Prepare for a spirited discussion as Mike tackles the ongoing debate about defunding NPR and PBS. With taxpayer concerns at the forefront, he questions the necessity of public funding for media outlets with clear political biases. Listen in as listeners join the discussion, bringing their passion and opinions on this divisive topic. Amidst the debate, Mike doesn’t miss highlighting his ongoing fundraising campaign to support struggling communities through the trusted charity, Food for the Poor.
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He’s the happy conservative warrior. From the Relief Factor studios, here’s Mike Deller.
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Yesterday, I asked this audience how much time you want to spend on Signalgate. And you all said nada, nunca, nine. We are not going to be giving the Democrats their Christmas present. But I am going to put it in the proper context. And believe me, we’re not going to take calls. Well, I don’t want to not take calls, but you know what I mean. We’re not going to waste a bunch of time giving the Trump opponents the victory that they so desperately yearn for. They think they got it. We got him now. Oh, boy. We got him now. The Atlantic editor heard a call about Yemen. That’s it. It’s all over now. And they’re all thumping their chests. And they’re squeaking and shrieking and hollering. And they want Pete Hegseth’s, you know, head over the mantle. They want Mike Waltz’s scalp. They want Trump. Well, Trump should resign. Actually, that’s what should happen. I’m now officially calling on Donald Trump to resign because his national security team used a Signal app and somehow the editor of The Atlantic got invited in. I think the president himself needs to step down. Look, I’ve been thinking a lot about this. I really am disappointed and shocked. I’m shocked. I’m positively shocked at the behavior of the Trump administration. They’re destroying democracy. It’s over. I mean, it’s completely shattered. This country is over. We are living through times that are a million times worse than Pearl Harbor, than 9-11, than anything. The bubonic plague, it’s terrible. And it’s time for Donald Trump to go. Now, you know, if I could be on MSNBC, and that audience, I guess, would think that’s normal. That’s what passes for normal discourse. So I’m just going to play one clip and then move on. Because, again, I’m tired of… fake ginned up controversies when you know how what a bad shape the democrats are in but we better be careful about something because they’re trying to claw back and there’s a couple of special elections where maga is staying home you’re not showing up Trump supporters and Republicans and right of center, even left of center people who are tired of the status quo, they’re not showing up. Race in Pennsylvania. Now, it’s Pennsylvania, and I get it. I get it. Pennsylvania, it’s like sometimes there’s something in the water in that beautiful commonwealth. So once again, a Democrat has won a race that the Republican, I would have thought, would have won. Now they’re worried about Florida. And it’s only because people aren’t showing up. It’s like, well, we got what we wanted on November 5th, and now the job is over. It is not. It is not over. Shake yourself. Show up. You’ve got to vote. It doesn’t end now because you’re going to put us on a collision course if you keep giving Democrats the victories that they desperately need right now because they’re lost in the wilderness. I heard Kurt Schlichter today. I heard him on Chris DeGaulle’s show. We had Kurt on the other day, but Kurt this morning was on fire. And we’ve got to find the clip. Christian, see if you can find the clip of Michael Corleone. I think it was Michael, not Don Corleone, was in an interaction with a politician. And the politician wanted to know, what will you give us as a tit-for-tat or as an exchange or as a, you know, what will you give us? And Michael Corleone’s response was, nothing. I give you nothing. Well, that’s what Kurt was saying about this Signalgate scandal. Trump shouldn’t fire anybody. Don’t give them what they want. Deal with it internally. Slap somebody on the wrist and move on. Give them nothing. They deserve nothing. All they want is to tear down this administration that has had two months of epic, epic success. But let me give you 39 seconds, and this is the only 39 seconds I will devote to Signalgate. I give you Greg Gutfeld from Fox News.
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Trump is more popular now than ever because people have good faith in his aims. And maybe perhaps, you know, there’ll be mistakes along the way. But the Signal app story, it’s the kids menu in the restaurant. The adults come in there. You know, they’re going to have sushi and a T-bone. What do they get for the kids? The media, their God, they got to eat to the chicken fingers.
