Stephen lands an interview with President Obama, a grand jury decision sparks outrage, a soap opera producer becomes an ambassador, and Paul Farmer talks Partners In Health.
(AUDIENCE CHANTING "STEPHEN!")
>> Stephen: THANK YOU SOMUCH, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO THE REPORT.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WHAT A WONDERFUL EVENING.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)>> Stephen: WHAT A WONDERFUL
EVENING TO BE HERE. COULDN'TTHINK OF A BETTER TIME, PLACE,
OR PEOPLE TO TELL THE TRUTH TO.THANK YOU SO MUCH,
NATION.
NOW I DON'T KNOW-- THANK YOUFOR BEING HERE, EVERYBODY.
IT'S A GREAT NIGHT.
IF YOU WATCHED MY SHOW ONMONDAY NIGHT OR TRIED TO
PRETEND YOU WEREN'T WATCHINGIT AT WORK ON TUESDAY, THEN
YOU KNOW THAT I AM TAKING MYSHOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON D.C.
IT'S A ONE-NIGHT ONLYSPECIAL THIS MONDAY
>> STEPHEN COLBERT PRESENTSMR. COLBERT GOES TO
WASHINGTON D.C. YA LATERLEGISLATOR.
PARTISAN IS SUCH SWEETSORROW.
A COLBERT VICTORY LAP 014.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)>> Stephen: FOLKS I'M
GOING DOWN TO DC.
I'M GOING TO SEE ALL THESIGHTS.
THE BIG TOOTH PICK,MEGALINCOLN AND OF COURSE
THE POOL, WITH THAT HANDSOME MAN
STARING OUT OF IT AND MYSHOW IS GOING TO BE A
STAR-STUDDED EVENING BECAUSEI'M A STAR AND A STUD.
BUT-- , BUT OF COURSE THEHIGHLIGHT IS THAT I LINED UP
ONE OF MY FAVORITE 90sALTERNATIVE BANDS, THE
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA TO PLAY
THEIR HIT SONG PEACHES.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS ABIT OF A MIXUP AND I DID NOT
BOOK THE BAND.
I BOOKED THE ACTUALPRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, BARACKOBAMA IS GOING TO BE MY
GUEST.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)>> Stephen: OH YEAH.
NATION, I CANNOT OVERSTATEHOW HUGE THIS IS.
THE SIZE OF THE HUGENESS,LARGE.
I AM SO HONORED TO BESITTING DOWN WITH THE MAN
WHO SAT DOWN WITH BILLO'REILLY.
SO NATION, MARK YOURCALENDARS.
MONDAY DECEMBER 8th ATGEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY,
TICKETS ARE ALREADY SOLDOUT.
SO RESERVE A SEAT IN YOURLIVING ROOM NOW.
NATION, FOLKS, I COME TO YOUTONIGHT FROM A CITY GRIPPED
BY FEAR.
BECAUSE FOR THE PAST 24HOURS NEW YORK HAS BEEN
ENGULFED IN A HELL STORM OFPEACEFUL PROTEST.
DEMONSTRATORS HAVE TAKEN TOTHE STREETS HALTING NEW YORK
TRAFFIC TO A LEVEL THAT CANONLY BE DESCRIBED AS NEW
YORK TRAFFIC.
AND IT'S ALL BECAUSEYESTERDAY A STATEN ISLAND
GRAND JURY CHOSE NOT TOINDICT AN NYPD OFFICER WHO
KILLED ERIC GARNER, ANUNARMED BLACK MAN.
AND I HAVE TO ADMIT IT ISSHOCKING THAT ANYONE IN
MANHATTAN HAS SHOWNAWARENESS OF STATEN ISLAND.
FOLKS, FOLKS, THESEPROTESTORS AREN'T JUST AFTER
THE NYPD.
THEY ALSO TARGETED ANOTHERINSTITUTION.
>> PROTESTS BROKE OUT,BLOCKS AWAY FROM ROCKEFELLER
CENTER LAST NIGHT WHERETHOUSANDS HAD GATHERED FOR
THE ANNUAL TREE LIGHTINGCHRISTMAS CEREMONY.
>> THEY'RE NOW CHANTING"SHUT IT DOWN, SHUT IT DOWN,
ERIC GARNER, MICHAEL BROWN"THEY TRIED TO SHUT DOWN THE
ROCKEFELLER CHRISTMAS TREELIGHTING.
>> THANK GOD IT WASN'T THEROCKEFELLER MENORAH
OR THIS PROTEST WOULD HAVE GONEON
FOR EIGHT MORE NIGHTS.
