Cuomo Fires Back at the Comment Section

Summary

The Chris Cuomo Project

Cuomo Fires Back at the Comment Section

Release Date: November 27, 2025
Host: Chris Cuomo
Guest/Producer: Gregory Ott

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Chris Cuomo and producer Gregory Ott dive deep into the show's comment sections—reading, reacting to, and debating the feedback from YouTube, Spotify, and listener texts. The episode serves as an unfiltered “mailbag,” where Cuomo responds candidly to praise, criticism, and provocative questions. The result is a no-holds-barred exploration of political identity, social media’s impact on discourse, critical thinking versus partisanship, and the role of gratitude during Thanksgiving. Expect sharp banter, soul-searching, strong opinions, and classic Cuomo intensity—plus plenty of laughs and memorable storytelling.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Rapid-Fire Comment Round (01:29–02:43)

• Format: Gregory Ott reads a series of quick questions and comments at Chris Cuomo, who fires back with witty or direct responses.
  • Party affiliation? "None." – Chris distances himself from partisan labels.
  • "Why did you quit working out?" "Got too easy. Next." (02:14)
  • On being called an idiot: “So’s your mom.” (02:25)
  • Mustache criticism: Vows not to shave it—unless Movember donations hit a target.
  • “How can fix problems?” (02:31) Gregory: “People there to fix instead of blame.”

2. The “Say It to My Face” TV Show Idea (03:28–05:53)

• Ott pitches a show where social media adversaries confront each other in person, exploring whether face-to-face interaction reduces online nastiness:
  • “You are a keyboard warrior…a poser that has been fed a false notion of how to be because of social media in a society that prioritizes invective over insights.” – Chris Cuomo (05:18)
• Both speculate people would be more civil offline, and that internet trolls rarely act bold in person.

3. Cardamom Bun Story and New York Authenticity (06:02–08:44)

• Cuomo’s “cardamom bun” saga becomes a running joke about NYC authenticity, food culture, and masculinity.
• Ott needles Cuomo about being “un-New York,” while Cuomo defends the enjoyment of a Danish pastry.
• Banter highlighting their friendship and contrasting personalities.

4. Common Sense, Independence & Media Echo Chambers (09:01–11:50)

• Cuomo responds to claims he’s changed:
  “I am a free agent and an independent and a critical thinker. You are stuck thinking the other side is worse and your side deserves no examination…I'm not changing. I'm 55 years old. I change opinions. Why? Because I'm a critical thinker. And if the facts change, I change.” (10:06–11:45)

• Cuomo slams social media as an echo chamber that ‘just wants what you already believe.’

5. Dealing with Criticism, Tone, and Media Style (11:50–14:25)

• Commenter “Katherine Kitty Cat” asks Cuomo to turn down the yelling (11:50).
• Ott and Cuomo reject the idea of toning it down to appease audiences or advertisers.
• Notable Quote:
  "I am not going to just pitch you the shit you want to be true...Now does that make me as popular as some in the moment? No, but you've literally gotten to a place where you have people who were never given legitimate platforms..." – Chris Cuomo (12:25–13:43)
• Critique of digital media strategies and the difference between 'right and wrong' versus 'right and left.'

6. ACA & Healthcare Policy (17:36–20:43)

• Deep dive into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prompted by a listener comment.
• Key points:
  • ACA focused on access over cost due to political pressures.
  • Red states sabotaged Medicaid expansion, hurting their own constituents.
  • Law was never tweaked post-enactment, unlike Medicare/Medicaid.
  • ACA is growing faster in red states, proof people in need push past obstacles.
  • “Fight that fight. Not Epstein. Not who's pardoning who…” (19:40–20:16)
• Cuomo: “I am a fair broker… I don’t believe in right and left. I think it’s killing us.” (14:11–15:33)

7. Judiciary, Epstein, and Allegations (21:13–26:02)

• Cuomo addresses flak for interviewing Alan Dershowitz:
  • Explains the complexity of accusations, burden of proof, and how public discourse shifts with political winds.
  • Notable Quote: "To me…if you’re with someone that young, you’re fucked up. Period. Easy, simple test. Right and wrong, not about what works for right and left." (24:00)
  • Points out selective outrage—Clinton’s allegations were rationalized, now left appears “moral majority.”

8. Organ Donation & Longevity (26:06–28:44)

• Comment about deep state organ trading prompts Cuomo to discuss his views on life extension:
  • Prefers quality of life over longevity.
  • Critiques society’s focus on extending life vs. living it well.
  • “I'd rather die in some heroic way doing something that was good for somebody else…I want to perform at my level.” – Chris Cuomo (26:49)
• Side debate about food purity and history with Ott.

9. Social Media’s Evolution & Damage (31:12–34:58)

• Audience agrees social media is now “boring” and “clickbait.”
• Ott: “Their algorithms are designed to enhance outrage and to be provocative.” (31:49)
• They discuss the lost physicality of activism compared to ‘60s/’70s, with Ott arguing conversation and bridge-building are more vital now due to polarization.
• Debate on young people becoming “digital monks” and society’s retreat into screens.

10. New York City as Symbol (34:58–36:05)

• Strong defense by Ott of NYC when a listener calls it a “disgusting shithole”:
  • “There’s a reason people come to America and there’s one place they want to go—New York...It is the laboratory of what this country is in the process of becoming.” (35:31)
  • NYC encapsulates both America’s promise and flaws.

11. Fact-checking and Political Claims (36:05–40:08)

• Responds to the claim Trump “stopped seven wars”: Ott dismisses it as nonsense, encourages critical thinking and consistency, not partisanship.
• Critiques focus on outrage-of-the-week (e.g. Epstein, Venezuela) over real, consistent issues.

12. Privilege, Upbringing, and Thanksgiving Reflections (40:08–46:08)

• Cuomo fields accusations that he’s too privileged to “get it”:
  • Rebuts sharply: “Of course you don’t have to live something to understand it…It’s your fucking opinion. And that’s all it is.” (41:04–43:05)
  • Points out Trump is more privileged yet is a populist icon, exposing the limits of such logic.
• Ott offers a Thanksgiving message about gratitude and not letting petty political fights poison family gatherings.
  • “Gratitude is a practice...You did not become a miserable bastard overnight. You have taught yourself to be this way and you can unteach yourself…” (44:53)

13. Closing Banter & Farewell (46:08–47:16)

• Light discussion of New York cred, pastries, and bagels.
• Cuomo closes with thanks to listeners, a plea for critical thinking, and a signature “Get back to right versus wrong.”

