Midterm Political Ads Get Wild | Soledad O'Brien & Amy Schumer

TikTok is growing up. Rap music is now for Republicans, and did you hear that knock on the door? It could be your weed. Plus, we have two guests on the show tonight, journalists and documentary and sold out O'Brien is here, and then Amy Schuman is also gonna be joining us on the show. So let's do those people. Let's come straight into today's headlines fight. Before we get into the big stories, let's catch up on a few

other things going on in the world. In tech news, TikTok has officially announced that users will now be able to run live streams for adults only. But before you get excited, the app says that nudity and sexually explicit content will still be prohibited, which like, what what what's adult themed if it's not sex and nudity? And I was just like, who's ready to watch me refinance my mortgage? The interest rates are so huge right now, I don't think I can afford to live in my house anymore.

In international news, Japan's oldest toilets, which was five hundred years old, was destroyed when a man accidentally backed his car up over it. You know, I've heard about people trying to cover up what they did in the bathroom, but this is doesn't take me. It a step too far. It's also amazing how putting the word oldest suddenly adds gravitas to something that none of us actually care about. He broke the toilet, so it was the oldest toilet.

Oh no, I need to call my mom. And by the way, if you're wondering, the oldest toilets in New York City is the subway um and some consuming news. Uber eats has announced that they will start delivering weed in Toronto, Canada, which is amazing. Yeah, we delivery What a game changing service? That no one has already been using forever, especially under the name of guy on my phone. Wow. All right, let's move on some of the biggest stories

of the day. We are now in the home stretch of the midterm campaign season, which means it's almost that time of the year when you wake up on that one special morning in November and you're like, oh, ship, I forgot to vote yesterday. And with just three weeks ago, this is the last chance for the candidates and the shadowy billionaires who fund them to make their case to the voters. And as always, they're making that case through campaign ads. In fact, a record nine point seven billion

dollars worth of ads. So if you live in a string state, basically every ad you're seeing on TV right now is a campaign ad. By the time November comes around, you're gonna be praying to see the ads that you used to hate. No more. Please, I just want to know, and Toyota thought, and it's on please now. I don't need to tell you, guys, but political ads in America can get pretty wild. They really can. And as the country becomes more and more polarized, the type of political

ads that come out become more and more intense. So I figured, let's enjoy some of the It's just Blockbusters and another installments A vote Demmick Fie, let's start our ad watch with the Republicans now for this election. They want everything to be focused on three issues, inflation, crime, and pretending they didn't hear that thing Trump just said. So they've been running ads emphasizing these issues. You know, some of them have been subtle, but Louisiana Senator John

Kennedy has decided that subtle is not his style. Violent crime is surging in Louisiana. Woke leaders blame the police. I blame the criminals. A mom should not have to look over her shoulder when she's pumping gas. I voted against the early release of violent criminals, and I opposed defunding the police. Look, if you hate cops just because the cops, the next time you get in trouble, call crackhead.

I'm John killing and I proved this. Miss Okay, all right, all right, First of all, nobody's gonna call a crackhead. I'm gonna text a crackhead. Such a crazy way to frame things, though, Right, he's like violent crime crack hair. The Center is acting like cup and crackhead are the only two options. That's it. What about social workers? What about mental health experts? What about heroin addicts? There's all

ranged people. It's also weird for a guy who's been in office for six years to complain about crime and then campaign on it. I find it a a little strange. He's like, ever since I got in the office, crime has exploded. Reelect me so I can figure out what's going on all because I like, I don't know where this logic goes, right, Because no matter what happens, Republicans always want more cops. Crime is up, we need more cops.

Crime is down, We need more cops. Like, what the plan just to keep hiring until the entire population is just cops? Yeah? That way, I got an eye on me. Yeah. Maybe the solution is just to hire crackheads as cops. Yeah, because first of all, they're always there when you need them. And say what you will about cops versus crackheads, but at least the crackhead is not going to plant crack on you. They're keeping it for themselves. It works out, And I know it might be a little crazy, but

you've gotta admit a crackhead detective show. That sounds like a great idea for a c s I spinoff. The victim is on the table next to the flowers that he bought for Valentine's Day. I guess that means it's time to go smoke some crack. We have cremis now. Obviously, Democrats have a whole different set of issues that they

want to emphasize. Voters don't trust them on the economy or inflation right now, so the Damns want this election to be about things like climate change, protecting democracy, and pretending that they didn't hear the thing that Joe Biden just said. But the main issue Democrats are running on is reproductive rights, and California Congressman Eric Swowell just put out one of the most hardcore campaign ads you've ever seen. Larry Anderson. Yes, I have a warrant for your arrests

for what unlawful termination of a pregnancy. You gotta be kidding me that that is my personal business. That's for the courts to decide. Man, your medical records have been subpoena and Dr Landry's already in custody. No, God, you can you do you can't. We'll have to submit to a physical examination. What no, kids, turn them out, put your hands behind your back up, love you me there, We're just enforcing the law here. Elections have consequences. Vogue

