WEBVTT - Joe Biden:  A Serious (and Handsy) 2020 Candidate?  Debra J. Saunders talks to A&G

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<v Speaker 1>It's definitely not okay. I mean, smelling hair is always weird,

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<v Speaker 1>all right. I don't care who it is, even if

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<v Speaker 1>you're in a relationship. If you smell your girlfriend's hair,

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<v Speaker 1>she won't say anything, but in her head she'll be like,

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<v Speaker 1>is he a serial killer? Like, honestly, smelling is one

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<v Speaker 1>of the creepiest things you can do. It's it's on

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<v Speaker 1>the list of creepy things. It's right after collecting doll

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<v Speaker 1>pots and sneezing with your eyes open. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>press line is hilarious, but the premise is wrong. Collecting

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<v Speaker 1>doll parts, the scent of hair care products is like

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<v Speaker 1>everything modern unit Smelling other people's hair, I mean, clean

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<v Speaker 1>hair smells nice, but you can be sniffing people if

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<v Speaker 1>you're in a relationship. That's it's just wrong, wrong with hair.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's interesting. No one took a shot at it.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't see any jokes from the other people. UM

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<v Speaker 1>watching the left leaning media CNN, MSNBC, they talked almost

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<v Speaker 1>none about Biden in the hair smellings yesterday, So I thought, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>the left, which gets to decide who their candidate is,

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<v Speaker 1>has decided they're not that into this story. Deborah J.

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<v Speaker 1>Saunders is the White House correspondent for the Las Vegas

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<v Speaker 1>Review Journal. She has a B A in Greek and Latin.

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<v Speaker 1>Well risk if so local is what I say, Deborah,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you? Uh, nobody's smelling my hair today? Which

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<v Speaker 1>is the superior language? Would you like me to? That's a.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a great question. So Greek or Latin? I like

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<v Speaker 1>Greek better because there are no rules. But the truth is,

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<v Speaker 1>the older you get, the more you appreciate Latin because

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<v Speaker 1>it's easier to understand. How many times have I said

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<v Speaker 1>that Greek has no rules? Well, okay, like early ancient Greek,

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<v Speaker 1>who was pre grammar. The Romans came up with grammar,

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<v Speaker 1>so you could go nown noun verbs just for some reason,

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<v Speaker 1>and well, the way that you would like the spelling

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<v Speaker 1>could be different, all sorts of If you read Homer

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<v Speaker 1>in Greek, which I have done, Uh, there'll be different

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<v Speaker 1>spell lanes um for different words. You might be too

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<v Speaker 1>good for this show. I've just determined. I've watched I've

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<v Speaker 1>watched Homer on Sunday nights. Oh my god, I understood

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<v Speaker 1>everything he said. So that's impressive. People can't read it,

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<v Speaker 1>including me, can't read it in English. You read it

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<v Speaker 1>in Greek. I did, Okay, how you're too good for

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<v Speaker 1>the show. That's what's been determined. So as long as

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<v Speaker 1>your patients for slumming it holes out, I guess we'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you about some of the stories of the day.

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<v Speaker 1>So listen, old uncle Joe Biden, the whole sniffing, stroking,

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<v Speaker 1>leaning in thing, creepy sexual grandfatherly, what's the viber on decent?

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<v Speaker 1>And how much are people talking about it? Um? People

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<v Speaker 1>are definitely talking about it, And I think a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people feel that this is sort of let me

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<v Speaker 1>just tell you, I didn't think he was going to run.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he's running in I think that the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that he hasn't announced yet is important. It's harder

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<v Speaker 1>for you to get new staff when you wait this late.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think he dislikes flirting with the idea, but

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't really want to necessarily put himself or his

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<v Speaker 1>family through this. Let me back up just for a second,

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<v Speaker 1>because you mentioned it getting in this late. Trump didn't

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<v Speaker 1>get until June, and is the president? So is it

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<v Speaker 1>is the time just shifted with this crowd or what? Well?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, look at all the look at all the

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<v Speaker 1>candidates who have real teams working for them right now. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>and Trump, of course didn't have a team for he

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<v Speaker 1>didn't need a team. He didn't need a team. But

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<v Speaker 1>anybody else who's writing, who's in politics, they want to

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<v Speaker 1>have a bunch of operatives. They want to have people

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<v Speaker 1>raising money for them, they want to have uh, they

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<v Speaker 1>want to have their own communications team, and they need

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<v Speaker 1>field reps and everything else. So Trum Trump, of course

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<v Speaker 1>is the exception to every rule. But if you're a

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<v Speaker 1>Democratic politician, you're going to want to have the staff

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<v Speaker 1>in place. And he does have loyal people around him.

