Lovett or Leave It - Dogs That Caught the McCarthy (Live From Atlanta!)

Episode Date: October 7, 2023

Lovett Or Leave It is back on the road, and we’re heating things up in the beautiful Center Stage Theater in Hotlanta, Georgia! Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock is here to talk gun control, legalized marijuana, and whether Commander Biden has gotten a chance to bite him yet. Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kandi Burruss sits the LOLI team down to clear the air, and then immediately fill it with thrown chardonnay. Court is in session when Ms. Pat settles our audience’s grievances. TS Madison ate, in more ways than one, and we end the evening with a spin of the Rant(lanta) Wheel. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email [e-mail] and include the name of the podcast. 

Hello, Atlanta! And a special hello to everyone who's here for our guests. Doesn't know what the fuck this show is. If that's you, I welcome you. If that's you, I welcome you. Little pockets of too much laughter over here. Welcome to Love It or Leave It, the errors tour. Here in the city where Diet Coke was invented. It's a spiritual space for me.

We have a great show for you tonight. Senator Raphael Warnock is here. Songstress, sex toy entrepreneur, and real housewife Candy Burrs is here. Returning champ, Miss Pat is here. T.S. Madison is here. And we'll spin the rant wheel. Plus... And you're here.

And I'm also here. Yeah, but we have... That's... I believe... Contractually, I won't be on a stage without my name gigantic

behind me. But thank you for noticing I'm also here. But the... But we're gonna be coming to you for two reasons tonight.

One, if you have any beefs in your life that you'd like Ms. Pat to help you sort out. And if you have any high notes you'd like to share, so get thinking, okay? But first, let's get into it. What a week. What a week. What a week. As a thank you to his donors for taking his support base to the next level, presidential candidate and guy with a voice we're not allowed to make fun of,

RFK Jr., posted a video of himself doing a backflip into a lake. All right, we don't have to keep watching it. Sick flip babe sighed an emotionally exhausted, teary-eyed Cheryl Hines holding the camera, trying to remember what their couples therapist said. Kennedys, of course, have a long history of flipping into lakes. Hopefully, this campaign ends about as well. I want to talk about that jump into the water for just one second, which is a lot of people have been making fun of it for saying like, oh, you know, that's not a good jump. And then some people are like, no, he's an old, he's older.

That's pretty good. People are missing the fact that he jumps into a lake like he's been wealthy from the day he was born. He jumps into a lake like a man who summers. lake like a man who summers. Kennedy appears to be getting ready to announce that he's switching his party affiliation with a super PAC now pulling his support as an independent. Yeah, that's right, you little bitch. This nomination is almost mine, said Marianne Williamson as her campaign manager, a raven, pecked at the hair scrunchie of her last volunteer. Of course, RFK Jr.'s entire operation was already right-wing, from his anti-vax conspiracy theories to the GOP and Trump donors

who raised $2.2 million for him at a fundraiser this month. Kennedy hasn't put his own narrow interests ahead of others this hard since Ted caught his breath for 15 minutes on the bank of that pond. Trump's civil fraud trial in New York commenced this week, though the judge's prior ruling means the focus is entirely on the penalty Trump will face.

Not pleased, Trump has spent the week attacking the judge and New York Attorney General and friend of the show, Tish James, calling Judge Arthur Engeron unfair and unhinged and James corrupt and racist. Trump also accused the judge of undervaluing Mar-a-Lago, saying it's worth not $18 million, but 50 to 100 times that amount. My God, how much does he have hidden in Ivana's casket?

Just a question. On Monday, ahead of Trump's arrival in court, Tish from Brooklyn spoke to the press. No matter how powerful you are, no matter how much money you think you may have, no one is above the law. Come on.

No matter how much money you think you may have, delusional fake-ass wannabes are not above the law. Outside the courtroom, Trump called James a terrible person who was out to get him because he was doing well in the polls and said the judge should be disbarred. This is, of course, a legal strategy known as negging, and it's Trump's best chance for getting the judge to have sex with him. Trump complained about not getting a jury trial,

but that only happened because Trump's lawyer failed to check a box on a routine form that would have requested one. Though in fairness to that lawyer, she's only his lawyer because she was kidnapped while leaving a bar, which Trump thought was the bar. Anyway, he may not have a jury, but he does have the next best thing,

a judge who he's repeatedly called an unhinged piece of shit. On Tuesday, that very judge placed a gag order on Trump after he attacked the judge's law clerk by name and posted a picture of her with Senator Chuck Schumer and called her Schumer's girlfriend. Serves him right making fun of people's girlfriends. Imagine if somebody started attacking you, said Tim Scott in an empty room.

It's refreshing to see somebody defending their staff in that way isn't that right Brian you spindly dope wow they're on your side they're on your side all the way producer Brian everybody we also considered Lanky Simpleton Producer Brian, everybody.

We also considered Lanky Simpleton and our old standby, Ugly Idiot. Well, he's the point. If he was any of those things, we couldn't use the joke. A new Supreme Court term kicked off on Monday

during which the justices will hear cases on gun restrictions for domestic abusers, the power of federal agencies, and the intersection of free speech and social media. If you want to have a say in the decisions, remember that only Patreon Platinum members have access to Clarence Thomas' Discord. Said Clarence Thomas as the justices took their seats, did everybody have a good summer vacation?

Mine was normal. By the way, there's some rhino meat in the break room fridge for everyone. I got it at Walzmart or whatever. Woo! California Senator Dianne Feinstein died last week at age 90. Please do not be afraid, said her replacement, Senator Diane

Frankenstein. Yeah, you're right. Hey, you're right. You're right. Yeah, you're right. There's nothing we could do now. I've said it. Jokes aside, she leaves behind a storied legacy and past doing what she loves most, free-soloing El Capitan.

These are tough. These are tough. These are tough. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced we lost a giant in the Senate. I'm still here, asshole. I was just changing clothes, cried John Fetterman. Look, we've made a few Feinstein jokes here at Love It or Leave It, so I want to be earnest for a second. Dianne Feinstein did a lot for San Francisco, California, and the country,

and it's a lesson for all of us, Bob Iger, and whoever is thinking about Barbie 2, quit while you are ahead. We're all worried about Barbie 2, aren't we? New York Congressman and Harry Potter author George Santos chose Feinstein's passing as the moment to hard launch his husband on social media, tweeting, my husband Matt and I are heartbroken by the news of the passing of Senator Feinstein.

When reached for comments, Senator Feinstein bolted upright in her confidence at his what now? Matt didn't see the tweet as he has obviously never seen any news in his entire life. California Governor Gavin Newsom, who said last month he wouldn't appoint any of the candidates running for Feinstein's seat, selected LaFonza Butler, the president of Emily's List, to fill the job. Butler will become the first out black lesbian

to serve in Congress since George Santos. I'm saying, this has to be one of the wildest weeks of news. It was only on Saturday, since our last show, that we narrowly avoided a government shutdown. In fact, President Biden signed a government funding bill just before midnight, which was perfect because he was already up to go to the bathroom, but...

And then it happened. MacArthur-getten. Chaos is Speaker McCarthy. You know, this is personal with Matt. Kevin McCarthy is a feature of the swamp Don't judge the GOP by Matt Gaetz I think Kevin McCarthy should take a hint I think Matt has planned this all along

You saw Kevin McCarthy lying like a dead dog Bring it on, let's get this over Nobody trusts Kevin McCarthy Nobody likes Matt Gaetz Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss Matt Gaetz. Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss. The opposite of love isn't hate. It is indifference.

Can't you see you love each other? For anyone who hasn't been following this news cycle closely, we prepared a faithful reenactment. Brian, bring out the bucket of angry crabs. There's no, there's no bucket. After the, after the shutdown had been averted, Speaker McCarthy told reporters on Saturday. You know what? If somebody wants to remove because I want to be the adult in the room, go ahead and try. adult in the room, go ahead and try. If people think I'm too handsome that... Anyway, the point he was making is you come at the king, you better not... They got him. The king has been gotten, never mind. Poor Kevin. Hindsight really is 2020. Hindsight,

of course, being the medical disorder Marjorie Taylor Greene refuses to vaccinate her children for. Okay. Gates had this to say on the House floor Monday. It is going to be difficult for my Republican friends to keep calling President Biden feeble while he continues to take Speaker McCarthy's lunch money in every negotiation. I just want to flag for everybody something I've noticed, which is the two best responses to the Biden age question have now come from Donald Trump and Matt Gaetz. That's like traveling to a small town in Italy,

having the best pasta of your life, and finding out the chef is from Indiana and racist. On Tuesday, the House voted to oust McCarthy from the speakership, with Democrats declining to save the Speaker from this Republican chaos. The resolution is adopted. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The office of Speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant. representatives is hereby declared vacant. Ooooooh.

