Calling Out Trump, Phony 'Undecided' Voters & Social Media With David Sedaris
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- čas přidán 14. 07. 2021
- Best-selling author and New Yorker magazine humorist David Sedaris is known for his goofy, incisive essays. In this extended interview with MSNBC's Ari Melber, Sedaris weighs in on politics, why he thinks the media's obsession with so-called undecided voters is a sham, and how he personally lobbied a taxi driver to vote against Trump.
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#DavidSedaris #TheBeat #arimelber
With about 60% voter participation, the USA is hardly "the world greatest democracy". I seem to recall in history class something about "taxation without representation". Voting is without question the single most patriotic act an American can perform and yet the GOP is attempting to undermine elections at every turn. THAT is unAmerican.
That is fascism.
That's a point i have been trying to wrap my head around for years, all the right cares about is the second amendment( which is extremely antiquated), they have all seemed to have forgotten about " taxation without representation ".
I certainly believe the later is much more important.
"The world greatest democracy", "the greatest country on the face of the planet" is just a phrase used as a propaganda tool, mostly by politicians, to make Americans "feel good" about their chauvinistic, and now almost nationalist, country. Sadly, many believe it and it becomes the status quo. When objectively looked at the USA, it's not even close. The statistics on many issues speak for themselves. So much suffering, unfairness, unhappiness and in particular, ANGER. When happiness is used as a measuring tool it's not even in the top 10. And that's self rated. A country that's not full of happy people can hardly be called the "greatest". Anyone arguing to the contrary is probably part of the problem.
@@dutchdna Well said. Very well said!
@@dtschuor459 ;)
"Why are you looking at me quizically?"
"I'm sorry. I don't go on television very often, and I never know what to do with my face."
OMG, he's a real person. 😂
He could do a tucker face. My dog does that when I play harmonica.
I loved when he said, upon hearing himself read aloud on Letterman, "I thought 'Who is she?'" Exactly the first thing when I heard his voice...yep, he's for real. 😆
@@krisfawcett6119 😆 His voice does not fit his face, but I can't talk bc I have a very husky voice and you'll never guess it until I start talking.
@@marylhere 🤣🤣🤣
@@aimlessbauer9082I turned this in because I have only heard him on the radio and enjoyed his wit ( had never seen him and not sure his kind of odd voice matches his face😬
What a treat to see David Sedaris here. He is absolutely brilliant. He helps us see the world in so many different ways.
@speedy 3776 The george floyd memorial was struck by lightning and reduced to a pile of bricks, located on the side of a bar called MugShots LOL Is God Racist?
@@TheHopetown Sounds like something jr said. And considering the bible was used to justify slavery it certainly has a background of racism
@@pacotaco5526 insert happy dancers
@@TheHopetown God doesn't exist. If what you say is true, its called weather. The chances that you're racist are definitely higher than average considering that you have now posted this celebration of a dead black man's memorial many times throughout multiple threads. Check yourself man, you may not be ok.
@@SaintKines David Dorn and Sequoria Turner’s souls in heaven struck down your false savior, you worship a drug addict. Pathetic fool.
You hit the nail on the head David! What a bunch of " I am undecided to be a moron or not".
thank goodness someone finally says what the rest of us is thinking about "undecided" voters
That was the least funny part tho. I totally understand undecided voters. The aren't party loyalists and they try to decide the lesser of the two evils. When they didn't know how terrible Trump would be but knew how for decades HRC was derided, they voted for him. Fortunately many decided Biden would do better than Trump.
No one tells you how much they spend in Vegas and they dont tell you how they vote
@@thehomeplatespecial597 I think his point was that Trump and Hillary were such opposites that it was silly to be near election time and there still were people who were undecided.
You think for yourself, really? Debunk my playlist and stop dragging us all down please
@@SusanConstant1607 please stop making everything about you.. it's not an attractive look...
Those "undecided" voters one week before election day last year drove me bonkers...
they're attention seekers methinks....i didn't even bother with them.
