Will Haynes, alongside former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, breaks down the complexities surrounding a local ordinance in Illinois that threatens to silence a pro-life missionary's voice. Why does this matter to those outside of Carbondale? The answers lie in the broader implications for all Americans who value free speech. As we discuss the legal battles at hand, we also touch on national security with insights into Iran's nuclear ambitions and the efforts to maintain peace in volatile regions. With updates on Letitia James' legal challenges and the ACLJ's ongoing advocacy, this episode is a testament to the critical importance of defending constitutional rights.
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Welcome to Seculo. Executive producer Will Haynes joining you this Friday. And we've got a lot to cover in this show, folks. But I want to start here. And where I'm starting isn't in Washington, D.C. And it's not about the White House. And it's not about the Department of Justice. But in a way, it's much, much bigger than those things. This is about a city government in southern Illinois, Carbondale. where officials literally told a pro-life missionary, you don't have First Amendment rights. You heard that right. They told a pro-life missionary that they didn't have First Amendment rights. And if that doesn't wake you up, it should. And I'm going to explain why coming up in this broadcast. Because this is a case that we've told you a little bit about before, but we have just filed a preliminary injunction in this case against the city of Carbondale, asking the federal court to block enforcement of a city ordinance, which is unfairly targeting conservative pro-life speech. And it's so vague, it's unconstitutional. we're going to get into the details of that but it should fire you up and it has me fired up this friday looking at what we filed with the court some of the exhibits and we'll go through all that and the details of what happened to this individual that was doing something that the aclj has been fighting to protect for decades demonstrating against abortion telling people they have options What was so offensive that this pro-life missionary had out there that this city official had to come and get the police involved and threaten citation and going over how they are violating this ordinance because of their speech? What was so offensive? Was it graphic imagery? Was it something that parents maybe wouldn't want their children to see driving down the road? No, it was things like, we offer free baby supplies. It was, we will adopt your child. It was things like, love your pre-born neighbor as yourself. And that is the speech that the city officials in Carbondale, Illinois found so offensive. But you may be asking yourself, it's Carbondale, Illinois. I don't live there. We know a lot of you watch in California. You watch in Washington State, New York, Florida, Georgia, Texas, all over the country. You either listen to us on radio or you watch us on YouTube or Rumble. or Facebook or X or all those places if you want to find us, if you want to see the video version. It's a very robust broadcast. It's great. We have an excellent team. But you may be wondering, why does that matter to me? Because it's not really just about this ordinance and it's not about this one individual in Carbondale, Illinois. It's about what they're trying to do, what we're seeing happening in municipalities all across this country. where they are targeting conservative speech, pro-life speech, the very foundations of our Constitution, the First Amendment, the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. They are going after if your speech is something they don't approve of and is too conservative for them. And we're gonna explain exactly how, because it's wild. This story isn't just, they told us not to, we sent a letter and it was all good because we have the law on our side. So stay tuned. I'll go into it in the next segment. But this is the reason you support the ACLJ. It is because we get involved on this local level because it protects all our rights. Because it's not just this individual in Illinois. It's you that they want to silence. It's your speech. They want you to be scared that you're violating their ordinances and laws if you don't fall in line and comply. But we're not going to take it. That's why we are in court. We filed the preliminary injunction motion yesterday. And I'm going to tell you all about it today on Sekulow in this jam-packed Friday show. Stay with me and support the work of the ACLJ at ACLJ.org. We'll be right back after a quick break. Stick with me because I got a lot coming up. Welcome back to Seculo. Executive producer Will Haynes in the chair today, and I'm going over this really fascinating and shocking case that we're handling in Illinois. And here's just kind of the rundown of it, because you may have missed the first segment of what's going on here, but... This is a case where a pro-life missionary has a nonprofit organization in Illinois, was holding a demonstration in a public grassy area near an abortion clinic. There's a city ordinance that has signage laws that they had put up and restrictions on signage. And the client had the ordinance with them that day. And they were approached by a city official who was acting on behalf of the city attorney to try and get this demonstration shut down this just happened a couple weeks ago as a matter of fact we were live on the air when a pastor in the area contacted the aclj saying we need help right now and our attorneys got right on it but now as the case develops and we see what's really happening there it's shocking And it's shocking not just because of what happened to these pro-life advocates, but what could happen to anyone if we don't stand up for the First Amendment and fight back in the courts. So he was out there with this group and they had signs, things that said free baby supplies and we will adopt your baby. And things like love your pre-born neighbor as yourself. And this official Carbondale Community Development Manager confronted our client, said that they were acting on the direction of the city attorney. in that they were in violation of the city's temporary sign ordinance. They labeled the sign as commercial, the one that said free baby supplies, as if it were business for them. But our client was saying this is protected speech, even pointed in the ordinance where demonstrations were exempted from this ordinance under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. And this individual working for the city, when our client said, this is protected under my First Amendment rights, the city official said, no, it isn't. Then the person working for the city got the police involved and the police get there and the police say, oh yeah, you can do this, but you know, you have to move the signs to this place and it's all good. Everything's fine. And the city official said, no, that's not the way I interpret the ordinance. And it keeps going. And then even the next day, our client trying to comply goes and tries to get a permit for signage because that's what the day before they were told you would need to get if it were commercial speech of which they were deeming it. And when they got there, the same individual who came and tried to cite them earlier and called the police on them says that we don't have a permit that exists for what you're trying to do. So what did we do? We filed a lawsuit saying, one, you got to get rid of this ordinance. It is unconstitutionally vague. And what does that mean? It means that When the police can't figure out what the ordinance says, what the individual, the citizen can't figure out what it says, and what the city itself can't figure out what it says, it's unconstitutionally vague because the citizen can't understand what they legally have to do to comply. And that's what we see in this case. The Supreme Court has precedent on this. So the law is on our side there. But we also didn't just stop and let the court take its time. We also filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against them enforcing this ordinance last night so that this pro-life advocate can continue their work while we fight this in court. Now, you may be saying to yourself, you know, I am pro-life, but I don't go to demonstrations or I'm not a part of an organization like our client has that goes and advocates for life. But if an ordinance is so vague, and it seems as you look at how many hoops they jump through just to try and silence the speech of our client, and when you see the other signs that are around there that our attorneys documented and have submitted to the court, things like a fish fry or home renovation or an Irish festival in Carbondale, these signs are fine. There's no citation being issued. So it boils down to that the city didn't like the speech. It was the viewpoint that they were discriminating against, not the signs themselves. It was the people and their beliefs and their First Amendment right to express those that they were upset with. And so, like I said, you may be saying to yourself, I don't know that this applies to me. I don't live in Illinois. I don't go out and stand on the side of the road with pro-life signs. I get that. But if they can discriminate against one conservative viewpoint under the First Amendment that is protected speech, where does it stop? Where do other municipalities and the ones you live in, what do they try to get away with? What if you wanted to go speak out against the curriculum in your schools? And so you wanted to have a visible demonstration, talking about that, getting attention, because the attention's not on the school board meetings. Very rarely are they. So what if you want to raise your voice and advocate for for your children? What if that wasn't a protected demonstration because the city decided it wasn't? What if you wanted to raise awareness? You see all this rampant anti-Semitism across the country breaking into the library at Columbia, destruction for people that support Hamas. You just want to go out there and say, remember the hostages. And you had a sign that says, bring them home. What if that was decided that your viewpoint here, this isn't really a demonstration as we see it under the exemption that's in the city ordinance. So you're not allowed to do this and we're going to call the police. Or what if you decide to have a political rally in the, in the exemptions, in the ordinance, it says that is one, but what if they decided because it's against an incumbent? We don't think it is. We don't think it falls in the exempt category. and they try to shut your speech down. That's how they try to silence you. This isn't some broad national law. This isn't the failing Democrats trying to censor your speech. At the federal level, they're doing a pretty good job right now in the administration of shutting that down. We talked about Marco Rubio shutting down that Global Engagement Center in the State Department, which was spying on Americans, keeping dossiers of their social media. The federal government's doing a pretty good job of that right now. But you know what? It's not their job to go and look at every ordinance in the United States that could be coming after you. And that's all politics is local, as they say. That's where it starts, folks. It starts where you live and where you work and where your children go to school. And if they're able to shut down your First Amendment right there, then you don't have a First Amendment. That's why the ACLJ fights for this. We will fight for you if you are experiencing something similar in your town. We have had thousands of contacts already this year through ACLJ.org slash help. And you don't hear about these cases every day. But that's the work that we're doing. Right now, as soon as I'm off the air, our attorneys are in court in Ohio defending another pro-life advocate who was arrested. because they don't like speech that makes them uncomfortable. They don't like the truth. And so we're going to keep fighting day in and day out to protect that, to protect the First Amendment. It's sacred. It's what makes America great. And we are not going to stop. So how can you help? How does this affect you? One, you can support the ACLJ because it takes a lot of work, a lot of lawyers. We have lawyers in Ohio right now, ones that are doing this work in Illinois. Yesterday, we're in Massachusetts. We heard Jordan will be at the Supreme Court next week. We're all over the place, and it takes you to continue that. So you can support us at ACLJ.org. You can also share this story and remind people why it's not just about Carbondale, Illinois, a place many people may have not heard of, but why it's about your First Amendment right. And so you can go to ACLJ.org and read this article. ACLJ files motion for preliminary injunction to block Carbondale's unconstitutional ordinance from shutting down our client's pro-life signs. You can take this article and you can give it to your friends who care about the First Amendment. And you can explain to them why it matters for them. And if they're experiencing something, if they have a government official in their town trying to shut down their speech, they can go to ACLJ.org slash help. And they can get help free of charge. It's on you, the members and donors to the ACLJ and the ACLJ champions. You're the ones that help us provide this legal work to a pro-life missionary in Illinois for free. I don't think his organization had in the budget a big law firm legal expense line item. But they don't have to because we are there fighting not just for our client, but for every American to have their free speech unencumbered by city officials who want to take it away. So folks, we got a lot more ahead. Stay tuned. You can tell I'm fired up about this because this shouldn't be happening anymore. It's 2025. This should not be what we're having to fight, but it still is. And we still will. And we will keep doing that. And we need you to join us. Go to ACLJ.org and support us or just share this story with your friends. Welcome back to Seculo executive producer, Will Haynes hosting today. And I am joined by our senior counsel for global affairs, former tech secretary of state, Mike Pompeo. And Mr. Secretary, there's been this news that has come out about, uh, intelligence reports that there's a discovery of another Iranian secret nuclear site. This isn't very surprising. We know that they're working on this nuclear program, no matter what they say publicly. Uh, But you have an article up right now that is very timely for news like this. And it's titled, Seven Years Later, Why Withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal Was the Right Call. And this is such a wonderful time to have you on because you have all of this information because you are the person who is at the forefront of this in many ways during the first Trump term. But as we talk about, and we have talked with you about the discussions with Iran in Geneva, in Rome, and the many places that the Trump team is going, there's the equivalence that we're trying to see in the media that, well, we wouldn't even have to be here if the Trump administration didn't pull us out of that nuclear agreement. But you make the case. Why? It was so important and the right call to take us out of that deal in the first term. And I just wanted to give you the floor on that and just say, you know, set the record straight for the media that seems to not understand why this was so important. Oh, well, thanks.
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Look, what we now have heard in reporting about secret and secret sites, we've known all along. The nuclear deal that President Obama signed did not have adequate verification. The Iranians were still instilled. advancing their program and importantly they became rich we sent them hundreds of millions of dollars in pallets of cash we let them off the sanctions list we we gave them all the capabilities we allowed their ballistic missile program to continue to grow all the capabilities that could deliver a nuclear armed iran think about what would have happened on october 7th had iran been capable of using a nuclear weapon it would have been a greatly different place And so, look, we withdrew, we denied them resources, we put sanctions on them, we put real pressure on the regime, and we slowed down their capacity to continue to enrich uranium, to have a plutonium facility, if that's the path that they chose to go down, and then to have the delivery systems, the weapons and missiles. to threaten the world. Sadly, the Biden administration stopped enforcing sanctions. They made Iran rich again. And now we face a very, very difficult decision in the second Trump administration. That is, how is it we as Americans are going to ensure that Iran never has a capability that threatens Israel, that threatens the Gulf Arab States and the United States with nuclear weaponry?
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And just to follow up on that as well, there's also a new angle to this as well. We know that the Biden years, they were flush with cash. They were able to receive payments that were previously blocked and sanctioned. But Is there also a new development because of those conflicts with Hamas, with Israel and Hezbollah and the Houthis and all these proxies that have engaged in wars and combat that Iran has started to have to push more resources towards? could there be another opening with new sanctions renewed with those blocks and all the money that they've spent on that to kind of put them in a corner and say you're not as wealthy as you were now that the sanctions are back on and you've had to spend all this money could the economic element of this help potentially get us to some sort of better resolution well undoubtedly and i would add to that president trump himself
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Right. His presence on the international scene has demonstrated time and time again to the Iranians. You're not going to roll this guy. Right. When they started threatening Americans, we took out their number two leader, General Qasem Soleimani. We fired missiles when the Syrians were using chemical weapons. This is a this is a very different posture. And your point is well taken in spite of the Biden administration. Not because of but in spite of the Biden administration, the Israelis did amazing work to take down Hamas. to damage Hezbollah significantly, to take down a significant piece of the Iranian air defense systems that to protect these nuclear sites at Natanz and Fordow. So this is a real weak point for the Iranian regime, and they are facing a strong America aligned with Israel. And this is an opportunity to get a great deal, but it's got to be that. It can't have any enrichment. They can't have a missile program. And we should never forget, it has to have an anytime, anywhere inspection regime so that we can prevent the Iranians from continuing to cheat on that program, on their commitments.
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I want to take a little bit of a turn here, but it's to a subject that is very much related, and that's because we are seeing, even on campuses like Columbia, which agreed to things with the Trump administration to save some of their funding, we're still seeing how... horrific these protests these these protesters that are breaking in taking over places over 80 arrests at columbia we know the the college year is is winding up for most universities but we're we're at this point where these quote pro-palestinian protesters pro-hamas pro-terrorist i would even say pro-iranian regime at this point when you draw the line through the proxy uh Is higher education at a point of no return where universities can make a deal, but they still can't seem to get this under control?
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Well, I don't think they're at a point of no return, but it's going to require real leadership and fundamental changes in the culture and attitudes on campus and changes in their hiring priorities. We've seen for an awfully long time these institutions of higher education, especially some of our most elite universities, became occupied literally by a left-wing faculty. And we see that manifest itself in what you're seeing today, this violence on some of these campuses. I am happy that Columbia arrested 80 students. I hope they determine the facts and prosecute them to the full extent of both the university policy by kicking them out. and putting them in jail if that's appropriate, if they've committed an unlawful act that requires that. You have to restore deterrence. You have to create order so that every student, whether that student is a Christian or a Jew or a student of no faith, can walk on campus, be there, learn, and do what they need to do freely and without fear, that violence is going to erupt at their library or someplace they're just trying to get to. It is dangerous, and it runs straight in the face of what these institutions claim they stand for.
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Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for joining us on this Friday. I hope you have a great weekend and we will talk to you next week, I'm sure. But folks, as we wrap up this first half hour of the broadcast, it has gone so fast today. I just want to remind you of what we were even talking about in the first two segments of the broadcast about this fight that we have in these municipalities where they are trying to hinder and block and and issue citations for first amendment activity first amendment's pretty clear you shall make no congress shall make no law infringing on these things and that's the freedom of speech press association but yet that's exactly what we're seeing happen when these vague laws are put in place these ordinances to stop speech and it's not all speech even It's viewpoint discrimination against specific speech, conservative speech, pro-life speech. And that's what we are fighting here every day. And we have a trial in Ohio, very similar circumstances there. That pro-life protester was arrested and he's on trial. And that begins right after this show ends today. So our attorneys are hard at work. Don't ever think they are not. They are on the ground all the time defending the Constitution from those that want to take it away.
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I'm just going to start where we started the first half hour, just to remind you of what we are dealing with today. It's not about Washington, D.C., the White House, or even the Department of Justice. We'll talk about some of that a little bit later. We've got Rick Grinnell on in the next segment. Stick around for him. But this is about a city, Carbondale, Illinois, where a government official told our client that You don't have First Amendment right. And we won't stand for that. Their ordinance is vague. It's unconstitutional. It can't be upheld. Even the city officials and the police and the individual, everyone reads the ordinance different. It's not clear what the ordinance even requires. But what is clear is that there was a certain type of speech that they didn't want in Carbondale, Illinois. And those city officials called the police and were ready to cite our client's for using his First Amendment right. And also trying to do all the right things under the ordinance. Had a copy of it to discuss with the police, with the managers from the city. But that wasn't good enough. But you know what is good enough? The ACLJ legal team. And that's what we are doing. We are fighting for the First Amendment wherever these censorship, unconstitutional ordinances, wherever they pop up, Our legal team is like the firefighters. They rush to it. They put out that fire so it doesn't spread to be a national crisis where you are seeing every little municipality trying to silence you. Because it's not just about this one individual pro-life advocate, missionary. It's about anyone who wants to use their First Amendment right to speak out about the things they care deeply about. What happens if the similar ordinance is used somewhere to stop people from protesting or speaking out against the curriculum being taught to their children? What happens if it's someone standing on the roadside with a sign that says, bring them home, advocating for the hostages that are being held by Hamas even still? Or what if you are just having a political rally, trying to speak out because you want different leadership in your city? Maybe you don't like it that they put this ordinance in. And so you're rallying against the incumbent. What if that's no longer protected speech because of the vague way they interpret their ordinance? That's what we're fighting back against. It's about all of us. It's about the Constitution. It's about... What makes America free? And we are fighting to keep it that way. Now, we will have Rick Grinnell joining us in the next segment. We've got some great things to talk about with him. But this, I just felt like I needed to bring this to you today. I just got images from one of our senior attorneys that is in Ohio. Pictures of the legal team about to walk into the courthouse. To do what? To fight for a pro-life advocate that was arrested in Ohio. For doing what? Speaking out against abortion. They said he was too loud. It violated a noise ordinance. And so therefore it was disruptive behavior. But who wasn't cited? The people from the abortion clinic that were out there with kazoos and noisemakers and umbrellas causing a scene. They weren't cited with disorderly conduct, just the pro-life advocate. And so we're fighting there. defending him in a criminal court in Ohio. Our work continues no matter how much the playbook of the left is thrown at the American people trying to exercise their constitutional rights. And you can join us. You can continue this good work. You can stand alongside these clients. You can be the hero for them. They don't get a legal bill. but they get some of the best representation in the world. Go to ACLJ.org and support us, stand with us, and share these stories. That, it's free to do, but we have great detailed information on our website that you can share with your friends and family and show what's really going on in these cities. All politics is local, folks, and the constitutional crises, they start locally, but we're there to stop it. Join us today at ACLJ.org or become a monthly donor by being an ACLJ champion. Welcome back to Seculo. Executive producer Will Haines hosting today. One thing I've forgotten to do this entire show, I've been so fired up about this case that I wanted to tell you about on this Friday, is I haven't asked for phone calls. I'll be taking those in the next segment. You can ask a variety of topics. Basically, anything we've talked about this week on the broadcast, if you've been joining us daily, go ahead and call me at 1-800-684-3110. That's 1-800-684-3110. And I'll tell the team, leave that lower third up that has the phone number just so if people missed it, they'll see it. You know you can call that number. And talk to me in the next segment. But I'm joined right now by Rick Grinnell. Rick, thank you so much for joining us this Friday. It's been a very busy week. I know you're very busy. But I did want to bring up that the president is going to have a busy week next week, as if it wasn't busy enough already. But he's headed to the Middle East. And I wanted just kind of a preview of what you think we may see out of this big trip from the president headed to the region.
