Join John Rush and guest Richard Battle on Rush to Reason as they dissect the current political climate under Trump’s leadership. They highlight the need for unity and how consistent, transparent leadership can pave the way for success. Through engaging dialogue, they reflect on historical instances such as the Civil War, drawing vital lessons applicable to today’s political challenges. Encouragement is given to remain optimistic and focused on rebuilding unity across the nation.
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All right, welcome. Hour number two, Rush to Reason, Denver’s Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560. Thanks for joining us today. Richard Battle joining us now. Richard, welcome. How are you, sir?
SPEAKER 03 :
Good afternoon, John. We’re doing great. Thank you for having us again.
SPEAKER 15 :
Always a joy to have you. And are you still on the election high, or have you come back down to earth?
SPEAKER 03 :
I’m very excited and positive about the progress we’re seeing to this point, and I think the President Trump administration is going to hit the ground running, and we’re going to see positive results quickly.
SPEAKER 15 :
I think in a lot of ways, as you know, you’re already seeing that he is, in my opinion, much more prepared, I would want to say. Maybe that’s the right word to use, Richard. Much more prepared now than he was the last term he was in office.
SPEAKER 03 :
Well, absolutely, and I think him choosing people he can trust, although the media that opposes him uses the term loyalty test, I think trust is the number one thing that he’s looking for in these people he’s putting in positions, and that’s going to help him to get things done more and faster. And I believe that the more successful he is, the greater the chance that whoever runs as a Republican in the next election will gain even more votes than this time.
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Absolutely. That I will not disagree with at all. Some of what we’re talking about right now, Richard, in a direct way, goes to what we’re going to talk about today, which is unity is possible but requires authentic unity. and competent leadership. Again, I like what you said a moment ago. It’s not that Trump is just looking for, you know, total, you know, blind loyalty. But what he’s looking for is people that are on the same page as him, people that think like him, people that aren’t going to run out, stab him in the back and write a book just because they don’t necessarily agree with the decision that he made. I mean, we can all disagree. I mean, Richard, I mean, you know, internally, whether it’s in a business, a family or whatever, there’s going to be things where everybody isn’t in agreement, but we can still be united and not agree, correct?
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That’s exactly right. And him being able to have people he trusts telling the truth so that he can make decisions is so critical because the people before the other administration that he couldn’t trust When they would tell him something, he didn’t know if it was true or if they were trying to drive him into a trap.
SPEAKER 15 :
Thank you. I’m glad you just said that. Not that I wouldn’t have come up with that maybe even down the road on my own, but I appreciate what you’re saying there. And I think for those listening, no matter what side of the aisle you’re on, what you’re saying, Richard, is much like husbands and wives. where you have this trust factor that’s there, and you can have it even with other close friends or business partners, whatever the case may be, and they may say something where you’re like, you know, I don’t know about that. I fully trust what you’re saying, and I’m going to take that in consideration, but I’m not really sure that’s the direction that I want to go, but I appreciate the advice, and I appreciate what you told me. That’s different than saying, not having any trust in someone and then disagreeing with them because then you wonder, what’s their real motive?
SPEAKER 03 :
That’s exactly correct. I ran a business one time and I had a guy that worked for me that I couldn’t trust and I would kid people about with him. I had to wear my Kevlar on the back.
SPEAKER 15 :
Yeah. Yeah, I’ve been in some situations along those lines, being self-employed. And by the way, this is where I feel like maybe guys like you and I, Richard, because we’ve run businesses, we’ve been in situations not exactly like Donald Trump, but you’ve been in positions where, do I really trust this person or do I not? I mean, Richard, and I hate to say this, but I have served on some nonprofit boards or church organizations where – the same thing was true. You know, is this guy that I’m sitting next to, does he really have my back or is the knife out? And you shouldn’t have it in those circumstances. But the reality is I’ve been in those situations.
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Well, that’s exactly correct. And that’s why in politics, close personal friendships is number one, because of that trust factor. And he’s developed that trust with these people, either in his first administration or in these four years outside. And and I believe he’s been prepped for utilizing these people before the election.
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All right, talk about how that relates back to our own Civil War.
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Well, and we talked about this about a year and a half ago around Memorial Day about unity is possible, but it requires authentic and competent leadership because the greatest challenge our country’s ever faced was uniting after the Civil War. And if we could unite then, we can unite now. And so the question is, how did they do it? And how can we do the same type things to be successful this time? And I think if President Trump will implement some of these factors, he will be more successful and set up a Republican to be elected four years from now, which are his objectives.