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<v Speaker 1>And there are people who love Joe Biden. I hear

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<v Speaker 1>he is like the nicest guy in the world. Lots

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<v Speaker 1>of people say that on right and left. But as

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<v Speaker 1>the ancient Greeks say, a jackdaws always found near a jackdaw.

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<v Speaker 1>Joe was googling while you were talking at the top

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<v Speaker 1>of my head, roughly equivalent to birds of a feather

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<v Speaker 1>flock together. That's interesting you say that that. I'll always

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<v Speaker 1>remember Um, former Secretary of Defense and CIA director Gates saying,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's a Republican of of Joe Biden. Everybody likes

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Biden. He's wrong on everything, but everybody likes him.

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<v Speaker 1>That's been his vibe forever. He just it's got weird

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<v Speaker 1>boundary issues he does, but he would be a hands

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<v Speaker 1>on commander and cheese get it. Um. But but man,

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<v Speaker 1>the knives are out for him. She got those stories

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<v Speaker 1>coming out, somebody's somebody's you know, highlighting them. And then

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<v Speaker 1>this story yesterday, which I guess was around but got

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<v Speaker 1>put back out yesterday that after Biden's son Bo died

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<v Speaker 1>of brain cancer, Bow's brother Hunter started an affair with

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<v Speaker 1>Bow's widow, leaving his own wife a twenty three years,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a messy family thing. And be tough as

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<v Speaker 1>a dad. I mean, that's God, that's roth to deal

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<v Speaker 1>with that. But it's out in the news again yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>Does he want to does he want to have that

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<v Speaker 1>floating around in his life? I don't think he needs

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<v Speaker 1>that floating around in his life. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>just don't. I I just don't think he's running. I

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<v Speaker 1>haven't all year. I think that, Um, he's had a

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<v Speaker 1>great run. Why would you want Why would you want

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<v Speaker 1>to put yourself through a messy campaign where everybody looks

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<v Speaker 1>at everything you've done and it is sort of creepy

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<v Speaker 1>the way he touches women. Let's face it. I saw

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<v Speaker 1>Barbara Boxer in an interview talk about that former senator

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<v Speaker 1>from California and how yeah he's he's always done that.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody felt threatened. I never felt threatened. I know other

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<v Speaker 1>women who were like, that's kind of but nobody ever

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<v Speaker 1>felt threatened. But it's probably not gonna work in the

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<v Speaker 1>modern era. Longtime female SLAF staffers are coming out of

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<v Speaker 1>the woodwork and writing editorials and the rest saying he

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<v Speaker 1>is a great champion of women and women. There was

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<v Speaker 1>never anything funny. It's just so that's fine. I just

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<v Speaker 1>I think, you know, we've all had aunts, haven't we,

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<v Speaker 1>her uncles or grandma's or whatever, who just invaded your

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<v Speaker 1>personal space too much, pinching your cheek in the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of it. Yeah, I wonder if he's that, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just on steroids. But you know, as I'm reminded by

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<v Speaker 1>the words of Aristophanes, man is naturally deceitful. Ever in

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<v Speaker 1>every way Debora j Songs, you read that in the

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<v Speaker 1>original Greek or Latin or whatever to oh yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I just didn't want to, you know, freak out the audience.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's funny. It occurs to me, Deborah, if

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<v Speaker 1>you and I were at some sort of bar and

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<v Speaker 1>we were both a single and set to mingle, I

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<v Speaker 1>could like run to the bathroom and google a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of that stuff you having mentioned you're in ancient Greek.

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<v Speaker 1>That sounds like I'm hitting on you a little bit here.

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<v Speaker 1>Once dated a guy. We could both recite in Greek

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<v Speaker 1>the first ten lines of the Odyssey. Wow, well that'll

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<v Speaker 1>bring a couple of people together, the one that got away.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all it was good for. Oh yeah, yeah, so hey, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>that was fun talking about healthcare for forty five seconds.