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Yeah.
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The signal story is the chicken fingers on the menu. Here, give it to the brat so he won’t throw a tantrum. They’re going to have this story for another day or so, and then they’re going to find something else, and it’s always going to be about the process because the aims are too good. Perfect.
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Perfect. That’s it. Now, I’m not comfortable telling you not to call me. I mean, instinctively, I want you to call me here in the Relief Factor studios. We walk in here every day committed to you, this audience. This audience that, by the way, has donated over $125,000 to our Food for the Poor campaign to feed starving children in some of the poorest places in the world. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. Wow, I’m so blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful people. I’m just honored beyond words. The campaign ends tomorrow. MikeOnline.com if you want to contribute. Thank you so much for supporting this Christian ministry, Food for the Poor. So it’s a joy to walk into this audience and to deal with all this stuff that we deal with day after day after day. So look, again, since it’s… counterintuitive for me to say don’t call. Maybe this is the segment where we’ll say if you want to respond in any way about the so-called signal gate, now’s your chance. 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. Again, I don’t want to belabor this. I’m with you. Yesterday I asked this audience, do you want to spend any time? No, no, move on, move on. Everybody said move on, move on, move on. I’m willing to move on, but I don’t like telling you not to call me. I want to make sure I’m not leaving anybody out. Because everybody’s welcome. The Mike Gallagher Show is a big tent. So give me a call if you want to chime in for a couple of minutes on Signalgate. Either agreeing with Greg, maybe. Is he right? Are you one of those Republicans deeply concerned about the Signal app? Oh, no. Incidentally, if there was any classified information in that chat, it’s against the law to release classified information. Yesterday, The Atlantic released it all, so I guess they confirmed there was no classified material in the chat. Thank you, Atlantic. But that’s it. That’s all I’m saying. We’ll see what you want to say. And again, if you call, you call. If you don’t, you don’t. And we’ll move on. 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. Welcome in. I’m moving out. I’m moving out. I’m moving out. I just got the daily report for our Food for the Poor campaign. Look, if the new kid on the block, Chris DeGaulle, beats us in the campaign, I’m in big trouble. I’m giving up. You can’t let that happen. If you like what we do, because we’re all doing this together, this Food for the Poor campaign, I’m going to give you the phone number that I didn’t give you a moment ago. I just need 400 people to pop in 100 bucks. Let’s get 100 people today to donate $100. Food for the Poor. This is what we do. We do this a few times a year. And here’s the phone number that I left out before. If you want to make a phone call, have your credit card standing by and call Food for the Poor. 844-860-HOPE. That’s 844-860-4673. Or you can go to mikeonline.com, click on that banner at the top of the page, or just text the keyword food to 800-655-MIKE, and we’ll send you back the link. And thank you, thank you, thank you for supporting our Food for the Poor campaign. Come on, let’s get there. Come on, 400 people. Wouldn’t it be amazing? How astounding would it be if I could touch the hearts of 400 people, maybe even you, Ed, in Naples? Instead of being grumpy at me, feed starving children. Clothe the naked. Feed the hungry. Partner with the Christian ministry. All I need is 400 people to donate 100 bucks, and we’re there. We’ve got our goal. Maybe we could do it today. Go to mikeonline.com, click on the banner, or call 844-860-HOPE. Call 844-860-4673. However you reach out, I do hope you’ll join me as folks just like you all over America step up to help our friends at the Christian nonprofit international relief organization, Food for the Poor. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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The Mike Gallagher Show.
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Would you be interested in defunding and taking away taxpayer dollars to NPR and PBS?
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Well, I would love to do that. I think it’s very unfair. It’s been very biased for the whole group. The kind of money that’s being wasted, and it’s a very biased view. You know that better than anybody. And I’d be honored to see it end.
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In the ReliefFactor.com studios, here’s Mike.