>> LOOK, FOLKS, I PEOPLE AREANGRY BUT THIS IS NOT THE TIME
FOR ACTIVISTS TO TURNMIDTOWN SIDEWALKS INTO A
CONGESTED WAR ZONE.
THIS IS THE TIME FORTOURISTS TO DO THAT.
AND NATION-- (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
>> I KNOW NEW YORK LOOKS TOME FOR LEADERSHIP SO I'M
CALLING FOR CALM.
NOW SURE, YOU COULD VIEW YETANOTHER NONINDICTMENT OF A
WHITE POLICE FOR THE DEATHOF AN UNARMED BLACK MAN AS
PART OF A LARGER TROUBLINGTREND.
OR YOU COULD BE FOX NEWS.
>> THE OFFICER IS WHITE.
THE VICTIM WAS BLACK.
AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, THISINCIDENT IS ALREADY, ALREADY
DRAWING COMPARISONS TO THESHOOTING DEATH OF MICHAEL
BROWN IN FERGUSON, MISSOURI.
>> THERE IS A TENDENCY THATTHREE EXAMPLES CREATE A TREND.
>> STATISTICS DON'T SAYTHERE IS A PATTERN.
>> THIS IS TO THE ABOUT RACEDISCRIMINATION AND I DON'T
THINK IT SHOULD BE LUMPEDTOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER
TRENDS THAT ARE GOING ON.
>> WELL SAID.
THIS IS NOT-- WE'REALL-- YES, I AGREE WITH YOU.
I AM ANGRY AT THE IDEA THISIS A TREND.
IT IS NOT A TREND IT IS JUSTA SERIES OF INCIDENTS THAT
SHARE COMMON CHARACTERISTICS.
FOR THIS TO IT BE ANOFFICIAL TREND, TAYLOR
SWIFT WOULD HAVE TO KILLSOMEBODY AND TAY-TAY DON'T
PLAY THAT WAY.
OF COURSE LONG TIME VIEWERSOF THE LAST FEW MINUTES WILL
KNOW THAT I BROKE THE STORYABOUT RACIAL TENSION IN
AMERICA.
AT LEAST I ASSUME I DID.
LIKE YOU, I GET ALL MY NEWSFROM "THE COLBERT REPORT."
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)PLEASE!
DON'T LEAVE.
BUT WE WEREN'T THE ONLY ONESWATCHING ME BECAUSE THIS
WEEK PRESIDENT OBAMA TRIEDHIS BEST TO ADDRESS IS THE
ISSUE.
>> THE WHITE HOUSE ISPROPOSING A SERIES OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT REFORMS INRESPONSE TO THE UNREST IN
FERGUSON, MISSOURI.
PRESIDENT OBAMA IS ASKINGFOR 263 MILLION DOLLARS OVER
THREE YEARS FOR ADDITIONALTRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS
AND OTHER RESOURCES.
>> I'M GOING TO BE PROPOSINGSOME NEW COMMUNITY POLICING
INITIATIVES THAT WILLSIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND FUNDING
AND TRAINING FOR LOCAL LAWENFORCEMENT, INCLUDING UP TO
50,000 ADDITIONAL BODY-WORNCAMERAS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES.
>> Stephen: OH, GREAT TIMING,OBAMA.
YOU SHOULD HAVE ANNOUNCED ITON BLACK FRIDAY WHEN THOSE
BODY CAMERAS WERE 2 FOR 1 ATKOHL'S BEFORE 6 A.M.
TALK ABOUT TAX AND SPEND.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THESEDEMOCRATS.
NOW UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IDEAOF PUTTING THE CAMERAS ON
THE COPS HAS SOME SUPPORTFROM CONFUSED CONSERVATIVES.
>> THE CAMERAS PROTECTHONEST COPS AS WELL AS
DISCOURAGE POLICE ABUSE.
>> I HAVE CHANGED MY MIND ONBODY CAMERAS.
AT ONE TIME I THOUGHT THEYWERE A MISTAKE.
NOW I BELIEVE THEY ARE AVERY GOOD IDEA.
>> I AM NOT SURPRISEDGIULIANI CHANGED HIS MIND.
HE IS IN FAVOR OF BEINGANYWHERE NEAR A CAMERA.
AND THE WHOLE THING-- THEWHOLE THING IS BASED ON A
FAULTY PREMISE.
AS ONE CALIFORNIA POLICECHIEF PUT IT WHEN YOU KNOW
YOU'RE BEING WATCHED, YOUBEHAVE A LITTLE BETTER.
