Desi Lydic & Michael Kosta Reenact Biden's Deposition | Jane Marie

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Michael Costa, we have a great show for you tonight. We're gonna talk about how Kate Middleton's picture is worth one thousand news articles, and Lara Trump and Jesus take the wheel at the RNC and Congress gets to the bottom of whether Biden is old. But first, but first, Daisi, I think we should take a moment to acknowledge equal because women don't earn enough, and personally, I'm sick of it.

Ah, that's so nice, Michael.

In fact, in the spirit of transparency, I'd like us to both say our salaries out loud right now.

Oh, we don't really need to do that.

No, BESI I'm an ally.

I want to bring light to an issue affecting all women.

Well, I mean, there might not be a pay gap for every woman. Some women might be making more than men.

So I think we can just move sixty five dollars a week.

Sixty five dollars a week, that's what I make now. Go ahead and say yours. You don't have to be embarrassed.

You're right, I make less than that, Michael, This country disgusts me. Well, now that we have that out of the way, there's a lot of election news today, so let's get into it with another installment of Indecision twenty twenty four book kicking doc with a big campaign news. For years now, Donald Trump has gradually been taking over

Dozens of staffers getting laid off just days after Donald Trump's hand pick team took over the organization. Top officials and communications, the political department, the data team, all getting the acts. Lara Trump, the former president's daughter in law, is now the committee's co chair.

In her speech nominating Lara Trump, RNC committee woman Beth Block argued that it doesn't matter if Lara Trump lacks traditional qualifications.

In a world where qualifications are often measured by titles and years of experience, we are reminded of a powerful truth. God does not call the qualified, He qualifies the Laura Trump is the embodiment of this truth.

This is the most mean girl introduction I have ever heard. A lot of people think that you should be qualified to have a job, but here's Lara Trump. Anyway, Take it up with God. But I guess why God would. But I get why God would bless Donald Trump appointing his daughter in law. I mean, Jesus was the original Nepo baby forget a job. He started an entire religion based on do you know who my father is? There

And I'll keep this worm from dragging me down.

Gonna stand bug round and back down.

You know, sometimes it's okay to back down.

Oh my God, I mean, I blame God for that performance, although I think she proved that there isn't one. All right, let's move on to the man Lara Trump and her friend God will be trying to defeat in November, Joe Biden. Biden's age and mental fitness has been a central part of the campaign, which tends to happen when you're one hundred and fifty four years old, and it's.

Back in the news today.

Special Counsel Robert Hurr was at a hearing on Capitol Hill today defending his report on President Biden's handling of classified documents from last month, where her described Biden as a quote sympathetic, well meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.

My assessment in the report about the relevance of the President's memory was necessary and accurate and fair.

In her report, where he declined to prosecute the president, he writes Biden did not remember even within several years when his son bo died. That drew a fiery denial from the President that that's right.

This Special counsel got a lot of heat for calling attention to Biden's memory problems. And look, I'm not gonna sit here and say Biden's brain is perfect, but can we just be honest here.

Remembering when things happened is hard. I mean, I can't remember dates from years ago.

And I'm a young, fit, chiseled patient, optimistic sudoku doing handsome.

Man, you know, kind of pegged you is more of a word search guy. But no, it's true, Like I have a really hard time even remembering my passwords.

I can't remember my kids' names or if I have kids.

I can never remember my husband's birthday, can't I can't remember my own birthday, huss Are you okay?

Yeah? I was. I was gonna make an appointment with my doctor, but I forgot how to use the phone. But look, the point is this.

Robert Hurt testified about his report today, and the Democrats took the opportunity to challenge his portrayal of Biden's memory.

I now want to turn you to the transcript, and Dave, one page forty seven, you said to President Biden, you have appear to have a photographic understanding and recall of the House. Did you say that to President Biden?

Those words do appear on page forty seven of the transcript.

Photographic, is what you said?

Is that right?

That word does appear on page forty seven of the transcript.

Never appeared in your report, though, Is that correct? The word photographic that does not appear in my report?

Yep, that's got to hurt. No, see what I did there? Because his name is her, I turned a bit of a word play.

Yeah, no, I think we all get it.

But it's true.

There was lots from Biden's five hour deposition that didn't make it into the Special Council Report, And let me tell you there's a lot of other important stuff in there.

