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In a world where accountability feels like a novel concept, we examine the pushback from the federal workforce in response to the Trump administration’s focus on government efficiency. Broadcasting live from the NRB Convention, we highlight the mood of joy and patriotism among attendees while addressing the backlash from those resistant to change. With compelling anecdotes, we shed light on the broader implications for public service in America today.
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He’s the happy conservative warrior. From the Relief Factor Studios, here’s Mike Deller.
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Hard not to be happy in an environment like this one here at the Gaylord Hotel. Welcome in. We are broadcasting from the National Religious Broadcasters Convention, which is a big gathering of Christian broadcasters from literally all over the world. And we are thrilled to be in this environment. We’re going to talk to some really neat people. We’ll catch up with our friends from the IFCJ in anticipation. We’ve got a major announcement about our Israel trip. That’s coming up. and all kinds of breaking news. So welcome in to Grapevine, Texas, home of the National Religious Broadcasters Convention and the NRB. Everything is normal, though. 800-655-MIKE to call or text. We’re streaming, of course, as always, on X. We’re up and running on all of our platforms, and we’re glad to have you along for the ride. I saw before I walked into the ballroom today where we’re broadcasting from, I saw a young man named Harry Sisson. You heard of him? He’s a young influencer, and I know people get all aggravated on our side over the Harry Sissons and the David Hoggs. I tend to give these young people a little bit of grace, a little bit of… I cut them some slack. Because at least at their age, they’re out there advocating for what they believe in. And they’re slinging and fighting hard. And they’re devastated by Trump’s victory. And this kid said last night, we warned you, MAGA is now… having buyer’s remorse. There’s now buyer’s remorse over the election of Donald J. Trump. You know, they’ve got people being laid off. There are emails going out asking for people to explain their jobs. And incidentally, is that the nuttiest thing you’ve seen? Can you imagine working in your space and your boss says to you, give us an email and explain… what you did last week. What were things you accomplished last week? Can you imagine having a meltdown about that and telling your boss to basically go pound salt? I’m offended by that. Do we have the lady Christian? I’ve got to get settled in here and get the cut sheet, but how about the lady who went on, I don’t know, MSNBC, CNN, they’re all interchangeable, although MSNBC looks like a war zone these days. How about this young woman, a federal employee, expressing not frustration, not sadness, but utter rage that her boss, the president of the United States, wants to know what she accomplished last week. Check this out.
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First, just tell us about this email and what it was like receiving it and what you all have talked about after getting it.
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Sure. I got this email Saturday afternoon about 3 p.m., and I felt absolutely infuriated getting this email with a demand within 48 hours to provide a response on what I did within the last week or face termination. This is clearly an attempt from Elon Musk to harass and bully and intimidate the federal workforce, which is part of his broader plan to gut the federal workforce and privatize public sector services to ensure that corporations like his own can get more profit. And that makes me really angry. My coworkers as well.
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Does that make you really angry, young lady? Are you really angry at that? Are you being bullied? Are you being harassed and intimidated? Do you got the sads because your boss wants you to justify what you did for a living? Because, you know, we’re paying you. You’re not exactly in the Salvation Army. This is not a charity. You’re actually a salaried employee making money. At our expense, and you’re mad because Elon Musk, on behalf of the president, wants to know what you did last week. I’ve never seen a more entitled bunch of brats in my life. Fire them all. Get rid of all of them. Laura Ingraham put it best last night on Fox News. Go out and get a real job. Go out and get a job where you are held accountable. That’ll be a shock to you. That’ll be stunning to you. But in the real world, a lot of us are expected to be accountable for what we do, what we perform, what we present. Check out Laura Ingraham last night on Fox News.
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How do you resurrect your party, though, by protecting red tape and the bureaucracy, by trying to gin up sympathy for federal workers who need to get real jobs in the real world like most of America? Ever heard of it? Now, making a list of what you accomplished in a week, that’s what she was whining about, is harassment and bullying. Of course, because that requires, what, 15 minutes of work? Now, these are the same types who think requiring them to return to the office where they haven’t been oftentimes for four years, that basically amounts to a hate crime.
