First we turn to washington, d. C. , home of our nations most respected institutions and also the government. Americans have a very low opinion of congress, and this next story probably so s not going to help that very much. Jon oh, crap. What did congress do this time . What did they kill a veterans bill to make a food about food stamps or outlaw tan because the president wore the color . What did that kick a puppy in an elevator . What did they do . New yorks junior senator Kirsten Gillibrand says shes been the target of some very inappropriate sexist comments right in the halls of congress. Jon not just sexist comments, enappropriate sexist comments. Thats my least favorite kind of sexist comment. How does that happen . The senate is an august body, the saucer that cools the hot tea of our democracy. Congress is the upper house. Surely sexism, even the inappropriate kind, is beneath them. She says an older male colleague told her, good thing youre working out because you wouldnt want to get porky. [audience reacts]. Jon by pork i assume the gentleman was referring to local constituents. One senator pointed to her waist and squeezed her stomach and said, dont lose too much weight. I like my girls chubby. Jon dont get too porky. I like my girls chubby. Even when it comes to sexism, the senate is gridlocked. They cant make any progress [cheering and applause] they cant get anything done. Luckily theres always one asshole left. To break the tie. The prize comment, she writes, came from a southern congressman, who said, as he held my arm, you know, kirsten, youre even pretty when youre fat. Jon oh, yeah, yes, the gentleman from the great state of arousal yields the remainder of his boneer to the generalwoman gentlewoman from new york. Im not saying these comments would be appropriate in any context, but there is a certain irony to being judged on ones physical appearance by a group of men who, if you squint, look on a good day like a bowl of dried fruit. Mostly apples. Heres what i believe if cspan 2 were to air closeups from the hit show pup try of the penis, viewers might call in and say, you guys are looking good. You could look worse than someones balls. Im saying that some senators, if you squint and look closely, and there esa closeup, they look like someones balls. I am saying that. Im not going to klahrgs. But our senate is filled with people that look like balls. [laughter] obviously the male senators did something despicable, but isnt there a way Kirsten Gillibrand would be in the wrong . Why wouldnt Kirsten Gillibrand name names . Doesnt she have a responsibility to name names . If youve got the guts to write about it, have the gus to name the names. Jon yes, the grownup version of the rich kid from every 80s movie. Why wouldnt the woman making the larger point about the general culture of washington not turn this enter a narrow personal attack on the people she sees at work every day. Maybe this senator gillibrand just happened to run across a couple jerks. Probably most woman would be very surprised to hear about these incidents. Its not surprising. It doesnt come as a surprise. Im not surprised at all. I got some comments that would maybe blow you away. We all had our stories of whom you would not get on an elevator with. [audience reacts]. Jon we all have our stories about which person elected by vote centers their state to a sixyear term, vested with the powers to divide concept, you would not trust in the three to five seconds it takes to go from two to l. Dont worry, guys, just because senator buzzkill cant hand alfriendly abdorm nal groping, at least some women still appreciate the fine art of the cat call. Men are going to be that way. What can you do . They mean it in a nice way. It used to bother me. This is so sexist. If it doesnt happen, excuse me. Why not . As long as you dont come into armslength, its good. If you cant get into a cab, then it gets out of control. Or if i have my little boy, youre like, hes kind of used to it at this point. [audience reacts]. Jon eh, everybody wants to [bleeped] my mom. [laughter] [applause] anyway, take the par. Is there no way for a thoughtful gentleman to appropriately convey his appreciation of a woman of the feminine gender. This is my move. Im going to say, very slow, just like this. [laughter] and you know, you walk by, and just the clapping, and i would say the success rate is about 90 you get a smile. Jon its in the like im out there yelling, yo, baby, im a motorboat, lets make the long island sound, because that would be presumptuous. Lets go to Jessica Williams live tonight outside the senate. Thank you very much. What is your. Youre a woman. Jessica. What is your. What is your take on all of this. Youre clapping, i get it, that guy was clapping, so now youre clapping. Oh, no, jon, this is just how we women show our appreciation for the male gaze, and if you may offer my own unshes setted comment to that guy, though smiles do not indicate a 90 success rate. Jon they dont . What do you mean . You know what, jon, it means that the woman is trying her best to end this interaction, because if she doesnt smile, he