As the discussion touches on the political tensions in California and the challenges faced by public servants today, John and Richard also explore the broader themes of individual liberty in the current administration’s agenda. Together, they examine the controversial prayers offered at the recent inauguration and discuss how the narrative of inclusivity and unity is being challenged by certain figures in the clerical realm. This insightful conversation is punctuated with recommendations on how citizens can take actionable steps to ensure their freedoms are preserved.
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And we are back. Hour number two, Rush to Reason, Denver’s Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560. Richard Battle joining us now. Richard, how are you, sir?
SPEAKER 10 :
Good afternoon, John. We’re doing fantastic. The air’s cleaner. The water’s cleaner. The birds are happier. The sun shines brighter. It’s a new, new deal.
SPEAKER 11 :
and global warming has ended because it’s snowed all along the Gulf Coast.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, we had snow yesterday. It’s gone today, but I tell people, just think how bad it would be if we didn’t have global warming.
SPEAKER 11 :
There you go. A new beginning and a new hope, and yes, indeed.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, yes, we had a New Deal 90 years ago under Franklin Roosevelt, and while it’s not being called a new New Deal anymore, To me, that’s in effect what we’re getting because there’s going to be a turning away from a lot of those concepts and government agencies and how things are done. And this is our last great hope to return to the federalism and small-R republicanism of our country.
SPEAKER 11 :
And for those of you that maybe don’t believe that or understand that, some of the executive orders that have already been handled, that are out-signed as of right now because it’s 6 o’clock on the East Coast, Richard, there is a lot of federal workers inside of DEI programs. that are now on paid leave, that also have mandates from their higher-ups to fire them. That is the next thing that will be happening. They’re eliminating basically all of the DEI nonsense that’s been inside of government. That, by the way, will spread into the private sector. On top of that, there is a hiring freeze in the federal government, which he also did. I believe even that one was on Monday, Richard. Both of those, by the way, were much needed.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, absolutely, because we’ve got such a bloated government who makes work, if you will, to try to justify their existence versus doing things that benefit the country because we’re spending way too much money, and that’s the reason for the deficit. And if we can reprioritize and only take in the revenue we need and only spend the revenue we take in, we will be a lot healthier, and you and I and the listeners will be freer and have more money in our pockets.
SPEAKER 11 :
The other thing that he did to Richard along those lines is which, again, you know, some people may argue with, but I think it was the right move. All federal workers back in the office, no more remote work, which I’m sure some of those are very upset about. And again, I I will be the first to say I’ve said this many times on air, Richard. There’s a small percentage of people that work remotely that do really well and can excel. The other 95 plus percent don’t.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, yes, and this applies to people who used to work in the office all the time, and only 6% of the federal government workers are back working in the office. That’s unheard of in the private sector. And so this is something that’s normal in the private sector, and we have had worse services from people working remotely. We, the citizens, for what we’re paying for, and hopefully… This will get them back in the office as well as, to use the term in the private sector, right-size the organizations for the staff needed for the work that’s needed to be done.
SPEAKER 11 :
The other thing, and I know it’s not in our notes, Richard, but the other thing I think that we’ll start seeing incorporated, because I think you’ll see the likes of Elon Musk and others work on this, and that is working AI more into what’s going on governmentally speaking. And you and I both know there are so many things that happen inside of government that, frankly, don’t need any bodies, you know, any bodies there to handle. You could automate so many different things inside of government that, frankly, because We’ve always done it this way. We can’t do that, according to them.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, that’s exactly correct. And that’s, again, another advantage of the people coming in, because so many of them have private sector work experience and leadership experience. And so many people in the past administration never worked anywhere but government.
SPEAKER 11 :
Right.
SPEAKER 10 :
And so you get this incestuous situation where no one comes up with new ideas or No one wants to change. And so it perpetuates this, doing it the same way forever and ever.
