The Daily Show: Ears Edition - President Biden's Speech to Congress | Mazie K. Hirono & George Lopez

Episode Date: April 30, 2021

President Biden unveils a major agenda during a speech before Congress, Sen. Mazie K. Hirono discusses her book "Heart of Fire," and George Lopez talks about his film "Walking with Herb."To help One Tree Planted cultivate a healthier climate, protect global biodiversity, restore forests, create jobs and build communities, please give what you can at dailyshow.com/OneTreePlanted. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. 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. Hey, what's going on everybody? I'm Trevor Noah,

and this is the daily social distancing show. Today is Thursday, April 29th, which means we are still in the middle of World Immunization Week. And to celebrate, I've decided to get vaccines that I've never tried before. Come at me, feline AIDS. This time I'm ready. Mow. Anyway, coming up on tonight's show, President Biden delivers the most exciting address to Congress.

We go for a meal at Costco, and Roywood Jr. goes mental for menthols. 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. All right, let's kick things off with the coronavirus pandemic. It's the thing your brain is preparing to store as a repressed memory.

With more and more Americans getting vaccinated, the country is starting to look ahead to a new normal. New York City now plans to fully reopen at the beginning of July. And cruise ships will now be able to reopen in the middle of July. And cruise ships will now be able to reopen in the middle of July, which means the COVID pandemic will reopen at the end of July. We're doing this, people. We're doing it. But maybe the biggest sign that things are finally getting back to normal is the return of every free loader's favorite way to snack. Costco is promising to bring back two popular features that were stopped during the pandemic. The big box thoxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box the the the the th. th. the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to to to to to to the the to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the to to to 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 the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. the. the. the. the. the. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te back two popular features that were stopped during the pandemic. The big box retailer has the food court and free samples will return as long as state regulations

allow it. Costco says food courts could reopen with outdoor seating and samples will likely be offered in to go bags for customers to take outside of the store. I'm sorry guys, it's just... I never thought this day would come. I mean, yeah, I missed hugging my grandma or whatever, but the thing I really missed during Corona was those tiny free empanadas. You know what's really great about this new world? It's because now we own so many face masks, you can just keep getting samples.

All you gotta do is put on a different mask and then come back around. No, it's not me, I'm another guy. Now, because the pandemic is still going on, things aren't gonna be exactly the same, all right? They're gonna be giving people free samples to go to eat outside the store, which is different, and personally, I think amazing. Because sometimes it's too much pressure when the free sample person is watching me eat.

Oh, mmm, wow. That's delicious. It's a bold, tangy flavor. That is so fantastic. What are these again? Uh, you just ate one of the used toothpicks. Mmm. And, I mean, best toothpick I've ever eaten. I mean, I might buy a box. Now, if you don't shop at Costco, first of all, where do you buy your six-pack Honda Civics? And secondly, you've got to understand how important free samples are to the Costco experience.

If you're going to buy a 10-year supplier of Kimchi, you need to know what you're signing up for. Look, the truth is, people love free samples. I don't care who you are. You love free samples. In fact, that's how they should convince MAGA people to get their shots. Don't call it a vaccine. You call it a free sample of the vaccine. Well, I heard it has a microchip that'll make my brain bisexual. But I love free samples, so why don't you give me a little bit of that Pfizer and maybe a bit of J&J after that. But let's move on to cigarettes. They're the things that Matt Gates has to buy for his girlfriends. It has been more than a decade since the US banned cigarettes with flavors that help make them more appealing, especially to kids. But the most most the the the th. th. 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 the the the the theate 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. th. th. th. the the th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the theeeeeeeeeeeeean. thean. theeeeeeeeeeeeeee the the the the the the th more appealing, especially to kids. But the most popular flavor got a special exemption, and that may be about to change.

