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Craig Ferguson travel coast-to-coast to explore the defining ideas, and contradictions, at the heart of the United States. Guided by his distinct humor and point of view, Ferguson examines the country's founding ideals while reflecting on his own experience becoming an American citizen. Along the way, he visits iconic locations and unexpected corners of the country and encounters a wide range of voices from comedians and entrepreneurs to historians and everyday Americans.
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00:00When I came to America, I was young and full of passion.
00:03I love this place.
00:05I want to show you why I became American on purpose.
00:09Remember, put your seatbelt on.
00:11No seatbelt to miss.
00:14Express your patriotism with adrenaline.
00:17Oh my.
00:18Yeah, there's rules, but there's kind of no rules.
00:21If I go in, just leave.
00:23It makes a pretty good picture if you go in with it.
00:26What is capitalism?
00:27It's truly just dog-eat-dog and the best that's going to survive.
00:31We're going to take our penny, each go in our separate direction, see how much we can grow this.
00:36One cent.
00:37Haggis tacos, get your Haggis tacos.
00:40What is the point of being rich if you have to drink that every day?
00:44Things might get a little freaky.
00:46Drink the knees up.
00:47I can't straighten my knees. My coccyx doesn't swivel.
00:50This is the Declaration of Independence.
00:53Can I touch it?
00:54No.
00:54No, no, don't touch it.
00:56So you take a little bit of this and you take a little bit of that.
00:59Boom, you get America.
01:04Oh!
01:05You're a winner!
01:06I am a chicken master!
01:09Craig Ferguson, American on Purpose.
01:12May 30th on CNN and next day on the CNN app.
01:16Theinstant app.
01:16Yeah, no.
01:17Aw ama!
01:17That's so good.
01:17I'm like I don't know.
01:17It's just a joy sometimes with Groove with a Bread!
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