THAT IS JUST HUMAN NATURE.
OH, YEAH, THAT IS WHY THOSEREAL HOUSEWIFES ARE SO WELL
BEHAVED.
FOLKS-- I GOT TO TELL YOU,IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE,
THIS THEORY IS CLEARLY BULLHOCKEY.
AND I WILL PROVE IT RIGHTNOW.
JIMMY, TURN OFF MY CAMERAS.
GREAT, OKAY.
CAMERA OFF.
I'LL PROVE MY BEHAVIOR ISUNCHANGED.
EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY, LITTLECOUGH.
CAN I GET SOME WATER PLEASE,THANK YOU.
CAN I GET SOME WATER.
>> HERE YOU GO, STEPHEN.
>> WHAT IS THIS, TAP WATER?
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
>> OW!
>> READ YOUR CONTRACT.
I TAKE MY WATER AT 54DEGREES, TWIST OF LIME, NO
EYE CONTACT.
>> NO, NOT THE SWORD.
>> TASTE MY BLADE, YOU CUR!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
>> OH, HI, HI, IT'S JUST-- HOWTRAGIC.
ANOTHER SENSELESS SUICIDE.
TOO BAD THERE'S NO FOOTAGE.
MAN, I AM STILL PARCHED. CAN IGET SOME (BLEEP) WATER?
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
COME ON!
WHERE IS IT?
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK,EVERYBODY, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH,EVERYBODY.
IT'S GOOD TO YOU HAVE HERE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUKNOW I LOVE OUR NATION'S
AMBASSADORS.
WHAT I CAN SAY, I'M A BIT OFAN AMBASSMAN, THAT IS WHY I
HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THESENATE CONFIRMATION OF U.S.
AMBASSADOR TO HUNGARY.
THE PRESIDENT'S NOMINEE GOTA LOT OF ATTENTION FOR BEING
A BOLD CHOICE AND ALSO ABEAUTIFUL ONE.
>> A SOAP OPERA PRODUCERJUST BECAME THE U.S.
AMBASSADOR TO THE COUNTRY OFHUNGARY. SHE'S THE PRODUCER
OF THE TV SHOW "THE BOLD AND THEBEAUTIFUL"
>> YES, COLLEEN BELL, AFORMER "THE BOLD AND THE
BEAUTIFUL"" PRODUCER IS NOWTHE AMBASSADOR TO HUNGARY.
AND ONE ASSUMES ITS EVILTWIN, SERGIO.
AND SURE, COLLEEN BELL HASNO EXPERIENCE WITH FOREIGN
SERVICE OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGEABOUT THE NATION HUNGARY.
BUT FOLKS, SHE WAS NOMINATEDFOR THE MOST NOBLE OF ALL
REASONS, SHE CONTRIBUTED$800,000 TO OBAMA IN THE
LAST ELECTION AND BUNDLEDMORE THAN $2.1 MILLION FOR
PRESIDENT OBAMA'SRE-ELECTION EFFORT.
HEY, FOLKS, THAT IS JUSTQUID PRO QUO.
YOU SCRATCH THE PRESIDENT'SBACK, HE APPOINTS YOU
AMBASSADOR OF SCRATCHBACKISTAN.
BUT THE CONFIRMATION TOOK ASHOCKING TWIST WHEN LONG
TIME FRIEND OF THIS SHOWSINCE MONDAY, JOHN McCAIN,
RIPPED BELL ON THE FLOOR OFTHE SENATE.
>> THERE IS NO IT DOUBT THATSINCE TAKING OFFICE IN 2010,
THE HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTERMR. VICTOR ORBAN HAS
CENTRALIZED POWER.
MR. ORBAN IS COZYING UP TOVLADIMIR PUTIN.
>> I AM NOT AGAINSTPOLITICAL APPOINTEES.
I AM NOT AGAINST-- IUNDERSTAND HOW THE GAME IS
PLAYED. BUT HERE WE ARE,A NATION THAT IS ON THE
VERGE OF CEDING ITSSOVEREIGNTY TO A
NEO-FASCIST DICTATOR GETTING INBED WITH PUTIN AND WE'RE GOING
TO SEND THE PRODUCER OF "THEBOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL".
>> Stephen: WELL, WHO DO YOUWANT, JOHN?
WHAT DO YOU WANT, SOMEONEFROM "THE YOUNG AND THE
RESTLESS"?
THEY WOULD BE TOOINEXPERIENCED, THEN GET
BORED AND QUIT.
