The Daily Show: Ears Edition - If You Don't Know, Now You Know - Militias in America | Wilmer Valderrama

Episode Date: October 15, 2020

Trevor examines militias in America, Roy Wood Jr. reconnects with a panel of Black voters, and actor and activist Wilmer Valderrama discusses "NCIS" and the importance of Latino voters. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hey, what's going on everybody? Welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. I'm Trevor Noah. Today is Wednesday, the 14th of October, which means that if you live in Kansas, Rhode Island, or Tennessee, early voting is now open in your state. So go out there, get your boat in early, because that way, you'll get the house to yourself when all your roommates are voting on Election Day. Yeah, think about it.

It'll be the first alone time you've gotten all year. And you know what that means? Yeah, shake up a martini and celebrate being home alone, baby. Anyway, coming up on tonight's show, we catch up on some actual good news going on in the world. Roywood Jr. schools us on the black vote and the crazy plot to kidnap an American governor. So let's do this people. Welcome to nap an American governor. So let's do this, people. Welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show.

From Trevor's Couch in New York City to your couch somewhere in the world. This is the Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah. Ears Edition. Let's be honest, guys. There has been a lot of upsetting news over the last few weeks. Six months, year and a half, four years. And it only seems to be getting worse. Corona virus, the Supreme Court, election anxiety, Emily in Paris.

The list goes on and on. But it turns out, there is still good news out there. So, let's decompress for a moment with another installment of our ongoing segment, A Ray of Sunshine. Let's kick things off in Peru, the country best known for its adorable living pinadas. Like most of the world, the South American nation has been in lockdown for coronavirus. But this week, it reopened its biggest attraction for one lucky guy. Patience has paid off for a Japanese tourist

who refused to let the pandemic ruin his trip of a lifetime. Jesse Katamaya wanted to end his journey around the world at Machu Picchu, the ancient mountain citadel in Peru, but he arrived in March. That was just as the country's COVID lockdown started. So Jesse did something cool. He rented a room. He studied yoga. He taught boxing to local kids and just waited.

Word got around. And on Sunday, Jesse was granted special access to Machu Picchu as the only visitor in seven months to be there before he headed home to Japan. Whether or not you care about Machu Picchu, this story is inspiring. Because this guy had a goal during COVID, and he waited long enough to make it happen. We can all learn a lesson from that. Whether it's visiting a 15th century Incan fortress or finally taking a shower today. You don't give up on your dreams, people.

And I rarely admire this guy's patience. Because after two days of waiting thaaaaaaaaauipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipip. their th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. tho. tho. tho. th. tho. tho. thi. tho. th. th. th. th. This, th. This, th. This, th. This, th. This, th. This, th. This, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. the. thooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. the. the. th. And I really admire this guy's patience. Because after two days of waiting, I would have just paid some guy to Photoshop me onto Machu Picchu. See, it looks natural as hell, and I'm ready to put it on my dating profile. But this story really has inspired me, you know? Like, I really think the world would be a better place. If we all learned to be a little more patient. Like we're always in a rush.

We always want to get someone. This person was like, I'm going to wait and just take a moment. Which is why, before we move on to our next story, I would like us to just sit together quietly with our own thoughts for just a minute. Get a clock up here and we can just chill. All right, you get the point, let's move on, because the clock's going to go to zero and then we end, you understand what's going on. Let's move, let's move.

Because adventure travel isn't everyone's idea of a good vacation, sometimes you just want to unwind. You just want to distress a little. And if you can't make it to the beach, well, why th out to the barn? Well, people aren't getting in the hugs they used to before the pandemic, so if you need a hug, there's this. There is a Dutch practice called cowhugging, where people literally hugged cows for hours. The BBC says the cows warmer body temperature, slower heartbeat, and mammoth size can make hugging an incredibly soothing experience. And during the pandemic, cowhugging has apparently become a lot more popular. Cow hugging?

What a wonderful idea for humans. And I'm sure the cows appreciate this too. I mean, for centuries, we've just been milking them. It's about time we added some foreplay. It's also great because anyone can do it. You can just go to a farm and hug a cow. And if a regular cow isn't available, well, you can always hug your mama.