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Well, it's a historic trip, and it's going into different countries who are incredibly influential in the current war that we see playing out. And Donald Trump is somebody who has been very clear-eyed about trying to find peace. And what I love about President Trump and his peace initiative is that he's never given up the mantra of being tough and unpredictable. And, you know, we talk a lot about predictability when it comes to diplomacy. You hear from the media constantly that there's a threat of action, but it's really... as a diplomat, as someone who's done lots of diplomatic meetings, you don't just need a threat of action. You need a credible threat. There's a difference. Joe Biden had a threat. Donald Trump has a credible threat. Other countries, other people, other entities think, you know what, he just may do that. And I know that when he makes a threat, whether it's tariffs, military action or whatever, that it's a credible threat. And what we see right now is President Trump And finding all of the different tools in the tool belt to put America first. And one of those initiatives that we are trying to do is bring peace to the Middle East. How do you bring all the sides together to stop the terrorism, to stop the funding of terrorism, which we've already stopped, but we're dealing with the billions of dollars that the Biden team gave to Iran, and Iran has funded their proxies throughout the region. We've had problems with the Houthis, with Hamas, with Hezbollah, all because Joe Biden funded them through the Iranian regime, the Iranian government. And so Donald Trump now is going to these other countries and trying to look them in the eye and say, we need your help. We got to forge peace. We want peace. We want to be able to talk about the economy, business, jobs, growing the prosperity for Americans and not have to spend our hard-earned tax dollars on war. We've got a war in the Middle East, we've got a war in Ukraine, and President Trump wants to stop both of them. And so this trip is really mainly about forging peace, but also looking at these countries and asking them to work with us to invest in America and to help grow our economy. It's an America first trip, and it's really exciting.
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Well, and I think it's also fascinating because I know we talk about the media and I know you think I should probably stop paying attention, Rick, but I'm sorry. I got to look at it. I got to see what they're saying for my job. But, you know, they try to paint President Trump as this vindictive personality that if you say something bad about him, he's got such thin skin, he's just going to come back at you and do things just to try to punish you because he takes everything so personally. But I think what we've seen even this week, the fact that this trade deal that was announced just yesterday with the United Kingdom. I mean, the ambassador to the United States has had very harsh things to say about the president of the United States. And yet he was right there in the Oval Office. And so if really President Trump is this vindictive man that he's so thin skinned that he will never do anything with you again, then that's the disproving evidence right there. The fact that those people are still in the room. The fact that the Canadian prime minister also visited this week who said nothing. Not great things about President Trump, but he's willing to still work with these people who are saying horrible things about him in order to advance the agenda of the United States. Now, what they also may think is revenge or something is him just putting America first. How dare he? But I think when you go to the Middle East as well, that personality, the one that can put aside what these Western politicians will say about him, and actually go and try to make deals. We have to remind people, this is the president that got the Abraham Accords done in the first term. This is now the opportunity to build on that greatness. And I think that's what his personality excels in.
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Yeah, there's no question about that. He is somebody who really, I know, personally welcomes a debate and wants to hear all sides of the issues. He's not afraid of a debate. We see that when he goes and he interviews with, you know, the CNN, Meet the Press, he just did last weekend. He's willing to go and listen to these very biased journalists and to challenge their premises. And I love that. I mean, he just did for the 100 days, he sat down with ABC News. Now, Joe Biden never did anything like that. Joe Biden only stuck to MSNBC and The Atlantic, the far left outlets. because that was a safe space for him. Donald Trump enjoys having a whole bunch of reporters in the Oval Office and letting them ask questions. Now, he's going to give it back, which I think he should. He should push back on some of these far left assumptions. But reporters need to understand that we are in this situation where we don't trust them and we don't like their bias because they're the ones who have given up journalistic trademanship and instead gone and become activists. And we all see that. And Washington, D.C. is filled with activists and the rest of America watches in disgust. But I think you'll see President Trump have all sorts of different media on this foreign trip. And he's willing to take their questions and have a healthy debate. That's what America is about. Not silencing people, not canceling people, but actually having a calm debate where you get to state your position. And many times it's challenging of the facts on the other side, but it's an important debate to have.
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Rick, I want to play a soundbite for you here at the end just to get your take on this. This was a good friend of yours, someone you know well, but this is the FBI director, Kash Patel, as he was before Congress in appropriations hearings, and a Democrat on the panel tried to go after him, but I think he turned it around wonderfully. But let's play bite one, then I'm going to get Rick's take on it.
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Mr. Patel. As you and the president continue to weaponize and investigate his perceived enemies, as you follow this blueprint, when can I, a former impeachment manager, expect the FBI at my door?
SPEAKER 03 :
Ma'am, you want to know who was targeted by a weaponized FBI? Me. You want to know how and why? You want to know what I'm doing to fix it?
SPEAKER 08 :
Let me move on.
SPEAKER 03 :
Well, you should read the book because there's no enemies list on that book. There are people that violated their constitutional obligations and their duties to the American people. And they were rightly called out. And you should give that book to every one of your constituents so they can read about it.
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I won't be doing that.
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Rick, we've got about a minute left, but I just want to get your take on that because it seems that the staffers of that congresswoman should be fired for giving her something, a little prop there, but having no context of what's actually in his book at all.
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Yeah, look, that was clear where Cash has the facts. This Congresswoman doesn't. She just wanted to have some headlines. She got totally owned and Cash completely used facts to show that she was being partisan. She was being political. And I think she was highly embarrassed and probably won't do that again. Yeah.
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I love to see it. You can't turn down a good soundbite when you've got it, especially when the director of the FBI is able to flip it on the Democrat that easily. But thanks, Rick, for joining us. We look forward to talking with you probably next week and hope you have a good weekend. But folks, as we come to our final segment, I've got phone lines open. I want to talk to you, as Logan says, the most important voice in the room, 1-800-684-3110. You want to know about Leticia James? We've got some news on that we'll talk about in the next segment. Call us at 1-800-684-3110. If you want to talk about that case out of Illinois and what the implications are for you, 1-800-684-3110. or anything else that we've talked about this week. It's been jam-packed. We've got a lot to cover. Call me. I'll talk to you in the next segment. Or not. If you don't call me, I'll play some soundbites. We'll have a good time closing out the show. But once again, go to ACLJ.org and donate today to support our effort to defend the Constitution wherever they attack it. welcome back to seculo final segment of the day thank you for joining me on this friday hey if you want to talk to me on air still got some lines open 1-800-684-3110 and i'll try to get to as many as i can but i did want to bring this up because i couldn't end the show without talking about our friend the attorney general of new york leticia james we talked about the issues when there was the criminal referral sent to the justice department we talked about her pushing back but now it appears that the justice department in response to that criminal referral has opened up a criminal investigation into her actions regarding those real estate transactions there's report out of the washington post that a grand jury in the eastern district of virginia has issued subpoenas over the mortgage application fraud allegations that came out over that there's also news that a u.s attorney in new york is looking into the matter so it seems that there is action moving in the justice department now when there's a criminal uh a criminal referral What you will see is typically the Justice Department look into that. So it's not necessarily surprising that they are looking into it. The allegations were pretty serious. What you saw in that criminal referral from that federal housing and mortgage body that sent it over. And they were documented. It had a lot of situations where there are alleged crimes. crimes fraud things of that nature so they did the right thing they turned it over to the justice department which is now looking into that they also had the almost circumstantial issues surrounding it that gave more context however probably would not be presented in the case because not directly related but even outside the statute of limitations now but situations where she listed her father as her husband on some mortgage applications in order to get more favorable rates. But she spoke at a town hall in New York last night. And I want to play this for everyone because I heard one commentator say it seems like she's almost taking something out of the Donald Trump playbook where she went aggressively after the former president and he stood strong and fought back against it. But here's what she had to say at this town hall tonight. As far as how she is taking these allegations and fighting back against it. Let's play bite three from the attorney general of New York, Letitia James.
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And each and every time he issues an executive order, we respond. We we prepared for this moment prior to the election. We all came together because I was there during Trump 1, Trump 1.0, and so many others. We analyzed Project 2025. We analyzed jurisdiction. We analyzed claims. We analyzed standing. We distributed all of the subject matter to each respective state. We're ready. We're prepared. Do not give in to fear. We are fearless.
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This is not the time to be afraid. This is the time to stand up and fight back and to resist any temptation for them to divide us. We're in this together. The rule of law is on our side. And the one institution that has stood by our side is the courts. We will not give in, not give up. We will not capitulate. We will not bow. We will not bend. We will survive.
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All right. She was fired up, pushing back. We will not give in to fear. We are fearless. It's not a time to be afraid. The rule of law is on our side. We will not give in. We will survive. Here's the big problem for her right now. At the same time that she was pursuing this large civil case against the president, civil fraud, and was able to get a conviction in that and almost half a billion dollar judgment against him, it appears that the basis of what she was alleging against the former president that there were falsified business records, inflated assets, things of that nature that got him more favorable loans. It appears if the allegations are correct from the federal government, from a bureaucracy, this isn't coming from President Trump. This isn't coming from Pam Bonney. This is coming from a bureaucrat that's in charge of looking over things like federal housing issues, the mortgage rates, all of these loans that are backed by the U.S. taxpayer. It appears, if the allegations are true, that Letitia James was, in fact, misrepresenting things on forms in order to get more favorable loan terms. You see the irony there? It's what Rick Grinnell says many times on this. Whenever the Democrats start pointing a finger, the left many times is doing that very thing that they're accusing you of doing. And they use that to run interference in the election. because it was a multi-pronged effort, lawfare, all over the country, in Georgia, in Florida, out of DC, out of New York, in multiple cases, to try and stop President Trump because he was threatening to their agenda. But what you have here is a very serious allegation against the Attorney General of New York, the very person who ran on taking down Donald Trump, may have been doing the very type of thing that she was accusing the former president of doing. And now she's still going out there, pushing back, saying, we will not bend. We will survive. The courts have always been on our side. We'll find out. We will. Because the Justice Department is looking into this now. They have taken that criminal referral. They've opened an investigation. There's reports that a grand jury has issued subpoenas over this in Virginia. Remember, she allegedly listed residents in Norfolk, Virginia as her primary residence while being the Attorney General of New York. So she can't have it both ways. Either that isn't her primary residence, like she said it was to get a more favorable loan term, or she can't be the Attorney General of New York because it's required by law there that you live in New York to hold that office. Justice Department will get to the bottom of it. remember when people want to see people held accountable for things that they've done wrong it's not a light switch where you look at it and you say day one we think that you did something wrong so we're going to go after you no many times it is just The way the world works and when you believe in the rule of law and you allow that to play out, it's not always fast, but it is the way that it should be because it isn't just saying, I don't like her. I'm going to go after her. It's when someone in the bureaucracy sees news reports that some of these things may have happened and then they look into it and they do a criminal referral. And it takes time. And many times we're not patient. But if you broke the law, this Justice Department is going to go after you. They're going to uphold the Constitution. They're going to uphold the rule of law. Unlike what we saw for the last four years, where instead of that, it was let's go after this pro-life protester and raid his home in the middle of the morning while everyone's still waking up and put him on trial for that or sending spies into churches because they didn't like their theology. That's over. Now, if you break the law, you're investigated, and we do it the proper way. And it may take time, but that's the way it's supposed to work if you want to do it right. Join us next week on Sekulow. We'll talk to you then.
Reggie Rocco brings a dual perspective of technology and politics to the fore, engaging listeners with an exploratory discussion on the world of cryptocurrency through the insights of guest Casper. As the discussion transitions from political infighting and media narratives to cutting-edge financial opportunities, the episode provides a fascinating glimpse into how technology and geopolitical strategy can pave the way for future economic landscapes. Listeners are encouraged to grasp the significance of these sweeping changes and consider their potential impact on personal and collective futures.
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Oh, yeah. Yeah. What's up? What's up? What's up? You tuned in to 560 KLZ. KLZ. I'm a Uniter. I'm a Uniter. I'm your host, Reggie Rocco. Yeah. Yeah. KLZ. Yeah. Yeah. So what about now? We want everybody. I mean, everybody stand up. Stand up. Hold your hands up high. This is about America, baby. We bring people together. I'm a United.
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to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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Woo, you're listening to 560 KLC. This is Reggie Rocco. I'm your uniter. What's going on, Lukey Luke? On to the day in paradise, Reg. Yes, yes, and the weather looks much better now, right? It does. It's getting there, slowly but surely. Is it still kind of a little chilly, though, where you come from? In the morning, yeah. Is there dew and stuff like that on the leaves and grass and all that?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah. We actually got, what was it, like near our house, which I'm surprised we saw them so far down off the mountains, like a herd of elk. Like the big boys. Elk.
SPEAKER 11 :
Elk. Yeah. And the ones that come at you and if the males are in heat or you're protecting their girls. Yeah. Yeah. No, I...
SPEAKER 09 :
I don't think we usually get them this far off the mountain, but yeah, we saw a herd of elk. Big boys. Wow. They're not even supposed to be down in your neighborhood. I didn't think so. I guess they can really kind of travel all over.
SPEAKER 11 :
They're migrating like that?
SPEAKER 09 :
I guess, yeah. Well, granted, I didn't see them. My mom said she saw them, and I was like, are you sure they were elk? She's like, well, they were really big, and they all had these crazy antlers coming up all. It had to be elk. I mean, that sounds like elk to me. Hopefully, it ain't moose. No, if it's moose, I'm running away. Oh, my God. I'll fight a black bear before I fight a moose. Moose scare me, Reg.
SPEAKER 11 :
That is funny. So, man, look, so many things are going on. Always. It's always a lot of great stuff. You know, you have some negative stuff, too. But that's what life is. You have to balance out things. We're doing a lot of good work. I continuously get emails and calls. And even today on my phone, I was speaking with someone and my other phone ring. I'm just like, yo, just call into the station. But it's crazy what. what the world is going through and the adjustments that I believe we need to make. Because I don't know, man. Now, Pakistan... Let's talk about this war. Pakistan and India, they've always been kind of at odds. You know, I would say, yeah, they, you know, they remind me of, you know, you say something, I'm going to say something back, you punch me, I'm going to punch you back, that type of thing. But they're literally... And I don't know if you want to call it a war or a mini-war, but that's not good. Those are two nuclear powers. Am I wrong? No, they both got nukes. So why didn't we stop them from getting nukes? But we wanted to stop Iran and other countries.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, because Iran had oil. So we wanted that. Yeah.
SPEAKER 11 :
Oh boy, here we go.
SPEAKER 09 :
Here we go.
SPEAKER 11 :
So that's why. Well, with those countries at it like that, do you worry about that being a launch of World War III?
SPEAKER 09 :
I mean, it could be. I'm not super confident that it's going to be a World War III just because this is exactly kind of the same thing we said when Russia attacked Ukraine. When Russia launched that attack and started dropping bombs inside of Ukraine, everyone was pulling their hair going, oh my God, it's World War III. And we're several years into this thing at this point, and we're not in World War III yet. So I think this is more of the same. I think escalation is escalation, and it's not good, but I don't think we're going to be seeing Russia throwing nukes or us throwing nukes or China getting involved. I think it'll continue to be like proxy wars. People will pick sides and send money and guns to whatever side they pick, and I think that's the most we'll see of it. Always involves money, don't it?
SPEAKER 11 :
Always, Reggie, always. So I believe, well, I'll put it like this. Something is going on because China and Russia, you know, was just intercepted off the coast of Alaska. And I guess Canada and the United States, you know, flew their fighters out to intercept them. I believe that's the proper terminology. Why?
SPEAKER 09 :
are they flying off of alaska why do they keep you know uh invading that airspace i don't get it they just don't do it for nothing i think it's to show a power i think they're doing it to show that they can get away with it to like prove that we can get this close before you guys can do anything about it so basically the doom day throw it in your face like if we want to we could do it yeah if we wanted it we could i think is the message
SPEAKER 11 :
Do you think with Canada's election and how it went, but I hear there's a half of the country that's really trying to annex itself from Canada and really talking about joining the United States. What do I think about it?
SPEAKER 09 :
What do you think about that? I think it's a lot of talk. I don't think we'll actually see it. I put that in the same categories. I don't know if you know. Over the past, what, maybe 10-ish years? At this point, probably even longer. How long have I been able to vote? Yeah, but maybe about 10-ish years. The big conversations here about California wants to split itself up and secede, right? California wants to separate from the United States. We've heard it a bunch. California splitting itself into Republican and Democrat sub-states, for example. It was almost on the ballot a couple times. Nothing ever happens. I think there's a lot of talk. I think there's a lot of bluster. There's a lot of people using this as an excuse to kind of like show their discontent, but I don't think you're going to actually see any results.
SPEAKER 11 :
Now, you know, I tend to agree with you with that. The only thing there's, and no pun intended, there's something called a trump card. That dude is just a super genius. So I don't know what he's doing because he literally makes him move three moves before everybody else. And I mentioned, I told you those tariffs are going to be great. And again, I'm not going to try to take credit. I'm taking credit. I told you my Chinese friend told me that China is... crazy right now. The people are marching, the economy, they're losing jobs, all kind of stuff. And I don't understand why the mainstream media, well I do, they don't want to report this because this shows that Trump is 100% right. But she told me that their economy is crashing, that their jobs and everything, people are upset, they don't have, and they're doing everything they can to counter this, but China's going to have to come to the table, buddy. It's going to have to come to the table, because America, us, the middle class, have been funding not just China, but the whole world, and the corrupt people we have in government on both sides, but mainly on the left. But that situation is serious. Now, China... Their leadership, they're really, we all know they're crazy, but they're also very prideful. So I'm wondering how this is really going to play out, because I don't see them winning the trade war, not even close. And I think India is making a deal with America. All these countries are coming in. We're making all this money. I think it was $15 trillion last month or something. It's just crazy numbers. And I don't know Trump, but I was glad I met him. But I feel his spirit. I think he's going to do a lot of things great for the American people. He already is. In the first 100 days, he's already done what he said he was going to do. And it's just the beginning. There's somebody online? You got Casper on the line for you. Casper! Casper, what's up, baby? Brother man, how you doing? Good, man. How you doing?
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Up to me. I'm doing great now that I'm out of politics. Oh, here we go. Luke, this is your kind of show. What?
SPEAKER 09 :
Not being involved in politics is a big burden off of your back, I imagine.
SPEAKER 03 :
Hey. Oh, trust me. Trust me. Really? Yeah. No, I was tuning in and stuff, and I wanted to congratulate you on all the stuff you're doing, man, in the community. The challenge is it needs to be coming from the political side so that people can see how they can be helped. But I don't think it's ever going to come from them, man. They're just too busy infighting and just doing craziness. So it's going to have to come from grassroots folks like yourself and others that are.
SPEAKER 11 :
really out there making it happen for the veterans and homeless and all that hey man i i really really appreciate that you know because that's exactly what i'm out there and you're right about all the infighting you got fake uh republicans fake conservatives you got people that just in here because they want to make a dollar or attach themselves to you whatever it is that is 100 true but you got how do you keep moving on from that you just ignore it and
SPEAKER 03 :
Do your thing and put your head down, you know, like you and I have been doing and just doing our thing.
SPEAKER 11 :
Now, I haven't seen you, man, in such a long time. What have you been up to, buddy?
SPEAKER 03 :
Man, well, the list is too long to really unpack. But my wife and I launched a TV show called Winning With Love last season or last year. We got season two coming up this year and another show for singles. So we have two shows now. on Zandra TV Network. We wrote a book a couple years ago called Divorce, Proofing, and Marriage. I wrote a book called Mastering Adam, the biblical Adam. And my wife is finishing up a book called Mastering Eve.
SPEAKER 11 :
Oh, I like that. You know me, I like that. Them catches, them niches, that's good. Well, yeah, man. Can people pick it up?
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah, so Mastering Adam is up on Amazon.com. Divorce, Proofing, and Marriage is on Amazon, and Mastering Eve will be up there by July. So, yeah, we've just been working on that and then working on some educational stuff when it comes to finances because a lot of our folks perish with lack of knowledge. Exactly. I think we're scared of things we don't quite understand. I wouldn't say scared, but we just shy away from it. And AI, for one, and crypto.
SPEAKER 10 :
Oh, man.
