Exactly, their stale asses DON'T get it where he's coming from and he's younger than they are, so their not expecting him to be as reserved/ or as intelligent as he is.
That guy pointing out that Hasan thought this was a joke didn't understand what he was trying to do. By cracking jokes constantly, he made sure this hearing would be watched by tons of people, which would raise awareness on the issue. He succeeded.
That tie-neck Duffy was conflating "I'm making jokes" with "I'm not being serious about the points I'm making." He thinks you can't make jokes and also make a point seriously. Which really says something about Duffy's sense of humor and his ability to comprehend the things people say generally. If a person can't hear someone's point without being so waylaid by the way they say it, then they're not a good listener and shouldn't be in charge of representing people, where you're supposed to fucking listen.
I love the fact that he is fighting for something that doesn't even affect him directly because he understands that it affects millions of Americans! He is the best!
what you're talking about right there is what we all desperately hope for when we support certain politicians, that they will fight for us even if our struggles aren't exactly the same.
you can be professional and laugh. Professionalism, that is when an individual conducts themselves in a manner consistent with the competence or skill expected of said professional, has nothing to do with laughing or smiling, unless you're in a job where those things are strictly prohibited or very much out of place (funeral directors making dead grandfather jokes would be HIGHLY unprofessional, primary school teachers laughing about pedophilia would not only be unprofessional but also call in to question their ability to properly do their job). I don't think there's anything about being a lawyer or politician that indicates that to be competent or skilled in that position, you can't laugh.
@@GeorgeNolte professionalism is a matter of procedure so relationships are managed by a business. You can be honest and thats the professional procedure
This is why we need Hasan to be permanent on the daily show. He went to congress for what he believes in just like Jon Stewart and made his point just like Jon.
Yeah I used to think it was the WW2 generation and before who pulled the "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" bullshit the most because the boomer during the 60s were like "fuck it man, the systems gonna fuck you anyway"...but if you think about it the WW1 generation was gonna burn down DC if the vets didnt get benifits (see: "bonus marches") and Eisenhower had the bighest tax on the rich ever...but the Boomer fuckers are the worst at the "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" bullshit. Alot of the newer generation of Americans are cooler. And Waters an old black woman still screwed his name up but the younger black woman next to him caught it and looked over at him instantly. Generations are a trip man.
Not all of us are completely out of touch. One thing to remember is that the trend of making college impossible for all but the richest started back in the early 80's. We called it Reaganomics. Now it is called business as usual. And yes, when I look at these old white guys running things, I am appalled to realize that many of them are my age. When I started college, during the Carter administration, a union carpenter's daughter could pay for everything with a Pell Grant, which was available to middle to low-income students. When Reagan became president, suddenly Pell grants practically disappeared, and you had to borrow, or be independently wealthy to finish college. At the same time, tuition started ballooning, while wages stagnated. This was not something the Boomers started, but maybe we were asleep at the wheel when it started happening. However, blaming a generation for the structure of our economy is not productive. Look at all the things Millenials get blamed for. Is it all true? NO. I can think of a couple Millenials who definitely are making a difference. Look at AOC and Ilhan Omar. When I was their age, it was unthinkable that a working class girl could get elected to Congress, and they did it WITHOUT corporate money. If you don't like how people are running things, then maybe you young folks should get up there and help them run it. It is your future at stake. I wish you well.
@@LqudIccub Did it ever occur to you that the people you are wishing death to are part of this conversation? At what point do we start believing that being mean and hateful is going to make things better? What are you personally doing in your life to make positive changes in this world that help other people, maybe for those who are younger than you who will have to deal with the impact of your attitude toward others you know nothing about.
H.AmZ.A: it’s like medium sized Grocery store where you buy medicine, cookies, drink, teeth & hair brush. After you paid, you’ll receive a long paper receipt 🧾
HAHAHAHAHAHHA that dumbass thought he had the best diss and smugly was all "oh I don't think people would like if we read them this whole thing" then Hasan just ended him lmaooooooo
He opened with, condemn radical Islamists, just putting that out there... and closed with the funniest line... *I will now go back to where I came from* lol. Has me cracking up.