Oh! No, but jokes aside, don't hug your mom. It's a COVID risk. Seriously, though, cow hugging does sound pretty sweet. But you have to be careful though, because you don't want to be in a McDonald's in a few years from now going, don't look now but my ex is in that big Mac. This is so awkward. Oh my God. Also, do you think about how confusing this is from the cows perspective, right? One day humans are coming over to kill you and then the next day

we're coming over to hug? The cow must be like, look man, either chop me up or put a ring on it, but enough with the mind games. But let's move on from cows to the cows of the sky. Birds. Oh, you guys don't use that expression here? Anyway, here's one bird who just had a remarkable achievement. It is not news that birds migrate, of course. But this journey of this one bird is simply

astonishing and has set a new record for nonstop flight. A bar-tailed Godwit was tracked as it migrated from Alaska to New Zealand, and here's the deal. It flew up to 88 kilometers an hour, traveled over 12,000 kilometers in 11,000 kilometers in 11,500 kilometers in nine days. Godwit's on average weigh less than a pound and scientists still don't fully understand how they navigate over the open water of the Pacific Ocean. That is so cool. It is amazing that such a little bird could achieve so much, especially since big birds ain't achieving shit.

I mean, this dude's been hanging out on the same street for the last 50 years. Get a job! It's also crazy that scientists say they don't know how these birds are navigating these long distances. Because guys, it's so obvious. I mean, before the bird leaves home, it Googles directions and then just remembers them. Geez, scientists are so dumb sometimes. I will say this, though, flying 12,000 kilometers with no food or water is really impressive. Although Spirit Airlines was like, yo, we've been doing that shit for years.

Spirit Airlines, we're basically one step above migration. Moving on to the Nobel Prize, the award given to people who do smart, brain thingies. The Nobel Prize is one of the highest honors a person can get. But if you think you're in the running, make sure you don't turn off your phone on award day. Sometimes good news simply can't wait. A Stanford University Academic Racing the the S the S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S. the the the the the phone on a war day. Sometimes good news simply can't wait. A Stanford University academic racing across the street at 2 a.m. to wake up his colleague and deliver this life-changing message through a doorbell camera.

Paul? It's Bob Wilson, yeah? You've won the Nobel Prize. And so they're trying to reach you. Paul Milgram and Robert Wilson have taken out the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on auction theory. Oh, that was the most adorable paranormal activity sequel ever. Although I feel bad for all the other nominees that this guy woke up that same night.

Bing-Bong, Richard, Richard, Bingbon. You all the other nominees that this guy woke up that same night. Bing-Bong, Bingbon, Richard, Bingbon, Richard, Bingbon, you lost the Nobel Prize. Also, I'm stealing your Amazon packages. Bye! Bing-Bong! And by the way, going to sleep, the night that you could win a Nobel Prize, the teuil Nobel Prize equivalent of taking a shot in basketball and then turning your back on the hoop before the ball goes in. I bet this guy got in bed and said, Kobe and then fell asleep.

And finally, some good news for people who love soap operas. Even social distancing rules can't stop your stories from getting hot and steamy. We know the pandemic and social distancing. They aren't stopping the romance on the set of one CBS soap opera. Take a look. That sounds like me laughing. That is a mannequin on the set of the bold and beautiful. Normally, actor, Victor, would be intimate with his love interest, Zoe, but Zoe

was actually replaced by the mannequin. It's just one way the production is following COVID safe rule. It is kind of funny, right? You see? You can make out with a mannequin. Take that security guards at the Westfield Mall. Turns out I was just ahead of my time. But can I just say, on a personal level, I'm just so proud of that mannequin.

I mean, last week, I saw her working at The Gap, and now she's on TV. That's what makes this country so great. If you're a mannequin who believes in hard work, you can end up as a soap star, or even as a White House advisor. But what I love most about the story is that apparently not having a kiss in the show just wasn't an option for them. Yeah. I mean, they could have just written around the kiss, but the producers were like, yo,

there are 2 million horny grandmas watching this show. He's taking his shirt off and kissing something. All right, people. Granny Grandma's watching this show. He's taking his shirt off and kissing something. All right, people. That's your Ray of Sunshine for the day, and I hope you enjoyed it, because when we come back, we'll look at how a militia allegedly planned