SPEAKER 03 :
People have been running away from crypto forever. And I don't blame them, by the way, because I've lost money in crypto. But I've also had education in the process, too. Yes. So it is the future then, right? Exactly, exactly. So I knew about, like, Bitcoin, for example, when it was like $50 a coin. And I could have bought a lot of coins back in the day for $50, which are now worth $100,000 per coin. Oh, God, I'm sick.
SPEAKER 11 :
I didn't even know about it. So... How do we get our hands on that? Because you're talking about, I wish I could get on that crypto. That would do something. You know, I'm always trying to teach technology, AI, social media, you know, crypto, you know, all these things. And, you know, getting the party younger and, you know, more aware, more advised. This is what I do. So you're telling me, how do we... Get into that. How do you get into that and what other ways and what other things are going on in that world now that you've learned it where people could basically make money from that and take advantage of the situation?
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah, well, first of all, you have to really get with somebody that you trust. And that's a challenge as well because, you know, who do you trust these days, right? Right. But you have to find somebody that you believe is telling you the truth about these things. And start to educate yourself. So that's what I've been doing. And there's a company out of Texas that came up with a very, very interesting product. And I have shied away from a lot of it because, again, I've been burnt so often, but I learned as well. But this company is doing something very different. There's not a huge, huge buy-in, so you don't have to sell your soul and stuff to do it. But you can get in pretty easy and then get into what they call miners. So back when Bitcoin first started, there were just regular people mining for Bitcoin coin. And that's a hard thing to explain. But it's almost just like the... You know, the gold miners in the day, right, just chipping away at stuff, trying to find gold.
SPEAKER 11 :
Right, right.
SPEAKER 03 :
Well, there's an electronic version of that, which is called Miners for Crypto.
SPEAKER 11 :
So you're panning for crypto. You're panning for crypto.
SPEAKER 03 :
Exactly. Exactly. These machines are out there trying to solve mathematical equations to unlock or uncover the coin.
SPEAKER 04 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 03 :
So this company in Texas called TexIt, TexIt. and they have a Texas coin, they market miners. And they sell miners, if you will. And then you buy a miner, and you really don't have to know anything about how it works. You just need to buy it and hold on, because every day, this new miner of yours is now out mining for crypto.
SPEAKER 11 :
Okay. So hold on, hold on. So I know a little bit about the mining for crypto. So you're telling me, and because I heard that was an elaborate setup. I heard that you had that powerful computers and all kinds of stuff. And basically it searches worldwide on the, on the system, on the internet or wherever it exists for pieces of these coins. And it minds them. It finds them and puts them together and transfers it into your,
SPEAKER 03 :
account is that correct that's correct and then and now you have it to where it can be sold now on the market just like if you were mining gold and you got the gold nugget when you go down to the you know to the to the bank or whoever yeah and they and they take your gold and give you cash well now when you have that coin that's mine and you can now take that to the market the crypto market in this case and you can put it on the market and sell it so it has value
SPEAKER 11 :
And so you can cash out. So you pay for a miner. It collects, gobbles up everything it can, and you can cash out on the market, sell it, cash out, you know, Coinbase, whatever, and turn that into actual cash?
SPEAKER 03 :
Absolutely. And the miners are at physical equipment, but not in your possession. So you don't have it. You know, I don't have one here in Colorado, for example. They're in Texas. So I just... bought it a permanent lease if you will a lifetime lease for the miner and then it goes to work on my behalf so so my mind I've had for like 10 days now is already generated over 180 coins what now yeah now now that sounds big but it's really not big right now only because the coins are still under a dollar But just barely under a dollar. In fact, I sent you a screen capture. It's at like 80 cents. 79 point whatever cents right now. What was it when you first got in?
SPEAKER 11 :
54 cents.
SPEAKER 1 :
Dang.
SPEAKER 11 :
So how do we get in? Man, you just now telling me this? How can we get into this? I see Luke over there like, okay, okay. I see my vacation coming sooner. Right, right.
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah, so they would just have to reach out to me and stuff. You know, I have the information to get them connected to Texitcoin. But they can do the research online. It's not hidden or anything. It's very, very transparent. So Texit, I think it's Texitcoin.com or, you know, but they can just reach out to me.
SPEAKER 11 :
I'll give you my number. Yeah, say it on the air, man. Let people know to go to that.
SPEAKER 03 :
That's serious.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yeah, 720-
SPEAKER 03 :
257-9461. 257-9461. And then just reach out to me and I'll give them all the information and they can take a look at it if they're interested. But we need to get ahead of these things, man, because the projections that Texacoin has for their coin and the mining and stuff, it's literally tracking with Bitcoin from the early days.
SPEAKER 11 :
Wow. So look, don't hang up because we have Johnny on the phone and I'm guessing he's going to want to probably talk to you. You know, you're a superstar. So we're going to go to commercial and we'll come right back with Casper and Johnny. I'm a United.
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SPEAKER 11 :
Woo, 560 KLZ. This is Reggie Rocco, Lukey Luke. I'm a Unita. We got the one and only Casper. And Johnny's on the line, of course. He is a regular. And I appreciate you calling, man, because I love your insights and your information and all that. So you there, Johnny?
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, I'm there.
SPEAKER 11 :
Casper, you there? Yes, sir. Okay, go ahead. What's up, Johnny? What you got to say?
SPEAKER 12 :
Okay, so you were talking about, you know, like they're crazy, but I'm thinking like, if they have a certain mindset, say it's okay for them to harvest body parts, internal body parts, if you got the money and that's normal to them, they may be thinking we're crazy because we don't.
SPEAKER 11 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 12 :
So in reference to, in reference to what you're talking about, China, China, but you were saying like, you know, you know, these Chinese people, these, these, the China's government is crazy and, But I'm thinking if they have a certain mindset that, you know, like they still have these workers under slavery. And if you have a rich guy and he wants a body part, if he needs a body part and he has the money to pay for it.
SPEAKER 11 :
They get it.
SPEAKER 12 :
They get it. So to them, I'm thinking... That's not crazy, but to us, you know, it sounds barbaric, but we're just saying, hey, we're just getting ahead of the game.
SPEAKER 11 :
So, John, what do you think about this, what Casper is talking about with this mining of the crypto? You know I be talking technology all the time. Tell me what you think.
SPEAKER 12 :
Okay, okay, you know, okay, in 1990, McDonald's stock was only $12. And if I would have known about it, what's $12, right? I'm thinking like... This information that Stockton is giving out is like, okay, hopefully it's something that you can invest in. Because what? What did he say? 54 cents?
SPEAKER 11 :
When it started. Is that right, Casper? When you can start?
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah, well, it was 54 cents about 10 days ago. Now it's 79.19 cents. Ha, ha, ha.
SPEAKER 12 :
So, yeah, there's something that, you know, I mean, you never want to invest more than what you can lose. So if you say, OK, I can't I can lose, you know, maybe, you know, 15, 20, maybe $50.
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah, exactly. For the average person, though, they don't know how to. quote-unquote mind, you know, they could buy something. You know, you can buy stock. You can buy crypto or whatever. That's one part of the equation. Most people have no idea how to nor how to start nor have the resources to actually buy a miner because it's actually computer equipment. But as Reggie mentioned earlier, it takes a lot of energy to run In fact, so much energy, it could run your electric bill off the charts if you had it at your home. Wow. So they have special cooling units to cool these units down just so they can do what they do. So the average person cannot really take advantage of that. However, with Texacoin, they've made it easy. So you just buy the miner. I don't have the miner in my home. I don't have it.
SPEAKER 12 :
in my physical possession but it's still producing coin every day on average of uh 10 to 13 coins every day wow does it work like this where like okay you you where some people they can put so much money in the bank and they can live off of the interest does it would it get to a point where because okay i just want to you know shave something off the interest and and that you know, cut into the base.
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah, so just like any investment, all of them work the same when it comes to that. Once it gets to a point to where you can pull some out for, you know, for living expenses, you can absolutely pull it out. You can pull it out every day if you want it, but what's the point of me pulling out $100 right now? It's not going to really do me any good. I need to let it sit in there and accumulate.
SPEAKER 11 :
But that mining equipment and that whole process, even if you had the... the intellect to run those things, and they're very expensive. That whole situation, that's an elaborate setup. That's just not like, oh, sit down at your computer and then you watch it go. No, no. So if you're saying there's a company that does that and has that The technology, the hardware and the software, and the know-how, and they're mining these things for you, and you just buy in, and you sit back and just watch your account grow, what they get. Now, how many people, say 500,000 people come in there, is that going to affect your pocketbook? Is that going to make it worse, or what? Do you have to split that with them, or how does that work?
SPEAKER 03 :
You know, that's a great question, Reggie. So this is not an opportunity that will be around forever. Just like Bitcoin mining and stuff, somebody trying to get into a Bitcoin mining operation now, it would take them hundreds of millions of dollars. So this one is limited as well. I think they said 200,000 miners is what they're looking for. And I think they're at like maybe... 3,000 miners right now. So there's still plenty of room.
SPEAKER 11 :
But you got to get in quicker because if you wait, isn't that going to cost you more money?
SPEAKER 03 :
Well, it's not going to cost you more. Well, the miners are probably still going to be the same cost. but you are losing money that you could be earning.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yeah, from the escalation, the rise of the coin, what it is now. So right now, yeah, so you got to get in like any, amen. I know a little bit about that, and I'm telling you, that's serious. That's serious. People do that, and I've known, not personally, but I've read that people who were mining Bitcoin, and they were getting that, and they got enough out of that, and they cashed out, and it was done.
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah. Yeah. So right now it's, it's the perfect opportunity. Again, people are a little skittish because this is kind of like Greek to them. You know, like I don't even understand any of what you're saying. Here's the bottom line. People invest in silver and gold all the time.
SPEAKER 11 :
Right. Right.
SPEAKER 03 :
And we don't, and like I have silver coins, they're sitting somewhere and silver goes up, which means the value of my coins go up. But I don't, I don't trade every day. I don't get involved in any of that. Same thing here. You don't really have to get involved in any of the day-to-day. It's not like a day trading situation. You buy a miner and the miner starts to work. That's pretty much it. Now, you can do more and learn more for sure, but the bottom line is you could just get a miner and let it do its thing.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, great, man. I appreciate you calling in and telling us that. You want to say anything else before you get up out of here? But I'm definitely going to call you and get into that. I preach every day about technology, getting younger, broadening the base, where the future is headed, all of that. That's what I do. So it's rough out there because you've got people that are fake. See, I like fake. I like to keep that same energy. I understand, Castro, why you're not in politics anymore. Because there's a lot of fake people in your own party. It's crazy. Nobody's working together. They all got something up their sleeve for one thing or another. And it's like, why? I told you when the CBS producer told me, you're on the wrong side. No, I'm not. We just got to get the right people together.
SPEAKER 03 :
There is no right side right now in politics.
SPEAKER 11 :
Okay. Elaborate on that a little before you go.
SPEAKER 03 :
Well, I'm just saying neither side is really focusing on helping people, right?
SPEAKER 04 :
Right.
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah. Nick, when you're out there working with the homeless and veterans, both parties should be right. Right with me, right? If they really were concerned, right? Solving the homeless problem is really, really easy with resources.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yes. Yes.
SPEAKER 03 :
Right. So it's not, it's not a complicated, you know, um, trying to get to the moon kind of thing. This is something we could solve tomorrow if we had the right resources in the right location.
SPEAKER 11 :
So will you ever come back in? They don't want to do it. And will you ever come back into positive? Cause you're very good. Yeah. Casper. So you've been knowing about me and what I'm doing and, and I, I ain't even talked to you. So that's crazy, man. That that's good. That is out there like that. That's all. That's humbling. That's positive. But I, I know what kind of man you are. I know how hard you work. Uh, you know, a lot of the times I was right there with you and, and I, and I learned, I learned a lot from you as well. I want to tell you that too. There's just a few people in this whole thing that I respect like that. Um, and you're definitely one of them. So what would you ever get back in? Even if it's as an independent?
SPEAKER 03 :
Well, so definitely not as in, see, so you, Being an independent, unless you have the base built up like Bernie Sanders, for example, he went independent even though he's still a socialist. He went independent because he had a base to work from. So until you build up to that, you can't really be independent. It would be worthless at this point. So no, I don't see ever getting back into politics because... I wanted to use my talents and abilities in that arena, and they just weren't accepting it. So I'm just going to do what I do and use it.
SPEAKER 11 :
And you what? You 100%? Because I guarantee you right now, drop $10 million on me. I'm going to make a couple of calls, a couple of people in here, and watch what happens to Colorado. Watch what happens. It's not that hard. These people don't know. They're not educated, and then they don't have the... I don't want to be disrespectful, but the intellect to understand and the vision where you have to look to the future and what you've got to do to make this happen. And it costs money. It costs money, people. You've got to understand. We have to get money to the right sources.
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah. Check this out. They'll spend $10, $20 million on a campaign, but they won't spend that same money working in the community to change the community.
SPEAKER 11 :
And, you know, to promote to different communities, you have to really be out here, be a people person. You have to speak truth. You have to be brave, you know, going to the lion's den. And and that's how you get respect. See, they don't understand how to deal with even like minorities or our people here. It's a certain way you talk to them. It's a certain thing you have to do, a certain way you have to look. But one thing you can't show fear. You know, you have to come in there with the truth, God and bravery. And then it'll be easy. It's easy. But we need to be set up in those neighborhoods.
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah. And actually help some people. Yes. How about that? You know? Yeah.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yeah, yeah. Well, man, look, I appreciate you calling in, Casper. And how's your schedule looking like tomorrow? I would like to give you a call, man, and chop it up so we can update.
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah, I should be available tomorrow. And folks can reach me at 720-257-9461. That's 720-257-9461.
SPEAKER 11 :
All right, buddy. I'll talk to you tomorrow. Hey, Johnny, hold on. We're going to commercials. It's 560 KLZ. I'm a uniter. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
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SPEAKER 11 :
Yes, you're listening to 560 KLZ. I'm a uniter. You know how we do it. Then you hear those different voices. How you think that, Luke? Boy, what a good day. So, Johnny, it's amazing. Because I'm going to tell you, you know how Casper worked his tail off in that whole nine. And he did a lot, man. It would have been so great. It would have just been great, man. And I'm still here. I understand 100% what he's talking about. And it's so biased. You know I love the grassroots. I have a lot of people that call me off the air that's elderly, this older people, and I love them. And they all say the same thing. we like what you're doing we got to get younger because you know none of us is going to be here uh forever and so you have to prepare the next generation don't don't drop the ball don't drop the ball so that's what and it's amazing so for casper to know what I'm doing, because I'll tell you, I tell you guys, I'm out here in these streets. It is not a fake, it's not a game. I am out here helping. I just went to a charitable dinner to help the homeless vets and stuff like that. And last night, literally, okay, Luke, you're going to love this one. You want to talk about controversy. So, you know, I tell you all the time, hey, I'm single, I'm going to do my thing. I'm trying to get better, but I'm in the club. I'm doing all kinds of stuff, right? So, I'm pulling in about 3 o'clock in the morning to a 7-Eleven downtown, and I go in there, and this black lady's behind the counter, and she's talking, and she says, hi, blah, blah. We start talking, and the next thing you know, we're talking about politics, and you know I'm Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, So everything was great. She got the information. She asked if she could have my number and all this kind of stuff. She wanted to call. She might be listening to the show right now. And when I walked out of the 7-Eleven, as I was getting ready to get into my car, there was another officer there. And I believe, I don't know if he was, I think he worked for a security company. And I don't know if he was an actual officer, but he was definitely armed and suited and booted like one. And I'm talking to him, and he completely agrees about what I'm saying about Trump, the country, the city. you know, Black Lives MAGA, how, you know, it's amazing to get out here and how he deals with different nationalities all the time. And because he's white, he really doesn't get the same respect from black and Hispanic people. So he knows how hard that is to just do his job and to do what i do this is amazing so i'm talking meanwhile there's different homeless people this is three in the morning coming up right past the back end of my car coming from the left coming from the right and they're all going into 7-eleven and so i'm talking to i'm still standing there talking to this officer and some guy turns around and he said reggie reggie rocko I promise you, dude. Just three or something this morning. And the security guard, he looked and he said, I was like, yeah. The guy came back over and he came and he was like, hey, man, I tried to call you. I tried to call you. I said, yeah, my phone. I just switched networks. And so, but yeah, you can contact me. What's up with you? So this guy, a couple of weeks ago. I had hired some people to go out and do flyer promotion and all this kind of stuff. And I'm always talking to them. Every time I see them, everything, I'm always treating them like human beings. And I didn't know who this guy was or anything. I just know I met him in that circle. He said that at 3 o'clock in the morning. And then standing right next to him was a black guy. And he said, is that who you're talking about? He goes, yeah, that's him. That's Reggie. So the black guy stops, comes over to me and puts out his hand to shake my hand. And he said, I heard a lot about you. I just and I just want to see. I'm glad to meet you, a successful black man and doing what you do and how you do. treat our people and our community. And I, he wasn't talking about race. He was talking about the homeless because they're everywhere. They're everywhere. And they're out, you know, they're, where do they go? They, they, they, they lauder that, you know, they, they congregate in different places and all that. And my name, they don't have phones. That dude, when I met him, his phone was out and I still gave him my number. Um, So to know that your name is circulating through those arenas, those venues, and you're looked up to and you're admired and you're liked, that is very, very humbling. That is very, very humbling because you never know who's going to come out the shadow and stab you, kill you, hit you, whatever. And you got secret soldiers on the street that are watching you, that's protecting you. That is very real. And this literally happened this morning at 3 o'clock a.m. And then for Casper to call in, and he doesn't hang him out. I haven't even talked to Casper. I haven't even seen him be in my circles. So his circle of what he does, he's hearing the same thing. Because I guarantee you, he don't listen to the show. Casper's doing so much other stuff and all that. I haven't talked to him. And this guy right here, telling me, congratulations on what you're doing and blah, blah, blah, blah. That means in his circles, whatever they are. And I would imagine it would be more church and probably that homeless and veteran stuff, too. So, you know, because his mentality with his wife is like that. So for him to hear that and say that and call in, man, that's just God, man. It's just God. So you have to stick together. You got to weed out the fakes. Weed out the liars. There's a lot of liars, man. And we have to get past that. We have to get past that and we have to go ahead and move together as a unit. Strength is in numbers. Power is in numbers. Safety is in numbers. But you have to be together to get things done that we need to get done. And so when you do it like that, hey, it's all. We got another caller. Hold on, Johnny. Who is this? Alex? Alex?
SPEAKER 13 :
Alex. Yes, sir, man. What's up? Alex Angel's here. What's up, buddy? How you doing, man? Doing great, buddy.
SPEAKER 11 :
How are you?
SPEAKER 13 :
Oh, man, I'm doing good, man. You know what I'm saying? Things are well. You know what I'm saying? I'm just at the office right now. You know what I'm saying? Taking care of some work. And like, you know, I just happened to hear the radio show. You know what I'm saying? Bits and pieces and And I was able to catch on to the beginning, but then I caught on to the end when you were just talking about you being able to talk about things and how it gravitates people and the fact that you're willing to talk in detail and just be so proud of it, just the impact of that. And I just want to say shout out to you, man, because I've actually been able to gain that confidence just from being able to, I'm saying, learn from you, talk to you. And I want you to know that I've been able to do that as well now more so as I'm out. And even though it can be kind of polarizing at first when you're not able to hear someone talk in detail, because when you just hear a small bit, when you just hear, oh, wait, hold on, say MAGA, or once you hear that someone is a conservative and you're not willing to dive into why, then it can be different. But once someone is willing to talk a little more and then someone is willing to listen, it's kind of crazy how it gravitates the room into people knowing that we're not all that different, you know what I'm saying? A lot of us have like a liberal heart per se, but I think that when it comes to certain boundaries and the ideals of how we need to live right now so we can be able to bring our country back to what it needs to be, that's where, you know, many of us are conservative. And so, you know, I'm saying shout out to you, man. I just wanted to call it and say that, you know.
