Maher dismantles Biden’s Morehouse College speech
Summary
TLDRThe transcript captures a discussion where Greg critiques President Joe Biden's commencement speech at a historically black college. Greg argues that Biden's remarks about systemic racism and the challenges faced by black communities were unnecessarily bleak and did not reflect the current reality. He also addresses a controversy involving Kansas City Chiefs' star, who faced backlash for promoting traditional gender roles at a Catholic university. The conversation touches on the importance of context and perspective when discussing issues like racism and gender roles.
Takeaways
- 🏈 Greg discusses Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce's controversial comments at a Catholic university, where he encouraged women to embrace roles as homemakers and was criticized for being sexist.
- 🎤 Greg defends Travis Kelce's remarks, stating that it's appropriate for the venue, and compares it to his own stance on not allowing certain types of attire at flash dancers' performances.
- 🎓 Greg highlights President Joe Biden's commencement speech at a historically black college, where he discussed issues of racism and voting rights, and was accused of race pandering.
- 📚 President Biden mentions the importance of education and criticizes policies that restrict access to voting and knowledge, such as banning books.
- 💼 Greg criticizes Biden's speech for its bleak outlook, suggesting that it does not inspire college graduates and instead tells them they are at a disadvantage.
- 👩🎓 Greg and Dr. Drew discuss the speech's impact, noting that it might not be helpful to focus on past struggles and that the current year offers different opportunities.
- 🤔 Greg questions the speechwriter's role and the intention behind the stark and bleak message conveyed by President Biden.
- 👦 Greg points out that the speech was given at an all-male, historically black college, and Dr. Drew acknowledges his mistake for initially focusing on black women.
- 👩❤️👨 Greg shares his personal view on marriage roles, stating that he disagrees with traditional views but has resolved it by not marrying those who hold such views.
- 👮♂️ Greg and Dr. Drew discuss the complexities of the past and the importance of living in the present, acknowledging that racism persists but also recognizing progress and changes.
- 📖 Greg mentions a book titled 'This Will Shock You' that discusses historical presentism and the struggle to understand figures like Napoleon in the context of their time.
Q & A
What was the controversy surrounding the Kansas City Chiefs star's speech at a college?
-The Kansas City Chiefs star faced criticism for his speech at a college where he encouraged women to embrace the roles of homemakers and was accused of being sexist because he implied that women cannot cook a decent breakfast.
How did Greg defend the Chiefs star's speech?
-Greg defended the Chiefs star by stating that it was appropriate for the venue, comparing it to injecting himself into a situation where flash dancers are wearing pasties, and emphasizing that the speaker has Catholic values at a Catholic university.
What was Greg's comment on the comparison between the Chiefs star's speech and Vice President's statement during the COVID-19 pandemic?
-Greg mentioned that the Vice President's statement during the COVID-19 pandemic was compared to the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, which he considered a worst race pandering since Rachel Dolezal's incident.
What was President Joe Biden's statement regarding voting in Georgia?
-President Joe Biden criticized the situation in Georgia where people are not allowed water while waiting in line to vote, questioning the rationale behind such a policy.
What did President Joe Biden say about the national epidemic to ban books?
-President Joe Biden expressed his concern about the national epidemic to ban books, stating that he never thought he would be president during a time when history is being erased rather than written.
What was Greg's reaction to President Biden's speech at a college graduation?
-Greg found President Biden's speech to be bleak and unhelpful, suggesting that it might not inspire college graduates, especially when telling them they have to be ten times better than anyone else to get a fair shot.
How did Greg comment on President Biden's approach to student debt?
-Greg mentioned that President Biden bragged about ignoring the Supreme Court's decision and found two other ways to relieve the burden of student debt.
What was the context of the speech given at the Catholic college that was considered controversial?
-The controversial speech at the Catholic college involved a speaker expressing Catholic values, which some disagreed with, particularly regarding the roles of women and the idea of women as homemakers.
How did Greg respond to the idea that he should not marry people with certain views on marriage roles?