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• On changing opinions & critical thinking (10:06):

  • “I change opinions. Why? Because I'm a critical thinker. And if the facts change, I change.” — Chris Cuomo

• On keyboard warriors and real confrontation (05:18):

  • “You are a keyboard warrior…a poser that has been fed a false notion of how to be because of social media in a society that prioritizes invective over insights.” — Chris Cuomo

• On political labeling (14:11):

  • “I am a fair broker… I don’t believe in right and left. I think it’s killing us. I believe in right and wrong.” — Chris Cuomo

• On ACA and red states (19:10):

  • “Red states, to punish the left…didn’t expand Medicaid…so they fucked their own people.” — Chris Cuomo

• On selective outrage re: allegations (24:00):

  • “To me it is [wrong]. If you’re with someone that young, you’re fucked up. Period. Easy, simple test. Right and wrong, not about what works for right and left.” — Chris Cuomo

• Thanksgiving wisdom (44:53):

  • “Gratitude is a practice...You did not become a miserable bastard overnight. You have taught yourself to be this way and you can unteach yourself…” — Gregory Ott

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Important Segment Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 01:29–02:43 | Rapid-fire comment replies | | 03:28–05:53 | “Say It to My Face” show idea and social media vs. reality | | 09:01–11:50 | Cuomo on independence, echo chambers, and critical thinking | | 11:50–14:25 | Tone criticism and media authenticity | | 17:36–20:43 | ACA/Obamacare breakdown | | 21:13–26:02 | Epstein, Dershowitz, allegations, and selective public outrage | | 26:06–28:44 | Organ donation, longevity, and purpose | | 31:12–34:58 | State of social media, activism, and the Gen Z movement | | 34:58–36:05 | NYC slander and defense | | 36:05–40:08 | Fact-checking Trump claims re: wars | | 40:08–46:08 | Privilege, family, and Thanksgiving reflections | | 46:08–47:16 | Closing banter, gratitude, and show mission |

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Tone and Style

• Raw, unfiltered, occasionally combative.
• Heavy on humor and self-deprecation.
• Fiercely independent, anti-partisan.
• Practical, sometimes profane but always seeking clarity and honesty.
• Ends with a focus on gratitude, critical thinking, and meaningful reflection over performative outrage.

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Summary Takeaway for New Listeners

This episode is quintessential Cuomo: honest, confrontational, smart, and sometimes abrasive, but always pushing for real conversation. If you’re tired of echo chambers, want unvarnished views on the problems with American discourse, or just want an intelligent, entertaining brawl over politics, culture, and pie (cardamom, specifically)—this is it.

“Be a critical thinker. Be an independent. Be a free agent. Not right and left. Get back to right versus wrong.” – Chris Cuomo (47:09)

Transcript

[Chris Cuomo]

Hi, I'm here to pick up my son, Milo.

[Gregory Ott]

There's no Milo here.

[Chris Cuomo]

Who picked up my son from school?

[Gregory Ott]

Streaming only on Peacock.

[Chris Cuomo]

I'm gonna need the name of everyone that could have a connection. You don't understand. It was just the five of us.

[Gregory Ott]

So this was all planned. What are you gonna do? I will do whatever it takes to get my son back. I honestly didn't see this coming. These nice people killing each other. All her fault. A new series. Streaming now only on Peacock. So you got something you want to say? You want to come at me? Well, let's get after it. I'm Chris Cuomo. Welcome to the Chris Cuomo Project. You find me with the redoubtable, the inimitable, the one and only Gregory Ott. Not real name producer, but also advocate and conveyor for you, the people. So he has gone through and I'm sure picked only the best and most generous comments and questions for me. And you will see that we're in a new configuration because I wanted more OT in my.

[Chris Cuomo]

Oh, y. An extra camera's worth of Greg. Great.

[Gregory Ott]

So what do you got?

[Chris Cuomo]

I got some rapid fire questions for you. I wanted to start. Oh, this is new. I told you I wanted to start with this. And instead you just launched into your usual thing. But that's fine. We'll pick it up right here.

[Gregory Ott]

Well, didn't I have to do an intro?

[Chris Cuomo]

No, the intro would come later. Oh, it was gonna be like a cold open, but now, now it's toast. So we're gonna.

[Gregory Ott]

Why don't we try it? Let's pretend we didn't start and do it as a cold open.

[Chris Cuomo]

Well, if we're keeping this, people are already gonna know that we've started, but.

[Gregory Ott]

They'Ll have an insight into our process.

[Chris Cuomo]

There's not much of a process.

[Gregory Ott]

Oh, there's pretty much process going on now.

[Chris Cuomo]

Okay, this is a little too inside the weeds. I have these ready to go. Can I give you the let's do the rapid fire questions? This is from YouTube. Are you ready? What party?

[Gregory Ott]

I'm sorry? You said to answer really fast. I got nervous.

[Chris Cuomo]

No, you have to. Yes, you can answer really fast. You have to hear the whole question. All right, all right, all right. What party do you belong to?

[Gregory Ott]

The we like to party.

[Chris Cuomo]

Christ, man. It's the opposite of rapid fire you're doing. I think you like that I'm very, very close to you right now. I'm like, like six inches away from that. That arm.

[Gregory Ott]

I hate the parties. The parties are the Problem.

[Chris Cuomo]

This is rapid fire.

[Gregory Ott]

Rapid fire. None. None.

[Chris Cuomo]

Why did you quit working out?

[Gregory Ott]

Got too easy. Next.

[Chris Cuomo]

I like you, bro, but you losing us.

[Gregory Ott]

You lost yourself.

[Chris Cuomo]

Conversation is the cure.

[Gregory Ott]

100%.

[Chris Cuomo]

You are a idiot. Full stop.