Ooooooh. Kevin McCarthy, not here for a good time or a long time. In the aftermath of the vote, one Republican could reportedly be heard saying, now what? Now what

should be the fucking motto of the Republican Party? We ousted the Speaker. Now what? Trump won. Now what? We convinced a third of the country that Democrats were pedophiles so that we could cut taxes. Now what? Meanwhile, New York Representative Jamal Bowman is under investigation after surveillance footage caught him pulling a fire alarm

as he raced to vote on the House floor. Bowman's team said it was a mistake and that the representative was trying to open the door when he activated the alarm. Okay. Just say it like it's true forever. The only thing you can do now is just forever say that. That's the deal we've now made.

Fine. I'm in. I've got you. It was an accident. Forever. I mean, just between us, that never opens a door. Right?

Just us. Not even put, just us. Never opens a door. It gets a teen out of being late to class and then in trouble, but that's something Jamal Bowman knows because he was a principal. Fuck!

But I'm a good team player, so cut that from the show. But then, before he was ejected from the speakership, Kevin McCarthy called for Bowman to be punished, even comparing the incident to January 6th.

And this is just like 9-11, said McCarthy after his flight was delayed. During a performance at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Stevie Nicks announced that Mattel will be creating an official Stevie Nicks Barbie. The perfect gift for baby boomers who play with dolls and children who love Stevie Nicks.

Who's that fucking Barbie for? That's good That's good Nix told the crowd that when Mattel approached her She said, I was overwhelmed Will she be like me? Will she have my spirit? Will she have my heart? No Said Mattel

It will be a lifeless doll For now No. Said Mattel, it will be a lifeless doll. For now. Paris is battling a major bed bug infestation just 10 months before the city hosts the 2024 Summer Olympics. Think of it. They're all over there there hopping from bed to bed without a moment's hesitation.

And on top of that, bed bugs. Dwayne Davis was arrested Friday in Las Vegas and charged with Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder. According to authorities, the man isn't believed to be the actual gunman, but rather the leader of a group of four men alleged to be responsible. Duh, said the FBI while looking at their receipts for a cashier's check made out to Dwayne Davis. We debated including that. I think it's okay.

And finally. And finally... And finally, an elderly woman took her shot at the world record last weekend seeking to become the oldest person in history to skydive. The jump ended in tragedy when her chute failed to open.

Rest in power, Senator Dianne Feinstein. When we come... When we come back, Senator Raphael Warnock is here. And we're back. Joining us now, the senior pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church

and your United States Senator. Please welcome Senator Raphael Warnock. I love you. I love you. Come on Senator I want to thank you for not leaving Welcome to Georgia It's great to be here

Now Do you prefer to be Senator Warnock or Reverend Warnock? Some people call me Senator Warnock. Some say Reverend Warnock. Some say Senator Reverend Warnock. Just call me when it's time for lunch. That's good. That's good.

I'm going to start with Senator questions. Then I'm going to start with senator questions Then I'm going to turn to reverend questions That's what's going to happen Senator, let's start with the big news of the week The House averted a shutdown You have 45 days to fund the government The kooks over there in the House haven't gotten any less unreasonable What's going to happen?

I think what we're witnessing right now is what happens when politicians center their own interests rather than the concerns of the people that they're supposed to be represented. And I can tell you this, the people of Georgia certainly don't want to see the government shut down. They are fed up with the politics of chaos, and we need cooler heads to prevail. I think if you center the people, you can get the policy right. And there's no question that with the kind of almost 50-50 split in the Senate and in the House, of course, they've got the smallest majority. We've got to find a bipartisan path to get the things that are needed.

Has President Biden's dog Commander ever bitten you? It's not that it seems like a reasonable question Oh man, is it a yes? It's an easy no Maybe it's a hard yes I'm just surprised by some of these questions Maybe it's a hard yes. I'm just surprised by some of these questions. Well, I guess we'll... Next time I'll bring Alvin the Beagle with me.

Okay. President Biden signed bipartisan... We're all going to note that he dodged that question. And that's fine. I mean note that he dodged that question. And that's fine. I mean, that was a very controversial question. President Biden signed bipartisan gun safety legislation. He also has taken a number of executive action. You recently asked the Biden administration to go further.

What are the steps the administration can take to attack gun violence that they're not currently taking? Well, the issue of gun violence is an ongoing, slow-rolling tragedy in our country. And we cannot just continue with this as business as usual. And so I've remained focused on this. I'm glad that the president opened up last week the first White House office on gun violence. I and a few of my colleagues wrote him asking him to do everything that he can. And so I'm glad that he has taken those steps. But it's no replacement for what Congress must do.

Congress has to act on this issue. replacement for what Congress must do. Congress has to act on this issue. We have seen more mass shootings this year than we've seen days this year. And these mass shootings come up as these tragic flashpoints. They capture our attention. But then we need to think also about the kinds of violence that happens every single day in some of our poor, more marginalized communities. And the people of our country, as divided as we say we are, and there certainly are fault lines, there's no question. But a Fox News poll, and you won't hear me say that much, but a Fox News poll said that 87% of Americans, that's people on the left and the right, believe that there ought to be some kind of universal background checks, and yet we can't

get any real conversation about that going on in the Congress. There is a growing chasm between what the people want from their government and what they're able to get. So we're dealing with a gun violence problem, but it is seeded by a democracy problem. The people's voices are being squeezed out of their democracy. So I'm proud of the fact that we passed the first gun safety bill in 30 years last summer, and although it was modest, it is saving lives, but not nearly enough. And the people who sit in those seats in the Senate and in the House,

we need to catch up to where the people are and pass common-sense gun safety. You mentioned the way that mass shootings focus the attention of the country, but not a lot of the kind of more quotidian, like mayhem and violence and death by gun that we see every single day. Most gun deaths in the United States are self-inflicted. We talk about mass shootings, we talk about murder, but the majority of gun deaths are people taking their own lives. That's about access, but it's also about people feeling hopeless, feeling alone. As a pastor, as a senator, what would it look like if preventing these deaths got the attention it deserves? I think we have to pay attention to all of it. And these things are not necessarily separated. You know, I'm the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church. There's a moment of tragedy in our church and in our history that people don't remember by and large.

Everybody knows that Dr. King was a victim, if you will, of gun violence. But in 1974, Martin Luther King Jr.'s mother, who was playing the Lord's Prayer on the organ one Sunday morning. She and one of our deacons were shot and killed in our church by a deranged teenager who had access to a gun but did not have access to the mental health care that he desperately needed. And so we lost a deacon and the first lady of the church that morning. Had he had access to the kinds of guns we're seeing now, the carnage would have been worse. So we've got to pay attention to the issue of gun safety,

and we also have to deal with these mental health issues. A lot of that was addressed, some of it, not nearly enough, but there were provisions to address some of the mental health issues in the bill we passed last summer. I also have introduced to address some of the mental health issues in the bill we passed last summer. I also have introduced legislation to deal with the mental health concerns in our schools. I recently introduced a piece of legislation to get counselors and therapists in our schools because our kids are undergoing so much trauma. Three years of a pandemic, the loneliness and isolation that kids feel, the challenges and pressures around social media. Our kids are undergoing a lot and we don't have nearly enough mental health care providers in our schools.