SPEAKER 11 :
Hey, man, I definitely appreciate that, because, ladies and gentlemen, you're speaking to Alex, Alex Angels, who him and his partner, DeWitt, I believe. You guys are incredible, man. And growing the circles that you in, because I'm not in your circles, but to see what you're doing and just to be a small part of that and the inspiration of that. You guys are the next level. I haven't ran across any African-Americans or black, however you want to portray yourself. I haven't ran across the level, that energy, that positiveness, that can communicate on every level, in the street, middle, and at the high end. I think I've seen a website on you, My God, dude. Yeah, exactly. poemswithangels.com, man. Okay. Okay. Yeah, I see. Dude, that setup that you have and then that picture of you, that's like some next level stuff, man. That reminds me of Babyface when I seen it. It's just incredible, man. So I appreciate it. You working now, man. What you doing calling in?
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, well, hey, man, you know what I'm saying? I was just, you know, hey, I always like to try to multitask when I can. And so, you know, you know what I'm saying? I was able I was able to tap in and I was like, oh, man, you know, I got to call him because, man, like, you know, I can relate to this situation. So just, you know, I'm saying talking your truth and like, you know, bringing people in and just kind of like, you know, seeing how things play out. I mean, you know, I think it's a great thing that you do, man. I'm inspired by you. And so I just wanted to call in.
SPEAKER 11 :
Appreciate it, man. And I'll definitely try to contact you like later today or tomorrow and see what's up. Hey, man, please do, man. Whole lot going on over here. I believe it. All right, Big Dog, later. Hey, Johnny, hold on, man. We're going to break Big Dog's 560 KLZ. I'm going to unite. KLZ 560, your home station.
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SPEAKER 11 :
Woo, 560 KLZ. I'm in your night, Reggie Rocco, of course. What a day, what a day, Luke. You know, I'm going to tell you like this, Johnny. Mm-hmm. It's God. It's God, man. It's a spiritual thing. And you have to do what you got to do to keep the haters out. I call them demons, liars. You got to get that. You know, I tell everybody every day, you know, I'm not perfect. I'm trying to get better, but I'm a good dude, man. And, you know, the bottom line is I never want issues or problems. When we were talking and spreading our word about Trump, it was out of love. It was out of love. It wasn't out of hate or financial gain or anything like that. It was out of love. And just devils coming everywhere. But see, what devils don't understand is that if you don't fear them, The liars and the haters, you don't fear them. They can't touch you. I walk in the shadow of God, of goodness. So I count on him to protect me. You know, that Constitution is supposed to mean something. That Bible is supposed to mean something. That flag, the courts, the judges are all supposed to mean something. It's supposed to be truth. It's supposed to be able to have justices blind. You're supposed to be able to, you know, come there as people in any arena, on the streets, in Congress, in the court, wherever, and be real. And if you're not real, that's messed up. You got to look in the mirror. So you who's, who's without saying cast the first stone and that, that won't be me, but I, it, what will be me is if you bring the smoke, if you, I want all the smoke, I want it all. Bring all the smoke because I got an army, you know what I'm saying? Not just in Colorado, but everywhere in different States in the industry that I do. Cause I worked for that. I worked for that. And I think, was it Warren Buffett or somebody that said, if you, you know, one, you don't try to please everybody. You know, what's that saying, Luke? You know, please some of the people, all the titles, whatever that is. And he was basically saying, if you got 20% of the people, and correct me if I'm wrong, if you guys heard it, on this planet that love you or adore you, it might be a little higher, that you're winning. You're winning. So, wow. You don't really need that many people to love you. You don't really need that many people to be on your side and to make a difference in the world. And that's what's so incredible to me about Trump. Trump is worldwide successful. He got, what, 80 million plus here That's out in front And so many people behind And there's other countries everywhere That adore this guy Like, are you serious? But you have people that's trying to kill him, too And you know why Why they're trying to do that They're trying to do that Because they don't want him to expose them They don't want him to turn on the lights Because when you turn on the lights The roaches will scatter That's the ghetto dope.
SPEAKER 12 :
It seems like that's a mindset of humans when they get to a certain level. Because I'm reading the Bible now, and I'm in Acts chapter 12. And I'm thinking, okay, this king, he kills one of the disciples, and he saw the people really liked it, so he locks up Peter. And Peter is lying there between two soldiers, chained up. Angel comes in and says, hey. get up and let's get out of here right but you see like these keys these people that get in these positions where they can do stuff in their comp launch just like most of these government people they can pass laws to hurt you but it doesn't affect them so they just do it and say that's just part of part of being in this position is i can hurt you but you can't hurt me and It gets into that complex where even these judges, where they're thinking, well, you know, I can stop you, but you can't touch me. And until you show them, like a bully, when you come against a bully, until you punch that bully in the mouth, that bully keeps coming at you. And I'm saying, like, not in a physical way, unless we stamp out these crooked judges and these other people... And it's going to take a long time because they've been around for a long time. They're relaxed.
SPEAKER 11 :
Oh, yeah, definitely. They're definitely relaxed. They're deeply embedded, bunkered in with all their lives and everything and taking care of their families and everything. Yeah, man, I have no respect for that. I wonder if... Anybody could actually walk in Trump's shoes for a day. Just think about being shot four years before that, all this stuff. I mean, come on, man. This man has been through it. He is so strong, and he's a senior citizen. Like, come on, man. Like, I know I couldn't even... I would want to be around him to learn so much, man, to learn so much and to use it as possible. I'm one person, man, if I had $10 million, I'd put a little money and take care of me, but I'd give it all away. You're going to invest some, you're going to do this, but there's people I know personally that I would help, and there's also people that I know that I wouldn't even come around. I would rather do something. Like Catherine said, do something. to people who will actually do something. I do something every day. That's why it comes back. It's in different... I'll be all over this place, but it's in different parts of the city, different parts of the state. But, you know, those circles, word of mouth travels. It travels. And so that's a big thing, man. That's a big thing to... People who don't have anything, who struggle, who are probably tougher than all of us put together, you know, that your name is circulating in them circles because they don't have phones. They don't have communication. They go through. Man, my heart hurts, like, literally. When I see an old lady struggling to get into the bank or open a door or anything like that, it hurts. All I can do is think about my mom. And it hurts literally. So I make sure that I do that and help them every time I see them. And then when I see homeless people, I wish I had all the money, dude, because I would just be giving it, giving it, giving it, giving it, giving it. Because who cares about it? It's just paper, dude. It's about who you are morally. It's about who you are spiritually. And so... I don't even put any value like that into money. Money is something that you need to survive, but while you're doing it, it's paying bills. You give it away. Luke talks about that all the time. I'm not making enough money to get out of my mom's mansion to get into my own mansion. It's not a mansion. Yeah, it's a mansion.
SPEAKER 09 :
It's not a mansion. It's not a mansion.
SPEAKER 11 :
Dude, that's a very, very nice house. Can we just leave it at that? Can we just leave it at that? My parents did get a nice house, yes. Yes, yes. And I live in their basement. And I guarantee your basement is probably biggest three people's apartments put together. I know it. But the moral of the story is yeah, we have to help people, we have to do what's up. Everybody needs help in some way, but you also have to be ready to shrug your shoulders, brush your shoulders off when you come because the enemy, is a liar. The enemy's going to come at you in any way and don't pretend to have merits and truth and value in what they say and what they do, the party. Oh, that is bull crap. But when it comes down to their money or their situation, they're going to lie through their teeth. And that's what happened with Casper. Casper did a lot of work and he did a lot of stuff and it was amazing that we couldn't get that man in We couldn't get them in there. And, you know, that's why I didn't ever run. I hear this stuff all the time, like, Reg, go ahead, go ahead. But you can't do it. I have the support. I have the support. It's the money. I hate dealing with money. Because that situation dirties everything up. And so you got to get somebody like my boy, Cass. He'll be the one to be up in there. He'll 24-7 do with that. But I just don't feel it in my heart with that kind of stuff. But, yes, we need it. So if you guys can go to www. that we are Black Lives Matter. Check out the site. It's incredible. If you can, help us, support us there. And also, is there something big going on? You can go to Reggie Rocco, R-O-C-K-L dot com and check it out yourself. Look at what's going on and what's happening there on these sites. And, you know, support. Just support. Support us. Do everything we got to do. Look, it's time to get out of here, Johnny, so we're going to have to count it down. Three, two, one, and we out!
SPEAKER 10 :
We out of here. But you've been listening to KLC 560 AM. I'm a united Reggie Bravo. Yeah, it's fun. We will tackle the issues. We will unite the country every week, every Friday morning from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. It's about love, y'all. Have a wonderful morning and a great day.
In this episode of the Best Stocks Now show, financial experts explore a bustling market landscape with a wave of green indicators. As host Barry Kite opens the show with promising updates on stocks and commodities, Bill Gundersen dives into the complex dynamics between the US and China—highlighting ongoing tariff negotiations and their implications for global markets. Listen in as they dissect growth in momentum stocks like NVIDIA and Palantir and reflect on a robust earnings season as it comes to a close. With an eye on governmental digital transformation, the discussion shifts to the cutting-edge strategies Adobe is deploying to update outdated systems, potentially saving billions. Transitioning into the realm of disruptive technologies, the podcast delves into the autonomous trucking initiatives led by Aurora Innovation. Gundersen and Kite navigate through crucial financial events, from discussions on global trade agreements to critiquing Trump's economic strategies, offering listeners insightful commentary on the financial strategies of major companies and potential investments. The episode closes on a deeper analysis of Bitcoin and gold as notable investments in 2025, with a look at AngloGold as a top-performing stock in the metals sector. Throughout the show, the emphasis remains on informed investment decisions—leveraging current trends and market shifts to turn strategies into success. Be sure to tune in to optimize your investment approach with the latest market insights.
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He's been seen on CNBC, the Fox News Channel, and the Fox Business Channel. His articles can be found on MarketWatch, Seeking Alpha, TheStreet.com, and many other places. He's the author of the weekly Best Stocks Now newsletter and the inventor of the Best Stocks Now app. He's president of Gundersen Capital Management. Here is professional money manager, Bill Gundersen.
SPEAKER 02 :
Good morning and welcome to the Friday, May 9th edition of the Best Docs Now show. I am Barry Kite, planner and analyst here at Gundersen Capital Management.com. I'm holding down the fort for a minute for Bill. We've got some technical difficulties, but we'll get them on here in just a moment. In terms of the market, we've got plenty of green on the screen that we can go through. That's always nice in terms of ending the week. But we've got the Dow up 82 points, 0.2% right now at 41,447. And we've got the S&P 500 at 5,686, up 0.4% today so far. We've got NASDAQ leading the way. We're over that 18,000 mark, actually. Just broke over that this morning. So we're at 8,047 points here, up 119 for 0.67%. And we've got crude oil up a percent. Gold is in the green. Bitcoin's in the green. I know we've got Bill here. And everything's in the green, so welcome.
SPEAKER 01 :
Everything's in the green so far. And you're good to go now. Which is unusual for a Friday. It's usually pretty wacky on Fridays. But, well, there's a lot going on. They're meeting in China tomorrow. Well, in Switzerland. They're meeting in Switzerland, middle ground. Neutral ground in Besant. Will not be in Charleston at the Circle K on Meeting Street this weekend.
SPEAKER 02 :
Not this weekend.
SPEAKER 01 :
He'll be in Switzerland, probably somewhere near Davos, and working on a deal, hopefully, with China. And Trump has made some overtures there on lowering the tariff. Well, there's nowhere to go but down with the tariff when you start out at 140%. 45%. There's a lot of wiggle room in there. And the markets are optimistic about it. Of course, you've got the U.K. agreement finally, which I don't think it was that big of a deal. The automakers are kind of upset about the impact on them. But, you know, it's just good to have one in the bag. I saw a lot of momentum in the market yesterday. You know... We've rebounded. We got down to like there were only 200 B plus, A plus stocks out there for a while during the big swoon. And now we're back to, you know, 800, 700. It's a much healthier number in the market right now. And the action has gone back to a lot of the momentum stocks, the high growth stocks. Palantirs of the world and NVIDIA had a good day. It has a pretty good chart shaping up. But we'll see where we go. Earnings season pretty much is coming to an end this week. We'll still have some stragglers over the next few weeks, including NVIDIA.
SPEAKER 02 :
I was going to say, you've still got NVIDIA at some point, right?
SPEAKER 01 :
That's become the big one now, really. It's on the back end, too. Yeah, of all the companies that are reporting.
SPEAKER 02 :
Just before all the retailers usually because retail is always funny because they take the longest because they've got to count the shirts, do the inventory, figure out how much shrinkage they've had.
SPEAKER 01 :
Speaking of shrinkage, I've got a 17 neck now. Anyways, there's momentum coming back into the market. We've made four. I wrote an article there. I mean, I'm not pounding my chest here, but we've only written four market calls. articles over the last several years. I saw one comment, oh, this guy just cherry picks the right calls that he makes. No, we've only made four and we're four for four. But, you know, that begs the question, where do we go from here?
SPEAKER 02 :
Well, thankfully, we don't have to make those calls but four times, right? Usually those are some capitulation stages.
SPEAKER 01 :
Those are major calls, right? Those are major calls that we have made. Usually after some pain, by the way. Yeah, I mean, it's when the pain is the worst, really. That March the 8th, after the thousand-point swoon on Friday, and Kramer was predicting a Black Friday-like open to the market for Monday. And I watched that video with Scott Besson, and everything came together in my mind and made sense from a logical point of view. And I said, I think these tariffs are going to work. Now, you have to say that so far... I mean, we're early on in the game, but so far the tariffs are working. We're somewhere near $8 to $10 trillion in new factories being built in America, with many more to be announced. We've got China at the table negotiating. And by the way, did you see their exports were up 8.1%, but to America, I don't know where they're exporting to. Is it that vacant field out there where all the homes that they built, are they storing them there? I don't know. I mean, who's buying all of these goods? I guess Canada has become buddied up a lot with China these days. I can't see how they're exporting.
SPEAKER 02 :
I saw some kind of, did they have some agreement? I saw, I guess, what, Russia and China, I think some kind of $200 billion trade package. So there might be, I don't know, maybe they were already buying $2 billion and they're just airing it out. But, you know, that's, I guess, a place where some of their goods could end up, right?
SPEAKER 01 :
Well, that's a bargaining chip that they have is saying, hey, I've got a big brother over here that can beat you guys up named Vladimir Putin. He's also got nuclear weapons. And that seems to be a card that China is playing right now. You know, they've wanted to create that brick. Bricks, you know, replace the currency and everything. Who was talking about replacing their currency? It was somebody...
SPEAKER 02 :
I think Brazil's currency has had a few names over the years, which to me has never... It might be Ukraine.
SPEAKER 01 :
I think it's Ukraine that wants to replace... They use the dollar in Ukraine. And Vladimir Zelensky, I don't know about that guy, he's saying, well, we're going to switch to the euro. Well, good luck, you know. I mean, they've said it. They're going to walk away from the negotiations if they can't settle the deal. Canada's unemployment rises to 6.9%. That's a pretty high number. for Canada, and the Trump administration is seeking tariff reductions on our goods going to China, and of course they want China to buy more of our goods, and they're going to seek for rare earth concessions. That seems to be a pretty big deal. A pretty decent card that China holds in their hand because it doesn't seem like rare earth is something that we can just go out and start mining for and filling the coffers with all of these 17 minerals and elements that are needed. So that seems to be a pretty good card, even though we had this deal with Ukraine earlier. How does that work when they're in the middle of a war? Will anything ever come from that? And then you've got all of these companies in America like Mountain Pass and U.S. Antimony and U.S. Rare Earth and everything and the one that's looking under the ocean.
SPEAKER 02 :
I think your antimony had a good day yesterday.
SPEAKER 01 :
It's had some good days.
SPEAKER 02 :
I was kind of flipping by, and somehow the name obviously jumps off the page because it sounds like it's from a comic book or something. Yeah. I was like, oh, that looks pretty good.
SPEAKER 01 :
Now, here's something new. Trump explores taxing the rich. He'd been hanging around Bernie Sanders too much, but he's thinking of taking the upper bracket, okay? This is for people that make $2.5 million per year or couples making at least $5 million. He talked with the Speaker of the House of taking that from 37% to 39.6%, almost 40%. Soak the rich, I guess, is the... But they're trying to look for areas to bring that together. I saw Adobe has come forward. I don't know if you saw that article. And they're going to slash the price for the U.S. government because they're going to help... I was reading that a lot of the air traffic controllers, they're using software that still requires floppy disk.
SPEAKER 02 :
Yeah, it makes sense because, number one, you've got, you know, replacing those systems, you'd have to probably shut down things for, you know, at certain times, period of time, and then also, I guess, the cost, but...
SPEAKER 01 :
uh... i mean it's pretty it's a good investment though for the future you would think and the other thing is you would need less air traffic controllers maybe and the other thing is is the government is way behind the times and going paperless uh... you know i mean i used to have drawers full of files on every client and everything and now it's all online and no the U.S. government still has a cave where they go down there and update the files and everything and look for about 40 million files.
SPEAKER 02 :
And that's another... A bunch of cardboard boxes, right?
SPEAKER 01 :
You'd have to say doge. I mean, with those sharp kids coming in there, I call them kids, and looking at the way we were doing things... Well, Adobe is a leader, right, in updating and PDF files, putting it all online and everything like that. So Adobe might be worth an investment here because they're going to do a lot at a cut rate price for the government to try to bring them into the 21st century. We'll be right back.
SPEAKER 05 :
Hockey blows and blows.
SPEAKER 01 :
And welcome back here to the second quarter of today's Best Docs Now. Adobe will offer a comprehensive paperless government solution. It's about time. How long ago? I remember when the doctor's offices started going paperless. That was 20 years ago.
SPEAKER 02 :
Well, electronic health records, yeah. I mean, they started really pushing it, was really kind of part of the HITECH Act coming out of 08-09 with some of the stimulus package. And then, of course, you had a lot of those names kind of in that health care space just took off. Remember, you had, I forget, some of those different names back then that were basically they got a bunch of money to transfer.
SPEAKER 01 :
Yes, they were good investments, too. I remember some of those stocks being very good investments because they – Had a lot of work going to work on all the doctors and dentist offices across America.
SPEAKER 02 :
Yeah, you had Athena Health back then. Yeah, Athena was one. I think they're private now. But, yeah, it was, you know, so that moving everything over. I mean, even Elon, remember he was talking about in terms of the way that we still do. You know, send checks, right?
SPEAKER 01 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 02 :
And the ECHs and the cost of sending checks and payments that way. And there's obviously easier to be fraudulent.
SPEAKER 01 :
And the procurement system, every agency had their own system. and did their own buying and purchasing. They brought it all together, the GSA, and we'll have everybody talking with one another with the proper software set up. So we're bringing our U.S. government, which has got to save a lot of money over time. I mean, you would think searching through a cave, For the record, it would be a lot faster to search for it with a massive database and pull it right up. Italy's Multiply sues Google in a $3 billion lawsuit over alleged market dominance. Well, you know, we've said it before. Europe likes to collect money from these big tech companies. They see billions of dollars out there through fines and whatnot. I mean, can you just sue somebody because of their market dominance? You know, I don't know, but they figure out a way. Weight Watchers declares bankruptcy. Their balance sheet has lost too much weight, and guess who they're blaming for the hangover? The GOP1s, I bet.
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100%.