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I mean, and you know what the reaction from the mainstream media was to Laura Ingraham? Laura mocks this young woman saying that she should go get a job. No, Laura Ingraham is saying you’ve got to come to a reality check here and realize you’re an entitled brat. But all these sites, Mediaite, oh, Laura Ingraham is making fun of this woman. That’s what she deserves. She needs to be made fun of. That’s what she should get. That’s what she should expect. 800-655-MIKE. We’re in the Relief Factor studios on the road at the Gaylord Hotel and Resort at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention. Welcome aboard. We’ve got a lot to cover today. 800-655-MIKE. We haven’t even gotten to Joy Reid. We haven’t even begun to tackle the hellscape that is MSNBC, and they’re in a tailspin. Poor Joy Reid. What’s she going to do? Maybe there’s an opening in a McDonald’s somewhere where she could be the assistant manager. 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. Call, text, however you get here. Get here. phd weight loss has changed my life and i’ve got a little secret for you you know big pharma and semaglutide and the shots in the belly you’ve seen the story recently about the study that shows that a lot of people that are getting this are going blind you don’t want to do this you want a program to lose weight that’s centered around science and nutrition a proven roadmap that has helped over 8 000 clients lose weight and keep it off like me i lost 53 pounds a few years ago and i’ve kept it off i know what to eat and when i know how to quiet any of the cravings I might get, and finally release that unhealthy belly fat that I carried along for so long. Make the phone call that can change your life in the way it changed mine. It’s called PhD Weight Loss. PhD Weight Loss, Dr. Ashley Lucas’ program is brilliant. And how do I know? Well, 53 pounds later, here I am. 864-644-1900 is their number. Call and schedule your consultation. You can do this program from anywhere in America. Call 864-644-1900, 864-644-1900, or visit MyPhDWeightLoss.com.
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He’s the happy conservative warrior. From the Relief Factor Studios, here’s Mike Dillard.
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I always try to do my best to uplift you a little bit. Welcome in to the Gaylord podcast. Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. It’s the scene of the National Religious Broadcasters Convention. It’s affectionately known as the NRB. NRB 2025. It’s an international Christian media convention. And once in a while, we get blessed with the opportunity to broadcast from here. There’s so much going on between Elon Musk’s doge at the behest of President Trump, the border crossings dramatically down, leading to the closing of the migrant shelters all over the place. I mean, just good news after good news after good news. Every day is Christmas. And yet the left is pretending that we have buyer’s remorse over Donald Trump. Is there any Trump supporter who isn’t ecstatic at the first month of the Trump administration? Should we make that? Should we do that effort? Should we do one of those… drills where we invite people who don’t like Donald Trump to call the show and explain why you have buyer’s remorse? Are you serious? And so I want to start with something that happened organically on a Southwest Airlines flight. Somebody took out a cell phone and captured the moment. A guy on a Southwest Airlines flight wearing a red MAGA hat took over the PA, got on the and led the passengers in this impromptu chorus that is absolutely certain to put a smile on your face.
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And I won’t forget the man who died. He gave that right to me. And I gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today. Because there ain’t no doubt our love is same.
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That’s a whole plane full of people. Oh yeah, there’s a lot of buyer’s remorse going on in America, right? There’s a lot of disappointment, huh? That’s the mood in America. I had dinner last night with Chris Stegall, who’s our morning host on many of our stations around the country in our Salem family. And Chris said to me, have you ever seen Sebastian Gorka giddy? Seb Gorka, who is now heading up counterterrorism efforts under Mike Walsh in the Trump administration, he almost looks like he’s drinking. And he doesn’t drink. But he’s so happy every day. He’s euphoric. He’s ecstatic. Every day is like Christmas. Did you find the Harry clip, the Harry Sisson clip? We’ll find that for you. I want to play that. I thought you would have gotten that last hour. But I want to play this kid who says, oh, I told you. I warned you. MAGA has buyer’s remorse. I warned you. And nothing could be – that’s gaslighting, folks. That’s what gaslighting looks like, sounds like, feels like. That is absolute pretending that there’s an alternate reality. I’ve never – I’ve done this for decades. Never in my life have I experienced this kind of thrill at what my government is capable of doing. And they’re just getting started. This is a month in. It’s a blink of an eye. This is a blink of an eye. And to turn around and claim that anybody’s suffering from buyer’s remorse is astounding to me. Dan Bongino, deputy director of the FBI. Kash Patel, director of the FBI. Pam Bondi. Do you know what these people are going to do to the scoundrels? They’re going to go after them. There’s going to be accountability. So we’re going to find this clip, and I’m going to bounce it off of you, and then I want to find out where you stand a month in to this Trump presidency as we proudly broadcast from the National Religious Broadcasters Convention at the Gaylord Resort in Grapevine, Texas. Great to have you along for the ride here in the Relief Factor Studios. Our number is 800-655-MIKE, and you may want to get a jump on that. Join me now. Call or text. How are you 30 days in or 34 days