>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY.
WE'RE HERE WITH THE HOST OF "POD
SAVE AMERICA," JON FAVREAU, JON
LOVETT, AND TOMMY VIETOR.
LET'S TALK ABOUT VIRTUAL
CONVENTIONS.
TUNING THEY'RE THE WAVE OF THE
FUTURE?
BECAUSE I HAVE TO TELL YOU, AS A
PRO WHO HAS TO DO HIS SHOW WITH
NO AUDIENCE AND ZOOMING IN TO
EVERYBODY, I THINK THEY NAILED
IT.
>> YEAH, BUT THEY TOOK THIS
EVENT THAT USED TO BE NEWS
WORTHY, YOU USED TO MAKE BIG
DECISIONS THERE AND NOW IS A
MEDIA SPECTACLE, AND IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC THE
D.N.C. TEAM AND THE BIDEN
CAMPAIGN, THEY REINVENTED IT AND
MADE IT SO MUCH BETTER.
IT IS HONESTLY A MIRACLE THEY
MANAGED TO PULL THIS THING OFF.
>> I AGREE.
THE ONE THING I MISS IS A CROWD.
AS A FORMER SPEECH WRITER, I
MISS THE SPEECH WITH A BIG
CROWD.
>> Stephen: MISSING A CROWD,
YOANTD WHAT THAT'S LIKE.
( LAUGHTER )
THIS IS LIKE SHOUTING JOKES INTO
A SOCK AND THROWING IT OFF AN
OVERPASS.
( LAUGHTER )
WE'VE ALL BEEN TO CONVENTIONS.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY?
>> MY FAVORITE MEMORY IS IN THE
2008 CONVENTION, OBAMA WAS
PRACTICING HIS SPEECH THE DAY
BEFORE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO
DELIVER IT, SO THE FIRST TIME WE
WERE IN A HOTEL ROOM, ME, HIM,
DAVID AXLEROD, HE STARTS
PRACTICING THE SPEECH, KNOCKED
ON THE HOTEL ROOM DOOR, OBAMA
OPENS THE DOOR, THERE WAS A GUY
WITH A SILVER PLATTER, AND HE
GOES, DID SOMEONE ORDER A CAESAR
SALAD?
DAVID LOOKS UP AND SAID, YEAH,
THAT'S MINE.
AND OBAMA SAYS, GEE, SORRY TO
INTERRUPT YOUR LUNCH WITH MY
CONVENTION SPEECH PRACTICE.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: TOMMY, HAVE YOU
GOT ONE?
>> YES, I WAS THE YOUNGEST ON
OBAMA'S PRESS TEAM AND GOT TO GO
TO THE BOSTON D.N.C. IN THE LAST
TWO MINUTES.
TON MORNING OF THE SPEECH, WE
BOOKED HIM ON EVERY SHOW THAT
WOULD TAKE HIM, ALL THE NATIONAL
AND LOCAL ILLINOIS SHOWS, BUT
THEY WERE ALL IN DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS.
SO WE STARTED RUNNING LATE.
WE WERE THE SECOND TO THE LAST
HIT WHICH WAS WAY UP HIGH IN THE
PRESS BOOKS AND WE REALIZED
OBAMA ASKED US THAT THE LAST HIT
IS ALL THE WAY ON THE FLOOR TO
HAVE THE CONVENTION AND WE HAD
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THERE.
WE HAD HIM LEAP OVER THIS
RAILING, SPRINT TOWN THE STEPS,
AND EVERYONE IS DOING LIVE
SHOTS, WE'RE POUNDING AWAYICS
HAMMERS GOING OFF, SPRINTING TO
THE BOTTOM FLOOR, AND WE FINALLY
MADE IT AND WE LITERALLY RUINED
EVERYONE'S BROADCAST FOR A GOOD
TEN SECONDS BECAUSE TO HAVE THE
STOMPING, BUT I WILL NEVER
FORGET THAT MOMENT OF HAVING
BEEN THERE.
>> LITTLE DID YOU KNOW HILLARY
CLINTON HELD A GRUDGE FROM THAT
MOMENT THAT OBAMA RUINED HER
LIVE SHOT.
>> Stephen: BEFORE WE GO, I
WANT TO HEAR ABOUT ADOPT A
STATE.
WHAT IS THE ADOPT A STATE
INITIATIVE?
>> WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO
ADON'T ONE OF THE SIX MOST
COMPETITIVE BATTLEGROUND STATES
AND WHICH ADOPTING THEM, WE WILL
SND YOU ALL THINGS TO DO,
VOLUNTEERING, ORGANIZING,
TESTING, PHONE BANKING.
WHAT IF I LIVE IN A BLUE OR RED
STATE, HOW CAN I HELP IN ADOPT A
BATTLEGROUND STATE BY GOING TO
VOTE TO SAVE AMERICA.com/ADOP.
>> 200,000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY
SIGNED UP TO ADOPT A STATE.
THERE'S ALREADY BEEN AN
INCREDIBLE RESPONSE BUT WE NEED
PEOPLE TO SIGN UP.
>> Stephen: THE SIX MOST
COMPETITIVE STATES?
>> FLORIDA, NORTH CAROLINA,
MICHIGAN, PENNSYLVANIA,
WISCONSIN, ARIZONA.
>> Stephen: THERE IT IS.
NAILED IT.
>> Stephen: ACT TODAY.
WELL, GENTLEMEN, NICE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE ONE TO HAVE
THE RARE GUESTS WHO'S BEEN ON "A
LATE SHOW" TWICE IN COVID TIMES.
>> OH!
I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE DOG
READY.
>> Stephen: HERE'S MY DOG.
RIGHT THERE.
( LAUGHTER )
ALL I HAVE IS A PHOTOGRAPH.
THAT'S THE BEST I CAN DO.
THAT IS A LITTLE PALETTE
CLEANSER FOR THE SOUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> BYE, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: "POD SAVE
AMERICA," JON FAVREAU, JON
LOVETT, AND TOMMY VIETOR,
EVERYBODY.
BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY TIM
McGRAW.
STICK AROUND.
>> BYE, GUYS.
THANK YOU.