SPEAKER 01 :
I mean, no more counting calories, no more Oprah Winfrey pumping Weight Watchers. And, of course, we've said all along that Lilly and Novo and Nordisk, these were major disruptors to a huge industry. The diet industry was huge. And I've mentioned I used to see Jenny Craig a lot. She lived not too far from us in Rancho Santa Fe in a giant home. She certainly did well for herself. And her and her late husband, Sidney Craig, they owned some pretty big racehorses. that they used to run at Del Mar. Those horses were pretty fit. They were watching weight. They always looked good. They had some very good runners. But a total disruption of that industry. What was the other one yesterday? Krispy Kreme, a victim of GLP-1. I've got to believe it's hurting the gyms, the gymnasiums too, the Planet Fitnesses and things like that. Aurora Innovation outlines plans for commercialization and scaling autonomous trucking. They seem to be the leader. In autonomous trucking. Now, Pony is up again. I've never seen a stock want to tear like that. This may end up on our wall of fame. It was on our wall of flame for a while there. I mean, it had been all over the place, right? And I just decided to grit and bear it and grit my teeth. I mean, it's in the emerging growth portfolio, which is kind of the nature of the beast. They're longer-term stocks. And Pony was up another 13%, 14% today. Aurora Innovation is kind of languishing in that $7 area. It's the U.S. version of Pony. It's in Pittsburgh. It's headquartered in Pittsburgh where our show is heard every day. We need to head up to Pittsburgh soon and get up there. And maybe when the Padres are playing the Pirates, the poor Pirates are not having a very good year. I see they fired their manager. And I see that the Rockies are stationed in Denver that we're on. Six wins and 30 losses last time I looked at the poor Rockies. I wouldn't blame Buddy Black. He's a good manager. I mean, you've got to have players.
SPEAKER 02 :
I saw the stadium yesterday, and it was virtually empty. I mean, it's a beautiful stadium. I've been there one time. Actually, the backdrop is amazing. But, yeah, I'm looking at the stadium, and there was literally did not look like there was very many people.
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Six wins and 30 losses. Okay, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Palantir, that's who Wedbush likes. That's pretty much, those names never change. I mean, they're big cheerleaders for Microsoft with AI and chat GPT, and they have a big lead on Google. Amazon with their AWS services, their big warehouses and whatnot. And, of course, Palantir, which I saw was down a little bit today. Palantir is a very expensive stock. That's all I can say. It's been a big week for software earnings. There were some real good ones and there were some flame outs. Fortinet, I remember, had a kind of a bad report. But today, Cloudflare, which is one of the upper echelon, no question about it. They're one of the upper echelon software enterprise, computer software enterprise companies. They're out of the Silicon Valley. They're a $46 billion company. Their symbol is net, N-E-T. And today it's nothing but net. They're up 7% today after reporting earnings. We have owned that in the past. And I just am a little more particular with my software stocks that I own. I want to be a little bit more choosy. There was a time when I had a wider net that included Adobe, that included Palo Alto Networks. That included Cloudflare and some others, but lately I've narrowed it down to the ones that seem to be the best of the best in the software industry. But that's a very good report by Cloudflare, and the stock is doing well. And there's a lot of other companies here that when we get to the second half of the show that have reported earnings. Now, I'll be going over, as usual, on Friday. I see the summary of the earnings, where they've come in at, where we're at right now with about 85% to 90% of the companies now reporting in the S&P 500. The numbers now for the next quarter and the rest of the year should be pretty solid. We still have the tariffs hanging out there. We definitely did not see as much tariff damage. The only thing I would say, there's probably quite a bit of front running in this quarter, getting ahead of the tariffs, and that may have boosted the earnings this quarter. And I can see maybe a little bit of a downdraft in the next quarter that we're in right now because of the front running, you know, not having that impact anymore. It could just drop off a cliff for some companies. We'll be right back. This is Bill Gunderson. Thank you for tuning in to today's Best Stocks Now, Best Inverse Funds Now show. I put several hours of research in during the wee hours of the morning each day to bring you the very best cutting-edge stories that I can. To get two free weeks of my newsletter, go to GundersonCapital.com. To talk to us about our fee-based only money management services... Call us at 855-611-BEST. Now, back to the second half of the show. And welcome back here to the second half of today's Best Docs Now show with professional money manager Bill Gunderson, president of Gunderson Capital Management. And we're a little under two weeks out now for Warrensville, Ohio, in the Cleveland area for all of our listeners there, the whole vicinity up in that area, vicinity. And if you would like to join us Tuesday night for a workshop, you can reserve a seat at 855-611-BEST, 855-611-BEST. And if you'd like to meet with us in person, Tuesday or Wednesday during the day at that Marriott, you can make a reservation, reserve a spot with Edie at 855-611-BEST. That's 855-611-BEST. Now, let's just get a little update here on the market, see where we're at. Trump floating a lot of different numbers out there. It looks like the markets have moved a little bit to the downside here. uh... since uh... we started the dow is now down one hundred and twenty four it's friday i told you it's always usually friday fade and the nasdaq is down to forty nine right now or or fifty points in the s and p is down fifteen lot of times It just seems like a lot of the momentum and hot money likes to be out of the market over the weekend. A lot can happen over a weekend, especially in today's world.
SPEAKER 02 :
Yeah, particularly when you know there's something coming up, right? I mean, I go back to the early few weeks of COVID as the world was trying to figure out what the impact was going to be. Remember, you'd have big markets sell off on Friday and then – Going into the weekend and then on Mondays for a little while, you'd have that money buy back in. And that progressed for a few weekends in a row until it finally just kept going.
SPEAKER 01 :
Well, this weekend with China is a very, very, very big deal. I mean, those are two major economies in the world. that have been trading with each other for a long time but according to trump and a lot of others it's been a lopsided uh trade uh with us buying a lot of their goods and them not buying much of our goods and them putting tariffs on our goods to keep them out so uh they're trying to level the playing field a little bit is what it looks like i think any kind of major news out of uh out of china concessions would be really good for the market but right now it's almost like we're going into a fed meeting right on monday the fed meetings on wednesday and the market's quiet on monday and tuesday until the fed makes their announcement uh you know that could also help the fed with the rate cut down the line if we could get things solved with china because that's they're kind of holding out they're using that as one of the reasons why they haven't got rates because they don't know the effect of the tariffs. And obviously, China is the elephant in the room right now. Now, gold has been the number one, along with Bitcoin. I forgot to mention Bitcoin. Bitcoin's at $102,000 today.
SPEAKER 02 :
Close to what the high mark is, what, 107-ish or so?
SPEAKER 01 :
Yeah, right in there. So I would call it the asset class of the week, Bitcoin. We own just a tiny little bit actually in the trading portfolio. That's not a portfolio I offer out to folks. But we own some BITB, which is an ETF that owns Bitcoin. The other consistent performer here in 2025 has been gold. No question about it. It has been the best hedge against Bitcoin. the tariffs and uh... there's a stock in the news today uh... if i only had to own two or three gold stocks we own we own two i think maybe three this would be one of them anglo gold au if you look at the track record of anglo gold over the years this is one of the best gold stocks now okay And that is an alternative to just owning the gold in your safe or buried under your mattress or wherever you keep it. Owning a gold stock. And AU has been, you know, it's a mid-cap stock. It's a $22 billion company out of the United Kingdom. I don't know if they have any rare earth exposure. Probably not, or we would have heard about it. But their sales were up 39%, and their earnings were off the chart. And AU right now is trading at just nine times forward earnings, which would definitely make it a candidate. for the value the relative value portfolio this stock is hitting let's see it's up 6.4 percent today look at the chart on au which is anglo gold ashante they're actually they're in south africa but they're headquartered in the united kingdom which used to have some ties to south africa But they have 11 operations in nine countries located in Africa, Australia, and the Americas, which would mostly be Latin America. They had just a phenomenal quarter. And I would have no problem with owning this gold stock. And they pay a dividend yield of 2.1%. So you say, well, gold doesn't pay a dividend.
SPEAKER 02 :
It actually costs money to store it. It's a negative yield, actually.
SPEAKER 01 :
This stock has doubled since December. It's up 100%, and it's still cheap, obviously. The earnings estimates for next year are $5.16. The stock's trading at $44.62. That's less than a 9 forward P.E. ratio. This stock still has a lot of upside potential. especially if gold continues to get higher. They had $1.9 billion in gold income, so Trump has been very good for precious metals.
SPEAKER 02 :
Yeah, and keep in mind, those miners, obviously, the bullion is its own animal, but, of course, they're running a business. You want a company, any of those miners, you want good operations, right, a good-run company, and that's certainly one of them.
SPEAKER 01 :
One of the best. Blue Chip. Now, Rare Earth, the stock we've chosen to own in the Rare Earth space is MP Materials. But, you know, you have to realize it's out there on the frontier. MP just reported their earnings. They did $60 million in sales. They also have a lot of lithium, too. But they're hoping to score big there with the rare earth. That seems to be one of the hot spots with that hot desert sun. And whatever it does, you know, I've been out there, those dry lakes and all the salt, and that's really kind of an eerie little part of the world. Elon Musk has his giga battery factory out in that area close to MP materials. But the big hope for MP is that they score some fines in the rare earth. I'm sure they're getting a lot now, but probably just byproduct. But this stock's down 8.7%, which kind of emphasizes the nature of the beast, that it's very volatile. And, of course, Rare Earth is on the table tomorrow along with lunch. I don't know what they're serving there for lunch. But, you know, I'd like to be a – wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall at those meetings between Besant – And China, Besant does not look like he's one that can be taken advantage of very easily.
SPEAKER 02 :
It's got to be fascinating. And like I said, he's been in these types of negotiations, at least from a business standpoint, with China. You know, folks from all over the globe.
SPEAKER 01 :
I'm sure he's had a lot of dealings with China in his 40-year career, 40-year career as a hedge fund manager. He's a capable guy. Okay, a software stock in the news. This was kind of software week. HubSpot, which is a cheaper competitor, a lower-end competitor, said, You know, the premier CRM software is the company with the simple CRM, Salesforce. And we don't own either one. Salesforce is a member of the DAO. That's how well Salesforce has done under Mark Benioff, CEO. Salesforce is down 1.2%, but their competitor HubSpot reported earnings and the street didn't like it. And HubSpot is down 11.7% today. We looked into CRM going to a different... We have Redtail, which is kind of linked to our industry. You use the red tail, Barry. I'm sure that Salesforce has a lot more capability.
SPEAKER 02 :
Yeah, and usually a much higher expense tag. Much higher. To me, in terms of any CRM, it's garbage in, garbage out. That's where Salesforce makes their money in terms of implementation for individuals' businesses.
SPEAKER 01 :
Yes, for my first 10 years in the industry, I had a very nice index card system that worked just fine. And then I went to Goldmine was my next one, which I liked a lot. Okay, we'll be back for the final segment of today's Best Docs Now show.
SPEAKER 07 :
And welcome back here to the final segment of today's Best Docs Now show. The week goes very fast. I mean, it moves fast.
SPEAKER 01 :
You know, by the time you look at all the news in the morning that happened since the show yesterday, sometimes you find some tidbits, some nuggets in there that are really, really valuable. But you have to screen through a lot to find the... The really good stories, the really salient ones that could help in managing money. And then of course the market opens and it moves very quickly and you're sifting through charts and all the different stocks you're looking at. With obviously a big focus on the ones that you already own. And then, of course, during the day, there's news coming in. And this time of year, right now, it's dominated by earnings reports, which come along every three months. And then earnings season, you know, it lasts about six weeks or so. And the heart of it is two or three weeks. where there's just so many per day it's almost hard to keep track of them. But I do glance, at least glance, at every single earnings report that is on Seeking Alpha. And then, you know, at the end of the week when the bell rings and you can take a deep breath, you made it through another week, I do my internal research and kind of wrap up everything for the week, what happened, all the highlights. I look at the technical analysis, which all changed since last week. We've pretty much had a V-shaped recovery here. Off that March 8th, you know, desperation low, which looked to be the washout. And, you know, but every chart's different. The small caps, the NASDAQ, oil, gold, Bitcoin, inverse funds. I look at them all. And then, of course, updating the portfolios. I'm always looking to upgrade a stock. If one's not performing or I do have quite a bit of cash still out there to spend, but it has to be the right thing. I had somebody email me, how come you haven't really made any buys in my portfolio recently? It's because I haven't found anything that I really like. That's just a reflection of the market right now where it's a little bit slimmer pickings. You have to look a little bit harder. But the bottom line is.
SPEAKER 02 :
You've added to some positions we've already owned.
SPEAKER 01 :
Yes, for new people that have come in, I've added quite a bit. But as far as brand new positions, those are kind of hard to find right now. Now, having said that, the bottom line is I sum everything up at the end of the week in my newsletter, which is my internal research. And I make sure that I look through everything very thoroughly, make sure I didn't miss anything, and then I get ready for it all to start all over again on Monday. and I send out my internal research which is the newsletter yes it's a lot but it's the highlights of a week of action in the market I mean I've distilled it down a lot And it's in large type, and there's a lot of pictures and a lot of charts. But there's an education there in that newsletter. If you go through it systematically with the opening article and then what happened this past week, all of the highlights, In different areas, whether it be in an individual company or a country or the U.S. economy, there's all that for you. It would be like reading Barron's on the weekend, okay? Only much, much, much, much better than Barron's. And then look through the charts. That's a lesson in itself to see how I analyze a chart and how I come away with my prognosis. And my current opinion of the chart. And then there's the big macro outlook, which is key. The macro outlook is key. That's our target price for the S&P 500. And we're basing that on earnings estimates going forward, which change every week. and multiple that I apply to those earnings. We've been right since 2009 about our macro outlook because earnings have been going up. It's eventually going to come to an end, and we'll start to see a regression in earnings. That's not out there yet, but we watch for that every single week. Then we go through the portfolios, show you. I'm completely transparent. Here's what we own in them. Here's how they've done. And then we have at the end, we have, you know, how I would have a TSP allocated right now if you have one of those government retirement funds or how I would have a 401k allocated if you've got a bunch of mutual. Most of the 401ks now have gotten more sophisticated plans. to where you can buy individual stocks and whatnot. And then I have pictures from my app showing you the leading sectors in the market right now, the leading mutual funds, the leading ETFs, the leading inverse funds. So it's a handful, but if you want to learn about the market and be educated on the market, those are the things that I look at.
SPEAKER 02 :
I always call it a collection of your research.
SPEAKER 01 :
That's exactly right. I mean, I do it more for me. I learn way more from it doing it than I do in sending it out to everybody. Now, if you'd like to get four weeks of that newsletter along with access to the app, The app, I could not manage money. It would be so cumbersome if I did not have the app narrowing down the search every day and pointing me in the right direction. And then, of course, I give out several comments during the day. Come to your email. When I see something, I say something. Maybe a half a dozen. Maybe sometimes only two or three. It just depends on the days. Some days there might be a dozen. That's an education because I try to explain why I did what I did and what I'm seeing, and I usually accompany it with the chart. There's not a better deal out there. You get four weeks. I mean, if nothing else, the education there is so compact, it's like a crash course. Cramming an MBA into a few months in the market. You can go to GundersenCapital.com and sign up for four free weeks to make an appointment with us. If you like what you hear and how thorough we are in what we do and how different we are. We're not just plain vanilla asset allocators like most of our competition. You can set up an appointment with us at 855-611-BEST. That's 855-611-BEST. It will be especially interesting to see. As of last week, we were looking for 12% growth year over year for this quarter that is being reported now. I wouldn't be surprised to see 14% or 15% by the end of the day. That will be in this week's newsletter at GundersonCapital.com. to make an appointment for Cleveland for the workshop or to meet with us in person. This is a rare opportunity. 855-611-BEST. 855-611-BEST. Have a great day, everybody.
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Join Rick Hughes on The Flatline as he explores the seasons of life, urging listeners to embrace the timeless truths of the Bible. With references to Solomon's literary genius in Ecclesiastes, Rick discusses God's immutable plans amidst our changing world and underscores the importance of spiritual maturity. Whether you're new to faith or seasoned in scripture, this episode offers guidance on aligning your thoughts with Christ's and appreciating the divine order of life.
SPEAKER 01 :
Welcome to the Flatline with your host, Rick Hughes. For the next 30 minutes, you'll be inspired, motivated, educated, but never manipulated. Now, your host, Rick Hughes.