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I cannot disagree with any of that. Now, one thing, too, we need to remind people of, and you’ve got it in my notes here, is remember the Civil War, the end of six. I think this is something that most people forget. We kind of look back, Richard, and I think I’m as guilty of this as anybody. You look back, you look at images, you see movies, and you think, yeah, that was really tumultuous and there was a lot of things going on. But we never really remember the gravity of 600,000 Americans dying.
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Well, yes, and the country was something in the order of 30 million people at that time. Which is a huge number of people that died, percentage-wise. Huge number of people that died in that conflict, fighting for the principles they believed in on either side.
SPEAKER 15 :
I don’t think we’ve ever talked about this. How often do countries go through a civil war and survive afterwards?
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Well, it’s very rare. England did back in the 1600s. But it’s very rare that the same government would survive and go on. And as you know, our Constitution is the longest living governing document in the world right now because of the principles that were put into it.
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So how did we do that? How did we overcome those grave differences during the Civil War? In other words, how did our political leaders, Abraham Lincoln being one of the keys, how did he do that? How did he put things together? back together and have unity because in a lot of ways this is what donald trump’s going to have to try to do and i’ll be the first to admit that this is a tall task that he has in front of him not saying that it’s not you know that it’s not overcomable because these things have happened you know even more so like we’re talking about with the civil war in the past richard but how did that happen how did they get over these things well and remember lincoln was going to
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give grace and mercy to the south and when he was killed andrew johnson instituted reconstruction and it was much harsher on the south and led to a lot of anger for generations in the south about that so it could have been handled even better than it was but grace and mercy instead of retribution and the left wants to say he’s going to have retribution i hope he puts some olive branches out and extends grace and mercy, or as Churchill said, in war resolution and defeat defiance, in victory magnanimity, and in peace, goodwill. And there needs to be some magnanimous moves by President Trump, because I believe if he’s successful, some of the people that voted for Kamala Harris may say, wow, he did better than I thought. I’ll vote for the Republican next time.
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And I go back to what you talked about earlier opening up, and I agree with you on that. The better he does, the better he performs, I should say, at all the things that we’re mentioning right now, the higher chance the next Republican, because he’ll be termed out, the higher chance the next Republican coming in has, whether that’s J.D. Vance or whomever, they have a better chance of winning in 2028. How does Donald Trump and his administration reach across those lines and those folks that, and I get it, Richard, there’s going to be a hardcore percentage there was in the South during the Civil War that are never going to come around. I’m not talking about those people, but those folks that are maybe in the middle, on the fringe, that still voted her way, how do you bring those back over?
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Well, I think that you have to do things for all Americans, which is the exact opposite of what the Biden administration’s done. They would pick out and try to help black farmers as a subgroup or help college student loans. I think President Trump has to do things for all Americans and have all Americans think together, this is for us in the country versus it’s for a different group and I have to pay for it.
SPEAKER 15 :
Yeah. You’re right. The current administration has done nothing to bring unity, actually quite the opposite.
SPEAKER 03 :
Exactly. And so what happens is they’ll talk about unity and then hit you in the face with their language and their actions. And you can’t talk about unity and do that. If you’re going to talk unity, you have to back it up with things that unite people and make everyone want them and see how that everyone is in the same boat versus… by different groups or being rewarded or penalized.
SPEAKER 15 :
One thing you’ve got in my notes, which this is true, and by the way, I think it’s just true of leadership in general, you have to be consistent.
SPEAKER 03 :
Consistency is important because that goes toward establishing credibility. And if he’s consistent and transparent and truthful, he’ll earn trust from more people over time and despite what the leftist media will be saying, because people will see it with their own eyes.
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And again, folks, there’s going to be that fringe movement. Right now, Richard, it’s the B4 movement where there’s ladies out there wanting to abstain from all things related to men, sex. They’re shaving their heads. I don’t quite understand their whole methodology when this is all said and done, because I really don’t think at the end of the day they’re benefiting women. much of anyone, including themselves. In fact, I think it’s a very, very poor decision on their part to do, but it is what it is.
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Yes, you can’t please everyone regardless of what you do. My dad used to say they’d complain if they were hung with a new rope. So you can’t please everybody, so you have to please who voted for him this time plus more of the American people where they see that benefits are coming their way. And I think we’re already seeing that. We’re seeing Hamas wanting to talk about peace. We’re seeing companies decide not to build factories overseas. We’re seeing other leaders of country say they’re glad President Trump’s coming back. We’re already seeing positive reactions.