@RU-vidr Eightyonethousand Nice reply to this loser guys. I am an Indian and I am seriously worried because people like him are destroying my country just like Trump.
@Upanishadik Liberal Lori Loughlin played "Aunt Becky" on the famous U.S. show Full House. She recently got into a lot of trouble for bribing UCLA to let her daughter attend school there. They can only accept a certain number of people per year so someone who actually worked really hard to get into that college didn't get to go.
@@loumoose I don't understand why so many users in RU-vid have cartoons or animal faces on their profile. You are also one among them. Can you please explain me?
@@goodlife1302 A. They like said cartoon B. They like said animal C. They have said animal as a pet D. They're furries E. Better than no profile? F. It's part of a meme. Not everyone's comfortable showing their own faces, so abstracting their profile into a character from a show, be it a live series or cartoon, is pretty common.
Literally, I can't believe a chairman got pissed when Hasan is talking openly about a political issue, with great points and research, and pointing out the flaws of white supremacy and the abuse of the system. He ain't joking when he making you look like a clown sir
roses_in_sonder He’s not talking openly about a political issue, he’s insisting that student loan debt is an issue of politics rather than an issue of shameful youth indulging in communistic tendencies just so they won’t have to worry about their crippling debt they gave themselves
It also looks like she was waiting for more jokes to come after a while 😂 2 months late, but this was just recommended to me lol (just thought I'd clarify)
That dude and the dude before him with red necktie, they are both so damn aggressive. I wonder if they have backgrounds in Wall Street, consulting, banking or some aggressive sell/sell/sell people.
@@ryanmagiera4402 It's almost as if he's never seen Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, or John Oliver. Just because they're making jokes doesn't mean they're making light of the situation. Humour is an incredibly effective way to convey serious information in an easily digestible way.
:D D: CVS is a drug company store that handles pharmaceutical products. Usually for drugs, they hand out extremely long receipts for each drug you get.
Well then ask yourself if there is really a correlation between spelling and pronounciation in his name. Because if I were to hear his name before seeing it written I would spell it "Ménage".
THIS, all that "college prep" class bull that I took was only for the educational side of college. Where is the class on how to protect myself financialy? Could i have looked this up myself? Sure. But like many others at age 17 or 18 I TRUSTED when my guidance councellor or my mother who just "knew" college was the right choice told me to just get a loan and everything would be fine and that my job's income would cover it.
spoiler alert, it didnt and now i struggle to pay back 70k+ while thinking of starting a family with my wife who waited 5 long years to get married when we had some money saved up. I think i pay around a grand in loans per month with my grandparents helping me on a few of them. (proud software engineer btw)
It’s stupid how they’re treating him like a joke when he’s just throwing casual jokes here and there to lighten up the tense atmosphere. Mans legit spitting facts and they treat him like a joke coz he’s a comedian. Also it’s CRAZY how they expect an 18 year old to know a lot about loans when they just graduated from high school and are entering college. Like???? You expect a kid who briefly learned about student loans in school to make the best decisions? That’s plain stupid
As some one who has worked in subprime loan, I have come across people making stupid decisions, even after having multiple bankruptcies in their credit reports. And that's when they have yearly household income or revenue, which are considered reasonable, and above median. So I would say, people don't register the fact they have to be responsible when managing their finances, even when they are grown ups. College kids are definitely an easy target in the hands of predatory loan retailers. If the students can't find anything better than minimum wage or some thing in their line of study, they get stuck with the debt for a better part of their productive life. They delay buying their first house, committing to a relationship, and most commonly, either delay or avoid having kids till they find a solid base. And let's say, if you miss couple of months paychecks in between, it's end of story for most, since their credit score drops to less than 600. And then there is the payday loans, and other vulture lenders waiting with 19.99% and up, loan products to hit that final nail, putting their life in misery or even worse homeless.