Yeah. Unfortunately there isn't any footage from the deposition. But luckily both Michael and I are trained thespians.

So tonight we present selected readings from the id deposition transcript. These are all actual quotes from President Joe Biden's deposition on handing classified documents.

You know, I went to Mongolia and great pictures. I unfortunately embarrassed the hell out of the leader of Mongolia.

I'd sit with my national security team and say we should follow up on this, find out more about whether or not you know who killed cock Robin, you know, and find out.

You left everything in place. I just hope you didn't find any risky pictures of my wife in a bathing suit, which you probably did. She's beautiful.

I just warn you all, never make one great eulogy, because you get asked to do everybody's eulogy.

By the way, there's a restroom right behind us.

I get to drive all these you know, electric vehicles I have.

Damn they're quick.

You step your foot on the accelerator all the way down until it gets to about six seven grand.

Then all of a sudden, it will say launch. All you do is take your foot off the break.

What are you doing.

Making a car sound? It says, makes car sound?

Yeah, but that's not a car sound. You're just saying the word room.

Your car's a piece of shit, does it? Okay? Don't give me performance not. You didn't even get into Julliard.

Oh like you did.

I told you I was on the waitlist of the weight list. This is over, is over.

You are such a prima don it. This is exactly why I make more money than you.

Look.

You know what, when we come back, we'll cover the other big story of the day.

So don't go away. That's not fair. I was trying to set up. Welcome back to the real show.

Let's turn to some major news out of Great Britain, where the royal family has photoshopped their way into a brand new scandal.

Now to a royal photo scandal that has sparked controversy and conspiracies.

The controversy started innocently enough, a family photo of the Princess of Wales and the smiling children to mark mother's day here in Britain, but then came the kill order from several global news agencies.

At closer inspection, it appears that this source had manipulated the image.

There's like little misalignments right.

A sleeve that didn't line up with Charlotte's wrist, a skewered zipper on Kate's jacket, and her blurred hand.

There's a print on the top corner of Prince Louis sweater there where the pattern doesn't line.

Up abruptly ends on Horiz Show.

Princess Charlotte's hand isn't in the right spot.

Yeah, you know.

You didn't need to do all that forensic analysis, you know how?

I know that's fake.

There's three kids smiling at the same time as a parent.

I know that's impossible.

Also, it should be noted I didn't even know or care about Kate Middleton's leave of absence, but then you release a photo so edited they have to issue a kill order.

Well now I'm all in, all.

Right, and the Palace better have a good explanation for this.

Kensington Palace posting this explanation. Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion.

I'm going bullshit that Kate was the one who edited the picture. This is the Royal family. They don't do anything themselves. They don't even pick their own noses. They have butlers for that. You think she's doing her own photoshopping? The only thing they know how to do without help is a yeah.

Unfortunately, this is only gonna fuel baseless speculation about why Kate Middleton was hardly seen in months, And we don't want to get into all these rumors like is she getting a BBL? Is she divorcing William? Is she gone girling him? Oh?

My god, do you think she's gone girling him?

My TikTok was saying, So.

TikTok is always right. So look, we can't just sit here and talk about Kate Middleton all night.

Absolutely right.

For more on Kate Middleton, let's go live to The Daily Show's senior Royal watcher, Grace cool and Schmidt. Grace, what's going on in Buckingham Palace?

Well, Desy and Desi's friend. The palace is in chaos.

They're eating beans on toast for breakfast. They're driving on the wrong side of the road. There's flying mannies everywhere.

It's a mess.

Okay, well, I think all that stuff is normal there.

But has the Royal family explained why they released a photoshop picture?

Yes, the Royals are taking full responsibility for this breach of trust by completely blaming the whole thing on Princess Kate. Mistakes were made whole around by her and her very real graphic design hobby. But the good news is she's doing fine and the palace just released a new photo that was taken this morning.

See, everything is normal.

She looks great, Grace. This is obviously manipulated. She's in front of the twin towers.

Hmmm, yes, but you have to remember nine to eleven didn't happen in England.

Wait, you're right, I'm getting breaking news.

The Royals have admitted this photo has been edited. They're saying, quote on behalf of the entire royal family. This is Kate's fault. Wow, that was really insensitive of her, guys.

