October 27, 2014 - Wendy Davis

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The Best F#@king News Team Ever heads to Austin, Texas, for the midterms, a doctor in New York City contracts Ebola, and Wendy Davis discusses "Forgetting to Be Afraid." 

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>> Jon: THANK YOU! WELCOME TOTHE SHOW!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU SOMUCH! WELCOME!

WELCOME TO THE SHOW!

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WOW, WHAT AN HONOR TO BE HERE!

IN AUSTIN, TEXAS!

THE ONLY OPEN CARRY EBOLA STATEIN THE UNION.

WE ARE THRILLED TO BE HERE INAUSTIN'S OWN ZACH THEATRE.

AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FORHAVING US.

WE HAVE A NICE WEEK PLANNED.WE'RE HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK'S

MID-TERM ELECTIONS, OUR GUESTTONIGHT, DEMOCRATIC

GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE WENDYDAVIS, SHE WILL BE JOINING US.

[ Cheering and Applause ]BUT REALLY, BUT REALLY THE BIG

STORY. THE COUNTRY CONTINUESITS PERVERSE OBSESSION

WITH A VIRUS THAT NONE OF US WHOHAS NOT HAD DIRECT CONTACT

WITH AN EBOLAPATIENT HAS GOTTEN.

OUR FULL TEAM COVERAGE STARTSWITH SAMANTHA BEE.

SAMANTHA BEE IS WHERE IT ALLSTARTED IN DALLAS, TEXAS.

[ Cheering and Applause ]>> THANK YOU. YES.

>> Jon: SAM, THANK YOU FORJOINING US.

SAM, I'VE GOT TO ASK YOU,CURRENTLY

THERE'S NO ACTIVE EBOLA CASES,HOW DID DALLAS FINALLY GET ON

TOP OF THINGS?

>> WELL, JON, DALLAS OFFICIALSTRIED EVERY TEXAS SOLUTION THEY

COULD THINK OF.

THEY SHOT AT EBOLA.

THEY GAVE IT THE DEATH PENALTY.

THEY PRAYED FOR THE VIRUS.

BUT IN A WAY THAT THE VIRUSFOUND PATRONIZING, AND THAT MADE

IT FEEL BAD ABOUT ITSELF. TURNSOUT, ALL THEY REALLY

NEEDED TO DO WAS JUSTGET THEIR [BLEEP] TOGETHER.

>> Jon: SO RIGHT NOW AS FAR ASYOU'VE HEARD DALLAS IS OKAY.

>> WELL, RELATIVELY OKAY.

BECAUSE, WELL, THERE'S NO MOREEBOLA DALLAS IS STILL A STEAMING

CONCRETE WASTELAND OF TRAFFICJAMS, BIG HAIR AND STUPID

BELT BUCKLES, AM I RIGHT? PEOPLEWHO CAN HEAR ME IN AUSTIN?

>> Jon: OF COURSE RIGHT NOW NEWYORK CITY IS DEALING WITH ITS

FIRST CASE OF EBOLA. FOR MOREWE'RE GOING OUT TO AASIF

MANDVI IN NEW YORK. AASIFMANDVI. LET ME ASK YOU THIS.

WHAT'S, WHAT'S -- IN NEW YORK-- WHAT'S THE STORY, AASIF?

>> THE STORY, JON?

Jon: THAT'S RIGHT.

>> THE STORY IS WHEN I SAID IWOULD STAY HERE IN NEW YORK

EBOLA WAS IN TEXAS.

[ Applause ]BUT NOW THAT EVERYONE BUT ME IS

IN TEXAS, EBOLA IS IN NEW YORK!

>> Jon: SO YOU ARE SAYING -->> WHAT I'M SAYING IS (BLEEP)

(BLEEP) (BLEEP) --

>> Jon: THANK YOU, AASIF.VERY NICE. NOW OBVIOUSLY,

ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE AASIF BACK.

WE ALSO, WE WANTED TO CHECK INON AUSTIN'S OWN EBOLA

PREPARATIONS. JESSICAWILLIAMS IS AT THE CAPITOL

CITY'S TOP INFECTIOUSDISEASE FACILITY.

AT LEAST -- I'M SORRY, JESSICA,AT LEAST I THINK YOU'RE THERE.

>> OH YEAH, THAT'S WHERE I AM.