SPEAKER 11 :
We’ve got lots of examples of poor government leadership. The biggest one we saw of late with the California fires, Richard. And I’ve said this on air publicly. I really think that’s going to affect the politics in California. And I will go as far as to say that I believe Gavin Newsom, as governor of California, has probably seen his political career end once he’s done being governor.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, I hope so, but he’s almost had an eternal life, and he’s one of the members of the four big families in California, and if there’s anyone who could survive this, he could, although I hope he doesn’t.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yeah, and again, because of the mismanagement and things that have happened there, and you could be right, he may, although there’s a lot of individuals in California right now not happy with him.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, and I agree, and I hope he doesn’t. I’m just saying that he’s part of the Pelosi family and the Leland-Stanford family and all the big four families that have run California for the last 100-plus years, and he’s been their kind of golden child, so we’ll see how much protection he gets.
SPEAKER 11 :
One of the things I think you’re going to see under Donald Trump, because you’re already starting to see it, is a return to individual liberty. In other words, not even democracy, but each one of us having individual liberty, which is what a constitutional republic is all about.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, exactly. And this is one of the things that frosts my cake. And we saw people in Washington Monday, and everyone on the other side, they’ll talk about democracy all the time. They will never use the word republic. And we are a constitutional republic, and a republic protects the minority viewpoint, whereas a pure democracy runs the minority viewpoint over. And I think it’s important for us to point that out and return not only the republic, but return talking about it so that the citizens know why it’s beneficial for all of us.
SPEAKER 11 :
That’s right. You’re also seeing him drive political and economic freedom. Now, with all of that, by the way, there are some personal responsibilities, which I talk about constantly on this show, that come with that.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, absolutely. And we need people to realize that if they want the freedoms that the country can give and have given in the past, that we have to do certain things. And so it means government not being the provider of first choice in a disaster. It means families helping each other in the church and neighbors and community and the state. And finally, the feds last if we want to make the government small. And I always talk about the story in Galveston because the hurricane in 1900 killed over 6,000 people at least. Wow. And they rebuilt the town. They put a 17-foot seawall up to stop the storm surges from flooding the island. And then each property owner was responsible for raising their own property 17 feet higher and having their building on top of that 17-foot increase. It took 10 years to complete. Everyone had to provide their own solution for that. And that is totally unheard of these days. Like in California, people have a fire, and they immediately expect the federal government to rebuild their houses without any cost at all.
SPEAKER 11 :
That’s right. The other thing that I noticed on Monday, and I talked about it a little bit, but since you’re here, let’s talk a little more. The one thing that Trump said that I really appreciated was, we’re going to be colorblind and merit-based.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, merit-based is so important because that’s what gives people the opportunity to perform well. and excel and climb the ladder and be more successful in life because things aren’t stacked against you. And yes, in the past, we had things stacked against certain groups, but that’s no reason for us to stack things against other groups today. And you can’t take unequal people in unequal circumstances and the government come in and give them unequal remedies and end up with equality.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yep, you are. And again, I appreciated that about Donald Trump, and he delivered on that by doing what he’s done with some of the executive orders when it comes to DEI and other things. Reality, Richard, is people should be rewarded for what they do, not who they are.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yes, and when I worked for the city I grew up in as a kid during the summer sometimes, and you went out and worked hard, some of the workers would say, hey, stop working so hard, you’re making me look bad. We want people to go out and work hard and excel, and the other people have to work to catch up or else leave.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yep. You close with this, your last sentence. Public service should be temporary and a sacrifice versus an all-you-can-take buffet. And the reality, Richard, is government has gotten in. By the way, this is across the board. You can go to a local county. You can go to state. Yeah, I know there’s a few counties and maybe there’s some exceptions. But by and large, Richard, you can pretty much go to any government entity, and this is true, unfortunately.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yes, it is, and it happens across the political spectrum. Unfortunately, it’s all you can take. People think they have a right. It’s their turn now when they get into office because other people are doing it, and we see people. make vast sums of money in political service when it should be a public service job. And we need to punish people who do that, regardless of what political party they’re in.