to kidnap the governor of Michigan. We'll be right back. 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. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. By now it is safe to say that the ongoing pandemic is driving a lot of people crazy. We're feeling cooped up, we're anxious, it's been months since we finally admitted that we don't like baking bread, but some people in Michigan have taken their frustrations a little too far. There is a new focus on the threat of radical militia groups in this country

after the arrests of extremists accused of plotting to kidnap the governor of Michigan. According to investigators, the so-called Wolverine watchman first plotted to storm the Michigan capital, then settled on kidnapping Governor Whitmer at her lakeside vacation home. One of those charged in the kidnapping plot rebelled against the pandemic rules on social media. Every single person that works for government is your enemy. Their main complaint seems to have been state restrictions imposed during the pandemic, especially the closing of gyms. God damn! These guys were apparently so mad about gyms being closed

that they try to kidnap the governor? I mean, I get that it's frustrating to not be able to go to your gym, but I feel like on the list of solutions, kidnapping the governor should be below doing some push-ups. I mean, if you're upset about the gyms being closed, don't kidnap the governor. Kidnap a personal trainer.

In fact, kidnap my personal trainer. He said tomorrow we're doing burpies, and I don't know what that means, but I'm scared. And can I just say, angry white dudes are truly on some other level. I mean, think about it, Flint, Michigan had dirty water that poisoned its own citizens for years, and those people stayed peaceful. But these guys formed pale ISIS because they couldn't go to planet fitness? Now unfortunately, this is hardly the first time we've heard about militias recently. They've been looming over protests and storming state houses since the early days of the pandemic.

And I'm not going to lie. This whole militia thing in America still blows my mind. I mean, when I first heard there was a group of young men who carry guns around and all dress alike, I thought, I mean, you can't fool me, that's a gang. It's a super white gang, but that's a gang. But my second thought was, usually you only hear about armed militias in countries like Afghanistan or Sudan, you know?

So why is this something that is also going on in America? Well, let's find out why. In another installment of, if you don't know, now you know. the to. the world, now you know. When you talk about militias in America, you have to start hundreds of years ago. Although back then, militias were a lot different than the ones we're seeing today. Well-regulated militias were actually quite important to the founders.

They believed they were a bulwark against tyranny, and they were worried that the big, strong, new central government might crush these state military forces. So what they did is they said we will have a militia. All able-bodied residents between certain ages are available to be called forth by the government in defense of the state and once called forth they answer to the government, they're trained by the government, they're directed and regulated by the government. The federal government was requiring everyone to be in the militia, but the states started to try to get around it in the early 19th century because it was so unpopular. So they created laws that said there is an organized militia and an unorganized militia.

And anybody who wants to participate in the militia actively will be part of the organized militia. That later became the National Guard. This new arrangement titled the Militia Act will also be referred to as the Dick Law after its sponsor, U.S. Senator Charles Dick of Ohio. Yes, the Dick Law made a clear separation between organized and unorganized militias. And furthermore, none of you are even paying attention right now, are you? You're just thinking about Dick Law? You're sitting there giggling, thinking about Dick Law? You're so immature. I'm trying to give you information, and now you're probably imagining it as a new law and order spin-off.

Go ahead, then, take your time. Ha-ha! Dick Law. In fact, I'll show happy now? Then then. The point I was trying to make is, like freedom of speech and trash-ass weaves, militias go back to the very beginning of America. Early America needed everyone to be ready to defend it at a moment's notice. You know, it was a different world, with different needs. I mean, hell, Canada was a threat. then, which is wild. It's like finding out Mr. Rogers used to be a cage fighter. Whoo, things have changed. But in today's age, militias are a lot like wiping your ass with

leaves. They used to be all we had, but with all the progress society has made, if you're still doing that shit, you're probably a little crazy. And in fact, once militias were folded into the National Guard, unofficial militias sort of disappeared from America. Well, at least for a while. But in recent years, they started to reemerge in a much different and disturbing form. Armed paramilitary groups first got traction in the early 90s, with high-profile clashes in Ruby Ridge Idaho and Waco, Texas. Their numbers dropped after the Oklahoma city bombing,

but they've been on the rise since President Obama took office. It is in part a reaction to the election of America's first black president. These groups start to expand very rapidly, I think largely in response to the idea that the United States is becoming less white. Well, you didn't like blacks. You're racist and everything like that because he's a black president. No, I don't care what color he is. There's something not right about him. Militias grew nearly 800% during Obama's presidency as conspiracy theories, exaggerations,

and rumors surfaced online and in the far-right media. They're gonna take your guns under the ruse of preventing war. There were fears that he'd try to stay in office indefinitely, that he was a socialist and a Muslim. Even one wild rumor that he was going to invade Texas. Wow, militias exploded once Obama became president? Well, well, well, we meet again, racism. I've been expecting you. It's almost like Obama became president, and then the entire country locked its doors. And looking back on it, it's so funny that these guys thought

