The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Ted Yoho's "Apology" to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Jim Carrey

Episode Date: July 23, 2020

Rep. Ted Yoho issues a pseudo-apology to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, President Trump changes his tone about COVID-19, and Jim Carrey discusses "Memoirs and Misinformation." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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listened to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17th. Well, hello, everybody. Welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. I'm Trevor Noah. Today is Wednesday, the 22nd of July. And as you can see, although some people are back in the office. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I'm th. I'm th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's that's, that's, that's that's, that's, that's that's, that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's th. that's that's that's that's th. th. that's that's that's all th. th. that's all th. that's all all th. th. that's all all all th. th. that's all all all th. th. that's all all th. that's all that's all th. th. that 22nd of July, and as you can see, although some people are back in the office, I am still filming the show from my apartment because there's a giant

corona that's just hanging out at my desk, and I don't think I can breathe it in, but you know what, better safe than sorry. Anyway, on tonight's episode, we talked to Jim Carrey about writing a novel, and some good news for a change. Donald Trump is pretending to take coronavirus seriously again. So let's do this. 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 No. the ears addition.

All right, people, let's kick it off with some baseball news. That's right, baseball. America's past time and the sport Michael Jordan cheated on basketball with. The coronavirus pandemic shut down the Major League season before it could even start. But now, teams are ready to get underway, COVID-style. As Major League baseball gets ready to resume play, it turns out they're going to be using crowd noise from a video game. The sounds will come from the game from from from from from from from from from from from from the game from the game from the game from the game. the game from the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the game. the the the the the the the their their their baseball. their baseball. their baseball. their baseball. their baseball. their baseball. their baseball. their baseball. their baseball. their baseball. their baseball. their baseball. their their baseball. their baseball. their their their baseball. their their baseball. their their baseball. their their their baseball. their. their. their. their. the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the th. the the the the the the the the the the out they're going to be using crowd noise from a video game. The sounds will come from the game MLB the show.

The league is hoping that the crowd noises combined with stadium announcers and all the walk-up music. That'll make it sound like the stadiums are actually full. Yes, while it's still too dangerous to fill a baseball stadium with a real crowd, The MLB is at least going to to to to to to to to to the the the to the sound the sound to the sound the sound the to fill it the sound the the to fill it the sound with a real crowd. The MLB is at least gonna fill it with the sounds of people watching baseball. And I think we actually have a clip of what that sounds like. Now, even though fan sounds will be piped into the stadiums, the actual fans will still be watching baseball at home. So for fans who want to recreate the stadium experience at home, there's a lot of things, there's a lot of thi the baseball th th th th th th th the baseball th s, the actual fans will still be watching baseball at home.

So for fans who want to recreate the stadium experience at home, there's a lot of things that you can do, you know, to make you feel like you're actually at a game. First of all, make sure to watch the TV from really far away so you have no idea what's happening. Then, grab a beer, thi from your fridge and rip up a $20 bill. And finally, cover your bathroom in another man's urine. Now that's baseball. I do like this idea, though.

In fact, I think we should apply this to other areas of our new coronavirus lives, you know? Like a lot of us miss eating out at restaurants. So why not just pipe in some restaurant sounds while you're eating dinner at home. Hi there. I just wanted to see if you're enjoying the food. Um, well actually you just gave me the food, so, um, I haven't actually tasted any of it yet. Yeah, no problem. I'll come back in 10 seconds and ask you if you're being wrong with chili. Um, could you just come back, like, after I've eaten a bunch of it? Okay, that's perfect. I'll come back at the most inconvenient moments, but then when you need the check check check check check check check check check check check check check check check check check check check check the check the check the check the check the check the check the check the the the the the to check, I the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their their I'm the the their their their the at the most inconvenient moments, but then when you need the check, I'll totally disappear forever.

Sounds good. In other news, we're slowly learning that coronavirus has also affected two things in America that are even more popular than baseball. Disney World and stuffing your face. Forget munching on those Mickey pretzels while strolling through Disney World in Orlando. Eating or drinking while walking has been banned to ensure that people are wearing masks while moving around the park. Now, in order to eat or drink, people have to be stationary and six feet away from other guests.