@@TheHopetown He's probably not real. So, he can be whatever you want him or her to be. Sounds like yours is racist.
@@buttkid3548 Doing the happy dance Admiral! Even your bad writing can't get me down! LMAO Lightning took your saviors memorial. BHAHAHAHA
They were decided from the beginning 😒
@@oc3694 Yep. Trump supporters not having the cajones to fess up...
Finally someone said what I've been saying for years.
How can any voter be "undecided" at this point?! Have they been in a coma for the past four years?
@@forreststump11 dead on
they're usually not undecided, they just want to get on tv
I have to wonder if Mike Pence is undecided.
I'm undecided because I don't even know who's running yet.
@reason
I figure it doesn’t really matter who the Republicans field, Trump will still be pulling the strings! Is that reasonable?
I love his humor because it spotlights the insanity of everyday life
He so casually says, "Because you have to pretend you care about their lives" (eg your kids)
"idkw2 with my face" Sooo relatable!
ROFLOL!!! Oooo...he could totally do piglet! PERFECT! Love this guy.
Sedaris is absolutely right about undecided voter.
Specially last year!
Sedaris can laugh at himself. Good human being.
Lauging requires at least a minimal amount of enjoyment, something David Sedaris, per his own self-reporting about his life experience, is clinically incapable of experiencing.
P.S. Don’t be fooled by his momentary expressions of glee at times during this interview. More than likely, they were well-practiced coping mechanisms from years of perpetual discomfort.
@@mumblesbadly7708 He darn fooled me. I think it's called a "dead pan delivery". It's a technique which has been exploited many times in the history of humour. Jack Benny was very good at it. In the UK, comedian Jack Dee uses the technique to good effect.
I love David Sedaris…have seen him on tour, and I have read almost everything he has written! What a gem!
Dear@@mumblesbadly7708~ A Quite Profound Observation.
@Chino T. Dear Chino T. WhatS Perfectly LovelyComment!!
David Sedaris is my all-time favorite author. My mom gifted me a copy of Dress Your Family when it was released and I was hooked! Great interview! Thank you, MSNBC!
Ever listen to the NPR Saturday quiz show "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me"? He's a regular 😉
I Definitely Want To Read Him !
My mother also got me started on him with Holidays on Ice!
OMGosh! I love David!! Have seen him, and met him at the Berkeley Rep on several occasions, NEVER DISAPPOINTS!
This was such an excellent segment.
Im 40 and never been on social and has been a blessing. Trust me guys life is good without all that
With all due modesty, I'm 65 and have never touched that poison. Freedom!!!
I was on Facebook for a New York minute. Until I was trolled by a true Trump believer ( Russian troll farm) so long FB. Obviously U Tube is different. I particularly enjoy some of the bat S**t crazy sites. I'm sure you've all seen them. The Covid 19 vaccine is Bill Gates plot to track us. Etc. Be funny if people didn't truly believe that B.S. and all the fools who still think t***p won.
Yes!
But here you are
I use it mainly to keep in touch with my radio friends. Since we live all over the world now FB is the easiest place to catch up. I worked for CBS Radio from 2000-2006. I'm still friends with alot of my former coworkers and bosses.
exactly!! I was always annoyed by the un-decided voters. They just want attention or just want to feel important.
Perhaps really just clueless? Like, can't think for themselves clueless, as dumb but less dangerous than Dump voters?
@@missbee3618 There's nothing to think about when it comes to last elections. It was either bad or worse. Neither is the middle ground.
Yup, just like Trump supporter. They just want to feel righteous and important.
Loved the story of someone meeting him and saying, “you’re so much nicer than I thought you’d be”….to which he replied, “no, I’m just two faced”. Love this man and wish he were my brother. Will catch him again on tour.
"Reading to my dying mother and she laughed" - beautiful!
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful moment. 😊🌸
Reading to my dying mother and I laughed. Just kidding. I listened to two of his books while on quarantine and laughed many times. His mother and grandmother were wild.
“I don’t go on television very often and I don’t know what to do with my face.” 🤣🤣🤣
David is brilliant. ... Great interview.