-Greg agreed with the idea by stating that he has solved the problem of dealing with people who have views on marriage roles that he disagrees with by simply not marrying them.
What was Dr. Drew's opinion on the bleak outlook presented in the speeches?
-Dr. Drew found the bleak outlook in the speeches not helpful and believed that it does not reflect the current reality where being a person of color does not necessarily mean having to be ten times better to succeed.
What was the discussion about the difference between a man and a woman in the context of the speech?
-The discussion revolved around the different roles and expectations placed on men and women, particularly in marriage, with Greg challenging Dr. Drew to talk about the differences.
Outlines
😡 Controversial Speeches and Political Commentary
This paragraph discusses a series of controversial statements and actions by public figures. Greg criticizes Kansas City Chiefs' star for promoting traditional gender roles at a college event, which was deemed sexist. He defends the speaker's right to express Catholic values at a Catholic university. Greg also mocks President Joe Biden's speech at a Black college, accusing him of race pandering and misrepresenting history. Furthermore, he criticizes Biden for allegedly ignoring the Supreme Court's decisions on student debt relief. The paragraph ends with Greg questioning the impact of Biden's bleak outlook on recent college graduates.
🤔 Addressing Racism and Historical Perspectives
In this paragraph, the conversation shifts to the topic of racism and its ongoing impact. The speaker argues that while racism persists, it's important to live in the present and not be confined by the past's challenges. They suggest that being a person of color does not necessarily put one at a disadvantage in the current times, and in some cases, it might even be an advantage. The paragraph also touches on the complexities of history, with a mention of Angela Davis discovering a connection to the Mayflower and the French grappling with how to view historical figures like Napoleon in the context of presentism.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Kansas City Chiefs
💡Homemakers
💡Catholic values
💡Flash dancers
💡President Joe Biden
💡Student debt
💡
💡Democracy
💡Black communities
💡White supremacy
💡Grievance University
💡Presentism
Highlights
Kansas City Chiefs star's controversial comments about women and homemakers labeled as sexist.
Greg defends the star's comments as appropriate for the Catholic university venue.
Comparison of the Chiefs star's speech to inappropriate attire like pasties on flash dancers.
President Joe Biden criticizes Georgia's voting laws, questioning the availability of water for voters.
Biden expresses concern over a national epidemic to ban books and erase history.
Biden's speechwriter's role in crafting a bleak and stark message questioned.
Criticism of Biden's message to college graduates, suggesting they are at a disadvantage.
Greg's sarcastic remark about resigning to get rid of white supremacy.
Dr. Drew's observation about the speech's focus on black men, neglecting black women.
Greg's correction that the speech was at a black men's college, implying the focus was intentional.
Discussion on the changing dynamics of racism and its impact on people of color today.
Greg's challenge to Dr. Drew about discussing the differences between men and women.
Dr. Drew's view that the speech would have made sense in the past but is not helpful now.
Greg's anecdote about Angela Davis being related to someone on the Mayflower.
Discussion on the French struggle with presentism and the book 'This Will Shock You'.
Correction of the misconception that Napoleon was short, he was of average height for a Frenchman.
Greg's playful jab at being compared to Napoleon in terms of height.
Transcripts
>> Greg: YOU HEARD ABOUT
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS STAR ABOUT
BENEDICTING COLLEGE AND
ENCOURAGING WOMEN TO EMBRACE THE
ROLES AS HOMEMAKERS AND CALLED
SEXIST SINCE NONE CAN COOK A
DECENT BREAKFAST.
MY DEFENCE WAS SIMPLE IT'S
APPROPRIATE FOR THE VENUE.
SAID THING I SAID INJECTING ME
FROM FLASH DANCERS FROM WEARING
PASTIES.
HE'S A CATHOLIC WITH CATHOLIC
VALUES AT A CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR A SPEAKER
PROMOTE ABORTION AND DRAG QUEENS
AND JUST GO TO THE CHILDREN'S
LIBRARY AND COMPARE BUTKER
SPEECH AND SAYING VP DURING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHICH HE MEANT
TO SAY THE SPANISH FLU PANDEMIC
OF 1918.