Today might mark the beginning of the end of menthol cigarettes in this country, because just in the last couple of minutes, the FDA is announcing it's working on a proposal to ban them within the next year, along with all flavored cigars. They've been disproportionately for members of the black community for decades. Menthal cigarettes have been marketed aggressively to black Americans. More than 85% of black smokers use menthol cigarettes. The FDA's expected plan to ban menthol and cigarettes would be a victory for advocates, who note the tobacco industry has targeted the black community with menthols for decades. It's making menthols cheaper in black communities, more price discounts

in black communities, strategic price discounts in black communities, strategic partnerships with black-led organizations, the cool jazz festival, really a variety of ways to really focus on transforming menthol into a black cigarette. That's right. America is about to ban menthol cigarettes, and honestly, I'm all for it. Partly, because tobacco companies have an ugly history of targeting menthols. And honestly, I'm all for it. Partly, because tobacco companies have an ugly history of targeting menthols to black communities, but also, just speaking for myself, I hate smelling that shit. Yeah, I'm not going to lie. Whenever I hang around someone who smokes menthols, it smells like they were just fighting

a fire at a mentos factory. Pick a smell, man. But whether you fall this thing or against it, you gotta admit it's gonna send ripples through the black community in America. And so to get some perspective on that ripple, we're joined by my good man, Roy Wood Jr. What's going on, Roy? What's up, man?

What do you think about I think Joe Biden crazy. Kamla better talk to his ass. Look, Trevor, you can't do this to black people. It's going to be another insurrection. Mentall smoke is going to storm the capital over this, man. Now, it's going to be a little slower because is it about menthols that brings out so much passion? Because, Trevor, menthols is the seasoning. You can't have black people smoking unseasoned cigarettes. Tell, menthol's the only reason my grandma can cook while she's smoking.

That ash never fall off the damn thing. She switched brands, ash falling. Now we're all taskash. Also, this other thing, you're African, I gotta set y'all straight. See, menthols ain't just about flavor. They were a sign of wisdom. How am I supposed to know if a man can fix a car if he ain't got a menthol hanging out of his mouth? Yeah, I mean, look, I get that it's gonna be a change. But at the end of the day,

smoking menthols is unhealthy. Okay, but why why, but why, but why, but why, but why, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi, thi, thi, thi, their thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their. their. their. their. their. their. their their the thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. thi. tha, thi. tha get their unhealthy thing? Why not ban them stupid-ass clothes cigarettes, white men be smoking that smell like feet? What about that? What about them long-ass, Cruella DeVille shit? I don't see them banning that? What about chewing tobacco? This was crazy. I can, I can find all this in my mouth.

I'm only in my mouth. This is legal. This is legal, but menthols ain't? This is Ray Fizzle. Whoa, Roy, I don't know about that, man. I mean, this ban has a lot of support in the black community. They were pushing it. Yeah, well, the black community is full of haters. And by the way, if the government wanted to ban menthols to help our breathing, you know what will help us with that is banning knees the knees knees knees knees knees knees knees knees knees knees knees knees the neck. Too bad knees ain't menthol, maybe they'll get some legislation.

Man, I ain't got time to talk to your ass, dude. I got to call these stores get these menthols while they're still in stock. Fin' gonna buy out every store. Roy, Roy, you can't be going to be smoking a bunch of cigarettes now. That's crazy. I'm not going to smoke in stock up on menthols. You know how badly my uncle's gonna be fiending for menthols once they're off the market? This is about to be the new Bitcoin. And I'm gone. Let me get this bread.

Uncle Derek. Roy, can you get me some? I don't want to miss the next Bitcoin, Roy? No, you're a hater. I don't deal with haters. Uncle Derek, what's up? All right, let's move on to our main story. Today marks the end of President Joe Biden's first 100 days in office, which is the period where every president tries to get their big things done. You know, FDR introduced the new deal. Ronald Reagan rolled back the welfare state, and Bill Clinton installed that stripper

pole in the situation room. And to celebrate the occasion, last night Joe Biden delivered his first address to Congress. Yes, for hundreds of years, Joe Biden has sat and watched other presidents give speeches to Congress. But now it was his turn. And of course, thanks to COVID, things looked a little different than usual last night. Instead of a full chamber, they just had a few people scattered around. And it looked like the lights just just the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big the big th. the big the big th. th. thi. the big the big th. th. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their................................................................................................................................ a full chamber, they just had a few people scattered around and looked like the lights just came on in a porno theater. But still, the big name showed up. Chuck Schumer was there, ready to trip any insurrectionist that broke in. The second

