374 00:15:50,884 --> 00:15:52,886 -Okay? -(cheering) 375 00:15:55,055 --> 00:15:58,058 (cheering, whistling continue) 376 00:16:16,677 --> 00:16:19,446 I watched CPAC and WandaVision this weekend, 377 00:16:19,479 --> 00:16:21,548 and I'm not sure which characters 378 00:16:21,582 --> 00:16:23,550 are living in a more warped reality. 379 00:16:23,584 --> 00:16:25,752 And look, Trump is always gonna insist that he won. 380 00:16:25,786 --> 00:16:27,221 He's hopeless. I get that. 381 00:16:27,254 --> 00:16:29,957 But for the rest of the conservatives in that room, 382 00:16:29,990 --> 00:16:32,793 someone is gonna need to step up and have the balls 383 00:16:32,826 --> 00:16:34,995 to tell them that their candidate lost 384 00:16:35,028 --> 00:16:38,532 and that they need to grow up and accept that. 385 00:16:38,565 --> 00:16:42,302 And I think, Carly, you were gonna tell them that, right? 386 00:16:42,336 --> 00:16:43,704 Carly? 387 00:16:43,737 --> 00:16:45,205 All right, when we come back, 388 00:16:45,239 --> 00:16:47,174 Roy Wood Jr. and Jaboukie Young-White 389 00:16:47,207 --> 00:16:50,844 look at Donald Trump's explosive casino in New Jersey. 390 00:16:50,878 --> 00:16:50,944 So don't go away. 391 00:16:53,312 --> 00:16:54,980 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 392 00:16:55,014 --> 00:16:59,118 Two weeks ago, the Trump Plaza Casino was imploded, 393 00:16:59,151 --> 00:17:02,321 leaving a large gap on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. 394 00:17:02,354 --> 00:17:04,790 And if there's one team that knows how to capitalize 395 00:17:04,823 --> 00:17:07,059 on a smoking hole left by Donald Trump, 396 00:17:07,092 --> 00:17:09,428 it's Roy Wood Jr. and Jaboukie Young-White, 397 00:17:09,461 --> 00:17:12,464 our very own Property Bothers. 398 00:17:12,498 --> 00:17:14,299 WOOD JR.: Today, we're looking at Trump Plaza, 399 00:17:14,333 --> 00:17:16,735 a grand casino built in 1984, 400 00:17:16,769 --> 00:17:21,306 originally comprised of 614 units on over two acres. 401 00:17:21,340 --> 00:17:23,175 It was the shining future 402 00:17:23,208 --> 00:17:25,477 that Donald Trump promised Atlantic City. 403 00:17:25,511 --> 00:17:27,946 Yeah, that's right, and I would say that worked about as well 404 00:17:27,980 --> 00:17:30,482 as all of Donald Trump's promises. 405 00:17:36,021 --> 00:17:39,191 (air horns blowing, people shouting) 406 00:17:39,224 --> 00:17:42,695 But as we always say here at Property Brothers, 407 00:17:42,728 --> 00:17:45,264 one man's rubble is another man's... 408 00:17:45,297 --> 00:17:48,033 Opportunity to strip that shit for copper. 409 00:17:49,768 --> 00:17:51,270 No. 410 00:17:51,303 --> 00:17:53,072 That's not what we say. 411 00:17:53,105 --> 00:17:56,208 Look, I'm just saying the copper is there, either way. 412 00:17:56,241 --> 00:17:57,943 ? ? 413 00:17:57,976 --> 00:18:01,280 If you've got a property, we've got a plan. We're the... 414 00:18:01,313 --> 00:18:03,949 -Property Brothers! -The Property Br... zuhs, zuhs. 415 00:18:03,983 --> 00:18:05,918 Unh. 416 00:18:05,951 --> 00:18:07,886 YOUNG-WHITE: This gorgeous two-acre plot 417 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,222 gives us an opportunity to rival all the beauties 418 00:18:10,255 --> 00:18:12,891 of Atlantic City by building something 419 00:18:12,925 --> 00:18:15,427 this community desperately needs: 420 00:18:15,461 --> 00:18:16,862 another casino. 421 00:18:16,895 --> 00:18:19,365 So, we met with the chair of City Planning Board, 422 00:18:19,398 --> 00:18:20,299 Steve Young. 423 00:18:20,332 --> 00:18:22,334 You're sitting on a gold mine. 424 00:18:22,368 --> 00:18:25,637 For decades now, your community's bedrock 425 00:18:25,671 --> 00:18:27,439 has been casinos. 426 00:18:27,473 --> 00:18:30,542 -That's a great investment. -In the eyes of whom? 427 00:18:30,576 --> 00:18:33,078 Black and Hispanic and people of color, 428 00:18:33,112 --> 00:18:35,014 we have not seen that great promise 429 00:18:35,047 --> 00:18:37,483 and that gold street that you're talking about. 