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Yeah, for those of you that don’t believe some of what Richard just said, go look up a speech that was just put out by one of the higher ups in Hungary and listen to what they have to say about Donald Trump and him winning the election and the excitement that they now have, Richard, that, hey, we can get back to some normalcy when it comes to, you know, trade and things that are going on in our own country and Americans that are living here in Hungary and so on. I mean, these guys are ecstatic, Richard.
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Yes, and he’s got an advantage not running for president in four years from the standpoint he can be a statesman. And it’s important to benefit future generations and not just benefit people that can vote for you next time. And one of my favorite quotes is from an old movie from the 1940s where it says, the man who only speaks to one generation is already dead. And he who listens to only one generation is deaf. And I think there’s an opportunity there. for him to say, we’re doing all of this, not only for you, but your children and grandchildren.
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Richard, how do folks find you and buy books, sir?
SPEAKER 03 :
Well, my website’s richardbattle.com. All books are signed. If you’d like one inscribed for a holiday gift, email me richard at richardbattle.com. If you go to Amazon, all 11 books are there, and we have several in Kindle and audio versions as well.
SPEAKER 15 :
Richard, as always, I appreciate it very much. Enjoy the rest of your day, and we will chat next week.
SPEAKER 03 :
You too. My pleasure. God bless America.
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All right. Welcome back. Rush to Reason, Denver’s Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560. And hope you’re all having a great day today and have a great evening as well. All right. A couple of things. We’ve got Sonny Kutcher will be joining us here in about five minutes or so. And a few things that have changed since yesterday when it comes to cabinet picks for Donald Trump. One that I’ll talk about momentarily that Charlie and I actually were talking about before I went on air today. And that is Matt Gaetz. being nominated for AG, Attorney General. Now, Donald Trump can do whatever Donald Trump wants to do. He’s president. That would not be my pick. You guys all probably know why. Maybe you’re new to the program, just tuning in for the first time or even in the past few weeks. I am not a Matt Gaetz fan at all. I’ve made that very clear. Ever since he disrupted things in the House of Representatives with no plan on how to change things, I see Matt Gaetz as being a loose cannon with no plan. Now, I get it. He does really well in some of the hearings and different things. He’s a very bright guy. I’m not saying that he’s not. But as far as strategy goes or being a strategist, he’s not. Maybe that’s not a factor in the AG role. Frankly, if this is just my opinion, if you could remove him from the House and put him someplace else where he’s not as detrimental, I’m OK with that. How will this work out as far as AG goes? Personally, I don’t think very well. I’d be shocked if he even gets confirmed. That’s my thought. Now, that could be part of Trump’s plan. We’ll throw Matt a bone. He’s been a loyalist to Trump. I’ll give him that. And maybe this is Trump throwing him a bone knowing he won’t get confirmed. He’s still in good graces with Matt. He’s still whatever kind of a backdoor deal they had is still, you know, he’s still making the deal happen. He’s still, you know, backing up his deal, I guess you could say, knowing that he probably won’t get confirmed anyways. And ultimately you get the AG you want. I don’t know. I’m not on the inside. I don’t know Donald Trump personally. I have no idea what’s going on in his head in this regard. Personally, though, I’m not a Matt Gaetz fan. Now, there’s going to be some other folks that Trump picks to do certain things I’m probably not going to be a fan of either. I’m not in charge. I’m a commentator on the radio. I get to express to each one of you my opinion on things. Now, again, when it comes to Matt, I just… And there’s probably some people out there that know him personally. Maybe he’s a really, really, really sharp guy. I just don’t see that. I’m sorry. I see the guy being a knucklehead. I don’t see him being that smart. Now, I will say this. I was talking to some folks, Richard, my son, even before coming on air today. And the thing about A.G. versus his role as a House representative… In the AG role, there’s a lot of checks and balances. If he decides to go and do something, you know, go after somebody and so on, there’s a lot of checks and balances there that he has to follow through. And there’ll be a lot of, quote unquote, advisors around him. to help with a lot of those decisions if, in fact, he gets confirmed. That’s different than his role in the House right now. He can pretty much do whatever he wants to in the House. He can be a loose cannon, which he’s been. He can just, you know, rattle some things off and really have no quote-unquote checks and balances around him. So this would be a different role and would put some checks in play for him. And, you know, frankly, I’m okay with it. Because I don’t really want him in the house. I was hoping he’d lose his primary. Yeah, that’s me. And I said that during that time. So if he gets confirmed, he will be replaced in the house. Like it or not, that’s what will happen. Now, there’s a lot of you in Colorado that think Matt is great. I’m not one of them. And you know why. And I’ve made that very clear. Over the course of, oh, I don’t know, a year plus with everything that happened in the House of Representatives over McCarthy and