dude was in attendance, signaling a runner to steal second base, I think. And in a historic moment, Kamela Harris and Nancy Pelosi became the first all-female duo ever to get front-row seats to a president's ballspot. But of course, the star of the night was President Joseph Roku Biden, who used the knight to present America with a very ambitious agenda. America's moving. Moving forward, but we can't stop now. Let's raise the minimum wage to $15.

Let's lower deductibles for working families on the Affordable Care Act. And let's lower prescription drug costs. Four additional years of public education for every person in America. Access to quality, affordable child care, rebuild trust between law enforcement and the people they serve. The country supports immigration reform. We should act.

Replacing 100% of the nation's lead pipes in service lines. We need a ban on assault weapons in high-capacity magazines. With the plans outlined tonight, we have a real chance to root out systemic racism that plagues America. Let's end cancer as we know it. It's within our power. It's within our power to do it. Wow! Ending racism and cancer. Biden is dreaming big. I mean I Hough expected him to go, you know what? F. We're going to Mars right now. Get in it, get in the rocket! Get in the rocket, everyone! th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th! Let, th! Let, th! Let, th! Let, th! Let, th! Let, th! Let, th! Let, let, let, let, let, let's! Let, let's, let's, let's, let's th, let's th, let's th, let's, let's, let's the the th, let's th, let's th, let's, let's. Let's. Let's. Let's. Let's. Let's. Let, let's. Let, let's, let's. Let, let, let, let, let, let, let, let, let, let, let, let, let, let, let, th. Let, th. Let, th. Let, th. Let, th. Let, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. the, the. the. the. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. the half expected him to go, you know what, fuck it, we're going to Mars right now. Get in it, get in the rocket everyone, this is a rocket outside, everyone, we're going to Mars right now. And by the way,

for someone who people think of as a moderate, this agenda was hella thau-pro-frogess, free college, free child care. I mean you'd think that's that Bernie that Bernie that Bernie that Bernie that Bernie that Bernie that that that th. th. th. th. th. th. thinininin' is thin' is thin' is thin' is thin' is thin' is thin' thin' th. th. th. thin' is thirty, the. the, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the, the, their their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. 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 the the the the the thean the. Bernie was just off screen, you know, with these fists like, don't you dare forget about student debt, Joe Biden, or I'm going to shove 99% of this fist up your ass. But I guess, this is the energy that people always bring to a new job, you know? Joe Biden's got that new job enthusiasm, which always fades over time. You know, and right now he's like, I'm changing everything. A year or so from, he's like, he's like, he's like, he's like, he's like, he's like, he's like, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi, thi, th. th. th. th. th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th. Don't, th. Don't, th. Don't, th. Don't, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to to to th. th. to to to the. thin. th. th. or so from now, his top priority, top priority is going to be angling his computer monitor so no one can see he's watching Outlander. Now, of course, Biden will only be able to get any of this done if he can win over the country. But if the only people he needs to persuade are liberals on CNN and MSNBC,

then, my friends, he's got this this this this this sentence had a very clear point to it, and every line of it had that Biden humility in it. It was bracing to hear a speech delivered at times by a whisper. His use of voice modulation was rather extraordinary. It was amazing to be able to have a conversational tone, almost as if he were channeling a FDR fireside chat. It's really beautiful. I mean it was beautiful. It is so personal and so intimate and his voice, that kind of grandfatherly, whispery voice. Wow, okay. I like how the news went from, we got to hold those in power accountable to, oh, he's just like my grandpa. I love him so much.