SPEAKER 02 :
Good morning and welcome to the Flatline. I'm your host, Rick Hughes. For the next few minutes, I would like to invite you to stick around. It'll be about 30 minutes of motivation, inspiration, education, but no manipulation. We don't try to con anyone. We're not trying to hustle money, not trying to solicit membership, just trying to give you some accurate information. The show is designed to remind you of biblical truths and hopefully to introduce you to a new way of studying and learning the Word of God. You know, remember, we always say God gave us two ends, one to think with and one to sit on, and success in life depends on which one you use. Heads, obviously, you win, and tails, well, you lose. And you always hear me say bad decisions limit future options. Speaking of bad decisions, there's potential for every one of us to make dumb decisions in our life every day, but stupid decisions hurt people. Bad decisions limit future options and stupid decisions get people hurt. And so we have to learn to think and think for himself and not live off our emotions. That's the worst way to live, emotional revolt to the soul, letting your emotions control your soul. God gave you emotions, that's for sure, but they're not designed to run the ship. They're designed to appreciate what's out there. But you have to learn to think for yourself, have to learn to control your thoughts, and that's what the Bible teaches. Let this mind be in you that was also in Christ Jesus. That's why the Bible says stop thinking of yourself in terms of arrogance beyond what you should. But think in terms of sanity as God has assigned to each one of us a standard of thinking from his word, Romans 12, one through three. So it's imperative that as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, We think right, we get our minds right. The book of Ecclesiastes talks about thinking and how we think and how we orient and adjust to time. And I'd like to read to you something this morning out of the book of Ecclesiastes, beginning in chapter three, verses one through eight. Here it is, I'll read it slowly. To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven, a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which has been planted, a time to kill and a time to heal, A time to break down and a time to build up. A time to weep and a time to laugh. A time to mourn and a time to dance. A time to cast stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing. A time to search and a time to give up as lost. A time to keep and a time to cast away, a time to tear apart, a time to sew together, a time to keep silent and a time to speak, a time to love, a time to hate, a time of war, a time of peace. There's eight verses from Ecclesiastes chapter 3, verses 1 through 8. It may be a bit confusing, but let me kind of give you the breakdown here. This passage deals with God's timing. for all events on this planet. Some of these things you are going to have to act upon, and some of them you have no control over. But there is, the bottom line is that nothing stays the same forever. You've learned that. You've seen that in your life. I mean, we've all had people that we loved and appreciated that were neighbors or friends, and they moved off and left us or We got something and things change and it's not the same anymore. I mean, things change. They don't stay the same forever, particularly in politics. Things change. Change is inevitable. And sometimes, you know, you and I might not necessarily like it, but it happens. So each event mentioned in this particular passage has been predetermined in God's plan. Ecclesiastes 3.1 says, To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3.14, I know that everything God does will remain forever. There is nothing to add to it and there's nothing to take from it for God is so worked that men should fear him. Here are a couple of principles that we can conclude from this passage. Uncontrollable circumstances in our lives are often a way that God directs us. Uncontrollable circumstances in our lives are often a way that God directs us. And if you have no control over it and something happened that brought about a tremendous change, God is directing you in a different direction. He's showing you something. And the question is, can you figure out what he's showing you? That's the question. Because if you get emotional, you'll quit thinking and you'll just react and get bitter. Another principle is sometimes we get out of step with life, but God has not forgotten us. He knows where we are. He knows what we're doing. Now, there's no doubt that when Solomon wrote this, he was a literary genius. His poetic comparison of 14 opposites, it's amazing. But through it all, here's what he appears to be saying. He affirms that all of our activities, both good and bad, and all of our responses to people, objects, events, everything happens in its own time. That's some of the commentary from Valverde and Zuck in the Bible Knowledge Commentary of the New Testament. That's the way they see it, that he affirms that all of our activities, both good and bad, and all of our responses to people, objects, and events happen in their own time. All the events that Solomon's mentioned in this section are allowed by God for all men. Even a time for injustice and a time for oppression. All are part of God's immutable and eternal plan, indicating that man's toil and man's labor are for naught. This is not some sort of fatalism or deism, saying God's unconcerned with events in the world, because you and I both know that he does intervene in events in this world, but it's simply the proof of what man can expect in this world. The great news is this, God's redemption through Jesus Christ for each one of us. Because it's at this junction in our life that our life can take on purpose and direction. And that's the wonderful thing. So the first thing that Solomon mentions is the beginning and the ending of a person's life. That's the very first thing he mentions. There's a time to be born and a time to die. Nobody can expect anything until they're born. This is how we all come into this world. We come in through parents who, through God's natural order, copulate and conceive just as Adam and Eve did, our first parents. In order for there to be a birth, there must be a man and a woman. Did you hear that? In order for there to be a birth, there must be a man and a woman. God designed it that way. I mean, any two individuals could be a parent, but only a man and a woman can bring life into this world. No matter what a person may claim, it's only through the man and the woman that life is created, and only through God the soul is given to that life. So the Bible says there's a time to be born, birthday 101, the big day for all moms and all dads. It's amazing, the Facebook app on my cell phone constantly telling me whose birthday it is. And some people are really into that. You know, they dig saying, hey, happy birthday, happy birthday. And it gets obnoxious after a while, but people have birthdays. Every day of the year, somebody's having a birthday. And it's a time to be born. A new baby comes forth. Wonderful. Great. But that baby that comes forth is born physically alive but spiritually dead. That doesn't mean that baby committed a sin. It means the baby is born into the human race spiritually dead. The newborn baby has a body and a living soul but a dead human spirit because Adam's original sin was imputed at that birth. Romans 5, 12, therefore just as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, thus death has now spread to all men for all have sinned. This is the very reason that Jesus Christ came. That's to redeem us out of this sin-infested world. So when we receive Christ as Savior, Each one of us, when we believe in the finished work of Christ on the cross, when we put our faith alone in Christ alone, we are redeemed. The Bible says in 1 Peter chapter one, excuse me, 1 Peter chapter two, verse 24, who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, that's you and I, having died to sin might live for righteousness, by whose stripes we were healed. The sacrifice of God's Son, Jesus Christ, satisfied the justice of God, thus anyone who is in Christ Anyone who's put their faith in Christ has Christ's righteousness and is now able to be acceptable before God's justice because the justice of God judged Christ instead of us. The justice of God poured out upon him the punishment, not you. And by being in Christ, you are now part of God's family. So there's a time to be born and there is a time to die. There's a time to be born once and there's a time to be born twice. I mean, you're either going to be born once and die twice or you're going to be born twice and die once. That might not make sense to you, but the first birth is your physical birth, the second birth is your spiritual birth. The first death, it's appointed and the man wants to die, we'll see that here in just a minute. But the second death is being cast into the lake of fire, where the Bible says this is the second death. So if you're only born once, physical, you're gonna have two deaths, physical death and cast into the lake of fire. But if you're born twice, physical birth and spiritual birth, then you only go through physical death. You have to. We'll explain that to you. Hebrews 9, 27, Ecclesiastes 3, 1, there is a time to die. Hebrews 9, 27, and as it is appointed unto man once to die, but after this the judgment, which is the great white throne of judgment, Revelation 20, verse 11 through 15. And if your name is not found written in the Lamb's book of life, then you are cast into the lake of fire. Not that God takes pleasure in doing that, but that you rejected the redemption, you rejected the redeemer, the person, Jesus Christ, his only begotten son. You said no, and you declared that you did not believe that was the way it worked. That was up to you. You made that decision, but that decision will come forth here because your name will not be in the Lamb's Book of Life because of your own arrogance, thinking that you could redeem yourself by being good or nice or you didn't care, one of the two. So physical death is unavoidable since this body will not function or work in heaven. Why? Because it's sin-infected and must return to dust. But now your soul and your spirit live on in a new body forever. That's the wonderful thing about it. The soul and the spirit live on in a new body forever. And so it's a resurrection body, and it's a body that will be with you throughout all eternity. Now, death for the unbeliever is a horrible thing since there's no more chance for salvation. But death for the believer is a total victory. And for the spiritually mature believer, it's a promotion with honors. It's a wonderful thing. So you have to decide which route that you want to take. For the mature believer, these are the words that you can cling to. Job 5, 19 through 27. Now, what am I calling a mature believer? I'm talking about a believer who stays filled with the Holy Spirit on a consistent basis, not that he doesn't sin, but he rebounds his sin, problem-solving device number one, and a believer who is growing according to 2 Peter 3.18, growing the grace and the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He's growing daily, listening to a well-qualified pastor teach him and feed him God's Word. He or she sits down, listens, takes notes, and applies what they learn into their life And that's what I'm talking about, a mature believer, a person who's growing spiritually, who's not stagnant, who's not staying the same, but advancing spiritually in the plan of God. So Job says, from six disasters, God will deliver you. Job 5, 19 through 27. Furthermore, in seven, no evil will touch you. In depression, that's economic disaster, he will preserve you from death. In battle, from the stroke of the sword. You'll be hidden from the lash of the tongue, which is sort of a social disaster from sins of the tongue. And you will not be afraid of death when it comes. You will laugh at death and famine. You will have nothing to fear from a violent death. You will have a covenant with the stones of the field, that's weapons and ammunition. And wild animals will be at peace with you, and therefore you will know that your human body is in peace, for you will visit your home in heaven and you will not forfeit blessing or reward. And you will know that your seed will be numerous and your descendants like the grass of the earth. That's the perpetuation of our client nation. You will come to the grave in full age, like a shock of corn in its season. Behold this doctrine. We've researched it. This is the guest of it. Hear it and apply it to yourselves. Job 5, 19 through 27. Coming to your grave in a full age. There's nothing worse than coming to your grave too soon. Some people do it by acts of stupidity, driving, acting stupid, drinking. Some people do it by suicide, coming to the grave too early. God has laid out a course of action for your life and a plan for your life, and it's not your choice to decide to do something stupid and wind up not only hurting yourself but hurting other people. And yet it happens every day. Stupid decisions lead to injury. Bad decisions limit future options. But stupid decisions hurt people. And sometimes people check out way too soon because they're stupid. They drink and they drive. They drink and do drugs. They drive and get road rage and run people over and shoot people. We hear about it every day. Stupid, stupid things. America is the land of the stupid. I can assure you that. Look at politics today and you can figure this one out. So you cannot be removed from life apart from the sovereignty of God. If you're a mature believer, if you're growing in grace, if you're representing Jesus Christ, the principle is that until God makes the decision, nothing, nothing will remove you from this life. And once that decision has been made by God, once the command comes down, all right, bring him home, then nothing will keep you here. But for the unbeliever, the person without Christ, it's a daily gamble. In Luke 12, 16 through 21, this is what Jesus said. He told them a parable saying this, The land of the rich man was very productive, and he began to reason to himself, saying, What shall I do? Since I have no place to store all of my crops. And then he said, Oh, I got it. This is what I'll do. I'll tear down my barns, and I'll build larger barns and store all my grains and all my goods there. And then I will say to my soul these words, Soul? You have many goods laid up for many years to come. Be easy, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said to him, You are a fool, because this very night your soul is required of you, and now who will own what you prepared? So is the man who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich towards God. None of that will go with you. None of it. So for the unbeliever, the thought that he can make himself happy is an illusion because he doesn't know when he's going to go. He doesn't know how he's going to go. I mean, there have been tremendous instances of famous individuals have been kidnapped and murdered. They were wealthy individuals held for ransom, killed, destroyed. You don't know. You don't know. And when you get in a car and drive down the road and five feet to your left, there's another vehicle approaching you at 80 miles an hour, 60 miles an hour. That's a head-on crash if that person loses attention and gets on the phone, looks down to take a text. It happens every day. You see, none of us have control over the beginning or the ending of life, but we do have control over our future destiny and how we live during our time on this sin-infested planet. Joshua, the Old Testament leader of Israel after the death of Moses, put it this way in Joshua 24, 14. And if it seems evil unto you to serve the Lord, then choose you this day who you will serve. Whether the gods which your father served that were on the other side of the river are the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell, but as for me and my house, we're going to serve the Lord. You know, even an atheist serves a God. It's a God of self. Oh, he might not believe in the Trinity, the Triune God. He might not believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, but he makes his own God, and his own God is his self, a self-God. You and I, we must make a decision about whom we're going to allow to direct the courses of our life and provide for our needs. Did you hear me? you and I must make a decision about whom we will allow to direct the course of our lives and provide for our needs. So the question that I'm asking you today is where do you get your direction in life? One thing you could be certain about, and that's the enemy has a cosmic system, or shall we say a cosmic smokescreen to blind you from the true facts of God's plan. He doesn't want you to know it. In 2 Corinthians 4, 4, in whom the God of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not. lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine in unto them. If there's anything that Satan wants to do is to stop people from believing in Jesus Christ, maybe you've never thought about why you're here. Maybe it's never really entered your mind. But there's a reason why you're here, and that's to resolve this angelic conflict. You see, in eternity past, Satan was condemned to the lake of fire because of his own arrogance, Isaiah 14. He doesn't want to go to the lake of fire. He knows it's a real place. And so he's constantly trying to vindicate himself and trying to impugn the name of God by attacking God's love, saying, if you were a loving God, you... wouldn't send me there. If you were loving God, you wouldn't have created me like you knew what I was going to do. You created me. It's your fault that I sin. No, it's not. God loves you, he loves me, but he gives us autonomy and the freedom to choose. You have the freedom to choose. You can choose for or against Christ, and you can choose for or against God's plan for your life. Now, just to make it straight, there are two ways you can go. The Thy Way Highway, T-H-Y, Thy Way Highway, or or the my way highway, either one, it's your choice. But you're gonna make decisions based on something. Something is going to guide you and direct you, and you have a choice. You can let your friends guide you and direct you, you can let your social media guide you and direct you, or you can go to the Bible. You can go to the word of God, because God says in Jeremiah, know the plans that I have for you and they're to prosper you and make you happy. That's God's plan. But in your own mind, when you rebel against the plan of God and you go down the my way highway and you make stupid decisions, not only are you going to hurt yourself, you're going to hurt other people. And when you make bad decisions, you're gonna limit all of your options in life. There are people sitting in penitentiaries today listening to me, wonderful friends that I have that write to me and they've made bad decisions and they're paying for it. And they would tell you the same thing, don't do this, look where I wound up because of a bad decision that I made or a stupid decision that I made. I've hurt my family, I've hurt my children, I've hurt my friends, I would never do that again if I could get out of here. And they will eventually get out. Thank God for that. But we have to remember the concept. We have to make decisions every day of our life. And where do you get the information from? Even though your length of time is determined by God, as I said, he gives you the autonomy to determine your own course of action while you're here. That's what he lets you do. So where do the instructions come from? I see, when I was born, I didn't get an instruction manual about how to live. Or did I? Actually, I did. The very principles and provisions and promises that God gave for me are found in the scripture. and they can ensure that I have a wonderful life. Rejecting those provisions, ignoring those promises can lead to much unhappiness and regret from bad decisions accumulated over years of frustration and failure. It's a shame, but that's what people do because in their own arrogance, they reject everything God has provided for them. I want to ask you a simple question. Do you understand God loves you? Do you know that? In 2 Corinthians 13, 14, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God the Father and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. This is what Paul wrote. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, that's what was provided on the cross for you. The love of God the Father, God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, John 3, 16. And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, he will come and live in you. Jesus Christ said that. I'm going to go away, but I'm I'm going to send a tutor, a mentor that will live in you. It's the Holy Spirit. He'll guide you and direct you, John 16, John 14. God loves you. He has made provision for you to have a wonderful life. an amazing life, a life called the Christian life. It's a life without fear, a life without worry, a life without guilt, a life without bitterness. It's not a life without test. I mean, the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 10, 13, we all go through tests or common demand. This is what Solomon wrote about the test of the life and how it comes down the pipeline. but the provisions to handle the test are amazing. God's impersonal love towards you is part of his eternal comfort of grace and part of the problem-solving devices that he gives for you in the flat line of your soul if you will learn them. God's provided encouragement for you and me in the lowest moment of our lives. And God's love for us is directed towards the righteousness of Jesus Christ, not my righteousness, the righteousness of Jesus Christ. He loves what Christ provided for me, not on the basis of what I've done for him. So we don't need comfort, we need encouragement. Encouragement of heart comes from metabolizing the word of God into your stream of consciousness. Learning it, applying it, living about it. The love of God has provided eternal encouragement for us by means of his word. That's where it comes from. 1 Peter 1 24, for all people are like grass and all their glory is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flowers fall. but the word of the Lord endures forever, and this is the word that was preached to you. This is an eternal provision for your encouragement. The Bible contains all you need to know for a wonderful life between birth and death. and also how to have an amazing eternal future in the presence of your Creator. Solomon's admonition about timing was critical since your course of life depends on those decisions you make. I hope you've been listening. I hope you've been paying attention. And I hope you're a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that that's true. If I can help in any way, don't hesitate to write. And until next week, this is your host, Rick Hughes, saying thank you for listening to The Flatline.
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We also explore former Vice President Mike Pence's recent statements about his role on January 6th, 2021. His comments have provoked strong opinions on both sides of the aisle, highlighting the deep political and ideological divides. The episode further covers the recent decision by Florida and Utah to ban fluoride in public drinking water, a move that reignites the debate about public health versus government control. Lastly, we unravel the mystery of a new statue in Times Square, sparking conversations about cultural representation and public art in urban spaces.
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Welcome to the Mike Gallagher Show Week in Review podcast. It's Friday, May 9th, 2025. I'm Eric Hansen, and this week, the Trump administration makes it easy to deport yourself. Mike Pence opens up about January 6th, and CNN sympathizes with drug dealers. We begin with the irrepressible Ilhan Omar, who had some shocking comments about race in America.
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The Democrats mastered the repression of dissent. Shatter precedents. Oh, let's drudge up some expired misdemeanors, turn them into 34 felonies, and get a dopey New York jury to convict him. Yeah, that's called shattering precedents. Dismantle oversight. The Democrats have railed in favor of that for years and years. Bully the opposition. You think these are nice people on the left? You don't think they bully the people they oppose? What do you think it means to destroy somebody's car because you don't like Elon Musk? What do you suppose it is to burn down a building, a fast food joint, because there was a police shooting? What do you think they do? They're masters at bullying the opposition. Seize executive power. I mean, all this, this is the Democrat handbook. And yet the New York Times decides we're going to apply this towards Donald Trump. Incidentally, speaking of Jasmine Crockett, let's look at another doozy. Here's a flashback. For some reason, I don't know why this came across my feed. Oh, it's all in her native tongue, right? Ilhan Omar. What? Ilhan Omar, cut 11. Here's Ilhan Omar. This is a clip. talking about needing a government database to track white men. Now, keep in mind, Ilhan Omar, Jasmine Crockett, these are all stars of today's Democrat Party. This is the party of opposition. This is the party, the New York Times and CBS and NBC and ABC, this is what the mainstream media supports.
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I would say our country should be more fearful of white men across our country because they are actually causing most of the deaths within this country. And so if fear was the driving force of poverty, to keep America safe, Americans safe, inside of this country, we should be profiling, monitoring, and creating policies to fight the radicalization of white men.
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Can you imagine a white politician of any party saying we ought to create a database of black men because of the crimes that black men commit in America? We know statistically, and I hate it, and there's a lot of reasons for it, but statistically, black Americans commit a disproportionate percentage of crime in this country. Think what would happen to a white politician who said we should create a database of black men because they're a threat to security and safety. That'd be their last day on the job. But when you're Ilhan Omar, you got cover. The New York Times won't denounce Ilhan Omar. CBS won't do a hit piece on Ilhan Omar, ever.
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The Trump administration made border security a top priority from the moment they took office. Now they're offering illegal immigrants an easy way to return home. All you need is a cell phone.
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So are you okay with the plan to give illegals who are willing to self-deport, go back to the country they came from, $1,000 of our money? Are you okay with that? What does it mean? How is this going to work? You heard the news yesterday. President Trump announced a plan to offer $1,000 to illegals. Let's bring in the man with all the answers, the veteran newsman of the Mike Gallagher Show, Roger P. Shulman. Let's go to the newsroom and check in with the man, the myth, the legend. All right, Roger P., tell us about the deportation plan. How is this going to work? This is taxpayer money, right?
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It's taxpayer money, but it's a really good idea. The way I see it, it's going to save millions and millions of dollars, possibly billions. Let's say you put a person on a flight who self-deports. They go to that CBP home app and they sign up for that. They get on a plane and at their convenience, and they're not subject to arrest during the time they're on this by ICE. They can take care of their affairs, get the kids out of school, whatever they have to do, and then they get on a plane, and when they get to their home country, they get a $1,000 stipend. This is good because, let's say you're arrested, it'll decrease the cost of a deportation by about 70%. To remove an illegal alien, to arrest them, to detain them, to feed them, to give them medical care, and then finally to get them out of here costs $17,121. So this is the cost of an airplane flight and $1,000. This will save billions.
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I mean, this is such a common sense idea, and I'm trying to anticipate... how the Trump haters are going to oppose this. What could they possibly be, what could they object to?
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Well, they'll object to the $1,000. They won't realize the $17,000 it would actually cost. They'll distort that whole thing like they normally do. People have already deported. One guy went down to Honduras. He's already gone on this, and people are signing up for this because it's a dignified way to get out of here. They'll have a little money when they get down there so they're not destitute when they arrive at their country. $1,000 is quite a bit in some of these countries, and they'll be able to start anew down there and... They are going to be, according to the president, looked upon much more favorably if they do want to come here legally in the future. So it looks like a good deal for them. It looks like a good deal for us. And it looks like we'll save actually billions of dollars in the future.
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I mean, you stop and think about that, and I've seen that same statistic reported in the last 24 hours. It costs around, as you reported, $17,000 to deport every illegal. This is $1,000. You're going to save $16,000 per illegal. Wow. Who could who could object?
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It's not bad math. It's not bad math at all. And the 17000, some of these people have medical problems. They go to an emergency room, like you mentioned, and it costs $50,000 for them to get every test in the book. And it flutters up the emergency room. So U.S. citizens can't get in there. It's a it's a win win deal all around. So it looks like a common sense deal, as you mentioned, that is actually going to work.
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Common Sense reporting from a Common Sense newsman, Roger P. Shulman in the Mike Gallagher Show newsroom. Thank you, my friend.
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Former VP Mike Pence received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this week. He took the opportunity to address his role on January 6th, 2021.
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Not so glad to bring up Mike Pence. I don't know why I do it. I hate this topic. I hate bringing the guy up. It is nothing but trouble. And it pains me because I like the guy. or at least I did. I've got somebody very close to me who just texted, I think of Mike Pence as today's Judas Iscariot. Not that he's a bad person, but he did a bad thing, either out of fear or arrogance or thinking that he knew better. He placed himself before the masses and he betrayed the guy who helped him. That's the way a lot of people feel about Mike Pence. So after this award, he goes on CNN and decides to call out President Trump by name.
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What should it say to the American people then that President Trump pardoned the people who were convicted of assaulting police officers that day?
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Over the last four years, I've had people come up and thank me for what I did that day. But I've said a hundred times, the only heroes I saw that day were wearing uniforms. When we were evacuated down to the parking garage underneath the Senate, I literally saw Capitol Hill police coming and going through that area, some of whom had injuries, but none of whom flinched. I mean, it was clear that... Our Capitol Hill police, the security at our Capitol was caught off guard by the massive riot that ensued. But their courage, their bravery should be heralded for generations to come because they secured the Capitol and allowed us to reconvene the very same day and complete our work under the Constitution. I will tell you, I was deeply disappointed to see President Trump pardon people that engaged in violence against law enforcement officers on that day. The president has every right under the Constitution to grant pardons, but in that moment I thought it sent the wrong message.
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I don't know why he does that. I don't know why does he have to say that. Why does he have to kick the... The sleeping, well, the not-so-sleepy giant, meaning the millions and millions of people who are standing with President Trump. I don't know why he has to do that. And I just, I hate it. I hate it, and I want to see what you think. 800-655-MIKE. Jim's in Tempe, Arizona. Hi, Jim. Hello. Hey. How are you? Good. Good. What's your reaction?
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Oh, well, I don't think it's a real mystery of why he does what he does. I mean, they were threatening to hang him. I don't know how you would feel. Or I would feel if somebody was trying to hang you for doing your job, for doing the right thing, and then to have them pardoned? I mean, it's not a mystery of why he feels that way. You're asking why he made him this way.