The only other time that guests are allowed to have their masks at special relaxation stations that are set up around the parks. Okay, so basically what happened here was Disney Disney World said that for safety, you need to wear a mask unless you're eating. And so everyone at the park was like, no problem, I'm just always eating theying. So Disney decided it had to close that loophole. And to me, that's some bullshit. I mean, they're taking away one of the main drawers of Disney World, which is walking around eating junk food all day. I mean, that is as crucial to the Disney experience as meeting Mickey, or going on rides,

or wishing you never had kids. Not to mention, if you're walking while eating, then you're distracted by everything else going on, you know? If you have to sit while you eat, that gives you all the time to reflect on what you're actually eating. And that's a reality that's that's that's that's the reality that's the reality that's the reality should have to face. Also, how is Disney going to tell us about our food hygiene when the little mermaid is literally over here brushing her hair with a fork?

I mean, the woman collects trash. Is nobody going to talk about this? She's collecting trash. But still, this rule is happening, and we all have to get used to it. I just hope that at least they still let me take my smoothie on the roller coasters. But let's move on. Because while the United States is putting restrictions on people at theme parks and banning them from stadiums, Germany is now so far ahead with the coronavirus that they're actually throwing a giant concert just to see what happens. In Germany, scientists are planning a mammoth COVID-19 experiment.

They are inviting 4,000 music fans to a free concert. Attendees will then be fitted with tracking devices and equipped with fluorescent hand sanitizer to help researchers better understand how to stop the virus spreading inside indoor venues. What a flex! Now this is how you shit on the whole world. Germany is having a concert with 4,000 people.

Meanwhile, in America, you can't even do an open mic without the entire town coming down with the Rona. And I don't know which band is going to perform at this thing, but I hope they've chosen the Rolling Stones. Because if a lifetime of drugs can't kill those dudes, coronavirus doesn't stand a chance. And you know, I'm not an expert. But surely there's a safer way to do this experiment. All right? Like before you tested on 4,000 human beings,

why not try like a concert full of rats? It's a lot safer, and it's adorable. I mean, look at him. He can't play a bass guitar. Rats don't have rhythm. We all know that. Let's move on now to the United States Congress. America's marble-covered nursing home. Of the 435 members of the House of Representatives, one of the most liberal is New York Democrat Alexandria Ocacio Cortez. And one of the most conservative is Florida Republican Ted Yoho. So when those two bump into each other in the hall,

it might be no surprise that things get ugly. New York Democratic Representative, Alexandria Corteurtez, accuses a Florida lawmaker of accosting her on the steps of the US Capitol. Yoho first approached her and told her, quote, she was, she was, discustinging in referring in in in in in in in in in in in in in, to, to, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, the U.S. Capitol. Yoho first approached her and told her, quote, she was, quote, she was, she was disgusting in referring to her positions over unemployment and crime. And she responded, calling him rude. And then as Yoho walked away from that conversation,

he called her an ethning bee, actually using those words. Moments a thoo apologized to Congresswomanthose words. Moments ago on the House floor, Republican Congressman Ted Yoho apologized to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocazio Cortez. The offensive name calling words attributed to me by the press were never spoken to my colleagues and if they were construed that way, I apologize for their misunderstanding. I cannot apologize for my passion or for loving my God, my family, and my country. Wow, that had to be one of the worst apologies I have heard in my life. In fact, that's the only apology I've ever heard where at the end I went, wait, did I just apologize to him?

Because why is he saying, I can't apologize for loving my God. My man, loving God doesn't make you say those things. All right? Loving God doesn't make you profane. The Pope is never out there like, His love surrounds us all, you sons of bitches. So for a guy who talks a lot about personal responsibility thio' today, Ted Yoho is having a pretty hard time taking responsibility for his actions.

In fact, if I may speak like a congressman, I think he's being a bitch about this whole situation. All right, we're going to take a quick break. But when we come back, Trump hosts a coronavirus briefing, and I don't know, guys, I think he's becoming presidential. 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.