And that's why I'm hoping to get my bill moving and get that passed. There's all this polling that shows young people, especially young men, they're more likely to be disengaged from the political process, but also more likely to be disengaged from community, from belonging to a church, from belonging to any kind of organization, from having any kind of connection. I think this seems to be like a political problem. You see young people, especially young men, drifting to the right, kind of being vulnerable to some of the messages coming from the right. But you're also talking about this in terms of gun violence, about young people who are maybe drawn into conspiracies and some of the most hateful and terrible kind of places of the internet. As somebody who is not just in the Senate, but somebody thinking about how to bring more people into a church, more people just into community. How do we deal with that? How do we

think about a generation of young people, a lot of whom had to spend years in their home during a pandemic, who don't seem to be reconnecting in the way that their parents or even their older siblings might? Well, it's something I think about a lot as a pastor. And, you know, I think that our problems are political, but they are deeply spiritual. And it's why I got involved in this work. I don't think of myself as a senator who used to be a pastor. I'm a pastor serving in the Senate. And I'm always trying to bring, look at the issues that we confront with a moral and spiritual lens. There's no question that young people, I think there's a certain kind there's no question that young people, I think there's a certain kind of nuance

with respect to young men, are dealing with this kind of loneliness and isolation. As you point out, we're seeing certain demagogues who are always ready to try to exploit the fault lines in our country. And I just think that most people are decent. And somehow those of us who believe in what Dr. King called the beloved community, we've got to stand up and we've got to give voice to that. And we can't outsource that to anybody. We can't outsource it to politicians. We can't

outsource it to celebrities. But in whatever corner of the world where you find yourself, you got to stand up and give voice to Dr. King's belief that we are tied in a single garment of destiny, that what affects one directly affects all indirectly. I think in a real sense, the pandemic reminded us of the ways in which we're connected. I call it the parable of a pandemic. I call it the parable of a pandemic. All of a sudden, we found ourselves dealing with this virus. And if my neighbor, it was in my best interest for my neighbor also to be well. And and although I may have gotten the virus from my neighbor, that didn't make my neighbor my enemy. It just means I need to make sure my neighbor's taken care of. And so somehow I'm saying that we are as close in our humanity as a cough. And we got to look out for one another and we got to apply that same spiritual logic to a whole range of issues. I need my neighbor to be covered, not only for his sake, but for mine. And I need their children to

have access to a good quality education. I need them to be food secure. And I need them to have access to a profit, a future where they can raise up their families. And as I get older, pay into Social Security. When you were on Hot Save America in the run-up to your election, I asked you about this. Specifically, I was trying to understand how you felt about the fact that here you are a reverend your opponent wasn't just somebody that you opposed on policy grounds but

was someone who had just terrible moral conduct treating people in his life the people around him terribly in a way that was repugnant and yet it remained really close and a lot of people who profess to have christian values to believe in morals who want to be righteous held their nose and voted the other way in a very close election and at the time you said i'm not touching that and you you you answered you gave me a very policy answer about how different you were as policy people. And I felt like, okay, the election's a couple days away. Let's not go deep. I get it.

But here we are. I did. That's how I felt about it. But you've had some space from it. You should come Sunday morning. Okay. Come to church, John. You should come Sunday morning. Okay. Come to church, John. I'll come.

I'll come. How do you think about that now? Well, no, I think it's much larger than my opponent, and you point that out. Look, I think we are dealing with a deep spiritual malaise in our country. And I try to address this as a person of faith, but in a way that invites all of us to the table. What I like about Dr. King, what I like about Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and so many others

is that they didn't use their faith as a weapon. They use it as a bridge to bring us together. And you should always be suspicious of people who use their religion as a way to dehumanize other people, I think in all of the great faith traditions, and I'm a Christian, but in all of the great faith traditions, and in fact people who don't claim a particular religious tradition but try to act as moral agents in the world, there is that basic understanding that you do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That means you don't try to suppress your neighbor's vote. It means you don't want them to work without having a livable wage. And it means that you don't deny 600,000 Georgians access to Medicaid.

You get them out of the health care. So, you know, it's the gospel I try to preach on Sunday morning and I try to live every single day. One thing I also wanted to ask you about, you recently were the only Democrat on the banking committee to vote against a bill that would have made it easier for companies to be part of the legal cannabis, the so-called legal cannabis business. I find this all very confusing.

I was interested to hear you talk about it because everyone's walking around like marijuana is legal in a lot of states. It's not legal in any state. It remains a schedule one drug. Can you talk about why you voted against this and what you think is this sort of, what do you think the problem is right now with the way we're going about talking about marijuana? Yeah, I voted against it, but not for the reasons that you may think. I voted against the safer banking bill as it is currently written because my question was, who are we really making safer? And what it does is it allows businesses and banks to participate with cannabis businesses in states where it's legal. And so it creates a safe space for them. But the communities that have been most devastated by the so-called war on drugs doesn't do a thing for them at all. And I'm worried... I'm worried that if we pass a bill

with all of the fees and the revenue that comes and not begin to address the issue of restorative justice, we're not going to go back and get those communities that have literally... They've been hollowed out, hollowed out by a half century of the so-called war on drugs for using marijuana, which I guess the last several presidents admit that they used.

And the consequences of that are real. The United States of America, the land of the free, is the mass incarceration capital of the world. No other country comes even close. We're about, what, 6% of the world's population. We warehouse 50% of the world's prisoners. We got more people in prison in the United States than any other country in the world. We got more people in prison in the United States than any other country in the world. And all of the nations whose human rights regimes we deplore.

We've got a greater number of our citizens and a greater percentage of our citizens. And we can't act like this war on drugs did not happen. After war in Europe, we put forward a Marshall Plan. After war in Europe, we put forward a Marshall Plan, and I happen to know some black and brown communities in Atlanta and in St. Louis and in Chicago and in South Central who could use a Marshall Plan, who could use some recognition that something happened to them. So I got really good colleagues, people on that banking committee. They're good people. But as I sat there, I asked myself, you know, years from now, we'll be asking ourselves, as we do, about a whole range of things.

Why are these problems so intractable, the racial wealth gap? And I think this is what happens in real time. As I witnessed it as a participant, good people sitting around a table, there are some good reasons to move this forward, and yet I'm trying to help us to summon the will to pair justice with common sense so that everybody can be safe.

Thank you. Now, before we let you go, you've agreed to play a game. There are moments these days where the news feels downright biblical. A lot of politicians are selling fire and brimstone, and it's rare we have an expert. politicians are selling fire and brimstone, and it's rare we have an expert. So it's time for a quiz we're calling, if I haven't heard it, it's Neuteronomy. And again, thank you for being here. I'm going to read you a quote and you're going to tell us who said it.

A current politician or a biblical figure of ill repute. First up. Oh, Lord. Here we go. I am your warrior. I am your justice.

And for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution. That sounds like a politician. It is. It's Trump this July. My punishment is more than I can bear. Today you are driving me from the land. That's scripture. That is scripture. That was Cain.

I guess he was upset about being punished. Cain, craving politician, same thing. Yeah. There you go. Started somewhere. You must continue to keep this land. It doesn't say this. You must continue to keep this land safe and protect against an invasion. Yeah. It's close. Yeah. Bible and culture. Yeah, it's pretty yeah bible and culture uh yeah it's pretty close right what do you think it scripture and culture i think yeah you know what i'm gonna give it to you i think it's both because that was governor greg abbott but but the bible is a complicated book look these people have become far too numerous for us. We must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous.

Oh, yeah, that's Exodus. Yeah, that's the Pharaoh. Now, the Pharaoh couldn't. Now, a couple of months ago, the Pharaoh wouldn't have been able to say that on Twitter. Now the Pharaoh could say it on Twitter again. You know what I mean? I called you demons and imps who come and parade before us

and pretend that you are part of this world. Wow. That sounds like a politician. It was. Florida rep talking about LGBT people. It's no good. It's no good. Keep the money and do with the people as you please.

Keep the money and do with the people as you please. Hmm. A few things again. Politics. Someone in the front row says politics. Keep the money and do it. Well, that's what happens.

That is what happens. That's what happens. But I'm going to say politics. It could have been Trump, but it was King Xerxes to Haman in Esther. Keep the money, do it with the people as you please. Now, this is the last question. It's a serious question, actually.

Before I let, I wanted to ask you, I wanted to ask you about a passage from Psalms 139, because my understanding is when you find meaningful, I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works that I know very well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. What? That's beautiful. You ought to go back and read all of it.

It's beautiful. You ought to go back and read all of it. Yeah, I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I am the magnificent craftsmanship of a magnanimous creator. I'm an idea. See? All right. Do I get to raise the offering now?

Sure. The floor is yours. Senator Raphael Warnock, Reverend Senator Raphael Warnock, thank you so much for being here. This was great. Really appreciate it. One more time for your senator.

When we come back, It's not quite Halloween But we've got candy Hey, don't go anywhere There's more of Love It or Leave It coming up And we're back Now I'm letting a photo play out backstage And we're back! Now I'm letting a photo play out backstage. Please welcome to the stage, you know her from the credits of one of the best modern pop songs of all time,

which is, of course, No Scrubs. It's the Grammy-winning and Tony-nominated producer of The Piano Lesson and the upcoming The Wiz on Broadway, America's longest-standing housewife. It's Kandi Burruss. Hey! Hi. Thank you for being here.