or whatever it is? Have any buyer’s remorse? Have any feelings of regret? Are you sorry that Trump’s the president? Are you disappointed in Elon Musk and Doge? You think some of these cabinet picks, are you disappointed in Marco Rubio or Cash Patel or Pam Bondi or go down the list, Mike Walz? 800-655-6453. Kick it off a busy Breaking News Tuesday from the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Texas. I’m glad you’re here. Portions of our show brought to you by MyPillow. And the flannel sheets are 50% off right now. You’ll save over 50% the flannel sheets mega sale from MyPillow. Look, you know what Mike Lindell was put through. You understand the way they’ve targeted MyPillow and tried to shut them down. But you keep standing in their way, and MyPillow goes strong thanks to your support. MyPillow is excited about their first ever mega sale on overstock clearance and brand new products like the flannel sheets. And Mike is also offering right now as a thank you to you. The multi-use MyPillow 2.0 with the roll-and-go case, regularly $49.94. It’s now just $9.98. That price is unbelievable. The multi-use MyPillow 2.0 with the roll-and-go case. For just $9.98. And they’ve got cases with American flags and Bible verses. You’ve got to use the promo code MikeG. Limit 15 per customer, please, because of that incredibly low price. MyPillow.com. Look for the Mike Gallagher specials. Click on that box. And then with anything you order, enter the promo code MikeG. MyPillow.com. Promo code MikeG. MyPillow.com. Promo code MikeG. Or call 800-928-6034. 800-928-6034. MyPillow.
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He’s the happy conservative warrior. From the Relief Factor Studios, here’s Mike Geller.
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It’s hard not to be happy at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention. They call it the NRB. We’re in Grapevine, Texas. I’m still inspired by that group of passengers on a Southwest Airlines jet that broke out in song. And I think about the mood of America right now. Everybody I meet is so happy. Everybody seems to be relieved that we got the election right. Everybody is grateful that there is finally accountability in Washington, D.C. Can you imagine complaining about getting an email asking you to explain what you did on your job last week, and you’re infuriated by it? Federal workers… Many of them are livid that they’re being asked to explain what they did on the job last week. That’s the whole Department of Government Efficiency. This is what Trump’s brilliant strategy was to get Elon Musk to head up an effort for government accountability. And the left takes the bait and falls for it. They’re complaining. Normal people in the workforce understand that you’ve got to be accountable for your job. My mind is blown by the complaints of people on the left. They just don’t get it. And I saw all the usual suspects lining up. Oh, this is terrible. Trump is being a bully. Elon Musk is a tyrant. This is awful. Awful? They’re trying to get rid of waste. They’re trying to get rid of… I am stunned. at their willingness to throw common sense out the window. So here’s a little bit of music that will put a smile on your face. This happened on a Southwest Airlines plane, and I love Southwest. Those Southwest Airlines flight attendants, they’re the happiest bunch of people I’ve ever been on a plane with. It’s wild to see how happy everybody on set. And JetBlue is kind of like that as well. These so-called discount airlines have employees who seem just delighted at their job. They love what they do for a living. So there’s a Southwest Airlines flight and a guy with a red MAGA hat who winds up sort of commandeering the PA system at the front of the plane. You know, the microphone that the flight attendant uses, welcome to the flight, buckle up, blah, blah, blah. Listen to what this guy did with this plane full of passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight.
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And I won’t forget the man who gave that right to me. And I gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today. Because there ain’t no doubt I love this land. God bless the USA.
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How great is that? It’s on an airplane. It’s on a flight. Southwest Airlines and people just celebrating the greatness of America. Now, the left right now, the Democrats in particular, they’re so unhappy. They’re miserable. They’re frustrated. They’re annoyed. Check out Harry Sisson. This is a young man. He’s a social media influencer. He’s a hard left kid. I always give these kids some grace. Remember there was David Hogg and the girl Ava. These are young people who want to make a difference. And hopefully as they get older, maybe they’ll become a little bit more conservative. Maybe they’ll start to… see the light but here’s what harry sisson has said about trump supporters and buyers remorse it’s crazy how it’s only been a month and trump supporters are already regretting their vote we told you so you told us so harry really we’re regretting our vote i don’t think so in fact it feels like christmas every day what part are we regretting What don’t we like? What in the world is going wrong with the first 30 plus days of the Trump presidency? It’s astounding how well things are going. And I guess this is what you call the ultimate trolling. This is the gaslighting. This is what they do. You take up and you say it’s down. You say right, you say left. Good is evil. Evil is portrayed as good. You try to pretend that reality isn’t occurring. Have you heard about The governor of some blue state who wants to change the language in a statute and get rid of the word mothers and call them inseminated person. You can’t call a mother a mother anymore. You got to call. I don’t even know what state it is. I don’t think I even want to know. I don’t even want to know what state it’s in. Check this out. This is Jessica Tarloff over on Fox News Channel’s The Five.
