The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Lame Duck Republicans Try to Strip Power from Newly Elected Democratic Officials | Anderson .Paak

Episode Date: December 5, 2018

After losing his voice, Trevor gets an assist from The World's Fakest News Team with coverage of a GOP power grab, and musician Anderson .Paak discusses his album "Oxnard." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Our guest tonight is an incredible musician who's going to perform for us. Anderson Pack is here. But before we begin, you probably know is that this is a little different. Well, what happened was, over the weekend I lost lost my voice, and my doctor told me not to speak at all, or I might get surgery, so I cannot say a word. So I cannot say a word, luckily I have Michael Costa to be my voice for today. His voice might not be as soothing as mine, and he doesn't pronounce the word, but he'll say everything just the way I was thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi to be to be to be to be to be to be to be the way I was going to say it, including the N-word. Just joking, he'll be fired before the word leaves his lips.

Now, the reason I lost my voice was, over the weekend I was back home in South Africa, celebrating my personal hero Nelson Mandel at the Global Citizens Festival. And as you saw on last night's show, I was able to catch up with my grandmother and we talked about our shared memories growing up as black people under apartheid. It was an experience that meant a lot to me and to all my South Africans back home, I just want to say, Gia Bunga. That's definitely how you say it. Anyway, we're still going to do the show just like we normally do. So let's catch up on today's headlines. Nice.

You know, if you want to be rich and successful, you have to work hard, like this guy, who's been grinding his whole life all seven years. This mini-mogel is the highest paid YouTube star of 2018. Forbes magazine estimates seven-year-old Ryan earned 22 million dollars from his toy review channel. Well now Ryan, he's branching out, he's a businessman. Content from his channel will be repackaged and distributed on Hulu and Amazon. He's also launched his own toy and clothing collection. A seven-year-old millionaire. That's not good for

anybody, especially him. You know, his parents can't even punish him like a normal kid anymore. They'll be like, you're in big trouble, young man. Go to your house. And his teacher will be like, where's your math homework? And he's like, here's some math for you, 100, 200, 300. Meanwhile in some bad news, the internet no longer has an infinite number of porn sites. It has infinity, to to th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thine, thine, thine, thine, thine, thine, thine, thine, thine, thine, thine, th news, the internet no longer has an infinite number of porn sites. It has infinity minus one. The media posting app Tumblr will permanently ban all adult content from its platform on December 17th.

All nudity is banned except for nude classical statues, breastfeeding and nude political protests. That's right, Tumbler is banning nudity. Although I do like that they make an exception for porn sites. I bet porn is a to' the tip-inni. I' the infinity. the infinity. It the infinity. It the infinity. It's. It's their their their their the i. It's their infinity. It's the i. It's infinity. It's infinity. It's infinity. It's infinity. It's infinity. It's infinity. It has infinity. It has infinity. It has infinity. It has infinity. It has infinity. It's infinity. It has infinity. It has infinity. It has infinity. It has infinity. It has infinity. It has infinity. It has infinity. It the infinity. It the infinity. It the infinity. It the inf- the inf-in, it the inf-in, it the inf-in, it the inf-in, it the inf-in. It 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 the the the the the th the the th. th. the th. the the thinin. th. the th. thin. th. the thinin. th. th. th right, Tumblr is banning nudity. Although I do like that they make an exception for nude protests. I bet porn is about to become really political, just so they can stay online. After every money shot, the actress will turn to the camera and be like, register to vote. Moving overseas, the president of Nigeria is having an identity crisis.

The president of Nigeria is denying rumors that he's been cloned. Mohammedu Bahari addressed the speculation in a tweet over the weekend, saying, quote, the ignorant rumors are not surprising. When I was away on medical vacation last year, a lot of people hoped I was dead. In 2017, Buhari spent months in London for treatment. During that time, people online claimed he had died and been replaced with a clone. Even Nigeria's real news sounds like a Nigerian scam emails. I'm supposed to do a Nigerian accent here. So, uh,

Diazah, I am a real president who is trapped in my country because they all think I am a clone. Please send me $10,000. That's pretty good. I mean, I'm sorry, it says that. Now, we're supposed to believe he's not a clone, but I don't know. Because you know if the CIA did have that technology, they're going to test it on an African first.