Obama was going to try and stay president forever and invade Texas. Because as soon as he could, Obama was out, winning Oscars and kite surfing with Richard Branson. So long, bitches. And you know it's so weird how this stuff works? Because these people openly admit to every single conspiracy theory that they believe. But as soon as you ask them, if it's because Obama is black, then all of a sudden they're like, what? Come on, man!

No way. It's that we don't like about him. Oh, what's that? Well, he's so tall. I mean, what is he doing up there? So, modern militias are not real military organizations. But what sets them apart from other violent gangs is that they tend to act as if they are. These people are incredibly dangerous. They're running around like a bunch of GI Joe's armed to the teeth. Groups of civilians who are creating military structures in their

organizations, collecting and storing arms, ammunition. This is the kill house. Move. Part of a training ground for a right-wing militia in the American South. This is for conducting military operations and urban terrain. We want to practice and rehearse and moving up to these structures. Move it! You always want to be prepared for whatever could possibly come up. I'm training for a type of event that I will be wearing this 24-7. If getting off the couch and doing something is extreme, then yeah, I'm an extremist. Uh, I don't think it's the getting off the couch aspect that makes you an extremist.

I mean, there's a lot of middle ground between getting off the couch and decapitatinging manakins in the woods. Because that dude was purposefully describing the most benign part of what he was doing. It's like Hannibal Lecter saying, well, if setting the table and listening to classical music makes me a cannibal, then I guess I'm a cannibal. No, dude, it was the eating human liver part. You eat humans. Ah, yes, that too. What I don't get about these militias is

that if you want to dress in army fatis and train for war, you can do that in the military and they'll pay you and they give you health care. This is like someone picking up strangers and then just driving them around a city for free. Oh man, join Uber, get yourself some of those stars. And look, it's clear that these dudes have a warped ideology. But a big part of this is just that these guys clearly need friends. They're lonely, they're scared of change, and this malicious stuff gives them a sense of community. But because of toxic masculinity, the only way they can feel comfortable bonding is if it's based around violence.

I just wish one day, one of them would just be like, hey guys, instead of spending all weekend, canning beans and shiting in the woods, do you guys maybe just want to go out for brunch for brunch for brunch for brunch for brunch for brunch for brunch for brunch for brunch to go brunch to go go brunch to go go to go to go to go to go to guys maybe just want to go out for brunch? Thank you. I thought I was the only one thinking that I know a place that makes a great eggs manned deck. So, today's militias are less organized and more heavily armed than the original ones. But there's another big difference too. While the 18th century militias were formed to protect the country. The 21st century variety usually wants to rip the the the to to to to the to to the to to to to the to to to the to to the to the to to the the to to the to the the to th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. theck. th. th. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I. I. I was. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th.e. I'm th.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.a.a.a.a.e.a.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e. th. th. th. I'm. were formed to protect the country. The 21st century variety usually wants to rip the country apart. Most of the men charged with a criminal plot to kidnap Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, have ties to the Bougaloo movement. The Bougal is a term taken from the title of a 1984 comedy.