I don't dare. I'll go here. This is what we do. We just trash all the cars. This is what we're doing. Thank you for being here. Thanks for having me. Now, from time to time, we ask this question. I find it's a nice icebreaker. Did you know what this show was when you agreed to it? No. No, I didn't.

Hell yeah. None of us did either. I established that at the beginning of the show, sir. We discussed this as a group. I created space for that idea. They're here for you. They're not here for me. They're like, who is this guy?

What is your favorite podcast? What is my favorite?? what is my favorite candy coated knife now what is the number one housewives moment I should know about as a novice to the franchise you could say

anything and I'll believe you Kendra one of our producers has been is just the things that had to the franchise. Ooh. You could say anything and I'll believe you. Kendra, one of our producers, has been, is just, the things that had to be arranged so that she could make sure that she was on this trip. The luck that it turned out, oh, there was nothing to do.

I had to be there. Yes. But she's been giving me sort of a crash course. But what do you think? What is sort of the moment? Ooh, there are so many crazy moments

that have happened on Housewives that are iconic, but I guess for me, maybe, um... I'll drag you in this bitch. Or bitch a worldwide. Now, there have been many, but you have the longevity. What'd they say? What are you saying? Oh, I'll turn a shade tree into a money tree.

That's good. I like that. I like that. Now, the Housewives franchise, they've chewed up and spit out a lot of people that couldn't hack it. Yes. But not you. Thank you. How do you survive?

How do you stay alive in this world? Ooh, you know, I don't know. Honestly, I don't really know how they pick and choose who they want to stay, right? But I would have to say that because I have things going on in my life. So it's always something to show. And everybody around me doesn't mind me showing that part of my life. So meaning, I feel like for you to make it on reality TV,

it can't just be about you going back and forth with the women on the show. Like you have to have something for real happening in your life. So, you know, I own restaurants. My rest, everybody that works there is ready to film. My family, everybody knows Mama Joyce. My husband, Todd, my kids, they all will show, like, they'll be their true, authentic self as well as me.

And Don Juan, he's in the back. Yeah, everybody in my life, they don't mind being true and authentic. Are there moments, though, where when the cameras are gone, everyone's like, okay, now here's, let me tell you. I was full of shit a few minutes ago. That doesn't happen? No, because they will go in on me on camera.

Like, no, seriously. I remember 14 seasons ago ago my very first time filming the first day i filmed my mother had me in tears on camera the very first time i filmed for the show and that's when i knew oh this is not what i signed up for oh what is this so people were so it wasn't that your people were extra nice it's as if they were waiting for the cameras to be there so they could tell you what was really going on. No, my family is kind of like that all the time. Okay. Yeah.

Well, that makes sense. That checks out. So you have a line of sex toys? Yes. Called Bedroom Candy? Yes. I should have brought you a goodie bag. don't know what i was thinking yeah what the hell that's cool yeah okay now this is obviously not your first time at the reality tv rodeo

also there should be a reality show set at a rodeo. No one steal that. That's my idea. But until then, you can EP. Please EP. Okay. But until then, there is a roiling pot of tension ready to explode on this very stage. That's right. It's time for a love it or leave it reunion

with our host, Candy Cohen. Leave It reunion with our host, Candy Cohen, for which I've asked the Love It or Leave It staff to join us for some honesty, healing, and most likely some throwing of very, very soft hands. Please welcome to the stage our incredible producers, Brian and Kendra. Hello, hello hello hello I just thought about something you asked me a question as an icebreaker

when I first got up here right you said did I know what I was getting myself into well when I was invited did you even know who I was so that's a good question I'll actually take that one. No. I did provide him with some episodes to watch.

So I'm not for a what? What? No, I'm just kidding. No, no. Well, I would say this. I didn't know about the housewives world, but I knew about your songwriting, and I knew about the songs.

I knew about the music. So now, here's how this is going to work. You have questions for us, and the reunion has begun. There's a lot of things that Kendra, Brian, and I have to the music. So now, here's how this is going to work. You have questions for us, and the reunion has begun. There's a lot of things that Kendra, Brian, and I have to work out, and we'll see what happens. All right. There's clearly a lot of history here, guys.

Where is the tension coming from? I don't know, Brian. You want to take that? You have a lot of complaints. Well, they called me a spindly dope, like, 20 minutes ago. Don't you love it when he cancels things, like, right as we've done all the work, and we're five minutes away from doing the thing, and then he decides he doesn't want to do it?

Yeah, like, five crooked staff members have been slacking and texting Kendra and I ever since we left for this trip. Like, Lovett promised you these five things before he left, and then he didn't do them. Will he do them on the road? I know it's our job. Alright, Kendra, tell me. I sometimes feel like I'm not respected. Maybe sometimes

as an artist. No, I'm sorry. Please continue. I shouldn't finish that sentence. Got it. Okay, Kendra. Tell me, who is Shaniqua? So Shaniqua is our wonderful, amazing director of politics at Crooked Media. I believe her

twin sister is actually here tonight. And now, it's her identical twin sister. We're both beautiful women. We're both black. We look nothing alike. And yet last year, I believe. Two years ago. Two years ago. Okay. March 24th.

John Lovett did indeed call me Shaniqua as we were leaving a restaurant. Now, I would like to talk about this. I'm glad you raised this. Do you think all black women look alike? Now, I want to be clear about

something. I want to be clear about something. This was not a situation where I confused two people. This was a situation where I said the wrong name because I was stoned out of my mind and we were all

at a bar together, and I had been in a very long conversation with Shaniqua. And then I left the table, and then we left together. It wasn't that I saw Kendra and thought, that is Shaniqua. I simply said the wrong name. And we decided, we decided later,

listen, there's no winning this for me. We're cutting this from the show. I'm in charge of that. We're not. But you, we had a, there was a, soon after, you made a similar. Oh, we've all made similar. But here's the thing.

I don't, here's the thing. I don't have a conversation with Jon Favreau and then call you Favs and then call him what? Favs is there any more questions on your card? sure Brian

we'll go to the next question oh excuse me I'm sorry. So, Brian, tell me, are you an intern or are you just skinny from the stress of this job? That's such a good question. So after our head writer, Hallie, started, she was like, hey, Brian, this is crazy. I always thought you were an intern. And Lovett who was not part of that conversation was just actually casually walking by

didn't make eye contact with either of us. Says he doesn't look young, he's just skinny. No, I said he's not an intern he's not young, he's just super skinny. Oh, that's better. He's the jealousy speaker. What you didn't catch it you don't need to hear it so is this job what drove you to go blind that is such a good question yeah i would say um i i've i've kind of been like in crisis mode all summer uh and that's because i'm sorry no no no i'm not blaming you i'm saying you know i'm in crisis mode all summer and i will say whenever i'm in crisis mode all summer. And that's because of, I'm sorry. No, no, no, no, I'm not blaming you. I'm saying you know I'm in crisis mode all summer.

And I will say whenever I'm in crisis mode is when you are cruelest to me. Like when I'm doing great love, it's like you're smart, you're competent. When I'm doing bad, he's like, you stupid idiot. He's like, here's these five things that I would have done differently that would make you less sad.

That is, that is. Did you say that? No, that is a made upup thing excuse me who buys the dogs dog off craigslist you stupid idiot i didn't call you i didn't first of all i did say who buys a dog off creds list because who buys a dog off craigslist by the way for the record it's a reasonable question to ask because what did that dog do, Brian? He bit a man's thumb off. But it was the man's fault. He bought, just to be clear about what happened,

Brian bought a dog off Craigslist, brought it to the office. Adopted. You didn't adopt a dog from Craigslist. There was no papers. You bought a dog on Craigslist. You brought it to the office for a full week. The first Saturday he was home,

bit a man's thumb off. It was the first Saturday I was at work and I was talking to you when I got the call from my roommate that said I had to come home immediately. Because we told him that we weren't comfortable having a strange, untrained, unknown dog that he bought off the internet at our office. Good thing we did because that very day bit a man's thumb off.

Go ahead and send the bill to Love It. Oh, no, no, no. The bill. Oh, I got the bill. That case just settled. It just settled like six months ago. Yeah, it just settled. I settled.

What do you pay for a lost thumb? A hundred K exactly. Oh. Yup. Now. I guess you pay well. Now. Yup. Now. I guess you pay well. Now. No, he does not.

