Sean Hannity and Adam Corolla were initially having a conversation about
Whoopi Goldberg being suspended over her commentary recently about the Holocaust in
particular representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez's commentary about that.
Now AOC had disagreed with the decision by ABC to suspend Whoopi Goldberg
saying that.
And she seemed to be sort of following on some of what members of the Jewish
community in America said that this is an opportunity to learn and
to have a dialogue rather than to simply suspend her.
Now that is apparently Sean Hannity seemed to agree with that, but
Adam Carroll didn't.
And so he said obviously it is hypocritical with AOC because she
didn't care about Roseanne getting canceled or Sharon Osbourne or
Chris Harrison from The Bachelor or any of that.
It's just when someone from her side of the aisle get slapped on the hand,
then she wants to show some grace.
So you can agree or disagree with that perspective, but
that is not where Adam Corolla stopped it, then turned to this.
>> And here's a quick thought experiment.
If AOC was fat and in her 60s,
would anyone listen to another thing she ever said?
>> Boy, you're gonna step in that one,
what do you what exactly do you mean by that?
Do you mean, is it because she's young and what?
>> Yes, she's young, she's vibrant, she's beautiful and
everyone's always putting a camera and a mic in her face, but
her opinions are idiotic, 95% of the time.
And I don't think if she was a middle aged, heavyset woman,
anyone would care what she had to say.
>> I'm not so sure I agree.
>> So Sean Hannity sort of disagrees,
of course he was sort of smirking during that conversation saying,
you're going to step in and not what you're saying is horrendous.
And you're actually a part of the problem that you're implying exists.
But then goes on to say, no, she is actually quite effective at turning all of
the democrats into socialists and they all follow our lead.
So even his apparent defensive AOC was disconnected from reality.
But anyway, I'm curious what you both think about the commentary so there.
>> So mixed bag and what's the mixed bag?
Hold on, I'll get to it.
So number one he says, yeah, she thought Sharon Osborne and
and Roseanne Barr etc should be canceled.
Did she, did you double check that?
I don't know that she thought that at all.
Right, so for example, for us,
we almost always say that they shouldn't get canceled and by the way,
different hosts have different opinions, so I should speak for myself, right?
For example, I didn't think Sharon Osbourne should be fired.
I thought they should have a conversation over it and I can go on and
on Megyn Kelly, I mean we've defended 1000 different right wingers.
Not what they said, but that we shouldn't fire them instead,
we should have a conversation about it.
And that's because unlike the right wing, we have principles now,
Roseanne Barr another hand didn't say something that was borderline.
Like Whoopi Goldberg talked about how the Holocaust was terrible but
wasn't necessarily racial.
Now, as I said at the time, I think it was wrong, but
I don't think she should have been suspended over it.
They should have just had a conversation on air about it and clarified it, right?
And the same standard I used for Megyn Kelly, Osborne and everyone else.
Okay, by the way on the other hand,
Roseanne Barr said that Valerie Jarrett who was a top level aid for
Barack Obama and who was Christian and African American.
Was a cross between the Muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes.
>> Jesus. >> That is not the same thing as what
Whoopi Goldberg said.
I know Adam Corolla doesn't have much of a mind, so he can't use it for
independent judgment.
He's like, controversial comments, always good, always good.
Me no cancel, okay?
I know, all right.
So now in terms of the his comments about AOC, yeah, of course Hannity
brought him on to say things like that and then go golly gee did he do it?
Right, I don't know about that.
So the twist is it true that the mainstream media pays more
attention to AOC because she's attractive.
The answer is probably yes.
Now he's corollas an idiot, [INAUDIBLE] she's the wrong, 95% of the time.
Do you have like three brain cells who are you to judge political issues?
You don't know anything.
And AOC is at least 20 times smarter than you at least,
I mean literally your IQ is probably 5% of hers.
And so but on the other hand is the media obsessed with looks and
appearances and optics.
Have you seen television?
Do the cable anchors look attractive or not attractive?
Is that a coincidence?
Alright, maybe, but I doubt it.
All right, so Adrian, what do you think?
>> Yeah, I think you're absolutely right.
You hit the nail on the head on everything as far as Carola goes.
He's made it clear he's a republican.
I think he's someone said, I want a secure border, I'm not into welfare state,
that kind of thing.
He comes on to try to peddle some controversial takes and statements but
also drink, you're right in that.
To some extent AOC definitely is probably the beneficiary of beauty privilege as
well as having fair skin.
We see how colorism works in our society and racial privilege and
all of these things.
And so people are more likely to be centered when they are on the side of
the privilege.
And so that is an accurate statement but to suggest that she has
nothing else to offer outside of those physical aspects of her.
It's just more ignorance that he wanted to pedal.
And also it's the fact is that you went on Sean Hannity's show, I'll give it to
Hannity for pushing back even though it was the pushback level of a pillow fight.
Still, it's a problematic thing.
The fact that he even let Corolla get up there and
use that pulpit to further greater ignorance.
>> I want to say one more thing about Adam Corolla sexism because he projects his
sexism onto others.
He thinks the only reason I would care is because she's hot, right?
So I assume that's the only reason anyone cares.
Now Adam it's possible that she's really smart and that's why she
did one of the most historic upsets in american political history.
And she's also attractive and that mainstream media
might pay more attention to her because she's attractive and
hence I'm giving you credit for a quarter right, right?
At least that which you don't expect, right, me know,
like left wing left wing always wrong.
Well, Adam, I'm agreeing with you on that.
So I don't, you're in a conundrum, okay?
But it could also be that despite the fact that they pay her attention because of
that she's actually really accomplished.
Did you do one of the greatest political upsets in american history?
No, you didn't, did you?
And did she do that because she was attractive?
No, that one had nothing to do with it.
Okay, only after she won, did the media cover her?
It's not like during the primary race, the media was fawning over her because she was
attractive and that's why she's been know the media completely ignored her.
Other than us, we covered her 34 times,
that we didn't do it because she was attracted.
We did it because she was the strongest Justice Democratic candidate.
And we made an active choice about that.
And finally, the New York times admitted afterwards,
is that almost all of the press?
Oops, we missed it.
We had no idea she was gonna be Crowley.
So if you think that's why she won, you don't, as usual,
you don't know anything about the facts.
>> Okay, it's of course missing the fact that she was involved in the sit in that
she is probably the single best communicator of her values in Congress.
And as a thought experiment, I'm sure Adam Corolla, like me has Instagram.
There are a lot of hot people in this country.
Why aren't they flood in Congress?
It's a graveyard in there.
Why isn't Congress full of hotties?
If it's so easy, you get all this free attention, where are they?
>> [LAUGH] I mean.
>> I honestly, John,
I think they're all at TYT sitting there at that desk with you.
>> [LAUGH] >> Y' all know,
what it's like to be taken advantage of because you're just too pretty.
>> Well, look I didn't want to say it, but that's the other part I gotta agree with
Adam on my success is only because of my beauty [LAUGH].
>> Hey, that's not him saying that.
That's Adam Corolla saying that.
>> Am I not twice I agree with Adam in this segment,
even though I think he has three brain cells.