FOLKS, JOHN McCAIN IS DEADWRONG HERE.
I HAVE DEEP ROOTS IN HUNGARY.
I HAVE A BRIDGE NAMED AFTERME THERE.
AND THE HUNGARIAN AMBASSADORHIMSELF MADE ME AN HONORARY
CITIZEN.
MY ONLY QUALIFICATION, I AMON TV.
RIGHT THERE.
THERE'S YOUR PROOF.
AND FOLKS, "THE BOLD AND THEBEAUTIFUL" IS PERFECT
TRAINING TO BE ANAMBASSADOR.
HUNGARY IS A REGION RIFEWITH DRAMA AND THE CONSTANT
THREAT-OF-VIOLENCE.
EXACTLY THE SITUATION THE FORRESTER FAMILY ROUTINELY
HANDLED FROM THEIRPALLACIOUS ESTATE WHILE
SIMULTANEOUSLY RUNNING THEIRFASHION EMPIRE.
AND I AM CONFIDENT IFCOLLEEN BELL WAS ABLE TO
HANDLE THE ON-AGAIN,OFF-AGAIN MARRIAGE BETWEEN
SALLIE'S DAUGHTER MACYALEXANDER AND THORN FORRESTER
WHOM SHE EVENTUALLY LOST TOBROOK ONLY TO REUNIT WITH HIM
BEFORE FALLING IN LOVE WITHRECOVERING ALCOHOLIC DEACON
SHARP, OF COURSE THAT WASBEFORE SHE FELL INTO A COMA
AND HER FAMILY PULLED THEPLUG, THEN YEAH, I THINK
COLLEEN BELL CAN HANDLE ASHIRTLESS GUY ON A PONY.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)THE POINT IS, COME ON, COME
ON.
AMATEUR HOUR.
THE POINT IS, I FULLYSUPPORT COLLEEN BELL'S
APPOINTMENT.
TO BE THE AMBASSADOR -->> STEPHEN, WAIT.
>> DR. DELVECCHIO, WHAT AREYOU DOING HERE?
>> YOU CAN'T LET COLLEENBELL BE AMBASSADOR TO
HUNGARY.
SHE'S NOT QUALIFIED.
AND I SHOULD KNOW, I'M HERLESBIAN LOVER.
(LAUGHTER)>> Stephen: BUT-- BUT DOCTOR,
YOU'RE NOT A WOMAN.
>> MAYBE.
OR MAYBE I HAD A SEXUALREASSIGNMENT SURGERY TO
BECOME A MIDDLE-AGED ITALIANMAN.
>> Stephen: BUT, BUT THATWOULD MEAN --
>> I'M CARRYING YOUR BABY.
(LAUGHTER)
(LAUGHTER)
>> Stephen: WHY DOES THAT MAKECOLLEEN BELL UNQUALIFIED?
>> OH, I'LL TELL YOU.
AFTER THIS MESSAGE FROMCALGON.
>> WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY,MY GUEST TONIGHT HELPED
FOUND THE MEDICAL CHARITY,PARTNERS IN HEALTH.
THEY USED TO BE ROOMMATES INHEALTH,
BUT THEIR FAMILIES ALWAYS KNEW
PLEASE WELCOME DR. PAULFARMER.
HEY, DR. FARMER, THANK YOUSO MUCH FOR COMING ON.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCHFOR BEING HERE,
DR. PAUL FARMER.
YOU ARE THE CO-FOUNDER OFPARTNERS IN HEALTH, A
NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDESHEALTH CARE TO THE POOR ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
STARTED IN THE 1980s INHAITI.
THE GROUP IS NOW COMBATINGAIDS IN RWANDA, TUBERCULOSIS
IN PERU, EBOLA IN WESTAFRICA AND-- YOU HAVE BEEN
IN WEST AFRICA RECENTLY?
>> YES.
(LAUGHTER)>> Stephen: I'M GOING
TO WANT TO YOU TAKE YOURTEMPERATURE-- THERE, JUST
AT SOME POINT BEFORE YOU LEAVE,JUST GET THAT IN YOUR BUTT.
>> OKAY, I DO-- .
>> Stephen: I DO IT TO ALLMY GUESTS, NOT JUST YOU.
AGAIN, MY APOLOGIES TO DORISKEARNS GOODWIN
>> NOW OKAY, WHY DO YOUPROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO THE
POOR ALL AROUND THE WORLD?
WHY DO THAT?
SELL ME ON HELPING PEOPLE.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERYGRATIFYING WORK.