Okay. But, but my renter's insurance really pays out. That's awesome. By the way, we all agree that he's the villain

of that story. Thank you. Okay. Next question. This is good. I am like super stressed out right now. You're in the hot seat. Okay, Brian and Kendra,

what did you think of Lovett's new single? Oh wait, I'm sorry. I mean, what do you think of Lovett being newly not single? Well, I didn't know we were allowed to talk about it. What do you two have to say about this new relationship? Oh, I'm just glad I'm not the only one on the team in a stable relationship now. Wow. She comes for me now.

It's a reunion, side switch. Have you not watched the show? What, what? No, not a single goddamn second. I didn't know who you were either. Ryan, this is a queen.? yeah now I know now that's obvious wait did you just throw shade at me because you were mad at her? no

again it's a real kid well if that's the case I don't even like your blonde hair okay so let's go by line this is going so much better than I thought it would. Brian, how do you feel about Kendra and Lovett incessantly bullying you about not being able to drive a car? I, okay. He can barely drive. So I can legally drive.

And I actually don't feel that bad about it because I can barely drive. So I can legally drive. And I actually don't feel that bad about it because I can't drive. I totaled my car earlier this summer and Levitt called me a stupid idiot. I mean, God, I don't want to. Hold on. Hold on a second. Because... This is like the fourth accident you've been in. What?

This is like the fourth accident. No, okay, so he called me a stupid idiot. Didn't say stupid idiot. But now, Brian. Yes, dear? People make mistakes. But what happened after you hit a car so badly that your car was totaled? What did you do?

I fled the scene. And then, and then, and then, and then immediately filed a police report against myself. He did. So, just to be clear, which, by the way, was the part I thought was stupid. And, so just to be clear, Candy, and I'm so glad.

Again, another example where you find out who the villain is. So, so he crashed in his car, which happens and sucks. And then you drove away and then you turned yourself in, which I think is really nice.

Yeah, I'm really nice. Well, you know, that's why he went to the police. He didn't go to church. You know what? I kept calling the police to turn myself in and they would not pick up the phone.

And so it's true. I called like 10 times, and I kept getting voicemail. And I was like, the police has voicemail? And so I followed online. You can do it online. The problem I have with this story is he totaled the car, so he needed a new car to get to work. He went to a dealership. They presented him with a dollar amount for a car and he accepted that dollar amount.

And then Lubbock was like, you stupid idiot. Why didn't you bring me to the dealership? And I was like, why would I bring my boss to a car dealership on a Saturday? Because I love negotiating and it would have been a great fucking time

and we could have a better deal on that goddamn Elantra. That's why. Sticker price, my God. You know it. that is very interesting okay in our atlanta finale this year i was visibly shocked when bob whitfield revealed his secret daughter at his granddaughter's sip and see love it and brian you two you have a similar problem with Kendra so much so that you keep a list of

dropped facts what's the weirdest thing she's revealed about herself this season so just so everyone understands we have an internal google document where everyone puts in Kendra facts these are things we've learned about Kendra they include the fact that she has a collection of

revolutionary war muskets yeah correct I do that she has a collection of Revolutionary War muskets. Yeah, correct. I do. That she will not watch a dating show in which Americans date each other. Yeah. Because she doesn't want to watch a dating show if she's not going to learn about another culture. Correct.

I love 90 Day Fiance, and I am not ashamed. I would say my favorite Kendra fact is adjacent to that. And as she was explaining why her mom has to watch after her snake. There's also a snake. Yeah, there's also a snake. A man, we were also in Austin. A man is walking up the street and he's like, want to see all my ferrets? And Lovett and I were like, no, we fucking don't.

And Kendra was like, ooh, ferrets. I did. There was a picture of me cuddling three ferrets. I love, I'm an animal lover. Yeah, but not good, nice animals. Ferrets and snakes. Yeah, they're very easy to care for. I like an animal that I don't have to do a lot for. Candy, we should do one last question.

Okay. Because, man, you've been a great host. You got to some depth with us. Well, thank you. You got into it. You have the training. You have the skill. Thank you. You have the background.

And it's so clear. Well, it's so awesome. Maybe it just rubbed off on me because I'm next to you. Wow. You see, remember how much we both don't like Brian? Brian came for me first, okay? Don't start none, won't be none. Log on.

To clear the air and to move beyond this in the spirit of healing, now that we've had this conversation, of which we will never speak again. Do not get this water on this woman's hair. No, no, no. I know that's right. All right. Hold on. One. It's wine, not water, right, Kendra. No, no, no. That's right. All right. Hold on. One.

It's wine, not water, right, Kendra? One, two, three. I'm sorry. This is almost like The Wiz. It's like the water. Check out Bedroom Candy. Tune into The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Go see The Wiz.

And she has a new single, Only For You. When we come back, Miss Pat settles it. And we're back. Before I bring out our next guest, I'm going to ask you, the audience, start ruminating on what you would like settled here and now, once and for all, an ethical

quandary, a disagreement, feuds with your spouse that have been simmering, because we're going to ask you about it. But first, please put your hands together for the phenomenal Miss Pat. Good to see you. Thanks for being here. Thank you for having me.

I got soaked. Hey, how y'all doing? Oh, boy. You ain't get me and T.S. Madison got ass. These chairs is not for all asses. Candy fit perfect. We gonna struggle. It's good to see you.

Good to see you again. You have a new show called Miss Pat Settles It on BET. Yes. Thank you. What is your favorite TV judge? Probably Judy. I'm more like Judy. I just get to say a little bit more than just Judy get to say.

How tough are you as a judge? Well, I'm a convicted felon, so you know I'm real tough. Okay. Now, you've agreed to help us judge some of the members of this crowd. Oh, no fucking problem. You can curse. This ain't no Christian show, is it? The reverend's gone.

We can say whatever we want. We now like to open the floor to any audience members who think they have something they need Ms. Pat, and to a much lesser extent, me, to settle. Please raise your hand.

Brian will be out there. We want to hear about a dispute or a disagreement that you've had. There, go right there. We want to hear about a dispute or a disagreement that you've had. There, we'll go right there. Just pick somebody. Hi, what's your name and what is your dispute? Hi, my name is Jill. My dispute is I was out walking my dogs. I've lived in my neighborhood a long time. I walk my dogs. I'm a good dog owner. And this woman, I'm walking into my driveway, and this woman is like, hey, ma'am, I didn't hear her. She's holding her phone out like this. I'm a good dog owner. And this woman, I'm walking into my driveway and this woman is like, hey ma'am,

I didn't hear her. She's holding her phone out like this. I'm assuming she's talking on her phone. I'm ignoring her because it's six in the morning. I'm ignoring everyone at six in the morning. And she's like, ma'am, ma'am. I'm like, what? What do you got for me? And she's like, like, why is the little dog limping? Excuse me? Excuse me? He's 135 years old and he's held together with super glue and love. The fact that he's out on a walk is a freaking miracle. Can I slash her tires? And her face and her ass. Thank you. Thank you, ma'am. I need you. We're going to go to the West End.

Thank you. Thank you. 135. He's old. Yeah, mind your damn business. So you be lipping. Yeah. It's fine.

He's fine. I love when a white woman talk back. Alright, well there's a sometime. Thank you, Brian. Hi, Miss Pat. Hi. I'm Miss Pat. I'm Patty Cates. How are you?

Just fine. How are you doing? Wonderful. Thank you for asking. God is blessing me. Well, I haven't worked in two months. I lost my job about two months ago. I work for Little Caesar's Pizza. They fired me because of a customer complaint. I was a general manager. And I have been denied unemployment. You was denied unemployment? Yes.

They claimed that I knew the policies and procedures, which I did, but I didn't do anything wrong. She cursed me out, so I cursed her back. Was I wrong? So let me ask you something. While you was there, did you steal anything? No, ma'am. I was on time for the last seven years. I didn't steal a dime.

Oh, you should have stole something. See, you wouldn't feel so bad being denied unemployment. Girl, God is blessing me, though. I'm here. Well. You're here. You could have blessed yourself before God. Thank you, Ms. Matt.

Thank you, Brian. Thank you. Y'all got to stop putting all that stress on God and learn how to bless yourself sometime. That is, those are the two, the two messages of this show. Hi, Ms. Pat. Um, my name is Ludus Pierre. Where the fuck you at? Oh, there we go, we got you, okay.