430 00:18:37,516 --> 00:18:40,319 These casinos, they come here and they get a tax break. 431 00:18:40,352 --> 00:18:42,054 And then they mostly leave town. 432 00:18:42,087 --> 00:18:44,123 So how are we supposed to stabilize our community 433 00:18:44,156 --> 00:18:46,358 if the dollars are not circulating and staying here? 434 00:18:46,392 --> 00:18:49,495 Steve, all I'm hearing from you right now is a lot of pessimism. 435 00:18:49,528 --> 00:18:51,864 We've all seen pictures of Atlantic City. 436 00:18:51,897 --> 00:18:54,166 Bright lights, gold, beautiful Boardwalk. 437 00:18:54,199 --> 00:18:56,268 You haven't seen it from a grass-root level. 438 00:18:56,301 --> 00:18:58,270 We have almost 500 abandoned houses 439 00:18:58,303 --> 00:18:59,905 right now as we speak. 440 00:18:59,938 --> 00:19:02,608 But we don't even have a decent community center here. 441 00:19:02,641 --> 00:19:04,843 Okay, Steve, I hear you. So our plan is gonna be 442 00:19:04,877 --> 00:19:06,812 to open a community center, just like you said. 443 00:19:06,845 --> 00:19:08,814 We're gonna have a lounge. We're gonna have nice chairs. 444 00:19:08,847 --> 00:19:10,449 Uh, bright lights, no windows, 445 00:19:10,482 --> 00:19:11,750 YOUNG-WHITE: We got to keep it fun. 446 00:19:11,784 --> 00:19:13,052 Don't want them falling asleep. 447 00:19:13,085 --> 00:19:14,720 So there's gonna be a lot of games, 448 00:19:14,753 --> 00:19:17,089 machines with bright, blinking lights. 449 00:19:17,122 --> 00:19:19,391 There'll be a lever that they could pull for, 450 00:19:19,425 --> 00:19:22,428 you know, physical... component of it. 451 00:19:22,461 --> 00:19:24,763 No, we have enough of all what you just described. 452 00:19:24,797 --> 00:19:26,832 It did not work. Matter of fact, 453 00:19:26,865 --> 00:19:29,068 we don't even a place you can be born here. 454 00:19:29,101 --> 00:19:31,537 They took the maternity ward away, 455 00:19:31,570 --> 00:19:34,940 and now you have to go 20 miles out. 456 00:19:34,973 --> 00:19:38,444 So can you imagine a woman, pregnant, 457 00:19:38,477 --> 00:19:41,580 call the ambulance, have to go 20 miles away 458 00:19:41,613 --> 00:19:43,415 to a hospital that was five minutes away. 459 00:19:43,449 --> 00:19:46,018 We don't even have a cemetery where you can be buried. 460 00:19:46,051 --> 00:19:48,187 Hang on, Steve. So let me get this straight. 461 00:19:48,220 --> 00:19:51,690 If you get pregnant in Atlantic City, 462 00:19:51,724 --> 00:19:54,326 you can't have the baby in Atlantic City. 463 00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:56,362 And if you die in Atlantic City, 464 00:19:56,395 --> 00:19:59,064 you can't even be buried in Atlantic City? 465 00:19:59,098 --> 00:20:01,133 -Yes, that's the facts. -Here's an idea. 466 00:20:01,166 --> 00:20:04,436 How hard could it be to put a maternity ward in the casino? 467 00:20:04,470 --> 00:20:06,438 We got prenatal care and blackjack. 468 00:20:06,472 --> 00:20:10,075 Maternity wards belong in hospitals. 469 00:20:10,109 --> 00:20:12,778 So, Steve, what's your plan, then? 470 00:20:12,811 --> 00:20:14,847 Let's be creative and let's work together 471 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,815 towards solutions to our problems 472 00:20:16,849 --> 00:20:18,150 and build a community. 473 00:20:18,183 --> 00:20:19,485 It could be saved. 474 00:20:19,518 --> 00:20:22,521 I was able to come up with a plan 475 00:20:22,554 --> 00:20:25,424 dealing with education, health, criminal justice, 476 00:20:25,457 --> 00:20:27,026 wealth and poverty. 477 00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:28,961 These are things we can do, 478 00:20:28,994 --> 00:20:31,997 and we made it very clear in our Black agenda. 479 00:20:33,666 --> 00:20:35,167 Your what? 480 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:36,635 Black agenda. 481 00:20:36,669 --> 00:20:38,737 We have a Black agenda towards the solutions. 