Revisit some of Ed Helms’s best correspondent moments on The Daily Show, from tackling hysteria over gay marriage to drinking with gun-loving bargoers in Arizona.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapter 1: What highlights can we expect from Ed Helms?
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Chapter 2: What controversial bill is being discussed in Arizona?
Arizona State Legislator Randy Graff values our Second Amendment right to bear arms.
And I don't see why that right should be abridged while you're doing just about anything. So he proposed a bill that would close a bizarre loophole in Arizona law. Senate Bill 1210 is a very simple measure that would change our Arizona statutes and allow the carry of weapons into establishments that serve alcohol.
You heard him right. For some insane reason, bars in Arizona are currently gun-free. Is there anything more terrifying than a room full of people without guns?
I guess what would be more terrifying would be a room full of people not allowed to have guns. I just got chills.
Graff's bill to allow guns in bars has already passed the House. But even common sense ideas have their opponents, like Democratic Representative John Laredo.
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Chapter 3: How do opponents view the gun bill in bars?
When people drink, we don't allow them to drive. Why? Well, because their motor skills are inhibited and their judgment is inhibited.
Drinking and driving is illegal because cars can crash and kill people. A gun is hardly a car.
Chapter 4: What are the dangers of mixing alcohol and firearms?
A gun is more dangerous than a car if you've got alcohol involved. So... I'm just saying that guns in bars shouldn't be allowed with alcohol.
There's no need to shout, okay? Don't keep shouting at me. As a gun-owning former Marine, John Laredo is hardly qualified to evaluate gun laws, unlike Randy Graff, whose views are informed by his experience as a golf pro.
For me, it's relatively simple. For many years, I had to interpret the rules of golf. And the rules of golf book is 65 pages or so long. We've got our constitution here. I read that as my newest rule book.
If the Arizona legislature passes this bill, I'm sorry, can we go back for a second here? Did he just compare the constitution to a book of golf rules? Oh man, I love this guy. The majority of the people that we've heard from are very opposed to this legislation. So aren't you just kowtowing to the majority of Arizonians?
I think any reasonable, rational person... You're kowtowing to me, aren't you?
Look, if you're so paranoid that you don't believe you can walk into a bar without a gun, then you probably shouldn't be there in the first place.
What are you going to do if a bear walks into a bar and you're unarmed? you're gonna get eaten by that bear. So how will this law affect those on the front lines? I spoke with Ernie Ross, who owns the Steel Horse Saloon, a local drinking establishment for motorcycle enthusiasts.
Evidently, the person who is behind trying to push this bill has no experience in the bar business. Liquor and firearms don't mix. Alcohol causes conflicts. Firearms resolve conflicts. It's a no brainer. Um, logic tells you that alcohol and firearms don't mix.
If, yeah, if you're a pussy. If you're a pussy.
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Chapter 5: How does Ed Helms humorously address political dissent?
You know, the gay marriage issue is destructive on many levels. You have to deal with it in business. You have to deal with it in the public square. You have to deal with it in the public schools.
So the quality of life has decreased.
Yeah.
Homelessness has gone up.
I can, you know...
Crime rates?
Crime rates?
Air quality?
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Chapter 6: What unique perspective does Ed Helms bring to political commentary?
I mean, let me put it this way. I could sit here and I could probably, you know, find some way of connecting the dots to gay marriage, to all of these, if I had enough time and I did some research.
Yeah. Why take time to do the research when saying it is so much faster? Besides, the statistics are clear-cut. Now that gay marriage is legal, Massachusetts ranks dead last in illiteracy, 48th in per capita poverty, and a pathetic 49th in total divorces. Somehow, Don and Robert, one of the state's first married gay couples, don't see the problem.
A lot of things that affect the state of Massachusetts far more profoundly than two people who love each other and getting married.
Name one thing in Massachusetts that's not ruined.
Well, I guess I look at it the other way around. I mean, I can't think of anything that gay marriage has actually caused other than letting people get married.
Easy for them to say. How does legalized gay marriage affect your relationship with your wife?
That's such a ridiculous question. I don't even want to answer it. Are you, like, asking me serious questions or not? Of course.
Is it hard to stay interested in your wife with temptation out there? I mean, come on. What are some other gay activities you haven't indulged in?
Indulged in? What do you mean?
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