Democrat on November eight. Holy shit, that was intense. You don't usually expect a campaign had to turn into an episode of Black Mirror? What was that? I actually feel bad for the shows that had to come back from that ad break? Did you see that was? Why is this happening? Mom? You'll never see your mother again? And now back to young Sheldon. Look, it is wild. It is wild how overturning Row has upended society so much that now white women can be a skin of the

police as black people are. And yes, and yes, this add is obviously exaggerating things to make a point, but it is true that in many states in America, cops could show up at your door if you had an abortion. They could arrest you, and they could force you to have a physical examination. I mean, ironically, it's probably the

only free healthcare you'll ever get in America. And so I know, I know that the ad was a little heavy, so I thought, you know, let's lighten things up with the with the local campaign ad for Lynda Paulson out of Utah. Now you probably look at this picture and you think, oh, there's no way this little old lady could spit fire over a dope wrap me. Well, guess what You're right? Hey, YouTube District twelve. Listen up right here, there's a new name on the ballot for the Senate

this year. I'm pro religious, free the pro life, pro police, the right to bear arms, and the right to free speed. But in schools they're pushing for new beliefs. And just to clarify, as a female adult, I know what a woman is. If you share my values, if you like what I stand for, then give me your vote on the eighth of November. District twelve needs a choice. Let me be your voice. Linda Poulson Linda Poulson for Senate. I I don't exactly know how, but I'm pretty sure

that that was racism. I don't know how. I don't if you don't If you noticed that? Did you? Do you notice that? At some point the beat stopped, but it stopped itself like she was so off beat. It's almost like the beat was like, am I the one missing up? But wait, what do you know? I'm here? What is happening. Yeah, gangster wrapped Linda. Unfortunately, after recording that track, Linda was hit in the drive by shooting. Yes, tragic, but when you're in the game, you're in the game

all the way. Here's my question, here's my question. Who is this fall? Who is this at fall? Right? Because she is a conservative Republican in Utah, Nobody who supports her likes rap, and nobody who likes rap is gonna see this video and be like, man, I wasn't gonna vote for Republicans, but her flute just can't be denied. Be And by the way, if you are a politician who insists in rapping in a campaign video, can you at least try wrapping in a style from this century? Huh?

I'm Lynda de Polson and I'm here just your ship is calling him, Miss Poulson, get with the times. I think you like use a trap beats at least. In fact, the trap beats is actually better for politicians because nobody can understand what you're saying. You can just dodge any moments at any debate or any reporter you know, just be like, Senator, what is your position on cutting medicare? Well, here's what I do. Sit him back, and he cand of mapping him a little, And I think that answers

your question. Hopeful me. You know what I was thinking is like, when you think about it, Joe Biden has basically been doing trapped music this whole time. Remember here, come on, man, remember all right, that's it for today's headlines. Let's move on to something that everyone loves. It's time to check in on today's lotto numbers without very own dool state sloan, everybody, don't get sloan. Get to see. How are you doing today? I'm good friend? How about you?

I'm fantastic, do say? But today we don't have much time, so please can we get straight to the lotto numbers? I got you, baby? Do this litter alright? Y'a all right, y'a alrighty all for it, nincy, it's twenty night one. And finally before that, hold on, but listen, I heard who reads is delivering drugs? Yeah? Is that the deliving drugs? Now can kind of delivering weed? Okay, that's good enough, because like, well is it good though? Because before we

had to worry about them eating our food. Now you got to worry about these fools steal in your weed. Your food being late is one thing, but I don't want to end up in a drug deal gone bad. You understand that's my uber is late and steals my food. It's fine, I'll get over it. But if you're steal my food and my weed or now I got to fight you, I'm going on full Liam Neeson's you understand. How are you gonna fight the driver? They already on the map in a card. Come on, dude, you can't

play with me. Don't play with me. I got motivation. I'm not even high yet. Come on, I got focused. Now I'm gonna smoke the weed that I forgot about the food, But now I don't have either. We got the fight today, all right, all right, let's do Let's do the number and the rap, lady, Lynda Paulson, Linda Polson, Oh, y'a want to talk about that choreography, Linda Poles. I did just say that she had to move. Let the plows and she was righting next to the flag and