482 00:20:38,771 --> 00:20:40,172 Wait, wait, that's what you call it? 483 00:20:40,205 --> 00:20:41,206 Yes. 484 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:42,941 Steve, it's just people... 485 00:20:42,975 --> 00:20:45,711 The word "Black," sometimes, people get scared of it. 486 00:20:45,744 --> 00:20:48,447 That's why the hit show on TV is Black-ish. 487 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,282 That's how you trick people. 488 00:20:50,316 --> 00:20:53,252 Maybe you could call it the Black-ish agenda. 489 00:20:53,285 --> 00:20:54,920 The melanated initiative. 490 00:20:54,953 --> 00:20:57,089 Have you considered throwing an "of color" in there? 491 00:20:57,122 --> 00:20:58,557 The agenda of color? 492 00:20:58,590 --> 00:21:00,926 "The Black agenda" sounds like what racists say 493 00:21:00,959 --> 00:21:02,628 about us behind our backs. 494 00:21:02,661 --> 00:21:04,196 You know, you keep saying that out loud, 495 00:21:04,229 --> 00:21:05,798 they gonna try and kick you off the planning board. 496 00:21:05,831 --> 00:21:07,800 You got to come up with another name for your agenda, brother. 497 00:21:07,833 --> 00:21:09,768 Well, that's amazing you said that, 498 00:21:09,802 --> 00:21:12,471 'cause they have been trying to kick me off the planning board. 499 00:21:12,504 --> 00:21:13,806 (chuckles) A nonpaid position 500 00:21:13,839 --> 00:21:16,075 because of speaking up about Black agendas. 501 00:21:16,108 --> 00:21:17,576 YOUNG-WHITE: Look, we don't have a way 502 00:21:17,609 --> 00:21:19,178 -to keep Steve on the board. -WOOD: But I think 503 00:21:19,211 --> 00:21:20,913 we may have a way to raise the capital 504 00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:24,383 Steve needs for his Black-ish agenda. 505 00:21:24,416 --> 00:21:27,319 YOUNG-WHITE: It's time for the reveal. 506 00:21:27,353 --> 00:21:29,288 So, Steve, these systemic issues 507 00:21:29,321 --> 00:21:30,756 that are affecting the Black community 508 00:21:30,789 --> 00:21:33,325 that you want to solve, this is gonna be pricey stuff. 509 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,861 So we got to figure out a way to raise capital 510 00:21:35,894 --> 00:21:39,164 to address those issues first before we can do anything else. 511 00:21:39,198 --> 00:21:42,201 We decided the quickest way to get this money, right, 512 00:21:42,234 --> 00:21:45,137 would be to rebuild Trump Plaza 513 00:21:45,170 --> 00:21:46,705 exactly how it was, 514 00:21:46,739 --> 00:21:48,774 then sell tickets 515 00:21:48,807 --> 00:21:51,010 so people can watch it blow up. 516 00:21:51,043 --> 00:21:53,545 Yeah, we could just rebuild it and blow it up again. 517 00:21:53,579 --> 00:21:55,547 -That would bring some money in. -Yeah, we could just do that. 518 00:21:55,581 --> 00:21:56,949 That's a good idea. 519 00:21:56,982 --> 00:22:00,419 None of that can work right here in Atlantic City 520 00:22:00,452 --> 00:22:02,287 or anywhere, I think, on planet Earth. 521 00:22:02,321 --> 00:22:03,989 WOOD: Steve's right. Our plan 522 00:22:04,023 --> 00:22:05,758 is yet another real estate gamble 523 00:22:05,791 --> 00:22:08,060 that doesn't help the Black community of Atlantic City. 524 00:22:08,093 --> 00:22:09,762 YOUNG-WHITE: But it does help the Black community 525 00:22:09,795 --> 00:22:11,230 of the Property Brothas. 526 00:22:11,263 --> 00:22:12,498 (chuckles) So we're building it. 527 00:22:12,531 --> 00:22:13,699 WOOD: Good luck, Atlantic City. 528 00:22:13,732 --> 00:22:16,535 BOTH: We'll see you at the buffet. 529 00:22:16,568 --> 00:22:17,770 Thank you so much for that, guys. 530 00:22:17,803 --> 00:22:18,904 All right, when we come back, 531 00:22:18,937 --> 00:22:20,539 Marlee Matlin will be on the show 532 00:22:20,572 --> 00:22:23,509 to talk about the new film that's making major advances 533 00:22:23,542 --> 00:22:26,145 in representation for the deaf-blind community. 