Dear David. Much loved in Sussex, not least for his magnificent litter picking campaign!
He's always on NPR on the Saturday morning show "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me".
You guys need a yank to come over there and pick up your trash ? Doesn't seem like we ( USA ) won the war
@@carloscarlos7044 He's brilliant! If it looks like he might be moving back to the US permanently, we're going to kidnap him and keep him here!
@@elainedaprano9130 Thanks for the tip
@@carloscarlos7044 You didn't win. The Russians did and most of the dying was done by Russians. Millions and Millions.
Thanks for brightening up BBC Radio 4 in the evenings, Thanks from the UK listeners.
Exactly what I was thinking - nice to put a face to a voice.
Sedaris is a comic genius & while he is very well known in some circles, he remains criminally unknown to the general public.
Never heard of him and he isn't funny at all....Ari was forcing laughter, it was a cringeworthy piece they could have lived without doing....I guess it doesn't matter anyway, nobody actually watches him on television
@@baddaddy3954 isn't it sickening that the number of casualties from the cure are now TWICE the FAKE numbers of the virus? A VERIFIABLE FACT!
@@bluelagoon1875 Prove it then.
@@STANTHONYPRODUCTIONS Ari came in 28th for his time slot....look it up dopey
@@STANTHONYPRODUCTIONS who do you think you are?
Standing in the middle of the street: heavily-laden garbage truck careening toward them... "undecided" what to do
"Best way to have public condemnation is swiftly and ignorantly." - Ari Melber
My favorite answer was he made his mother laugh as she was dying. Reminds me of making my momma laugh on her death bed. RIP to our Mommas!
The least you could do is get the quote right: "Public condemnation is best done swiftly and ignorantly" - Ari Melber (not Voltaire)
@@moineaurouge i don't mind being corrected ;)
Says the ignorant sheeple
@@SusanConstant1607 Your response to "everything?"
Love David Sedaris. Thank you for bringing us along on your life's adventures.
David is a very talented writer. He always makes me laugh.
And makes me feel too.
Didn't he write " Me talk pretty one day"? That's what I don't understand about women who don't vote. Read what women went through so ALL women can vote.
Yes, he did write it.
Omg.. Ari and David Sedaris was a joy to watch.. I loved this.. 😂❤️💯👌
I would be embarrassed to be a republican at this point
Up until 2015, I would never have been embarrassed to be a Republican. Since then, the gop and the trumpanzees have nothing to do with real Republican values.
Interesting. I had never heard of him, I will be doing some reading after this.
OMG, you are in for a treat! Binge away .... 🙃
May I suggest Stadium Pal. He read that on David Letterman. You will pee with laughter. I did when I read it on a crowded bus.
Hé has such a great body of work, his radio show is great too
@@pinchebruha405 Thanks for the tip! I did not know that.
This is the first and probably the last time I post on any news channel's channel, but I actually liked this interview and I think more interviews should be like this. So chill, so respectful, and much more funny when the people involved are so real.
He is sincerely, truly a hilariously minded guy. My kind of guy.
“People are never more sincere than when they assume their own moral superiority.”
― Thomas Sowell, The Vision of the Anointed: Self-congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
@@jeremyschissler337 People are never more insincere than quoting someone else's words and not thinking for themselves. -Me
@@jeremyschissler337 Mr. Killjoy.
@@TheDarkness1 your sincerity reveals your sense of superiority in the moral use of text....do you always like your own comments ? or just cant help but be self indulgent at self congratulations?......satanism you thing huh? ...ahh the darkness ...soo powerful only a candles light can chase it away....oh the wisdom it must possess by the lights allowance ............enjoy your folly after trading individuation for an identity of vilification
@@TheDarkness1 do you always have this large of a sense of self importance?
Amazingly entertaining to hear from someone behaving like an ordinary human being with little to sell or agenda to persuade.
I suspect that no one in America is politically undecided at this time.