[Gregory Ott]

So's your mom.

[Chris Cuomo]

Please cut your mustache.

[Gregory Ott]

Never.

[Chris Cuomo]

How can fix problems?

[Gregory Ott]

Wait, I want to go back to the last one. Give to Movember and then it will be gone.

[Chris Cuomo]

Do you know me?

[Gregory Ott]

No.

[Chris Cuomo]

Well, hold on. It's from Paige. Ms. Turner.

[Gregory Ott]

No.

[Chris Cuomo]

Okay, that's a rapid fire question round.

[Gregory Ott]

And then there was the how do we fix problems?

[Chris Cuomo]

Yeah, how can fix problems says Alex McGuffey.

[Gregory Ott]

People there to fix instead of blame.

[Chris Cuomo]

All right, so I have here. We haven't done this in a little while. And when this new configuration. I thought we'd hear from more people this time, not just our usual assortment of phone calls and YouTube comments. Unbeknownst to me, this is not. Maybe this. Me being a bad producer, you can leave comments on Spotify. So I have Spotify comments. I have YouTube comments. And you know that little phone number we have so people can get a hold of the show? I have a collection of text messages instead of phone calls. So instead of hearing somebody else's voice, you'll be hearing my voice, reading their voice.

[Gregory Ott]

I have a comment.

[Chris Cuomo]

Okay.

[Gregory Ott]

It's kind of a question, but that's what most of you do, is you say you have a question and then it's a comment. What do you think of a TV show called say it to My Face, where you get people who have beef from social media and you put them face to face and see what happens?

[Chris Cuomo]

It sounds great. It sounds like anybody who brings a camera into, like a Taco Bell or something, you know, like on social media, it's like, all right, they just record real moments like that. Is that what you're talking about?

[Gregory Ott]

Well, but like, it's like, oh, hey, Greg.

[Chris Cuomo]

Hi.

[Gregory Ott]

You've been sending comments to this person, and now here they are.

[Chris Cuomo]

It sounds like the Kim. Like when the celebrities read the mean.

[Gregory Ott]

Shit people online, but they're not confronting the people who said it. Okay. I think it would do several things. One, you'd need to have a disclaimer, okay, that whatever happens here, no one can sue.

[Chris Cuomo]

Like a Judge Judy type thing, where it's like, you have to agree to the rules.

[Gregory Ott]

Well, but there you're agreeing to an arbitration clause that allows her to be the arbitrator. This is. You can't sue. There will be no Judge Judy. Whatever happens here happens.

[Chris Cuomo]

So you slam me in the face I can't sue you.

[Gregory Ott]

I think this. I'm talking boy, boy, and tough girl. Girl versus tough girl. Because no boy, girl, I don't go for that. You can call me sexist, but I think that that's. That's no good. But I think that, one, it would make people think, and I bet you they'd be more polite. Two, I'd like to see one, get punched in the face for saying stupid shit that should get you punched in the face.

[Chris Cuomo]

So you think any of the rapid fire stuff that I sent to you would get somebody punched in the face? Please cut your mustache. You were a fucking idiot, full stop. No, because I like you, bro, but you're losing us.

[Gregory Ott]

It costs me too much.

[Chris Cuomo]

See, you post, you wouldn't participate in.

[Gregory Ott]

Your own show because, well, unless you sign the disclaimer, because here's what happens. They're tough guys, right? Oh, Cuomo, I'll kick your ass. Fredo this, Fredo that, your mother this really ugly shit. Then I see them, right? And they're not that way. Why? Because I'm a real one, that's why. And if you want it, you're gonna get it. So now they're. Oh, no, I want to. I want to talk. I don't want to be violent. No, man, chill, chill, chill. There's a lot of that. Why? Because you are a keyboard warrior. You are a. And a poser that has been fed a false notion of how to be because of social media in a society that prioritizes invective over insights. And I get it. I just think that we need to come up with remedies. And I think one remedy is the reminder that what comes out of your mouth may get you punched in the face.

[Chris Cuomo]

Keep in mind, I'm just a conduit reading this stuff. I'm not the one who is expressing.

[Gregory Ott]

If somebody got sideways with you, they would get a world of hurt from me.

[Chris Cuomo]

You should have seen me at the goddamn pastry place the other day. I wanted to get a cardamom bun, right? And the line, it's. In New York. You know how, like, sometimes the line is not.

[Gregory Ott]

Hold on.

[Chris Cuomo]

The queued is not like.

[Gregory Ott]

Hold on proper. Hold on a second. Would you just say you want it?

[Chris Cuomo]

A cardamom bun. One of those, like, Swedish pastries you've had. They're very good.

[Gregory Ott]

It's like a cinnamon roll but New York thing.

[Chris Cuomo]

No, it's. It's at a Danish bakery.

[Gregory Ott]

Nobody says cardamom in this city. Okay? This is a cardamom of what they Say, Free City.

[Chris Cuomo]

It's not that.

[Gregory Ott]

This is why people don't like you.

[Chris Cuomo]

People don't like me for a million reasons. This is not the card.

[Gregory Ott]

This is high on it. It's high on.

[Chris Cuomo]

Have you ever had one of these with a couple.

[Gregory Ott]

Of course not. I'm a man.

[Chris Cuomo]

It's not a man. It's a spice. Is not masculine. It's a flavor. No, I guarantee you've had a million things of cardamom. You're like, this is great. Doesn't mean you less of a man by enjoying flavor.

[Gregory Ott]

New York doesn't do cardamom. Cinnamon. We do cardamom. No, they.

[Chris Cuomo]

It was so popular, I ordered it. There were two in the bakery case, and by the time we had already paid, they were gone. And they're like, oh, we actually gave those away. I was like, but I just ordered it.

[Gregory Ott]

How did you. Three guys with mustaches like mine who had penned their own tattoos.

[Chris Cuomo]

No, it was a bunch of women who are in between me and the checkout.

[Gregory Ott]

I don't know, man. Yeah, look, I mean, I don't know how it happened.

[Chris Cuomo]

The point is, some of the stuff.