BUT LIKE EVERY OTHER PLACE INAUSTIN THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE

WARD IS ALSO AN ESPRESSO BAR ANDA BIKE CO-OP.

>> Jon: JESSICA, BASED ONYOUR -- BECAUSE

[ Cheering and Applause ]I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN DOING A LOT

OF BOOTS ON THE GROUND REPORTINGCOULD EBOLA SPREAD TO AUSTIN?

>> FROM DALLAS? OH, YEAH, JON.

AUSTIN IS GOING TO PICK UPSOMETHING AFTER DALLAS.

NO, JON, NO.

AUSTIN SETS THE TRENDS,AND DALLAS FINDS OUT ABOUT THEM

FIVE YEARS LATER.

[ Cheering and Applause ]>> Jon: ALL RIGHT. IN YOUR

MIND THERE'S NO WAY EBOLAMAKES IT TO AUSTIN?

>> DOESN'T NEED TO. JON,AUSTIN IS ALREADY BREWING ITS

OWN LOCALLY SOURCED, SMALLBATCH, FAIR TRADE, ORGANIC,

CAGE FREE, FARM TO TABLE EBOLA.KEEP EBOLA WEIRD!

>> OH, JON! JON!>> Jon: OH MY GOD, WHAT'S THAT?

>> JON! HELP ME, JON!

>> Jon: JORDAN KLEPPER, WHAT'SWRONG? WHAT'S WRONG, JORDAN?

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK WRONG? IGOT THE EBOLA!

>> Jon: WHAT? ARE YOU SURE?

>> WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE?

EVER SINCE I GOT TO AUSTIN I'VEHAD NAUSEA, FEVER, SWEATING

PROFUSELY, MY INTESTINES, THEYFEEL LIKE THE INSIDE VOLCANO.

>> Jon: ALL RIGHT. CALM DOWN,JORDAN. CALM DOWN.

RETRACE YOUR STEPS.

SINCE YOU GOT TO AUSTIN WHEREHAVE YOU BEEN? WE NEED THIS --

>> WELL, RIGHT BEFORE THE SHOW,I WAS EATING BRISKET AT A FOOD

TRUCK.>> Jon: OKAY. OKAY.

>> BEFORE THAT I HAD THISAMAZING PULLED PORK ALSO FROM A

TRUCK. THIS MORNING WASBREAKFAST RIBS FROM THE

TRUNK OF A TESLA.

AND LAST NIGHT AT THE AIRPORTWHEN I STEPPED OFF THE PLANE

THEY ADORNED ME WITH THISTRADITIONAL BARBECUE LEI.

>> Jon: JORDAN, JORDAN, I THINKI KNOW WHAT IS WRONG.

JORDAN, I DON'T THINK YOU HAVEEBOLA I THINK YOU HAVE THE

MEAT SWEATS. I THINK YOU'VE BEENEATING --

>> MAYBE OR MAYBE I'M JUST,MAYBE I'M NOT EATING ENOUGH

MEAT.

>> Jon: NO, JORDAN, DON'T DOTHAT. THAT'S NOT.

>> OH MAN, DUDE. THAT LOOKS SOGOOD.

>> Jon: JESSICA, WHAT ARE YOUDOING IN JORDAN'S QUARANTINE,

YOU'RE IN HIS QUARANTINEZONE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

>> I'M CHOWING BARBECUE, JON.DUH.

>> OH MY GOD, WHAT IS GOINGON. I CAN SMELL THOSE LITTLE

BASTARDS ALL THE WAY FROMDALLAS.

>> Jon: NO, YOU'RE IN DALLAS.

HOW DID YOU GET THERE FROM --NO!

ALL RIGHT.

JORDAN, JESSICA, SAMANTHA,AASIF, EVERYONE.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[ Cheering and Applause ]>> Jon: WELCOME BACK TO THE

PROGRAM. ALL RIGHT, TEXAS. ALLRIGHT, TEXAS.

LET ME GIVE YOU YOUR PROPERS.

YOU DID A NICE JOB HANDLING YOUREBOLA. YOU TRIED TO STAY CALM,

YOU GOT YOUR HOSPITAL CARETOGETHER EVENTUALLY.

BUT LET'S FACE FACTS,

NOW THAT EBOLA IS IN NEW YORKCITY WE CAN LET THE BIG DOGS

SHOW YOU HOW WE HANDLE ANAFRICAN BLOOD POOP VIRUS.