her scarfall. She was ready, listen, she was gonna work in two seconds of privaco. You know what. Let's talk about this when the shy throw the woman up on the screen. We're gonna come on, look at that Linda fall you know where she read it. Now we know she's gonna win. You know she's gonna win with skills like that. You know she's gonna win. And she wins. You gotta have a concert. And you know when she's missing a rap name, come on, the notorious O. L. D. Trevor,

the wool Tan Grant ain't nothing to flick. I'm talking about Betty Whop Okay, Bert Trude, the Stallion, old fuck little Brandy Burt Old this Gambino CARDI A A r P. I have to do this all day driving simply manage she can look at the grandkids and her together and now it's what bones, furs and harmony. Baby come out with gonna. I see your phone right here, and you know what, I'm really looking forward to his first thing, the first thing life alert because these holes falling. But

you know, Lynda post Wild always get up. You see what I mean? Now, if this is the adult TikTok If this is adult TikTok, oh, please sign me up because I want to follow Oh dirty Beatrice. Okay, anyway, I'm leaving your last number sixteen by don't say thank you so much less all right when we come back, I'm gonna be trying to show that brass, so don't

go away. Welcome to day show, my first as an award winning journalist who's here to talk about her new documentary available on Peacock October nineteenth, called The Rebellious Life of Mrs Rosa Parks. Please welcome, Sonadad O'Brien, m Welcome to the days. Thank you so much. It's nice to be here. It nice to be here. In personnel rights, we spoke was virtually and now we are here, and you are here with honestly one of the most fascinating accounts of a life that I feel everybody thinks they

knows about, and yet nobody does. Rosa Parks. If you told me I'm going to make a documentary film about Rosa pars A, go why there are so many of them? There's never been a documentary about Rosa Parks because everybody thinks they know the story of Rosa Parks, but actually what you know is mostly not accurate, and there's some

which that you don't know. So it's a She's an absolutely fascinating topic for a duck Well I'll say this before I watched the documentary, and you know, maybe until a few years ago, I would have always said, the story of Rosa Pox is a story of this old lady who was a black woman, and she got onto a bus and they told her that she had to sit at the back of the bus, and she said no, and she said at the front, and then her you know, momentary moment of rebellion. Day and a half, Max spoked

this entire civil rights conversation in and around America. Was forty two years old when that happened. And in fact, she wasn't at the front of the bus. She was in the middle of the bus a section four black people that when a white person decided to sit there, the black people had to get up because white people didn't want to sit next to black people here in the middle of the bus. And so on that day she decided no. The way the story goes was she

was tired. And when she would tell that story later, she said, you know, I tell people that I was tired, and I was no more tired than any other workday, but I was tired of being pushed around. When she died, the New York Times described her as the accidental matriarch, but her life story was absolutely not accidental at all. It seems like she was not only calculated, but she was focused and purposeful in everything that she did for She was an active member of the Double A CP.

She was actively engaging in civil rights and mobilizing people. And and this documentary, I think, talks about Rosa Parks, but it talks about a larger issue that we have in how we shape narratives, and that a lot of the time women have been erased from the work that they have done in countless movements, not just in America but around the world. Yeah. Absolutely, and I think especially in the civil rights movement Rosa Parks. And again, I

never thought about what happened after the Montgomery bus boycott. Right, she sits, she sits on the bus, there's a boycott, it ends, everybody goes back to normal. Well, no, Rosa Parks is never able to work again. And even as civil rights legend in her own community, she had to move to Detroit. That was part of her reason for moving to Detroit. Her husband never able to work again.

I had no idea she never was able to leverage a lot of the money that civil rights leaders were able to do speaking around the country, around the globe. She had no access to any of that and absolutely desperately in need of money. I mean, it was so interesting to me to see how wrong we all have been about Rosa Parks. She was an activist for decades, decade after decade after I mean, she she was a fan of Dr King and a big fan of Malcolm X. She will work with the Black Panthers like Rosa Parks.

You see, you don't you don't. You don't reae this until you watch a documentary like this and you see the story being told. Do you think in a case like this it is actively people trying to push Rosa Parks out of a narrative or is it just unfortunately a byproduct of the world that's focused on the men who are doing the same thing that the women are. I think it's a little bit of both. So I think I think when you get to write the narrative, then the men will star in the narrative. It's their

story and they'll tell it. But I also think, I mean, Dorothy Hight was one of the owners of the March on Washington, did not get to speak at all, but there she was the one of the organizers. So I think part of it is that just not allowed to

kind of be part of that story. But I'm always interested in why are we so comfortable with this accidental civil rights leader when she literally from the time she was a child, she was mad about how white children were able to have buses and go to school and better schools, and she was able to go to like she knew it from the time she was a little kid.