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, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the daily social distancing show. As coronavirus continues to spread across America,

so does the stupidity of America's leaders, which means it's time for another installment of our ongoing segment, the pandemic. Let's talk about President Trump, the rectangle in chief. In the 47 years that he's been president, we've gotten to know the man quite a bit. We know that he doesn't fear the sun, we know that he likes to go room-room in a big cool truck, and we know that kids love him. One other big thing we've learned about him is how Trump handles a crisis, right? Because whenever Trump is dealing with a problem, he's got a certain set of moves that he always tries. Sort of like a video game character, you know? First he pretends the problem thrown. the the, the problem he probably thin't, you thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the thi. thi. the the thi. thi. the thi. thi. the thi. thi. thi. the thi. the thi. the thi. thi. thi. the the the thi. thi. the thi. the the thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. they. they. they. they. thi. thi. thi. thr-s. thr-s. thr-s. thr-s. toeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. thr-a. thr-s. the problem, and if that doesn't work, he blames the media and the Democrats

for the problem he probably created. Now, unfortunately, none of those moves have worked with coronavirus. No matter what he tries, it just keeps on spreading. So yesterday, Trump had no choice but to pull out his superpower move, changing his tone. A remarkable change of tune for President Trump today. The about face coming during a late afternoon news conference. The president changed his tone today.

After months of insisting that COVID-19 was in retreat, he said it will get worse before it gets better. After downplaying the virus for probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better. Something I don't like saying about things, but that's the way it is. I have no problem with the masks. I view it this way. Anything that potentially can help, and that certainly can potentially help is a good thing. I have no problem. I carry it, I wear it.

Oh no. Looks like someone finally got his COVID test back. Positive in a negative sense, folks. But yes, President Trump is finally saying that Mosque's work and that coronavirus could get even worse. So basically, Trump has turned into that one friend of yours in the group chat who insists on posting memes that were hot months ago. Yo, have you guys seen baby Yoda?

Now, I will say something that I myself didn't expect. It is actually a little scary to hear Trump talk like this. Because when a scientist says it, it's because those are the facts. When Trump says it, it's because reality is so awful that it's somehow cut through the thousands of layers of paranoid delusion. Like you know shit as bad when even Trump breaks character. You know, this would be like if Barney the dinosaur took off his head like, ooh. Okay, kids, we're f-ed.

We're f-ed. We're f-ed. It's not looking good. Are we going to sing a song, Barney. Now, there are many reasons that Trump may have suddenly shifted his tone last night, right? I mean, maybe it's because he's struggling bigly in the polls against Joe Biden, or maybe it's because he has a new campaign manager. Or maybe it's just because he got his ass handed to him in an interview on Fox News. I mean, it's one thing that. But when Fox News is calling you out on your BS, that's got

a hurt, man, because now you're getting owned in front of all your friends. It's like getting a wedgie at your own birthday party. Whatever the reason was, though, it should be obvious to anyone with the memory better than a goldfish, that this change of tone isn't actually a sincere change of heart, because let's just say, we've all been here before. President Trump was completely different in his tone and in the way that he was approaching the coronavirus. A dramatic shift in tone from President Trump yesterday. President Trump changing his tone. A real change of tone there, to say the least, from the President, a really sober,

a real change of tone, a really sober, toeconomic sense from the president. And President Trump, the president trade thetet again, the overall tone, a lot more somber, especially coming from President Trump. George, the president did strike a very somber tone in his latest briefing. Robin, he was as grim as he's been through this entire crisis. Yeah. We've seen this trick before, people.