IT'S VERY SATISFYING.
FIRST OF ALL-- .
>> Stephen: A LOT OF COIN INTHAT?
A LOT OF MONEY IN THAT?
>> WELL THERE ARE OTHERREWARDS.
WELL, YOU HAVE THE REWARD OFSEEING-- SEEING HOW
EFFECTIVE MEDICINE CAN BE INPUBLIC HEALTH.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> AND YOU GET TO USE YOURCOIN METAPHOR, YOU GET MORE
BANG FOR THE BUCK, ACTUALLY,WHEN YOU TURN YOUR ATTENTION
TO PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AREDAMAGED BY POVERTY, AND
ILLNESS BECAUSE YOU WILL SEETHEY WILL RESPOND WELL TO
INTERVENTIONS THAT AREEASILY AVAILABLE TO US.
IT'S VERY SATISFYING.
>> Stephen: YOU ALSO HAVE ABOOK CALLED INFECTIONS AND
INEQUALITIES.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN ABOUTINFECTIONS AND INEQUALITIES.
INFECTIONS I UNDERSTAND.
THAT'S MEDICINE STUFF.
BUT INEQUALITY, INEQUALITYSOUNDS LIKE POLITICS.
THAT SOUNDS-- INEQUALITYSOUNDS LIKE ECONOMIC
INEQUALITY, SOCIALISM, HOWARE THEY RELATED TO EACH
OTHER?
>> WELL, I AM REFERRING TOECONOMIC INEQUALITY.
>> Stephen: IT HAS NOTHING TODO WITH MEDICINE
>> IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DOWITH MEDICINE.
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE YOUTALKING ABOUT, YOU CAN'T GET
SICK FROM BEING POOR.
>> YOU KNOW, SOCIALDISPARITIES RANGING FROM
RACISM DEGENERATIVEQUALITIES DO MAKE PEOPLE
SICK.
THEY MAKE PEOPLE SICKDIRECTLY.
BUT THEY PROBABLY MAKE OURSOCIETY SICK AS WELL.
>> Stephen: IS BEING POORCONTAGIOUS?
>> WELL, IN A SENSE IT ISCONTAGIOUS.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU DOSTUDIES OF OBESITY IN AN
AMERICAN CITY, AND YOU WILLSEE THAT THERE IS A SOCIAL
SPREAD OF CERTAINLY-- I AMRELUCTANT TO CALL THEM POOR
HABITS BECAUSE PEOPLE END UPLIVING IN PLACES THAT IT
DON'T HAVE GOOD AND HEALTHYFOOD.
OR DON'T HAVE SAFEENVIRONMENTS.
SO IN THAT SENSE, IT ISCONTAGIOUS.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THEPRESCRIPTION FOR POVERTY?
>> WELL, THE PRESCRIPTIONFOR POVERTY INCLUDES
TRANSFER OF RESOURCES.
LIKE YOU KNOW, ONE OF THEIRMOST SUCCESSFUL AREAS OF
DEVELOPMENT IS-- I MEAN IT'SCAUSED BY A HOKEY NAME.
A CASH TRANSFER, CONDITIONALOR-- .
>> Stephen: THAT'S NOT AHOKEY NAME, THAT IS A
TERRIFYING NAME.
BECAUSE I'VE GOT A LOT OFCASH AND YOU WANT MY CASH TO
GO TO SOMEBODY ELSE?
>> WELL, AGAIN, YOU'LL HAVEA BIG RETURN ON THAT
INVESTMENT.
BECAUSE IF YOU-- .
>> Stephen: I GOT A BIGRETURN ON IT RIGHT NOW, MY
FRIEND.
CALLED WALL STREET.
>> WELL, COMPARED TO SOMEOTHER INVESTMENT ON WALL
STREET OR OFF OF IT,INVESTING RESOURCES IN
REALLY POOR FAMILIES, INPOOR COMMUNITIES, LEADS TO
PRETTY RAPID IMPROVEMENT.
AND I THINK THERE'S THEIDEA-- .
>> Stephen: HOW DOES THATHELP ME.
I GIVE MONEY-- I GIVE MYMONEY, IT GOES TO SOME POOR
GUY, YOU KNOW, WHERE, WHEREARE YOU GUYS WORKING?
GIVE ME A PLACE.
>> LIBERIA, SIERRA LEONE.
>> Stephen: SO MY MONEY GOESOVER THERE, HOW IS THAT
HELPING ME?
HOW IS THAT SCRATCHING MYBACK?