534 00:22:26,178 --> 00:22:26,245 You don't want to miss it. 535 00:22:29,081 --> 00:22:30,749 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 536 00:22:30,783 --> 00:22:33,051 Earlier today, I spoke with Golden Globe 537 00:22:33,085 --> 00:22:35,254 and Oscar-winning actor Marlee Matlin. 538 00:22:35,287 --> 00:22:37,823 Along with her interpreter and producer, Jack Jason, 539 00:22:37,856 --> 00:22:40,159 we talked about breaking down barriers in Hollywood 540 00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:43,395 and what she calls the first authentic representation 541 00:22:43,429 --> 00:22:44,763 of the deaf-blind community 542 00:22:44,797 --> 00:22:47,566 in the new short film Feeling Through. 543 00:22:53,772 --> 00:22:55,407 (scanner beeps) 544 00:22:55,441 --> 00:22:57,042 This guy's blind and deaf. 545 00:22:57,075 --> 00:22:58,444 You got to tap him and let him know 546 00:22:58,477 --> 00:22:59,945 when he gets to 129th Street. 547 00:22:59,978 --> 00:23:01,447 His name's Artie. 548 00:23:03,282 --> 00:23:05,751 Excuse me, sir. 549 00:23:05,784 --> 00:23:07,286 Could you tap him and let him know 550 00:23:07,319 --> 00:23:09,254 -when he gets to 129th Street? -Sure. 551 00:23:09,288 --> 00:23:10,989 No, not "sure." 552 00:23:13,025 --> 00:23:15,327 He just wants to get home. 553 00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:16,895 Marlee Matlin, 554 00:23:16,929 --> 00:23:19,598 welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 555 00:23:20,933 --> 00:23:22,801 I'm so excited. 556 00:23:22,835 --> 00:23:25,003 I'm so excited to be with you. Well, kind of. Sort of. 557 00:23:25,037 --> 00:23:26,472 We're at a distance, but that's okay. 558 00:23:26,505 --> 00:23:29,108 -You know what I'm talking about. -I am super excited. 559 00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:32,144 I have watched you my entire life. 560 00:23:32,177 --> 00:23:36,081 My mom may be a bigger fan of yours than I am, 561 00:23:36,115 --> 00:23:38,117 but I think we'd fight about it. 562 00:23:38,150 --> 00:23:40,786 I grew up watching you. I grew up admiring you. 563 00:23:40,819 --> 00:23:43,222 Like, in South Africa, your shows were huge, 564 00:23:43,255 --> 00:23:45,324 and it's interesting, 565 00:23:45,357 --> 00:23:47,659 because it feels like, in this journey, 566 00:23:47,693 --> 00:23:49,595 you know, you've sort of come full circle 567 00:23:49,628 --> 00:23:50,996 from being the star, 568 00:23:51,029 --> 00:23:52,698 from being the person who is getting, 569 00:23:52,731 --> 00:23:54,900 um, the deaf community on-screen 570 00:23:54,933 --> 00:23:56,468 and just as a character, really, 571 00:23:56,502 --> 00:23:58,937 you know, where being deaf is just who they are 572 00:23:58,971 --> 00:24:01,607 to now getting into the deaf-blind community 573 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:02,975 and telling us another story. 574 00:24:03,008 --> 00:24:04,409 Let's begin with yours. 575 00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:07,412 As somebody who won as many awards as you did, 576 00:24:07,446 --> 00:24:09,615 did you think that those awards 577 00:24:09,648 --> 00:24:11,417 would still be your record to hold 578 00:24:11,450 --> 00:24:13,652 30-something years later, or did you think 579 00:24:13,685 --> 00:24:16,388 there would be more deaf or deaf-blind performers, 580 00:24:16,422 --> 00:24:18,991 um, in Hollywood? 581 00:24:19,024 --> 00:24:20,993 Well, first of all, 582 00:24:21,026 --> 00:24:23,028 you really, really made me nervous right now, 583 00:24:23,061 --> 00:24:24,296 okay, by saying all that stuff. 