Also, grandfathers are not really known for whispering that they're going to end systemic racism. In fact, usually grandfathers are whispering, I think the bus driver is a Puerto Rican. Unfortunately for Joe Biden, the entire country is not made up of liberal pundits. There are also conservatives, and they were just a little less excited. It was an odd speech other than someone who believes deeply that a socialist vision of America, a big government vision of America is what the American people want. Joe Biden scared to hell out of me tonight. He looked weak as commander-in-chief and he embraced socialism. The words of this speech sounded like what you would hear from a 15-year-old if you gave him a credit card with no credit limit on it, except the words came out of the mouth from

an adult who should know better. Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn tweeted, you know who else likes universal daycare? With a link to a 1974 newspaper article about daycare in the Soviet Union. Okay, people. Even if Stalin gave people free daycare, that is not what made him Stalin, all right? No one who ever suffered through his regime was like the famine and the gulags, they were bad enough. But he also gave out toys to kids that was the worst.

And at this point, we always know that no matter what Democrats suggest, Republicans are going to say a socialist. This has become a game now. Everything they do is socialist. Every socialist, socialist, socialist. But, ironically, it's never socialism when Republicans want to give money to big oil companies or help farmers in the Midwest. No, that's not socialism. These politicians are like sports fans now.

You know, it's always a foul when it's the other team. That's a foul! Come on, ref, that's a foul. He did the... Oh, did you see how he looked at him? Your guy just shot the opponent! Hey, you know what, buddy, it's a contact sport, man up. So look, it's not surprising that conservatives are unhappy with Biden's progressive proposals, but that wasn't their only complaints. No, Biden's speech didn't just make them angry. It also made them tired. Boy, that was a dull, lifeless, boring speech. It's like he's a corpse. mean you can't you can't it's

unwatchable. It was so boring. I just wanted to you know where there's original watching this thing go to sleep. It was one of the most dull speeches that I've ever seen. Republican leader in the house that would be Mr. McCarthy of California this whole thing could have just been an email. And then of course we get shots of Ted Cruz sleeping in the audience. You see that? Ted Cruz was so bored at that speech that he fell asleep. And I know what you're thinking right now.

You think I'm going to say something like, oh, that's weird. I thought Lizards slept with their eyes open. But I'm not going to say that. Because honestly, that was the most relatable. thiaeeease. thiae. thiiiiiii. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the. thi. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. that's that's that's that's that. that. that. that. that. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. to. to. to. to. to. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. to. to. toe. to. to. to. to. to. to. to.. Because that speech was boring. And when you consider that almost none of Biden's goals are actually going to get past Congress, I mean, we basically just listen to an old man talk for an hour about his dreams, but also a policy speech is just a set of directions for where the president wants to take the country. And in a way, directions are supposed to be boring. I mean, you don't want Google Maps like, you know what it'd be crazy is if you drove into that lake,

do it, bitch, do it now, just do it, just driving to the lake, dude. In fact, if it were up to me, these wouldn't even be speeches. You just print it out, let the people read it. I mean, when did we decide that you can't that you only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only only it is. And I'll bet that even if it was printed, the haters would just bitch about the font. Oh, really? Times New Roman?

And he didn't even use one emoji, worst address ever. But until then, we can't have people falling asleep in the middle of Biden's speeches. And it's safe to say that Biden's not gonna get any more energy anytime soon. So maybe, just maybe, all he needs is someone to hype him up. Independent experts estimate the American jobs family will add millions of jobs and trillions of dollars to economic growth in the years to come. Oh yeah, give it up for that economic

growth people. You're down with GDP. Yeah, you know me! Ha ha ha! Get them with another one one Joe this is the largest jobs plan since world war two creates jobs to upgrade our transportation infrastructure that's right it's infrastructure time people the roof the roof is all fire which means we got to build another roof with sustainable materials and maybe use some solar panels, y'all. That's what we're doing, right, Joe? America will stand up the unfair trade practices and undercut American workers and American industries like subsidies from state-to-state-owned operations and enterprises, and the

theft of American technology intellectual property. Yeah, yeah, whatever he said. You know, man, I'm sorry, Joe, man. I'm trying, man, but this is, you know, the energy and I don't have my menthols right now. You got loose? This is, I'm sorry, man, I tried, I tried. All right, when we come back, I'll be talking to Hawaii Senator Maisie Hirono and George Lopez is still coming up on the show, so don't go away. 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 17. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. My first guest tonight is Senator

