 So I've never been invited on mainstream media or Fox News, but if I did I always Acknowledge that yes I would accept that invitation so long as I wouldn't have to leave home to do the interview like if they invited me to come On their program and do it via Skype. I'm cool with that But I always imagine that I'd go on and I'd go 100% rogue There's like an 80% chance I'd go full rogue and I just take over the segment and say what I want to say I'd call out the network for propaganda and the harm that they're doing to the country and the planet but two people Actually kind of did what I've been wanting to do for a long time on two different networks, so This week we had Newsmax and Fox News Called out for the big lie that they spread about the 2020 election So the first is from Newsmax. That's the first clip that we're gonna play So former Obama speechwriter David Litt goes on the program seemingly to talk about Elon Musk's SNL performance which nobody should care about and He then took that segment in an entirely different direction and it was glorious to watch and You can see how uncomfortable the Newsmax host was what you think of a lawn must performance This is the first time since 2015 We've had a non-athlete non-entertainer on the show the last person to do that and do well with great ratings our former president Donald Trump Well, Rob, it's a great question I mean what happened on SNL this weekend was that people made stuff up and then said it on television like it's true and That actually happens pretty frequently in American TV for example in 2020 Dominion voting system sued Newsmax over its false claims about election fraud Newsmax was lying to its own viewers and Newsmax had to Settle that lawsuit. So I'm actually I just need to check in. Are you still telling that lie? Are you telling new lies? Wait are we talking about I'm sorry David Are we talking about do you want to talk about something completely non-related and try to catch me on a Monday morning totally off-topic? Or do you want to talk about a lawn musk? Well, I can see why you don't want to talk about Dominion voting systems because if you do Newsmax could get sued and lose billions of dollars because these are live David David David that's listen David. That's that's fine. David. I know this is a very funny moment for you I'm sure you didn't sleep last night as you prepared to sort of try and get the morning anchor on Newsmax I'd be happy to talk with you about whatever you want to talk about obviously It's not the topic that we have set up for right now So if you'd like to talk about Saturday Night Live, I will do that with you But obviously I'm not going to talk about anything else right now So you decide right now in this moment on live television. Go ahead Did Dominion voting systems have any impact on the 2020 election? Oh That's unfortunate because I was really excited about this interview I didn't watch SNL on Saturday night, but I thought a lawn musk did an okay job And he also said that he's got Asperger's so I thought that was a fascinating component of the monologue So David we look forward to having him back on very soon again. That was a stellar interview David. Lit Thanks so much for joining us. We'll be right back. Oh, that was so awkward And I love that he doubled down there and said well I can see why you don't want to talk about the Dominion voting systems because if you do Newsmax could get sued and lose billions of Dollars because these are lies. I mean how awesome is that? That is that is incredible brilliant work to David lit I mean I don't usually give anyone from the Obama administration credit because I assume that anyone who worked for Obama is a bad person and I work backwards from that conclusion until they prove otherwise But I mean certainly he deserves credit for that credit words do that was phenomenal and that's what they need to hear They need someone to infiltrate their network and call them out on air for spreading lies and misinformation about our democracy Which we all have a vested interest in protecting now The second clip is from Fox News where the American Federation of Teachers president Randy Weingarten She went on and she also called out Fox News for spreading the big lie And she was brought on for a segment about how critical race theory is being taught in classrooms in America And apparently that's really bad and we should be fearful of this But she called out Fox News for their spreading of misinformation believer in Celebrating diversity in action that and actually looking at and helping look at people's lived experience But if you're really talking about misinformation now Martha, and I hope you are I Really would hope that Fox would really look at what happened in this election And how we can because every social studies teacher is wrestling with this discerned fact from fiction We have to do that. So what yeah, we have well, we have a president president Biden was elected in 2020 I think that all of that is is quite clear So I'm not sure why you you know are so concerned with with that part with that particular Moment in history every election is significant. Nobody is hiding anything under any rocks here But I but I do want you know the fact that you have that was phenomenal credit words do look no news outlet Or even a podcast that spread this lie should ever be able to live this down It was one of the most brazen lies and one of the most harmful things to ever be said about American democracy That lie I think It did irreparable harm to this country not just to unity But to democracy itself and that has to be called out now. I think that this goes without saying anyone who knows My work who watched me particularly during the 2020 Democratic Party primaries knows how Disappointed I was with Elizabeth Warren and Randy Winegarden helped Elizabeth Warren Smear the base of the only progressive candidate who actually had a chance of winning So, you know, it kind of feels a little bit dirty to give these folks credit an Obama administration official and an Elizabeth Warren supporter who was very prominent in her campaign as a spokesperson credit for anything when They in no way contribute to further progressing of American society like these people I Can't stand them to be honest, but I have to give them credit where it's due I believe in positive reinforcement and that they actually want to turn things around and Help progress the country further than I think that part of that process requires us to condemn people and discredit and delegitimize folks Who spread very dangerous and harmful lies about American democracy and I'll leave that there these segments were phenomenal I want to see more of this I want to see more people go on Fox News and Newsmax and call them out for their lies and misinformation To their face and what I really want to see is somebody go on Tucker Carlson and do just that You might not be invited back on Tucker Carlson's program ever again, but would you be a rock star? Would you be basically famous and leftist circles forever for doing something like that? Damn right and rightfully so so whoever gets invited on to Tucker Carlson next call him out and I promise you It will be something that we all celebrate on the left