584 00:24:24,329 --> 00:24:27,065 Because you just said you looked up to me 585 00:24:27,099 --> 00:24:29,301 all these years when you grew up in South Africa, 586 00:24:29,334 --> 00:24:30,936 and now, okay, fine, I'm nervous. Thanks a lot. 587 00:24:30,969 --> 00:24:32,638 -Thank you for getting in my head. -(laughs) 588 00:24:32,671 --> 00:24:34,506 Anyway... No, thank you. 589 00:24:34,540 --> 00:24:36,241 No. And now, otherwise-- I-I mean, likewise-- 590 00:24:36,275 --> 00:24:37,843 I'm a fan of yours, as well. 591 00:24:37,876 --> 00:24:39,978 -And, uh, we'll work this all out later on. -NOAH: Thank you. 592 00:24:40,012 --> 00:24:41,413 -Thank you. -Uh, 593 00:24:41,447 --> 00:24:43,582 so, you know, I have to say, 594 00:24:43,615 --> 00:24:46,351 when I started, I was 19 years old, 595 00:24:46,385 --> 00:24:47,953 and I had no... 596 00:24:47,986 --> 00:24:50,589 any inkling of how this industry worked. 597 00:24:50,622 --> 00:24:53,859 I had no idea about awards. 598 00:24:53,892 --> 00:24:56,395 And when I got my Oscar, actually... 599 00:24:56,428 --> 00:24:59,832 Uh, I got my Oscar, and I was nominated for my Oscar 600 00:24:59,865 --> 00:25:01,366 at the Betty Ford Center. 601 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,535 -I was getting... It was... It was... -NOAH: Wow. 602 00:25:03,569 --> 00:25:05,137 I was in rehab. 603 00:25:05,170 --> 00:25:08,474 And I got nominated there 604 00:25:08,507 --> 00:25:10,943 in the middle of the month of rehab. 605 00:25:10,976 --> 00:25:13,178 -And, of course, that threw me for a loop. -Wow. 606 00:25:13,212 --> 00:25:15,781 And then after that, all the other awards came. 607 00:25:15,814 --> 00:25:17,850 I got the Golden Globe the day before, 608 00:25:17,883 --> 00:25:20,152 actually, I went to go to Betty Ford. 609 00:25:20,185 --> 00:25:22,588 Um... I... 610 00:25:22,621 --> 00:25:25,591 You know what, it... I think it was great 611 00:25:25,624 --> 00:25:28,293 that I had no expectations, 612 00:25:28,327 --> 00:25:30,095 that I had no idea 613 00:25:30,129 --> 00:25:32,598 -what it all entailed. -Right. 614 00:25:32,631 --> 00:25:35,801 Uh, the Oscar race, the Golden Globe race, 615 00:25:35,834 --> 00:25:37,169 the other... 616 00:25:37,202 --> 00:25:38,971 The Emmy nominations down the road that I got. 617 00:25:39,004 --> 00:25:40,539 I mean, I was so naive, 618 00:25:40,572 --> 00:25:44,143 and I think that kept me grounded. 619 00:25:44,176 --> 00:25:45,711 But getting to your question, 620 00:25:45,744 --> 00:25:48,947 being the fact that I got the Oscar, 621 00:25:48,981 --> 00:25:50,315 I knew 622 00:25:50,349 --> 00:25:53,585 that it was a big deal, 623 00:25:53,619 --> 00:25:56,088 and I knew that I had to do a lot of growing up 624 00:25:56,121 --> 00:25:58,023 -and to tell people about this. -NOAH: Right. 625 00:25:58,056 --> 00:26:00,459 Uh, what... That we had to make noise, 626 00:26:00,492 --> 00:26:02,795 that we had to get people to get work, 627 00:26:02,828 --> 00:26:05,164 that we had to make, uh, connections 628 00:26:05,197 --> 00:26:06,465 in the entertainment business, 629 00:26:06,498 --> 00:26:09,334 that we all had to just put ourselves out there. 630 00:26:09,368 --> 00:26:12,905 -NOAH: Mm-hmm. -And I think the journey has been long, 631 00:26:12,938 --> 00:26:14,540 but yet we still have a lot to do. 632 00:26:14,573 --> 00:26:17,209 And it... There have been ups and downs along the road, 633 00:26:17,242 --> 00:26:18,911 and I think it's all... it's all what we anticipated, 634 00:26:18,944 --> 00:26:20,813 but still, we have work to do. 635 00:26:20,846 --> 00:26:22,581 There are still many actors who get overlooked 636 00:26:22,614 --> 00:26:23,949 because they are deaf or blind, 637 00:26:23,982 --> 00:26:27,519 and, oftentimes, actors who will act deaf 638 00:26:27,553 --> 00:26:29,388 or act blind will be given the roles. 639 00:26:29,421 --> 00:26:31,890 Now, I understand that there's an element of acting involved 640 00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:33,525 and, you know, everyone won't be 641 00:26:33,559 --> 00:26:34,927 the character that they're playing, 642 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:37,162 but surely there's-there's a special something 643 00:26:37,196 --> 00:26:38,497 that people bring to a role. 644 00:26:38,530 --> 00:26:40,632 As somebody who's played these roles, 645 00:26:40,666 --> 00:26:42,034 what do you think... 