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Well, my experience as a liberal who has been inseminated a few times is that you’re just making up problems that don’t exist. And there are real problems out there. There are reasons that we don’t use slurs or that we try not to use slurs against certain groups. But I would doubt that there are more than five people who have ever complained about something like this.
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Yeah, but the governor did. It was enough for a governor of a state to say, we can’t say mothers anymore. We’ve got to say inseminated persons. Holy cow. I mean, they don’t want to change the name from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, but they want to change mothers to inseminated persons. That’s how nuts the left has become. And look, I’m not trying to be a jerk here. I don’t want to be mean-spirited. Keep it coming. Keep doing it. Bring it. You keep changing mother to inseminated person. You keep redefining what a family is. You keep changing what are norms and mores and standards. And frankly, you’ll never win another election. And that’s fine with me. I’m not complaining. 800-655-MIKE, 13 past the hour. And a few minutes from now, I’ve got a big announcement about going to Israel. And I can’t wait. I hope you’ll be able to join us to the Holy Land in October. We’re going to be visited by Michelle Bachman. She’s the former Minnesota congresswoman. Right now she’s the dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University, and she’s a longtime friend of Israel and has just done a great job in advocating for one of my favorite organizations, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. Congresswoman Michelle Bachman is going to stop by our broadcast position in a few minutes where I am going to be able to give you some details, finally, about our trip to Israel this October. In the meantime, I hope you join us. One phone call does it all. 800-655-MIKE. Call or text. That’s the MyPillow text line, and that’s our call-in line as well, here at the Gaylord in Texas. 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. Welcome in to a Tuesday episode of the Mike Gallagher Show.
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Mike Gallagher.
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We’re set up in the big ballroom here at the Gaylord. Eileen just said hi from Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, where Johnny is standing by on line one. Of course, we’re back on 98.9 WORD, the voice of the Carolinas, and it’s fun. It’s like old home for me. That’s where I cut my teeth and talk radio. It’s where I met and married my Denise, where we raised our kids. And I’m so thrilled to be back on the airwaves on WORD. And nice to see a friend like Eileen. And let’s welcome Johnny, line one from Smartburg, South Carolina. Hey, Johnny, welcome aboard. How are you? Hey, Mike. How are you doing? Welcome back home. It’s great to be back home. Thanks, Johnny.
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Yeah, I was going to call. And I know you have such a big national audience. And I’m sure there’s people in the White House that listen. I’d like to offer a nickname for Elon Musk’s team because the left, they’re kind of portraying them as a bunch of nerd geeks that don’t know what they’re doing. But to me, they’re cleaning up Washington. I’d like to offer the nickname of the Bulldozers.
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The Bulldozers. I like it.
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Nobody stands in the way of a Bulldozer, so…
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You got that? Well, it’s like when Elon took out the big chainsaw the other day at the CPAC convention, and the left flipped out. They went nuts. They just hate all the stuff we like. It’s crazy. I keep thinking, and I don’t want to plug my book. It’s been out of print for a while now, but 50 Things Liberals Love to Hate. The things we like, the things that Americans treasure, people on the left seem to resent, and I don’t get it. I don’t get it. Mona in Foster City, California. Hi, Mona. Welcome to the Mike Gallagher Show. How are you?
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I’m doing great, but I wanted to mention what you just said. I’m glad you brought that up. The American flag is something I just love. I got a hubby who served this country at 18 years old. He was drafted, had no choice.
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Wow.
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Okay? And his birthday is on the 4th of July. So I put the American flag out for any reason. I have it on my car. And when I go to the park with my doggie, people criticize me, and they say really nasty things to me, which is a big mistake because I’m not from around here.
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I can hear it in your voice. You’re not a native Californian.
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No, no, Boston, East Boston. Right, right. The American flag, why do people hate the flag?
