The Daily Show: Ears Edition - So You Think You Can Judge - Kamala Harris Brings It | Maggie Gyllenhaal
Episode Date: September 7, 2018Conservatives claim to be censored by social media companies, Sen. Kamala Harris grills Supreme Court hopeful Brett Kavanaugh, and Maggie Gyllenhaal discusses "The Deuce." Learn more about your ad-ch...oices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 6th, 2018.
From Comedy Central's World News headquarters in New York.
This is the Daily Show with Trevor Noah,
Ears Edition. Thank you. Welcome to the Danish everybody, thank you so much for tuning it.
I'm Chavonor, take a see, take a see, let's get into it.
Our guest tonight, I could not be more excited.
Maggie Jenin Hall is joining us, everyone.
Glad to have her back.
We're going to be chatting about the new season of her hit HBO show, The Deuce.
But first, let's catch up on today's headlines.
Yesterday, we were all shocked to learn
that there is a secret group of senior officials in the White House
who say they are trying to stop Trump from being Trump.
That's right.
They're taking him down from the inside,
to which KFC replied, I thought that's what we were doing. Well, anyways, today, understandably, the president could only focus on finding the traitor.
Inside job, new fallout this morning from that explosive New York Times op-ed.
It is rattling the White House and the finger-pointing is on.
No surprise Trump is furious, calling on the New York Times to turn the writer over to the government.
Inside the West Wing, there really is this intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens intens th is th is th is th is th is th th th that is that is that is that is that is 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 writer over to the government. Inside the West Wing, there really is this intensifying sense of betrayal.
White House staffers don't know who they can trust.
The President doesn't know who's loyal to him and who's out to get him.
Ooh.
You know, I feel like if Trump catches who did this, he's not going to go easy on them.
Because not only did the tiress him in the New the New the New the New the New the New the New the New the New the New the New the New the New the New the New the New the him to read. And now, now the person who did this is someone who thinks that Trump is amoral and unfit
to be president.
That's who we're looking for.
So that narrows it down to everybody.
In fact, just today, another person published an anonymous editorial in the Slovenian Gazette.
Yeah, here's an excerpt. It reads, quote,
this president is not being best. And also, America needs her own bedroom.
Loudstar. Could be anyone.
Another news.
Another news. And this is one of my favorite stories. China has announced it will give $60 billion in financial support to African nations.
Get this with no strings attached.
Yeah.
Now, critics are saying that China is just tricking Africans into getting colonized
again.
And to that I say, yeah, but it's $60 billion. I feel like, colonizing Africa would have gone much easier the first time if Europe had done
it this way.
Like, if Europeans had landed on African soil and told us, hello, we're going to rule your
people and take all your resources, but here's 60 billion dollars.
As Africans would have been like, good save the queen, huh? All right, let's move on to today's top story.
Social media, it's affected every aspect of our lives.
How we communicate, how we stay informed,
how we showcase our booty clapping skills.
Yeah, I used to make homemade DVDs to get that out.
Now it's so much easier.
But lately, but lately, conservatives have been
complaining that tech companies are biased against them. And yesterday, they took action
in real life.
The Justice Department is looking at whether Facebook and Twitter are intentionally stifling
the free exchange of ideas. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey told a house committee, his company
is not censoring conservatives. Jeff Sessions doubled down and says he'll gather state attorneys general to discuss whether
social media companies stifle conservatives.
That's right.
Jeff Sessions has announced that he's going to come back like, well, I couldn't find any bias.
And be like, did you check the top self?
No.
And now, now, the reason the Justice Department
and both houses are all over this issue
is because clearly they're taking cues from the top.
You look at Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media giants. And I've made it clear that we as a country cannot tolerate political censorship,
blacklisting, and rigged search results.
We will not let large corporations silence conservative voices.
That's right, folks.
I, Donald J. Trump Trump and sick of being silenced
When was the last time you saw a tweet of mine?
When was the last time you saw something about me on the internet folks?
It's been almost half an hour. Why is that? Is it because I've been up here for 30 minutes?
Or because I'm being sentenced?
Because I'm being tensors, guys. Come on. Get the fuck out of here, man.
How is the guy who became president because of Twitter
claiming that Twitter is censoring him and out to get him?
Yeah, like, they're out to get him elected.
It's like Superman, bitching about Earth, like, man, this planet is holding me back.