[Gregory Ott]

I can't defend, you know, you can't be saying, hi, I'd like a cardamom bum, please, and then be upset when people give you a hard time. And they didn't give me a hard time.

[Chris Cuomo]

They gave it to somebody else after I had ordered it.

[Gregory Ott]

Was it a woman?

[Chris Cuomo]

The person who was working there?

[Gregory Ott]

The person they gave it to?

[Chris Cuomo]

Yes. And she. And she kept telling no, because she.

[Gregory Ott]

Old ladies.

[Chris Cuomo]

She was a young. I think she was young, but her coat was quite old, of course.

[Gregory Ott]

Where's this? Brooklyn?

[Chris Cuomo]

No, this is around the corner from your house, man. That's what I'm saying. This is in your neighborhood.

[Gregory Ott]

Thrifting people again. Not a real one.

[Chris Cuomo]

Well, I'm a real.

[Gregory Ott]

Times are tough. Shut up. Buy a coat.

[Chris Cuomo]

Times aren't tough in that place. Their pastries there are, like eight bucks a piece. So if you want.

[Gregory Ott]

Really?

[Chris Cuomo]

Yeah. If you want, like, an economic indicator, go to this place.

[Gregory Ott]

Is that why you don't bring us any?

[Chris Cuomo]

Huh?

[Gregory Ott]

Is that why you don't bring us any?

[Chris Cuomo]

Bring you any? I bring you food every time I come here. I used to bring you two coffees, and now I bring you one.

[Gregory Ott]

Because you don't eat food.

[Chris Cuomo]

You just drink.

[Gregory Ott]

Hold on.

[Chris Cuomo]

Coffee.

[Gregory Ott]

Hold on, hold on. You bring food every time you come?

[Chris Cuomo]

No, I said I bring you. You used to buy a sandwich, now you don't buy a sandwich.

[Gregory Ott]

This guy Is tight as two coats of paint. Okay, Let me tell you something. He does not come in here with food for me and Amrish. I'm telling you that right now.

[Chris Cuomo]

Amber. I buy Amber plenty of sandwiches. You don't eat anything. So I like.

[Gregory Ott]

You have. I don't eat anything. I'm £230 of dad bod. I don't eat anything.

[Chris Cuomo]

No, you. If I were to bring you a food, you'd be like, oh, sorry, I'm only eating, you know, like, leaves this week or something. So I. You wouldn't. You would put it in the trash.

[Gregory Ott]

About to leave him on the ground with a headache.

[Chris Cuomo]

Well, I'd like to leave these comments. Go ahead. What you got before?

[Gregory Ott]

This conversation is not going well.

[Chris Cuomo]

Then you're not gonna like most of this conversation. All right, let's go. All right, I have also. Do you have a subject you'd like to tee off on? And you want me to go start with you and work our way back?

[Gregory Ott]

Whatever you got, man, let's get after it.

[Chris Cuomo]

This is from a video about Trump being his own worst enemy. Yes.

[Gregory Ott]

Next.

[Chris Cuomo]

The rapid fire has stopped. We've slowed down.

[Gregory Ott]

Oh, okay.

[Chris Cuomo]

This is the. It's from Rodney Lists 8276. He writes, Finally, Chris is back to common sense. And then the replies. GM Rendon775 says, I agreed. I stopped following him because it wasn't him. And then resist. Dash Q8P says, He had to. His last video was destroyed in the comment section. He had to see it because it was every post. Also, if the Dems had lost, this whole video would have been about what's wrong with the Democratic Party.

[Gregory Ott]

Well, look, here's the difference between me and you, okay? I am a free agent and an independent and a critical thinker. You are stuck thinking the other side is worse and your side deserves no examination because the other side is worse. They're Nazis. You know, fill in the blank because you're obviously all lefties now. I don't even see the comments, okay? I don't even know where the comments would be. I don't even go on the page. I am actually down with Andrew Yang, and I'm using social media less and less and having Greg and Rose do more and more of the decision making and content descriptions. Why? Because it's a fucking dumpster fire. It's a shit show, and you people only want what you already believe. It is an echo chamber. And I see it. I see it in people who are trying to create digital footprints for themselves. And I see how they are on their TV show and how they are in digital and they're different. Why? Because they know how to get you there. Trump sucks. He's going down. Maga's done breaking the spell and this is the shit you want to hear? I haven't fucking changed. You've changed, okay? I'm the same guy I've always been. You want to know how the President feels about me? Ask him. And let me tell you, you better have some time on your hands and you better have some earplugs. He's not a fan and I respect that because he only likes people who kiss his ass 24 7. I will say when the President does things that are good for this country. Cuz I give a shit about the net effect, not just the advantage of one side over the other. But that's too much for you. You believe it's existential, that your side win everything all the time. And if the Democrats had lost these off year elections, I would have come at them because they were supposed to win them. They were running for blue seats. You don't even know the process. So I'm not changing. I'm 55 years old. I change opinions. I change opinions. Why? Because I'm a critical thinker. And if the facts change, I change. Why? Because I'm a critical thinker. You don't, because you have to stick with fealty, loyalty to a side no matter what. And that is the problem. You are right and left. I am right and wrong.

[Chris Cuomo]

Well, Katherine Kitty Cat, I think based on the temper of the show so far, 3 days ago she wrote take more calm, please. Do you have to scream at us? Can you talk like on the news or something instead of yelling at us? And the intensity is exhausting. We already have to listen to Trump's abusive mouth.

[Gregory Ott]

Listen, who told you to watch and then comment? Okay? Who told you? Not me, all right? I don't give a if you watch or comment.

[Chris Cuomo]

I'm more and more for the advertisers. We want people to watch in common. We like to like I can.

[Gregory Ott]

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[Chris Cuomo]

Taxes, tips and fees.

[Gregory Ott]

Extra supply.

[Chris Cuomo]

Second ago you Said something about depends on the issue. And talk about the aca. Yes, about that. From the video. The real reason the shutdown ended, Ms. ACC 2011 wrote, is the ACA way cheaper in red states.