SPEAKER 11 :
Agreed. Richard Battle, as always, I appreciate you joining us. Your books are always available on your website. Talk about how folks can grab a hold of one of those. They can get them signed as well. And I know, folks, it might sound early, although, Richard, the time will fly by the time folks are looking at graduations and things along those lines.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, thank you. RichardBattle.com is our website. All 11 books are there. The latest is Americans Who Made America, the 18th Century Birth of the Republic. If you order there and email me, we’re happy to inscribe the books. If you email me, richard at richardbattle.com. They’re all on Amazon and other places as well, including Kindle and audio versions.
SPEAKER 11 :
All right. Richard, as always, I appreciate you very much.
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Always my pleasure. God bless America.
SPEAKER 11 :
God bless you too, Richard. I do appreciate that. We’ll have Sonny Kutcher, by the way, joining us at the bottom of the hour, and we’re going to shift our breaks around a little bit today and so on. So if you hear us go a little bit longer on a break, you’ll know why. I wanted to get some things changed around along those lines, and we’ll have plenty of time to talk to Sonny as well. Before we do that, though… Some of you may have seen the video, and there’s some audio on it as well, but the prayer gathering that happened after the inauguration. And I was not able to watch that live. I pretty much watched the inauguration a few things afterwards, watched his speech to those supporters that were there that were not able to actually be in the room for the inauguration itself. And after that, I kind of turned it off, really didn’t think much about it. Well… There is a bishop, Marianne Edgar Budde, I’m not saying that right. Do you know how to say her last name, Charlie? B-U-D-D-E. Who holds one of the most prestigious, I should say, clerical posts as a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. Now, by the way, whoever put her in as somebody to pray for the president should have done a little bit of fact checking on her. Because reality is she is a total dyed in the wool, hate Trump lefty. has been very outspoken on that from the get-go. Why somebody thought, other than probably somebody that set this up was a lefty themselves, why somebody thought it would be a good idea to have her praying for President Trump as he starts his term is beyond me. She had the gall—yes, I’m saying it that way. She had the gall, and I know there’s a lot of lefties that are praising her for what she said, but she had the gall to basically, in the prayer itself— chide Trump and preach to him, and I’m not exaggerating when I say that, on the LGBTQ crowd, the illegal immigrant crowd, and so on. And you can watch this and know exactly what she said, you know, verbatim. But the reality is she basically got all over Trump’s case because of his positions, much like my and your positions when it comes to illegal immigration. the wokeness, DEI, all of the different things that go along there, that go along with that. And she literally, and I’m not exaggerating, chided him and… What’s interesting is a lot of the video isn’t even of her. It’s of the crowd. Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, their wives and kids and so on. And all you have to do is look at the faces of the individuals, not just Donald Trump, as this lady is spewing out all of this nonsense. And it is utter nonsense. And you look at these folks and they’re just like, what are we doing? What are we doing here? I’ll just say it straight up. They’re better men than me because I would have got up and left. I wouldn’t have sat there. I don’t care whether that would have ruffled feathers or not. I would have stood up and left. But that’s me. Well, Charlie said it wasn’t a prayer, but it was at the prayer service. Yeah, she was praying, but it wasn’t a prayer. Thank you, Charlie. Yes, that’s a good way to say it. Yeah, it was presented as a prayer, but it wasn’t. It was a sermon against Donald Trump. And wrong place, wrong time. If you want to have those feelings, great. We live in a free country. You’re free to have those feelings. It is a free country. Freedom of speech. We will protect that at all costs. But again, wrong place, wrong time. And again, I’ve read all sorts of things from the left that praise her. And, you know, she had guts to do something. And she’s going to now be on Trump’s hit list and this, that and the other. And by the way, that’s all utter nonsense also. Trump did come out and say, you know, you owe all of us and your church an apology. Because reality is, that’s not what that event was about. And furthermore, you are forgetting what a lot of these illegal aliens have actually done once they’ve arrived here. You’re