There was absolutely nothing that was accidental about her. So why do we feel so comfortable with this lesson of it was just soft and easy and comfortable, and then one day there was this thing and then she said, and then it ended and the end. Do you think do you think that sometimes it's because people like to hear about a story that seems to happen organically, because oftentimes movements may fall under the weight of somebody's idea

of how planned or calculates they were. Because when you look at all civil rights leaders around the world, you know, whether it's Martin Luther King Jr. Whether it's Malcolm X, whether it's Nelson Mandela, whoever it is, Winnie Mandela, who whoever it is. Anyway you go you find that they were a lot more planned and calculated in fighting for people's liberation than they were given the credit for at times. And so do you do you ever wonder if it's

a if it's almost what society wants. I think it's a better narrative. I think it's more interesting to be accidental when she clearly was not. I also think the work of civil rights, whether it is Nelson, Mandela or anyone, is a slog It literally is almost boring story. Day after day, year after year, decade after decade. You took two steps forward and sometimes three steps back, but sometimes

one step back, right, Like that's really the story. And I kind of like that story because I think people should have an honest sense of how it actually works. Then not one day someone accidentally stumbles upon being the matriarch of the civil rights Like, that's insane, it makes no sense. Right, of course, it's planning. Of course, it's strategy.

Of course it's intentional. I think we undermine all the work that went into the civil rights movement by pretending that somehow a handful of people stumble together during the bus boycott. It is amazing to me that teachers sent home notes with little children saying on Monday, tell your parents, do not put you on the bus. No one told anyone the secret did not get out. It was a

complete surprise. I mean, how organized by women and calculated does that have to be that not one kid mentioned to anybody like there's gonna be a boycott on Monday. I think that is insane and important and impressive. So why not know the real story? And why bother with this fake story? It is genius also because if you give a kid a note to take home to their mom might not get there. They don't want to talk at old so they're just like, oh, they told me to give you this. No Mom, It's like, is it

about me? No? No, we're good. Oh good lord, thank you. I really loved watching this because I think it tells a story that needs to be told, and I think it encourages people. If you ask me, because to what you're saying about building and growing, I think we do live in a society where people think that change happens overnight, and when you see how long the slug is and when you see the results from that time that gets put in, I think it maybe sometimes becomes inspiring to

know that that change can take effect. Yeah, thank you so much for joining me on the show. Wonderful senior, gain fired. Everybody, stay true because when we come back, Amy Schuman is gonna be joining me on the show. So it don't go away. Thank you, Bramach. Look about to the Day Show My Next Death tonight as an actor and a comedian who's currently on a nationwide stand up comedy and the fifth season of her show Inside, Amy Schumer will from Mere October twentie on Paramount Plus.

Please welcome Amy Schumer, Amy Schumer, Trevor now, welcome to The Daily Show. Thank you. I'm gonna miss you. Don't leave. What do you mean? I mean, you know what I mean. Wait, wait, but you make it, you make it sound like I'm like I'm dying. I'll see you in comedy clubs. I'll see you. You're you're on tour, you're doing other things. But I don't want to see you in person. I want to see you on TV where you belong. It's good to see you back where you belong Inside, Amy Schumer.

We have waited such a long time. It was critically acclaimed. What are you in? Like three Emmy Awards, Right nominated multiple times. You've been up there accepting it. It was huge, and then you disappeared. You became a movie star, and then you worked on a New York Times Best link book, and then it was just like Amy's gone. And then it's like, no, Amy's back now, still doing everything else, Like why do you make us wait this long? Um? Well,

first of all, I'm so sorry about that. Uh I. You know, like you know, somebody in the media, but especially a woman, people get annoyed when they see you too much. So you have to kind of disappear a little bit and then you like pop out like a groundhog, you know, just like I'm still here, you know. But then it's just, you know, you just want to burn women to the steak, you know. But I mean, really, it's just it's which makes me want to give a

shout out to the Iranian women right now. Nay. It is when you when you look at a situation like what's happening in Iran and you think of some of the positions that you've taken, like let's say, in stand up, where where you've gone? You know, Amy should shut up about this, Amy shouldn't talk about that. Oh, you know, politics is not your place is shut up and be funny. Actually,

you're not even funny. It it feels like and I'm not I'm not even comparing the two words, by the way, but it feels like there was a certain level of there's a camaraderie around the world right now where women are saying we experience many instances of men policing us on how we do or dress, or say or perform. And in the in creating your show, do you think of that first? Is that like what's on the top