It started as a meme among gun rights activists to refer to a popular uprising. Then in May, the Bougaloo jumped into the real world when armed men in Hawaiian shirts protested lockdown orders in Michigan, Texas, and North Carolina. Those Aloha shirts, they're not for a lu out. Homeland Security and the Department of Justice have labeled them as a violent extremist group. This group is a very serious potential threat. They've already been linked to two deaths in California, one including a federal officer. Their ideology is based on a notion of an impending

second American civil war, which they call Civil War two electric boogaloo. So hold up. If I understand this correctly, the first civil war was fought to end slavery, and then the second one will be because some assholes were bored. And people, did I miss the memo, the memo, where the memo, where the memo, where the memo, where the memo, where the memo, where the memo, where the me the me the me the me the me the me th. th. th. tho. throo. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. the is the is thoes, is based is based is based is based is based is based is based is based is based is based is, is based is based is, is based is based is based is, is th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. tho. tho. tho. tho. I. I, tho. I. I. I. I'm. I. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. the. the. the. th., and then the second one will be because some assholes were bored? And people, did I miss the memo where Tropical Gear became a white supremacist thing? These guys have Hawaiian shirts, the Charleston white supremacists had tiki torches? What's next?

Instead of burning crosses, the KKKKKK going to start roasting pigs? What these people don't seem to understand is that a second civil war would be a disaster for America. Because not only would it kill millions and destroy the country, also we would all have to grow mutton chops again. And I don't think I can pull off mutton chops. Or could I? Actually, you know, maybe I could look good in mutton chops. Okay, you know what, I'm ready. Let's do a civil war. I think I'm, yeah. Yeah. And that's

the story of how militias started in America, what they've turned into and why they've become one of the biggest threats to the United States of America. And if you don't know, now you know. All right, we have to take a quick break. But when we come back, Roywood Jr. goes back to his panel of black voters to find out how black people are going to vote. All of them? You don't want to miss it. 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 Minutesutes a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. During primary season, Roy Jr. sat down with a group of black voters in the Atlanta area for what was a very interesting discussion.

So interesting that this week Roy decided to check in on them again. Back when it was still safe to go outside, I went to Atlanta to speak with some black voters. Actually, I went to the Waffle House, but I did talk with voters. Now, I've reconvened some of the members of that panel to get their thoughts about the election that's just a few weeks away. Good to see all of y'all again. I know we can't do this in person like we did last time. How do you feel about this year's election? It's going to be interesting to see if we could get a new person in office that's going to help get us moving versus Trump. I think Biden has a chance of winning.

He has, what, eight years experience as vice president? And he's not Trump, so. I would vote a cat over Trump. Doesn't matter at this point. What if it was a three-legged racist cat? Ooh, how racist? Like, it bite black people people at protests, racist. Yeah, still the cat.

Okay, the cat. So, Chris, I talked with you last year, and we knew where you stood then. Chris, who do you think that's understands the needs of the black voter? Donald Trump. Huh? Huh? I'm sorry. Has that position changed now that you've seen COVID kill a disproportionate number of black people, and you've got an unemployment and everything going, has anything that's happened in 2020 swayed you off of Trump in November?

No, it hasn't changed my position on Trump. Absolutely not. And I don't agree what you said about the virus killing black people even. Okay, he has obviously been in a cave somewhere. He has no idea what's going on. Chris is not in a cage. I'm completely contact in connection with the people out here. But Chris, aren't you disappointed about smoking? I feel bad for what's going on with other people out there?

People losing their jobs, absolutely. Selection year has been brutal. Get past the selection year, everything's going to get back to normal with my man Trumps in the White House, in the White House. The normal, like pandemic, foresfire, black people getting shot, no justice? You talking about the American normal? You talking about the white supremacists, like being all crunk and running around and causing trouble like the protest normal? I don't see white supremacists running around in the street, Roy. I don't see, I don't see anybody dropping dead from COVID.

I haven't seen that yet. Well, me personally, I lost two people. My aunt and uncle, within five days of each other due to COVID-c, the th, the th, th, the the th, th, their, th, th, their, th, their, th, th, th, their, th, to th, th, to th, to to to to to to to to to, thi of each other, due to COVID. So it is real and it is a thing, as some people may not think that. We had a very close family member that passed away back in March from COVID. My brother died from me, so it's very personal. My condolences to those that have lost love ones, okay? But it's like when you turn it around and try to blame it on somebody else, and then when they're actually trying to help you by getting the vaccine together,