I imagine a number of conservatives are. They know they can't vote for whoever Republicans decide to run because they're going to turn the US into a dictatorship, but they also can't accept voting for a Democrat. So it will depend on who runs as independents.
@@lunarwuffy5299 Speaking of fascism, L.A. County just announced it will reimpose an indoor mask mandate, regardless of your vaccination status
@@lunarwuffy5299 I tell you what with the way things are going ill bite my lip cross my fingers snd vote Trump. Biden seems lost and things are spiraling out of control.
Lisa Murkowski is very concerned
@@louistully3831 You're confusing fascism with public health and saving human lives.
I remember reading that Easter essay to a co-worker, cuz the day before we were talking about misunderstanding coming from inability to communicate concisely in a different language. He'd never heard of Sedaris, and he was laughing his head off.
I love David's essays because it's such a comfort to find someone expressing what you thought only went on in your own head.
Edit: I think he does kinda sound like Piglet, with an Easterner's accent and too tight swim shorts
😄👏👏👏
Love the LACK of BS
Let's see more like this great interview
"I never know what to do with my face." I love him.
the towers, boston, ok, and more.... were trial runs to see how gullible we were so they could inflict the covid bs on us. Remember at the onset of covid, all the big box stores had barricades around the storefronts? They didn't know how it was going to play out so they took precautions, it's also why they released inmates,,, to make room for the "examples" in case riots broke out. They didn't of course, b/c we are too foolish and accept whatever MSM tells us to accept. We FAILED the test miserably, the majority fell for the covid BS and now there are close to ONE MILLION deaths from the 'cure'... and countless life long serious injuries! The side effects may not be immediate, but this fall flu season we will see unprecedented deaths, and it won't be from the FAKE DELTA variant or covid. it will be from the immune system attacking itself. Too bad people were brainwashed. NO vaccine is EVER needed! We've been killing and maiming our children for decades... trusting healthcare workers who told us.. side effects are evidence of the vaccine "working". The truth is .. side effects are the body's NORMAL response to POISON! This was Never about covid, it has been about genocide and getting us all schipped
The vaccine is not poison at all.
@@JamesSmith-rh4is then go takeit. and get your salsa and chips and your inability to fight off the flu.
@@bluelagoon1875 please seek competent professional mental health care.
@@robertaclark6079 cute. you shills have changed up your lingo. It's still the same though, you think you're so smart. Do you realize you've put nails in your own coffins?
He's got to be talking about Meghan McCain... she kept saying she didn't know after each election, she said, " I couldn't vote for Hillary, I couldn't vote for Biden." She voted for Trump twice.
After what he said about her father!?
@@marvinmartion1178 I am appalled!
Boy, great point about the undecided
If you take comedians seriously.
@@reason6835 Comedians are our conscience, and the antidepressants of our society.
@@robertaclark6079: So you take them seriously?
America is a better country without Trump as our President.
Hear! Hear!
@kissmyaass1 I'll always go with the party that wants to tax the rich. Can't go wrong there. Ffs. The top 2% has 50% of this nation's wealth.
The Democrats are not blind to facts. It’s the Republicans who are willfully blind to facts.
@@JamesSmith-rh4is nice that you say that while paying more a the pump
Gasoline prices are at a reasonable level right now.
So glad you are back, Ari! We missed you.
Dr. Johnson was a worthy temp.
@@oltedders I'm often disappointed when someone takes over from an anchor I like and respect, but Jason Johnson proved that he needs his own show.
Honestly, the charisma between the two of them is adorable and I really loved a peek into a conversation like this
I love watching smart boys talk. I have found it alluring since I was a kid...
??? From his body language of crossing his arms protectively across his chest, I would say Ari does not like David, and I think he made David feel uncomfortable. I felt the tension in the air. I am a big fan of most, but not all, of David Sedaris's writing.
I love David Sedaris so much, he is hilarious!
i am so enjoying this interview. i would like more interviews like this.
It was delightful!
He was great on the lightning round.
What an awesome guest! Thanks for interviewing him.
Ari, that was a fantastic interview, such great chemistry!