I graduated HS in 2008. Literally EVERYONE told me to go to school. Went for 1 year and it just wasn't for me. I shit you not we are just paying the last bill in 2020. I'm not the only one too or some idiot. Shit happens. People are still paying their loans off or never will. I have a wife and we don't want kids. If we did I don't know how we would afford one let alone send them to college.
That's the point. 18 year olds in america are meant to 'know better' and be 'smart enough' yet you're not even allowed to drink because your laws don't believe you are responsible at that age but also want you to make big decisions about money and elections. It's similar in the UK. there were banks who misinformed and practically forced students to sign up with a bank and use an overdraft facility, during the fresher fair. They strong armed students and told them to open up accounts which "they could close later if they wanted to". They were also sold the overdraft facility with "zero interest" and didn't tell them about the interest rates that would be implemented later on, nor did they inform them about the minimum amount they had to pay in each month when using that over draft facility or the minimum amount they had to pay in or pay out to keep the account "active" or their account would be closed. Social expectations keep students and the general public zombies to follow what's always been done which keeps them stupid because nobody questions it, so banks cant profit on their decisions they make. Loan companies limit the decisions students allowed to make by giving them either misinformation, that's still legal, like their selling opinionated advice and them adding a disclaimer, but also pushing them to make a decision at that time, or not informing them at all, and expecting them to read and understand the terms and conditions, that's written in jargon, to purposely make it hard for any student leaving high school to understand, but also make it difficult for any general working class person to fully understand. Then the blame is misdirected towards parents, "who should have been better informed" to educate their children. Then they blame kids for wanted to go to university when they can't afford it. It's a system that pushes forward a culture that only benefits the rich. It's gatekeeping who can and can't go to university. You can only go so far in certain fields without a university degree. Most jobs, you can work your way up, but having a qualification and work experience will make an employer choose them over the person with just experience because of the value of credentials. You literally can't become a doctor without going to school for it. Anything in medicine, law or education needs a degree. Work experience can only teach you so much. University isn't necessary for most things but there is a social culture which will gatekeep your opportunities in both ways if you attend and if you don't attend.
He completely misunderstood why Hasan was cracking jokes. The comedy makes the discourse more accessible to regular people, which is incredibly valuable.
Hasan is not only a very clever, funny comedian, he's a very engaged political person too. It is a pleasure to listen to his arguments about the student loan crisis.
Because if you're a junior ranking member of a committee, particularly of the minority party, you're not likely to be able to get an extension on your time just because the panelist took it up with jokes.
Patrick McHenry is only 8-10 years older than Hassan Minhaj, but instead of coming across as an older brother, he seems like his dad and that he's 30 years older than him.
why was it cheaper? Because a lot less people were going to college before the government started subsidizing it. in other words it's as much the fault of the govt as it is to everyone who participated in the scheme, including the students. Yall are the one's paying these stupid prices
@@raulsanches3619 got it so these young children shouldnt go to college which is nearly a modern day necessity for most financial careers and struggle even more financially while also lacking substantial education, to any person this sounds unreasonable and i think you should give your opinion a bit more thought
@@citizenOfNowhere777 the lawmakers are actually not the ones who make the law, but it is actually the election campaign donors are the ones who set the agenda for the lawmakers. So no matter how serious or effective one can be in making one case hear. It will only fall on deaf ears.
He is a naturally born speaker. Look how he started and how he provided everyone with the data comparing past and present tuition fees. he did enough research and investigation prior to his testimony especially on the tuition of the congress stuff. How gifted he is?
Skull Ess Because his wife is a non Muslim and there is a harassment to change her religion to Islam and Infact he named his kids for Muslim names and intentionally doesn’t want to disclose the names to cover his true face.
Dont be confused the fact is that you either have to be a genius and get it scott free or search for every benefit you can. Or by the time you get out of college you just realize that you will need to spend the next 20 years to repay your student loan.
