We had covered a story about how this one mayor in France was so
tired of people refusing to pick up their dog's doodoo after
walking them that he implemented a policy of pet passports or dog passports.
So basically, people had to take their dogs to get DNA tested and
that DNA was used for these doggy passports.
So if someone was suspected of failing to pick up their dog's business,
they would be checked through this doggy passport, and
if it was proven that they didn't pick up after their dog, they would be fined.
I felt that it was a little big brothery, I didn't really like it.
And I say this as someone who has a dog, who actually not only picks up my own
dog's business, but if some other dog's business is in the vicinity of my
dog's business, I'll pick up that dog's business as well, just because I care.
I don't want people stepping in it,
I don't want the neighborhood to be trashed with dog poo everywhere.
People don't agree with me, though.
They like the big brother treatment, because a whopping
81.16% of our viewers support the dog passports.
Only a little over 18%, or almost 19% I should say,
are not in favor, they agree with me.
What are your thoughts?
>> Speaker 2: I mean, first of all,
I don't think it's bad to find out who done it, I wanna lay that out there.
>> Speaker 1: Same. >> Speaker 2: But
I think DNA is a little much.
It sounds like a very roundabout and ridiculous way to go about,
why don't you just hire somebody to walk the streets and they're the doodoo police,
and they're like, hey, you didn't pick up off your dog.
Because I have to say, I go on the same walk in my neighborhood, and
there's one person who doesn't pick up after their dog.
And the worst part about it, Ana, I'm sure you've seen this is you know that they
don't stop for their dog to poo cuz you see the drops, boop boop, boop.
>> Speaker 2: Who does that, yeah?
>> Speaker 1: And I'm like- >> Yes, I have seen that, and
I've always wondered why that is.
So are people dragging their dog as their dog is-
>> Speaker 1: Yes.
>> Speaker 1: These people are evil.
>> Their poor dog's trying poo.
>> Speaker 1: No, they're evil.
>> Speaker 2: Yeah.
>> Speaker 1: They need to be imprisoned.
I mean, you can't- >> Speaker 2: I love it [LAUGH] you're
like, I'm not for big brother, but lock those people up [LAUGH].
>> Speaker 1: It's just abusive to the poor dogs.
Let them poop in peace. >> Speaker 2: It's so bad, it's so bad.
>> Speaker 1: Look, I agree with you,
I have no problem with sussing out who's doing this, and carefully and
as politely as you can asking them to pick up after their dog.
I can't tell you how much I've panicked.
This has happened only a handful of times,
and I've had a dog pretty much since I was in college.
Charlie does this thing where he doesn't just poop at once, right?
Sometimes it's like multiple times during one walk.
And so I always make sure to have at least three doggy bags with me.
And it's happened once where I've used up all three doggy bags and
homeboy goes again, but I don't have any more doggy bags.
It is the worst feeling in the world, right?
I don't know what to do.
If there's another dog owner nearby, I'll ask them if they have a bag, and
more often than not, they will.
But just be prepared, take a whole roll with you.
Now, here are some comments from our viewers about this.
Marta Garcia wrote in and said about the doggy passports, I think it's a good idea.
It's nasty and lazy to not clean up after your dog.
I bring extra bags to make sure I pick up after my dog.
I feel that the people that are against it must be the ones that let
their dog crap all over.
Marta, that is untrue.
>> [LAUGH] >> Okay, I pick up after my dog.
I just don't wanna be hassled with the government DNA testing my dog,
I just think it's too much.
But Biden Flavor Cornpop disagrees.
Can't agree, sounds too much like the ID black folks were
told to carry around to show random white people.
Just make it expensive for people to get caught on street cameras letting their
dog poo and not picking it up like Singapore does.
I don't wanna be Singapore.
No offense to Singapore, but it's a little too authoritarian for
my taste when it comes- >> Speaker 1: Yeah.
>> Speaker 1: To stuff like this.
Anyway, super expensive, that's all.
Any final thoughts on this particular poll, Francesca?
>> Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, that's surprising that people are for it.
I mean look, it all to say,
it seems like the audience knows that government can be used for good.
Even if I think this is a little extreme, it's like, okay,
there should be a sense of community.
>> Speaker 1: Yep.
>> Speaker 2: Responsibility, that's good, I guess, 81% of you, for sure that's fine.
>> Speaker 1: Yeah, totally agree.
>> Speaker 1: Look at that dog, so cute.
>> Speaker 1: That dog is so cute, I know, I love when we show that B-roll.
Okay, so the other poll that we asked you to participate
in had to do with country music star Miranda Lambert,
who was basically calling out a group of concertgoers for
taking photos in the front row of her concert while she was performing.