[Gregory Ott]

It is about the group pricing of that catchment area, which means in some cases by state. Look, I'll tell you what the real problem is with the aca, okay? There are two problems. The first one, three problems. First one was it wasn't designed for cost. Not really. It was designed for access. And there's a difference between making care available and the people who have the care available, finding it affordable. Those are two different things. They couldn't go to cost. Why? Because even though Obama had the numbers, he didn't have enough for his own people to withstand what the industry would have done to them if they had gone after costs the way they went after access. That's why they went access. And they wanted to involve the states in a way that they couldn't if they were just dealing with cost. Second reason, red states to punish the left for passing this over their disapproval. Because they just didn't want the left to do anything. Right. Because they wanted to reserve the right to bitch and then say they'll fix it. They didn't expand Medicaid as offered through the ACA during that initial period, especially so they didn't expand their ability to offer it to their citizenry. So they fucked their own people. Okay. The third reason is. The third problem with the ACA is they never tweaked it. They never went back and dealt with any of the things. If you Google, being a critical thinker, how many different changes they had to make to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Social Security and insurance. Ssi, as it was originally referred. They were doing it every few years. Why? Because you got to tweak this thing. You got to make it work. They don't do that with the aca. Why? Because they just want to kill it. Why? Because they don't want the left to have the win. That's what I'm talking about. They're not about right and wrong. They're about right and left. Is the ACA enough?

[Chris Cuomo]

No.

[Gregory Ott]

Does it work well enough? No. Is it better than it was? Yes. Do the subsidies matter? Yes. Is it growing faster in red states than blue? Yes. Why? Multiple reasons. One of them is because people in those states are overcoming the obstacles that red state governors, listening to the National Party put in their place. They're growing faster in red states than blue. Why? People need access and it has to Be affordable. Fight that fight. Not Epstein. Okay? Not who's pardoning who and who should be censured. These are only stupid distractions to keep us divided. I have. I'm not even a yeller, by the way, to be honest. I raise my voice because you have to meet the medium. And I don't know if you've listened to podcasts lately, but they. You guys pay attention to things that are louder. In fact, a guy who works for YouTube loop told me exactly that, by the way, to up the volume on my episodes. Anyway, go ahead.

[Chris Cuomo]

No, what did he say? To, like, scream more?

[Gregory Ott]

No, that they should be louder. That people, when they're going through things that are louder, make them listen.

[Chris Cuomo]

Oh, like actually, like, literally bring up the volume.

[Gregory Ott]

Yeah. I think that that's a young person thing, by the way. I do think that older people.

[Chris Cuomo]

Well, it's like, they do that without commercials. Like, they would like.

[Gregory Ott]

Yes, yes, exactly. Exactly. That's why. That's why, like, you're watching a TV show and you're kind of keeping it down because the baby's sleeping, and all of a sudden it's like, you know, relaxing on, you know, and you're like, whoa. You know, and you got to lower it. Why? Because they know they get your attention.

[Chris Cuomo]

Well, I will keep the volume low for this one, and then I'll let you bring it back up. This is your interview recently with Alan Dershowitz. A lot of the comments did not pertain to the content of the interview because it was about the judiciary and judges and the Supreme Court and things like that. Many of these comments reflect how the comment section went. Strawberry Fields 88. Is this the guy that says a 17 year old isn't a child? 28 likes? J 8088. 872. Why would you have him on, Chris? No one cares this guy thinks anymore. He's in the Epstein files, too. BW Burnham. Why would anybody listen to Alan Dershowitz? I could go on if you'd like.

[Gregory Ott]

Boy, oh, boy, I gotta tell you. What are you gonna do when lefties show up as having known Epstein and been in places where they may have been able to recognize what was going on? Maybe not. Let me tell you something about Dershowitz. He did something that is very rare. First of all, it's that he's in the Epstein files. Okay? That is a suggestion that there is bad stuff about him in there that people should know about. Now, you may not like this, but you would if I were talking about a person who's in office on the left. Right now, who you need and not Alan Dershowitz. Okay, so let's say this was Hakeem Jeffries. Okay, I'm not talking about Dershowitz. I'm talking about Hakeem Jeffries. He is accused of having had sex. A woman says, I was made to have sex with him. Ugly accusation. Okay, how old was she at the time? Legal, but young. Okay, which is wrong, by the way. Again, right and wrong. You know, 17 makes you legal. Now, Dershowitz is not the one advancing that. Megyn Kelly is. Okay, why aren't people going after Megyn Kelly? Megyn Kelly is the one who says, oh, she's. He's not really a pedophile. And then she didn't know the right word. The right word is a febophile. You know what an ephemeral file is? Someone who's sexually attracted to teenagers. Now, is that a meaningless distinction? To me it is. If you're with someone that young, you're fucked up. Period. Easy, simple test. Right and wrong, not about what works for right and left. Dershowitz. Hakeem Jeffries is accused. Hakeem Jeffries is able to show that he was not where the accuser says he was at that time. She changes the date. He wasn't there. She changes the date three times, wasn't there. Eventually the accuser says, I may have mistook Hakeem Jeffries for somebody else. It may have been somebody else. I want out of the suit. He's suing. Hakeem is suing her, saying, you defamed me. I can prove I wasn't there. I can prove it didn't happen. Do you know how hard that is to prove the non existence of a fact? To prove I didn't do this? Why do you think our justice system has worked the other way? The burden of proof is on who? The accuser. Why? Cuz we like to blame accusers. No, because the burden is on you to show. Because it's very hard to show I didn't do something. Prove to me that you didn't steal, blah, blah, blah, last night while I was home. Who says it? Oh, Greg and I were watching tv. Let me go after Greg's credibility. Oh, wait, you had a beer last night. I don't believe him anymore. It's very hard to do. Alan Dershowitz disproves the legitimacy of the accusation. The accuser pulls it. And I'll tell you something else. God bless Virginia Giuffre for what she went through and what she had to deal with, took her own life. Horrible. Okay, I will tell you something. Sometimes, for good reason or bad reason, people who are traumatized, and you gotta say that Giuffre is in that category, okay? Their recollections aren't 100%. The Fed spent a lot of time and wanted to hang their prosecution of Epstein on her. They never put her on the stand. Why? Because she had problems with her testimony. Look, that's just. That's just the truth, okay? I'm not judging her. I'm not, you know, judging. I know Allen is, but Alan was accused by her, okay? He beat the accusation, she withdrew it. And you still want to say he's in the files? That's not about right and wrong. That's about advantage of right over left. And you think he wants to help Trump? I'm telling you, you're wrong on this. If Alan Dershowitz had names of other prominent people that could reasonably be implicated in what happened, he'd be the first one to dump them. Why? To get the stink off him. With people like you, he is desperate to have you lefties liking him again. And I'll tell you what, man, you guys weren't like this when it was Clinton. I'm old enough to remember that, okay? When it was Clinton, it was. Look, she's young, okay? But he's not my uncle. I mean, he's president, and the test should be different. And this is about much bigger issues than his sex life. And I didn't. I didn't hire a pastor. And there was all this bullshit back then. Now, now you're the moral majority. I don't buy it.