Hirono of Hawaii. She's here to share stories from her new memoir and discuss how her work in Congress is fueled by her own journey as an immigrant. Senator Hirono, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Thank you. It's good to be with you, Trevor. You are what many people would term a trail blazer because no matter what you're doing in life it is often times referred to as a first. You're often a first in a position whether it's the first woman assuming that position or the first Asian American assuming that position. You are oftentimes breaking down barriers whether it's in the House of Representatives or as Lieutenant

Governor or now as the senator of Hawaii. What does it feel like to constantly be breaking new ground and not having people to look for to inspire you? Or do you find people who are not in your career to inspire you to do these things? Oh yes, there are a lot of people. My mother is the main inspiration because she was a courageous risk taker who completely changed my life by bringing me to this country. Not very many people can point to one person who did that.

And so I have her to look to for so much of what I do and how I do it. You wrote a beautiful book about your story, how your mother brought you here and basically fought to set up a life for yourself and your family. Did you know from the onset that this was going to be a book about your mother and her journey? Or were you surprised as you were writing it about how much she did to set you up to have the life that you have today? Oh, I've known for a long time that this is a book that I would dedicate to her to her. And that is why I wrote it because she had suffered two strokes wasn't able to tell her story and I just thought she was such an extraordinary person that I wanted to do this to dedicate to her and I

did. You know what when I first got to America one of the first told, the amazing places I've ever to thrown. to you know what I went to Hawaii, I was like, this is one of the most chilled, amazing places I've ever been. You know, like, like, yeah, like even the, like, even the weatherman is wearing like, you know, he's got like a Hawaiian shirt. He's very much like, ah, the weather. It's always the weather, it's good times, you know, it's just got that. But, but don't worry, we can still thin't. We th. We th. We th. We th. We th. We can still, we can still. We can still, we can still, we can still, we can still think, th. We can still think, th. We can still think, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, th. We can still think, th. We can still think, th. We can still think, like, like, th. We can th. We can the the the the the the the, 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, 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 the theam Hawaii now. I mean, I'm making my shirt and hoodie. I see that. But I think a lot of people would be proud to say that, yes, Hawaiians are chilled, but Hawaii also has one of the most fierce senators who is willing to fight for people's rights that she believes in. There were a few issues that I'd love to talk to you about,

that I feel like a really complicated complicated complicated complicated complicated complicated complicated complicated a really a really a really a really a really a really a really complicated One of those issues was in a measure that Ted Cruz brought forward. And I mean, I know Ted Cruz is always trying to troll people. We're well aware of that on the show. Good word. But what he did was very slick in trying to harness the feeling that many Asian-American communities feel in that they feel like they're being excluded from going to universities because universities have certain quotas or systems that they use to infuse diversity into the school. All the Democrats voted against it. Ted Cruz was

like, you see, they don't like Asians. The Democrats just want to do this for some minorities and not others. You said this was a cynical attempt by Ted Cruz to try and create really a fight amongst people. Talk me through that initiative and what you think colleges and universities can do to be as inclusive as possible whilst not making other people feel like they're not in or in because of the color of their skin. I said discrimination on the basis of race for an emissions policy is already illegal. I know that there's a bunch of Yale Asian law students

who got the Trump administration to follow the lawsuit or something. And so this is not pitting one group of minorities against another. For Ted Cruz to use that example, as somehow he's standing with the Asian American Pacific Islanders is such a BS, you know, so, this is, that's Ted. And, that's Ted. And, and, and, in fact, and, and, and, and, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, it, it, it, it, it, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, the, the, is, is 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, tr, tr, tr, tr, is, tr, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, is, the, is, is, is, is, tre, tre, true, true, true, true, is true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, is true, tr Asian American Pacific Islanders is such a BS, you know, so this is, that's Ted. And in fact, just today we had another markup in the Judiciary Committee.