making a blanket statement, making them sound like, you know, they’re all choir boys. I’m paraphrasing Trump, but she made, in her speech to Trump, it wasn’t a prayer. She basically made it sound like every immigrant that arrived is a choir boy. We all know that’s not true. Even folks that have come here and have immigrated legally are upset about the way we’ve had open borders and the people that we have allowed to come through. So the reality is this particular, in my opinion, bishop should be canned. Won’t happen, of course. There are those on the left talking about how this is really the quote-unquote Christian thing to do, and she was very right in doing what she did. I would fully and firmly disagree with them. They are completely wrong. Now, I’m sorry, but I’m just going to say it. The church that she’s involved in, would I consider them to be, you know, straight down the road Christians, Bible-believing, doing what’s necessary when it comes to winning souls and so on? No. No. Sorry. They are about as liberal as it gets. It’s all feel-good nonsense. And I’m not exaggerating when I say that. I’m sorry if you’re part of that church. Sorry. Defend yourself. Reality is, it’s about as unchristian, unbiblical as it can be. Yeah, thank you, Charlie. The gospel is not preached. In fact, I would go as far as to say I’m not sure they even believe in the gospel. And I don’t think I’m too far off in saying that, am I, Charlie? I mean, it is the Episcopal Church. And they have strayed so far away from what their core was back in the day that it’s not even funny. And this is who she’s a part of. I had said on the National Crawford Roundtable that they should have taken the young black preacher from Detroit that was in the middle of the prayer service. You know, the three people that prayed, he was in the middle. They should have had him here. should have just had him do double duty. They would have been much better off in doing so. But reality is, they didn’t. This has become actually a pretty big story. If you haven’t seen this, I encourage you just go look it up. It is easy to Google and find. The article I’m reading right now is on the Daily Signal, titled Episcopal Bishop Chides Trump on Politics, and of course he pushes back. And once again, this is a bishop that, in my opinion— I could sit here and interview, and I’m not of the ministry. I don’t have a degree in it like Andy has and so on, but I could tear her apart, theologically speaking, all day long. Because her and I believe in totally different things when it comes to what Scripture says. So at any rate, it’s a big story. It’s worth looking up. She basically, yes, in a lot of ways, preached to, chided Trump during this quote unquote prayer slash sermon, I call it. It wasn’t a prayer, it was a sermon. And at the same time, forgetting, which is what the left does, forgetting the reality of what’s really going on. It’s sort of like our own Mayor Johnston here in Denver. He thinks every one of these quote-unquote refugees that’s come to Colorado and Denver is completely innocent of anything. Just ask him. It feels like we need to roll out the whole silver platter and the like, give them the keys to the city when they show up. That’s what Mike Johnston believes. By the way, Mike’s in for a real rude awakening when they start doing some roundup in Denver, by the way, is on their list when it comes to rounding up some illegals and so on. And there’s, by the way, some really great articles. We’re going to talk about some of this with Sonny Kutcher and some of the folks they’ve already rounded up and some of the things that they have done already today. And the criminal gang members that they’ve already, MS-13 and so on, some of those gang members, they’ve already rounded up to deport. It’s happening literally, folks, as we speak. And I’m not exaggerating when I say that. So, again, this particular bishop, completely off base in the things that she was telling Trump, which is not uncommon for a lefty because they’re mentally ill. They literally have no idea what reality is. They live in their own reality, is what I should say, having no real idea what’s going on in the real world, and that is this particular – I have a hard time even calling her a bishop because she’s an activist. She’s a political activist. She is not a bishop. So that’s what I’m going to call her. She is not an Episcopal bishop, in my opinion. She is a political activist that used her position to do just that in this inaugural follow-up prayer service that they held, and was very wrong, in my opinion, for what she did. All right, let’s do this. 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All right, we’re back. Rush to Reason, Denver’s Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560. Sonny Kutcher joining us now. Young Americans Against Socialism. It’s been a great week so far, Sonny.