646 00:26:42,067 --> 00:26:44,002 what do you think it adds to the role when you step in 647 00:26:44,036 --> 00:26:47,606 as somebody who is deaf or who is blind? 648 00:26:47,639 --> 00:26:51,110 It's simple. It's authenticity. 649 00:26:51,143 --> 00:26:53,378 It's authenticity because we've lived it. 650 00:26:53,412 --> 00:26:56,081 We don't have to necessarily add that 651 00:26:56,115 --> 00:26:58,584 on top of the acting that we're doing. We know what it's like. 652 00:26:58,617 --> 00:27:01,320 We can lend that sense of authenticity. 653 00:27:01,353 --> 00:27:02,554 I don't know what it's like to be someone 654 00:27:02,588 --> 00:27:03,756 who's deaf and blind, obviously, 655 00:27:03,789 --> 00:27:05,157 but a person who is deaf and blind 656 00:27:05,190 --> 00:27:06,291 can bring that to the role. 657 00:27:06,325 --> 00:27:09,161 We bring authenticity to the screen, period. 658 00:27:09,194 --> 00:27:12,331 You can't create a disability. 659 00:27:12,364 --> 00:27:14,333 I mean, it's like putting on a costume. 660 00:27:14,366 --> 00:27:16,435 You can't do that. You can't put on a costume. 661 00:27:16,468 --> 00:27:19,271 We are not costumes, people who are deaf and blind. 662 00:27:19,304 --> 00:27:22,474 You know, that's why I'm trying to create a tidal wave, 663 00:27:22,508 --> 00:27:26,145 uh, to make noise out there 664 00:27:26,178 --> 00:27:27,146 that we need to let the community know 665 00:27:27,179 --> 00:27:29,181 that there are deaf, deaf-blind actors. 666 00:27:29,214 --> 00:27:32,151 There are even writers and-and producers. 667 00:27:32,184 --> 00:27:33,919 I-I mean, we're here. Hello. 668 00:27:33,952 --> 00:27:35,754 And we can do the work. 669 00:27:35,788 --> 00:27:39,091 And if you want to see authenticity on the screen, 670 00:27:39,124 --> 00:27:41,560 just like you want to hire any actor 671 00:27:41,593 --> 00:27:43,195 who feels authentic to the role, 672 00:27:43,228 --> 00:27:45,364 just as you would collaborate with any actor. 673 00:27:45,397 --> 00:27:47,065 And if you're talking about deaf and deaf-blind, 674 00:27:47,099 --> 00:27:49,468 then work with us. We can do it. 675 00:27:49,501 --> 00:27:52,771 Don't underestimate us 676 00:27:52,805 --> 00:27:54,673 in the work that we can do. 677 00:27:54,706 --> 00:27:55,741 It's just time. 678 00:27:55,774 --> 00:27:58,210 It's time to hire more deaf 679 00:27:58,243 --> 00:28:00,913 and deaf-blind actors authentically. 680 00:28:02,081 --> 00:28:04,116 To be seen. 681 00:28:04,149 --> 00:28:07,953 The-the idea of underestimating is one 682 00:28:07,986 --> 00:28:09,721 that-that really resonates with me, 683 00:28:09,755 --> 00:28:12,191 because I feel like you've been underestimated 684 00:28:12,224 --> 00:28:13,225 your entire life. 685 00:28:13,258 --> 00:28:15,227 And time-time and time again, 686 00:28:15,260 --> 00:28:17,629 you-you've proven people wrong. 687 00:28:17,663 --> 00:28:20,099 You've excelled beyond expectations. 688 00:28:20,132 --> 00:28:22,234 And, once again, 689 00:28:22,267 --> 00:28:24,937 you are in the conversation in a very different way. 690 00:28:24,970 --> 00:28:27,573 You know? Here we are with a film, 691 00:28:27,606 --> 00:28:31,410 a short film, that has Oscar buzz called Feeling Through. 692 00:28:31,443 --> 00:28:33,812 And it's a coming-of-age story-- it's really, really beautiful-- 693 00:28:33,846 --> 00:28:37,549 about this-this young kid who's homeless in New York City 694 00:28:37,583 --> 00:28:40,252 and he encounters a deaf-blind man 695 00:28:40,285 --> 00:28:42,921 who is just really trying to get home. 696 00:28:42,955 --> 00:28:44,890 And right now, the film has Oscar buzz, 697 00:28:44,923 --> 00:28:47,226 and you can see why it has Oscar buzz. 698 00:28:47,259 --> 00:28:49,428 One of the biggest things that, again, surprised me-- 699 00:28:49,461 --> 00:28:51,096 I mean, it seems obvious now-- 700 00:28:51,130 --> 00:28:54,066 is that the lead actor had never acted before, 701 00:28:54,099 --> 00:28:56,702 was basically discovered and stepped into it. 702 00:28:56,735 --> 00:28:59,571 But when you watch it, you go, like, "Oh, this is phenomenal." 