>> THE EBOLA CASE IN NEW YORK, ACITY OF MORE THAN 8 MILLION.

>> EBOLA IN THE BIG APPLE.

>> EBOLA IN NEW YORK CITYTONIGHT COULD IT ALSO BE IN NEW

JERSEY.

>> IT ARRIVED VIA A DOCTOR.

>> WAS THE DOCTOR CONTAGIOUSWHEN HE WENT BOWLING?

>> WHO KNOWS WHETHER HE USED THEBATHROOM FACILITIES.

>> HE USED THE SUBWAYS. TOOK ANUBER CAR.

>> CAME DOWN WITH A 103 FEVER.

>> THIS DISEASE IS FIERCE.

>> DID HIS ACTIONS PUT THEPUBLIC AT RISK?

>> Jon: SEE, CALM, COOL ANDCATCH THAT DOCTOR AND KILL HIM!

ALL RIGHT, I GUESS WE INNEW YORK LOST OUR HEADS FOR A

SECOND. SO A DOCTORWHO TREATED EBOLA PATIENTS IN

AFRICA CAME BACK AND GOT HIMSELFEBOLA AND

[BLEEP] HIS WAY THROUGH THE "SEXAND THE CITY" TOUR IN MANHATTAN

WITH A 103 DEGREE FEVER.

>> WE WERE TOLD YESTERDAY THATIT WAS 103 IT WAS ACTUALLY

100.3.

>> Jon: DIDN'T ANYONE TREATINGHIM DOUBLE CHECK IT AND SEE?

THAT HE HAD A FEVER OF 100.3?

BECAUSE FROM THE LOOKS OF ITTHIS MAN IS HOT BLOODED.

BECAUSE FROM THE LOOKS OF ITTHIS MAN IS HOT BLOODED.

ALL RIGHT. SO MAYBE -- NICE TOHAVE AN OLDER AUDIENCE FOR A

CHANGE. ALL RIGHT. SOMAYBE THIS DOCTOR

GALLIVANTED AROUND THE CITY,BUT COME ON, HOW MUCH

GALLIVANTING COULD ONE GUY WITHEBOLA DO IN JUST A DAY OR TWO?

>> TUESDAY SPENCER FELTSLUGGISH.

THE NEXT DAY FEELING WELL ENOUGHFOR A THREE MILE JOG STOPPING AT

BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE ON THE HIGHLINE AND THE MEATBALL SHOP IN

GREENWICH VILLAGE.

THEN TAKING THE SUBWAY FROMMANHATTAN TO BROOKLYN.

VISITING A BOWLING ALLEY CALLEDTHE GUTTER.

>> Jon: WHY IS EBOLA'S GUY'SLIFE SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING

THAN MINE? THE JOGGING, THEMEATBALLS, THE BOWLING.

THAT'S NOT A PATIENT HISTORYTHAT'S A TINDR PROFILE.

FOR GOD'S SAKES! IF YOU GOT AFEVER FOR LOVE, SWIPE RIGHT!

WHO KNOWS HOW MANY INNOCENTNEW YORKERS THIS MAN INFECTED IN

THAT, ALBEIT, AWESOME DAY.

>> UNLESS YOU HAD SEX WITHHIM, AT THE BOWLING ALLEY,

YOU WEREN'T GOING TO GETEBOLA.

[ Laughter ]>> Jon: I THINK I NEED TO CALL

MY DOCTOR.

[ Applause ]I BELIEVE THAT JOKE INTIMATED

THAT I [BLEEP] THE EBOLA DOCTOR.

ALL RIGHT.

SO MAYBE THE DISEASE LESSDANGEROUS AND DEVASTATING THAT

THE MEDIA HAS LED US TOBELIEVE I'M SURE THE LOCAL

AUTHORITIES ARE TAKINGA MEASURED APPROACH.

>> GOVERNORS CUOMO AND CHRISTIENOW MANDATING A 21 DAY

QUARANTINE FOR TRAVELERS IN

TO THE U.S. CONSIDERED HIGHRISK.

THE FEMALE HEALTH CARE WORKERRETURNING FROM AFRICA WHO TOOK

CARE OF EBOLA PATIENTS WASPLACED ON LEGAL QUARANTINE.

>> GOVERNOR CHRISTIE HAS SAID ATA PRESS CONFERENCE THAT SHE IS

ILL.

>> FIRST OF ALL I DON'T THINKHE'S A DOCTOR.