I had a very simple bill that would just collect more information about who gets patents in our countries because women, minorities do not, we need to get the data and he tried to change that he tried to put in an amendment and he says to be, I don't know why you don't like my amendment, are you saying that it's burdensome? I said it's not necessary. I said there's a difference. He didn't say anything after that, but this is, look, let's just amendment was a distraction. He does that all the time. I'm glad that he at the end voted for the bill 94 to 1 and there was one outlier Republican which is seeing a lot for the Republicans who didn't vote for it and the less said about that guy, the better. You have to work with the

do the Democrats have an slim majority to work with. Do the Democrats have an idea of how to actually get things done if it's really just always going to be split down the middle, nobody moves? Mitch McConnell's goal in life is to retake the Senate, which means that he's not going to be trying to help Joe Biden achieve his big programs that help Americans. He's not about to help all the Senate Democrats achieve our goals either. So we start with that proposition,

which means that we're not going to get a lot done unless we face up to the need for filibuster reform. I would like to get rid of filibuster. Or we're going to have to use some of the process like reconciliation to pass some of these really big bills that that that tha if I'm wrong, I feel like in the past, you were one of the Democrats who said the filibuster needed to be protected.

You know, a lot of Democrats said, the filibus needs to be protected so that the minority always has a say in which laws are being passed. Do you not worry about the last four years. He hardly ever gave the Democrats much chance to exercise our 60 votes, to deny him the 60 votes, because he would rarely put out any substantive legislation in his busyness to get as many ideologically oriented people onto the courts for lifetime

appointments or passing the $1.5 trillion in the tax cuts. You think that, whoa, the filibuster protects minority voices, but notice we were in the minority for four years and we basically got shafted at a return. So I learned from that. And also that the filibuster is a vestige of the Jim Crow days, and so we need to move on away from this rule that's not even anything that is in law or in the Constitution. That's an honest take to have and I think a wonderful note to end on is a lawmaker in America saying, hey look, I'm willing to change my mind as time progresses. Senator Hirono, thank you so much for joining me on the show. And good luck. Good pleasure.

Aloha. Aloha. Don't forget, Senator Hirono's memoir, Heart of Fire and immigrant daughter's story is available right now. All right, when we come back, the hilarious George Lopez will be joining us on the show. 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 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. My second guest tonight is comedian and actor George Lopez. He's here to talk about his legendary career,

his brand new film and why the Secret Service knows his name. George Lopez, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Yeah, thank you, brother. Ah, man. Let's start with the most important part of this interview, this conversation, and I guess life right now. Happy birthday. You just turned 60. You know, Trev, I did, man. And if anybody thinks that getting older is somehow attractive, or if someone says, you know, well, things are just so different now because you've had all these years, so all of a sudden now, you can't be seen with anybody that's not my daughter. My daughter's 25. I can't be seen with any woman who's in her 20s or 30s. Or now mid-30s. And you know, it's just...

We're gonna talk about your new project in a second. Before that, I wanna talk about one of your more recent projects that not only got a lot of people talking, but got you into so much trouble that the secret the secret the secret life and it's because of a joke you told on Instagram. You know I was out to lunch with my dear Prince Cedric and his family. Turned the phone on and it says on Hollywood unlocked that this country Iran allegedly had offered a 80 million dollar bounty alleged over our leader and as a Latino I, I just typed them and I said, hey, we'll do it for half.

And the right side is always trying to get me put in prison. And you get the whole go back to Mexico. Right, right. But they did show up. And they were in my house. And they didn't use the bathroom. They did not drink anything. They sat on the same side of the couch and then they slid a paper allegedly saying, you know, would you be willing to sign this paper? And I said,

what's that? I had my attorney with me and he goes, we're not going to sign that. And they put it back in there and they go, that's a, if you sign that letter, you're giving them the right to look up your medical history and your criminal history and all of your history. And I said, no, no, we're not signing that. And then just like, you know, Dainty, they put it back in the briefcase. Okay. Wow. And I said, does anybody ever sign that letter? They go, no, no.