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And President Trump took to Truth Social last night and said, absolutely, it’s time to defund PBS and NPR. And that doesn’t mean they go away. Look, I know they do good work. Just like Hollywood cranks out great movies. Apparently with the exception of Snow White. Oh my gosh. Did you see what the son of the producer of Snow White said about the young lady who plays Snow White? The woke, Trump-hating, conservative, despising woman named Rachel Ziegler? Oh my gosh. I’ll get into that here in just a moment, but… But look, I appreciate good work, even if I don’t agree with the ideology of the people behind it. It only comes down to one thing for me, taxpayer expense. We’re broke. This country can’t afford to fund programming that details the history of the tsetse fly. Taxpayers should not be asked to pay for ideology that they don’t agree with. And I’d say present company included. No taxpayer should fund the Mike Gallagher show. And even if it’s a small portion of my budget. President Trump last night demanded that Congress immediately defund National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service. He wrote, Republicans don’t miss this opportunity to rid our country of this giant scam, both being arms of the radical left Democrat Party. And, again, let them do what they do. They just have to pay for it themselves, like the rest of us do. See, this hits close to home for me as a years-long broadcaster. I know all about budgets and expenses and revenues. We work hard to earn your trust and get you to support our advertisers, which support this show. A lot of people bristle, oh, you’ve got advertisers. Of course we’ve got advertisers. We’ve got good advertisers, good sponsors. And they fund the programming that you hopefully appreciate. We do things for, we do try to, four times a year or so, a few times a year, we try to do good things for people in need, like the Food for the Poor campaign, where right now you’ve donated like $125,000 to our $40,000 campaign. That’s how big your heart is. That’s how you roll. That’s what you do. And we’re eternally grateful to you. So this is only about taxpayer funding. NPR is going to have to sell more tote bags. And incidentally, here’s the dirty little secret about NPR and public broadcasting. They advertise too. They just do it differently. But they do all kinds of ads. Portions of All Things Consider are made possible by a grant from the Ford Foundation. Ford, get your fiesta today. I mean, they do advertising. They do it all. They do advertising. They do donor campaigns, fundraising, buy tote bags, and then they get government assistance. It’s wrong. It’s wrong. And again, prove me wrong. Tell me why you think one penny of taxpayer money should go to public broadcasting. I mean, I mean it. Theresa, keep a line open. I’ll put you to the top of the line. I want to hear an argument made for taxpayer funding of NPR or PBS. I’m not trying to be a provocateur. I want you to tell me why in the world we would pay with all that we’re up against, trying to get the wall built, trying to continue to enforce border security, trying to assist our veterans. Give cops a living wage, firefighters, inflation, grocery prices, mortgages, rents, gas prices. With all that we’ve got in front of us, please make the argument that you think a portion of your taxes should go towards public broadcasting. 800-655-MIKE. And again, we’re going to hold a line for you. I want you to make the argument. And I promise, let’s have a good faith conversation about why you think any of us should fund public broadcasting. Makes no sense. Joseph is in Pennsylvania. 800-655-MIKE is our number, by the way. 800-655-6453. Joseph, how are you doing today?
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I’m doing fine. Good. You’re hitting the nail right on the head, but PBS and NPR? Yeah, right. They’re just the tip of the iceberg, which you started listing the ones that need the money, and those two, I don’t know how or why taxes are going to them, like you said, but There’s a bigger one. I mean, like I said, they’re the tip of the iceberg. Now, I have a feeling this is going to set off fireworks. But there are other things going on, like with the space station and other stuff that we’re spending billions and trillions of dollars on. that are getting us nowhere.