[Chris Cuomo]

A different issue came up in that conversation. You talked a lot about organ donation.

[Gregory Ott]

Yeah.

[Chris Cuomo]

Kane BTC writes, if organs were a big trade, some deep state would make a deal with Yamaha to make breaks that randomly fail.

[Gregory Ott]

You're stupid.

[Chris Cuomo]

Hold on. You know that? Did you remember that hot mic moment with. With President Xi and President Putin of Russia where they're talking about living forever and organ transplants and how they think that scientists can now get them to like 150 years old or something like that? It's pretty cool, right? Would you want to live to 150?

[Gregory Ott]

I think it's about quality of life. I've never been one, actually. I don't really have that strong. This is going to be a mixed message for people. I don't have a big interest in longevity. Okay? Now people will be like, what do you mean?

[Chris Cuomo]

Yeah, you work out, you take all those.

[Gregory Ott]

That's right. Because I do have a huge interest in performance. I want to be able to do what I want to be able to do for as long as I can. Now, that's going to end to me. I am. I find that unacceptable, which I know is a code word for meaning something much worse. And people use it as a thing all the time when they have to say something is unacceptable because they don't really want to own it unless the other side does it. But for me, I don't want to be an old man. I don't want to have that kind of diminished capacity. I'm not ready to accept it psychologically and emotionally. I'd rather die in some heroic way doing something that was good for somebody else. I do want to perform at my level. I'm almost at my minimum level of acceptable performance where beyond this, I can't do the things that make me me, in my opinion. Now, that's my choice, right? I'm 55 years old. That's my agency. It's my choice. I believe that science is going to keep us alive. Look, it already has, right? The average age used to be like, 37, right? Science, medicine, of course, we're undoing a lot of this with our food, right? Because if you think about it, people live to be 37, 42, 45. And what were they eating? All organic, no chemicals, no glycophate, none of those things.

[Chris Cuomo]

No, they're drinking a lot of beer. Back then was like 1% beer, but.

[Gregory Ott]

It didn't have the chemicals in it. Everything was clean. Everybody was eating clean. All we had was.

[Chris Cuomo]

What are you talking about? They all in the river. Like, people were shitting in the streets nonstop.

[Gregory Ott]

There weren't that many people.

[Chris Cuomo]

I know, but there's still plenty. Every person is the same amount of. From each person.

[Gregory Ott]

We did have sepsis issues, and we did have sanitation issues. But I'm saying in terms of food, food was much cleaner than it is today.

[Chris Cuomo]

Well, yeah, I'm sure GM were always.

[Gregory Ott]

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[Chris Cuomo]

We have comments like I said up top top from all over the place. Spotify is commons apparently from a episode about the Trump memo that was talking about how he can go after protesters more easily, MB wrote I really find social media boring.

[Gregory Ott]

Good. Use it less.

[Chris Cuomo]

I think that's a. I think that's a great observation. Like so many people like Like Facebook isn't really like a social network anymore. It's just a bunch of like AI slop and old people trying to like share good occasional pictures. But like social media itself, if you look at Instagram, they've de emphasized pictures. It's all video and reels now. And so it is a very different beast than it was even 10 years ago. Yes, five years ago.

[Gregory Ott]

It's gotten worse. It's all about money, it's all about clickbait. It's all about outrage. And not just for the user, for the platform. Their algorithms are designed to enhance outrage and to be provocative. That's what they do.

[Chris Cuomo]

Well, on a totally different subject also from Spotify, this is from your interview with Manu Meal. He was the Gen Z activist who was trying to build like a campus movement. Right now Tom writes bring back the sit ins and the non violent revolution. I would venture to guess that is where many of us grays at the no Kings rally came from. This ain't nothing like what we had in the 60s and 70s.

[Gregory Ott]

That's true. You also weren't getting shipped off to a war that you were dying in on a false premise and in a way that you couldn't control. And there was a draft so you had more incendiary issues. You had blacks that were actively seen as less than by a huge part of the population who resisting equality. So you are dealing with big fucking problems now. I'm fine with all of it. If you have a right to do it, then you figure out whether or not it is right to do it. But I think that what Manu is doing is way more helpful than a sit in. Creating conversation as a bridge to people who don't agree on an issue is way more valuable to us right now because we're more siloed than we've ever been. And there's a disconnect between community and social media than we've ever had before. I'm telling you, you people act in a way on social media that you do not act face to face. Now some of you are becoming reclusive where all you do is live through your phone, especially younger people.

[Chris Cuomo]

Derek Thompson has a great article about this that just came out, but it was about how people are essentially becoming digital monks.

[Gregory Ott]

Yeah.

[Chris Cuomo]

And just living at home and jacking off and gambling and like you're having these like, like what would be considered like, you know, obscene behavior 100 years ago. You're just doing this in the comfort of your home, but you're never leaving your home. So you become this, like, weird her.