She didn't like it, she called them out.
The women who were in the photo later spoke to the press and
were kind of offended that they were called out.
And we do have video of the incident, so let's take a quick look at that.
>> Speaker 3: I'm gonna stop right here for a sec, Danny, I'm sorry.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> These girls are worried about their
selfie, and not listening to the song, it's pissing me off a little bit.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> [INAUDIBLE] We're here to hear some
country music [INAUDIBLE] country music.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> Shall we start again?
>> Speaker 1: Okay, so before I give you the poll results, Francesca,
what did you think about her calling out concertgoers?
She stopped singing to do it.
>> Speaker 2: Look, I do think that people with their phones these days
are incredibly disrespectful, cavalier and
just whip it out wherever, and- >> Speaker 1: Whip it out wherever, yep.
>> Speaker 2: Whip it out wherever.
They're like, yeah, men just generally, no.
But I do stand-up comedy and I know what it is.
You can't have someone in the front row distracting the performer from what
they're trying to do.
When someone's being really loud with the menu and they're like
[SOUND] they're ordering, the wait staff at comedy clubs have to be really quiet.
And they're like, what's in the nachos?
Cheese and chips, dude, just order.
So that's the thing is, I get it.
And I feel like we've embraced the phone as something that
isn't rude when, call me old, but it still feels rude.
Still feels rude. >> Yeah, I totally agree with you.
I also agree that it's rude.
I, if I remember, correctly, sided with Miranda Lambert, and I liked what she did.
Especially because I can't help but think about my experiences at live shows and
concerts where I'm trying to enjoy it and
there's someone who's not taking photos but filming it the entire time.
And it's like, are you gonna watch that later?
>> Speaker 1: They're never gonna watch it.
>> Speaker 2: They're never watching it back, you never do that.
>> Speaker 1: Yeah, they block everyone's view, it's super annoying.
Well, the audience disagrees with me [LAUGH] on this too.
So the question was, country music star Miranda Lambert stopped her Vegas show to
blast a group for taking too many selfies.
Was it fair for
her to call out concert go-ers taking photos in the front row as she sang?
Only 41.54% say yes.
The majority, 58.46%, say no.
So, look, I just think the audience doesn't like me and
they're voting against me, that's what this is really about.
>> Speaker 2: It's about you.
>> Speaker 2: It's about me. >> Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure.
>> Speaker 2: Obviously.
>> No, I mean, that's interesting, that's fine.
Again, maybe the audience is younger, or maybe they're like,
just let it roll off your back, don't worry about it, you can rise above it.
I'm sure Beyonce is not gonna stop her concert.
And yes, I'm going and I will take selfies, but I don't have good seats,
so she will never see me taking these selfies.
But she wouldn't stop.
You can just rise above it and
your performance should shine through despite all the distractions.
>> Speaker 1: I will say, Master the skill
of tuning everything out while you're performing, or
in our case, doing what we do and hosting shows, right?
I can't even tell you how many times something super distracting is
happening in the room, like Cenk on his phone,
and then some audio thing plays because he hasn't turned the sound off.
>> Speaker 1: [LAUGH] >> Speaker 1: That literally happened
the other week, right?
>> Speaker 1: [LAUGH] >> Speaker 1: And
you gotta tune it out and be in the zone.
Anyway, so among those who participated in this Miranda Lambert poll,
I do wanna give you some of their comments.
So one of our viewers said they should not have been taking selfies in front of her
in the front row while she was singing, but she didn't need to call them out.
And look, I get that, to be called out in front of
giant group of people feels pretty crappy.
And so I do sympathize with the ladies for
how embarrassing and awful that must have felt.
Musicians owe the fans one thing, a show they paid money for.
Now, if you're disrupting the other fans with your phone and you're disrupting
the performance, it's not the fault of the musician who is trying to put on a show.
It's all on the entitled fans.
And I think Miranda Lambert was looking out for the fans.
I think it was less about her being distracted and
more about her being annoyed that these women weren't enjoying the show and
were possibly obstructing the view for others who were trying to enjoy the show.
And Victoria writes in and says, yikes, Miranda could have been a good sport and
photobombed the selfie and had fun with it.
Aw, don't say that she's clearly getting old and arrogant with her fame, and
she's clearly unable to go with the flow.
Victoria, I love you, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
I don't like the old comment.
She might have had a lapse of judgment in your view, but
you don't have to blame it on her age, I think that's kind of ridiculous,
but nonetheless hear you loud and clear.
A lot of people agreed with you and
disagreed with me, but again- >> Speaker 2: It's only cuz it's making
us sound old, because we also agree with Miranda, so