HE WAS AT A BLACK COLLEGE AND
PRETENDED THAT IT'S THE
REPUBLICANS WHO ARE RACIST AND
NOT HIM RESULTING IN THE WORST
RACE PANDERING SINCE RACHEL
DOLOSAL OD'ED ON BRONZER.
ROLL IT.
>> President Joe Biden: TODAY
IN GEORGIA THEY WON'T ALLOW
WATER TO BE AVAILABLE TO YOU
WHILE YOU WAIT IN LINE TO VOTE
IN AN ELECTION.
WHAT IN THE HELL IS THAT ALL
ABOUT?
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE IN A
PRESIDENT IN TIME WITH THE
NATIONAL EPIDEMIC TO BAN BOOKS
AND NOT WRITE HISTORY BUT ERATE
HISTORY.
THEY DON'T SEE YOU IN THE FUTURE
OF AMERICA.
BUT THEY'RE WRONG.
>> Greg: THE ONLY HISTORY
ERASED FROM THE SHORT-TERM
MEMORY.
HE ALSO BRAGGED ABOUT IGNORING
THE SUPREME COURT IN THE
DESPERATE MOVE TO BUY STUDENT
SUPPORT AND TOLD THEM THEY FACE
RACISM WHERE THEY GO.
>> President Joe Biden: I'M
RELIEVING THE BURDEN OF STUDENT
DEBT MANY OF YOU ALREADY HAD THE
BENEFIT OF IT.
I CAN CHASE YOUR DREAM.
AND GROW THE ECONOMY.
THE SUPREME COURT TOLD ME I
COULDN'T.
I FOUND TWO OTHER WAYS TO DO IT.
WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?
BLACK MEN ARE BEING KILLED ON
THE STREET.
WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?
TRAIL OF BROKEN PROMISES LEAVING
BLACK COMMUNITIES BEHIND.
WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?
YOU HAVE TO BE TEN TIMES BETTER
THAN ANYONE ELSE TO GET A FAIR
SHOT.
MOST OF ALL, WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
AS WE HEARD BEFORE, BLACK MAN
WHO LOVES HIS COUNTRY, EVEN IF
IT DOESN'T LOVE HIM BACK IN
EQUAL MEASURE.
>> Greg: NOTHING INSPIRES
COLLEGE GRADUATES THAN TELLING
THEM THEY'RE [ Bleep ].
[ Cheering and Applause ]
>> Greg: BUT... LET'S STOP
THERE, THEN, HUH?
DANA THERE'S MORE FROM THERE.
BUT I'M JUST GOING TO DUMP OUT.
WHERE IS BIDEN'S SPEECH WRITER
IN ALL OF THIS?
IS THIS --
>> THEY ALL GRADUATED FROM
GRIEVANCE UNIVERSITY BECAUSE
THEY -- I WOULD NEVER ALLOW
SOMEBODY THAT I WORK FOR TO GIVE
A SPEECH LIKE THIS AT A
COMMENCEMENT WHEN YOU HAVE YOUNG
BLACK PEOPLE THAT JUST WORKED
REALLY HARD AND MIGHT BE THE
FIRST GENERATION TO GO TO
COLLEGE IN FRONT OF ALL OF THE
PARENTS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES WAS LIKE, YEAH,
YOU GUYS YOU'LL NEVER AMOUNT TO
ANYTHING.
AND THEN WHEN HE SAID YOU HAVE
TO BE TEN TIMES BETTER THAN
ANYBODY ELSE, THEY WERE THINKING
I COULD BE 20 TIMES BETTER THAN
YOU RIGHT NOW.
[ Laughter ]
[ Cheering and Applause ]
>> Greg: IF HE WANTS TO GET
RID OF WHITE SUPREMACY SHOULD HE
HAVE JUST RESIGNED?
>> OH!
>> Greg: HE HAS A BLACK LADY
RIGHT NEXT TO HIM.
WHAT IS HER NAME AGAIN?