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Well, I mean, this is the whole point of Doge, Joseph. The whole point of a Department of Government Efficiency is going line by line, page by page, at what taxpayers are funding. And some of it is painful. Look, it’s kind of painful for me. I love the arts. I also hate the thought of poor people in other countries losing vaccines. I saw that last night. I think the New York Times reported that there’s some far-reaching country that is going to have U.S. taxpayer funding for vaccines taken away. I don’t like that. I hate that. That’s why we do things like the Food for the Poor campaign and ask you because that’s the kind of thing that they provide. But it comes down to what we’re going to spend. Can you make an argument intellectually, not with your heart, because I don’t want anybody to die. I don’t want anybody to be sick. I want to help. Look, we all want to make the world a better place. But explain devoting a portion of the federal budget to providing vaccines for a country on the other side of the world? Do we do it because we’re nice guys, we’re good people? Okay. Then support a program like Food for the Poor that provides food and vaccines and medical supplies and clothing to poor people on the other side of the world. But taxpayer dollars? Okay. Make the case. I don’t quite understand it. And maybe I’m being hard-hearted, and I don’t want to do that. I don’t want to be cruel. I have that expression, the cruelty is the point, on my brain. I don’t want us to be cruel. I want us to be good and honorable and kind. But there’s a limit to how kind the United States taxpayer coffers can be. Charles is in Jacksonville, Florida, going to make the case for funding PBS or NPR with our taxpayer dollars. Thanks a lot for joining us today, Charles. How’s it going?
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How are you doing, sir? I’m good. I don’t care about the NPR, but some of the shows on PBS I do watch, and I was just concerned maybe if the funding goes away, they won’t put them on anymore. But do you think they could… fund themselves for the certain shows?
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Well, of course they could. They’d have to. But I mean, let me just analyze what you just said, and I’m not trying to pick on you, but because you like a show on PBS, you want taxpayers who may not like that show to pay for it?
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No, I’m not saying taxpayers. I’m just saying if the funding goes away, those shows will not be on anymore.
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Well, that’s right. So you’re saying the taxpayers could fund it so that your favorite show on PBS doesn’t go away. I mean, I like reruns of… I’m kind of caught in the middle of that. Yeah, yeah. I mean, think about it. You’ve got to put it in that perspective. There’s a lot of shows I like. I’m not going to expect taxpayers to like it. I like The Sopranos. You think taxpayers should fund HBO or Max? Always remember that… Lesson I learned years ago when The Sopranos was a big hit and I said on the air how much I love The Sopranos, a little old lady went out and got cable. She didn’t have cable. She got cable and subscribed to HBO just so she could watch The Sopranos because her favorite talk show host loved The Sopranos and she wanted to see the series about a church choir. The Sopranos is most definitely not about a church choir. Now, again, there’s a great example. That poor lady probably slumped over when she heard the language and the violence and the story about Tony Soprano and his family. I like Sopranos. She probably certainly didn’t like it because she did call in. She said, what is this show about murder and death? I thought it was about a church choir. All right. Now, I’m supposed to expect her to pay a portion of her hard-earned dollars to the Sopranos so it doesn’t go away? It doesn’t work that way. 16 before the hour portions of our show. Look, this is all about entrepreneurship. This is about making America work. There’s a big event coming up May 1st and 2nd. Job Creators Network, they’re having their annual gala. And I’m going to be the emcee. It’s the annual Freedom Fighters Summit. We’ll spend a couple of days discussing pressing issues facing our nation. And look, if you’re an entrepreneur, if you own a business, you’ve got to be here. Because you’ll hear from policy minds like Grover Nordquist, Stephen Moore, Kellyanne Conway, Governor Junkin, Kemp. members of the president’s cabinet, members of Congress. I’ll be there along with other media folks like Trish Regan, Sarah Carter, Hugh Hewitt, Bill Bennett, just added to the roster. Great entertainment, too. Saturday Night Live’s Rob Schneider will perform. Lee Greenwood’s going to sing. Now, look, I’ve got an offer for you. And incidentally, best part of all, it’s in Savannah, Georgia, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, where you’ll have a chance to go golfing, sightseeing. You could tour Savannah to reserve your spot for this one-of-a-kind private event Go to jcn2025summit.com. Remember that website, jcn2025summit.com. If you use the promo code Salem, you’ll get a great discount. When you buy one ticket, you’ll get the second ticket for 50% off. Limited number of tickets available, only about 150. So go to jcn2025summit.com. Portions of your ticket are tax deductible and support Job Creators Network Foundation. Ph.D. 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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Mike Gallagher.