[Gregory Ott]

Yeah, I think it's a problem. And look, I've seen it with my own kids. One of the best things my kid has going for her in her school is her principal, Britney Carrero, decided with the parents or whatever the, you know, bureaucracy was to take the phones away. Not having the phone during the day reduced bullying, reduce social anxiety, increased focus in the classroom, increased performance. Duh. Now the school she's going to at night, there's a time where the phone goes off, the WI fi goes off, and we don't have her on a wire on a wireless plane. You gotta have WI fi for her. So it limits that. And less is more social media. Look, if I want to learn how to tie knots, I, I get in there, I start seeing stuff about fishing and it's all, it's really useful to me. Me. Okay, that's great. But you got to deal with what it's used for most. And what it's used for most right now is to divide and for people to be less than. And I know, look, I mean, you win anyway, right? You're getting access to it. I think there has to be regulation. I think there has to be rules and accountability and responsibilities for the people running these platforms. I think this is out of control and a disaster.

[Chris Cuomo]

This is from the real war for America has begun. This came out right after the off cycle elections a few weeks ago. Casey Durham writes, NYC is a disgusting shithole. It has been since the 80s. It doesn't matter to real Americans. I totally disagree with Cuomo.

[Gregory Ott]

You're. I disagree. One, you're exaggerating. You don't know what you're talking about. You don't understand the history of the city. I don't know if you've ever been here or what you decide to value in the city. There's a reason that when people come to America, there's one place they want to go to more than anywhere else.

[Chris Cuomo]

Guess where it is. Vegas.

[Gregory Ott]

Not where you live. Okay? Here. New York City, okay? This place is the metaphor for what was supposed to be the American mentality. If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. It's up to you. New York, New York, okay? That's the song for a reason. The Statue of Liberty is here for a reason. We haven't moved it for a reason. Okay? Now could it be better? Does it represent a lot of things that suck also? Yes, yes, yes, all true, all true. But it is the laboratory of what this country is in the process of becoming for better.

[Chris Cuomo]

Or worse, as I mentioned, we get text messages. That phone number, we'll put that on the screen right now. If you want to text us or call us, we can take those. This is from Charles in Florida. Trump claims he stopped seven wars since taking office for the second time last January. Can you inform us what seven wars he's referring to?

[Gregory Ott]

I can, but so can you by going on ChatGPT. The question is, if you have to ask the question, doesn't that already give you your answer? And I say, yes, the answer is in the question, meaning you don't even know what he's talking about. And the ones that do matter, he hasn't ended. And I'll tell you what else. Why are we dealing with Epstein? As a point of urgency. And we have to know where the government, what they did with it, and transparency and not Venezuela. Are you kidding? We don't know why he blew up those ships. Pete Hegseth tells you they were drug dealers, and you're like, oh, good enough for me. Are you fucking kidding me? He has dozens of of military assets surrounding the coastline, and we haven't had a discussion about it. And you're okay with that? Ukraine's assistance was too much for the Republicans under Biden. It's too much. You're doing too much without Congress. Venezuela, they say nothing. That's the problem. That's the problem. We're not about right and wrong. We're about selective outrage. So his seven wars, it's bullshit. Okay? It's. The guy wants the Nobel Peace Prize. He's about to attack Venezuela. Give me a fucking break. Be consistent. Right and wrong, not right and left. Everything becomes clear. Support for the Chris Cuomo project comes from Noble. Listen, you know what matters when you travel? Everything. Right? It's all about how do you make this easier? I'll tell you one thing. That you need to upgrade your luggage. And I'll tell you why. Luggage is a really easy target for bad guys. And if you think about it, it's separated from you more than it's with you, Right? You put the clothes in. You put it in the car, take it out of the car, you go to the airport. Where does it go? Who knows? You'll see the commercial with the gorilla jumping up and down on it. Then it's with the hotel staff. Then it's with whoever brings it up to the room. Then it's with whoever comes in to clean the room every time. You're right. And did you know how easy it is to pop a zipper? A ballpoint Pen can pierce most zippers, like in seconds. Then you can just re zip it. And nobody knows that somebody went through and took all your stuff. Passport, laptop, meds. Right? Everything's gone before you even know it. That's where Noble comes in. Noble completely removes the zipper. It's zipperless. It's a latch lock. Suitcase closes like a safe. The two halves meet with a tight seal. You hear and feel the click when it locks. No more stressing than not getting in there. If you're like me and always pack your best clothes on vacation, losing that stuff would be a real bummer. And it doesn't have to happen. Noble gives you real travel, peace of mind, security, design, convenience, all in one. Get this limited time. Noble is having the biggest sale ever. Head to nobletravel.com for up to 56% off your entire order. Why 56? No idea. But that's noble. N O B L travel.com up to 56% off. After you purchase, they're going to ask you, hey, where'd you hear about us? Show me some love, please, and say Cuomo sent you. At Capella University. Learning online doesn't mean learning alone. You'll get support from people who care about your success, like your enrollment specialist, who gets to know you and the goals you'd like to achieve. You'll also get a designated academic coach who's with you throughout your entire program. Plus, career coaches are available to help you navigate your professional goals. A different future is closer than you think with Capella University. Learn more at Capella. Edu.

[Chris Cuomo]

By the time you're watching this, it's Thanksgiving. That's when this video is releasing. And there is a question from the video on Trump's revenge that he's carrying out. Mopreme Tennessee writes, man, your Thanksgivings must be brutal.

[Gregory Ott]

No, you're wrong. Why? Because we love each other and we have discussions, but we're decent to each other. Not like you fuckers on social media. I'm serious. If somebody at my table again. You know, you people think you know me. You don't know me. You think I grew up rich. You're wrong. Actually, can I. Can I?

[Chris Cuomo]

I chime in with a question about that. Somebody wrote, God forbid I finished my answer. No, Chris, you are unfortunately not qualified to comment on this issue because whether you want to face it or not, you come from privileged and will never understand living paycheck to paycheck. Your dad was freaking Mario Cuomo. You were born the head start and a silver spoon. Your commentary rings hollow. I just Want. Because you mentioned that I wanted to say people are right in the kind of thing.

[Gregory Ott]

So therefore you can never comment on anything that you do yourself don't do. I never want to hear you talk about professional sports again. I never want to hear you about any movies or any music that you didn't participate in making something of equal value. It is a stupid false premise done for you to elevate yourself because you've had it so hard. Everybody's got a hard luck story. I get it, okay? I've had my own trials. I just don't wear them on my sleeve to justify lack of performance. Okay? If you want to do that, that's fine. But I'll tell you what.