SPEAKER 09 :
It’s been a great week for freedom. Very excited to discuss it. And we can already see some of the changes taking place post-inauguration day.
SPEAKER 11 :
And some of those actually late inauguration day, which hardly ever happens. Give him credit where credit’s due. Donald Trump did some things on opening day, I guess you could say, unlike other presidents in the past.
SPEAKER 09 :
Absolutely. And America deserves a truthful and honest president. We deserve a president who is going to take our country back to its roots and the values that created the framework of this country, like limited government, individual liberties, power to the people, real power to the people, meaning our voice is heard and that our public servants are being held accountable to our needs and the things that people need in each individual state. I think President Trump has shown that he listens to the people and that he has advisors on his team who are willing to, as you saw with the election, you know, go out there and talk to people, podcasts, young people, all kinds of people to really hear what, you know, what will help them make this country better.
SPEAKER 11 :
One of the first times – and this is a little bit off topic, but I wanted to get your opinion on this because watching everything that happened up to the election and then even after the election and really watching the inauguration and looking at not only Donald Trump’s son but – his granddaughters and so on, and realizing that while he might be 78 years old, he is surrounding himself with a lot of other young and vibrant individuals that I believe are really pouring into him some of the things that are happening in their own world. And as you being a young person as well, I think it’s, in my opinion, the first time I’ve seen any president really look to the younger generation the way Trump is. Am I wrong in my thoughts?
SPEAKER 09 :
I think you’re absolutely right. Spot on. You know, I think Trump understands that we need leadership in this country. That is what makes the wheels of freedom turn. Be someone who understands business, that overregulation leads to disaster, that allowing people to have the resources they need in order to prosper, but also the freedom to do so as well. And I think President Trump really understands that the young people that he has on his team that are advising him really well can see what the young people in this country need in order to become better leaders.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yeah, it was interesting. One of the stories that he told was his son, Barron, who, by the way, is turning out to be just a really awesome young man and was highlighted a lot in the inauguration itself. He was one of those that came to Trump and said, hey, we’re missing this whole segment of the population. And, you know, they play games and they do this and they do that. And Trump was kind of looking at him like, huh? And yet had enough intelligence to say, OK, show me. which, you know, Barron did, and Trump was able to capture a lot of those young men especially, but I think it was young ladies as well, and just did a fabulous job, and by the way, is now delivering to those people the very same things he told them he would do on the front side.
SPEAKER 09 :
Absolutely, and I think it’s because young people are understanding the problems that we’ve been plagued with, especially the last four years, but for a long time now, right? that these issues really affect young people the most because we are inheriting this country. And in order for freedom to prosper for generations to come, young people need to get involved. And for, you know, President Trump and, you know, I think any candidate should be taking advantage of these opportunities, podcasts and whatnot, because, again, that is how you reach the people. And we are seeing now that the mainstream media is just absolutely dead. Nobody believes them. They’re the enemy of the people. It is really bought and paid for by communists. That is actually the story of service buying hundreds of radio stations. They want to control the wavelength. They want to control the information. And if you want to circumvent that, you go straight to the sources. You go straight to the people who are going to release long form content showing the people. for in President Trump’s case, what he had planned for this country. And I think those issues like immigration, like bringing jobs back to this country, limited government, taking restrictions off of, you know, the over-regulations that have been put in place, those are all very socialist tactics and very socialist policies. You know, I think young people are starting to make those connections because they’re hearing the truth. And now they’re able to cross-reference and see the difference between what we’ve had and the lies that these communists have been telling us. that socialism is the answer or, you know, disguising it under other names. But we know that it’s socialism. And they’re seeing that entrepreneurship and limited government and economic independence is the way to go for America because it’s what served us. And it’s what has catapulted this nation to, you know, the prosperous nation that it is.