But if you don't think that they're not out of my posts, all of my Facebook comments, all of my Twitter comments. So if you think that they're not out there watching, they're watching. So he said what I said, he said, you know, your comment, the reason why you're here, I think you know why we're here, because you said, you know, that you would do this for half. And I said, listen, man, and he said, do you you th th you you you th you you you you you you th you th you th think, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, thatthink that's funny? And I said, you know, when you say it, I don't think it's funny. But I said, I said, I looked at it more as an estimate than an actual threat.

Comedians, we were just thinking of the joke, you know what I mean? It's how we process the world, how we process everything we do. It's funny you say that. But this movie, Walking with Herb, is an interesting one because this is more dramatic. You know, this is a different movie where you're playing the story of somebody who's lost their faith and essentially you're God's messenger trying to get them on the right path. Tell me a little bit about this new project and why George Lopez decided, you know, I'm going to bring out my acting thichopchopch acting the acting acting acting acting acting acting acting first of all everybody thinks that comedians can act that's number one and you know there's some comedians that have had sitcoms and deals made in a sitcom and they've been fired from their own sitcom that was named after them and replaced by somebody using the same name so as you go as

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with those type of actors and there's nowhere to hide was the thing that was appealing to me. But I wouldn't have been able to do it, I don't think if I was already not laying down the tracks for more serious and dramatic parts. Yeah, man, it's a really really, it's a really, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's a really, it's a really, it's a really, it's a really, it's a really, it's a really, it's a really, it's a th. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. that, it's that, that, that, that I. that I was that I was that I was going, that I was going, that I was going, that I was going, that I was going, that I was going, that I was... that I was. that I was. that I was. that I. that I. that I. that I. that I. that I. that I. that I. that I was. that I was that I was that's that's th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. tha. that's that that I remember watching it, I was going, I was going, like, I was like, wait, I was like, George, are you religious? Like, or are you spiritual as a person?

Yeah, you know, I was not very religious growing up. In knowing that Mark Medoff, who wrote the script was passing, he was very sick at cancer. And he was an agnostic. and really wrote it as a what's what lies ahead. It was appealing to me to look at it from a guy who even when he came to see us work, looked really bad and he was hanging in there and that we got to finish it and he got to see it before he left. But spiritually, I think I lean more toward the Buddhist side than the Catholic side. You just go with, you just zen with everything, you try and work, you know, you just try and keep that piece. Is that what George Lopez is trying to do?

I try not to, I try not to wish anybody any harm. I wish everybody well, and I try not to take anything that anybody would tell me personally. That's me now, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you thi, you thi, you just, you thi, you just thi, you just just just just just thi, you just that, you just th, you just to just to just to just to just to just to just to just to just to just to just just just just just just just just just just just just, you that, you that, you that, you that's that's that's that's that's that's that's th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi, you, you just just just just just just just just just just, you that, you that, that, that, that, that, throooooo, you try, you try try to try to to to to to to to to that, you just th But, you know, I can still throw a mean right when I have to that. I love that, man. The Buddhist who can throw a punch. That's your next movie. George Lopez. Thank you so much for joining me on the show. Stay safe out there, my friend, and I hope to see you again in the future. Absolutely. Thanks, Trevor. Walking with Herb, we'll be in 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 the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the threatheraqaqaqaqaqaqaqa. theatresk isn. theathea. theat is th. th. th. the. th. the is the is the. the. the. the. the. the. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. thea. thea thea thea thea thea thea thea. thea. thea. thea. theaaaa. theaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa thea going to take a quick break, but we'll be right back. Off for this. 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 Donene of to to to to to to to to to to to ss to 60. to 60. to 60. to 60. to 60. to 60. to 60. to 60 minutes to 60- the to 60-s the to 60 minutes to 60 minutes to 60 minutes to 60 minutes to 60 minutes to 60 minutes the the the the to 60 minutes to 60 minutes to 60 minutes to 60 minutes to 60 minutes to 60 minutes to 60 minutes to 60 minutes to all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News.

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