might tell her to smile. If she tells you to leave her alone, youll probably call her a bitch. I know he thinks hes different, classy, charming, but were not looking for applause, and what hes doing is basically a highminded Lincoln Center version of hey, sweet tits. [cheering and applause] jon i see you seem to have struck a nerve with our audience. Mmm. Jon on behalf of my gender, i am so sorry. Oh, you know what, jon, ive heard a lot worse. One time this guy with a hairless cat on the street. Jon no, no, no, dont finish this, because i know where thats going. Thats fine, but my point is, this Telly Savalaslooking [bleeped], thats right, i know who Telly Savalas is, hes kojak, right . My grandma used to watch it and she would always talk about it. He was like a sexy guy, like an nypd officer. Jon he was very sexy. He was bald. Okay. Whatever. That Telly Savalaslooking [bleeped] should hold his applause because our walk to work is not there for him to comment on. Its in the a red carpet. Its in the a fashion week runway. Its a sidewalk. Believe it or not, getting the horny clap of approval from any guy does not improve my day. It creeps me out. Guys, get some impulse control. I have some [bleeped] to do. Jon Jessica Williams, everybody. Well be righ music plays music plays the summer that summers from here on will be compared to. So get out there, and get the best price guaranteed. Find it for less and well match it and give you 50 toward your next trip. Expedia. Find yours. 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You may be against big business in bed with big government, but i guarantee theres a porn magazine devoted to, that i would think. Well, you know what, screw you and your hurtful slander. Cantors moving on the better things. So whats this new job . Washington thinktank, gentlemans farmer, perhaps it will go eupon mouse and become a cantor. You know, the high holidays are coming. Hes now joining Investment Bank mole molis compnay. He will be elected to the board of directors. Jon he just got right [bleeped] into bed, didnt he . He got into bed. This guy is a lawyer. He never worked on wall street. What does he bring to the board of an investment west bank . Eric cantor helps molis navigate difficult terrain in washington. Jon difficult terrain in washington for Investment Bankers. Investment bankers already have a washington ez pass. Its called money. Its the only map they need. They must be paying him a pittance for this socalled service. Hes going to get a big, fat paycheck. The paycheck is worth 3. 5 million. [audience reacts] [laughter] jon 3. 5 million. Here are the people on the floor of congress after hearing that news. [cash register ringing] how much longer do i have to be here . 4 00 p. M. . Now, admittedly cantor has some experience in financial matters, like in 2007, when he form a group that successfully blocked efforts to raise the carried interest tax rate. And in 2009, when he convinced all republicans to vote against the doddfrank wall street reform act, and dont forget 2012 when he blocked attempts to require Program Intelligence consultants who sell Insider Information to hedge funds and investors to disclose their activities and, of course, theres this. House majority leader eric cantor ringing the opening bell. Hes the fourth highest recipient of political donations from wall street and congress. Dont begrudge cantor that 3. 5 million. If anything its not a salary for his new job. Its paint for Services Already rendered. 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Youre welcome. [cheering and applause] jon welcome back. My guest tonight, she is a Foreign Affairs journalist. Her new book is called city of lies love, sex, death and the search for truth in tehran. Please welcome to the show ramita navai. [cheering and applause] thank you so much for being here. Thank you for having me. Jon look at this here. We have city of lies love, sex, death and the search for truth in tehran. Arent all cities, and ive lived in new york for a long time, arent all cities isnt that why we come to cities, because theyre filled with lies . Yes, its true, but lying takes on a whole different level in tehran. And because the atmosphere is oppressive, because iranians have been living for 30 years under a fundamentalist islamic regime, everything is much more exaggerated. Jon right. So lies, just every day, theyre filtered into society. Theyre filtered into everyday life in a way that they dont here. Jon its interesting because you lay it out in terms of these incredibly fascinating profiles of individuals. Now, this country does you know, there still is that push and pull between liberalism and conservatism, secularism and religion, hedonism and abstinence in this country, as well. Its interesting to know that having that government has not changed that in iran. Yes. And i think what we are trying to do with the book, youre right. There are these two very separate worlds. And in tehran itself, its quite geographic, as well. Kind of north is liberal, rich, more secular. South is kind of working class, much more religious, traditional. Jon we dont have