"I Would Be A Good Emissary For The Planet" - President Obama Is Ready For Contact With Alien Life

[0:05] FOLKS, OF ALL THE INTERVIEWS THAT PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA HAS [0:10] GIVEN, CRITICS ARE CALLING MINE THE MOST RECENT. [0:14] YVONNE? [0:16] THE SENATE IS NONPARTISAN, BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE STILL A MEMBER [0:18] OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. [0:19] THERE'S A DEBATE ON WHAT THE DIRECTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC [0:22] PARTY SHOULD BE. [0:23] IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A FAIRLY GOOD MIDTERM ELECTION [0:27] FOR THE DEMOCRATS, CHANCE TO TAKE THE HOUSE, IF NOT THE SENATE. [0:32] BUT THERE'S A BIG DEBATE ON WHAT THE LEADERSHIP WOULD BE LIKE [0:34] GOING FORWARD. [0:35] BASICALLY, IT'S LIBERALS VERSUS THE LEFT TO BE VERY REDUCTIVE [0:38] ABOUT IT. [0:40] AS MY CHILDREN SAY TO ME, DAD, YOU'RE A LIBERAL, WE'RE LEFTISTS. [0:44] BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE, LIBERALS ARE PEOPLE WHO THINK THINGS [0:48] SHOULD BASICALLY STAY THE SAME, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? [0:51] AND THE NEXT GENERATION REALLY WANTS THINGS TO CHANGE. [0:53] SO YOU HAVE GREAT LEADERS. [0:56] YOU HAVE PEOPLE LIKE ABIGAIL SPANBERGER AND MIKEY SHERRILL, [0:59] VERY CENTRIST. [1:00] BUT THEN YOU HAVE FURTHER LEFT, LIKE AOC OR ZORAN MAMDANI. [1:04] WHAT DIRECTION DO YOU THINK WOULD BE BEST FOR THIS PARTY TO [1:08] ACTUALLY ACHIEVE CHANGE? [1:11] WELL, TWO THINGS I WANT TO SAY. [1:13] FIRST, YOU'RE RIGHT. [1:15] THE PRESIDENTIAL CENTER IS NONPARTISAN. [1:17] AND THE REASON I WANT TO MENTION THAT IS BECAUSE I'M WORRIED [1:21] ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, NOT JUST THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. [1:26] WHEN I WAS PRESIDENT, PEOPLE WOULD ASK ME, [1:28] WHAT CHANGE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN WASHINGTON? [1:30] I'D SAY I'D LOVE A LOYAL OPPOSITION. [1:35] I'D LOVE A REPUBLICAN PARTY THAT WAS CONSERVATIVE IN SOME WAYS, [1:40] THAT, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T AGREE WITH ME ON A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF, [1:44] BUT BELIEVED IN RULE OF LAW AND JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE [1:50] AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE AND SCIENCE AND WASN'T CONSTANTLY [1:57] TAPPING INTO OUR WORST IMPULSES. [2:00] AND THERE HAS BEEN A REPUBLICAN PARTY LIKE THAT IN THE PAST, [2:04] AND I WANT TO SEE THAT RETURNED, [2:05] BECAUSE I THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE TWO HEALTHY PARTIES. [2:08] NOW, WITH RESPECT TO DEMOCRATS, I'M NOT AS WORRIED ABOUT THIS [2:14] SO-CALLED RIFT BETWEEN THE LEFT AND LIBERALS AS YOU DESCRIBE IT, [2:19] BECAUSE I THINK THAT WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, [2:23] AND I WOULD ARGUE A BUNCH OF INDEPENDENTS [2:25] AND EVEN SOME REPUBLICANS AS WELL, [2:27] THERE'S AN OVERARCHING BELIEF IN EQUALITY, FAIRNESS. [2:36] IF YOU WORK, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE A LIVING