>> THERE IS A LOT OFEVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THE
WORLD WILL BE SAFER AND MOREPROSPEROUS IF THERE ARE NOT
THESE KIND OF INEQUALITIES,IF WE CAN ADDRESS THEM.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)>> Stephen: HOW MANY PEOPLE--
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE PARTNERS
IN HEALTH HELPED WORLDWIDESO FAR.
>> CUMULATIVELY?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> MANY, MANY MILLIONS, IIMAGINE.
EVEN TENS OF MILLIONS ANDWORKING IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH PUBLIC HEALTHAUTHORITIES, FOR EXAMPLE, IN
RWANDA.
TO USE THAT EXAMPLE WE'VEBEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO REACH,
YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANTCOMPONENTS OF THE POPULATION.
AND SEE MASSIVE REVERSALS INMISFORTUNE THAT RWANDA KNEW
ONLY 15 YEARS AGO SO RWANDA,FOR EXAMPLE, IS A COUNTRY
WITH A PRETTY GOODHEALTH-CARE SYSTEM.
AND ALTHOUGH YOUCOULDN'T-- YOU MIGHT NOT
HAVE A HEART TRANSPLANTTHERE OR HAVE, YOU KNOW,
CHOOSE TO HAVE YOURMALIGNANCY TREATED THERE, IF
YOU ARE SICK AND ARE IN AVILLAGE, YOU CAN COUNT ON
THAT SYSTEM REACHING YOU.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THEREASONS WHY REDUCTION IN
EARLY MORTALITY HAS BEENMORE STEEPED IN RWANDA THAN
ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)>> Stephen: HOW LONG
HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS WORK?
>> 30 PLUS YEARS.
>> Stephen: AND DO YOU GOYOURSELF TO SOME OF THESE
PLACES AROUND THE WORLD?
>> I DO.
>> Stephen: ROUGH PLACES,WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS PLACES YOU'VEBEEN?
IS.
>> WELL, I'VE BEEN IN VERY--PLACES THAT ARE UNSTABLE.
AND SO-- .
>> Stephen: THE HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES?
>> I WAS THERE YESTERDAY.
>> Stephen: WERE YOU REALLY?
>> YEAH
>> Stephen: YOU GOT OUTALIVE.
>> I DID.
AND THEY DIDN'T GET EBOLA.
SO-- I WAS THERE YESTERDAY.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)>> Stephen: DO YOU EVER-- OKAY,
I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, IUNDERSTAND LIKE YOU KNOW
CARING FOR PEOPLE AND I,THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF
WORK I WOULD DO, BUT NEEDLESMAKE ME... ALSO POOR PEOPLE, BUT
DO YOU, DO YOU HAVE LIKE EVEREMPATHY OVERLOAD
AND DO YOU EVER SAY TO YOURSELF"IF I VACCINATE ONE MORE KID
TODAY," DO YOU EVER GET TIREDOF THIS.
YOU WANT TO PACK IT IN?
WHY ISN'T THERE A HEALTHCRISIS IN ST. BARTS?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY,I MEAN, I THINK ONE DOES GET
TAXED.
AND YOU DO REACH THE LIMITS.
THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT OFWORKING IN PARTNERSHIP AND
WITH A TEAM.
BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYSSOMEONE ON YOUR TEAM WHO IS
NOT TIRED OR OVERWORKED, YOUKNOW, IF IT'S A BIG ENOUGH
TEAM THAT IS THE OTHER GREATTHING ABOUT TEACHING IS YOU
BRING IN VITAL PEOPLE EVERYYEAR INTO THIS WORK SO IT IS A
GREAT WAY TO AVOID BURNOUT.
>> HOW IS THE ORGANIZATIONSUSTAINED?
>> A LOT OF PARTNERS INHEALTH SUPPORT COMES FROM
PRIVATE DONORS, INDIVIDUALS,MOST OF IT IN FACT
>> Stephen: IF SOMEBODYWANTED TO DONATE PARTNERS IN
HEALTH, WHERE WOULD THEY GO?
>> WWW.PIH.ORG.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, THEREIS A GOOD CHANCE-- THERE IS
A GOOD CHANCE-- THERE'S AGOOD CHANCE THAT'S ON THE
BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN RIGHTNOW.
DR. PAUL FARMER, THANK YOUSO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: DR. PAUL FARMER,PARTNERS IN HEALTH.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
WELL, THAT'S IT FOR THEREPORT, EVERYBODY.
JUST 8 MORE SHOWS.
GOOD NIGHT.