then getting Mike Johnson in and on and on we go. So, again, what kind of an inside arrangement did Matt Gaetz and Donald Trump have? I really I have no idea. I think, personally speaking, Matt will have a hard time getting confirmed because of some of his own past and some of his own investigations that I think, Charlie, are even still going on in the House as we speak. I don’t think some of that stuff is completely done and over with yet. So I think, personally… He’s going to have a hard time on that front. And in turn, I just got a tweet sent to me. Let me load this really fast. Senator Susan Collins announces that she will oppose Matt Gaetz. So again, I think Matt, frankly, will have a hard time getting confirmed through the Senate. But again, this could be part of Donald Trump’s plan in the first place. Again, folks, I don’t have any inside knowledge to what Donald Trump does or says or, you know, what his thought process is in regards to some of the people that he is picking. So also Tulsi Gabbard, she has been tapped to be the the national or sorry, the director of national intelligence, which is ironic. Because she was also somebody that was accused of being in on some of the Russian collusion and some of that nonsense. She’s also there’s video out there. She’s also been targeted by TSA and others when she goes through security and does things along those lines. So I think this is fitting. This one I will give Trump credit for. I hadn’t thought of this one in the first place. But this is one of those positions where you talk about poking the other side in the eye by putting her in charge. That’s exactly what you’re doing. So this one I’m happy with. I think that’s a good spot for her to be in, and I’m happy with that. Again, the other one, and I’ll talk about some other ones maybe as we go through the rest of the hours today, hour and a half today. But at the end of the day, Matt Gaetz, A.G., Tulsi Gabbard. We’ll see how the rest of this pans out. He’s rolling right through as far as the picks go. I think we talked about this yesterday, but as far as the Department of Government Efficiency, that will be Vivek Ramaswamy and, of course, Elon Musk. And they are setting themselves up to have that done in two years. They’re saying we’re done in two years. This thing won’t exist after that because we’ll have things dialed in over the next two years. That’s a monumental task, and I hope they get it done. And I am on their side, and I am in favor of that. So we’ll see how that goes. All right, we’ll take a break. We’ll get Sonny joining us here in just a moment. Bruce Simmons is next. He is our reverse mortgage professor. 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All right, we are back. Rush to Reason, Denver’s Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560. Sonny, how are you? Been a couple of weeks since we chatted because last week was the day after a big win, and we had a lot going on that day, so I appreciate your flexibility. But welcome back today, and I hope you’ve had a great week plus.
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Absolutely. And it has been a whirlwind for all over the world. I think that we’re really excited to see how the next four years go. And I think I think or let’s just say, too, but I think that we have the momentum and this is when we have to hit the ground running and recapturing a lot of the institutions that have been infiltrated. So I think it’s going to be a really great turning point.
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Absolutely. Okay. I just have to ask this before we get going into our topic, which is the Department of Education. But given that you’re in a different realm with friends and groups of individuals and so on, I mean, I have a large range of age groups of folks that I associate with and hang out with and so on, Sonny. So I don’t want to say that I’m completely immune from young people. I mean, I’ve got kids, so I know a lot of what they do and so on. But I just have to ask you, your particular age group and the people that you are around, was everybody excited or bummed out? Which was it?
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I would say most of the people are excited and, you know, even if they… Most of the people that I would say don’t like Trump also didn’t like Kamala, you know, so they didn’t want her. Interesting. Right. So it was like, I don’t think anybody really liked her except for, you know, woke radicalists. But besides those people, I would say most people understand that, you know, this will pave the way for a prosperous few years at least. And like I said, you know, kind of reclaiming those institutions and making them work for for america rather than being taken advantage of those institutions and having them cripple our society and you know all of western them and our values so i think people i think people really are understanding that and seeing that and i think that was reflective also in just the way that you know trump was able to reach a lot of younger people via those podcasts and interviews and that’s what people are really watching now i mean if there’s anything to take away it’s that We are the media and you can see the outrage or the celebration on Twitter X when announcements come out and you can see the reaction to it. And I think that. really makes a difference. People are not going to, you know, be sitting on their hands this time around. We know that the reason we are even in this predicament in the first place, that basically communists have taken over our country, is because people haven’t been engaged in civics in our response for so long. And so despite, you know, what direction they want, if they liked him and they didn’t like him or her, I think everyone sees that this was a much better option for the country.