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<v Speaker 1>But that went away fast, Benny. So I noticed that both,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the Fox crowd and the MSNBC crowd moved

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<v Speaker 1>on to other stuff. Why why such a lack of

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<v Speaker 1>enthusiasm for getting down a business in the Beltway, Deborah,

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think Joe Biden is liked It's funny.

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<v Speaker 1>I was watching CNN yesterday and there was a segment

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<v Speaker 1>on this and and Lucy Flores and Nevada wall Maker

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<v Speaker 1>who uh first wrote the piece about him kissing her

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<v Speaker 1>hair and stuff. Um, they didn't show video of him.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, they're all these montages of creepy

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Biden. And let's say said, there are people who

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<v Speaker 1>aren't going to like having a total stranger do that

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<v Speaker 1>to them. Um, so I just think that people don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to do this to him. But he's sort of

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<v Speaker 1>done it to himself. And there was a montage that

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<v Speaker 1>was done when a number of senators were sworn in

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<v Speaker 1>and he was vice president. Hey, listen, I'm sorry to

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<v Speaker 1>jump in, but are times super I wasn't joking the

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<v Speaker 1>whole healthcare thing. Why why why is there so little

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<v Speaker 1>taste to seriously take it on. Is it just because

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<v Speaker 1>it's such a tough nut to crack? Well, we know

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<v Speaker 1>that the Republicans, after spending X amount of years saying

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<v Speaker 1>they were going to repeal and replace, we're unable to

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<v Speaker 1>do it. And then ont of the blue, the Department

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<v Speaker 1>of Justice under Trump puts in this two sentenced things

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<v Speaker 1>saying that they're going to back this of federal judge

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<v Speaker 1>from Texas decision that Obamacare is unconstitutional. And it just

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<v Speaker 1>throws over this, It just throws arranging everything because it's

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<v Speaker 1>the day after the MULA report comes out that this

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<v Speaker 1>is submitted. So the timing is weird. It's also um,

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<v Speaker 1>the day before the New Green Deal vote, which Republicans

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<v Speaker 1>really wanted to use to embarrass Democrats because they said

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<v Speaker 1>that on the one hand, they say global warming is

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<v Speaker 1>something we can't wait on on the other hand, they

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<v Speaker 1>can't even vote for this thing that they say they support,

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<v Speaker 1>and so the timing was crazy and um. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you just don't understand with Donald Trump that he's serious

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<v Speaker 1>about because the other problem with Republican healthcare bill is

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<v Speaker 1>there was one that passed the House and Trump had

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<v Speaker 1>this big celebration in the Rose Garden and he had

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<v Speaker 1>all those Republicans there to stand with him, and then

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<v Speaker 1>he turned around and criticized it. Yeah, so it's really

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<v Speaker 1>hard to understand what he'll stand by. And that's a

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<v Speaker 1>real problem and he has in Washington right now. Is

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<v Speaker 1>so if if if he were to come out with

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<v Speaker 1>and say this is my plan and this is the

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<v Speaker 1>way I want to do it, I think then people

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<v Speaker 1>would take this notion more seriously than having this Department

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<v Speaker 1>of Justice UH in person into this case when you

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<v Speaker 1>have no idea what that means. Well, we'll see and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll talk about healthcare. And by all means. Debra J. Saunders,

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<v Speaker 1>white House correspondent for the Las Vegas Review Journal, You're

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<v Speaker 1>the best, Debra. Thank you, good to talk to you.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll look that up right back. All Elliott some free,

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I say. So. I've tried to read Homer's

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<v Speaker 1>Odyssey in English and gotten like a page in and

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<v Speaker 1>I and I can't do it, but I doubt that

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<v Speaker 1>anything was ever said better than what my Homer said.

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<v Speaker 1>Why do the things that happened to stupid people keep

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<v Speaker 1>happening to me? That's my life's philosophy, Homer J. Why

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<v Speaker 1>do the things that happen to stupid people keep happening

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<v Speaker 1>to meet? That keeps me in line. And I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to brag, but I do watch The Simpsons in

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<v Speaker 1>the original English