Whoopi Goldberg Clashes with Guest Over America’s Progress on Race: ‘They’re Lynching People’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Goldberg So ░░░░░░░░ is Election Day and ░░░░░░░░ are some state races ░░░░░░░░ poll watchers think could ░░░░░░░░ which way the country ░░░░░░░░ headed politically especially the ░░░░░░░░ race between Terry McAuliffe ░░░░░░░░ Glenn Youngkin who s ░░░░░░░░ all in on the ░░░░░░░░ Race Theory thing Take ░░░░░░░░ look Clip starts Youngkin ░░░░░░░░ re standing up and ░░░░░░░░ we have a fundamental ░░░░░░░░ to be engaged in ░░░░░░░░ kids education We have ░░░░░░░░ fundamental right these things ░░░░░░░░ We have a fundamental ░░░░░░░░ to make decisions about ░░░░░░░░ lives as opposed to ░░░░░░░░ big government making them ░░░░░░░░ for us MCAULIFFE Do ░░░░░░░░ see what s happening ░░░░░░░░ Georgia and Florida because ░░░░░░░░ re talking about this ░░░░░░░░ race thee As I ░░░░░░░░ before and I ll ░░░░░░░░ it again It s ░░░░░░░░ been taught in Virginia ░░░░░░░░ really hate it because ░░░░░░░░ s a racist dogwhistle ░░░░░░░░ ends Goldberg Two of ░░░░░░░░ are in a dead ░░░░░░░░ right now but my ░░░░░░░░ is like an issue ░░░░░░░░ Critical Race Theory being ░░░░░░░░ in schools It s ░░░░░░░░ but people are out ░░░░░░░░ their minds Wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ just be easier if ░░░░░░░░ said okay We weren ░░░░░░░░ teaching it and we ░░░░░░░░ continue not to teach ░░░░░░░░ HOSTIN Yeah BEHAR But ░░░░░░░░ want to teach it ░░░░░░░░ Nobody wants to teach ░░░░░░░░ Race Theory It s ░░░░░░░░ level conversations HOSTIN That ░░░░░░░░ law school Goldberg That ░░░░░░░░ law school stuff Sorry ░░░░░░░░ ahead BEHAR I was ░░░░░░░░ to say whenever I ░░░░░░░░ this type of rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ these type of people ░░░░░░░░ s a big distraction ░░░░░░░░ s major distraction and ░░░░░░░░ reason they re neck ░░░░░░░░ neck is because the ░░░░░░░░ do not do their ░░░░░░░░ as strong as the ░░░░░░░░ is what it is ░░░░░░░░ me just you know ░░░░░░░░ So Joe Biden this ░░░░░░░░ what he wants to ░░░░░░░░ for the country okay ░░░░░░░░ child tax credit that ░░░░░░░░ cut child poverty in ░░░░░░░░ HOSTIN Mm hmm BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ He wants to create ░░░░░░░░ universal pre k He ░░░░░░░░ bringing health coverage to ░░░░░░░░ to 4 million additional ░░░░░░░░ Goldberg Right BEHAR They ░░░░░░░░ expanding home care services ░░░░░░░░ the elderly They re ░░░░░░░░ a record investment to ░░░░░░░░ climate change and these ░░░░░░░░ wars are just to ░░░░░░░░ you from wanting and ░░░░░░░░ for those things that ░░░░░░░░ help Americans I wish ░░░░░░░░ people would not be ░░░░░░░░ by this culture war ░░░░░░░░ s TAFOYA But it ░░░░░░░░ not necessarily a culture ░░░░░░░░ joy I m going ░░░░░░░░ push back a little ░░░░░░░░ here and here s ░░░░░░░░ BEHAR Go ahead That ░░░░░░░░ why you re here ░░░░░░░░ I m here to ░░░░░░░░ the odd man hated ░░░░░░░░ the set No My ░░░░░░░░ in school there is ░░░░░░░░ big big focus on ░░░░░░░░ color of your skin ░░░░░░░░ How old are your ░░░░░░░░ TAFOYA My children are ░░░░░░░░ 16 and 13 It ░░░░░░░░ been going on since ░░░░░░░░ were in lower school ░░░░░░░░ right And it is ░░░░░░░░ there are affinity groups ░░░░░░░░ campus for my son ░░░░░░░░ first best friend was ░░░░░░░░ little African American boy ░░░░░░░░ were inseparable Get to ░░░░░░░░ certain age They start ░░░░░░░░ what s called an ░░░░░░░░ group which means you ░░░░░░░░ for lunch and pizza ░░░░░░░░ people who look like ░░░░░░░░ Suddenly my son wasn ░░░░░░░░ hanging out with him ░░░░░░░░ My son s next ░░░░░░░░ friend was a Korean ░░░░░░░░ Years inseparable He started ░░░░░░░░ to his affinity groups ░░░░░░░░ are we even teaching ░░░░░░░░ the color of the ░░░░░░░░ matters Because to me ░░░░░░░░ matters is your character ░░░░░░░░ your values Goldberg Yes ░░░░░░░░ you know you live ░░░░░░░░ the United States You ░░░░░░░░ that color of the ░░░░░░░░ has been mattering to ░░░░░░░░ for TAFOYA Can t ░░░░░░░░ change it that it ░░░░░░░░ t Goldberg We need ░░░░░░░░ people to step up ░░░░░░░░ do that TAFOYA They ░░░░░░░░ been doing that since ░░░░░░░░ Civil War Goldberg No ░░░░░░░░ no No they haven ░░░░░░░░ TAFOYA What do you ░░░░░░░░ they haven t Goldberg ░░░░░░░░ listen When you have ░░░░░░░░ country or let s ░░░░░░░░ about a state where ░░░░░░░░ can be hung from ░░░░░░░░ tree and it s ░░░░░░░░ TAFOYA That s not ░░░░░░░░ Goldberg Well it was ░░░░░░░░ It was okay in ░░░░░░░░ south People did it ░░░░░░░░ the time People would ░░░░░░░░ you down BEHAR Not ░░░░░░░░ long ago Goldberg Not ░░░░░░░░ long ago There are ░░░░░░░░ lynchings today I love ░░░░░░░░ this conversation because I ░░░░░░░░ like it s important ░░░░░░░░ know when my grandpa ░░░░░░░░ back from word war ░░░░░░░░ he still had to ░░░░░░░░ off the sidewalk to ░░░░░░░░ somebody go We need ░░░░░░░░ people to feel like ░░░░░░░░ so we can get ░░░░░░░░ the place everybody thought ░░░░░░░░ were with race and ░░░░░░░░ the conversations but America ░░░░░░░░ had her reckoning It ░░░░░░░░ to happen because unless ░░░░░░░░ can say this is ░░░░░░░░ the country was like ░░░░░░░░ is what we don ░░░░░░░░ want to be anymore ░░░░░░░░ have to teach the ░░░░░░░░ ones respect people because ░░░░░░░░ ll be around people ░░░░░░░░ see people and hear ░░░░░░░░ say things that won ░░░░░░░░ make sense to you ░░░░░░░░ is what happens in ░░░░░░░░ country because we re ░░░░░░░░ past that yet BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ seems to be this ░░░░░░░░ on the right to ░░░░░░░░ talk about the history ░░░░░░░░ the country Goldberg We ░░░░░░░░ be back in a ░░░░░░░░