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You know, it’s just something that we… But, Mona, can I let you in on a little secret here about that? Because it fascinates me as well. They don’t hate the flag. They hate America. They don’t like the country. They just don’t like the country. And, Mona, I’m so grateful for your call. I mean, when I heard that clip, saw that clip of those passengers on the Southwest Airlines flight singing this beautiful, beautiful Lee Greenwood… anthem, you know how angry that makes the people on the left, and you have to ask yourself, why? Why wouldn’t you like the flag? Why wouldn’t you want symbols of patriotism? It can’t be the symbol. It has to be what the symbol represents. It has to be the United States. They don’t like what we represent. They resent everything we stand for. And it’s frustrating. But that’s okay, because things are changing. I love the perspective now. There’s a resurgence of common sense in America. Check out Elon Musk and what he’s doing with Doge. Here’s cut number three. I want to play this Jesse Waters clip last night. So federal workers are flipping out over the idea of accountability on the work. And you get an email saying, what did you do last week? What did you do last week? Can you imagine the great Michelle Bachman being asked, what did you do last week? And she’d say, how dare you? I’m too busy for that. We’re going to visit with this great lady who I haven’t spoken to in a long time. We’re going to catch up with Congresswoman Michelle Bachman, talk a little bit about the IFCJ and our trip to Israel going back in October in just a few moments. But check out Jesse Waters, who points out last night on TV, if you think an email asking you what did you do on your job last week is somehow demeaning or insulting or awful, You’re part of the problem.
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Ben Franklin, what did he say? What have you done to make yourself better today? What did you do to make your organization better today? So when I see a request like this, I’m inspired. Other people felt like it was demeaning. And if you think an email like this is demeaning, you’re part of the problem. Because if you don’t think you have to justify your job and you think you’re entitled to your job, then that’s why we need an attitude adjustment. This is what this was. This is an attitude adjustment. People need to be reminded that they’re public servants. They serve the public. They’re not there to serve themselves from the public piggyback.
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Is he wrong? I mean, I want you to meet M.T. Snyder. This is one of the most epic clips I think I’ve ever heard. A federal worker who’s on CNN whining about the email asking her to account for what she did on the job last week.
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First, just tell us about this email and what it was like receiving it and what you all have talked about after getting it.
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Sure. I got this email Saturday afternoon about 3 p.m., and I felt absolutely infuriated getting this email with a demand within 48 hours to provide a response on what I did within the last week or face termination. This is clearly an attempt from Elon Musk to harass and bully and intimidate the federal workforce, which is part of his broader plan to gut the federal workforce and privatize public sector services to ensure that corporations like his own can get more profit. And that makes me really angry. My coworkers as well.
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Angry? Are you really? Game, set, match, Elon Musk. There it is. I mean, Trump laid the put the bait out, said who’s going to how are they going to respond? You know, the normal response, you take five minutes and fill out the email. You say, here’s what I did last week. I did this. I did that. I did this. Instead, they’re whining and complaining. We’re winning. Speaking of winning, we’ll talk to a real winner in Congress. Now she’s the dean at Regent University. The great Michelle Bachman, former Minnesota congresswoman, joins us next here on the Mike Gallagher show.
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Mike Gallagher. Every day, Mike visits with Mark Davis, morning host on 660 AM, The Answer in Dallas. Here’s today’s M&M experience.
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Mike is here. Hello, Mike.
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Do you read us? I can read you, although it took me 35 minutes to get from the main entrance of the Gaylord into the lobby. This is the most massive. I forget how massive this convention space is. It is its own zip code.
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It is its own country. The reason for Here Comes the Sun, George Harrison would have been 82 today. Passed away back in 01. And in his lot in life, George Harrison was one of the great songwriters of the 60s and 70s. His fate was to operate in the shadow of those two other guys. Oh, yeah, Lennon and McCartney. Anyway, so God bless George. We’re playing some George. How are things going? I hear the wonderful murmur of background noise on the convention floor. It’s going to be a great time for you.
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Yeah, we’re right across from the Texas ballroom where Salem Media Group is hosting its giant breakfast. I said I’ve got to duck out because I’ve got a plan. I have a date with my buddy Mark Davis to talk about. First of all, I’m getting harassed. I couldn’t get through 10 feet through the lobby without people saying to me. Mike, what’s the location of the big lunch with Mark Davis?
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What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
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Where is the restaurant? And I said, I can’t tell you. Mark has sworn me to secrecy. Of course. I did stumble across Mesa, because I know that’s right by here. It’s not Mesa, so I don’t want anybody to think it’s Mesa.
SPEAKER 14 :
Do you know what happened? Additionally to that, I had five people text me who said that Mike… accidentally blurted it out right that’s what i mean but they but they they misread you blurting it out because there is a fairly famous franchise i think it’s franchise called blue mesa i don’t know if there’s one of those in grapevine and it’s not that either so no no there’s nothing with the
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word Mesa, but I am sworn to secrecy. I’m under oath. Mark has this goofy idea that we can’t tell anybody. Are we going to be able to tell people tomorrow? So let’s remind everybody. We’ve got eight listeners who donated a thousand bucks each.