You don't just try that out on rich white people. The CIA chief is going to be like, this might not work the first time, so find me someone who doesn't matter. The president of Nigeria? Yes, that's perfect. And finally, once again, we need to talk about racism in America. Sorry. Hello? Oh, no? When? Right now? I'm on my way, Trevor. I'm so sorry. I can't talk about racism in America right now. I've got this really important real thing I gotta do. Is it cool if just Roy does this part? Roywood Jr. everybody. Come on, get out of here, Roy.

Thanks, John. Thanks, John. Thank you. Why you scared? Hello everybody, I'm the Trevor Noah now. I'm Trevor Noah. I'm not mocking you. I've just noticed that this accent calms people when discussing race. Or would you rather me talk about race like this and this voice? Oh, it split the difference.

Okay, all right, cool. Well, anyway, here's the story involving a Christmas tree, police, and some pretty shitty stereotypes. Two Minneapolis police officers are on paid leave after allegedly using racist items as ornaments on their precincts Christmas tree. Public outrage began with viral photos showing a Christmas tree decorated with malt liquor cans, menthol cigarette boxes,

and Popeyes, Louisiana chicken cups. It's all fun and games now, but when Santa comes down the chimney and finds out that Pope the cup is empty, he's cancelling Christmas for everybody. Oh, hold a f-up, where's my chicken? Like I don't know if Santa is coming down your chimney, but best believe my Uncle Derek will smoke the hell out them newports. To be honest, part of me is actually proud of these cops because they clearly took the time to use updated, accurate stereotypes.

At least they're getting to know us, I wish all races studied before spewing hate. Hey, say boy, boy, won't you of here, boy, and go watch your favorite show, season five of Empire. Specifically, the episode when Lucius is losing control of the record label and Cookie called the cops on her nephew. I know what these people like, I know them. This is fun. Let's go to our main story.

As we know by now, the midterm elections were a big win for the Democrats. But Republicans didn't make it easy for them. They gerrymandered districts, they created new voting restrictions. They even printed ballots on nude photos of Mitch McConnell. And if the choices voter die, in that case, I choose die. even printed ballots on nude photos of Mitch McConnell. And if the choice is voter die, in that case, I choose die. But even after Republicans were removed from power, they were saying, all right, fine, we'll leave, but we're taking the power with us.

Outrage in Wisconsin and Michigan, as lame duck Republicans attempt to strip power from elected officials before Democrats actually take control. Protesters ascended on the Wisconsin state capital today to crying what they are calling a last-minute lame-duck power grab by the state's Republican legislature. The Republican majorities in the state legislatures have moved quickly in the last days of unified governance to pass a slew of measures that would limit the authority of both the governor and the attorney general right before Democrats take those offices. This piece of legislation is a mess.

It's a hot mess. It's a hot mess for shizzled. A hot mess? Who still says that? Does Wisconsin get their slang on a five-year delay? Well, it's a hot mess for shizzle. This legislation is officially off-fli-fli-fli-fli-fli-fli-fli-fli-fli-fli-fli-fli-fli-fli-fli-fe-fe-fe-fe-fe-fe-fe-fe-fe-fe-unc, th-unit-unit-unit-unit-up-unc, tho-unit-up-uped-upy-upy-upy-up-up-up-up, thoan mess for shizzle. This legislation is officially off-flick. Now, hot mess doesn't even capture how blatantly corrupt this power grab is. Democrats in Wisconsin and Michigan got hired to be governors.

And now Republicans are making those positions less powerful before they take office. This would be like Marvel-changing Spider-Man superpowers now that he's black. It's like, OK, OK, Miles. So you can't shoot webs and you can't climb walls, but you do get a monthly bus pass. Welcome to the Avengers.

