>> IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WHEN IT COMES PRIORITIZING SOCIAL
ISSUES, DEMOCRATS AS ALWAYS HAVE THE LEAD.
>> WE ARE WORKING ON IDEAS TO REDUCE INEQUALITY, ADDRESS
POVERTY, ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, ADDRESS PRISON REFORM.
>> EXACTLY. SEE, THAT IS YOUR ISSUE, THAT IS YOUR GUY'S ISSUE.
>> AND THEIR BIGGEST ROADBLOCK OF ALL, OF COURSE, ARE
REPUBLICANS.
>> WE WANT TO REFORM PRISONS, TOO MANY NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS
ARE GOING TO PRISON.
>> WAIT, WAIT SO YOU ARE WORKING ON PRISON REFORM?
>> WE ARE WORKING ON PRISON REFORM.
>> BUT YOU'RE UM, YOU ARE A REPUBLICAN.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> WAIT A SECOND. BILLY BOB THORNTON AND NIRRA TANDEN
ARE SUPPOSED TO AGREE ON EVERYTHING.
>> NO WE SHOULD IMPLIMENT IT --
>> I'VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE -- LOOK --
>> BUT IT TURNS OUT, KIBBE AND TANDEN ARE PART OF A NEW
ORGANIZATION IN WASHINGTON WHOSE SOLE MISSION IS TO, GET
THIS, SOLVE PROBLEMS BY WORKING TOGETHER.
IT IS ALL PART OF A COMPLICATED ALGORITHM, STEP ONE,
IDENTIFY A PROBLEM, STEP 2, WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
STEP 3, UH, YEAH.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
>>A HUGE EXPANSION OF MASS INCARCERATION IS NOT
HELPFUL TO ANYBODY.
>> THE PRISON POPULATION HAS GONE UP SOME 780 PERCENT IN THE
LAST 20 YEARS, WE ARE SPENDING $80 BILLION A YEAR, IT IS CRAZY.
>> I AM HAVING A PROBLEM HERE.
OKAY? YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT HIM AND SAY, HEY, YOU RACIST
REAGAN FLUFFING REPUBLICAN, YOU ARE DESTROYING THIS COUNTRY.
THEN YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK TO HER AND SAY HEY, GUESS WHAT YOU
HIPPY, LIVE IN THE REAL WORLD AND YOU SLAP HIM.
THEN YOU START CRYING, YOU'VE COLLECTED THE TEARS IN A COFFEE
CUP, YOU SPLASH IT IN HER FACE.
THAT'S THE WAY THIS IS SUPPOSED TO GO.
>> SO WHO ACTUALLY GOT THESE TWO TOGETHER? CHRISTINE LEONARD OF
THE COALITION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> IT IS EXCITING.
ONE THING IS NO ONE CAME TO THE TABLE AND SAID THERE IS
SOMETHING THAT THEY WON'T WORK ON SO WHAT WE WILL BE WORKING
ON IS SYSTEMIC REFORM, TALKING ABOUT HOW PEOPLE END UP IN THE
PRISON SYSTEM, TALKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM WHEN THEY
END UP THERE, THINKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN BETTER HELP THEM
RETURN TO THEIR COMMUNITIES --
>> TREVOR, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> AND, AND FIND JOBS. >> SHH, LET HER FINISH.
SORRY. CARRY ON.
>> AND SO ALL OF US ARE REALLY COMMITTED TO WORKING TOGETHER TO
TRY AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO STRENGTHEN THE SYSTEM FOR THE
COUNTRY.
>> ASK HER A FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
>> UM, WHY DID YOU FEEL IT WAS IMPORTANT TO --
>> IF YOU SAY UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE NOT SURE.
SO SAY UM IN YOUR HEAD AND THEN SAY THE QUESTION.
CAUSE IF YOU SAY UM IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU DIDN'T PLAN.
>> THIS IS TREVOR. >> SORRY.
>> HE'S THE -- HE'S GOING TO BE WORKING ON THE SHOW.
>> UM SO DEMOCRATS -- >> UM IN YOUR HEAD.
SO DEMOCRATS --
>> YOU KNOW, I WAS ACTUALLY DOING THIS REALLY WELL
BEFORE YOU WERE HERE.
>> SO DEM -- IT CAN ALWAYS BE BETTER, THOUGH.
IT CAN ALWAYS BE BETTER.
>> DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE NOW WORKING TOGETHER ON PRISON
REFORM.
>> YES.
WE HAVE ALL COME TOGETHER FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS BUT WE
ARE REALLY COMMITTED TO TRYING --
>> I CAN'T DO THIS --
>> JUST IMAGINE I'M NOT HERE. IMAGINE I'M A VIEWER.
JUST REMEMBER, UM, IN THE HEAD. IN THE HEAD.
>> IN THE HEAD. GOT IT.
>> SORRY.
>> I'M SORRY.
YOU WERE SAYING?
CHRISTINE LEONARD WAS ON TO SOMETHING.
INSTEAD OF THIS AND THIS.
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS COULD WORK TOGETHER.
>> WE HOPE MAYBE THIS WILL BECOME A TREND.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK? GIVE ME A HASHTAG.
>> HASHTAG TRANSPARTISAN.
>> THAT MIGHT CONFUSE PEOPLE.
>> HASHTAG COOPERATION.
>> EXACTLY.
COOPERATE.
IF THEY WOULD JUST (BLEEP) COOPERATE FOR A SECOND -- WAIT A
MINUTE.
THAT'S IT.
(BLEEP).
COOPERATE.
HASHTAG FUCO -- IT WAS TIME TO DROP A VIRAL VIDEO AND LET
THE LIKES ROLL IN.
>> IF I COULD HAVE ONE WISH, IT WOULD BE THIS ONE.
I WISH MY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES WOULD
GET (BLEEP) DONE.
WE THINK IF YOU JUST TRIED YOU COULD MAKE GET ALONG AND THAT IS
WHY WE ARE LAUNCHING HASHTAG FUCO WITH THIS SONG.
WON'T YOU (BLEEP)ING COOPERATE?
(BLEEP)ING COOPERATE.
SURE YOU ARE GREEDY, RACIST, SEXIST, SELFISH AND
CORRUPT, WE KNOW.
CAN YOU BE LIKE PRINCESS ELSA AND (BLEEP)ING JUST LET IT GO.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS KIND OF CRAZY.
WE KNOW IT IS NOT THE NORM.
BUT IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER FOR JUST A WEE BIT OF REFORM.
(BLEEP) COOPERATE!
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LIKE IT ON TWITTER.
RETWEET ME. DOUBLE TAP ME ON INSTAGRAM.
SWIPE RIGHT ON TINDER. PIN IT TO MY MEERKAT
AND PLEASE WRITE YOUR SENATOR.