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Sure did, and they deserve better than to be mobbed in the parking lot by other people.
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Did you tell me there’s a lady driving in from Waco? Yes. How cool is that? Isn’t that great? Well, I can’t wait. So we’ll do the show. We’ll head over to the location to be disclosed later. We’ll have our private lunch at a round table. This is King Arthur. And make no mistake, Mark is the king. Okay? I’m Voldemort. I have a logistics question for you.
SPEAKER 14 :
So it’s you and me and eight listeners at a table for ten. Yes, a round table. Because the long table would have been silly because even if we are centrally placed, you know, you and me in the middle, the person over there at the left, the person at the right are, you know, a football field away.
SPEAKER 13 :
You understand nobody’s brain works the way your brain works. Well, there you go. I can’t find my shoes, but I can do stuff like this. You are right, though, because I’ve been at events before where there’s a long rectangular table and the people on the end are left out. Hello, remember me?
SPEAKER 14 :
Exactly right. But here’s my question about the placement of you and me. Do we sit side by side as co-high priests of our domain? Don’t think so.
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No.
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I think you are opposite me. No. So that we can yammer at each other across the expanse of the table. It also enables four people rather than two to enjoy the thrill of sitting at our shoulders.
SPEAKER 13 :
Well… First of all, it could be alleged that we’re probably putting a little bit too much thought into this. No, I want a deep dive on this, man. I have to know. But I’m your co-pilot. It’s pilot, co-pilot. I think we sit shoulder to shoulder and have the group around, but that’s okay. I don’t know. I mean, I don’t like being across the table from you. That’s dumb. First of all, I never get to see you in person very often, so let me enjoy my brief moment. We need proximity.
SPEAKER 14 :
Sit on my lap. We can invite another person.
SPEAKER 13 :
I kept telling you we should have two tables and go back and forth. My first cruise, we had 460 people. I’ll never forget this. And they said, Mike, we want you to say hi to the people at dinner. Well, you have to go from table to table. I never got to eat. I went hungry on that cruise because I always had to go from table to table. Hey, let’s talk a little bit about some breaking news. And you and I talked about this the day before yesterday, and it dawned on me that we never got to it. Dan Bongino, deputy director of the FBI. Yeah. First of all, can we take two seconds to acknowledge what kind of a sacrifice, a personal sacrifice that is for whether it’s Bongino? You said it best on X. Seb Gorka, these guys walk away. I don’t think it’s a mystery that those of us who have national platforms or in top ten markets or shows all over the country, we don’t exactly make minimum wage. We’re not eating dog food. We’re not eating dog food. So for Bongino, and Bongino has one of the top podcasts in the world. In the world. Oh, in the world. And do you know, that’s where all the money comes from.
SPEAKER 14 :
Exactly. He makes more off the podcast than he does off the radio.
SPEAKER 13 :
Way more than he does on the radio. And so he’s taken a government job as the deputy director of the FBI to suffer the slings and arrows of the angry left. And they’re coming at him. Oh, he’s a ridiculously unqualified. And who the heck is he?
SPEAKER 14 :
Again with the qualifications.
SPEAKER 13 :
Oh, I know, I know, yeah, because Pete Buttigieg was eminently qualified. You know, Admiral Rachel Levine, now there’s a qualified figure in public service, okay? Spare us the histrionics about lack of qualifications. But the personal sacrifice these guys are making, Mark, to say, I’m going to walk away from a cushy, high-paying gig to serve my country, to be in this Trump administration, to clean up the mess, and boy, does the FBI need fixing. Yeah. And golly, and incidentally, this opens up a whole different can of worms with broadcasters because Bongino’s got a big prominent spot in that broadcast.
SPEAKER 14 :
Westwood One is the big organization that sort of syndicates the Bongino show. And so Rush Limbaugh passes away four years ago, just a couple of days ago. And who’s the big, the premier is the company that did that. And in the actual show that filled, nobody can fill his shoes, but the next show that company offered was Clay and Buck. Okay. And they’re doing fine too. Bongino and Westwood one occupied most of the rush stations, including here in DFW. And so it probably had a bigger platform than, than, than Clay and Buck. So that’s sort of the midday landscape of dominant midday national radio other than my friend Mike Gallagher. But you asked the question exactly. Industry insiders are wondering, there’s going to be some lucky stiff who gets tapped to do that. Right. And let me take 30 seconds. Everybody’s been extremely, extremely kind that it ought to be me.
