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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

ICYMI - Cori Bush on Seeking Justice as an Activist and Lawmaker

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Daily News, Comedy, News

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Democratic Rep. Cori Bush talks about confronting her GOP colleagues about white supremacy in the wake of the Capitol insurrection, her journey from activist to congresswoman and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:02.6

Now!

0:04.1

Congresswoman Cory Bush, welcome to the Daily Social Distance Show.

0:08.7

Thanks for having me.

0:12.0

I thank you for making the time.

0:13.6

I mean, we literally had to wait for this interview because you were on the floor giving

0:18.7

your remarks and I'm sure what many people agree was a fiery condemnation of your colleagues

0:25.1

inability to condemn white supremacy and also condone the actions of, in particular, Marjorie

0:31.5

Taylor Greene.

0:33.2

Why is this such a major issue for you?

0:35.2

I know it's an obvious question, but I want to know why you are so fired up by what's

0:38.6

happening in Congress right now.

0:40.7

Multiple reasons.

0:41.7

One, is if we don't call it out, if we just allow it, we continue with what we have right

0:46.7

now.

0:47.7

My activist friends and I, we stood out on the streets of Ferguson day in and day out.

0:53.3

My friends, Lee Hale Snow, hell no, we won't go.

0:55.9

Getting our butts kicked out there on the ground, but then also fighting to be able to be

1:00.5

here, to be in a place where we get to make these kind of decisions to save lives and especially

1:05.3

to save Black lives.

1:06.8

And so you think I'm going to make it all the way to Congress and then be quiet when white

1:11.7

supremacy comes and not that the door, when white supremacy was ready to attack me and

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