>> THE SPEECH IT WAS A LITTLE
STRANGE, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE HEY
BLACK PEOPLE, A LOT OF PEOPLE
HATE YOU.
DON'T WORRY, BECAUSE I'M HERE.
EWW!
SO WEIRD.
THE OTHER COMMENCEMENT SPEECH
CONTROVERSIAL AT THE CATHOLIC
COLLEGE AND SAYING CATHOLIC
STUFF, I MEAN, I AGREE THAT I
COULD NOT DISAGREE MORE WITH HIS
VIEW OF WHAT A WOMAN SHOULD BE.
WITH THE WAY I LIVE, I DON'T
MAKE DINNER.
I MAKE MONEY.
THANK YOU.
BUT MY HAVING A DIFFERENT VIEW
OF THE ROLES OF A MARRIAGE, I'VE
SOLVED THAT PROBLEM WITH OTHER
PEOPLE THINKING THAT WAY BY JUST
NOT MARRYING THOSE PEOPLE.
>> Greg: HMM...
[ Applause ]
IT WAS PRETTY BLEAK, Dr. DREW.
>> YEAH.
I NOTICED ALSO HE KEPT SAYING
BLACK MEN.
WHAT ABOUT BLACK WOMEN?
>> Greg: IT'S A BLACK MEN'S
COLLEGE.
>> ONLY MALE.
>> Greg: DO YOUR RESEARCH.
YOU CALL YOURSELF A DOCTOR.
>> MY FAULT.
MY BAD.
>> Greg: CAN'T YOU TALK ABOUT
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MAN AND
A WOMAN.
>> TALK ABOUT THAT SOON.
IT'S COMING.
>> Greg: GO AHEAD.
>> ABOUT WHAT?
>> Greg: ANYTHING.
LET ME ASK YOU THIS: DO YOU
THINK THERE IS A PURPOSE TO HIM
BEING SO STARK AND BLEAK?
>> I THINK IT'S NOT HELPFUL.
FIRST OF ALL ACRONIES TICK.
THAT SPEECH WOULD HAVE MADE
SENSE SOME YEARS AGO.
I THINK WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT RACISM STILL PERSISTS AND
ALWAYS MAKING REMEDIAL REMEDIES
FOR IT.
BUT WE'RE NOT IN THE PAST.
I ALWAYS KEEP SAYING LET'S LIVE
IN THE YEAR WE'RE LIVING IN.
WE'RE NOT LIVING IN THE YEAR
WHERE YOU HAVE TO BE TEN TIMES
BETTER TO SUCCEED IF YOU'RE A
PERSON OF COLOUR AND IN SOME
INSTANCES IT'S AN ADVANTAGE.
>> Greg: YEAH.
>> AND SOME PLACES IT'S NOT AN
ADVANTAGE.
BUT WE'RE NOT LIVING IN THAT
WORLD THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT HELPS
ANYBODY.
>> AND THE PAST IS COMPLICATED.
[ Cheering and Applause ]
DIDN'T I HEAR THAT ANGELA DAVIS
FOUND OUT THAT HER -- SHE'S
RELATED TO SOMEBODY THAT CAME
OVER ON THE MAY FLOWER.
>> Greg: YES.
>> I'VE BEEN FASCINATED BY THE
FRENCH STRUGGLING WITH
PRESENTISM IN THE BOOK.
WHAT IS THE BOOK CALLED AGAIN?
>> IT IS CALLED THIS WILL SHOCK
YOU.
WHEN YOU SEE THE COVER LOOKS
LIKE CLICK BAIT.
>> THEY'RE TRYING TO STRUGGLING
WITH NAPOLEON AND WHAT TO MAKE
OF HIM?
HE WAS NOT SHORT.
AVERAGE HEIGHT FOR A FRENCH MEN.
>> SO IS GREG.
[ Laughter ]
[ Applause ]
>> Greg: THAT'S UNNECESSARY.
OUT OF NOWHERE!
ALL RIGHT.
>> YOU'RE SHORT ON TIME.
>> G
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