of your mind? Or do you just naturally go into that as Amy because everything you do is so scathing and insightful. Thank you. UM tell my husband that I d love a little respect at home, but um announced But no, I you know, I don't even I think I was one of those people who was like, didn't identify as a feminist, Like didn't know what it meant that it just meant equality and it but it's always

just been in me. And so the show, like some journalists onetime said it was like sneaking shaved carrots in with the brownies, which you know, it's like this show too. It's you know, it's like people don't want to feel like they're learning something. But if you can make people laugh and and have a point, and that's that's the only way I want to learn anything. That's the only way I like learning things. You do that in the show. You also you've also shared a part of your life

that has been particularly interesting. I found, you know, there used to be a period where Amy Schumer was all jokes, all facade, and then something changed. You. You started sharing the ups and downs. You know, you talked about plastic surgery and your journey. You you talked about childbirth, you talked about being a mother, and where everyone thought it would only land in a punchline, they started, you know,

they started being a lot more vulnerability. I would love to know why you chose that, because it feels like you're just opening yourself up and people luckily loved what you did. But why would you choose to do that? I think it came from uh not being raised well uh no, I mean, you know, but you know what I mean, Like like you're supposed to have healthy boundaries

and I just never developed those. So I mean, I'm joking, but I'm also serious with I feel better when I share things about myself when I admit to the most horrible thing. Like I've been listening to this podcast. It's like Secrets or something. It's it's really like you feel sick listening to it, but it's, uh, you just you

feel weightlifted. And then I just I found that when I was honest about my struggles and um, the things I was battling with that I was ashamed of, people were expressing like me too, and that made me feel so much better. And so that that that makes me feel like it's worth worth opening my mouth, you know that to make people laugh and feel better and and

and to be authentic. You know, I think people can tell it's it's a challenge though it is because there's there's authenticity, but there's also you still performing, and so you always trying to find that balance. Do your friends or family ever say, Amy, that's that's a little too much. I've learned to ask people if they don't want jokes about them, and that it's not worth it to burn the bridges with your friends and family. What do you

what do you think you're gonna do? Like with kids, are you you know, because I mean a lot of comedians think that kids are be funny and they all. You have to admit they all. But then now you know, some kids might go, I don't like that you told that joke about me. Oh yeah, I don't plan on I really I already. Um, you know, like I don't think I'm becoming a better parent, but I think I'm just getting used to failing, you know, like you just

fail so hard all the time. And you know what I named my son, Oh gosh, okay, first name Gene because that was my husband's mother's name. Um. And then his last name, my husband lays say, was Fisher, which is why I Amy won't take it. I don't know if you know who Amy Fisher was. You might have missed that, but it's not who you want to share Google alert with. And uh. And then I wanted to pay tribute to David Tell, my favorite comedian my good friends. So we made his middle name of tel. I named

him Genital Fisher. Please make icons acted with me genital fishure Okay, yeah, and so I but I don't want to joke about him. I don't try not to post pictures of him. I don't want to say anything that that that like, you know, you know that change playing you could just change the name. Well, yeah, we changed to finger banking shit snatch? Is that better? It depends on who your audience is. Yeah, you're back on tour now, Yeah, filling out some of the biggest arenas around the country,

traveling wherever you want to. What does Amy Schumer want to do now? I'd love to know, like, where do you go from here? What are your dreams, what are your aspirations? Or do you just cruise through life? Um? Well, I love not working like you know. Oh my god, I've heard good things about I would love to know. I'm I'm proud of my career and I want to keep doing things. Um you know that I'm proud of

and creating content that I think it's funny, helpful. But I want to hang out with my family a bunch, and I want to go on a boat. Invite me on your boat. Where's my camera? Yeah? I want to Yeah, a boat. I don't know. I want to go on a boat. You know people you always seek people. Are you saying boats or yachts? You're right, I'm gonna upgrade it a yacht boat. Invite me on your yacht. On your yacht boat if you have one. Thank you so much. For joining me on the show. Seeing you again. Before

any shore, everybody, we're gonna take a quick break. We'll go right back after this. Thank your m We'll start talking to my before we go. Before we go, please consider supporting the Violence Intervention Program in New York City. They work within Latino communities to end domestic and sexual violence by providing emergency shelter, advocacy for long term IT nomic stability, and healing for survivors and their children. So if you want to support them in this amazing work,

then please donate at the link below. Until next time, stay safe out there, and remember anyone can rap, but not everyone. Should watch The Daily Show weeknights at eleven tenth Central or on Comedy Central and stream full episodes anytime on Paramount Plus. This has been a Comedy Central podcast