it's like, no, Trump can't do anything right. Trump disbanded the pandemic response team, so this whole thing could have never happened if he didn't do that. But anyways. We are in trouble as a nation right now and we've been dealing with this the entire year. It's been going on the whole 2020. Well I mean Bad Boys 3 did come out in January. Let's not act like 2020 was completely bad. Oh my God. All this is terrible. But also Bad Boys 3. Looking back at 2020, I like to count the good things, to keep me from dwelling on how Trump downplayed a pandemic that is disproportionately killing black people. But at least we finally know the answer to his question. To the African-American community, what the hell do you have to lose? Monica, what advice would you give to Biden and Kamala to ensure that they lock the they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they they their their their their their their their to lock to lock to the hell do you have to lose? Monica, what advice would you give to Biden and Kamala to ensure that they lock up this

election? Be true for your word. Wait, hang on, don't tell me, tell Biden. Don't tell the Biden. Be true to your word. Be true to who you are. Be true to me and I'll tell Joe whatever you need him to know. Just tell me. Let's get this country back up and moving. Lucille, what would you say to Kamala to ensure a victory in 2020?

Um, come on, I like you too. You are such a nice looking lady. Somebody say nice looking ladies? Joe! We We need to get the all the minorities, everyone, well we need to get all the people out to vote, especially the minority. Lucille, black people often feel that no matter whether they vote Democrat or Republican, they get the short end of the state. So a lot of them choose to not vote. What will you say to black people that are choosing to not vote this election? We have to still the th th th th 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 the the the thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the the the the the the the the the the the. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the to to to the to the toe toe toean. thean. toean. toean. thean. thean. the this election? We have to still try. If we don't vote, we know nothing that's going to change. But at least if you do vote, you know you try. Democrat, a Republican, you know, doesn't matter. Left-wing, right-wing, get out, get involved and vote. And there you have it. Despite all the things we fight about, there are some things we can all agree on.

One, COVID is real. Two, if we all vote, black people could decide the next president. And three, there's really only one sane option. What I do. Drop. Trump 2020, baby. Well, two out of three ain't there. Thank you so much for that, Roy. All right, when we come back, I'll be talking to the one-and-only Wilma Valderrama about working on NCIS and what he's been getting up to during COVID. You don't want to miss it.

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your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Earlier today, I spoke with actor and activist Wilma Valderrama. We talked about, returning back to work on NCIS, the importance of the Latino community in the upcoming presidential election and what it's like to live next door to your mom. Wilma Valderrama, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing show. Man, such a pleasure to be here man, absolutely such a fanatic. So thank you for your voice and everything. So happy to be here with you. No man, it is honestly my pleasure because I've enjoyed watching you over the years. I mean you've done everything, you know, from being one of the funniest people as playing Fez in that 70s show and then being one of the most hardcore people on NCIS.

I wanted to know, as somebody who was solving crimes all the time, when you couldn't do your show during coronavirus, were you trying to solve crimes at home? How are you keeping in shape, being like a naval detective? Absolutely. Absolutely. I had my mom just like hiding stuff from me so I could just like look for it, you know? Really, really go back and you know back just my steps, you know, but um, no, yeah, it's been, it was it was really interesting man because you know, you get into a rhythm of doing what you do. And in that moment we were kind of called to, you know, just, just be a human being and and sit back and like be okay with the uncertainty. A lot of th of th of th of th of th of th of th of th of th of th of th of th of th of thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. thi thi thi. thi. thi. to really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. Really, really to to to to to to to to thi. Really, really really really really really really thi. Really, really really really thi. Really. and sit back and like be okay with the uncertainty. A lot of people were separated and still are separated from their families, but you made a decision that I thought was crazy when you made it, when I heard about it, you know,

they said Wilma bought his mom a house and I was like, that's amazing. Then they were like next door to his house, then I was like, this guy is crazy. Because th a th, because because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, 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, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. thi. thi. thi. thi, th door to his house. Then I was like, this guy's crazy. Cause Wilma, I love my mom, but I would not buy her house next door to me. Like, that must have been like the greatest gift during Corona now because obviously your family could be together. But surely at some point, you were like, this is a crazy decision. It was, it was, it made so much sense when I was thinking it, you know? And then I realized, oh, we're like a fence away. But, you know, look, here's the thing, like, the house is really divided by some really aggressive, you know, bushes and greenery. You know, there's no direct shot at my windows, you know, so that felt, that felt, that

felt safe. But, you know, like you like you said you know the timing for it was really crazy I mean just to see your mom's face you know your your mom especially as an immigrant I mean you can you can appreciate this you know the sacrifices they make before you can even have a sense of memory so having her next door is amazing and also I said look into the future and having children I mean that's like a build-in babysitter too, you know what I mean? Oh yeah, that's what people forget. That's what I tell people all the time as I go, you move to like a Western country and