Trump decides to pretend he's taking coronavirus seriously again, and then two days later, he's doing what? He's tweeting that it's all a hoax, and we should just eat our cereal with bleach. So if the past is any indication, Trump's sombre new tone is real as his skin tone. Because deep down, no matter how much he wants to hide it, he's still Trump. Which is why even at a press conference where he's trying to things up, he couldn't help but do this. The one moment the President veered off message when he was asked about Galain Maxwell, accused

of enabling Jeffrey Epstein's exploitation of minors. I don't know. I haven't really been following it too much. I just wish her well, frankly. I've met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach, and I guess they lived in Palm Beach, but I wish her well, whatever it is. Okay, so just to recap, Colin Kappinick, son of a bitch, accused child sex trafficker, I wish her well. This is the one time when nobody would have been upset if Trump had used one of his trademark

insults. Low IQ individual, horse face, hater and loser, psycho, lock her up, anything. Instead, this is the time that Trump chooses to suddenly become a feminist. She broke the glass ceiling of sex trafficking. You got to respect that. But look, aside from that one time when he wished an alleged sex trafficer well, he did manage to rein it in for one press conference. And I guess, that's the lesson here. As long as Trump sticks to the script, doesn't tell us what he thinks, and doesn't act on any of his own impulses,

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Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show, everybody. Earlier today, I spoke with Jim Carrey, the award-winning actor, artist, and now, New York Times best-selling author. We spoke about the fascinating novel he wrote with Dana Vashon called Memoirs and Misinformation. Jim Carrey, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Thank you, man. Great to be here. You are one of here. Um, you are one of the most unique talents that we've seen, and I mean, across the board,

you know, whether it's been stand-up comedy, drama, it doesn't matter. When Jim Carrey does something, he does it differently. That's what you're known for. So I guess it's no surprise that you've written... In aberration! You've written a memoirs. that is part reality, part fiction? I won't like you. I didn't know, I didn't understand it because I was told, hey Jim Carrey wrote a memoir, then I was like, oh man, I'm excited. Then I read the book and then I called the person who got the book to me and I was like, but this, is this real?

Then they were like, well, it is, but it isn't. Best to approach everything I do as something that could be completely untrue. And yet, there will be parts of it, there will be things in it that will be absolutely authentic. Okay, maybe that's a blanket statement. You should trust me sometimes. But in this case, you know, this was the best way to get my truth out there and say everything I need to say. And do it in a way that is completely entertaining. And, you know, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, 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, thi, thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, you know, this was the best way to get my truth out there and to say everything I need to say and do it in a way that is completely entertaining and and, you know, that becans back to Dante and all of those wonderful apocryphal stories, King Arthur and the Nice of the Roundtable and stuff. You know, that became somebody's history at a certain point. Right. People think in England that that's the history. tho. thi history. 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. It thi. It is thi. It is thi. It is thi. It is thi. It's thi. It's thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thia. theea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thiaa. thia. tha. thia. th in England that that's the history, you know, and I just loved that concept. So when we started writing together, Dan and I started writing together, we were really just having a conversation, friendship, you know, and such wild ideas came out of that, that we had to go with it. We didn't want to do it a memoir. We didn't want to take stock of all the things that have happened to me and celebrate them them. And their. And their. And their, th. And th. And th. And th. And th. And th. And their, th. to, th. they, thi, thi, to, to, to, to be to, to be to be to be to be they, they, to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were, we were to, we were to they, we they, they. they. th. they, today, today, today, today, today, today, today, today, today, today, today, to to to today, they, thi. t stock of all the things that have happened to me and celebrate them and say, oh, and by the way, the time the Royals told me I was worth something.

You know, it wasn't going to be that. It was going to be something different. Do you want us as the readers to know what's real and what's not real in the book? Or is this your way of telling us the real. I think people have an inner computer, an inner sense of discernment that deciphers what's real and not real, even in fiction. You know, the best fiction, you know, is, you know, Moby Dick. It's like basically telling the story

of what's happened to us right now. It's not only a prophecy, it's a, it's a trueism. There's this crazy, power-hungry, white maniac who's trying to take the Pequod down and all the races down with it. Because he's held bent on finding the biggest white cock. That's that book. And so, you know, you can do that with fiction. Fiction is a way to tell the truth. Then let me ask you this. You've included celebrities in the book, right?