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Now, look, I know this clip has made the rounds. It’s a little bit like the young lady on the New York City subway who face planted trying to… steal the red MAGA hat off a guy riding the subway. We ought to do an experiment. Somebody ought to get bold and brave. Who can we throw out there into the world? Christian? It’s got to be Christian. I think we’ve got to have Christian do it. I think Christian should go ride the subway in New York City with a red MAGA hat on. And Eric could take the video. In fact, let me ask these guys if they’re willing to do that. Let me put that challenge out there. Gosh, when I’m in a weird mood like this, hold on for your lives. But I am. I’m in a good mood. I’ve got a lot of stuff going on, a lot of great stuff happening. I’m feeling better than I’ve felt in a long time. I had allergies, too, this week. Did you notice? Did you hear my voice? I was a little gravelly. Man, I was with Peg and Joey in South Carolina, and we walked the, pardon my language, the damn dogs. Walking those dogs. Walking those two beautiful cocker spaniels is an adventure because they’re not exactly from the Martha Stewart school of dog behavior. They’re wonderful. Jesse, these dogs are so cool. Simon, they’re two of the most beautiful. And Peg and Joey are dog people. Simon… I hope they don’t get mad at me talking about this, but is a special needs dog. Simon has some emotional stuff going on. And they have spent a lot of time and money trying to figure out how to try to help Simon. And they look at it, look, Simon’s a gift to them. And Simon is a blessing. But Simon will go on, he’s like autistic sometimes. They’re hard to describe. I’ve never seen a dog do this. All of a sudden, Simon will go into the corner, stare at the corner, and start growling for five minutes and barking at the corner, just staring. It’s almost like Simon’s seeing ghosts. I don’t want to scare Peg, but that’s what it almost feels like. And I’ve seen these meltdowns. Peggy calls them the meltdowns. And Simon has meltdowns. Beautiful black cocker spaniel. Jesse is like a coffee-colored, caramel-colored cocker, and they’re the sweetest dogs in the world, and they are the Hudson’s babies. So we went for a walk. Peggy said, let’s go for a walk. Well, the wind was blowing and the wind was blowing. It was a windy day at Lake Kiwi over the weekend. And I knew it. I knew it was going to happen. I thought, crap. And sure enough, I felt it by Monday. The allergies kicked in. Whenever I get a bunch of wind like that, I start getting sick from the allergies. And you ought to see my allergy regimen. Holy moly. I got nasal sprays. I got Zyrtec. I’ve got Singular every day for my life. Anyway, I digress. I’m in a good mood. I’m in a weird mood. Eric and Kristen, what would you guys think after the video of the woman? I’ve seen it on Fox a million times. Kristen, have you seen this video? This lady starts yelling at a guy who’s got a MAGA hat on on the subway. Now, first of all, what in the heck is she doing caring about what a guy wears on his head? But, Kristen, did you see that video of her faceplanting? Yes, I did. I mean, did you see it? Go ahead.
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Did you see the version with the chariots of fire music?
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Do we have video of Christian, guys?
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Hold on. Sorry.
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Can you bring yourself up? There you go.
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I need to keep doing my day job. I’m sorry about that.
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Yeah, and they did the chariots of fire because she’s running after him, right?
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Yeah, yeah, and she just face plants, and then there’s all the edits of her sliding up through the skyline. It’s hilarious.
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It’s hysterical, and she falls right on her face. What is she doing trying to change? So would you be willing? I’ll bet you’d be willing to ride the subways with a MAGA hat on.
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Well, if your audience could be as generous to the GoFundMe after I get some hospital bills as they are the food for the poor, maybe we can make it happen, America.
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That would be a definite workers’ comp claim.
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You might have Phil Boyce calling you real quick.