As a British person I was devastated that the government tripled the tuition fees and I could be house hunting right now if it wasn't for the sudden increase
Here in the US the education system, and healthcare is a scam. They have lobbyists which is a fancy name for bribery dealers to bend the govt rules by paying donations to help the businesses. I grew up in US and lost my dad at age 15. I worked minimum wage to go to college and couldn't afford tuition as it kept rising faster than minimum wage. Inspired to get a PHD in comp science, I had to join the work force with just my bachelors degree. Man 20+ years later in IT it must have been the best thing because I am not still paying tuition at age 48. By the way college is free in Europe. US needs to drain the swamp.
Yeah I cringed. I get that she's a busy woman and all and didn't mean to be disrespectful but it would have taken like 5 seconds to look up how to pronounce his name beforehand. I'd be so embarrassed
@@nabeelhakeem3593 Muslim people and even other minorities are mostly told go back to where you came from, so he made uber cool sarcastic remark about that
@@nabeelhakeem3593 when POC people are in America and even if they are born here or are citizens, people, usually white, tell them to go back to "their country" implying that they don't belong here
hasan recently did a lie detector test where he admitted that he lied about the fact that he’s proficient in excel and office (he doesn’t) during the interviews for this. turns out he also lied on the record 😳😬
When I went to a good college in 1974 It was $3,000 a year plus Pell grants. Graduate school was 15,000 a year for a good graduate school. The cost of college is outrageous and unjustified In my view. College is a business and no other businesses have ballooned in cost the way our colleges have. Also if students are going to go into economic servitude They better be very targeted on what kind of a job they can get when they get out. It's no longer an economy or a society where students can be creative and invest in education that doesn't bring in the dollars after graduating. It's not fair to society and it's not fair to future generations!
the fact that mr. duffy doesn't understand that you can be funny about an absurd and enraging situation and still care about it deeply is one of the problems with congress
Due to lack of arguments he just had to attack Hasan. That is sad to watch and at the same time very concerning because he is a congressman, has great responsibility, yet not ready for an open and honest conversation.. and Hasan is rather sarcastic and his humor only points our the problem that is being dealt with
As someone with student loan debt and as an American, Hasan is a hero for this. All the people in that room who responded to him in a condescending way were afraid of his intellect and they should be. That was incredibly powerful to witness in this video. Thank you for standing up for our generation, Hasan.
@@1976brenden it is extremely hard to get a job that pays more than minimum wage without a degree, and it is way too expensive for the middle class and lower to pay out of pocket
@@TheSiddharthRay completely false. There are trades that pay much, much more than minimum wage, you can start at the bottom and work your way up, there is certifications, military, fire, and on and on. Lots of options besides college where you can make a very comfortable living. College should only be for those who are going into in demand fields. Too many really expensive degrees in things like “women’s studies” or “sociology” which are worthless in the open market. Again, no one forces anyone to go to college and it’s not my responsibility to bail others out on their poor decision.
@@TheSiddharthRay nothing you said has anything to do with the fact that college is a choice. If you go get a degree and it doesn’t get you a good job, that’s not my fault, and no one else should have to bail you out just because you’re not making what you want. You will just have to work harder to pay off the debt and sacrifice until you make more money. I don’t have a college degree, I work in training and development and make 140k. When I started out, I made 35k (that’s $16.82 per hour). It’s time to grow up and realize that you’re responsible for your life and it’s not always going to be easy, and no one owes you anything.
Hasan Minhaj is a born activist. One of those guys who just can't digest and accept disorder, just by birth. And guys like these cause a lot of inconvenience for the powerful.
Hasan man we indians are proud of you standing up for the issues middle class americans are facing and you make our Indian ethnicity city proud and who would have balls to counter jokes in congress oh my god . You are GOAT
Hasan’s responses to some of these questions were quick, clever and hilariously shady 😂 that man took 20 minutes of his life to print out those papers and tape them together and the CVS receipt comment shut him down in 3 seconds 😩
cgill914 Imagine being me, a fellow young person, and agreeing with the old man instead of the communist comedian. Wouldn’t that be wacky? Sounds weird I know but it can happen
This was good and very accurate. My tuition at Nebraska Lincoln on scholarship was $4,000 a semester back in the late 80’s. Something my parents apparently never thought to budget for. Thankfully, I obtained a track scholarship and that was paid for over 4 years. All I had to do was perform and keep my grades up. It’s ridiculous that North Americans want the best and brightest to excel, but won’t pay for ALL who want higher education. Then the bill at the end of it is handed to the graduate and good luck in finding a well paying job to pay it back!