This planet is what made you. If you don't like it, Superman, th Superman, th Superman, th super, th super, th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th thus, thus, thus, thus, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thi, thi, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th. th. thi, thi, th. th. thi, th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. Come, thi. Come, thi. Come, thi. Come, thi. Come, thi. Come, tho. Come, thooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Come, th. Come, th. Come, this planet is what made you. If you don't like it, Superman, why don't you just go home and be Carlisle the accountant? Oh, that's right, you can't go home
because your home blew up. Sorry, I get angry when Superman shits on earth. But, but maybe,
maybe the president feels like conservatives are being censored because his only source of information
keeps telling him so.
The tech giants are obviously politically biased against conservatives.
No one really disputes that.
You cannot have them dominating the information space only on behalf of left winners.
Sometimes when you search my name, certain articles will pop up that are more disparaging
and more negative and, you know, three or four years ago instead of anything current.
Okay now, to be fair, I understand what the stale prince of ballet is
saying. Sometimes sometimes Google prioritizes older negative stories but
that's not anti-conservative bias that's just the internet right the negative stories
get much more attention than the positive ones like when I Google myself
the news is never about some cool joke that I told.
No, it's always something negative.
And I tell cool jokes all the time, all right?
You never hear about the good stuff.
For example, for example, right?
Today, I save this baby on the way to work.
But are you going to see that on this, if I do this, number one news story on Google News,
and I'm not even a comedian anymore.
All of a sudden, I'm just a South African baby slammer.
That's who I am.
The internet is cruel to everyone.
Everyone.
But, according to many people on Fox News, the only explanation for this is bias.
I tweeted out a clip from CNN of James Clapper,
basically admitting that President Obama was the one who directed all of the intelligence agencies
at the end of 2016 to launch an investigation into President Trump.
So I tweeted out, it got no life.
It got no life.
And I know that's something that my followers and viewers care about, big time.
It got no life.
So I'm just wondering, was I shadow band?
No.
No, Maria Badaromo, your post was just boring.
And I'm not even saying that to be mean.
We've all been there.
Every one of us has posted something onl... to break to break to break to break to break to break to break to break to break to break to break to break to break to break to break to break to break to break that that to break that that that that to be that that to be to be to be that that to be that that that that to be th. to be th. th. to be th. th. th. th. that that th. And that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that th. th.'ve all been there. Every one of us has posted something online
that we were sure was gonna break the internet.
Right?
All of us had that one tweet where we were like,
oh man, this tree's gonna blow up.
And you're like, shit, I said,
no, not yet, not yet.
Oh, man.
This tree is gone. Hold on. Hey, cancel all my meetings. I'm about to go viral And then you're like and then you hit send and then you're looking and you're like come on anytime now
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You regulating private businesses, right? Because when it's consumers or gay people or polar bears saying hey
Can you regulate some industries? Conservatives are like it's not the government's job to regulate private business
But then as soon as they feel like they're not getting enough retweets suddenly,
suddenly it's like we're launching an investigation? We've got a nationalized- the the the the the the the the the the techne-cational techne-culized technized techni-cial-culized techni-culte-culte-culte-culte-culte-culte-culte-culte-culti-culti-culti-culte of their te of tha 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 their their their their their their their te, their te, te, te, te, teateateateateateateateateateateatuu. teateatu. teatu. teateateateateateate. their their feel like they're not getting enough retweets, suddenly it's like,
we're launching an investigation, we've got a nationalized tech company's long-lived socialism!
Bernie, Bernie, Bernie!
So now, so now, the government will spend all this time and money on something that could have
been avoided if a few people, like Maria Baroomo, got a few more likes.
And you know what?
We here at the Daily Show, would like to help conservatives without having to drag Congress
or the Justice Department into it.
So we went through Baroomo's Twitter looking for another tweet that didn't get any life
and really should have.
And I think we found one. It's from June 6, 2016.
Quote, would you throw a B-Day Bash for your dog?
Now I'm going to assume there was some auto-correct weirdness that happened there because
I don't think there's any such thing as an abort B-Day Bash, but even so I think
this tweete-a-wa-s should should should should should should should should should should should should should should should should should should should this tweet this tweet should have gotten mad engagements. Especially since she went into the trouble of including the Twitter handles for her show,
her network, the puppy parties venue, and even the birthday dog at Mini Doodle.
And yet she only got five likes, four retweets, yeah, and seven comments.