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I agree. And it’s funny, on our podcast that we record on Wednesday mornings, we talk a little bit about the whole media end of things and the influence and so on. And I firmly believe, and maybe this is where I do fit into a little bit of the younger crowd versus the older crowd, because, Sonny, I don’t watch any TV any longer. I don’t watch the nightly news. I don’t watch some of the weekend newscasts. And I’m not a fan and don’t watch The View on a regular basis and those sorts of things. I mean, I get very, very little information online. if any, from mainstream media. And in that, I think I’m more aligned with the younger crowd like yourself than I am a lot of older people. Where I’m going with this is I feel like while the mainstream media might still have some effectiveness, the age group of their primary audience is going to continue to age out, if you would, because the younger folks and even myself, we are not watching that. And I believe their market share is going to continue to shrink because you’re not watching it either.
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Absolutely. And I think you can see some of those people are going to start thinking about, you know, going independent and starting their own entities just because, you know, they’re going to have a much better opportunity to reach people and also formulate their own views. I think at this point it’s pretty clear that the American people rejected the woke ideology that has been shoved down our throats. for 10 plus years, and people are just not taking it anymore. It just became too bizarre, too extreme, too radical. And that’s because that’s exactly what it is promoting. It’s promoting the radical disintegration of our country and the values that we stand for. And so I think the only way that the mainstream media and those legacy folks are going to be able to clamped down on what their base is. And I mean, I would think that they hope to grow their audience just because they are doubling down on the wokeism. They’ve dug themselves into a hole where it’s kind of not their best move to say, oh, well, I guess, you know, we don’t have to call, you know, trans girls boys. And well, maybe that is a little too extreme because their entire base is freaking out. So you don’t believe What you’re saying, you know what I mean? They’ve been caught in the tie that all of this is just being, you know, done for one purpose and one purpose only, which is to, you know, change a modern society.
SPEAKER 15 :
That’s right. All right, talk to us about the Department of Education. That’s hot. That’s a big topic. I think it’s something that even the new Department of Government Efficiency will definitely look at. I mean, that one, to me, Sonny, right off the top, is very easy. I mean, these two guys that are now in charge of that, Vivek… Ramaswamy and Elon Musk. I mean, that’s one where you can look at the data simply alone and say, OK, we’re spending roughly the budget. There is about I looked it up this morning and I think it’s about it’s just shy of 300 billion dollars a year is what the Department of Education is funded with. It’s a it’s. It’s basically a third of our defense budget we spend on education, and some would like that number to be much higher. And yet, Sonny, since the inception back in the late 70s, our test scores and what we’re doing to our children is actually far worse now than it was when it was instituted. So my point is, if you’re in charge of this department— and you look at, okay, we’re spending how much, and we’re getting what in results, that one’s a no-brainer. To me, Department of Education should be one of the first things to go, not only for that side of it, but for what you’re going to talk about as well.
SPEAKER 14 :
It definitely should be the first to go. I think back in 1979, when Congress created this under Lyndon Johnson’s executive direction, As the president, they created it in the sense of wanting to, it literally says, to strengthen the federal commitment to ensuring access to equal education opportunity for every individual. It also says to encourage the increased involvement of the public parents and students in federal education programs, et cetera, et cetera. And so they’re pretty open about the fact that this was done under the guise of having more programs Kids and families have access to education, but all it has really done is enable superior control of the federal government on our education system. I feel like the states, their hands are tied when it comes to education. you know, accepting or rejecting certain policies or restrictions that the Department of Education may have, you know, imposed upon them. And it really impedes their ability to provide the best education for their constituents, the people in that state. I mean, as we know, we… function as a constitutional republic and the government has just ballooned and has grown out of control and one of those things and the way that it has is the department of education especially i mean lyndon johnson was you know was known for his war on poverty and so this is definitely one of those ways that they infiltrated and were able to gain serious control
SPEAKER 15 :
And I want to make sure I’m correct. It was $238 billion. It’s not quite $300 billion, but still, Sunny, that is a huge number. It’s almost a quarter of a trillion dollars that we spend, and it continues to balloon every year. It just gets bigger and bigger and bigger and bigger. And to your point, its origin goes all the way back literally to 1867 when President Andrew Johnson signed legislation for the Department of Education, but it really started ballooning under Jimmy Carter, as we all know, in the late 70s, and it just has continued to get larger and larger and larger. And, Sonny, to your point, become more infiltrated, if you would, by the Marxist movement to the point now where the dumbing down of America, frankly, has occurred, because the reality is, I talked to somebody earlier this week, where a lot of kids graduating high school read on less than an 8th grade level.