AND SECONDLY HE'S NEVER LAIDEYES ON ME. AND THIRDLY,

I HAVE BEEN ASYMPTOMATIC SINCEI'VE BEEN HERE.

>> I THINK WHEN SHE HAS TIME TOREFLECT SHE'LL UNDERSTAND.

>> Jon: WHY DOES CHRISTIE HAS TOBE SUCH A DICK ABOUT EVERYTHING?

YOU KNOW, HE CAN'T JUSTQUARANTINE HER. -- WHY CAN'T HE

JUST -- ALL RIGHT, YOU DID THEQUARANTINE, BUT HE CAN'T

JUST QUARANTINE SOMEONE. HE HASTO BE LIKE YOU'RE A DOCTOR

WITHOUT BORDERS, NOT ANY MORE,GET IN THE [BLEEP] ROOM.

YOU SELF SACRIFICING ANGEL OFMERCY PIECE OF [BLEEP]

I GOT YOUR ALTRUISM RIGHT HERE.

THIS WOMAN PUT HER LIFE ON THELINE TO HELP DYING PATIENTS.

I AT LEAST HOPE EVERY EFFORT ISBEING MADE TO KEEP HER

QUARANTINE COMFORTABLE.

>> HICKOX'S ATTORNEY, SEENHERE TALKING TO HIS CLIENT

THROUGH A TENT WINDOW SAYS HEPLANS TO FILE A FEDERAL

LAWSUIT IF SHE'SNOT RELEASED SOON.

WE'RE TOLD ITS UNHEATED, WITH NOSHOWER AND ONLY A BOX FOR A

TOILET.

>> Jon: YOU KNOW, I GOT TOSAY, A TENT WITH NO HEAT,

NO SHOWER AND A [BLEEP] BOX. ISTILL THINK MOST NEW YORKERS

WOULD BE LIKE, WHAT'S THE SQUAREFOOTAGE? WHAT'S THE RENT?

[ Applause ]IS THERE A BROKER'S FEE?

I'LL TAKE IT. ALLRIGHT. ALL RIGHT, SO MAYBE THE

QUARANTINE IS A BIT OF AN OVERREACTION.

OR AS OUR FREEDOM PERSONALLIBERTY-LOVIN' CONGRESS CALLS

IT, GOVERNMENT UNDERREACH.

>> WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK ATTRAVEL BANS.

>> LET'S SET UP SOMETHING LIKE AFORWARD OPERATING BASE HAVE

PEOPLE REPORT 21 DAYS BEFORETHEY'RE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.

>> STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE, NOCLOSER THAN SIX FEET.

>> DOCTOR, YOU CAN GET EBOLASITTING NEXT TO SOMEONE ON A

BUS IF THEY IN FACT THROW UP ONYOU, CAN'T YOU?

[ Applause ]>> Jon: DOCTOR, LET ME ASK YOU

THIS, WHAT IF YOU ARE YAWNING,GUY RUNS UP THROWS HIS EBOLA

DIARRHEA RIGHT IN YOUR MOUTH.

BOOM! EBOLA IN THE MOUTH,BOOM.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO THEN?

ALL RIGHT.

I STAND CORRECTED.

I GUESS QUARANTINE AND TRAVELBANS ARE THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT

THE DISEASE.

>> THE IDEA OF A BLANKETQUARANTINE FOR PEOPLE WHO COME

BACK COULD POSSIBLY HAVE ANEGATIVE CONSEQUENCE OF

ESSENTIALLY DISINCENTIVISINGPEOPLE FROM WANTING TO GO THERE.

THE BEST WAY TO PROTECTAMERICANS IS TO STOP THE

EPIDEMIC IN AFRICA, ANDWE NEED THOSE HEALTH CARE

WORKERS TO DO THAT.

>> Jon: SHUT UP, SCIENCE.

WE GOT RUNNING AROUND TO DO.WHAT IS WRONG WITH US?

WE WERE THE HOME OF THE BRAVE.

OR DOES THE SONG GO, OR THE LANDOF THE FREE?

UNLESS YOU HAVE A FEVER?

IN WHICH CASE WE PREFER YOU GETTHE [BLEEP] OUT OF HERE.

HERE'S HOW TRULY PATHETIC WEARE.

HERE IS HOW CALMLY THEY'REREPORTING ON EBOLA ON THE GHANA

BROADCASTING CORPORATION.GHANA! IT'S JUST TWO SMALL

COUNTRIES OVER FROM EBOLA LAND.

