The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Jon Stewart Debunks GOP’s City Crime Narrative | Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Jun 18, 2024

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II discusses poverty in America, debunks GOP city crime narrative, and emphasizes mobilizing poor voters. Jon Stewart exposes Republican fear-mongering and origins of guns in red states.

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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

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The Republicans' fear-mongering narrative on big city crime is debunked by Jon Stewart, revealing that the guns actually come from red states.

Rev. Dr. William Barber II emphasizes the misrepresented statistics of poverty in America, urging politicians to mobilize poor voters for societal progress.

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Intro

3min

Satirical Critique on Trump's Comments and GOP Narrative on City Crime

14min

Exploring Poverty Measurement and Heritage with Reverend Dr. William Barber

4min

Understanding Poverty in America: A Call for Action

9min

Mobilizing Poor and Low Wage Voters

10min

Trump called the RNC host city of Milwaukee a horrible place and is now trying to pass the insult off as a concern about crime. Jon Stewart digs into the Right's fear-mongering obsession: crime in big cities. Republicans want you to believe that "lawless" Democrats are to blame, but when it comes to Democrat-run city crime, it turns out the guns are coming from red states. And Protestant minister, social activist, and Yale Divinity School professor Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II discusses his latest book, “White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy.” Barber talks about the staggering statistics of poverty in America which have long been misrepresented, the need for politicians to pay attention to this huge portion of the population and mobilizing poor and low wage people of every race to vote, and leading the June 29th Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington D.C.

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