that split. [laughter] go ahead. But what i was trying to do is show the nuances and the layers, as well. There arent just these two polar opposites. Actually, there are all of these really complex layers in between. Its really gray. Jon do you believe in terms of having to lie, its because if they are to run afoul of those more traditional regulations, there is real consequence to that . Yes, thats exactly. Theres a lot more at stake in iran. If you are caught drinking, you may be flogged. If you. And also social structures. It is socially unacceptable among many iranians to have sex before marriage, to not be a virgin before marriage, so you can get into trouble with the law and you can be judged by society. Jon what do you think is more powerful there . Is it the legal ramifications or the societal . What do you think carries more sway in these families . I think whats happening is very interesting at the moment because there is a change, i think theres a sexual awakening going on among iranian youth, that, you know, transcends class, transcends religious barriers and religious differences at the moment, and i have seen it really trickle down. So i think society is changing. But the biggest fear for people is getting in trouble with the regime, getting in trouble with the law. Jon right. Its not so much. Because if your family is very traditional but you feel like there might be more understanding there, but the law really is a monolith and has no flexibility. No. Unless you have money. So ive met people who have bought their flog. So you can pay to get out of getting flogged. Jon you can pay to get out of getting flogged . Yes, and also, actually, you can pay someone else to take your flog for you. Jon so let me get this straight. So outside courthouses where you get flogged, there are poor souls hanging around offering to be flogged instead of you. And they are in cahoots with the flogger usually. So they go halfhalf on the money. Jon the flogee and the flogger, if what youre telling me is true, and i think what youre telling me is true, youre saying that in tehran, in iran, there is a different judicial system for rich people and poor people. That is outrageous. [laughter and applause] as an american, as an american, i must stand up and say, how can they allow this . We are so similar. Jon its so interesting. Look, im not saying that they are analogous with certainly flogging, but it seems as though there is a continuum within these governments where no one is clean. Governments and peoples are always in this sort of titanic struggle between sort of the freedoms and the authority, and maybe its just more starkly delineated in iran. Absolutely. Jon i mean, the stories are beautiful, and theyre so well detailed and theyre so nuanced, where does it go . In america we tried banning alcohol for 13 years. After 13 years we were like, i need a shot. Like they couldnt. Where do you see the pressure then coming from here . Is it a generational change that occurs . I think it will be a generational change. I think socially things are changing. I think culturally its back and forth, back and forth. Its just a power play really between the hardliners and the reformists or at the moment president rouhani. Culturally theyll loosen those social structures. Theyre very smart, as well. Theyll lift the lid off the boiling pot, let off a bit of steam. Again, theyll pull back on the reins. But i think whats interesting with iran regarding change is iranians have really changed how they feel about change in their country, and thats a direct result of whats happening in the countries around them. They see iraq, afghanistan. Theyre looking at syria now. Ten years ago when i was in iran, they were much more pro big change. Jon right. Iranians, revolution, protest, some iranians would even talk about western intervention. Now theyre really unified in the fact that they are resigned to any change, the fact that any change will be slow and that they feel that change should come from within. They really fear a bloodbath. Jon certainly there is ample evidence to back that up. Is that an open conversation that takes place in iran, or is that something thats more of a streetlevel conversation . Streetlevel conversation. In iran, there are. This is another, you know, city of lies. You have your red lines, and Everybody Knows what the red lines are. Theyre moveable, but you have to keep within the red lines, as a journalist and as an ordinary citizen. And also you have two selves. You have you private self and your public self. So youre very different in you own room behind closed doors as you are in public. You behave differently. Youre two different people. It can be quite a schizophrenic society. The only advice i would give to iran is, with your private self, dont put it on the cloud because. [laughter] [applause] city of lies on the bookshelves now. Ramita navai. Thank you so much. [cheering and applause] tmobiles network has more data capacity than verizon or at t. Its a network designed differently. A Network Designed Data strong. And i looked up. 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