The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Getting to Know Bernie Sanders

Episode Date: March 18, 2020

Trevor highlights Senator Bernie Sanders's jarring consistency over the decades, his unique way with kids and his take on what it means to be a Democratic socialist. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Bernie Sanders. He's become famous as the guy fighting against the millionaires and billionaires. Hi, I'm Bernie Sanders. Hi, I'm Bernie Sanders. I'm running for president. Our campaign is about taking on the powerful special interests that dominate our economic and political life. I'm talking about Wall Street, the health insurance companies,

the drug companies, the fossil fuel industry, the military industrial complex, the private insurance companies, the drug companies, the fossil fuel industry, the military industrial complex, the private prison industry, and the large multinational corporations. Oh damn! You know Bernie has entered the race and did you hear his list of enemies? This guy doesn't mess around. Yeah, he didn't come to play. He was like, big banks, little banks, Tyra Banks, I'm shutting you all down. You're all going down. And you can tell that Bernie's serious about winning, because he didn't rub his hair with a balloon

before filming this video. He's serious now. He's in it. No balloon this time. We're going smooth. to ththe presidency, he would become the oldest American president ever. Yes, and I mean that literally. He was born a few months before George Washington.

But, but don't let Bernie's age fool you. This guy is as fisty as ever. Just look at how he responded to Howard Schultz threatening the Democratic Party. Howard Schultz has now said he would not run as an independent if the Democrats moderate, nominated a moderate. Oh, isn't that nice? Why is Howard Schultz on every television solution in this country? Why are you quoting Howard Schultz? Because he's a billionaire.

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he hosted a public access TV show. Yeah. And a few days ago, that TV network released the full archives online, and I'm talking hours and hours of pure Bernie gold. Like, there's so much gold in these archives, Bernie's going to demand it gets redistributed to the working class. That's how much gold there is. And when you start watching this footage, the first thing that's really apparent is how consistent Bernie has been throughout his life.

We have a crisis situation. We are one of two nationsnations nations industrialized world that does not have a national health care system. The wealthiest people in our country are becoming wealthier. To a large degree the tax system in this country is extremely unfair. And that it asks working people and elderly people and poor people to pay too much, while large corporations and wealthy people do not pay their fair share. God damn.

Bernie Sanders, he's never changed. And I'm just talking about his platform. The dude looked exactly the same back then as he does today. You realize he's 46 years old in that photo. I'm not joking. He's 46 years old. He looks the same. Like if you traveled back in time in a time machine and the first person you met was Bernie Sanders You'd be like ah this piece of shit doesn't work Really be like no my friend what doesn't work is our health care system

Like I like I wonder has Bernie just looked like this his entire life? Yeah, I bet when he was born the doctor was like congratulations Mrs. Sanders. It's a beautiful healthy old man. Well done. It's just like... And then instead of spanking Bernie the doctor just shook his hand, welcome to the world, Mr. Sanders. Welcome to the world. And although it's impressive that Bernie has been consistent in his policies. It really says more about America than it says about Bernie when you think about it, right? He's saying the same thing for 30 years because America has had the same problems for 30 years. But here's what makes this old TV show so amazing, right? It wasn't just about Bernie's policies. It was like a full TV show with different segments, and by far, by far, the best segments of all, are the ones where he the best. the best. the best. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that's, that's, thi, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, is that's, that's, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. that's, that's, th. that's, that's that's thi. that's that's that's that's that's that's th that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's th th th th th thirty, the best segments of all are the ones where he interacted with kids, all right?

Like this segment, where he talks to some kids at camp about drugs. Who knows about cocaine? Anyone ever seen cocaine? Yes. Yes. Yes. Hold it, one at a time. What about cocaine?

Who hear smokes? Let me hear, come on. Raise. Cigarettes, who hear smokes? Let me hear, come on, raise your hand. Well, other than your parents, who smokes? You got your smoke ready. I was seeing a lot of kids with 12 and 11 smoking. I don't smoke. All right. I don't smoke, but I'm a little kid.

I'm only five years old. Oh, man. That's so adorable. I don't smoke because I'm five years old. Like, it's almost like Bernie, can't tell the difference between kids and adults. He's like, let's talk finance, you guys diversified? Who's got a 401k? Who, who is the 401k? Who talks about cocaine with five-year-olds? Like, the way he was asking the question made it seem less like an anti-drugs talk, and more like he was the their hea-s, thii-s, thi-s, you, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi, thi, thin, thin, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, who-s-s-s-s-s-a-s-s-a-s-s-a-s-a-s. to-a-a-s. to-a-s, to-a-s, to-a-s, to-s, to-a-s. to-s. to-s. to-s. to-olds. Like the way he was asking the question made it seem less like an anti-drugs talk and more like he was trying to score some blow.

He was just like, you guys know about cocaine? Oh, you know I can find it at a good price? Come on, this is Vermont. Let's hit the slopes. Come on, thrown. And on the show, Bernie Hold on, let me ask you a question. What is your name? George. All right, George. Do you think it's important that you know how to read well and write?