And the powers being taken away are not small things. Like, you know, which kind of duck gets to be on the back of the state quarter, which I mean obviously would be the northern pentail. The mallet is such an obviously just stereotypical... We'll talk about it later. That's good. Right now, Republicans are basically trying to stop Democratic governors from carrying out promises that they campaigned on and that voters voted for Like campaign finance reform and protecting Medicaid So this is voter suppression after the election and it's despicable, but at the same time I get what the Republicans are coming from you don't want somebody to be happy now that you're out of the picture

If my girlfriend dumped me and started dating a new guy, I'd do the exact same thing. Like, all right, that's cool, you got a new dude, that's cool, that's cool. But y'all can't go to PF chains, that's my spot. But not have no spring rolls with no new dude. The baulsiest part about all of this is that Republicans don't even care enough to come to come their their their th., th., to th., to th., to to th. thi. thi. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that that, I, I, that, that, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, th. th. I, that, th. I, th. that, that, that, that, thin, that, that, that's that's thin, that's that's that's th.a, that's that's that's that's that's that's the that, the that's that's thi, that is that Republicans don't even care enough to come up with a good excuse. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald commenting that they are preparing for a divide

in the Capitol. I'm concerned. I think that Governor Electiveors is going to bring a liberal agenda to Wisconsin. God damn. That was just the truth right there. He didn't even try to sugar-coded. He's just like, the people of Wisconsin want this liberal stuff and I don't so fuck them. I hope this guy's that honest about everything. Don't don't worry kids. We sent your dog to a farm upstate to have him murdered because he was old and gross

And while all of this is happening up in Michigan and Wisconsin Another voting scandal is unfolding in North Carolina Turns out last month's race for the ninth congressional district might have been outright stolen One razor-thin North Carolina house race is still not settled amid irregularities and allegations of fraud. The bipartisan state election board decided not to certify the race between Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Dan McCready. The two are currently separated by just nine hundred and five votes. Democrats turned over several sworn affidavits yesterday that raised questions about voting in Bladen County, sharing stories of voters who said a person inappropriately stopped by their homes and collected their absentee

ballots. One woman swearing the lady said she would finish her incomplete absentee ballot on her behalf. So apparently a Republican campaign worker was going around taking people's absentee ballot saying, oh, no, no, don't worry, don't worry, I'll finish it for you. Which should have been the first red flag. Nobody likes voting. So why would anyone want to do extra voting? If someone came by and said that they're gonna do your jury duty for you,

something's up. Hey, hey, hey, how you doing? I was just in the neighborhood. I was just wondering if you had any kidney stones I could pass. So, between Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, Republicans are doing everything they can to distort the will of the people. And what makes it so ironic is that for years, Republicans have been searching high and low for evidence of voter fraud. But it turns out, it was inside them all along. I'm Trevor Noah.

We'll be right back. Hey, everybody, John Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast, The Weekly Show coming out every Thursday. We're going to be talking about the election, earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're going to be talking about ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go, but how many of them come out on Thursday. Listen to the Weekly Show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. Welcome back to the Daily Show.

My name is Trevor Noah and my voice is Desilightic. My guest tonight is a Grammy Award-nominated musician whose new album is called Oxnard. Please welcome Anderson Pack. Yes, Lord. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Yes. Yes. Yes, Lord. Thank you. Thank you. He loves.

He loves you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. Thank you for being here. He loves you. I love you.

I love you. I love you too. It's not just him. We both do. You're good at that. Welcome. This one. Thanks for having.

Okay, this one, got it. Look, I think a lot of people don't know that Anderson PAC's full name is actually Anderson Political Action Committee. I think it was really smart to shorten it. Absolutely. Dr. Dre gave me the advice for that one. How do you feel when people pronounce an Anderson POC? How do you feel when people pronounce it?

Like to puck? Do you correct them or you kind of, I'm flattered, you know, I feel like there's only one Tupac, you know, that was the whole point in making it pack. I want to switch it up. Maybe people thought it would be like a wolf pack or a group of people. It works. Yeah. Are you, this is, I know I should say that, okay. We're both mixed-race children with global families. It really affects how I create comedy. Does it influence your music? Um,

um... Um, ha ha. Ha, theyrown. It's like, their mixed race, so do thiiii. How does it influence your music? I mean, I grew up in a black household. Like, my mom wasn't telling us, like, you're mixed race, so do things this way because you're mixed. Like, I was just, you know, getting whipped with racing car tracks and just getting regular stuff, you know?