He’s a smarter version of Homer Simpson-saying what most of us are thinking. And thank God for that! These things need to be said!
I met a woman who voted for Trump because she thought Ivanka was cute. Real story.
People just say that because they don't like you and don't want to talk to you.
Nice, again the uneducated
I met a woman that voted for Biden, because of he liked to smell her hair
Saw many extremely bizarre reasons, including the infamous "he speaks his mind". Little do they care the nonsense and garbage that comes out.
@@julie804 BULLSH*T
I worked with someone last year who said "I haven't decided yet". I wanted to throw up in my mouth.
You should have thrown up on their shoes.
Maybe he was really saying, "None of your beeswax!" I have a friend who told me that how people mark their ballots is secret, a privilege of being a US citizen.
Omg...Ari and David Sedaris! My day just got off to a fabulous start. Thank you!
To other countries: "Please Excuse Our Appearance While We're Under Destruction"
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@willasmalls1093 I actually think that Greta Thunberg is calling the shots in our White House.
@@carlson9530 And is that bad? Or good?
@@clint9040 None of this can be good. So Bad and very Bad.
You have displayed your patriotism like a real fake patriot would. Destruction is in Mar-a-Lago.
Sedaris spectacularly underestimates the vapidness of 30+% of Americans. God bless this Truman Capote's third cousin and may his snark go on and on and on....
lol. I was thinking Truman Capote also.
Aldous huxley or george orwell is more like it, sheeple
He may have understated it here, and maybe his edges are smoothing out, but he really doesn't underestimate them. He has splayed them to the bone quite often in the past
'Undecided voter' is a narrow category within the broader scope of 'Indecisive human'.
David Sedaris is a national treasure. I need his take on this cultural/political era to maintain my sanity.
The undecided must of been in a coma .Vote Blue 2022 and 2024
Ok, rename America CHINA then
@@tonymoore6479 better yet you go ahead and move there
David Sedaris is a national treasure, too bad he had to leave the US to live a happy life
I like this guy, I'd love to meet him some day
Was never undecided, knew the sh!t show that is happening now would come. And quickly it did.
I never met an undecided voter ,they just dont want to tell you. I don't push them.
Loved that guy, I’m gonna have to buy that book.
Great interview, was fun and real.
I love listening to Ari M., anytime and every time. He is so smart and thoughtful, no matter who is talking to, and now with David Sedaris, as he clarifies that’s paying someone to vote a certain way is a crime. Hey, isn’t that what all the huge corporations are doing with their huge and unpublicized donations to their favorite and obedient Congress people? That shouldn’t be legal, should it? And, what did Ari mean by asking, what does it tell you, that someone has her refrigerator covered with magnets?
That was a beautiful interview!
David & Ari were willing to go all the way to awkwardness and came away with understanding.
Thanks Ari. That was a real treat. David Sedaris always makes me feel better and I really needed that today.
Those "undecided" voters were just too embarrassed to publicly admit and defend their decision to back trump considering everything leading up to the 2020 elections.
I love David Sedaris ! Thanks so much for having him on Ari !
Love David Sedaris!!!
Awesome!!! I so enjoy this man's humor. Great guest Ari!!! Please bring him back.
Winnie the Pooh...that's his voice. I love Pooh.
Piglet voice too
What a gem of an interview! 😊 thank you. I’ve listened to him for years and saw him in person in Seattle. He’s extremely talented as are you Ari.
Whenever I see a David Sedaris's book, I just have to pick it up! His writing is unbelievably funny, real & relatable.
This guy is hilarious I love the interview!
Thanks so much for posting.
He hit the nail on the head. They are just looking for attention. Not being able to decide between Trump and Hillary Clinton OR Trump and Biden shows total ignorance or disinterest.
When you’re that Real even reality can seem mundane 😁
I've listened to several of David's books, precisely because his voice imparts so much more than the written word could ever do.
Feel much the same way about Sarah Vowell. I'd like to make them both dinner and then sit back, sip my wine, and just listen.