SPEAKER 11 :
Absolutely. The other thing we’re seeing right out of the gate, you sent me an article talking about how they are already out right now. ICE is rounding up. They were in Boston today. They’re rounding up, you know, any of these egregious criminal aliens in this particular case, this particular case. A person reporting witnessed eight arrests, including multiple MS-13, Interpol red notices, murder and rape suspects, a violent Haitian gang member with 18 convictions. In other words, these are not nice people, which, by the way, the last administration allowed to come in and probably handed them some freebies along the way. This administration, though, Donald Trump is saying, yeah, no more. We’re going to deal with this, and you’re not doing this any longer.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, there’s been a line drawn in the sand because we can’t have people walking, millions of people walking into our country. That in itself is a crime. If you want to get down to brass tacks, sorry, it doesn’t mean that all these people are bad people. It has absolutely nothing to do with that. We are a country of laws. We have the law of rule and order.
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border.
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And in order to maintain security for the people who pay taxes, who live in this country, who have a stake investment in this country, get families in this country, they want to have the process be exactly what it is, the process by which it happens legally. And unfortunately, if you are in this country illegally, then that’s not going to work out for for them because we’ve had an issue and now we have to crack down. I mean, I think that’s truly what’s happened. And we’ve been lied to by the left. for so many years that this wasn’t a problem, that it’s a great thing to have people just walking across the border who knows what they are. You know, we had COVID mandates and restrictions, but then you had illegals crossing over the border and just we don’t even know where they’re going or who they are or anything about them, let alone if they’re vaccinated with the COVID vaccine, you know, or any other vaccine for that matter. It’s just it’s absolutely outrageous. And I think people are just seeing straight through the lies. and the deception. President Trump understands that securing the border has absolutely nothing to do with immigrants being bad. It’s exactly what they tried to do. Orange man bad. So I think we have to really just take these issues for what it is. He also sent another 1,500 troops to the southern border as well, just announced recently. That’s fantastic. We have the closures of federal DEI offices and affirmative action. Yep, absolutely. Awesome. Affirmative action. Yep. And another one that’s really a big one for us is that right before President Biden left office, he signed an order that revoked or I guess downgraded Cuba’s status as a state sponsor of terrorism. And so President Trump put that back into law.
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And then adding on to that, a lot of the people that they’re rounding up right now, including, you know, cartel members and so on, you know, Donald Trump is basically saying, you guys are terrorists. We’re going to label you as such. We’re going to round you up and take care of you. Now, with all that being said, really quick, somebody asked me, will Crawford Broadcasting ever sell to somebody like a George Soros? Well, number one, we’re not for sale. Number two, there’s already a secession plan in place when it comes to what will happen if Don Crawford Sr. decides to not be at the helm any longer. And I will assure you. This one I know for a fact. Yeah, that ain’t happening. We are not selling that. No way we’re ever going to do anything along those lines. We will continue to do exactly what we’re doing right now. Literally, you know, indefinitely is what I should say, Sonny. So the reality for somebody asking that is, yeah, no, we’re not going anywhere. We’re going to keep doing what we’re doing.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, I’m glad to hear it. And we’ll be here talking about the issues as long as that’s possible.
SPEAKER 11 :
Absolutely. Talk to us, because this came up, and it continues to come up. We saw the wildfires in California where you’re at, and heart goes out to all those people and so on. But on the same token, we saw Joe Biden walk right in and say, we’re going to help you rebuild 100%. Yet we’ve got folks in North Carolina that are struggling. Yet today it looks like breaking news. They are now seeing some relief that, by the way, is long overdue, months overdue. And finally, we’re seeing this administration treat them the same way Joe Biden treated Californians.
SPEAKER 09 :
And the same way that everybody should be treated in this country when there is such a disaster like we’ve seen across the country in Hawaii. I mean, those people only got $750. They’re probably thinking to themselves, okay, North Carolina and California, what about us too?
SPEAKER 14 :
Right, right.
SPEAKER 09 :
Good point. But we did see that residents in Western North Carolina specifically. You know, they’ve been sitting in these hotels. Some have been literally on intense, in freezing cold weather. It is absolutely heartbreaking. This should never happen in our country. Our people should be the first ones that we help in disaster, in times of crisis. And now, finally, you know, we’re seeing videos of people being moved into long-term furnished apartments. And just watching the video of some of these people reacting to, you know, being… Yeah, they’re in tears.