>> A THREE DAY CURFEW HASBEGUN IN SIERRA LEONE TO

ENABLE HEALTH WORKERS TO FINDAND ISOLATE CASES OF EBOLA IN

ORDER TO HALT THE SPREAD OF THEDISEASE.

>> Jon: OH CALM ANDINFORMATIONAL. OF COURSE THAT

LADY'S CALM AND INFORMATIONAL.SHE'S IN GHANA.

EBOLA WOULD HAVE TO GO ALL THEWAY THROUGH THE IVORY COAST TO

GET TO HER.

SHE DOESN'T NEED TO PANIC.

YOU KNOW I THINK PERHAPS EBOLAIS TEACHING US AN IRONIC YET

RELEVANT LESSON.

♪♪SUBMITTED FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

A NATION GRIPPED BY FEAR OFAN OUTBREAK.

[ Laughter ]AND YET ALL THIS TIME THE

REAL VIRUS OUTBREAK MENACING

THEM WAS FEAR.

[ Laughter ]I MISS YOU SO MUCH.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[ Cheering and Applause ]>> Jon: WELCOME BACK!

MY GUEST TONIGHT, A TEXASSTATE SENATOR AND DEMOCRATIC

GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE FORTEXAS, HER NEW MEMOIR IS CALLED

"FORGETTING TO BE AFRAID."

PLEASE WELCOME TO THEPROGRAM, STATE SENATOR WENDY

DAVIS.

[ Cheering and Applause ]HOW ARE YOU?

[ Cheering and Applause ]HOW ARE YOU?

THERE WE GO. FORGETTING TO BEAFRAID. ALL RIGHT.

THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

Jon: THE BOOK IS CALLED,ALTHOUGH WOULD YOU PREFER TO

STAND -- I KNOW YOULIKE TO STAND.

>> I'M FINE. I'M FINE. THANKYOU.

Jon: HOW LONG WAS YOUR -- YOUROSE TO PROMINENCE OBVIOUSLY ON

A NATIONAL LEVEL WITH AFILIBUSTER, 13 HOURS? 14 HOURS?

>> IT WAS JUST UNDER 13 HOURS.

Jon: 13 HOURS AGAINST SOMECHOICE LEGISLATION, ANTI-CHOICE

LEGISLATION WAS GOING ON IN THETEXAS STATE CONGRESS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

IN OUR TEXAS SENATE.>> Jon: RIGHT.

>> IT PASSED UNFORTUNATELY IN ASPECIAL SESSION, AND

IT RESULTED IN EXACTLY WHAT WEFEARED. ALMOST ALL OF THE

WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTERS THATPROVIDED THAT CONSTITUTIONALLY

PROTECTED MEDICAL CARE CLOSED.

>> Jon: AND THERE'S NO WAY TOGAIN THAT BACK?

CAN AUSTIN DO SORT OF A PLANNEDPARENTHOOD FOOD TRUCK THING FOR

EVERYBODY? GET A TACOAND A PAP SMEAR.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY CAN DO IT.

BUT THEY CAN DO SOMETHING.

>> WELL FORTUNATELY THE SUPREMECOURT STEPPED IN, THEY HALTED

SOME OF THOSE CLOSURES, SO WEHAVE HAD SOME REOPEN AND WE'LL

CONTINUE TO FIGHT THE FIGHT.

>> Jon: THE SUPREME COURT STEPSIN A LOT AROUND HERE.

YOU KNOW, THE VOTER I.D.LAW THAT WAS -- THEY

PASSED A VOTER I.D. LAW, THEFEDERAL COURTS I GUESS FOUND IT

UNCONSTITUTIONAL, AND THESUPREME COURT SAID, WELL YEAH,

BUT THEIR SO USED TO ITNOW. AND THEY DID NOT PUT A STAY

ON THAT OR THE ELECTION. IT'SESTIMATED THAT I THINK 650,000

TO 700,000 TEXANS COULD BEDISENFRANCHISED.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. MY -- THAT'SCORRECT. MY OPPONENT,

GREG ABBOTT WHO IS THE ATTORNEYGENERAL, IS DEFENDING --

[ AUDIENCE REACTS ]>> Jon: THEY'RE THOUGHT BOOING

THEIR SAYING ABBOOOTT. ABBOOOTT.

