EXCERPT:
NOAH: “And here’s the thing that may blow your mind — I know because it blew mine — it is not illegal to lie in attack ads. Did you know this? Yeah, it is not illegal. The courts have said that the governments cannot ban lying in political ads because it falls under free speech. Yeah. And look, maybe you agree, maybe you are one of those people who thinks the government should not get involved in policing what is true or false in ads, but here’s a thing, it already does. If you lie in an ad for a car or for a cell phone or for even toilet paper, the FTC will ban that ad. Yeah. Which is a weird set of priorities, right? Because if you lie in an election ad, that could undermine your democracy. But if you lie about how many sheets are in a roll of toilet paper, I mean, the worst that could happen is you end up with a wet ass.
(Laughter and Applause)
So, if you ask me, America has everything backwards. If there’s one type of ad you’re not allowed to lie in, it should be your political ads, right?
(Cheering and Applause)
Not only is it better for democracy, but it means you would be allowed to lie in commercial ads and I think that would be funny as hell."