SPEAKER 14 :
Wow. Yeah, I mean, their one job is to improve education for all, and that is definitely not happening. No. I mean, there is just so much corruption, you know, between the channels of the… But really quick, before we move on, because you sent me this, and I do want to talk.
SPEAKER 15 :
Chapter 12. This is in the, you know, how the specter of communism is ruling our world. Chapter 12 is sabotaging education. Number one, communist elements in primary and secondary education. We have that. Dumbing down students. I just proved… Sonny, we have that. The destructive nature of progressive education, ruining students’ moral character. To your point, we’re talking about now kids and trying to get them to decide what gender they even are in elementary school, mind you. Psychological manipulation, which goes along with what I just said a moment ago. The infiltration of education, every one of those things, A, B, C, D, and E have been done.
SPEAKER 14 :
They have all been done, and that is, I believe, that was the agenda of the Department of Education because that came at a time, well, actually, just to piggyback on the history that you said, originally President Andrew Johnson in 1867 signed legislation that created this first Department of Education, but it got demoted to an office because they actually said that they thought it would exercise too much control over it. So that’s really fascinating, because obviously, fast forward, you know, almost 100 years and they tried it again. And right before that, of course, is, you know, the McCarthyism and that’s right. You know, try to root out the communists and the government and whatnot. And so they just as we’ve seen with Hollywood, with all of these other institutions, they tried. infiltrate and take over these institutions under the guise of, oh, yeah, we’re going to do it really great and we’re going to do it for the people. But truly, all they’re wanting to do is to dumb down students so that they don’t have critical thinking skills. They lose their beliefs and their morals. You know, parents take a backseat and they think that their kids are getting the education that they deserve. that they need. And meanwhile, they’re being indoctrinated and are not learning anything and are not learning critical thinking skills and are unable to recognize lies and deception. Even when the teachers may not realize that that’s truly what they’re doing because they are also indoctrinated.
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, I’ve got a pastor that’s going to be joining us here at 5 o’clock to talk about the very thing, Sonny, you just talked about when it comes to school boards and the meetings and what goes on in there and so on. And he’s going to talk about the very things that you’re talking about in regards to the fact that the reality is people are getting shut out of some of these meetings by the bureaucrats themselves, when in fact they should be the ones responsible. with the largest voice. And for those of you listening, we’re going to have a pastor joining us at 5 o’clock to talk about the very thing, Sonny, dovetailing into what you’re talking about. And by the way, just as a side note, I didn’t know what Sonny was going to be talking about. I had this pastor booked, oh, about a week ago, so Sonny, you had no idea that was going on, and yet our next guest is going to dovetail perfectly into what you just said.
SPEAKER 14 :
I love that. That just shows, you know, it’s on the brain, because we have to take our country back, and People are seeing that, you know, these bureaucrats and these representatives, that is what they are. They work for us. They work for the people. And if they are not doing their job, then they need to be relieved of those positions. And if the department isn’t doing their job, then it needs to be overhauled. And, you know, for the first time in a long time, I think a lot of people are very hopeful. And of course, there will be things that slip through the cracks. But at the very least, you know, if the Department of Education is pumping out students that You know, where it says 23 million American adults are functionally illiterate, which I’m not exactly sure what book was written. So it’s probably has only gone up since since then. You know, something needs to be done. And I do feel that the states are very much capable to. to structure their own education system. And I think it will only make it stronger. We need to strengthen the, you know, how federalism works in our country. I think that’s the way to move forward. And people are doing their own research. They’re waking up, they’re getting engaged. And this is the time to really unite and band together to come up with the best solution for all of us. You know, we, of course, this is a Socratic method type of style. And I think that we are seeing that play out.