No. Oh, you think not? Oh, really? I'm trying to argue with these kids. They think they're very smart and that school is not important. Oh man, oh wow! Yo, I think this kid's about to get his ass kicked by Bernie Sanders. And there'd be no coming back from that. If Bernie kicked your ass, you'd have to move to a different state. And even then, you know there'd be one guy, we'd be like, hey, didn't you get your ass beat by that 90-year-old,

he was only 46, I swear! But by far, by far, by far. You', you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to that, you, you, you, you that, you that, you that, you that, you that, you that, you that, you that, you have that, you have that, you have that, you have that, you have that, you have that, you have that, you have that, you have that, you have to move to move to move, you have to move, you have to move to to'd be one guy, be like, hey, didn't you get your ass beat by that 90-year-old? He was only 46, I swear! But by far, by far, my favorite clip of all that we found is when a little girl asks Mayor Bernie to build an amusement park in her neighborhood. And all of a sudden, he turns it into a town hall. I was just wondering, um, my mother had this idea for an indoor, outdoor amusement park. First thing that we have to do though before we could do something like that is to make sure that we own the land.

That's one of the concerns that we have at the present moment. We don't own a lot of the land down downtown. It's owned by the railroad. And one of the things that we're trying to do now is to figure to make, to make, to make, to make, to make, to, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thrown, thrown, thrown, thi, thrown, thrown, thi, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thi, thi, thi, throooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, thi, this that we're trying to do now is to figure out which land we should buy and how much we should pay for it. So we're working on that but I think your mother's idea is a very good idea and I congratulate you for giving her all these good ideas. Okay well I better get going. Yes. Oh yes. That little girl is my hero. Because she was asking a fun question and Bernie turned it into like a TED Talk about zoning laws and you can tell she was totally over it. Oh man, that was so crazy.

You know what's also crazy is that that little girl grew up to be Hillary Clinton. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17th. I don't know if it was CNN or if it was the format of the night, but Bernie Sanders in particular he seemed ready to throw down. Jake, your question is a Republican talking point.

What do you say to Congressman Delaney? You're wrong. Second of all, maybe you did that and made money off the health care, but our job is to run a non-profit health care system. If we're going to force Americans to make these radical changes, they're not going to go along. Throw your hands up. but you haven't... You don't know that. What can you in a second Congress?

I do know when I wrote the day of bill. Damn! Bernie was not messing around tonight, huh? Yeah, I thought he was going to send someone to the hospital and then pay their entire bill. He was, uh, whooo. The big drama leading up to tonight was the growing tension between America's socialist sweethearts, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. It started when Bernie's campaign started saying that Warren only attracts rich and well-educated voters. And in response, Elizabeth Warren hit back and now it is full on beef. Gloves off Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders trade accusations ahead of the Democrats'

final debate before voting in Iowa begins. That non-aggression pact between the parties two progressives certainly appears to be over. The campaigns now duking it out over a private conversation in 2018 when Sanders allegedly told Warren, a woman can't win. Sanders denies the claims, calling the idea that he would say a woman couldn't win ludicrous. But then Warren contradicted him publicly. I thought a woman could win, she said. He disagreed.

The beef between Bernie and Warren must feel like seeing your parents getting divorced, you know? Which is a situation that Bernie is too blunt to handle delicately. Can you imagine him? Daddy? Is it thi th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. thi. thi. thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. thu. I thu. I thu. I thu. I thu. I thu. I thu. I thu. I thu. I thi. I thi. I thi. I thi thi thi thi thi thi thi told told told told told told told told told told told told told told told told told told told told told told told told thi. Hea. Hea you and mommy don't love each other anymore? He's like, well, we were happy and then we had you. You do the math. One-time allies, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the two senators, they're working through some issues. They had this moment after the debate where Senator Warren left Bernie Sanders hanging as he tried to shake her hand. That was followed by a brief but noticeably tense exchange.

Tom Stier, there deciding I'm not going to get in the middle of all this right now. Wow, this beef between Bernie and Warren is really heating up, and you know what that means? Trial by combat! That's how they do it in Iowa, baby! The New York Times. It's the country's most trusted paper and where America turns for news until they run out of free articles. The paper's editorial board brought in each candidate for lengthy interviews,

which they then released to the public. It was great because we got to learn a little bit more about all of the candidates. For instance, we learned that if you're having having a a a a a to have a to have a to have a to have a to have a to have a to have a to have a to have a to have a to have a to have a to have a to planet. What are you likely to fail at or to do poorly as president? Look, I don't tolerate bullshit terribly well. And I come from a different background than a lot of other people who run the country. I'm not good at backslapping. I'm not good at pleasantries.

If you have your birthday, I'm not going to call you up to congratulate you so you love me and they're right nice things about me. That's not what I do. Never have. And I, you know, I take that as a really bit of a criticism, self-criticism. I've been amazed at how many people respond to, happy birthday, oh, Bernie, thanks so much for calling. You know, it works. It's does not mess around. The question was, what would you be bad at as president, and his answer somehow became F. Burtdays.