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Pivot over to Eric, and let me find out from Eric if he’d be willing to be the cameraman. And Eric, I mean, because I think that might be a good project. You’re the cameraman and the sound man. Yeah. And you film Christian on a New York City subway with his MAGA hat on. What do you think?
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I think that I would not want to be either Daniel Penny or Jordan Neely in this situation. I want to keep my head down and not look at anyone on the subway. I do not need to get into fights on the subway because I won’t be here for very long. I’ll either be in jail or you’ll be mourning me.
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Well, and the dirty little secret about you is you’re like beyond a black belt, right?
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Yes.
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What’s beyond a black belt? A purple belt?
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No, I’m a second-degree black belt.
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A gold belt? What are you? Bronze belt?
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I have many belts.
SPEAKER 13 :
All right. But you’re a second-degree black belt?
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Yes.
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Wow. Yeah. That’s very impressive.
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That doesn’t mean I want to go out and fight people. It really, really doesn’t. In fact, that’s worse. I mean, I’ll go to jail right away.
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All right. So I’ll take that as both a tepid maybe from you and from Christian about running around on the subways with a MAGA hat on. But this wasn’t tepid. I’ve got to play the exchange between – do we play Brandon Gill? I’m losing track. Do we do that this half hour? Of course, I love this, too. Here’s Seth in Michigan saying, we’ve got to move on from the Signal League. Well, I’m moving. How can I move on when you’re calling me telling me to move on? What do you want me to do? You want me to take your call to say let’s move on from what you don’t want to move on from? These are the challenges I have. This is what I’m up against. This is what I’m up against. 800-655-MIKE. John in Pittsburgh, quickly, let’s talk a little bit about PBS, NPR, and whether taxpayers should fund it. Because Trump is right. We need to defund NPR, PBS. That doesn’t mean they go away. Just let them figure out how to pay for it. Hey, John.
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Hey, Mike. Thanks for taking my call. You bet. Hey, I just wanted to let you know, me and my wife, we’re regular contributors to our local PBS station. Pittsburgh station, they do a lot of cooking shows on there. But I got to a point about 10 years ago where I was really questioning where the money was and where it was going. And I looked up the CEO or the president of our local organization. He was making $209,000 a year. How much? $209,000 a year. Okay. And the vice president was making $184,000 a year. I’d like to know what the lady, did you see the grilling that Brendan Gill gave the head of NPR yesterday? Yes, and I heard it this morning on your show, yes. I mean, I’d like to know what she makes. Tracy, she’s she’s probably in the millions. And that’s the problem. I mean, even with the home show that you were talking about. Right. They get all kinds of money from Home Depot and the other people that support that show. None of the money that’s given to them from the government runs that show.
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Right.
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It’s all the donations they get from Home Depot because the gentlemen on there, they only use Home Depot buckets and tools and everything. So it’s a big promotion for Home Depot.
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For Home Depot, and that’s okay. We like doing that kind of stuff. That’s called synergy. That’s called partnerships, branding, advertising. But remember… NPR and PBS, they do it too. Check out Congressman Pat Fallon, also a congressman from Texas, grilling the NPR CEO about the way NPR covered the Hunter Biden laptop story.
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Ms. Maher, I’m sure you’re aware that Hunter Biden had a laptop.
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I am, sir, yes. Okay.
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And there were many stories written about said laptop.
SPEAKER 01 :
Yes, sir.
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And in 2020, unfortunately, NPR’s managing editor for news refused to cover the story and he branded it a, quote, waste of time. Not a real story and a distraction. And instead, unfortunately, of NPR investigating, they ran a puff piece that led with experts say attack on Hunter Biden addiction deepens stigma for millions. It’s unfortunate that NPR ignored the Hunter Biden laptop story, but y’all did talk quite a bit about the debunked Russia collusion. Do you know how many times NPR interviewed Adam Schiff?
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Congressman, I would love to say that we actually believe we made a mistake on the Hunter Biden laptop story.
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And I appreciate that. Thank you. How many times did y’all interview Adam Schiff about the Russia collusion?