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Why don't you let me respond? Can I respond to what you just said? Sure. Okay, thanks. Yeah, I wasn't sure if you were going to let me react to that. I think a president and a vice president and every one of these... you know, high-level officials get threats all the time. And because there was, and you said they were threatening to hang him. You're talking about the picture of the noose that was largely debunked?
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Well, yes, also when they were storming the Capitol and breaking in and going to try to get him.
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Did you think that's what the goal was, Jim? Did you think the people that were storming the Capitol wanted to go hang Mike Pence?
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I believe so, it was a possibility. That was in your mind? They weren't stopped, yes. In your mind, of course, in your mind. Yes, it was a possibility. In your mind, in your mind. Yes, in a lot of people's minds.
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Yeah, in a lot of people's minds, that's garbage. In a lot of people's minds, that's melodrama. A lot of people's minds, what happened was there were about 900 or 1,000 people that behaved like fools that day. They had no business doing what they were doing. But there was no insurrection. There was no attempt to hang anybody. They weren't trying to kill anybody. Well, I guess that's your opinion. Well, of course, because you're not a... Would you consider yourself a Trump supporter?
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Yes. You are? I'm an independent, but I mean, there was an insurrection. You know, they did storm the Capitol. They were trying to find him.
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Oh, wait a minute. You started to say insurrection, but then you stopped yourself. Was there an insurrection or not?
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Well, yes, they stormed the Capitol.
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Yeah, they stormed the Capitol. Sure they did, Jim. And you voted for Trump three times, right? Yes, I did. Sure you did. Sure you did. And listen, I've got a bridge over in Brooklyn I want to lease you, okay? I've got a real good deal on a bridge. Actually, I've got a deal on a condo. You interested in a condo in Florida? All right, goodbye. Quickly to J.D. in Florida. J.D., what do you think?
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You know, the minute he picked Benson, Pence. Yeah. Sorry. Yeah. As a presidential vice president will pick. I thought, oh, good. This is a good conservative governor. Christian values. Let's say we can like him. Right. The moment he started speaking, I felt uncomfortable. I felt like I was listening to Joel Holstein.
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All right. Never offend. Got it.
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This week, CNN scored an exclusive interview with a man who manufactures illegal fentanyl to be smuggled into this country. You won't believe what they asked him. And how bad is the media today?
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If I told you that CNN went and interviewed the cartel to ask them how they felt about Trump declaring the Mexican cartels terrorist organizations? Would you believe me? Now, the answers are in Spanish, but the questions are in English. Because I know you're sitting there thinking, Gallagher has flipped his lid again. Mike has lost his mind. There's no way CNN went and interviewed... A Mexican cartel member in Mexico to ask them how they felt about Trump declaring them a terrorist organization. Here's the clip.
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This man is talking to us on the condition we hide his identity and location. Can I pull up a chair? He says he produces fentanyl for the Sinaloa cartel. How safe or dangerous is this area to be in? I mean, according to the Trump administration, you are a terrorist. The cartels have been labeled a foreign terrorist organization. What do you make of that?
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What's your message to Donald Trump if he's watching this? Golly. I mean, this is where we are. That's today's CNN.
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A CNN correspondent wanting to know what your message would be to Trump since he's declared you a terrorist organization. Hard to avoid or escape the image of the phrase enemy of the people. So my question to you is a simple one. When Americans who maybe aren't as plugged in as you may be, You and I are pretty connected. We're watching, we're following these stories. We're breaking it all down. But to people who aren't, who pick up a paper at the Charlotte airport. Oh, here's the New York Times. I think I'll read the New York Times while I'm waiting for my next flight. And you read this. I mean, I would think normal people who aren't that connected would be in utter despair. Absolute despair. Yeah. over what the Times believes is the condition of America under Donald Trump. So my question to you is this, do they really believe it or is it all performative? Is it all fake? Is it all for effect? Do you think when 60 Minutes does a whole segment and a whole show on Trump destroying democracy, And ruining this country. We're a five alarm fire right now. Do they really see it that way? Or are they just a loyal opposition and they think they've got to say it? This question haunts me. Because I just don't know. Mike Lindell just gave me a price. You know the Giza Dream Sheets I talk about all the time? You know, we have the sale on the percale sheets. The top of the line at my pillow are the Giza dream sheets, made from the finest cotton on earth, a region of the world known as Giza. These sheets are like absolutely the smoothest, softest, most amazing sheets you could ever find, okay? And I was begging MyPillow for the last few days, can you give me a spectacular price on the Giza Dream Sheets? Because it's maybe my favorite product of all the MyPillow products, and I got them all. I've got the MySlippers. Of course I've got the pillow. I've got everything. I mean, everything. I've got the loungewear. Are you ready for the price I managed to wrangle for you for the Giza Dream Sheets? Again, these are the best sheets possible. This is top of the line now, okay? You'll spend $300, $400, $500, $600 more for sheets like this in a high-end department store. Forget the high-end department stores. I've got a price for you. Eric, can you give me a drumroll? This is for, I'm going to give you one price for any size, any color of the Giza Dream Sheets. That means twin, queen, full, king, split king, California king. I hope you're sitting down because I can't believe we pulled this off. I don't know how I got Mike to do this. And it's exclusive to the Mike Gallagher Show. You ready? Drumroll, please. When you go to MyPillow.com and you find the Mike Gallagher Special Square... You'll pay just $49.98 for any color, any size. You want a king-size set of Giza Dream Sheets?
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This is the Mike Gallagher Show Week in Review podcast. I'm Eric Hansen. Would you agree that a unified GOP is our best advantage right now? We try, but it does not always work out that way.
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And I want us to be unified. Make no mistake about it. That's why I was a little bothered by watching this little dispute between two of my favorite people in our space charlie kirk and mark levin have you heard about hr h67 this is a house bill that will criminalize private boycotts of israel entities could get fined up to a million dollars and prison time up to 20 years Charlie writes, bills like this only create more anti-Semitism and play into the growing narratives that Israel's running the U.S. government. In America, you are allowed to hold differing views. You're allowed to disagree and protest. We've allowed far too many people who hate America move here from abroad, but the right to speak freely is the birthright of all Americans. This bill should not pass, Charlie writes. Any Republican who votes for this bill will expose themselves. We will be watching very closely. Well, Mark Levin reposted Charlie's comments that I just read to you. And Mark wrote, you don't know what you're talking about, Charlie. The bill merely extends the anti-boycott act of 2018 signed by President Trump to international organizations. What causes anti-Semitism, Mark says, is anti-Semites, bigots, Jew haters. They don't need excuses, as you state here. Your post is absurd. Wow. Mark Levin, the great one, going after another great one, Charlie Kirk. He also then reposts another clip from Charlie. Actually, it's from Joel Pollack. And then Mark reposted Joel Pollack, another great voice. Joel Pollack is terrific. And he criticizes Charlie by saying it is false for Charlie Kirk to equate those who would stop a nuclear Iran with those who were perfectly fine with the Iraq war. This is an attempt on the right to begin rationalizing a potential weak deal enabling a nuclear Iran. It will not work. Iran is not India. Now, that has to do with whether or not we should support Israel dropping bombs on Iran. And if you're an America first or you say we got our own problems, we got our own fish to fry. And I'm not real sure we ought to sit back and cheerlead for, you know, what could be potentially nuclear war in that part of the world. But but I'm intrigued by this whole this this bill, which incidentally, I believe, has been pulled. They're not even going to vote for a vote on it. They've taken it off the table. And there's a reason they took it off the table. Because it's a bad idea. I'm with Charlie Kirk. I love Mark Levin. I appreciate and respect and support him. But Charlie's absolutely right. If we start putting people in jail because they're critical of Israel, or even engage in a boycott of Israel, that's not who we are. And look, I'm a staunch ally of Israel. Here's the headline from Newsweek. MAGA leaders defend Americans' right to boycott Israel. Prominent figures from within President Trump's Make America Great Again movement came out against the bipartisan IGO anti-boycott act. It's House Resolution 867. This was sponsored by Mark Lawler, who's a New York Republican. and a new, I mean, Mike Lawler, what'd I say? Mark, Mike Lawler and Representative Josh Gottheimer, who's a New Jersey Democrat. Gottheimer and Mike Lawler both co-sponsored this legislation. Gottheimer is, again, a Democrat from New Jersey. Mike Lawler is a Republican from New York. According to the lawmakers who introduced this bill, HR 867 amends the Export Control Reform Act to include international governmental organizations in existing anti-boycott laws. Now, do you have a right to say you're not going to, whatever entity you are, do you have a right to be critical of Israel? No. You have a right to, I mean, the penalties under the legislation include criminal fines of up to a million dollars and imprisonment of up to 20 years for supporting calls to boycott Israel. Let me repeat that. The penalties under the legislation include civil penalties, criminal fines of up to a million dollars, and imprisonment of up to 20 years for supporting calls to boycott Israel. I'm old school. I'm old-fashioned enough to believe that you should be able to boycott anything, anybody, any business, or any country you want. And I think most people in this audience would agree with me.
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We often talk on this show about the peculiar condition that afflicts so many on the left. I'm talking, of course, about Trump derangement syndrome. You may never hear a better example of it than this.
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The lady, just an anti-Trump protest. We're seeing these all over the country, mostly in blue cities, but not exclusively. Middle-aged woman. If you're watching on Salem News Channel, you'll see what she looks like. She looks completely normal and yet spews blood.
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complete vitriolic evil she's a con artist and a thief and i hope every day wake up every day and pray that he died oh you don't mean that that's an evil thought to say don't you want to win based on winning the argument instead of his death i want him to be gone out of our hair in our country he is destroying the entire world do you know how did you feel when they when they missed him with the bullet wait a minute do you know up i was pissed oh my god i was pissed and some man lost his life over it some man that nobody even talks about lost his life he was brought on stage his uh his jacket was brought on stage at the d at the rnc oh you know
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So we did talk about it. It wasn't a person that shot him. It was a gun that did the damage. So Trump and may he die tomorrow.
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It wasn't a person who shot Corey Compertory. It was a gun that did it. F Trump and may he die tomorrow and praise that he dies. Who do you think she prays to? Do you think she prays to God? The Trump will die tomorrow. I, honest to gosh, lose the ability to form words. I just want to, I would love to talk to that woman and say to her, do you realize what you have become? Dominic in Illinois, 25 past the hour. Hey, Dominic, welcome to the Mike Gallagher Show. Did you hear what that lady said? How you doing?
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Yeah, I still have chills going down my spine and my arms. Mike, I'm telling you, I live in Des Plaines, Illinois, which is Crook County. It's probably the worst county in Illinois. And this is what we live with daily, every single day.
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I mean, if she looked at that video of herself, do you think she'd be proud of that? Probably. Really?
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Or would she say, I got carried away? No, I believe to listen to that, it was a disgusting display of humanity.
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Well, that's what they're doing, Dominic. And whether it's Des Plaines, Illinois, or Oakland, or downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, these people, I mean, and I really suspect that a lot of it might be an absence of faith. That's why I'd like to meet her. Because let me tell you something. If she's praying to God that somebody kills Donald Trump or that he dies... She can't honestly think that God views that with favor. These women are, like Juanita Broderick said, these awful, evil, white women. It's almost always white women. You don't see black women or Hispanic women talking this way. It's women like this who look like somebody's grandmother from a white suburb.
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Florida joined Utah this week as the only two states to ban fluoride in public drinking water. So what's the big deal about fluoride?
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I got it out of Eric Hansen. He was the lone holdout on the great fluoride debate in our studios. Eric's like, I don't care. Fluoride, who cares? We've had fluoride in the water forever. Here's the interesting dynamic to this that Tracy and Christian brought. aren't acknowledging. In fact, let me talk to Christian about this real quick because he's real fired up about this. Eric, let's get Christian fired up on camera here. And this is our video producer who's got a strong opinion about the need to get rid of fluoride. And only two states have done it now. Florida became the second state only after Utah to ban fluoride in the water. And Christian and I are kind of going back and forth. In fact, you got a little feisty there when you said, oh, look at Mike Gallagher, Mr. Pro Establishment, all of a sudden, huh?
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Well, Mike, if you find yourself on the same side of Kathy Hochul, you're the one who has to be answering more questions than me.
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And you know what's funny, though, about this? And I don't know that you're right or you're wrong, but you seem very passionate that it's a good idea And Trump has indicated and RFK Jr. have indicated they want to get rid of fluoride in the drinking water. I think this whole debate is probably ginned up over all the lies we were told during the pandemic. It makes us distrustful of just about anything the experts are saying. Because, Christian, I know you know this. You go online and look up stories about fluoride. Every legacy media account says fluoride is good for your teeth. Fluoride benefits children in low-income rural communities who don't ordinarily have access to dental care. You look it up. You Google it. It's dismissed, you know, this anti-fluoride drive is dismissed as a bunch of screwballs.
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Well, yeah, I mean, that's straight out of the playbook. Also, when they start qualifying things like low-income children in neighborhoods where it's like, oh, so now you don't care about the less fortunate.
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That's right.
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So that's just totally unnecessary qualifications.
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Pushing all the right buttons. I know, exactly. And again, they said the same stuff about the vaccine. And if you push back against the vaccine, well, you were a screwball. You had a kooky alternative conspiracy theory, right?
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Oh, totally. And earlier when you were making fun of what I had to say, you left out some good stuff that I had to say. Like, for years, was asbestos not considered to be a safe and useful element for construction in homes?
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Was the lead in the Flint water all that bad? I mean, come on, right?
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Obama drank it, quote unquote, if you remember that.
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I do remember that.
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I mean, in all seriousness, I get that questioning things can be a double-edged sword and maybe some things are good for you, but I do think there's a lot of legitimate concern around consuming a chemical in something that's so necessary to our existence that's mandated by the government, and I think it's healthy to have a debate over if it is necessary.
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Of course it is. And here's the bottom line. It's what we said about the vaccine. Nobody should be forced to put a medication in their body who doesn't want a medication in their body. And if you don't want fluoride in your water, you should have an option. You should have a choice. I guess you could get, I don't know, filters and everything else. Why should you have to do that?
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Well, no, exactly. And like I mentioned Kathy Hochul earlier, literally, I think like two days after Trump got inaugurated and RFK Jr. was nominated and everything, she came out and she was like, New York will always have fluoride in their drinking water. And it's like... Why do you need, what kind of Holy Spirit argument are you making on this fluoride?
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Yeah, you've just convinced me. I'm on your side now. You're right.
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See, that's all it takes.
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That's all it takes to hear what Kathy Holkel is for.
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Kathy Fluoride.
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Kathy Fluoride, yeah. All right, thanks, Christian.
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And finally, there's a mystery on Times Square in New York City. A huge statue has been erected there, but who is it supposed to be?
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Also breaking news out of New York City. Now, you know, one of the challenges that I have as a talk show host is shifting through what is real and what is fake. Because these days, there's so much that's fake. It's incredible how much is conveyed on the Internet as a real story, and it's not real. There is no way they just erected a 25-foot bronze statue of Letitia James on Times Square. But that's what I saw. If you're watching right now on Salem News Channel, you're seeing this 25-foot bronze statue in the middle of Times Square of what appears to be Tish James. The rabid, fanatical... Whack job attorney general in New York who campaigned on the promise to get Trump, who is giving speeches at Al Sharpton's group, raging and ranting and raving. Now, Christian just told me it's not Tish James. It looks like Tish James, but it is described. I'm not making this up. This is what I can confirm. They have just erected a bronze statue of a plus-sized black woman. And there are people singing. They're having a ceremony. There's a podium. People are posing for pictures now with the plus-sized black woman. Now... There's nothing I can say that will keep me out of trouble on this. Nothing. There's nothing I can do. I mean, really, there's no win on this. I will simply say, if you can tell me what the need would be. to have a 25-foot bronze statue of a plus-sized black woman who looks strikingly like Letitia James. But I'm told it's not. It isn't necessarily of her. It's just, I guess, a random plus-sized black woman. And the folks in New York there are very excited about this statue. I got nothing. I got nothing. Okay. Have a plus-sized black woman on Times Square. That'll complete your visit when you're going to go see a show or tour the Statue of Liberty. Don't forget to check out the plus-sized, the bronze statue of the plus-sized black woman. Okay, there it is. 20 minutes before the hour. Austin and Clearwater said, have we reached the stage of Trump derangement syndrome where its most ferocious warriors are getting statues? Is that where we are now with TDS? I think it's Tish James, but Christian tells me it is not Tish James. It's just a plus-sized black woman. All righty then.
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I got nothing. And that wraps up the Mike Gallagher Show Week in Review podcast for Friday, May 9th, 2025. I'm Eric Hansen. Be sure to subscribe to all of the podcasts and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. And if you like the show, be sure to share it with a friend. We'll see you back here next week on the Mike Gallagher Show Week in Review podcast.
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Step into the world of political theater and social discourse with Mike Gallagher. This episode tackles the friction at the Vatican, where smoke signals mislead the public about a new pope. Meanwhile, President Trump secures a historic trade deal with the UK, setting a new gold standard in international relations. Explore the impact of artificial intelligence on culture with a captivating adaptation using Matt Damon's voice, before turning to Bernie Sanders' controversial reliance on private jets amidst his fight against the oligarchy. With a keen eye, Mike unpacks these narratives, ensuring listeners stay informed and entertained.
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He's the happy conservative warrior, Mike Gallagher, broadcasting across hundreds of radio stations nationwide and seen on your trusted conservative TV network, Salem News Channel. Here's Mike.
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Uh-oh, there's some confusion at the Vatican. White smoke appeared to billow from the Sistine Chapel. But evidently, that's a mistake. I don't think they really believe that they've selected a pope yet. It's confusion because it does look like it's white smoke. Footage from the Vatican feed of the conclave that's currently underway showed white smoke, which is meant to signal that a new pope had been elected. However, right after that, black smoke was seen. That would be my luck. I'd be the guy responsible for the smoke, and I'd get them mixed up. I would. I'd completely screw this up. Wait, black? So do the black smoke pellets? I did the white smoke. I thought you said white. No, no, dummy. I said black. Black. We don't have a new El Papa yet. So it was a false alarm. No white smoke yet. The guy evidently, or whoever is responsible, pushed the wrong button. There's good news for the Trump White House. Big announcement today. A trade deal with the U.K., President Trump announcing today a big agreement with the United Kingdom, the first of what is expected to be a series of developments since the United States imposed tariffs against allies and adversaries alike, according to the Wall Street Journal. Trump, early this morning, called this deal full and comprehensive. He said many other deals... which are in serious stages of negotiation, to follow. The golden era is beginning. And this uncertainty is starting to subside in America. I just saw a clip. AI is astounding. What artificial intelligence can do blows my mind. There's a scene from a great movie called starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, called Good Will Hunting. Remember that movie? And I'm pretty sure this scene was adjusted from that movie. To depict a Matt Damon... describing America's return under Donald Trump. Now, it's not real, of course. I don't know what Matt Damon's politics are, nor do I care. It always interests me when people get excited about what celebrities, who they like politically. Do you see the news out of Washington, D.C., the Kennedy Center? Next month, they're going to have a big fundraiser at the Kennedy Center, which has basically been taken over by the Trump administration in order to be less woke. And I've been to the Kennedy Center on a number of occasions. It's a beautiful cultural center. But the... The narrative, the belief has been that it has become super woke. It's run by a bunch of liberal Democrats. Now Rick Grinnell, who has been a longtime Trump supporter, is sort of running things. And they're going to have a production of Les Miserables in June. Trump's going to attend. Evidently, President Trump loves Les Mis. And it's a great musical. And he likes the classics like that. He likes Les Mis and Phantom and Cats. He's not real cutting edge when it comes to theater. He's old school that way. So he's going to attend the June 11th performance of Les Miserables, which is part of a fundraiser at the Kennedy Center. Well, 10 to 12 cast members are going to sit that one out. They're going to boycott the performance. They're going to be triggered. They're going to know the orange man is in the audience. They can't sing Master of the House or One Fine Day or whatever the songs are from Les Mis. One Day More, I mean. They can't sing those songs. They'll start crying. You've got Trump in the audience. I have a friend who's a theater guy, or used to be anyway, and he said they ought to fire every one of them. Well, they're not going to fire them. They gave them the option. The producers told the cast members, now, look, if you don't want to perform because Orange Man Bad is going to be in the audience, you don't have to perform. So 10 to 12 of the actors are going to sit this one out. Principals, ensemble, a dozen cast members are going to refuse to perform. That'll show him. Don't do your job. You'll get to sit home, put your feet up, and eat some Doritos and watch Netflix that night. And you know what I keep thinking of? The pragmatic side of me wonders what's going to happen to the actors who are willing to perform. Because I know that theater community, they can be real, real vicious, and they're going to go after the actors who are willing to perform that night. And they're going to start wondering, are they MAGA? Are they conservatives? Are they, are they, so... send a little prayer their way because their careers might be in trouble when it really should be the other way around. If you're so woke that you're not going to... I mean, I saw a guy a couple weeks ago say, look, I've performed before Obama, Trump, Bush, Clinton. The president is the president. And what those actors in Les Mis refuse to recognize, he's your president. You can't change that. All right, so here's this clip that I saw. Again, this is, and I'm pretty sure it's Matt Damon. Guys, tell me if I'm wrong here. Did you see the clip, Christian? It is, right? And I think it's from Good Will Hunting, but they changed the words. This is all done via AI. But you're going to appreciate this. Dilly Studios did this, and they posted it on social media, and I wanted to share it with you.