I feel like Bernie should just start his own line of hallmark cards. And it's just a white piece of paper that says, whatever. It's almost starting to feel like Larry David impersonated him on S&L. So now Bernie is impersonating Larry in real life. He's just like, and why are we doing this, huh? Why are we still blowing out candles? You know what, my wish is to eat a slice of cake without your spit on it? How about that? How about that? For years, grumpy old white dudes have been telling us that socialism is total bullshit. Socialism leads to decline and ruin.

This system crushes human souls. But as the Daily Show's new senior youth correspondent, I know that millennials right now think socialism is totally on trend. If there are only someone we could talk to, someone with some deep experience on the subject. When I started doing this sort of piece on socialism, I knew that there was really only one politician who I could talk to about it. So I guess, the th my my my th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, tho, tho, tho, tho, thi, thi, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, but, tho, tho, tho, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, th. But, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, is tho, is tho, is tho, is thoooooooooooooooooo. too. to. to. to. to. tho. tho. this sort of piece on socialism, I knew that there was really only one politician who I could talk to about it. So I guess my question is, do you know AOC? Sure. And what's her availability like if you could put us in touch, maybe?

But you want to speak to her? Yeah, maybe? Well, I just figured, you can't talk socialism in America without going to the O.G. Senator Bernie Sanders. I believe in a society where all people do well, not just the handful of billionaires. Could he be the oldest millennial in America? You know that capitalism has given us a bunch of really dope things, right? iPhones, cars, hamburgers, the Avengers movies, the opioid crisis. So why are young people like myself very open to socialism? Your generation, the younger generation,

will in all likelihood have a lower standard of living than your parents. Your generation is leaving school more deeply in debt, having a much harder time finding affordable housing. The jobs that you get will pay less. So the idea of creating a society with more egalitarianism I think is very appealing to young people. Okay. Shhh. Shhh. Shhh. Yeah. I feel the burn.

When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling? But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17. Is it strange to be in a position where in 2016 you were the insurgent candidates, you know, you were leading a political revolution but now you're entering the race as a frontrunner?

Like does that feel different for you? Are you going to do things differently this time around? It does feel differently and what's happened is that four years ago, Trevor, the ideas that we talked about, the idea that health care care is to to to to care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care care the the the the the the the the the the the to to to to to to to to be to be to thi thi the the to be in a to be in a to be in a to be in a to be in a the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the, the, the the, the the, the, the, the. thean. thean. thean. thean. thean. thean. thean. toean is that four years ago, Trevor, the ideas that we talked about, the idea that health care is a human right, not a privilege. Right. Four years ago, that was perceived as a radical idea. Not anymore. The idea that if you work 40 hours a week in this country, you should make at least 15 bucks an hour and not live in poverty. Not a radical idea anymore. So then you're done. Why run?

One little problem. We have to take on an incredibly powerful establishment that to a large degree controls the economic and political life of this country. And when we talk, the, you know, the mantra of our campaign is not me, us. And the reason for that is to take on Wall Street, to take on the greed of the pharmaceutical industry and the insurance companies, and if you want to save the planet, you're going to have to take on the fossil fuel industry. And that means millions of people are going to have to stand up and fight back in a way that we have never done before.

And that's what this campaign is about. You have been proud to say, yes, I believe that we need to adjust how people earn money in this country and how people are taxed. Yes. Trump has now used this as a slur against you, calling you a socialist. It means that we're going to all have to all to all to all all all all to all to all all to all. to all. to all. to all. to all. to all. to all. to all. to all. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to bea. tooomomereen. tooomeree. tooomorrow. tooomorrow. tooomorrow. tooomomomomorrow. tooomomomome. tooomomomomomom. toe. toe. toe. I. to say. to say. toe. to say. to say. to say. to say. to say. to say. to say. to say. to say. to say. to say. to say. to to be. toe. toe. toe. toe. tooome. tooomorrow. tooooooe. tooeaa. tooananananananananananananananananananananananane. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe have to drive battery cars and share one road. But what does it mean to you? Good question. Thank you for asking it. It means that economic rights are human rights.

I believe from the bottom of my heart that health care is a human right. I believe that in the richest country in the history of the world, we should not have a tax system which allows Amazon, owned by the wealthiest guy in the history of the world, we should not have a tax system which allows Amazon, owned by the wealthiest guy in the world, to pay zero in federal taxes last year after making $11 billion in profits. That is insane. To be a democratic socialist means that we believe, I believe, that human rights include a decent

job, affordable housing, health care, education, and by the way, a clean environment. It means that we cannot allow our kids to grow up in an environment which is increasingly unhealthy and uninhabitable. We have got to take on the fossil fuel industry, move to energy efficiency and sustainable energy. That's what it means. The Daily Show with Covernoa, Ears Edition.

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