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the pandemic and I asked how are you doing? And I'm doing okay. And I say, why are you doing this? Okay, what's going on? And then they were telling me that, I don't know what it was, but it was waking things up in people that they've never expected. You know, regular customers would come in and it would be very, you know, they would be very affected by anxiety. out. And when she said that to me, she said it with like her voice was scrumbly, like she's never been talked to that way. She's always kind of in a way being invisible to people. And now for the first time, they're now a target. So the point is that I realized that we were very removed for what it is like for the people that have, cleaning the stuff after you, you know,

and I just felt like we were better than that. And the idea was to, let me amplify a voice more than anything. Like in my opinion is the same opinion as all of us who are in the house, you know, but I think that if we can have a level of awareness, of what it's like or what it takes, you know, maybe we can have can can can have we we we we we we we we th th th th th th th th th th th th. th th. thi thi thi thi thi, thi, thi, thi, the, the, the, the, thi., thi. the, the, the, the, the, the, the, tho, the, the, the, the, thi........................ th.... th. th.. th. th. th. th. th. the, the, the, the, the, the, the, thin. And, the. And, to toe. And, toe. And, to me, toean. toea. toea. toea. toea. toe. toe. thea. And, let me me, let me, the. And, takes. You know, maybe we can have a little moment of harmony. Wilma Valderrama's story has always included having people be counted, which is, you know, the name of one of the initiatives

that you started with America Ferreira, where you said, we have to get out there, and we have to get people counted, we have to get people registered to vote. We have to get people to be a part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part part of the process that defines their lives. Tell me about this process and tell me what you still think needs to be done for the Latino community in America. One aspect of it is awareness, right? But the other one is self-awareness.

I think our communities have not discovered, you know, their vital country. You know, I think that for most of us immigrants, you know, sometimes we are tend, we are tend to push into a belief system that we are still like guest in this country. And therefore, we don't have a seat at the table, you know what I'm saying? Like, I feel like sometimes we're taught that like, you know, that, hey, listen, you should be just grateful that you're here, you know? And the truth is that until we understand how many of us are here, until we understand that it's not just one of us in a full neighborhood, that a lot of our neighbors can relate to our interests, to our likes and to our views, and most importantly can relate to our cultures,

no matter where you're from. So now when you look at the census? What is this thing? And you know, having to tell people, look, there's no citizenship questions, there's no anything. This is really to understand how many of us are in a neighborhood and what programs need to be tailored to the needs of our specific communities. And you know, there's a level of confidence that come with that. And then you have to pivot that confidence and that ability that ability the ability the ability the ability the ability to know that there's more than two of us in a neighborhood, that we now, if there's one or two of us in a household eligible to vote, that it is critical that you represent

your household because too much has been sacrificed, man, like, right? Like now is the moment when we use all those sacrifices and we pay forward, right? So I think that that's, that's to me, is the outlook and why it's important, the, the, to, the, to be, the, to be, the, the, thin, thin, they.. And, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thrown, thin, thin, th. And, th. And, to be, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th... And, the, the, the, the, they. And, they. And, they. And, they. And, they. And, th. And, th. And, they. And, th. And, th. And, that's, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, they. And, the outlook and why it's so important. I think that you know when I talk about self-awareness and the self-importance and understanding that there is such a critical moment right now in multiple states the historically has never happened. You talk about Pennsylvania, you talk about Texas, you talk about Florida, you talk about Arizona, and how small of a number of the Latino community would take for it to flip. I mean, this is a moment that we gotta celebrate, man. I mean, we've done the work and now we have the numbers and now we have the demand to ask that seat at the table. Time to celebrate, time to be counted, time to stand up and do something.

I'm happy that you're back on set. We're excited to see the new season. . Thank, thap joining me on the show. Teros, it's a pleasure brother. Thank you, my man. Well, that's our show for tonight. But before we go, if you're registered to vote in this election, then it's very likely that you are eligible to vote early. So please do it. Go to vote, vote, safe out there, wear a mask, and please, before you kidnap

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