And one of those comments is, and I swear this is real, this one was from at
mini doodle saying, quote, wrong person, please don't include me in your tweet.
So, so, you know what, I've decided at the Daily Show, we're going to give Barteromo a hand.
We're going to retweet this brilliant tweet to our own account at the Daily Show.
So please go there and like Maria's original tweets to our own account at the Daily Show. So please go there and like Maria's original tweet.
And then quote tweet it to your own timeline with the hashtag Tweet-Aromo.
Do it to fight by us and save the internet.
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Today marked the third day of Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee and guy
who definitely wears socks at the pool, Brett Kavanaugh.
So let's check in with another addition of, so you think you can judge.
Now, one of the major concerns with Brett Kavanaugh is that President Trump might have
nominated him specifically because Kavanaugh believes that sitting presidents shouldn't
be subpoenaed or indicted. And some people are worried that Kavanaugh might have even
made a deal with Trump's personal lawyer, Mark Kasabets,
basically saying, you know, we'll put you on the court if you promise to protect the president from Robert Mullah.
Or as Trump would put it, you scratch my back, I'll grab your pussy.
Now, we don't know if Kavanaugh actually met with Trump's lawyer.
But when California Senator Kamala Harris asked him about it yesterday,
Kavanaugh did himself no favors.
Judge, have you ever discussed special counsel Mueller
or his investigation with anyone?
Well, it's in the news every day.
Have you discussed Mueller or his investigation with anyone at Cassoitz,
Benson and Torres, the law firm founded by Mark Cassoitz, President Trump's
personal lawyer? Be sure about your answer, sir. Well, I'm not remembering, but if you
have something you want to... Are you certain you've not had a conversation with
anyone at that law firm? Casuids Benson. I would like to... Are you certain you've not had a conversation with anyone at that law firm?
Casua, Spencer.
I would like to know the person you're thinking of, because what if there's...
I think you're thinking of someone and you don't want to tell us.
Wow.
Kavanaugh did not look good in that exchange. It's like if they asked the suspect at a murder trial, they're, their thor their thor they're, thrower thrower they're, thrower, thrower, thrown, they're like, thrown, thrown, thrown, they're like, they're like, they're like, they're like, they're like, they're like, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that that that that that that that that that that that that thin. thin. thin, that that that that that that that that that's that that that's that that that that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that th look good in that exchange.
It's like if they asked the suspect at a murder trial,
they're like, where were you on the night of the 13?
It's like, ah, where shouldn't I have been?
Uh, yeah.
Yeah.
Wherever the murder didn't happen, that's where I was.
But the other major concern that people have is that Kavanaugh could be the deciding vote
that overturns Roe versus Wade, aka a woman's right to choose.
And going by what Kavanaugh has said in the hearings, you would assume that he would let Roe v. Wade stand
because this guy is a freak for precedent.
Tell us why you believe Roe is settled law.
And if you could, do you believe it is correctly settled?
Roe v. Wade is an important precedent of the Supreme Court.
For 12 years, I've been applying precedent of the Supreme Court. For 12 years, I've been applying precedent
of the Supreme Court and of my court.
As a judge, I followed precedent.
I had to follow precedent, precedent the Supreme Court.
This is all about precedent for me.
That precedent on precedent is quite important.
Precedent's not like a cafeteria where I can take this, but not that.
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Call him Mr. President.
You might even say he's the precedent of the United States.
Oh, come on.
Come on.
Come on, the joke wasn't that bad.
Come on, it wasn't that bad.
But here's the thing, even though Kavanaugh says that he follows precedent, he doesn't
act like it, right?
Because if you look at his history as a judge, whether it's on a woman's right to choose
or gun control, he's always twisting precedent to get the conservative result that he wants.
And also, Kavanaugh's like a guy who and he's like, well, cows eat plants, don't they?
So technically precedent.
And look, the thing is, Kavanaugh can say what he wants, but it's pretty clear to me that
he won't rule in favor of reproductive rights.
Otherwise, Trump wouldn't have nominated him.
But it does feel a bit strange that this dude could soon get to decide what all women can do with their bodies. A fact that Senator Harris made sure to point out.
Can you think of any laws that give government the power to make decisions about the male body?
I'm happy to answer a more specific question.
Male versus female.
There are medical procedures. I'll repeat
the question. Can you think of any laws that give the government the power to make decisions
about the male body? I'm not a, I'm not a, I'm not a, I'm not a, I'm, God damn, Kamala Harris brings it, man.