SPEAKER 13 :
That’s not going to happen. You better believe it.
SPEAKER 14 :
Well, number one, I would not be able to talk to you anymore. Are you high? Well, we can figure out a way to do it.
SPEAKER 13 :
I’ll ride your coattails. You’ll take off. You’ll be on all these thousands of stations. I’m good. I’m good.
SPEAKER 14 :
I’m good. I’m totally good. But somebody, and I don’t… There is no Arab… It’s so…
SPEAKER 13 :
Well, there is, kind of. I mean, there’s a lot of people in the mix. Charlie Trick, of course, who has just got a meteoric rise, and he’s been doing great with us, and Salem is proud to host him.
SPEAKER 14 :
Go ahead, but Charlie is our property, and he’s obviously that mix for dominant midday shows, but he works for us, and this could be wonderful for us that maybe a lot of stations carrying Bongino would suddenly be carrying Charlie, but Westwood One still has to offer up a show.
SPEAKER 13 :
It’s complicated. It’s wild. So there’s going to be some interesting midday listening options, but none of them as good as you. But good for Dan. Good for Seb. Absolutely. I talked to Seb again night before last. Chris DeGaulle and I had dinner last night. Chris is here as well. And Chris and Fast Eddie. And by the way, this is the funniest thing. I’ve got to share a personal story about Fast Eddie, his producer.
SPEAKER 14 :
He’s just a trip. I love these guys. I worked with him just for a day, filling in for Chris. I had them down after they finished doing the show. I said, come on down and hang out. So Chris and Fast Eddie came down, sat in the room with me.
SPEAKER 13 :
I just love these guys. I got to know Eddie, and I got to know Chris on the Alaska cruise. And that’s where I really became enamored with him and realized what a special guy he is. Well, Fast Eddie, who’s this amazing character, he texted one of the executives at Salem after he checked into the Gaylord. And I don’t know how many remotes that Eddie has done with Chris. Yeah. Now it’s a different spirit. I mean, you’re on a national stage and it’s a national show. And Eddie says, I got a big problem here. I don’t know what to do. And Tom says, what can I do, Fast Eddie? Fast Eddie says, I can’t afford anything on the Gaylord property. It’s $14 for a scoop of gelato. It’s $27 for a cheeseburger. I’m going to have to go off property in order to eat. Now, going off property is like leaving, like you said… The county. Going to the next county. Exactly. And Phil Boyce, the big boss, said, well, Fast Eddie, you are on a business trip. Expensive. You can expense it. Well, then Chris DeGaulle tells me, yeah, but Fast Eddie doesn’t want to use his corporate card. So, look, these are a fun bunch of guys. They’re a little quirky, Mark. I mean… They’re a bit quirky.
SPEAKER 14 :
I don’t think I’ve ever. That’s like hand me the piano, a sentence I’ve never heard in the English language. I don’t want to use the corporate card.
SPEAKER 13 :
I don’t want to use the corporate card. And, of course, the boss loves that. They’re like, good for you.
SPEAKER 14 :
And Chris needled him and said, are you trying to curry favor with the company by sparing them the cost of those $20 nuggets?
SPEAKER 13 :
So we go to dinner last night because they saw me when I was checking into the hotel. Yeah. And I had to take Fast Eddie to the Texaco in order to buy provisions because he didn’t want to buy provisions because he couldn’t afford the provisions on the Gaylord property. Oh, yeah, like trail mix and bananas. I’m like, Eddie, you know they have trail mix and bananas here at the Gaylord. Well, not at these prices.
SPEAKER 01 :
Exactly right.
SPEAKER 13 :
Well, so anyway, but I had a great time and I was talking to Chris about it a lot of things last night and catching up with him. And you’re right. He loves you and we love him. And Chris said something that was so profound. We’ve never seen Sebastian Gorka so ecstatic.
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 13 :
And I mean, he’s like, in fact, Chris thought he was drunk the night of the inauguration. And I said, that’s not drunk, that’s happiness. It’s sheer joy. He’s giddy. That’s not alcohol, that’s happiness. That’s giddiness. That’s wonderful. And I will admit, a giddy Seb Gorka is a little alarming. I mean, you’ve never really seen this big, imposing guy with the thick British accent, and he is, he can’t stop smiling and laughing and I can’t stop smiling, Mike. I’m beyond joyful. Dr. G is in spasms of ecstasy, and we are too, because every day, this kid yesterday, this hairy, what’s the kid, the influencer with the big bushy brown hair? His name is Harry Sisson, I think.