703 00:28:59,605 --> 00:29:01,840 That's what it's all about. It's awesome. 704 00:29:01,874 --> 00:29:05,110 The deaf-blind guy, Robert, had never acted before. 705 00:29:05,144 --> 00:29:07,179 He was working as a cook in the kitchen 706 00:29:07,212 --> 00:29:10,215 -at the Helen Keller Center... there. -Right. 707 00:29:10,249 --> 00:29:13,652 And he-- They-they had been on a search 708 00:29:13,685 --> 00:29:15,187 for an actor to-to fill the role, 709 00:29:15,220 --> 00:29:16,622 and they saw a number of great people, 710 00:29:16,655 --> 00:29:17,990 deaf-blind actors, 711 00:29:18,023 --> 00:29:20,726 but there was something that was still missing. 712 00:29:20,759 --> 00:29:22,861 And somebody at the center mentioned Robert, 713 00:29:22,895 --> 00:29:25,197 and then it-- he just fit into the part. 714 00:29:25,230 --> 00:29:27,399 That's what happened to me in Children of a Lesser God. 715 00:29:27,433 --> 00:29:29,134 -Right. -Same happened to me. 716 00:29:29,168 --> 00:29:31,837 Um, I-I came from nowhere. 717 00:29:31,870 --> 00:29:34,273 I mean, I was in a little small production in Chicago. 718 00:29:34,306 --> 00:29:35,974 People were like, "Who's that? 719 00:29:36,008 --> 00:29:37,810 Who's-who's that girl in the background?" 720 00:29:37,843 --> 00:29:40,212 Stranger things have happened when it comes to casting. 721 00:29:40,245 --> 00:29:41,647 You know, where are you gonna find the person 722 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:42,881 that fits the role? 723 00:29:42,915 --> 00:29:45,150 So, mentioning that, you know, 724 00:29:45,184 --> 00:29:47,286 they used an actor who was deaf and blind 725 00:29:47,319 --> 00:29:49,288 to play the role of the deaf-blind character 726 00:29:49,321 --> 00:29:52,224 in the film, in Feeling Through was absolutely perfect. 727 00:29:52,257 --> 00:29:54,026 It just fit like a glove. 728 00:29:54,059 --> 00:29:55,994 You couldn't have had greater authenticity 729 00:29:56,028 --> 00:29:57,129 represented on the screen, 730 00:29:57,162 --> 00:29:59,098 and that's why I'm so proud of the movie. 731 00:29:59,131 --> 00:30:03,202 -Because it's-it's a simple story-- -Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 732 00:30:03,235 --> 00:30:06,071 two people trying to get home, as you said, 733 00:30:06,105 --> 00:30:10,509 and yet they come from life with a different lens 734 00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:12,811 and they have different experiences, 735 00:30:12,845 --> 00:30:14,246 but it doesn't matter. 736 00:30:14,279 --> 00:30:15,514 They're still human beings 737 00:30:15,547 --> 00:30:16,915 and they're meeting at this place 738 00:30:16,949 --> 00:30:20,119 and they connect in the most profound 739 00:30:20,152 --> 00:30:21,587 and unexpected way. 740 00:30:21,620 --> 00:30:23,255 And the story works. 741 00:30:23,288 --> 00:30:25,257 I mean, they-they truly are collaborating. 742 00:30:25,290 --> 00:30:27,359 It's such a simple story that I-- 743 00:30:27,392 --> 00:30:29,595 I mean, I-I just feel that it's just a lovely film. 744 00:30:29,628 --> 00:30:31,730 I'm very, very proud to be part of it, 745 00:30:31,764 --> 00:30:34,566 and I'm really proud to be associated with it. 746 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,236 I mean, Oscar buzz is a wonderful place to be in. 747 00:30:37,269 --> 00:30:39,138 You've been there. You've won an Oscar. 748 00:30:39,171 --> 00:30:41,540 Hopefully you're going to be taking home another one. 749 00:30:41,573 --> 00:30:43,142 But I know that you've always been somebody 750 00:30:43,175 --> 00:30:44,276 who wants to push for more. 751 00:30:44,309 --> 00:30:45,611 You're always somebody who wants to encourage 752 00:30:45,644 --> 00:30:46,979 the industry to be better. 