SPEAKER 01 :
I’m sorry. Sorry, I don’t have that number.
SPEAKER 08 :
It was 25 times. You know how many times NPR interviewed chairman of this committee, Oversight Committee, Jamie Comer, about the Biden impeachment inquiry for the Hunter Biden tax evasion and illicit business dealings of the Biden family? I’m sorry, sir. I don’t know. I believe that’s zero. So it’s 25 to zero. Ms. Kerger, you’re aware there’s a political spectrum. It goes all the way from the far right to the far left and everywhere in between. Would it trouble you to hear that for six months there was an analysis done on PBS’s NewsHour from June to November of 2023? where they found that far right was that term was used 162 times and far left was only used six times do you find that troubling i i don’t know the study that you’re referring to and i’d love i’d be very interested in seeing it and understanding how they
SPEAKER 01 :
came up with those numbers.
SPEAKER 08 :
Media Research Center did a six-month analysis, and it’s not how you find it. You say far right, it’s terms.
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I mean, this went on all day long. It was amazing. And again, it comes down to a real simple thing. There’s an audience for NPR. There’s an audience for PBS. No problem. There’s no stomach for taxpayers funding any of it whatsoever. And again, I’ve been asking all day, prove me wrong. 800-655-MIKE. Spring is here, and my pillow is ready to meet the moment with the Spring Sheet Sale. Got to be careful with the way I say that. The Spring Sheet Sale. Say that three times fast. You know the Giza Dream Sheets that I’ve been telling you about? These and the percale sheets, holy cow, check out this offer. Just in time for spring, you can get your very own set of Queen Giza Dream bed sheets from MyPillow. You’ll save 50% or more. You can get the queen size. Queen-sized Giza Dream or percale bed sheets for as low as $29.98 with the promo code MikeG. That’s an extraordinary offer. And when you go to the website, check out the pillows, the slippers, the doggy beds, the loungewear. and more. 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The building came in, the building manager, no, no, there’s no leak. These are just spots. I mean, it’s bleeding through the white ceiling paint. So in order to stop that, you’ve got to get like a primer. First, you’ve got to spray on the primer. It’s got to dry. Then you’ve got to do it again, blah, blah, blah, blah. And then you repaint it. Well, I don’t know how to do any of that. I’m so bad. I’m not entirely sure which end of the brush you hold when you paint. Do you hold the feathery part? I think you do. And then you paint with the wooden part. And so I don’t know what I’m doing. And I need a painter. I went to Sherwin-Williams. The guy just laughed. He said, there’s no painters. He said, are you kidding me? After the hurricane? There’s nothing. There’s no way. So if we have a painter, maybe you call me or text me or email me and give me your number so we’ll FaceTime. And you can show me when I get my butt up on a ladder and try to do this. Because I have no idea. I’m sure I’ll ruin this ceiling. And the worst part is it’s a hallway that’s all part of the living room and there’s no break. So I’m afraid I’m going to discolor the hallway paint and it’s all going to look different and look terrible. It’s going to turn into a house of horrors. I’m going to walk in. I’m going to see those spots. And every time I walk in there, I cringe. It looks so bad. And I hate stuff like that. But because of the hurricanes… There are zero painters that have any availability, especially for a small job like that. I told the Sherwin-Williams guy, I said, there’s nobody? I said, I’ll be generous. Nope, nobody available. Speaking of hurricanes and property damage, did you hear how many people, how many homes have gotten permits to to rebuild their homes after the destruction from the wildfires in Southern California. Now, obviously, thousands of people lost their homes. Thousands of people lost their property. Terrible damage. And the city of Los Angeles insists that they’ve got to issue all of these onerous permits you’ve got to go through miles of government tape to rebuild your own home. You want to know to date how many permits have been issued from the wildfires. In fact, let me give you, let’s do a little quiz. If you don’t know and you want to guess, call me. But you’ve got to not know the answer. 