Yeah. Yeah, me too. Me too. Me too. But yeah, sometimes... With, with, with, with, what? Racing cars tracks. Racing cars, yeah, yeah, me too, totally. Yeah, yeah.

I totally feel ya. The new album is called Oxnard. Your previous albums were Venice and Malibu. Are you worried that the more albums you do, the more obscure parts of LA you're going to have to explore? Like, this is my 12th album. It's called Downtown, just south of Skid Row. Mm-hmm. Yeah, I'm up for it.

I like adventure, you know? Doc Wiler, South Beach, you know? Yeah, if there's one thing I learned in South Africa, it's adventure. Oxnard, the hometown. There's not much there, you know. I'm pretty much the biggest thing now they got going. And... And... Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. It's actually the next city, you know, it's just we were in Venice. We skipped Zuma Beach, and then... That's fair. We got to Oxnard, and it and it and it and it and it, and it, and it, and it, the the home, the home, the home, the home, the home, the home, the home, the home, the home, the home, the home, the home, the home, the the their, their, their, th. It's tho, their, tho, th. There, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there. There, there. There, there. There, there. There, there. There, there. There, there. There, there. There, there. There, th. It. It's th. It's th. It's their, their their their their, their, their, their, the their, there's the there's the to the th. there's there's th. there's there's there's there's there's there. to Malibu. We skipped Zuma Beach and then we got to Oxnard and it just so happens to be my hometown and I grew up just like wanting to get out of the town and get to LA, but now I'm really appreciative of it, you know, it's like really small and I got to really focus on my craft. And now we're coming back with all these great stories and adventures and famous people and wea thian, and famous, and famous, and famous, and famous, and famous, and famous, and famous, and famous, and famous, and famous, and famous, and famous, and famous, and famous, that we know now so we can you know take them to the city. Is this album a return home for you?

Yeah in a way. Yeah, I don't get back as much as I like to. So it's like kind of like coming home, bringing the things that I learned from back all over the world, from where Malibu took us, you know. So now we get to come home, show my hometown what we learn. two years. So now we get to come home show my hometown what we learn, you know. This is your first album, sorry, okay, okay. This is your first album on Dr. Dre's label. If you don't see eye to eye with Dr. Dre, who wins? Because on the one hand it's your album, on the other hand he is a doctor. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You gotta take that seriously. Yeah. He didn't listen to his doctor and this is what happened. Right, right, right. It's always wise to take the doctor's advice, you know? But I think it just really depends on how much he's had to drink. And, uh, usually he sees it my way once he, you know. But I think it just really depends on how much he's had to drink. And usually he sees it my way once he, you know, sleeps on it.

He might not be seeing it the same way in the beginning, but you know, next day he's be like, you'll call AP, you know, hell yeah. Okay. Offstart is available now. Be sure to stay for a special performance after the break. No, wait. One more question. One more question. Trevor has a question. Trevor has a question. Okay, one of the privileges of success is being able to give back.

One of the privileges of success is being able to give back, you started the Brandon, Anderson Foundation which works to support the underprivileged through music and education. This foundation has something called the Pack House. What happens in the Pack House? And what do you hope to achieve through that? Man, great questions, man. Packhouse? I wrote them all myself. Yes, yes, yes.

You know, Packhouse, I eventually want to have a place where, you know, the people that feel like they're getting left out, the people that are sometimes overlooked, they get to be exposed to the arts and music and, you know, even different ways to help eat better, shoot sports, I mean anything, and they need babysitters, they need someone to help teach them out to play chess, you know, that's all I really want. Because like when I was young, I was exposed early to music, and if I wasn't exposed early music I probably would have been up to no good, I probably would have no voice or... Yeah, that'd be terrible. Anderson Tac, everybody! Anderson Tag everybody. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Ears Edition.

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