He's black, you're gonna need a little bit more light. I can say that. The well-dressed black gentleman over here. I have a real issue. Okay. I purchased my house January 2020. I moved here from Miami, Florida. And so it's funny that Miss Pat is on the show,

and my president of my community is called Miss Pat. Yeah. So they cut our grass, right, in our neighborhood. And for some reason, they don't cut. They don't, after they cut, like, you know, the thing to make it look good. Yeah, the grass, and to make it look good in front of your house. They don't clean under the beds. They call them the beds.

So I have a problem. I tell her we pay $50 a month. You know, we should have it clean. So she called the police on me. And I was like, she came outside and I'm like, she's like 77 years old. And I'm arguing with her in the middle of the road. And she's like living up her panties. And I got seven grand, great grandchildren.

They will whoop your ass and all this and all that. Wait, wait, wait. Was she black? She black, girl. She was going to whoop your ass. So now, so now the situation is everybody wants me to run for president. Should I or should I not? And leave it alone.

Wow. I'm going to say this. If you want that extra grass to be wafting up under the bed, run for president. If you just want the top cut off, leave me selling mail alone. She keep making threats at me and I keep saying, girl, we need it cleaned. And everybody's like, well, take a position. We got your back.

But I haven't done it yet. Do you think I should do it? Hell yeah. That's what's up. Hey, you ain't never too old to get beat. And those are the only two options for you right now. And by the way, don't stop at

community president. Alright? That's how it begins. Alright? First, you're getting to make sure that they're actually taking care of not just the grass you can see, but the parts that are a little harder to see, that you shouldn't have to clean yourself. Next thing you know, you're saying, hey, what's going on with this highway? Maybe I should fix this highway. Next thing you know, you're saying, hey, hey, what's going on with this highway? Maybe I should fix this highway.

Next thing you know, you're thinking, there should be a train between our states. Well, he only paid $50 a month. You act like he paying $200. Fair enough.

That's good for $50. I guess that's pretty good Yeah, what do you want? He want two fucking muttons You want him to To make little hedge animals? Well, I just think that it's part of It's part of our fees

So I think that she should like You know Do what she need to do To make sure that Cause I have to clean it myself And I'm tired of Oh wow, You just lost Miss Pat so fast. No, but they did the hard part.

They cut the grass. If the 77-year-old lady cut the grass, do you really want her to bend over? I'm 51. When I bend over, I lose liquids. Bless your heart. Thank you, Ms. Pat. Sure. All right, well, that's a ruling on that one.

Hello. Hi, Ms. Pat. Hey, sweetheart. Okay, so... No one has said hello to me even one time. But that's fine. Hi. Love it.

Love it. Close enough. Love it. Okay, so I have a dilemma. So I've been at my job almost 10 years. I'll be 10 years December 2nd. Did you say you quit your job? No, I'm still at my job currently.

Put the mic a little bit closer. I'm still at my job currently. I'll be 10 years, December 2nd. Congratulations. No, fuck them. Okay. So I'm trying to decide. So I have a new management, new first vice president.

She's a bitch. Put the mic to your mouth. I'm sorry. Put the mic to your mouth. You know you can mill you. to your mouth. I'm sorry. Put the mic to your mouth. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. So I've been there a long time. She's been there a long time as well. I've been along with her. She's excelled because she's a she's a other. I'll just say that. So I'm thinking about quitting. I'm thinking about quitting and relocating to Mexico internationally. Should I

give them a two week notice or should I say kiss my ass and give them They don't appreciate me. So let me make sure I heard this right. You've been on your job ten years. Yes. And you and your partner is thinking about relocating No, me and my myself. Oh, you yourself

is thinking about relocating to Mexico. Right. And you is thinking about uh relocating to mexico right and you want to know should you give your job a two weeks notice that's right let me ask you this do you have a pension involved um i do have well i need you to give a two weeks notice okay okay now if it was mcdonald's i would say kiss my ass but i still know i still get my money i was i was still getting my money if i quit but i'm trying to be nice about it because... Oh, if you're not going to lose anything, everybody kiss your ass.

Okay. I'm just trying to make sure... I'm trying to do it the right way, but I'm like, do I want to go back to them? Do I want to burn the bridge? But I'm like, y'all don't appreciate me, so I'm ready to go. Oh, this is Georgia.

You can get a job anyway. I'm in Texas. I live in Dallas. Huh? I live in Dallas. You live in Dallas. Huh? I live in Dallas. You live in Dallas? Well, guess what? They are opening up plus-size strip clubs all age everywhere.

Hey! Yay! Yay! Oh, look at her. She getting ready. I'm ready. Take a chance at life. I mean, hey, you fall down, you can get back up.

Stop being so scared to do stuff. My husband worked at General Motors 22 years only because he was scared he couldn't pay his bill. At the same time, I was out here forging checks, selling crack, and I made way more money than he did. And that's such an important lesson as well.

Very important. Let's do one more Miss Pat love it sure love you both truly if I'm walking down the belt line

and I see a dog put a poop on the ground should I say something to these mothers yes okay Miss Pat I don't think

any of you said it but settle it so you said if you're walking on a bed blind, and somebody let their dog poop on a... Should you say something? Should I point them out and be like, you need to pick that up? That's a really good question, because let me tell you something. I'm 51 years old, and one thing I hate,

when people start picking up dog shit, dog shit make the grass grow better. But... That's what my mama told me She said it was a fertilizer But now everybody want to be so fucking bougie They want to pick up dog shit I'm not picking up that shit I got three cante corso They shit like me

So you give it a try if I was you I would only talk to poodles owners poodles only that's the advice the shit is smaller and I think this is just a reminder that judges are people and they bring their own perspective there's no such thing as being unbiased and some judges will rule that the grounds all around us all the time forever should be covered in fucking shit.

And that's why it's so important to vote. I agree. And I still ain't picking up no dog shit. Miss Pat. Yes. Any final thoughts? Yeah. I don't want to pick up dog shit.

Would you ever move to Mexico? No. You know what? We all twisted in this country, but I got to say, I love the United States of America. I wish we could get along and do a little bit better and have better leaders, but I have

no interest in going nowhere else. That's the last thing I need to be laying on a beach and some little Mexican man jump on top of me. I don't know what he want me to do with him. That's my dream. He jump on me,

I'm like, what do you want me to do? And I'm not, I don't have no beach body, so I ain't going to no damn beach. And that settles it. Everybody, check out Miss Pat Settles It. October 18th onles It October 18th

On BET Hilarious One more time for Miss Pat The great Miss Pat She'll be back for the Railwheel Thank you so much When we come back I hope you're hungry

Because T.S. Madison is about to eat. Don't go anywhere. This is Love It or Leave It, and there's more on the way. And we're back. Please welcome to the stage a woman who has the Beyoncé seal of approval, the power of which supersedes any law of God or man. It's the incredible T.S. Madison. Hold on, Atlanta.

Y'all ain't making no noise. Y'all make some noise for a real bitch in here. That's right. Y'all make some noise for a real bitch in this motherfucker, goddammit. That's right. Hey, baby, how you doing? Oh, my goodness. Child, now why would they put a bunch of food in front of a fat bitch like that?

Huh? Atlanta, how y'all doing? Are y'all having a good time? Baby, we about to have an even better time. What's this, baby? What you got over here for? First of all... Wait a minute.

Can I cuss on this? Oh, yes. Are we free to cuss in here? We're free to cuss. How y'all niggas doing? You can bleep that out. You can bleep that out. How y'all a more shot time? I love this episode.

I have a question for you, which is, did you know what this podcast was? Well, I heard it was very political, honey, and so you brought a real political bitch out here, baby. And one of the reasons, so we have a bunch of things to try from, it's from Mary Mac's Tea Room, right? Because we went there last night.

Wait a minute. This came from where? Mary Mac's Tea Room. Oh, yeah. They season their food. Now, because you launched a web series called T.S. Madison Ate That. Yes.

Where you eat strange and unexpected snacks. I didn't eat you yet. But the night is still young. What's your nationality? What? Are you Italian? Well, sort of. I'm Jewish. It's worse, you know, with worse food as they say. Well, I like halal.

Those are blessed meats. My goodness. It's usually what I tell men my name is on Friday night. Halal. Because you got to get down on your knees and pray over this food, baby. Yum.

I'm sorry, this not my show. Yes, it is. You're a woman of judgment. I'm sorry? Of discernment. Oh, discernment of the spirit. Okay.

Let me get my discernment together. Because we've brought this food from some of Atlanta's finest food. Well, y'all ain't had my mama's cooking, because that's Atlanta's finest food. Miss Mary is actually in the back back there, honey. We need to take this back there so she can taste it. Look at him. He's saying, let me hurry up and get this girl this fork. So we're going to try some of this food, and then I am going to be asking you whether something from the news this week is something you hate or something you ate.