WAGE [2:38] AND SUPPORT A FAMILY AND RETIRE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. [2:41] AND, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW COMPANIES [2:47] TO JUST RUN ROUGHSHOT OVER THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS. [2:49] THERE ARE A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT WE AGREE ON. [2:52] AND IT'S REALLY MORE OF A QUESTION OF, ALL RIGHT, [2:55] WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO? [2:58] YOU LOOK AT SOMEBODY LIKE MONDAMI, [3:00] WHO I THINK IS AN EXTRAORDINARY TALENT. [3:03] HE WANTS PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD HOUSING IN NEW YORK. [3:07] WELL, YOU KNOW, I WOULD ASSUME LIBERALS IN NEW YORK [3:13] WANT THE SAME THING. [3:14] AND SO I DON'T WORRY AS MUCH ABOUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES [3:22] WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. [3:25] WHAT I'M MORE INTERESTED IN FOR DEMOCRATS IS, [3:28] DO YOU KNOW HOW TO JUST TALK TO REGULAR PEOPLE [3:30] LIKE WE'RE NOT IN A COLLEGE SEMINAR, RIGHT? [3:34] YOU KNOW, CAN YOU TALK PLAIN ENGLISH TO FOLKS ABOUT... [3:38] I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE POWERS THAT MOMDANI HAS. [3:41] THAT'S CORRECT. [3:41] IS THAT HE ALSO, NOT ONLY DOES HE TALK LIKE A NORMAL PERSON, [3:44] BUT HE LIVES A NORMAL LIFE, BUT HE ALSO, [3:46] HE NAMES WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG. [3:48] YES. [3:49] AND HE GOES, WE SHOULD CHANGE THAT THING. [3:51] THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. [3:52] AND NOT HAVE A BUNCH OF GOBBLEDY-GOOK AROUND IT. [3:57] AND SO WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR... [3:59] IS THERE A STRICT NO GOBBLEDY-GOOK? [4:01] NO GOBBLEDY-GOOK. [4:02] HERE AT... [4:02] YOU SHOULD CARVE THAT INTO THE WALL SOMEWHERE [4:05] OF THE OBAMA CENTER. [4:06] YOU KNOW WHAT? [4:06] NO GOBBLEDY-GOOK. [4:08] JUST TALK. [4:08] THE BUILDING'S NOT COMPLETED? [4:10] I THINK I'M GOING TO PUT THAT SOMEWHERE. [4:12] I'M GOING TO CARVE IT INTO SOME OF THE GRANITE OUT HERE. [4:15] SURE, SURE. [4:16] NO GOBBLEDY-GOOK. [4:17] JUST TALK LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE TALK. [4:19] YOU KNOW WHAT? [4:20] LIKE, THE RENT'S TOO HIGH. [4:23] WE NEED TO MAKE THE RENT LOWER FOR PEOPLE. [4:27] ALL RIGHT. [4:28] EARLIER THIS YEAR, YOU SAID OF ALIENS... [4:32] YES. [4:33] QUOTE, THEY'RE REAL, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM. [4:35] THEN YOU TRIED TO WALK IT BACK THE NEXT DAY. [4:38] YOU KNOW NO ONE BELIEVED YOU, RIGHT? [4:41] BECAUSE THAT FIRST ONE HAD THE RING OF TRUTH. [4:42] IT WAS JUST A GUY JUST LET IT... [4:45] AND FINALLY LET IT OUT. [4:46] AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, YOU'RE LIKE, [4:47] WELL, WHAT I MEANT WAS THAT I'M SURE THAT SOMEWHERE OUT THERE, [4:50] GIVEN THE INFINITE, YOU KNOW, NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE BILL... [4:53] NO ONE BUYS THAT. [4:55] JUST COME CLEAN, MAN. [4:56] YOU DON'T WANT TO TARNISH A REPUTATION FOR JUST, LIKE, [4:59] FRANKNESS AND HONESTY. [5:00] AT THIS POINT OF YOUR CAREER, SIR, AT LONG