Grace, Why can't they just release an unedited photo of the family so we know everything is fine.

You must be some sort of fortune teller, sir, because I'm now hearing they have a.

New photo of the family together. Yeah. Now, that is. That is one happy family.

No, Grace, Grace, what are you talking about? Queen Elizabeth is dead? How was she even in that photo?

Yeah?

Yeah, the kids all have al Pacino's face on that.

And just to confirm, we are sure none of her kids are al Pacino.

We're sure, Yes, we're sure.

Okay, that confirms it. It's a fake.

Oh and okay, the Royals just released a state a statement saying Kate made one up too, and they attached a list of things that are also Kate's fault.

Okay, colonization, the whole Prince Andrew sing, COVID and you know when you try to put a USB in but you realize it's the wrong way, so you got to turn it around, but then somehow it's still the wrong way.

That's also Kate.

Can the Royal family not just be honest with what's happening instead of trying to blame Kate for every pr.

Well, the good news is they don't have to.

Because they just found the real photo of Kate. That should put all these questions to rest.

Yeah, see, she's fine. What a woman being silenced by a repressive dynasty.

Be able to dunk like that?

Two points for the princess.

Yeah, something still seems off, you know, That's what I thought too.

But on the other hand, she says she's doing great.

That is true. Thank you, Grace, Grace Coolan Schmid, Everyone.

Jane Marie, you're rejoining us. Le Michelle say.

Hand Me award winning journalists, podcast host and author whose new book is called Selling the Dream the Billion dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans, Please welcome.

Jane Marie.

I wrote a book, wrote.

A book, Yes you did, and I tore right through it. It's a great read. It's fascinating.

Thank you.

It came out today, so I haven't heard any feedback. I don't know what anyone thinks of it.

Is this the first feedback that you're getting.

Much outside of the people that help me write it.

Well, it's a great book.

Thank you.

How much we enjoyed it. This world is fascinating. You go deep into the world of MLMs. Yes, and people call them by many different names MLMs.

Network marketing, direct marketing, direction share schemes.

I can't call them that.

You can't get you can't call them that. But right here on the covers, I got a.

Lot of help. I got a lot of help with the cover art.

Yes, what exactly is an MLM?

So a multiple marketing company is a business that's chafed like this.

Lightly, but we can't call it a pyramid.

Yeah, there's a couple of people at the top.

Then they have their the upline, the top sellers, who are supposed to recruit like usually five people each and then they're supposed to recruit five people and they're supposed to recruit five people infinitely.

And the way the.

Money flows is that each person who signs up pays like a fee at the beginning to sign up, and sometimes they have to pay for some products and stuff, but they're paying those fees in and then they fail pretty quickly usually, and then more.

People sign up. So that's where the money comes from.

And isn't it something like nine percent make no money or lose money. Only one percent make a dollar even?

And when we laughed and you said infinity because infinitely, because you can't keep.

Doing that thirteen levels and you surpass the population of the earth, right, so.

Impot totally impossible.

Yeah, MLMs specifically prey on women.

Were parties, the sexy parties.

Fun are we going to hang out with our friends?

I want to make this about me per second, but sorry, please.

Why not met now? Yeah? Well no, why not?

Man?

I would love to go to a nose trimmer party or a beef turkey for you.

First of all, MLMs for you, okay, yes it's a crypto or there's telecom companies.

There are like lots of dude MLMs, but seventy five seventy five percent of people involved our women.

And it's because the companies go after people who have some sort of economic precarity or like trouble, you know, moving up the ranks to here's the thing, there's the paga we're fighting against. If someone called you today and was like, you could make another one thousand dollars a week just sitting in your house and talking to your girlfriends and selling makeup, and if that was true.

I would be doing that. Yeah, where do I say? Let me do it?

So you know, we all make less than men. We all take care of the home. We're all homemakers. We take care of the children we have, like we don't have, especially at the age, you know, middle age. We don't have that kind of movement in the economy that that other people get. And that's and it's not just women, because it's now becoming you know, immigrants or people, you know, anyone who is a population that has hard time getting really good, solid employment, which is everybody, right.

I also feel like they sucker women in with this promise of you know, you can, you can achieve independence, you can be your own girl boss, and that's alluring girl boss.