Oh, I'm ready. All right. Now, first of all, let me tell people what we have here, which we have some meatloaf fried chicken, whipped potatoes, I believe, macaroni and cheese, collard greens, and potato salad. Bust it open. No, that's not potato salad. This is called banana pudding.

Oh, that's banana pudding. We didn't get potato salad. Listen. Listen. Listen, listen, listen. I didn't... You know... Excuse me. Excuse me. This is all you want. I thought we had ordered potato salad.

I, of course, know what banana pudding is. If you know this show, you know that I eat. And I will concede the places where I know nothing, but I know food. That right there is potato salad. Oh, it's right here. I know you're distracted.

It's okay. I am distracted. I am distracted. I am distracted. All right, well, what do you want to try first? Well, because it's sitting so fat right in front of me, I think I want to try the meatloaf. Hmm.

All right, let's go. I'm going to go for some meatloaf, too. All right. Oh, damn it. That is good. I'll tell you if it's good or not. Bam. Ooh.

Okay. Yum. Yum. Okay. Yeah. Now, here's for our first hater eight. Wait a minute. Let me go back in one more time.

All right, go back in. There's a rumor that they're going to do an office reboot. They're going to bring back the office following the end of the strike, though there's currently no word as to which series stars will return, if any, do we need this? Do you need this? Do you hate? Or is it something you will have hated or aided? Is there any colored folks on the office?

It's two colored folks on the office? We don't need it unless it's some colored folks on there Okay She hate But she'll eat this though What are we trying next? Baby, I'm black, I want some fried chicken Okay

Y'all can make some noise for fried chicken Shit Do you like dark meat or white meat? I knew you were going to ask. And honestly? I like both. Oh. Well, I'm going to tell you what my favorite part of the meat is.

What's your favorite part of the meat? The breasts. Okay. Can you pick me out a breast? I see you went for legs. You know what? Is that a thigh? No, that's a thigh.

We got two thighs, no breasts. No, we got two thighs, one wing, and one leg. Would you like a leg? Yes. I must say, yes, baby, this was seasoned, darling. This was good. Okay. What do you think about the burgeoning romance between Taylor Swift and Travis something, Kelsey?

You said Taylor Swift? Taylor Swift. I thought we were talking about Beyonce here. No, no, no. Okay. I like Taylor Swift. She got we were talking about Beyonce here. No, no, no. Okay, I like Taylor Swift. She got a couple of songs I like. She got a lot of songs I like, actually. She got a lot of songs I like.

Now, do I like her choice in men? What do y'all say? Do you like her man? Do y'all hate or does she hate? Y'all hate? Well, honey, I'm for the people, and the people say that they hate. But listen, I hate it too. Okay.

You picked that fork up like he was going to put it in my mouth. I don't even know how I picked up this fork. What would you like? What are we doing next? Being that I just had fried chicken, I think I'm going to go for some collard greens. All right, let's get in there. She hate.

Okay. I'm going to tell you why. Everybody in this room knows that a good set of greens got some fat back in there. Ain't no fat back. Ham, hawk, pigtail, turkey neck. got some fat back in there. Ain't no fat back, ham, hawk, pigtail,

turkey neck, nothing in there. Okay. So now I'm ready for the question. What do you think about Beyonce bringing the Renaissance

to movie theaters? I'm dark brown, dark skin, light skin, beige, fluorescent beige, bitch. I'm black. I just want to let the audience know I cannot wait for you all to see the Renaissance film. the renaissance film. It is a masterpiece and it is an amazing thing and Beyonce is

E-V-E-R-Y thing everything. Y'all thought I wasn't going to be able to spell it. I got my G-E-D. I want some more meatloaf. Hold on. What do you want?

Some more meatloaf? I'll have some more meatloaf. Yeah, have some more meatloaf, baby. It is good. What else you want to ask me? Which one? This one? What do they want to say?

I love you. I love you, too. What do you think? What do you think? I love you too. What do you think? Seems to have me some kind of... Not a fan of the potato salad. No, I like potato salad.

It's just not that one. You don't like this one. It's a no on the potato. It's a pass on the potato salad. Pass on the potato salad. So that means ask me a question. Well, I sort of have gone through all my questions. You did all of them?

Is it time for me to go? No, that's the whole point. That's why I'm sort of... I, I sort of have gone through all my questions. You did all of them? Is it time for me to go? No, that's the whole point. That's why I'm in sort of a panic, because I don't want you to leave. Well, so let's talk. That's what I'm doing. Let's talk about Ron DeSantis. Okay. Have you seen...

So, Ron DeSantis... Let's talk about... I want to talk specifically about Ron DeSantis' boots. His what? His boots.' boots. His what? His boots. His boots. His boots, and here's why. Here's why.

Look, I'm a short king. Wait, you said you're a short king? I'm short. I am too. My heels are on. I mean, you're about the same height. I don't know if we the same length. But here's my, it seems as though,

it seems as though there's two paths a short king can take. DeVito or DeSantis. They can become, they can become charming and sort of, I'll take DeVito. Great. But,

so now there are all these photos, and I don't, look, I don't begrudge anybody. They want to be a little taller. They want to wear heels. They want to wear boots. Do whatever you want. No problem there.

But it doesn't seem as though he's not, Ron DeSantis is not just, it seems, adding a little lift in his cowboy boots. It seems as though he's standing on some kind of a contraption inside of these shoes. Because if you look at it from the side, it's like his whole leg is coming out from the top of the boot. And then the front of the boots are curling upward because there's no feet in there. Because he's like, he's like this in there. It's because they're hooves.

The real name is DeSatan. Okay. Now, let's try some whipped potatoes. Oh, no, baby. We going to macaroni and cheese. Okay. Yes. Okay.

Now, the macaroni is cute. It could have had a little bit more salt. Let me tell you something. When you have money, like you got money, because I know this show tours around the country, y'all get money, okay? You tell those people to put gear cheese, smoked,

Gouda, smoked, aged cheddar, shaved Parmesan, Philadelphia cream cheese. It so far sounds amazing.

I'm just wondering when the recipe ends. He ain't know how to make macaroni and cheese, y'all. I don't know how to make it, but I know how to eat it. Do you know how to eat it? Honestly, no. I simply don't. T.S. Madison, no. I simply don't. T.S. Madison, everybody. Come on.

The one and only. One more time. She ate, everybody. She eats. Thank you. And we're back. October 1st through 7th is Band Book Week, and Crooked is using the time to say, how much it's kind of fucked up that we have something called Band Book Week.

You can support authors and librarians by shopping in the Crooked store. We have some awesome merch there and also the moveon.org Banned Bookmobile is here. And we're thankful to them for coming out. Everybody, welcome

back to the stage. Candy, Ms. Pat, and T.S. Madison. It's an incredible group. Come on. Thank you so much. You know what I love about this show? Each of you has bullied me in your own special way. But different. Every single one of you brought a different energy

to taking the show over. And I love that. Didn't you see us come up here with all black? Candy has on all black. Miss Pat have on all black. And I got on all black. You know why? Because we turned this into an all black situation, goddammit. Now we love our people that ain't black in here now, but we just turned this into an all black situation. And it's great. Now, before we begin, Crooked Media has partnered

with Kariyuma to make a shoe. Ah. Listen, you know what? Listen. Do you know how hard it is to build a progressive media company from the fucking ground up? You gotta sell ads. You gotta tour. And so now we

gotta sell some fucking shoes. But if we're gonna sell shoes, we did it our way. We made some really cool gay-ass fucking shoes. And so we're gonna sell them. And we're not gonna apologize about it, because we need multiple revenue streams. Because I don't know if you see the news,

but every media company is fucked up. And so if you go to crooked.com slash carryuma or crooked.com slash shore, you can get them. But we didn't just want to make shoes that looked cool, though they have an amazing design. There's a black pair and a pink pair and they have a rainbow on them and it's beautiful. They're cool. You're going to check out the pattern.

Even if you don't like the show, you might buy them. Fine. But we also wanted them to be aerodynamic. Okay? So we're going to show you how aerodynamic they are because producer Brian has a cutout of George W. Bush, and I'm going to show you. Can I have one shoe?