And you name it. You name it. Like for instance, you've got Gwyneth Paltrow, you've got Kanye West mentioned, Nicholas Cagg. But then this was strange to me. I think Tom Cruise is in the book, but then you refer to him as laser jack lightning. Laser jack lightning, yes, I went right to the essence of the character there. You know, because if you stand in front of Tom Cruise for too long, you realize you're being probed, you know, and the laser is active, he's looking for things behind your eyes, some sense of doubt, some weakness, you know, and so in a way of kind of using litigiousness, you know, of the litigiousness of Hollywood, we just kind of gave a little nod to that whole concept that some people you have to be careful with, you know. You wrote notes to people though.

Has anyone given you feedback? Has anyone contacted you back and being like, yo, what's? I've had incredible feedback so far. And Joan Dangerfield emailed me about Rodney and was so happy with how Rodney turned out in the book and how I brought him back. You know, I'm looking forward to everybody's reaction. I'm waiting for a letter from Hopkins and Tom Hanks has written

something to me. It'd either be, you know, I've spoken to the powers at the powers, has written something to me, it'd either be, you know, I've spoken to the powers that be, you're done. Or, you know, I'm sure the luminati is meeting right now. So, you know, yeah, it's, it's, it's a wild thing and it, you know, it's, it's, uh, people will see things in this book. There's like, can I, can I read you a little snippet of it? In the story? Charley 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. th. th. th. th. th. th. It's, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. It's, th. I'm, th. I'm, th. I'm, th. I'm, th. I'm, th. I'm, th. I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, th. I of it? In the story, Charlie Kaufman has trying to convince me to play Chairman Mao. And of course, that's absolutely unheard of. I can't do that. I really found this part of the book interesting because here you were talking about, like, just like the essence of what Hollywood's going through now, trying

to decide who can play whom, you can people played someone who may have been a different ethnicity or different culture or different, and it's interesting that in the book you as Jim or not Jim are going through this process. So there's a question of whether it's right at all and Charlie comes up with some concede about me playing an actor, playing an actor, playing Chairman Mao, who has all these problems and these conflicts. So one night at a dinner party in my swanky backyard, I speak and I give a toast during the dinner and it causes a few problems with my handlers. This is a small part of it.

The American citizen is so lost, he doesn't realize he's a factory pig. Drugged and poisoned from the cradle to the grave, chain to impossible debts, never ever free. Liberty? Bah! This is a land of invisible fences. We're all prisoners watching Capra on movie night. But nothing lasts forever. Europe's monarchy sent their sons to die in the trenches of the psalm just as surely as we drove

Chankayshek into the sea. You think America will be different? You think this era, not one of consumption but of gluttony will last forever? It will not. We're going 6,000 miles an hour around the sun and nobody's driving this bitch, said Gary Busey from the woods, where for his own reasons he was halfway up an 80-foot pine tree. Mr. Kerry, you've got the parts. Thank you, sir.

It felt like a lot of the book was about persona. You know, the idea of persona, who we are, who we think we are, who we wish people want us, you want to, you know, who we want them to see us as. Yeah, and if it gets big enough and powerful enough, it's something you have to to drag around with you. When you show up you have to be the socially concerned politically adept person. You know what I mean? So you you you might be happy to be that at certain times, but not all the time. You know, that's not who you are ultimately. There's nothing you want, you know, so that's my personal belief and that's the belief I try to espouse in the book. We got to a place that was not only kind of science fiction, but it was spiritual and metaphysical. It was, it was, it's something of a way for the reading

audience to free themselves from self, from the burden of their own construct. And so I think I think we accomplished that. I think we gave at least a moment of freedom. When did you get to the place, yeah, when did you get to the place where you were like, oh, I've got to break out a little bit of what everyone thinks I am and then try and flex a little bit more of who I am? I think, you know, the moment of shifting was somewhere around when I was playing Andy Kaufman. And I got so deeply into that character and I kind of lost myself as Andy and Tony. And afterwards I found myself really struggling to remember again who Jim Carey was and what his political beliefs are and what his choices are and his aesthetics.

And, uh, and uh, and uh, it was, it was really awakening to me. It gave me a kind of a point of view into the frailty of persona. Well, if I can play somebody else's persona and get lost in it and assume it, then who's Jim Carrey? Who was that guy? You know? And so, you know, life becomes kind of a two-step thing, you know, at that point, where you start to go, okay, this is a, this is a character I play with. I wanted to represent itself right. I want it to be a good avatar. As you can see, I have my, uh, the tree my avatar lives in, a picture of it right here. And what's that avatar going to do in this world? What's he, how's he going to represent?

