The Daily Show: Ears Edition - ICYMI - You're So Lucky You're White - NYC Bar Defies COVID-19 Rules

Episode Date: December 13, 2020

A white man who owns a Staten Island bar is given the hero treatment on Fox News after declaring his business to be an "autonomous zone" and hitting a police officer with his car. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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because I know a lot of white people are hurting right now, but white people can also get away with shit in this country that nobody else could. So you know what, I think there's some times where we're just going to take a moment to appreciate it and be like, yo, man, you're so lucky you're white. Tonight's story takes place in Staten Island, which is a little pocket of Red America inside deep blue New York City. You know, like if Elmo drowned at sea. And the lucky white person at the center of this story is Danny Presti, bar manager and hairy egg.

His luck began a week ago when he found the courage to take a stand against staying alive. For a small bar on Staten Island, Max Public House has become a national lightning rod in the pandemic lockdown. When the southern portion of Staten Island went into the orange zone last month, the owner of Max Public House said he could not afford to close again. So he declared his property an autonomous zone. He's posted statements on the windows refusing to abide by any rules and regulations put forth by the mayor of New York City and the governor.

Hundreds of protesters outside the now infamous Max Public House on Staten Island tonight, demanding it open for business. U.S.A. USA! U.S.A. We are a community. We take back our community. We're all together.

We take back Staten Island tonight. Okay, right away. I think we can all agree that this dude is behaving very white, yes. Because it's a very white thing to do to just declare yourself an independent if you don't like the law. I mean, the American Revolution was basically white guy saying, I'll drink tea when I want to drink tea. God damn it, the Queen's going to tell me is high tea. I want what if I want low tea? What about coffee? Not to to just declared himself autonomous in front of an American flag. I love these kinds of people, man. They always want it both ways. America's tyrannical, so I declare myself independent USA.

But for real, man, white people never cease to amaze me. I mean, they will follow all the rules of Escape the Room to the letter, but the moment you ask them to wear a mask, they turn into freedom fighters. Where was that freedom-loving attitude when I try to pick the luck instead of searching for clues? Hachad? Huh? Chad? Now, eventually, the police did come to shut down this bar. And that, my, my, my, my, my, that, that, that, that, that, that, th, th, th, th, when Danny Presti's luck really started. That defiant general manager of a Staten Island bar was released without bail after he was arrested for hitting a sheriff's deputy with his car.

This weekend deputies tried to arrest Danny Presti after he allowed people to gather at Max Public House when it was supposed to be shut down. When they followed him up the block to his car, they say he ran and drove off hitting a deputy who rolled onto his hood. And despite this surveillance video that shows the incident, Presty has a different version of what happened. I think when the investigation is complete, you're gonna find out that I did nothing wrong. Oh, wee! That dude is so lucky, his wife.

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and then beat the shit out of his car. And you gotta appreciate how he's saying, and the investigation is complete. You'll see that I that I I I I I I I I I I I that I that I that I that I that I that I that I the investigation is that I that I's the investigation is that I's. The investigation's over. It lasted five seconds. My eyes just did the investigation. And they saw your ass drive into some police. Case closed. So, instead of being punished for plowing into a cop, this guy gets away with it like he's in Grand Theft Auto. And it's even better than that. At least in Grand Deft Auto, you've got to go into hiding for a bit before you're safe. But no, this guy immediately went to brag about it on Fox News. And I'm looking at your business,

and you're getting killed. And these restrictions, I mean, do people really understand your heart, life and soul is involved in this, sir? And I just want to say, I applaud a lot of these small business owners that peacefully push back against this because because, their, their, their, 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, thi, thi, thi, th... And, th. And, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thiiiiiiiii. And I's thi. And I'm thi. And I'm owners that peacefully push back against this because they have no other recourse. What it just goes to show you is people are frustrated and they're protective and they feel like the government is not looking out for them. I don't know if I should reveal this Danny but I actually know cops that are telling you privately whispering in your ear they don't want to do this to you they're being forced to and I'm really really really. 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 be to be to be to be to be to be to be 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 be to be to be to be to be to be to. the the the the the the their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. the the the the the the the the the the toe. toe. to to to to to they don't want to do this to you. They're being forced to. And I'm really sorry that you're going through all this, to be very honest. Damn, boy, you so lucky you white! This dude has a whole network apologizing to him for running over a policeman.

A policeman! That's not just any network, but Fox always stands with cops against black people. But when it's a white guy, suddenly Fox goes, Breaking News, Fee, the police, smoke weed every day. They even told him he was peacefully pushing back when he was pushing with his car. Yo, are you serious right now? When black people just walk in the street, Fox calls it a riot, but this white guy drives

into a cop, a police officer, an officer of the law. And Fox News is like, now, this is a hidden run. This is a hidden run that Martin Luther King Jr. would have been proud of. But I've got one question for you, Fox News. What happened to Blue Lives Matter? I guess technically its Blue Lives Matter, but the number one thing is whitelaves to to to to to to to their, their, their, thi, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, their, thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, police, police, police, police, police, police, police, police, police, police, police, police, police, police, police, their, their, their, their, and police, their, their, and police.......a, police.a, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, police.a, police.a, police.a, police.c.a, police.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a, police the the the the the the the the the Lives Matter? I guess technically, its Blue Lives Matter is above Black Lives Matter, but the number one thing is White Lives Matter. So there you have it. This guy declares himself above the law,

hosts potential super spreader parties at his bar, treats the police like bowling pins, and now he's a Fox News hero. There is nothing else to say except, my man, you're white. The Daily Show with Cover Noa, Ears Edition. Watch the Daily Show weeknights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central, and the Comedy Central app. Watch full episodes and videos at the Daily Show. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to the Daily Show on YouTube for exclusive content and more.

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