SPEAKER 14 :
Yeah, he’s like 27 and stupid.
SPEAKER 13 :
He’s a young kid, and well, I always try to give these kids grace. David Hogg. He’s dumb as a mouse. I know, but they’re out there and they’re slinging it around and they hate concern. He posted something. Well, I told you MAGA is turning on Trump. There’s buyer’s remorse. We tried to warn you. Buyer’s remorse every day. Well, he’s claiming MAGA is because of the federal workers who voted for Trump. They can’t believe they’ve got to be accountable.
SPEAKER 14 :
The people being laid off. Okay, can you find an occasional federal worker who might have just gotten axed, who voted for Trump, who’s going… Wait a minute, what’s going on here?
SPEAKER 01 :
Occasional.
SPEAKER 14 :
Right, as if that’s Teflon. I got a text yesterday that said, hey, Mark, we’re coming down way too hard on these federal workers. Some of them are veterans and some of them are family people. And I said, listen, this can’t matter. The government must be much smaller. And some of the people who are RIFT, reduction in force, are going to be Trump voters, are going to be veterans, are going to have kids. Because if we set up Teflon, we won’t get rid of anybody. We’ll never get rid of anybody.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, but the truth of the matter is we are Gorka like Giddy. We are ecstatic. We are thrilled. Every day is like Christmas morning. Every day. It’s like let the hits keep coming.
SPEAKER 14 :
But I’m afraid. Enjoy it while you can because, Mike, we have, I think, 26, 25, 26 days left.
SPEAKER 13 :
Oh, yeah, James Carville’s predictions. It’s all going to collapse. Yes, James Carville on the podcast.
SPEAKER 14 :
I’ll tell you what’s going to happen, Mac. It’s all going to collapse. Mary, give me something to eat. It’s all going to collapse. It’s just going to collapse. Public opinion, it’s all going to collapse. It’s going to come crashing down.
SPEAKER 13 :
What a moron. Well, he was the one that predicted that Kamala was going to beat Trump anyway. So you go with that, you know. By the way, final text on the MyPillow text line, which is working here at the Gaylord with our fancy equipment. And Barry, the engineer, your engineer here, Barry and the team.
SPEAKER 14 :
Oh, Barry’s the best.
SPEAKER 13 :
Barry is so good. Johnny Toy. It’s all working great. Johnny Toy is here. And Willie Nelson. If I get out of here without him giving me a rendition of On the Road Again, I’ll be disappointed. Yeah, we have Willie Nelson as one of the engineers on site. And Anna. So we’ve got a whole team here.
SPEAKER 14 :
Do we have a guy named Willie Nelson?
SPEAKER 13 :
We have a guy named Willie Nelson. I promise you. And he’s great. And he’s great. And I’m resisting teasing him because I’m sure his whole life, all he’s ever done has been teased about his name. So finally, Aaron in Southlake has a very good text. He doesn’t want to guess. He just said, for lunch, are you getting the lasagna, the tacos, the fried rice, or the chicken tenders? But I’m not asking location. I just want to know what you guys are going to eat.
SPEAKER 14 :
Are you telling me that there’s a restaurant that has all four of those things? If so, I’ll change the location today. Okay.
SPEAKER 13 :
He just wants to know, based on my answer, he wants to know which restaurant we’re going to. If it’s tacos, it’s probably Mesa.
SPEAKER 14 :
I thought it was like one place that had all of those.
SPEAKER 13 :
What’s the fare? Give them a hint. What’s the fare going to be, America?
SPEAKER 14 :
Nope, nope, nope. That’s too much of a clue.
SPEAKER 13 :
Come on. Look at the time. Got to go, got to go, got to go. If you text me at 800-655-MIKE, I’ll tell you.
SPEAKER 14 :
No, you won’t.
SPEAKER 13 :
Oh, I won’t. Can’t I text people? Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER 14 :
A hundred people don’t have your text line.
SPEAKER 13 :
Thanks for telling us, Mike. I think people need to know. Stop it. I think this is an outrage that you’re keeping this a secret. I’m really resentful.
SPEAKER 14 :
I’m a man of the people. I am a man of the people. You know who the people I’m looking out for today? The eight people who are going to hang out with us. I can’t wait.
SPEAKER 13 :
Well, we’ll tell everybody tomorrow. Happy Tuesday. Happy Tuesday.
SPEAKER 14 :
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SPEAKER 12 :
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