Yeah. For I'm forty six years old. When I hear girl boss, I'm just like, yeah, boss, babes and fempire. But it's true. My great grandma did avon and it did.

Help her feel like some agency in her life because she didn't have a career.

She got pregnant at like fourteen and.

Had a bunch of kids and really didn't have like a job outside of that, and it felt good to get on stage or get a pin or get like a fancy jacket and be around people and be lauded. So I do think those things are really valuable, and I think the parties are really fun. They're actually super fun.

I don't know.

I did one in my house when I was like twenty. It was like a lingerie party and everyone came out and modeled their tell me more food.

Good lunch, you touched on a little bit.

But besides just that you can make a thousand dollars a week, there are some psychological components that they recruit with.

Yes, and to me that's almost more powerful. Tell me a little bit about what they do.

So the recruitment is, you know, just things that appeal to all of us, like you can have time and money and freedom, and you don't have to have any qualifications, and the world is yours and we have a secret, you know, we have a secret that they don't want you to know.

So yeah, So then.

They rely on these logical fallacies that we all kind of rely on in our lives, and one of them is honoring sunk costs.

Like when you buy a lemon for a car and you get it worked on and worked on and worked on, there.

Comes a point where you have to be like, I can't fix this car and I have to get rid of this car.

This is me at the black jack table.

Okay, that's exactly as you might as well be a thousand.

What am I going to do?

Walk away now?

Like, no, I'm gonna, I'm gonna I'm an energy.

You got to stick all this time?

And how much does it? How much time does it take for you to lose a thousand dollars?

I bet and like small one.

All night.

It's like the whole free I got a free I got a free martini, but I lost two thousand dollars at.

The table, right, and then you lost two thousand dollars And I'm feeling the anxiety of even you just saying that, or I'm like, you can't walk away at two thousand. So that's what they rely on, is that they know we're all gonna do that. And there's a bunch more like the the idea that it's a truth that we

Is there can the government does help us?

I mean, isn't it?

Isn't this what the Federal Trade Commission is you have to do?

Is there legislation that can be passed to correct this?

There's things are being worked on, but I will say, just to give the FTC a bit of a break. Their purview is so enormous. They are tiny. First of all, they're like the size of the smallest of MLM in terms of the people that are there and the money they get to use.

They're tiny.

And their job is and listen to that, especially after the pandemic and stuff, their job is false product claims, credit card card fraud, you know, fishing, spam, every kind of fraud. Your grandma getting taken by somebody that she's never met over the phone. And when you put that up against MLMs, where the people who are signed up are like excited about it, it's hard to put that first. Although this is such a bigger problem than those things in numbers.

So they have a they have a tough.

Task, and I don't blame them, you know, they're doing the best they can.

So technically MLMs are legal what.

I believe they are not, but.

They exist because I put I use this comparison all the time, Like that's like being like I'm a murderer and because I'm in jail, and then I'm.

Not a murderer because I'm not in jail, right, that doesn't make any sense. But the ms would be illegal, but yeah, they're.

Repeated as such.

So what can be done is not stepping in.

What can smart American people do? You do need five other people to buy the.

Goal, But for real, what's our defense?

It really is talking about it, you know, that's the only thing we can do because the government doesn't have the capacity.

And that's understandable.

Because there are so many I talked with the FTC recently and one of the women I was talking to is like, it's a very target rich environment right now. And I thought she meant, because I was asking her why don't we go after these companies it's target rich environment. I thought she meant there's too many MLMs And she knows.

She was talking about us.

She was like, this is the perfect environment for these companies to come after you.

Like you, we are all desperate.

We're all like wanting to realize the American dream and believe this is a meritocracy and believe this is a place.

Where you work hard and you get rewarded for it and all that. You know, whatever, So.

Talk about it and be aware to talk about it.

Tell your friends, you know, they're they're fine pitching you some garbage hair product or whatever. You should be fine being like, you know what is not cool, and I think the tides turning.

Thank you very much for talking with us. Selling The Dream is available out Jane Marie. We're gonna take a quick break. You'll be right back after this.

That's our show for tonight, and you know, we can go through different stuff that I say, that you say, because I still want to know why you came after me as much as you did.

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