LAST, WON'T YOU JUST... [5:04] I THOUGHT IT WAS SO OBVIOUS WHAT I MEANT. [5:06] UH-HUH. [5:07] YES. [5:07] IT WAS OBVIOUS WHAT YOU MEANT, BUT WE ALL GOT THE MESSAGE. [5:11] HERE'S THE THING. [5:12] UH-HUH. [5:13] FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO STILL THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, [5:16] WE'VE GOT LITTLE GREEN MEN UNDERGROUND SOMEWHERE. [5:19] YEAH? [5:20] ONE OF THE THINGS YOU LEARN AS PRESIDENT... [5:22] YES. [5:23] IS... [5:25] GOVERNMENT IS TERRIBLE AT KEEPING SECRETS. [5:28] THIS IDEA OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES, IF... [5:30] IF THERE WERE ALIENS OR ALIEN SPACESHIPS OR ANYTHING UNDER THE [5:35] CONTROL OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT THAT WE KNEW ABOUT, [5:38] SEEN, PHOTOGRAPHS, WHAT HAVE YOU, I PROMISE YOU, SOME GUY [5:44] GUARDING THE INSTALLATION WOULD HAVE TAKEN A SELFIE WITH ONE OF THE [5:49] ALIENS AND SEND IT TO HIS GIRLFRIEND TO IMPRESS HIM. [5:52] IT... [5:53] IT WOULD LEAVE. [5:53] OR THERE WOULD BE, LIKE, HINTS. [5:54] THERE WOULD BE, LIKE, CERTAIN HINTS OUT THERE, [5:55] LIKE, A PRESIDENTIAL CENTER WOULD LOOK LIKE A SCOUT SHIP [5:59] THAT'S JUST COME DOWN FROM LOW ORBIT AND LANDED IN CHICAGO. [6:01] THAT WOULD HAPPEN, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. [6:03] IT... IT COULD HAPPEN. [6:04] AND, UH... [6:06] DO YOU WISH THEY WERE REAL? [6:08] I ACTUALLY DO. [6:09] UH, I... [6:10] ALL RIGHT. [6:11] I'M... I'M PUTTING IN A PLUG NOW. [6:13] OKAY. [6:15] FIRST CONTACT. [6:17] I THINK I WOULD BE A GOOD EMISSARY FOR, UH... [6:21] FOR THE PLANET. [6:22] YOU REPRESENT ME. [6:23] YEAH, I MEAN, I... [6:24] YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A DERVERSE BACKGROUND, [6:27] SOME EXPERIENCE IN STATECRAFT AND DIPLOMACY. [6:31] UM, I'M FRIENDLY, YOU KNOW. [6:33] YEAH. [6:34] SO, I ACTUALLY THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, I, UH... [6:38] I COULD DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB. [6:40] ALL RIGHT, SO... [6:40] THAT'S A GOOD PITCH. [6:41] YEAH. [6:42] WE WILL KEEP THAT IN MIND. [6:43] THANK YOU SO MUCH. [6:44] THANK YOU. [6:45] BUT IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. [6:47] OKAY, GREAT. [6:47] ALL RIGHT. [6:48] AND WE HAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER HERE ON THE RESUME. [6:49] THANK YOU SO MUCH. [6:50] VERY IMPRESSIVE. [6:51] GOOD. [6:52] WELL, BARACK... [6:57] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY, [6:59] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS WONDERFUL DURING. [7:00] AND CONGRATUATIONS TO THIS EXTRAORDINARY CENTER. [7:02] WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU ASKED WHAT I HOPE FOR 50 YEARS FROM NOW. [7:06] WHAT I HOPE IS IS THAT A WHOLE BUNCH OF YOUNG PEOPLE COME THROUGH HERE [7:10] UH, DURING THOSE 50 YEARS, AND THEY'RE INSPIRED TO REALIZE THE CHANGES THEY CAN MAKE [7:16] IN THE WORLD AND MAKE IT BETTER. [7:17] IF, IF WE ACCOMPLISH THAT, THEN I'LL FEEL PRETTY GOOD. [7:20] THANK YOU, SIR. [7:21] THANK YOU. [7:23] WHEN WE RETURN, PRESIDENT OBAMA GIVES ME A PERSONAL TOUR OF THE CENTER.