800-655-MIKE. We all saw the coverage of the devastating wildfires in California, right? We all saw that. There is reporting now, and don’t Google it and call me. Just be honest and call me. It’s been over two months now since the deadly Palisades fire. Guess how many permits have been issued so far to rebuild? or to fix the problem. Give me a call if you don’t know the answer, and give me a guess. 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. Portions of our show, while I’m waiting for your calls, I want to remind you about our sponsor, Dean Owen, CPA. This guy and I have been working a lot together in the last few weeks. I am overwhelmed by his expertise, his knowledge, his strategy, Dean and his team specialize in helping you and your business or just families reduce their tax burden and build financial and tax plans that are aligned with your goals and your values. You know, when you work with somebody like a CPA or a financial planner, you want somebody who represents your values, right? Why work with somebody who doesn’t share your values? Well, Dean does. He’s a combat vet. He’s a very, very trusted voice in this space. And I’m just going to make it clear to you, my CPA can be your CPA. Call Dean today, 270-554-0720. Write that number down, 270-554-0720. That’s 270-554-0720. Or you can visit owencpa.com, owencpa.com. Let’s take a guess. Let me give Larry in North Carolina a chance to take a guess. All right, Larry, it’s been two months since the devastating wildfires, all the loss of property, the terrible destruction of these fires. Guess how many permits the city of Los Angeles has issued to date?
SPEAKER 03 :
Well, first of all, let me tell you, I love your show. I listen to it every day. Thank you. And God bless you for what you do for those kids in El Salvador.
SPEAKER 13 :
Thank you, Blair.
SPEAKER 03 :
You’re very kind. Anyway, I’m going to say 38.
SPEAKER 13 :
That’s a good guess. That’s not a terrible guess because that’s low. But, you know, maybe with bureaucracy and what Democrats do with tying everybody up. All right, 38.
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Okay, good deal.
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Hey, have a good day, Mike. You too. Thank you. Well, I was going to give you… Okay, thank you very much for your kind words, and I appreciate your support very much. Nope, not 38. Ready for this? Four. Four. They have issued four permits. People in Los Angeles cannot get through the red tape. It’s a disaster. It is a nightmare. And people are struggling. And this is what Democrat leadership gives you. Real simple. This is what, when Trump talks about deregulation, this is what he means. When we talk about deregulating, this is what is at stake. I was in a neighborhood yesterday looking at a condo and a guy walked by with a FEMA jacket on. And I looked at him and I thought, okay, what are you guys doing to help people? And I know FEMA, there’s a lot of good people. Not everybody in the government is bad. But the bureaucracy of Democrat-led communities is strangling people. Ordinary, hardworking, taxpaying Americans. Four, four permits were issued so far, according to National Review. Check it. Look it up. Look it up. People are giving me advice I should go to Thumbtack. So that’s good. I’ll go to Thumbtack and invite Jeffrey Dahmer to come in and paint my ceiling. He’ll be carrying my head around in a bowling bag. after he paints my ceiling. That’s all I need. I’ll get some guy, some Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris-loving painter. I’ll go online and find a nutcase to paint my ceiling. He’ll put my skin on his lampshades. I mean, that’ll be the end of me. Don’t forget the Food for the Poor campaign, our final day tomorrow, and you’re just astounding. About $120,000, $425,000, $40,000 goal. A few times a year we come to you and humbly ask you to help those in need, and you did it in a big way. I will always be grateful to the generous, giving, loving people who support this show and support our campaigns. Food for the Poor is a beautiful Christian ministry. You can go to MikeOnline.com to make a donation, whatever you can afford. Thank you. Don’t forget, $1,000 or more tax-deductible donation. I’ll call you personally to thank you, and we’ll have a nice chat, and we’ll solve all the world’s problems together. MikeOnline.com to donate. Thanks for being a part of our day, and we’re glad to have been a part of yours. Let’s do it again tomorrow. Have a great Thursday. Be safe. Keep fighting the good fight. I’m Mike Gallagher. God bless America.
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