MAYOR PETE, WE'VE BEEN DOING A THING ON THE SHOW,
A LATE, LATE SHOW AND TELL, WHERE WE ASK OUR
GUESTS TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH US FROM THEIR HOME
THAT WE MAY NEVER GET TO SEE.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?
>> I DO.
HERE, I'LL SHOW IT TO YOU.
THIS IS A BASEBALL FROM ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY
LIFE.
AND I DON'T EVEN PLAY BASEBALL.
I'M NOT VERY ATHLETIC.
BUT WE HAVE A GREAT MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM HERE,
THE SOUTH BEND CUBS.
AND THE NIGHT THAT I FIRST MET CHASTEN, WHO IS MY
HUSBAND NOW, ON A DATE.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A CUP OF COFFEE.
HE GOT CAUGHT UP IN TRAFFIC.
AND I SAID, IF THE DATE IS GOING WELL, I'LL ASK HIM
TO GO TO A BALLGAME WITH ME.
AND THE DATE WAS GOING WELL.
SO I INVITED HIM TO COME TO THE GAME.
WE WATCHED THE GAME, AND AT A CERTAIN POINT WE
DITCHED IT AND TALK A WALK ALONG THE RIVER.
AT A CERTAIN POINT, WE REACHED FOR EACH OTHER'S
HAND AT THE SAME TIME, AND THAT MOMENT WE HELD HANDS
WAS ONE OF THE BEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE.
BUT I KEEP THIS BASEBALL AROUND BECAUSE THEY WERE
GIVING THESE OUT THAT NIGHT, AND IT IS JUST A
REMINDER OF HOW ANY GIVEN NIGHT CAN CHANGE THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE.
>> James: SEE, THIS IS WHY HE SHOULD BE THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AH!
[APPLAUSE] >> James: MAYOR PETE, I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE BUSY FOR THE NEXT SORT OF FEW
YEARS, BUT CAN YOU COME ON THE SHOW EVERY DAY?
IT WILL BE A REAL LIFT FOR ALL OF US.
REGGIE, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR GUEST
THIS EVENING?
>> YES, I DO.
TONIGHT'S QUESTION GOES TO THE MAYOR PETE.
YOU'RE ONE OF MY FAVORITE PRAGMATIC COMMUNICATORS.
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE BEFORE ALL OF
POLITICS LEARNS THAT THIS IS THE WAY TO GO, AND WE
PROMOTE MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU?
>> OH, MAN, I MEAN, LOOK, WE HAVE SO MANY AMAZING
VOICES OUT THERE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M OLD ENOUGH TO SAY THIS, THERE
ARE PEOPLE RUNNING FOR OFFICE WHO I THINK OF AS A
WHOLE NEW GENERATION, SOME OF WHOM WE'RE SUPPORTING.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WE GET TO DECIDE WHAT
GETS REWARDED AND WHAT GETS PUNISHED IN TERMS OF
THE BEHAVIOR AND VOCABULARY OF OUR
POLITICIANS.
AND IF WE LOOK TO THESE AMAZING PEOPLE WHO I SEE
COMING UP, SOMETIMES IN REALLY UNSEXY OFFICES THAT
DON'T GET A LOT OF ATTENTION, LOCAL OFFICES
AND STATE OFFICES, BUT MAKING A HUGE AMOUNT OF
DIFFERENCES, AND I THINK FINDING THE RIGHT WAY TO
COMMUNICATE RESPECTFULLY TO PEOPLE I DISAGREE WITH,
I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT POLITICS CAN BE LIKE IN
OUR LIFETIME.
I KNOW POLITICS AT ITS WORSE IS UGLY, IT CAN BE
BRUTAL, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE.
I REALLY BELIEVE IF WE SUPPORT GREAT VOICES
WHENEVER WE FIND THEM, AND SEEK THEM OUT -- BY THE
WAY, ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO RUN WHO MAY NOT HAVE
THOUGHT OF THEMSELVES ON THE FAST-TRACK TO OFFICE,
REALLY GOOD THINGS WILL HAPPEN.
>> I'VE VERIFIED THIS A HE IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.