I need a shoe Brian has the shoe Do you have a pair for us? Yes, we better We'll make Matt a 13 Here's how it works We spin the wheel wherever it lands We rant about the topic

Let's spin the wheel. Ooh. Love is blind. It's true, if he got a lot of money. If he's not that cute and he rich, yeah, love is blind. I ain't gonna turn down a rich ugly man. Not after I had two babies by a broke ugly man. Here's what I want to say about Love is Blind, which is I've recently begun watching Love is Blind,

and all I want to say about it is this. I, on some level, always knew that the reason when the conservatives say that they're trying to defend marriage by attacking gay people, that this was not rooted in some desire to protect the institution of marriage, but some deeper-seated hate and animus towards a marginalized and targeted group of people. But it wasn't until I watched Love is Blind that I truly understood how depraved the fact that conservatives will protest a drag brunch, but not this unholy attack on the institution of marriage that is Love is Blind. My fucking God. And look, far be it from me to convince conservatives to stop hating gay people. They've been hating gay people for a very long time. But at least they can hate Love is Blind too.

If you're going to tell a baker that they don't have to make a cake for a very long time. But at least they can hate Love is Blind 2. If you're gonna tell a baker that they don't have to make a cake for a gay wedding, they should at least point out the fact that this is a show in which people pretend to propose to each other to get a trip to Mexico. Which presumably is not good for the institution of marriage either.

And also, none of these people like each other. Usually when people talk about gay people, it's because they gay but don't know how to come out. Because you're only concerned about what you're interested in. I'm not talking about no gay woman because I'm not interested in eating nobody's pussy. And we're back to where we started,

which the opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference. Let's spin it again. It has landed on T.S. Madison's ranch. Shall we begin? Madison's Ranch. Shall we begin? I am so sick of the double standards in this country and in the world. How can you, as a woman, eat as much tuna fish as you want to and a man can't eat a wiener?

Wait, what? Okay. Well, you can say suck a dick. These people grow on T.S.. Well I was getting ready to indulge Okay I'm so tired of the double standards With people Well people are Well women can have the opportunity to go out there

In the world and have a whole lesbian relationship Whole lesbian relationship And a man can't go out there And have an indulge In all of this stuff without being called gay you think all this and all that and all that makes this man homosexual no the same reason why you could go out there eat a whole tuna fish sandwich and come back and still eat a wiener let that man go out there and have him a wiener and tuna fish too.

I'm sick of it. Sure. I thought if I ate pussy I was gay. I'm wrong. Or bi or fluent. You've never eaten pussy before? I've seen my underwear. I'm not eating that. What I put out is not edible.

Our first guest this evening was a reverend. And find me a show that can do these two things. You can't. It's just this one. And that's what makes it so fun. Candy, let's talk about it. Have you ever indulged in the dark arts? Yes. Everybody knows that I've

indulged, but I mean, I personally feel like, I mean, a woman is... I know some people feel like just because they've dipped their toe in the lady pun, as they say, that they aren't. But I feel like you're still fluid or you're still bi. I don't feel like... Just because they dip their toe in the lady pun as they say. That they are. But I feel like you still fluid or you still bi. I don't feel like, you know.

And some people just don't like to use labels. Well, why can't that apply to a man? A heterosexual man? I feel like that a man. He can be bi. He can be whatever. He can be straight. I feel like a man can go out there.

But he still can identify as straight. I feel like a man can go out there but he still can identify as straight. Well, I personally don't like eating on my knees. Well, what you eat on your back? At a table. I actually think, I think that like

one thing I think is interesting about it is that for a long time, I think this is changing, that if a man said he was bisexual, everyone says, oh, you're just secretly gay. Yes. And if a woman was bisexual, they said, oh, you're straight, but you're just experimenting or you're just having fun in college. Yeah. And both of those ideas are based on the idea that men are irresistible

and the thing everybody secretly wants all the time. Or that there's a dick shortage. So... Is there? Are we running out? You and Alad, are we running out? Not over here. Ain't no dick shortage

over here, baby. All right. Let's on that short, it's over here, baby. All right. Let's, on that note, let's spin it again. Have you seen T... Never mind. Hush, hush, Candy. Hush.

Oh, people who wait to the last minute to purchase tickets to your event? Oh, my gosh. That is so annoying. First of all, I hate when anybody does anything last minute, right? And then it's like, no, no, no.

No, when they call you at the last minute, it's like, hey, can you get me tickets? It's like you knew that this event was coming for months. So I've had somebody send me a text earlier today, saying, oh, I'm so glad about, you know, you doing Love It or Leave It. And I was scared to open it. Because I thought that they were about to ask me for tickets. I'm like,

if they knew about this event, they should have hit me the day before, the day before, the day before. Don't hit me at the last minute asking me for something when I'm already rushing trying to get there. Yeah. How dare you? But I can dance. You don't have that happen to you.

I do that to people. I hate it. I thought only black people did that. I was going to say the same thing. But thank you for joining us. Let's spin it again oh this is mine modern dogs versus dogs when she was a kid so my husband is retired and he don't know what to do with his fucking life so So he or he think Amazon is the mall. And he just recently bought three cane corso's about eight months ago out of somebody living room.

And I try to tell him you can't buy dogs out of a crack house. They they not breed right. So these dog got every disease. They got everything wrong with a cane course. They have big things in their eyes. They have health care. One won't stop sucking his dick. The other one got emphysema.

One of them cross-eyed it. So, my fucking husband went out and bought three special need dogs for $8,000. I'm like, you could have got. I said, you could have got a lot more had you smoked crack at that house where you got them damn dogs from. So I just wish my husband would stop. He just, my husband is fucking bored. Now he had to get up and clean these dogs. And so, let me tell you this.

It's two boys and a girl. They's from the same little but now they in heat. So everybody's trying to fuck Sheba. So now, Sheba running around the house with my drawers on to keep they dick out of her ass. And I'm like, no, you can't do this. This is incest.

Why you just don't get her fixed? My husband don't want them fixed. Oh. Well, but Sheba got on my underwear to keep them brothers from going up in her. And those some big underwear. I don't know if you ever seen a Cane Corso. Them some big ass dogs. I can't put Sheba on your panties.

They won't fit. And that's the rant wheel. Once again, thank you to our guests. Reverend Raphael Warnock. Yes! T.S. Madison, Miss Pat, Candy Burris. An incredible, incredible

show. When we come back, we're going to end on a high note. That was so much fun. Thank you so much. Thank you, baby. Thank y'all. One more time. We love you a lot. You're so great. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. What a blast

I will be here performing on December the 16th First show sold out But my second show got a few tickets left Thank y'all so much, good night Go see Ms. Cuff I'm having my welcome to the dungeon party Bolo will be there For those of you watching outside

On October 21st And I have The Wiz coming to Atlanta November 14th through 19th. It's on a 13-city tour, then it's going to Broadway. Hell yeah. Hit it. I ain't got shit going on, just Google me. Perfect.

Now it's time, we're gonna end on a high note. Say your name, say something something positive and keep it tight. Hi, my name is Ricky. I am here with my very best friend of the last 10 years. It has been a dream to come and see you guys at Crooked. Thank you for everything that you have done. And also, if this makes it on the podcast, Michael, my partner, I saw Candy Burris live and you didn't.

Hi, Ellen. Sure. What's your name? What's your high note? My name is Ellen. Sure. What's your name? What's your high note? My name is Ellen, and my high note is actually for my friend Andy here. He's too shy to do it himself. In a forum of 12 very high-level leaders in a multinational company that he works for, multiple members of his team reported unprompted that they loved being on his team,

and this happened in an industry that is not known for expressing their feelings and with team members that have been there long enough to get past that honeymoon period of a new job. So it was very practical. Let's do one more. I'd love to say, hey, tell Brian what you're doing

so that I can do that. What's your name? What's your high note? My name is Cooper. I am opening a store on the Atlanta Beltline right behind Lady Bird. It's going to have about 50 local artists, creators, sustainable brands. And we're about to open next Friday on the 13th for a soft open. So please don't expect much. But we're figuring it out

and super excited to bring that to life because it's been something I've been working on for a long time. That's awesome, people. We're going to have to... We have to...

Yeah, sorry. Brian asked what it was called. Social Space and Dropout Gallery. Got it. Thank you so much. We have... I would love to...

We got to stop. We got to call it. This was such an amazing night. Thanks to everybody who shared a high note tonight. If you want to leave us a message about something that gave you hope, call us at 323-538-2377. That is our show. Thank you to Senator Warnock, T.S. Madison, Candy Burns, and Ms. Pat. There are 399 days until the 2024 election.

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