preparations reparations task force voting right now, as we speak, to decide whether or not to the pass a first in the nation plan to formally apologize for the so-called perpetuation of slavery. and pay them up to to the $1.2 million if passed. now, this measure will head to the state legislature before it hits the governor, governor newsom s desk. watch. as our country reckons with our painful legacy of racial injustice, california again is poised to lead the way. watching lead the way on just about anything, tom, is probably the stupidest thing i ve ever heard of [laughter] when it comes to crime, but, hey, california, governor newsom, you re a genius. yeah. this just seems like, okay, you re basically setting aside all minority groups, because if you re going to the award a specific minority group millions of dollars but there are several other groups that have fallen victim to privilege prejudices, i can t understand why they would think this would will be a
it sounds like he s almost leaving open the possibility that they re trying to be open-minded about it, but when you listen to other people, it sounds like they ve made up their mind. listen to what mayor adams said. i asked to get the body cam, and i realized that they were there in six minutes. and i said, well, where did the 15 minutes come from, you know? someone blurted it out, and all of a sudden it became facts. and so we have to be very careful that facts is based on the actual facts and not what we want to create them to be. i just want to be clear, it did not take police officers 15 minutes to get there. before i go to you, or tom, listen to the what kathy hochul says, the mayor the governor of new york is one of these politicians who at the exact same time is trying to sort of ramp up the hysteria now. i do want to the acknowledge how horrific service the to view a video of jordan neelying being killed kneelingly being killed for being a passenger on
have never been or seen someone cornered on a subway car by a mentally ill person who could possibly kill you or them, then you don t travel on the subway system. if you understand the reality of the situation, then you understand that sometimes average folks need to take action in extraordinary circumstances. whatever led up to the unfortunate death of mr. neely was not a preconceived intent by anyone involved. what initiated this terrible result was erratic and dangerous behavior. good intent by anyone intervening should not imply any intent to harm. mr. neely was let down by the system. neely had 42 the prior arrests. he clearly has mental health issues as well. the system let him down. and now we ve got a marine veteran desperate veteran who stood the up. this guy had pulled out a gun and shot everyone, he would have been hailed a hero, but instead we have protesters decrying him a murderer. tom, listen to what mayor adams said here.
lining the streets here, and the scenes are quite reminiscent of 60 years ago when president john f. kennedy, the first irish catholic president, visited ireland. it has been just such a joyful, a joyful trip for joe biden and for the people of ireland. and you can see that in the headlines. i know back in the states a lot of people focusing on a few gaffes. they re not focusing on that in ireland. okay. so, you know, the president, as you recall, tom, did not remember that he was in ireland when he was asked where was the last place that you went, and he was also asked about being an 82-year-old biden and being back in the white house and how that would look. can you just do an impromptu bind impression for us? well it s my favorite thing in the world. julie, i don t blame him for forgetting that he was in ireland because it s just like being in the u.s. for him, he s riding around in a limo with squint, and he s just watching the world go by through tinted glass. so why w