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Comedian David Brenner on the potential sequestration and partisanship in Washington that is preventing progress.
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-- comedy legend David -- on out.
Wants unions funniest -- what does that really trying to be funny very that it would make a lawless.
Well well first of all a basic question me you know you -- You gotta go you know among -- on the Defense Department you know and I think major problem is we have to put people on to Washington.
Who are more interested in doing some of with the people of -- getting reelected and I have an idea and -- That you know.
Speeding car drivers they have more patches all over their clothes and everything their forehead -- -- -- Of all of the sponsors who own them.
How about if we may think people in congress where patches.
The lobbyists.
Who own that.
So we know -- a lot of taxes yet any news though no one that he voted that way in Afghanistan that that and I think rather than more going.
Worrying about we won't be able to defend our country in future wars we should spend our time -- our intelligence.
On how to avoid getting involved.
And other people's -- but you know.
You know you're -- -- very astute observers social scene -- of the great yeah.
Comedic career on.
Do you look at this and and each side playing the fear game you know.
The Republicans say you're gonna got the military.
The Democrats say you're -- program -- Clinton she's gonna and the beating -- -- Rational people have to see through that and say.
Come down.
Well it's always come down.
They're always in the state of panic you know my father every four years.
He went out and voted for president he wrote in his name at that I'm serious and -- memo and has about twelve years old here analyses that I think I got -- that's.
-- -- -- -- You know -- I think that people have got to realize that they can't lamp right prison we can -- -- anything -- we're laughing at it right now right and he can't laugh rather you gotta stay calm.
Because it's gonna work now.
Speaking gets so history on -- -- -- so in other words that.
That each side seeds to its extreme base that equates.
Curtailing the growth and something with killing the program whether it's defense.
Whether it's Medicare medic you pick a program.
-- an end and -- rational people even the ones espousing that are no.
Now this is -- Yeah well -- I think that there we have to approach everything we -- -- really check into it to thoroughly.
-- you -- -- -- gun issue that's going on now -- one thing I think everyone's avoiding I think.
We should check the constitution and we should check -- government what they really meant to say I believe.
That that Second Amendment is that there's a typo in there I believe that there was that we're allowed to bear arms BA RE.
Because they -- T shirts coming into the future and we're allowed to roll up firstly variety show arms and not had nothing do with -- Something tells me that's not what they were intending but I asked him aren't going well that's what I think but do you look at this now and if you could just advised to sort of approximately you know.
It could take about a -- or someone -- -- -- -- social comedy right setback he's sick.
You realize -- stupid Visa and you -- stupid use and you realize how really you're not far apartments on the that's right let's just.
Let's just solve this.
Nothing is getting -- now -- and I think getting some but you see what's they have going forward is if you went to all the people because -- country.
Our citizens.
There too dumb.
To understand how dumb these people are being you really -- an all time and astute enough electric we have deficits are reborn mine in America has shrunk.
It has really it's like a peanut as an and and Americans lowered the bar.
And getting things on someone asked me think well we think the boy's gonna get any lower -- it's on the pavement.
Can't get any lower look into it you know -- use common sense.
They're gonna cut out this and they pick the things that are most dear to once they don't say you know spinach.
Would never allow us finish abruptly and -- and -- nice.
We're gonna lose babies -- going to be nutritious nor do I want.
You I have a -- they know were stupid and they play -- that stupidity and I think that we consent.
We if if you don't think the American public your city known and boost said it no one ever lost money underestimating the intelligence of the American -- -- Just as someone who watches this seen and you hear the president Citi -- talk up hundreds of billions of dollars -- with a new programs spend money we don't have.
On initiatives that have yet to pan out.
And then.
That the argue in the same breath as many have that we don't have a spending problem you know we're spending a -- -- -- taken in here and here.
Isn't that.
You know.
A tragic comedy right -- It's it's ludicrous of course you know the thing of the the the your everyday person in his and and his money.
You don't spend more than you have and you don't extend yourself -- point we never going to be able to pay it off.
And where you know they're lucky see we -- -- and on our children our grandchildren they're passing on there too.
And our kids I mean now you figure video games that are going to be able to -- -- shoe -- if they have -- pay this off.
And it keeps going and going going going going gone until it hits a wall somewhere I mean you can't keep turning.
Why there's so many in the Hollywood community -- some of which you're familiar accidental sides want you to death sort of makes you -- suspicious about it but -- Why -- racist why your days so okay with this in a largely that.
It's not a right -- -- to -- -- of more government should zero K with the fact that governments back.
Giving out more stuff is okay.
We endorse is we like going back to this.
Well I think I'll tell you thing we can do right away aren't.
I think -- far foreign aid is concerned.
We don't give it to any countries who have consistently voted against that 70% of the time.
In the united -- a brilliant idea they'll really I didn't think of it and then everything to me as a microcosm a neighborhood.
Right now if you have a guy who hasn't paid you back you don't give them more money if you have a guy who bad -- in the neighborhood you don't loan money.
Why do we keep given money.
To these people who always are knocking us in the -- land in and voting against senator -- Malone let them just go wherever they're -- ago and it's very hot down there.
Effect that.
Clear dad ran for president are you.
Now that -- I -- I voted and -- -- and for Huckabee and I can tell you I voted in for Mike Huckabee in the last election I tell you why.
Because.
Illinois and -- had a chance with my right but when they he was asked.
-- he wanted to would anyone in the world he could pick -- one.
The VP and run from in Colombia's vice president who we choose and he -- in the hands as he said Jesus Christ.
Coming and I thought gee it's god forbid anything comes -- we'll have a Jewish president.
But I don't.
-- -- Thank you thought that.
-- record appearances on on the Tonight -- and Mike -- a sense always -- -- 198 I -- cars have been let me tell you something if you're doing not one Alfred drinks afterwards and I today it's on me.
And I would drink and we're having that it would because yeah -- have right and I you know I got the Hollywood money salute.
And and and and then I said DO RK they know it's great seeing -- of the cash and I should have been more Mike Douglas has more -- since I've been -- -- -- more talk shows that anyone in the history of television.
She say that's at 47.
Back at at -- that's let me nuts but that's impressive young man that's an area you're rescuers -- its -- still do.
David Brenner.