753 00:30:47,012 --> 00:30:49,047 You're encouraging fellow actors to be better. 754 00:30:49,081 --> 00:30:51,850 Um, where does-- where does Marlee Matlin go from here? 755 00:30:51,884 --> 00:30:54,586 -I'm never gonna stop. I-I... -(laughs) 756 00:30:54,620 --> 00:30:57,089 I always-- I mean, I love what I do. 757 00:30:57,122 --> 00:30:59,992 I love my deaf community. 758 00:31:00,025 --> 00:31:01,927 I'm very proud of where I come from. 759 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:04,062 I'm very proud of collaborating with everybody 760 00:31:04,096 --> 00:31:05,464 outside of our community 761 00:31:05,497 --> 00:31:08,066 and-and creating new things. 762 00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:10,035 Well, new things are what you have created, 763 00:31:10,068 --> 00:31:11,870 fantastic new things are what you've created. 764 00:31:11,904 --> 00:31:13,906 And as a fan of yours for literally 765 00:31:13,939 --> 00:31:15,841 my entire viewing life, 766 00:31:15,874 --> 00:31:17,709 I would like to say thank you so much for that. 767 00:31:17,743 --> 00:31:20,979 And congratulations. I wish you all the best for this film. 768 00:31:21,013 --> 00:31:23,849 Thank you so very much. Thank you very, very much. 769 00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:25,651 NOAH: Be sure to check out the short film 770 00:31:25,684 --> 00:31:28,821 at FeelingThrough.com or on YouTube. 771 00:31:28,854 --> 00:31:30,355 All right, we're gonna take a quick break, 772 00:31:30,389 --> 00:31:30,456 but we'll be right back after this. 773 00:31:33,457 --> 00:31:35,192 Well, that's our show for tonight. But before we go, 774 00:31:35,225 --> 00:31:37,528 March is Women's History Month, 775 00:31:37,561 --> 00:31:39,797 so please consider supporting an organization 776 00:31:39,830 --> 00:31:42,032 called She Should Run. 777 00:31:42,065 --> 00:31:45,169 It's a nonpartisan non-profit working to increase 778 00:31:45,202 --> 00:31:48,739 the number of women considering a run for public office. 779 00:31:48,772 --> 00:31:50,440 By supporting She Should Run, 780 00:31:50,474 --> 00:31:52,609 you are helping women from all political leanings, 781 00:31:52,643 --> 00:31:55,145 ethnicities, sexual identities, and backgrounds 782 00:31:55,179 --> 00:31:57,881 to see themselves as future candidates. 783 00:31:57,915 --> 00:32:00,217 So if you're able to, go to the link below 784 00:32:00,250 --> 00:32:01,919 and donate whatever you can. 785 00:32:01,952 --> 00:32:05,689 Until tomorrow, stay safe out there, wear a mask, 786 00:32:05,722 --> 00:32:08,859 and, remember, no matter what you did wrong, 787 00:32:08,892 --> 00:32:11,061 you can always find forgiveness 788 00:32:11,094 --> 00:32:13,997 as long as you control 20% of the world's oil. 789 00:32:14,031 --> 00:32:16,967 Now here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 790 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,803 ANNOUNCER: The CPAC Uncanceled Kings of Comedy 791 00:32:19,837 --> 00:32:21,405 are yours to take home. 792 00:32:21,438 --> 00:32:24,408 All your favorite bits on one DVD. 793 00:32:24,441 --> 00:32:27,344 How many leftists does it take to screw in a light bulb? 794 00:32:27,377 --> 00:32:28,846 Freedom...! 795 00:32:28,879 --> 00:32:30,447 She was murdered! 796 00:32:30,481 --> 00:32:31,615 Put the mask on! 797 00:32:31,648 --> 00:32:32,850 Mr. Potato Head. 798 00:32:32,883 --> 00:32:34,551 Look out, Mr. Potato Head! 799 00:32:34,585 --> 00:32:36,887 If Hasbro really wanted a gender-neutral 800 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:38,555 Mr. Potato Head so badly, 801 00:32:38,589 --> 00:32:41,892 they should just slap a picture of CNN's Brian "Sletler" 802 00:32:41,925 --> 00:32:44,495 on the cover of their next potato! 803 00:32:44,528 --> 00:32:46,563 ANNOUNCER: Bring home these classics to watch. 804 00:32:46,597 --> 00:32:48,732 Or destroy. 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