SPEAKER 11 :
They’re literally… And by the way, for everybody listening, and I think most people know this, Sunny, but again, not trying to diminish anything in California, although some of what happened in California was the result of improper leadership, not taking care of things, and so on. The folks in North Carolina… it was simply a natural disaster. There was nothing those folks could have done on the front side to prevent anything that happened. And so, not that my heart doesn’t go out to folks in California that lost everything, but Sonny, I’ll just say it straight up. What happened in North Carolina, in my opinion, is, and granted, it’s been devastating in California, but those folks in North Carolina, that was not of any of their own doing.
SPEAKER 09 :
No, and I just think I think the recovery has just been abysmal. You know, the leadership needs to take a real hard look in the mirror. That’s right. And I think, you know, once the disaster happens, like you said, it’s like, what can you do? Even in California or Hawaii, for that matter, of course, there are ways that we could have minimized the damage or the destruction. But at the end of the day, it’s really, okay, the road to rebuild and recover is maybe even more challenging than just accepting the disaster for what it is. you know, we have a long way to go in terms of that across our country. And this is another, you know, just another notch kind of in the belt in the sense of why is America, you know, this prosperous nation, this nation that prides itself on economic independence, and we’ve been so successful, but our, you know, airports are falling apart, our infrastructure is falling apart, our people are being forgotten and neglected and almost to a criminal, willful negligence standpoint. It’s just absolutely absurd. We’ve been, you know, prioritizing illegal immigrants, you know, as we just discussed and the DEI and just doing everything backwards. We’re finally going back to the framework, which is everything is based on merit. based on your content of your character. And we need to have leaders in place who are going to prepare their people and their infrastructure, the state, the local government, and protect our people from further disaster when emergencies happen.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, and on top of that, and this is, you know, I’ll say this openly, we have spent billions of dollars in other areas, Ukraine being one of them, the last administration did. All the while, to your point, Sunny, the amount of money that we spent sending, you know, not only money, but arms and other things over there, the reality is we could have rebuilt both California and North Carolina and Hawaii with the money we’ve spent there.
SPEAKER 09 :
Absolutely. Billions to Ukraine. It’s quite remarkable. I think people, the news cycle is so short, we just tend to forget, truly, like the crazy things that have taken place, the ways in which this country has been almost poisoned by its leaders. I’m getting a motorcycle driving by very loud here.
SPEAKER 11 :
And really quick, just so everybody knows, because this number doesn’t get publicized much by mass media or the non-mass media, which I think you’re correct on saying as well, Sunny. But as of September 30th, the U.S.-Ukraine response funding is $183 billion. Wow.
SPEAKER 09 :
Staggering.
SPEAKER 11 :
$183 billion. That’s a ton.
SPEAKER 09 :
Really unbelievable. And that is why this administration will prioritize eliminating U.S. foreign aid for 90 days. We put a pause on that, which is really important.
SPEAKER 11 :
That’s right.
SPEAKER 09 :
We don’t want to be in any foreign wars. We’re not giving handouts anymore. America first. We want America first in all of our agreements. And, you know, If other countries aren’t going to be happy about that, then they’re going to have to take that up with President Donald Trump because he is serious about, again, bringing this country back to its values, the economic independence values, such as taking off those regulations on home appliances, like light bulbs being banned and things having crazy taxes that just make absolutely no sense. This is the way of the future in order to save our freedom, truly. And once our freedom was taken away, it’s very difficult to get it back. And so all those regulations need to be removed. And I think that is why people have really put their trust in this administration. And, you know, time will tell. I think things are looking really good. We’re restoring. freedom of speech. We’re ending censorship. We’re not prioritizing climate change anymore. We’re not prioritizing COVID anymore. We finally put into law that there are only two sexes, which is so important. I mean, just wins across the board, culturally, ideologically, for American values, for our people, for the economy of this country. We got the Department of Government Efficiency is going to be just flashing numbers here and there. So It feels like a weight has been lifted, truly, and I’m really excited to see what happens. We have a long way to go, and we need to continue putting in the work, which is obviously what makes the work that we do so important, because we want people to learn the truth so that they can really embrace it and speak up now at the time.
