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Country that lets me run my mouth. >> if do you it, you are up to the line. its a kour jay rouse thing to do. >> it shows the spirit of what our democracy is. were not afraid to make fun of people that are in power. i think that is a beautiful. >> do you they donald trump will be invite know did his -- be his -- >> i cant wait to find out. >> go to the democratic convention, you have sarah silverman going up there and you go to the republican one and you have kochy. is that --

>> at that moment, you feel it in your bones, im doing it. >> doing comedy is the most confident i ever feel, ever. there is definitely a thing that people want, and when they dont get it they feel cheated. >> they are almost angry. >> it feels like a low. im a woman and i have to acknowledge that im white. you almost feel like you have these tasks that you have to acknowledge for people to start listening to you or theres a lot of male comics that go out theyre like were all people, right? >> i...

What? they doesnt get the joke. so, youre screwed from jump street. but it was his character, thats the character he does. what -- who did you buy? >> thank you very much. good night. >> i dont know if its a good thing that comedians and politicians get together in that room, because i think it definitely makes you pull your punches a little bit. >> it was bushs last one that i did. i was sitting there and i was going to open with this joke and i get talked out of it by a lot of people. so great...

Their breakfast beverage. >> you can be on the right and just be talking and not have to identify yourself as the right. what is the blue collar comedy tour other than right wing comedy tour? >> we heating up the earth. oh, shut up. well, you seen what happened in washington, d.c., 27 inches of snow. explain that. all right, february. hows that? >> entertainers tend to be left wing in their politics. and the reason for that is, its a happier message. they are audience pleasers, even those who ma...

Good natured ribbing of the first family, mr. von needer. >> i think hed made a fine candidate in 64. 1864. >> von meter came out with the parody called "the first family." it parodied jfk. >> hes doing my gestures and hes using my lines. do not ask what this country can do for you. thats one of my original lines. >> i thought it sounded more like teddy than it did me. >> theres something very charmingly american about this idea that we really respect our political figures, but at the same time,...

And these are the kind of decisions that would keep me up at night. >> you do find the correspondents dinner where the president goes up to that line and doesnt cross it, and then you have folks who go up to that line and absolutely do it. >> and. >> since i just assumed he was running as a joke. >> comedianses can say things that other people cant say say. they dont have to be furious in a way that politicians are no. >> i wrote with him on and it i felt that we sort of -- that is his origin st...

Truly not sure what side hes going to be on an issue. im not a fan of a standup comedian that just reaffirms the status quo. >> do you believe entertainers should have opinions, should express them? >> definitely. they got to have opinions. >> you think entertainers should exert political influence? >> if they want to. ♪ war in vietnam ♪ keeps on a ranging ♪ blacks and whites still havent worked it out ♪ >> the smothers brothers, this was in the 60s, to be on television at that time and ...

Of it. hes keeping us in the limelight. hes shown he cares about illegal immigration. we havent seen that before. and that is very, very welcome. unless you stop the catch and release, it will not stop them. >> laura: he said we will catch but wont release. he said that today and a lot of people are questioning it. this was jake tapper of cnn earlier today discussing what the president said. lets catch. -- watch. >> we were told by the white house that president trump would be introducing a new ...

Dont go on the air anymore and theres nothing said about it, nobody else will come forward, theres no one in the business trying to do anything that steps out or say anything. >> when the government starts censoring us, thats a real genuine problem. censoring an artist is the ultimate obscenity. managing blood sugar is not a marathon. its a series of smart choices. and when you replace one meal or snack a day with glucerna made with carbsteady to help minimize blood sugar spikes you can really f...

Guy or occupy wall street guy, i think theres opportunities to find humor. theres a lot of comedians on the right side of the aisle that do a great job of it, as well. >> you think our founding fathers would have put up with any of this [ bleep ]? they were blowing peoples heads off because they put a tax on their breakfast beverage. >> you can be on the right and just be talking and not have to identify yourself as the right. what is the blue collar comedy tour other than right wing comedy tour...