Have you ever seen Please Give? A great Nicole Holofcener movie with Catherine Keener..... Sarah Vowell has a small, well done part.
@@rebekahcuriel-alessi2239 No I haven't. I like Keener's work as well. I'll look for it. Thanks so much for the tip.
@@Grania52 ♥️
Aw no Mr. Sedaris, you *do* sound just like Piglet. 🙂
I was hoping David would leave out the " for Hilary Clinton " when he offered to pay the taxi driver to vote. I was like," David, Shhhh!!! They can't know that part!"
I adore David Sedaris! 💗 Intelligent, and so very funny!!
Great interview! Melber was able to show off his ability to think fast and charmingly on his feet. And I love the twinkle in Sedaris's eye when he thinks something is funny.
Exactly how I feel about "undecided" voters every election.
He is a wonderful man and writer ...so real and ful of joy.
Great interview, Ari, and great interviewee!
Buy this man's books, fam, you will not regret it. One of my favorite authors/essayists on Earth right here, and hearing about the fall book tour is the best thing I've heard today.
Just a note: "eschew" is pronounced "es-CHOO". Sort of like sneezing.
Julia: Bless you for saying that!
Thank you! That drives me nuts.
Was thinking exactly the same. I'm guessing he knows the correct pronunciation, and just mixed it up with "askew", as in awry...
After seeing the amazing job Joe Biden and the Democratic Party is doing I finally have a new hope for America and just don’t see how anyone can support republicans after seeing Biden’s performance he is truly inspirational.
Biden has a ways to go before I would say all that, but I do think he has things headed in the right direction. ✌️
But is he going to be healthy enough to run again? I hope so. Desantis is just a smarter tr***. Scary.
I was Republican leaning, but voted for Hillary and Joe. Some of Joe's policies surprised in not a great way, but Joe at his very worst is far and away better than djt, even IF he attempted to do anything that wasn't completely destructive and totally toxic.
@@tomassalazar647lmao oopsie
😂
That was maybe, one of the more interesting interviews I've ever seen. The guy seemed honest. It was pleasant to see someone not appear to be acting just being there faulted self. Mad respect🙂
My two favorite people in the world, David Sedaris and Ari, together❤️❤️
Trump told us all the stupid things he was going to do and we got to watch and still think Hillary could have been worse starting wars
Agreed. I asked the same thing. WTF are you undecided about?! To be an undecided voter is the mark of privilege. It means they can afford to not be worried about race issues, money issues, voting rights, police reform or any kind of equality or quality of life type issue because it won’t affect them… or at least they think it won’t.
Oh, hey! I love David Sedaris!🥰🌹
WOO to the HOO!! David Sedaris and THE CARNIVAL OF SNACKERY. I can't wait!!!! I finally have something to look forward to this Fall.
You have a quick wit, Ari, making for an enjoyable few minutes.
I listened to him! An audiobook: Exploring diabetis with owls. It was great! You hear him thinking and his thoughts just keep going. ROFL is real.
We need a Mr. Rodgers moment from David Sedaris.
Ari, you have a great sense of humor. Nice banter.
His sister is Amy Sedaris. Funny and smart run in the family.
I LOVE "Don’s Story". Not trump.
I love David Sedaris hear him on BBC radio 4 first time I have seen him hank you,
I still remember one of the three debates between Bush and Gore with undecided voters in the audience. The contrast between the two candidates on every issue couldn't have been more stark, and then they asked an undecided voter in the audience afterward...and he was still not quite sure. That was the first time I realized some people in the country are completely clueless.
I wanted to see a woman president the first time in like what 200 years no 150
Harris is a joke! Her gender is irrelevant & she is not qualified yet will get Bydens position soon!
Keep waiting 😂
@@tonysmith2045 I find it hilarious you can't even spell his name right when you have the correct spelling in your "Biden Sucks" avatar right next to your name...you must be a very stable genius sir👌
@@Secretary.of.Education I thought the same everytime a Democrat wrote Drumph, he does not deserve to have me spell his name correctly!