[Chris Cuomo]

What?

[Gregory Ott]

I was raised by a guy will go hardship for hardship with you whenever you want of abuse, of poverty, of fear of other ism, of racism, or what you call racism, which I call prejudice and bigotry. And he overcame. Why? Because that's what was in him. And he got lucky. You don't know me. You don't know what I've been through, what I haven't. And no matter what it is, it's. It's not disqualifying. You are led the major populist movement of the modern age to take on the problems that you just detailed is led by a man who was one of the wealthiest people and always has been his whole fucking life. What does that tell you? Why did so many more people like you than you vote for him if what you're saying is the immutable truth? Because it's not the immutable truth. It's your fucking opinion. And that's all it is. So one. Of course you don't have to live something to understand it. Okay? Have you been to China? Do you know it exists? Even though you haven't been there? Okay, you're easy to beat rhetorically. That's not what really matters. What really matters is you don't know me. You know what I tell you. You know what others tell you, but you don't know. So why don't you shut your mouth and worry about you and the basis of your own opinions.

[Chris Cuomo]

Well, with that spirit, it's the end of the episode. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

[Gregory Ott]

Look, I'll tell you what I wish you for Thanksgiving.

[Chris Cuomo]

Sure.

[Gregory Ott]

There's absolutely to the point of my last asshole commenter. There's absolutely zero chance you have nothing in your life to be thankful for. And I'll tell you what. I don't know if you've had this experience, but you Will, when you are looking at somebody who's about to die, it doesn't have to be on a battlefield. It doesn't have to be anything dramatic that I've been bathed in for the last 25 years. But it's Grandma, it's Grandpa, it's someone who's had a great life and it's gone. Let me tell you, all people who see the end, care about is the chance for more. They are so thankful for every day, but the rest of us are not. We want that day to be filled with things that meet certain expectations as opposed to just having that one simple opportunity that so many don't get, so many die. Young, middle aged, accidents, intentionality, circumstance, disease, age, whatever it is. Could be a car accident, could be you taking a drug you shouldn't have taken, could be somebody else making a horrible choice to end your life. It could be disease, could be whatever it is. Everybody has things to be thankful for, but we don't think that way. We don't focus on that. We focus on the resentment. We focus on the insecurity. We focus on what we don't have. We are obsessed with the negative. For Thanksgiving, we're doing an exercise at my house. Okay? And a lot of people used to do this when you grew up. What are you thankful for, Greg? What are you thankful for? You. And you'd be like, oh, I can't. I hope they don't come to me.

[Chris Cuomo]

No, we did that. We did that recently at my wife's house.

[Gregory Ott]

It is a practice. I know it sounds woo woo and I have zero woo woo in me me. But gratitude is a practice. These are habits. You did not become a miserable bastard overnight. You have taught yourself to be this way and you can unteach yourself to be this way and to be a different way for Thanksgiving. Let me tell you something. If you're having a brawl at Thanksgiving, that ruins the occasion because you're talking about Trump or Maga or Epstein or anything like that, you guys must be doing great. You must have an amazing life. Because if that's important enough to dominate the precious time you have instead of, hey, man, the little girl looks great. You know, we have a lot of stuff that you guys could use and you're going to use coming up or, hey, I heard this kid wants a job. Or, you know what? I should spend more time with this guy. If you are wasting the precious idea of being around people that are your blood, that are the family that you choose on top of your blood, and you waste it with things that don't even matter, that you don't give a about that you read about on social media. You are missing the meaning of why we have the day at all. I wish you a happy Thanksgiving because you should be giving thanks.

[Chris Cuomo]

And I'm thankful that you said that because I think now when I go back to this bakery, I'm going to let it go. I'm not going to be upset that they didn't have that thing I wanted last time. And maybe I'll get one for you.

[Gregory Ott]

Look, I like that you have changed, that you won't say the word cardamom.

[Chris Cuomo]

Because you know I'll say cardamom. I. I forgot which one I was talking about.

[Gregory Ott]

It's not a New York thing. I'm trying to help, but I know.

[Chris Cuomo]

It'S not a New York thing. It's a. It is a Danish bakery. They are. You're not. I don't mean they bake Danishes. I mean it is a Danish chain. It's called, like, Ollie and Steam.

[Gregory Ott]

I'm trying to make you one of us.

[Chris Cuomo]

I am one of you. I've been living here for 10 years. I think it's 15. If you live in New York for 15, you're a New Yorker. I've been here 10 years.

[Gregory Ott]

My pants are 12 years old.

[Chris Cuomo]

Old.

[Gregory Ott]

You understand what I'm saying? You need to have a bagel with a schmear.

[Chris Cuomo]

I have. I have a bagel every weekend.

[Gregory Ott]

I'm getting street meat.

[Chris Cuomo]

I go to this one place on the way to your apartment. My wife loves these things. I usually get one for me and I bring one home for her, and now I bring one to you the next time I come.

[Gregory Ott]

His wife. Keyword. You know what a man eats?

[Chris Cuomo]

We have Senator Rand Paul coming up in two minutes.

[Gregory Ott]

Some of it is for fun, but there's food for thought in there as well. Just doesn't contain cardamom. Thank you for subscribing and following. Thank you for being part of the Chris Cuomo Project. I am very thankful for having the opportunity to be part of your life and what you choose to listen to and to watch. And hopefully it makes you think. My point is not to make you agree with me. It's not to make you angry. It's to make you think. Be a critical thinker. Be an independent. Be a free agent. That is all. Not right and left. Get back to right versus wrong. I'll see you soon. My brothers and sisters. Enjoy one another. What's better than ridiculously soft bedding from Chic ridiculously soft bedding with ridiculously big Black Friday savings right [e-mail] save 30 to 75% site wide. Take 40% off our top rated sheets and sleepwear, 50% off all pillows and the Midnight Label collection and a huge 75% off final sale and our Arctic Air Max Diamond Collection. Softer sleep, lower prices and it all comes with free ground shipping and a 60 night rest risk free guarantee. Don't sleep on these savings. Shop the Chic's Black Friday sale now at chic. Com.