@@anonymoussecret5948 That's true. I don't think anyone would say that Jon Stewart and Colbert aren't comedians, but when they testified they were much more incisive. Even when Colbert was in character, he was still pointed. And Stewart, when he gets angry he gets laser focused and does not diminish his points by "trying to lighten the mood" because the mood shouldn't be lightened. There were still "jokes" but they were deadly. Hasan did OK, but I think he did diminish some of his points by injecting needless asides. I think that's a confidence thing, Hasan's been around for a little while but he's not nearly as established as Stewart and Colbert were when they testified. Also, possibly, a slow-simmering anger and frustration thing vs a "still optimistic" thing. For some reason we don't take optimists as seriously as we take pessimists.
Chris rock has said this type of joke before and Bill burr. So that Brown comment is pretty silly. You can't mess with a borderline white and blue collar comedian makes waaay more sense to say.
@@bradleys8649 apparently you do not understand how RU-vid works. People post a video. People comment or ask questions in the comment section. Didn't know you had to be asked a question to comment in the comment section.......welcome to RU-vid kid.
"Sir Duffy, we understand your sentiments but... go shove that insecurity somewhere else cause we got a salient and intersting discussion going on here thanks,"
@@Sheen023 it’s a receipt that you get from the store “CVS” that is known for how long it is. You could buy one thing and get a unnecessarily long receipt the size of two papers attached together
That was like the document on websites which we are asked to read. We are not lawyers and they purposely set us up. The system is a corrupt Communist system. They may just put it in mandarin . 😁
@@arunkumar-wd9hv same reason Trump did,Reagan, AL gore and many others..didn't matter what they did before right ?just because he's a comedian doesn't mean he's incapable of the job or isn't smart if they gave Trump the chance to do it why couldn't they this guy?
I'm an immigrant and my parents didn't give a shit about my life, but swore life would be good in America with an education... I'm still waiting for life to be good in America.
@curry in the house a friend from my high school got a 22 but he actually got into harvard. Cuz he he had other extracurriculars and leadership roles. Im not arguing the chances are low. Its not impossible, however its not totally improbable
Damn he went really hard on this. Alot of time when comedians and celebrities do this it's little more than a publicity thing for a bill or something but he clearly put some work into it.
"We all know the government is capable of stepping in when there is a financial crisis, so all I'm asking today is why can't we treat our student borrowers like we treat our banks, because 44 million Americans, that is too big to fail." Boom!!! Boom!!!
What's the solution though? It is good to hear the phrases but I didn't see any resolution coming out from minhaj. Companies being dishonest and an under 7 min conversation buffer is pointing out the issues, but there needs to be a solution which wasn't part of Minhaj's speech.
@@jal.ajeera His intention was to bring attention to it. As he said in this video he's not an expert nor affected by it, but he at least recognizes it's a problem. To fix anything or attempt to one must recognize it. You may not like him for whatever reason same as the Republican representatives who tried to belittle him but that's the main issue here--Conservatives refusing to even see this as a problem and Conservatives are at the helm in the Senate with veto power backing them as well. People love to ask how things that are actually beneficial to the people will be afforded but when it comes to bailing out big banks with billions/trillions or billions of tax cuts for the rich no one bats an eye as to how that will be afforded.
@@mav3ric100 I agree with most of what you have mentioned but I feel that raising questions is much much easier than providing answers. He points out facts by coating them with layers of unnecessary context and references.(which is fine since that's how he usually is) This indeed is great especially for those who are too lazy to do their own research about the issue. But those who do, and are already aware about most of it, it brings nothing new to the table. Unless it is a solution...which Minhaj doesn't provide at all. He is a good orator but as with some good orators, there is little context to the solution but beating around the bush of the same problem.