What's he going to represent? Is he going to represent desperation and greed? Is he going to represent compromise? So those are the choices I'm making for that avatar every day in everything I do? And then there's the absolute truth, which is there's nothing I am not, there's nothing I can lose, there's no family I don't belong to. There's no one suffering that isn't a part of me,

you know, and no one excelling that isn't a part of me. You know, and no one excelling that isn't a part of me. You know, it goes beyond that even. It goes beyond this planet in my mind. I, you know, those moments of freedom are moments where you connect with the everything, which is what we really, truly are. That's why we're never satisfied. No matter how how we build our characters,

no matter how tough and Teflon this thing we create is, we're never satisfied. Because it's too small. No matter how big this Elvis inside us gets, it's too small to represent who you are. It can't possibly represent who you are. So I laugh when people say, why don't you just be funny? And I go, funny, well, let me find funny. Hold on, it's under this fingernail here. It's a part, it's a part of of of of of th of th of this this th of th of this th of th of th of thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thoom, thi, thi, thi, thi, thoes thoes thoes thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the. the. te. teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeooooooooooooe, the let me find funny. Hold on, it's under this fingernail here. You know, it's a part. It's a part of this wonderful wholeness that is

That's there for anybody any time, you know? Heaven is as close as your own hands and feet, you know? It's interesting that you talk about connected and family and before I let you go I wanted I wanted to delve into that because You dedicate the book to your brother tell me tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tel. Tell. Tell. Tell. Tell. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their the the the the thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi their their their their their the the their their their their their their their their their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. they. they. thi. thi. thi. thi. theeei. toei. theiiii. theiii. the. the. the. the. thi. their their into that because you dedicate the book to your brother. Tell me why and what you hoped either to get from that dedication or what you would have hoped to give. Well, what I want to do is tell the world I had a very special brother and he passed away. Last year, he suffered with a plastic anemia his whole life. He was 60 when he passed and he wore it like a champion. Like a champion. Like this guy never complained. He never said, oh my God, I can't do things because of what I have or what I'm dealing

with. He was on death store from the time he was four years old, you know, until 60, and he raised a beautiful family and he created gorgeous, opportunities and a beautiful aura around him and his family. And he was a very dedicated father. And so yeah, and I talk about him in the book because we went through the hardest times together, the craziest times where I would walk into the factory and he'd be beating the crap out of his cleaning machine

with a hammer. Or he'd be up in the security office and he'd be looking at the monitors and he'd suddenly see some lunatic sitting on a two by four in a hook that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's th.. th. th. th. th. th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's th. It's thi. It's thi. It's thi. It's thi. It's the monitors and he'd suddenly see some lunatic sitting on a two by four in a hook that's going down this giant cable in the ceiling, going in front of the security camera like this. It would be me trying to get his attention because I'm working in the factory. We had the worst and the best of times together and he's just a beautiful person. I think I I sent a picture to you guys of my old John's wedding and he cursed a lot. He cursed a ton.

He broke up words with the F word. He's syllabically. But it's just a sweet, sweet gentleman. Really lovely. Well, thank you, Jim for sharing. And thank you, thank you for breaking it down. I hope, sweet gentleman, really lovely. Well, thank you, man. Thank you, Jim for sharing. And thank you, thank you for breaking it down. I hope everyone who reads the book really approaches it in the way that you've laid it out in that, like, you know, it's nothing, nothing is true but everything is real. And I really appreciate that. So thank you so much for joining us on the show. Everything is true. I get confused myself. I've got that goes back and forth, man. Who knows?

Look off to yourself, my friend. You know, we're living in these crazy times. Thank you for what you're doing, man. You're doing a wonderful job. Yeah. You, you, you, you, youthank you for that. Thank you my friend. Look off to yourself. You too. Thank you so much for that Jim. Well that's our show for tonight but before we go I just wanted to remind you that America is facing a nationwide

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