SPEAKER 11 :
Young Americans Against Socialism, how do folks find you, Sunny?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yes, YoungAmericansAgainstSocialism, YAS.org, Y-A-S.org. On Instagram, we’re YAS underscore America. I go live on this show every day. I’m live right now on Instagram. So next time you can watch the segment live if you’re into that. And we’re just really excited, you know, and happy that we have the support from your team, from our audience. We did release our Inauguration Day Guide last week. So you can learn all about the inaugural ceremony and the constitutional process and why the founders came. made it so important to teach that and the value of it. So please check out our resources, and if you’re inclined to support and partner with us, we’d be really grateful. Thank you.
SPEAKER 11 :
Absolutely. Sunny, again, thank you so much. We’ll talk next week.
SPEAKER 09 :
Thank you. You bet.
SPEAKER 11 :
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SPEAKER 11 :
All right, don’t have enough time for a full segment, but somebody asked, and I’m going to dovetail into that question because another person actually asked something similar when it comes to Crawford Broadcasting and a lot of what’s happening in regards to the whole broadcasting end of things, all of the consolidations and so on, and somebody asked, you know, would we ever be sold to, you know, Mr. Crawford Sr. ever entertain an offer from a large corporation like, you know, Soros or Cirrus or, you know, And we get them. Yeah, I mean, every large company gets offers. And I can assure you that, yes, those offers come in. Yeah, this particular station, especially if it’s three letters, K-L-Z, we are the oldest station in Colorado. We are. 102 years old. So, yes, offers come in. On the same token, as I said earlier, I know full well that there are no plans at all. Trust me, I would be privy to those if there were. There is no talks, no rumors, no nothing about us doing anything other than what we do. We’re going to continue to move forward just like we always have. Yes, Mr. Crawford Sr. is not a young man. But there is already a plan in place as to what’s going to happen if something ever does happen to him or if he decides to even, you know, let go of the reins and his son would then take over and off we go. So the reality is, no, we are not going anywhere. We are also this is something else I think is really key. We are not beholden to anybody. We don’t owe anybody anything. We are debt free. We don’t have any outside investors. We are not owned by anyone else. No board, no church, no nothing. Nobody out there owns us. Reality is, it is Crawford Broadcasting only. We are debt-free, and it will stay that way. And I will also say on top of that, which we hear this from different individuals, and you would think that… You know, not having all of that, you know, corporate interjection of cash and this, that or the other that, you know, we would not have the equipment and the tooling that other stations and other networks out there have. I will tell you, it’s quite the opposite. We actually have some of the leading technology out there, and we’ll get people that come from other companies that come to work for us that will say, wow, you guys have things that I didn’t even have at that quote-unquote big place I just came from. And I am not exaggerating in the least in what I’m saying. We have the top of the line across the board. equipment out there. So the reality is, no, we are not going anywhere. We are going to continue to do the same things that we’re doing here on a daily, weekly, monthly basis. And there is no plan, any way, shape or form to change that. You hear the Crawford stand on a daily basis. You know exactly where Mr. Crawford’s heart is. And I will tell you that his son feels exactly the same way. So, yeah, no, we are not going anywhere and we are not going to change a thing. So rest assured, we’re going to keep doing just exactly what we’re doing so by the way thank you though for those questions i do appreciate that and i hope that clears a few things up for some of you that are out there listening all right another full hour coming your way don’t go anywhere we got a lot to still cover today tyler o’neill from daily signal is going to join us in a moment so don’t go away this is rush to reason denver’s afternoon rush klz 560.
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I’m a rich guy.