>> HE IS DEFENDING WHAT IS OFCOURSE INTENDED TO SUPPRESS

VOTE.>> Jon: RIGHT.

>> AND THE DISTRICT COURT AFTERHEARING A FULL TRIAL ON THIS

ISSUE FOUND THAT IT WASTHE MODERN DAY VERSION

OF A POLL TAX, WHICH IT IS.

BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE DON'THAVE THE UNDERLYING

DOCUMENTATION TO BE ABLE TO GETTHAT PHOTO I.D. AND BE ABLE TO

VOTE.

>> Jon: WELL ISN'T THERESOMETHING -- A COLLEGE I.D. IS

NOT ACCEPTABLE, BUT AGUN PERMIT IS, YES?

>> CORRECT. WELCOME TO TEXAS.

>> Jon: OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

NOW SO, IN THAT SCENARIO FOR ME,THOUGH,

IT SURPRISED ME YOU'REHAVING A TOUGH CAMPAIGN.

RIGHT NOW YOU GUYS ARE DOWN ALITTLE BIT. IS IT,

IN THE REST OF THE STATE, SO YOUSAY THAT HERE AND IN AUSTIN AND

EVERYBODY GOES, OOH BOO, BUT INTHE REST OF THE STATE THEY GO,

YAY. FOR VOTER I.D.

HOW CONSERVATIVE A PLACE ISTEXAS AND WHAT IS THE

DEMOGRAPHIC? YOU KNOW, WE'VEHEARD A LOT ABOUT IT'S

FLIPPIN' BLUE BUT IT LOOKS LIKEIT AIN'T EVEN FLIPPIN' LIKE A

COOL AZURE. LIKE IT'S NOT EVEN--

WHAT'S GOING ON?

>> IT'S ON ITS WAY. IT REALLY ISON ITS WAY.

AND WHAT WE HAVE SUFFERED FROMHERE FOR QUITE AWHILE IS TWO

DECADES OF REPUBLICAN LEDREDISTRICTING THAT HAVE

CREATED VERY PURELY DRAWNREPUBLICAN DISTRICTS AND A FEW

VERY PURELY DRAWNDEMOCRATIC ONES.

AND SO ALL OF THE CONVERSATIONSIN ELECTIONS TAKE PLACE DURING

PRIMARIES.

AND IT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS IWAS SO COMMITTED TO THIS RACE.

MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE GOINGTO FORCE IN TO A GENERAL

ELECTION A REAL CONVERSATIONABOUT THE THINGS THAT REALLY

MATTER TO PEOPLE AND INVITETEXANS TO DECIDE WHETHER THIS

REPUBLICAN-LED LEGISLATURE TRULYIS REFLECTIVE OF THE THINGS THAT

THEY CARE ABOUT LIKE MAKING SURETHAT THEIR SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED

AFTER THEY WATCH $5.5 BILLIONBEING CUT.

>> Jon: WHAT DO THEYDO -- FIVE AND HALF BILLION.

I'LL TELL YOU,

I WAS SHOCKED WHEN THEY SAIDTHEY WERE TRYING TO CUT $5.5

BILLION FROM EDUCATION IN TEXASI HAD NO IDEA YOU SPENT ANYWHERE

NEAR THAT. [Laughter]

WILL YOU STICK AROUND FOR ALITTLE BIT?

>> ABSOLUTLEY.

>> Jon: WE'RE GOING TO THROW TO--

WE'LL THROW A LITTLE BIT MORE UPON THE WEB THERE.

"FORGETTING TO BE AFRAID," WHICHIS PROBABLY WON'T BE THE TITLE

OF MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY.[ Laughter ]

IS ON THE BOOKSHELVES NOW.

STATE SENATOR WENDY DAVIS. WE'LLBE RIGHT BACK.

>> Jon: THAT'S OUR SHOW. JOIN USTOMORROW NIGHT AT 11:00.

HERE ITIS, YOUR MOMENT OF ZEN.

>> IN ORDER FOR A NEW YORKER TOCONTRACT THIS DISEASE FROM

SOMEBODY OUT ON THE STREET OR INA PUBLIC PLACE, THAT INFECTED

PERSON WOULD LITERALLY HAVE TOVOMIT OR HAVE DIARRHEA SO CLOSE

TO YOU THAT YOU TOUCH IT AND PUTIT IN TO YOUR OWN MOUTH.

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