SPEAKER 15 :
Sunny, how do folks get a hold of you and help you guys with the cause that you’re doing and really trying to teach young people about all the things that we’re talking about?
SPEAKER 14 :
Absolutely. And as you can see, young women in America are not aware of what socialism is.
SPEAKER 15 :
You haven’t shaved your head yet, Sunny. Am I making sure of that right?
SPEAKER 14 :
I will not be shaving my head. All right.
SPEAKER 15 :
Good. Good.
SPEAKER 14 :
Good to know. But we would really want parents to to take this opportunity to see that you have younger kids or older kids or whoever you think may need this information. Intro to socialism. That’s our our first real curriculum that is designed to really just show you the concepts of what socialism is, the dangers of it and why it’s Free market economy, economic independence, and American liberty are the reasons that our nation has been so prosperous and will be prosperous, and that’s the way to preserve the values that fuel that freedom. So Young Americans Against Socialism, you can go to yaas.org or find us on Instagram with the same name. And we’re just grateful to be part of this turning tide. And I think this is, you know, we have all the momentum and all the energy. So this is the time to even just double down and make progress. make socialism and communism understood to people because we have just definitely dodged a bullet that was moving in that direction.
SPEAKER 15 :
Absolutely. Sonny, by the way, thank you. I appreciate it very much. I appreciate the fact you’re not shaving your head. Those of you that don’t know what that means, go look up the 4B movement and you’ll understand fully what I mean by that. But Sonny, I appreciate you very much. Keep up the great work and we’ll keep chatting.
SPEAKER 14 :
Thank you so much. Always a pleasure.
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All right, we are back. Rush to Reason, Denver’s Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560. Okay, I was going to add this yesterday with Andy. Didn’t get a chance to do it, so I moved it to today. I’ve got just enough time, I think, where I can do this. And some of you may have seen this. It’s a meme, or I think it may have even come from, I don’t know. I don’t know who posted this, but I think it’s pretty true. How the Democrats could have won the election if only they’d have mentioned abortion one more time. If only they would have mentioned drag queen shows one more time. If only they had mentioned transgender one more time. If only they could have used the gay card one more time. If only they would have allowed more men in sports, women’s sports. If only they wouldn’t have used the word weird more. If only they could have used Americans are racist one more time. If they only could have called Americans fascists one more time. If only they could call Trump a misogynist one more time. If only they would have used Hitler more. If only they would have used Mussolini more. If only they would have mentioned Putin one more time. If only they could have blamed Trump for the border just one more time. Remember, that was Kamala’s excuse for the border. It was all Trump’s fault. He lobbied and did X, Y, Z, and that’s why the Trump – that’s why the border was in the shape it’s in is because of Trump. If only they had called Americans garbage one more time. If only they had called Americans Nazis one more time, maybe they would have won. And, folks, I initially thought – Now, again, it’s only been a week, and we’ll tell more as time goes by. But I initially thought in this last week the Democrats would really learn a lot from what happened last Tuesday. I really did. I really felt like, yeah, they’re going to look back. They’re going to lick their wounds a little bit, but they’re going to go back to the drawing board, and they’re really going to fix some of the things that had been going on inside their party. I will tell you that one week later, I don’t think they’ve learned a thing. And I can say that even by some of the text messages I get from the left. They haven’t learned a thing. I.e., the text message I got yesterday that wanted me to remind all of you that you’re illiterate. Myself included. Yes, that came from a leftist listener that basically put out, sent me the image of the chart that says those people that voted for Trump the most are the most illiterate in the country. So I’m telling you, they haven’t learned a thing. When you’re going to send that kind of a message to a talk show host that you know where they stand, and you know, by the way, that they’re not illiterate, because I’m not. I’m far from it. I may not be the smartest guy in the room, but I’m also not the dumbest. And I can tell you this, I am a lot smarter than Kamala. That I can say with confidence all day long. I can go round and round with her any given day. So the fact that they’re sending these sorts of things out to people like me to make sure I tell you that you’re illiterate, they haven’t learned a darn thing. And they’re bound to repeat the beating they just got last Tuesday again if they don’t change their ways. But here’s the fact. They’re not going to. And here’s the reason why. I’ll close with this before I go to break. It’s hard to cure mental illness. It’s hard to cure mental illness. American National Insurance is up next. Make sure that you’re dialed in when it comes to your insurance. Paul will broker whatever you need for your insurance needs. 303-662-0789.
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