We actually have, we actually have, we actually have,
we actually have a live shot of the Capitol, the moment that that happened.
Can we go to that?
Can we go to that?
We'll be right back.
We'll be right back. Welcome back. Welcome back to the day show.
My guest tonight is an Academy Award nominated actor who produces and stars in the upcoming film,
The Kindergarten Teacher, as well as the hit HBO series, The Deuce.
Please welcome, Maggie Jillen Hall. film The Kindergarten Teacher as well as the hit HBO series The Deuce.
Please welcome Maggie Jillin Hall.
Welcome back to the show. Thank you so much. Congratulations on season 2, that is kicking off.
I remember when we spoke about season 1, it was really a fascinating story that took us
into an interesting world where you were portraying a woman who was working as a prostitute
and then moved up in the game and decided, no, I'm going to start creating my own
pornographic films, and this is now that part of the journey. Where are we seeing your character your your your your your your your your your character your character your character your character your character your character your character your character your character the character the character the character the character thia thia thia thia thia thi c. thi?? th. th. th. th. th. to to to to to to to to to thi. to to to to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi, thi, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. to we seeing your character move to in the next season? So the last season was 1971, 72. We jump ahead to 77.
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She wants more than she's been allowed to have,
and she wants to make real movies.
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That's all that she has access to.
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She started as a sex worker in 1971.
She's trying to direct movies in 1977.
Like, that's hard for anybody.
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Right, and as a woman in Hollywood
who has seen the industry move gradually forward in different ways,
but then at the same time be regressive in certain ways,
do you feel like it's important for you to imbue within these characters,
your experience of femininity? Well it just happens naturally. I mean it's just it's
it's my experience it's so many women's experience and so that's what gets
expressed that I understand it. I mean it's like all over the place
things that were happening to Candy have happened to me in different ways. I mean, it's like all over the place, things that were happening to candy have happened to me in different ways.
I mean, she's way over on the spectrum of, you know, dramatic life, you know.
But I relate, I relate to that hunger, I relate to like, okay, I know I need this.
How do I play it so I can possibly maybe get it? I know that I can't walk in and just totally ask for it or you know I mean I relate to all of it and so I understand that and I that's
I just I love her. You know it's why I love. She's really a wonderful lovable character
that that you enjoy and what I've loved about you know season one and hopefully I'll see more
it in season two is that relationship developing between us the audience, and the character. But what's interesting to me is how you have a similar idea and yet you've changed it
in the movie that you're in on Netflix, right?
The kindergarten teacher, because I watched you as candy and I've watched you in movies
and I go like, oh, you're so likable, you're so much fun, this is great, I enjoy
and then I've only seen the trailer for this movie, and it made me wonder if I should call the police
on you as a person.
As a person?
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Is this a horror movie?
Is this a psycho?
Like, what is the story about, without you spoiling anything? Well, I love that you say that you that about that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, th, th, tha, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the the the thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, 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 thi, thi, thr, thr, thra, throoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooman, the.. I is, the. I, thi say that about the trailer, and I think that the thing is is that it's new what it is.
It's, you know, we say, and I think it's fair to say it's a psychological thriller.
But it's really being in the mind of this woman who is not mentally ill, is not crazy, but who is being driven crazy by the culture
that she finds herself in.
And the culture that she finds herself in
is this one.
And so I think it's terrifying.
Because I-
Because she plays a kindergarten teacher,
right? And she...
Yeah, so from porn director to kindergarten teacher.
Right, right.
And there's a kid in a class who's really talented and
in the trailer from what I see, she does poetry by night.
And then there's a kid who seems to be more talented than she is just naturally.
Well he's a kid.
Right.
I mean, this is the thing that's interesting.
Yes, she thinks the same age as that child, and my child, like all of our children, say things that are incredible and poetic all the time.
But she looks at it and goes, that's a poem. And she is an artist who is not being heard anywhere.
She's like Candy, like many of us in different ways. She's a woman and she has an element of herself that's starving.
And she goes on the wrong track.
Candy goes on the right track.
Candy knows how to feed herself.
Right.
And this woman, who I play in the kindergarten teacher,
tries to feed herself off this kid.
That is a weird twist in the world.
You are playing a porn star who's doing the right things and a kindergarten teacher who is evil.
I love it. I love every moment of it. Thank you so much for being on the show.
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