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What the hell's happening right now? Fine, I'll spell it out for you. It's 2025, and instead of Grandpa Bedpan drooling on the nuclear codes, you got Donald Trump back behind the Resolute desk, pen in one hand, tariffs in the other, and he's raising hell. The border's locked down, reinforced with razor wire and tanks. Cartel scouts getting lit up like Christmas trees. Ice is back. You're paying two bucks a gallon because we're flooding the market with American oil while those climate cultists cry in their oat milk. People can finally afford to buy eggs again. No proxy wars. No blank checks for Nazi cokeheads. Putin checked. She checked. NATO? Free ride's over. Pay up or shut up. At home? Job surging. Factories humming. Middle class making a comeback like it's 1955. This ain't the Trump you remember. This is Trump 2.0 and he's running out of to give. A hundred days in and the deep state's already bricks. They stole it in 2020 but we got it back. So now we're playing for keeps. Trump's back in charge and America's getting rebuilt. With or without you.
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And then it says at the end in big, bold letters, America is back. America is back. You know, I worry about AI, but once in a while, AI does some good. That's pretty cool, isn't it? And that was Matt Damon's voice. The only problem is that they start using all of our voices without our permission. That could be problematic. Remember when Bill Maher called the show? Eric Hansen will never live it down. Eric's been with me for 25 years, and I trust Eric with everything. Eric's the rock on our show. I mean, we've got a great team, best team in broadcasting. Christian and Tracy and Teresa. We've got Jasmine, who's training today on the video side of things. Joey, of course. Robert, Roger Shulman. We've got a great team here. But Eric's been, he's the veteran. He's the old war horse. Do you know that in 25 years, he's never taken a day off, a sick day? Now, he made up for it when he went to Budapest for about a month last month with his wife, but that's okay. We won't hold it against him. Eric comes screaming into the studio, Bill Maher's on line three from Hollywood. I said, Bill Maher is not on line three. No, no, it's Bill Maher. I said, Eric, it's not Bill Maher. Mike, I'm telling you. I said, look at the number. He goes, it's from Bill Maher Productions. In California, in Los Angeles. I said, all right, well, let's go. Line three, here's Bill Maher. And it was Bill Maher's voice. Hi, Mike. Yeah, I have some things to say. And I started talking to him. There were long pauses, which was the first red flag. It was all AI. Somebody had used AI. First of all, they spoofed his actual office number to make it look like he was calling from the Bill Maher Productions, whatever that is. And it was Bill Maher's voice, but it wasn't Bill Maher. It was all AI. So that's what AI did there with the Matt Damon speech, which we liked so much. I love that clip. America is back. Here's a lot of text messages coming in. Illinois, do these stage actors not realize that they are performing daily for hundreds and thousands of Trump voters? I always wonder about that. I mean, all these woke actors who go into live theater, do you not realize half of your audience or more voted for the guy you hate so much? North Carolina, let the understudies get famous showing what they can do. Here's Louisville, Kentucky. The Les Mis cast members should not be given the choice. So unprofessional, they should all be fired. Blake's in Jacksonville, Florida. Blake, what do you make of the Les Mis actors boycotting the performance at the Kennedy Center next month? Because Trump's going to be in the audience.
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I have an idea to make their heads explode. There is a movie, Thomas Crown Affair, and the guy steals a piece of art and he wants to put it back. And so what he does, he gets a whole bunch of identical-looking people to flood the museum. So my thought is that what we need to do is we need to get all these Trump things on our head and go and just fill the audience with Donald Trump.
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Or everybody could wear red MAGA hats. Everybody in the audience could have a red MAGA hat on. Whichever. They would lose their minds. I don't know. In the scheme of things, who cares? The truth of the matter is, nobody knows who anybody is in a tour of Les Mis. So it's not like these are household names. But I wonder about the actors who are willing to perform. They're going to face a world of hurt, I'll bet. Talking about facing a world or hurt, I turned 65 a few weeks ago. It's a weird feeling because all of a sudden you're like, wait a minute, I'm 65? I don't feel 65? I don't think I look 65? Maybe I do. Got a lot of gray going on. But you know what really threw me was the Medicare maze. And I didn't know what to do. I was getting all these... things in the mail and phone calls. And I realized that these brokers and these people hitting me up were working for insurance companies. And I didn't know who to turn to, so I found Chapter. And now I'm using Chapter, and I'm using them regularly. In fact, we want to get Ari back on the show. I'm talking to him right now about a Medicare question I have. They'll walk you through everything step by step. If you're turning 65... or you're over 65, you need chapter in your life. Their advertisers compare every Medicare option out there, and they make sure you don't miss a thing, maximizing your savings and minimizing the hassle. There's never any pressure, no agenda, just honest, personal help, and it doesn't cost you a dime. So if you're turning 65 or you're over 65, look, they're not a Medicare, you know, they work for you. They help find coverage with doctors in your network. They help save you on prescriptions. They do a lot of work. Don't let big insurance make the decision for you. Reach out to Chapter today. Dial 25Medicare and connect with Chapter like I've done. 25Medicare. You'll be glad you did. 25Medicare. Reach Chapter by calling 25Medicare. Let's show this great American company how much we have their back. MyPillow.com, promo code MikeG. Order pillows. These percale sheets are unbelievable. They're so smooth and silky and soft.
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Final day for that price, incidentally. That closeout ends today. So this is your final day. If you're sending a kid off to college, order now. Mike Gallagher. Did you see the Bernie Sanders clip with Brett Baer last night about dismissing the notion of him flying commercial? It's unbelievable. These guys are such hypocrites. Every one of them. They're such frauds. It reminds me of Elizabeth Warren getting off a private jet and trying to hide behind a couple of staff members. She didn't want to be seen getting off a private jet. Yeah, Mr... Mr. Fight for the Common Man, the little guy. What am I going to do? Stand in line to get on a United commercial flight? I got 30,000 people waiting for me. It's unbelievable. We'll play that clip for you. If you haven't heard it, it is astounding. It's astounding. And with no hint of self-awareness, no recognition of what an elitist snob jerk he sounds like. It's incredible. You know, they've caught Bernie Sanders and AOC flying around with their stupid Stop the Oligarchy tour, which is only a money grab. All they're trying to do is fundraise. And they're flying private. You know what it costs to fly a private jet? Tens of thousands of dollars for one leg. One stop is $30,000, $40,000. Not to mention the big fat carbon footprint it's leaving. I saw that clip last night and thought, no, that's got to be AI, right? That's AI. Well, I can assure you it's not. Check out Bernie Sanders, the socialist from Vermont, getting indignant when Bret Baier had the gall to ask him, why are you flying around the country on a private jet as you're trying to stop the rich, fat-cat, elitist billionaires? Isn't that hypocrisy, Senator Sanders?
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Free Beacon says Bernie Sanders spent $221,000 on private jets fighting the oligarchy tour paid for by friends of Bernie Sanders. That you've spent millions of dollars in campaign funds on private jet travel over the years. How do you push back on both of those things?
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When's the last time you saw Donald Trump during a campaign mode at National Airport?
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No, no, no. It doesn't. But he's also not fighting the oligarchy.
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You run a campaign and you do three or four or five rallies in a week. The only way you can get around to talk to 30,000 people. Think I'm going to be sitting on a waiting line at United waiting, you know, while 30,000 people are waiting. That's the only way you can get around. No apologies for that. That's what campaign travel is about. We've done it in the past. We're going to do it in the future. That's right.
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No apologies. You think I'm going to wait in line? Get on a United plane? These clowns are beyond satire. They're oblivious. They're oblivious to the cartoon characters they really are. Wow, good old Bernie Sanders, the gift that keeps giving. Hey, summertime is all about making great memories. Backyard barbecues, road trips, maybe something you love to do, but living with pain, maybe back pain or hip or leg or knee pain, that can keep those future memories from ever happening. Relief factor is a way to get summer back. Summertime is almost here. Can't wait. And relief factor? is a 100% drug-free daily supplement that helps your body fight pain naturally. Developed by a team of physicians and scientists, Relief Factor uses a unique formula of four natural ingredients. What I love about Relief Factor, besides it being drug-free, is it doesn't just mask the pain, it helps reduce or even eliminate it. Can we get you out of pain? Let's give it a try. Their three-week quick start is a low-cost way to see if it'll work for you. It's only $19.95, less than a dollar a day. Go to relieffactor.com to get started, relieffactor.com, or call 800-4-RELIEF. 1-800-4-RELIEF, 800 the number 4-RELIEF, or visit relieffactor.com. Fight pain naturally with Relief Factor.
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I always love these clowns who lecture everybody about how we're supposed to save the planet and we're all guilty if we use more than one square of toilet paper at a time. But they're flying around the country because they're so important, they can't be bothered to fly commercial. I saw that clip last night. I thought, that cannot be real. I didn't see the full interview with Bret Baier and Bernie Sanders. I couldn't believe it. Do we have the short version? We have the short version of it? I think there's like a 15-second version. You think I'm going to stand on line to get on a United Airlines flight? I mean, it's incredible. And, you know, everybody shrugs their shoulder. Here's a text from Florida. Bernie is a hypocrite. Big deal. It's not important. It's not important. You know why it's not important to you, Florida? Why? Because you accept the unacceptable. You accept the narrative. Well, they're all a bunch of frauds and they all lie and they all are hypocrites. And you just accept it. You shrug your shoulders. Bernie Sanders... Play it one more time. It's a little bit longer than I want, but I'd love to just isolate the part where he is such an elitist that he... turns up his nose at the idea of standing at a United Airlines gate like the rest of us have to do, like normal people do every day. You could absolutely fly commercial on your Stop the Oligarchy tour. It reminds me of Billy Graham. Billy Graham, one of the most famous stories about Billy Graham is how modestly he lived. And I have to admit, I know I'm going to open up a whole can of worms over the so-called prosperity gospel style, but when I see some of these television evangelists who live like absolute just kings, I mean, huge mansions and private helicopters and private jets and And look, well, we can spend time on this as a subject someday, but I admit I'm a little bothered because I keep thinking about Billy Graham, who essentially lived in a very modest home his whole life. And he had one of the world's most impressive ministries in the history of ministry. And he didn't live in a big fancy mansion. He was humble. He was a man of God. And he prayed with Republican and Democrat presidents. And I just think about Billy Graham when I see, I mean, nothing against Joel Osteen. I'm sure he does great work. You ever see his home? Oh, my gosh. It's like Buckingham Palace on steroids. T.D. Jakes? You ever see the guy that has been the pastor of the Potter's House? Yes. He doesn't live in a potter's house. These folks live like big-time gazillionaires. Like oligarchs. The subject of Bernie Sanders' wrath. So it makes me, but again, that's kind of a different subject. But I also think there's an applicable comparison here. Because when Bernie Sanders claims to care about the middle class and the working class, here he is with Bret Baier last night making no apologies for flying private from city to city spewing his Trump hatred.
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Free Beacon says Bernie Sanders spent $221,000 on private jets fighting the oligarchy tour paid for by friends of Bernie Sanders. That you've spent millions of dollars in campaign funds on private jet travel over the years. How do you push back on both of those things?
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When's the last time you saw Donald Trump during a campaign mode at National Airport?
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No, no, no. It doesn't. But he's also not fighting the oligarchy.
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You run a campaign and you do three or four or five rallies in a week. The only way you can get around to talk to 30,000 people. Think I'm going to be sitting on a waiting line at United waiting while 30,000 people are waiting? That's the only way you can get around. No apologies for that. That's what campaign travel... For that whatsoever.
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You think I'm going to wait in line at Newark Airport to get on a United flight? Like the rest of you bums? And you know what to me is the giveaway of what that fraud said? It's that there are 30,000 people waiting for him. He's such a big deal. We've got 30,000 people. I can't get to them on United Airlines. I've got to get to them on a private jet because that's how important I am. That's how much better I am than everybody else. Bernie Sanders doesn't care about the working class. How many homes does Bernie Sanders own? You ever looked into that? You think AOC cares about hard-working, tax-paying schlubs who fly commercial? And here's a text from Massachusetts who says, Mike, your Florida texter is wrong. These clowns think they're better than everyone else. Bernie should be called out and embarrassed for his rank hypocrisy. 800-655-6453. Joe's in Columbus, Ohio. One open line. We'll get with Bill Bunkley here in just a moment and talk a little bit about Governor DeSantis. Here's Joe. Hey, Joe, welcome aboard. How are you?
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Hey, Mike. Thank you for taking my call. Of course. Glad you joined us. Hey, Bernie is part of the problem. He is part of the oligarchy. Okay, you just mentioned he's got multiple homes. He considers himself above the average person. And he's just being a hypocrite. I can remember when I first started flying and working for the government, I can remember one time coming back from D.C., we were having some problems, and finally some guy sitting next to me stood up and said, John, can't you tell the pilot to get this plane off the ground? It was my congressman. He was flying coach, just like me.
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Wow. Wow. And he's back in the coat. And they could all fly coach just like you. They could absolutely be on a commercial flight. And they don't. They won't do it. Look at the movie stars who preach about climate change. Do you realize what kind of a carbon footprint a private jet has? Well, they don't care. They're better than you. They'll tell you you've got to save the planet, and then they'll get on their Gulfstream 5 to fly off to the Cannes Film Festival. Pathetic. Pathetic. 19 minutes before the hour. Incidentally, portions of our show sponsored by the Hotel Hartness, my home away from home. When I visit the upstate of South Carolina, travel and leisure's world best rates Hotel Hartness, the number one resort in the entire state, the third best resort in the country, and number 24 in the world. It's right in the upstate. You can stay there, too. Go to hotelhartness.com, hotelhartness.com. A lot of text messages about the pastors and the televangelists who live in big mansions. Colorado writes, those guys you mentioned do not teach the true gospel of Christ. Their lifestyle says it all. Steer clear. You know, you wonder sometimes, would Jesus live in an 80-room mansion? I mean, I know I'm going to get all kinds of trouble here. Colorado, those rich televangelists... are probably hardcore atheists. Billy Graham, here's South Carolina, Billy Graham once went to Europe and they criticized him because he took a big ocean liner to get over there. Reverend Graham's reply was, if you can find me a donkey that can walk on water, I'd buy it in a minute. Arizona. Billy Graham was the real deal. It's a real fascinating issue because I also know that I don't think God frowns on financial success. In fact, just the opposite. I'm getting into waters here that I should stay out of. I'm wading into territory that I should completely avoid. But the truth is, it feels a little off-putting to see... how some of these folks live. I mean, it's amazing. And I don't even know if it was real, but supposedly it was a picture of Joel Osteen's home. Tracy, can you find a story about Joel Osteen's home? He's got a very popular, likable guy, big smile, you know, he does his thing. And, you know, I also give him a lot of grace because I'll bet Joel Osteen has brought a So you've got to remember that. I want to remember that. I do remember that. I want to keep that in mind. But my gosh, how big a house do you need if you're a man of God? I don't know. Then again, you think about, look at the Catholic Church right now, the conclave. And all the rituals and the gold. It's one of the richest churches in the world. I guess every... major religious organization has this dichotomy. There's apparent contradiction. But, you know, let's just keep it to politics for a minute. As of 2025, Bernie Sanders and his wife, Jane O'Meara Sanders, own two homes. They've got a primary residence in Burlington, Vermont. that they bought in 2009 for $405,000 and a lakefront summer home in North Hero, Vermont, purchased in 2016 for $575,000. Do you think most people have a million dollars of a real estate portfolio? If you're fighting the oligarch, the oligarchy, how can you not say that Bernie Sanders is that which he fights? You think a guy with a couple of half a million dollar properties is a downtrodden socialist just fighting for the little guy? Give me a break. This is comedy. And then he goes and admits it. I make no apologies. No apologies. You think I'm going to wait in line to get on a United Airlines flight? Make no apologies for that. Yeah, they're legitimate. Yeah, you can believe them. They're authentic. Now, look, I do want you to live in a nice home. And when you're ready to buy a home, there's one place I recommend, Fellowship Home Loans. These are great guys, Mike and Brian. In fact, they are good people who have built a company on biblical values, and they want to put you first. In today's economy, you've got to have a lender who can help you make smart, strategic moves when it comes to real estate. You need cash for home improvements? Thinking about a HELOC or refi? Fellowship can help you do it faster, more efficiently, and do it for less. These guys are a direct lender. They're not a broker, so there's never any middleman. There's no unnecessary fees. So fewer hoops to jump through, less waiting, and real answers from real people who care. Whether you're buying, selling, refinancing, or exploring your options, Fellowship Home Loans will tailor everything to your unique needs. Get started today. FellowshipHomeLoans.com slash Mike G. FellowshipHomeLoans.com slash Mike G. Or call 800-510-MIKE. 800-510-MIKE. Fellowship Home Loans. Mortgage lending by the book.
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Mike Gallagher. Every day, Mike visits with Mark Davis, morning host on 660 AM, The Answer in Dallas. Here's today's M&M experience.
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How about Bernie scoffing at having to fly commercial? Okay. He was all with Bret Baier yesterday. And once again, Bret Baier, the show where everybody can come and be treated with respect and deference. And he was scolding Bernie for doing his anti-oligarchy. It's all about the oligarchs. And yet you're flying private. And Bernie essentially said, what am I supposed to do? Stand in line at United for 30 minutes? I'll turn him into Jackie Mason now. Sometimes I turn him into Doc Brown, but now he's Jackie Mason. I'm going to tell you, he's got a point. Oh, be quiet. He does not. He's a socialist.
SPEAKER 04 :
He's a socialist. I know the optics are bad. He cares about the middle class. He cares about the under... Oh, come on. Don't give him any grace for saying something that stupid. He's wrong about everything. What am I going to do? Stand in line at United? You're going to defend that, Mark? Yes.
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What the heck is wrong with you? I'm going to say that anybody has, okay, if you're Bernie Sanders, okay, you're Bernie Sanders, let's make you Bernie. Let's channel Bernie. We're going to channel Bernie. Get in the DeLorean. We're channeling Bernie. And you've got five events in five days talking to 30,000 people. What are you going to do?
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You get on United because you're a socialist.
SPEAKER 03 :
You're a comrade. Okay. And this is a point. Don't stop it. Don't make this a posturing point today. Because, of course, you have a point. Of course you do. That if you are the anti-oligarch, if you are the socialist, you should probably find a crop duster that will get you there.
SPEAKER 04 :
And if you're AOC, you don't fly first class.
SPEAKER 03 :
Mm-hmm.
SPEAKER 04 :
They're hypocrites, Mark. If you're AOC, you don't get a picture taken of you up there eating shrimp cocktail in first class. They're fighting for the little guy. But they're not fighting for the little guy. Bernie Sanders is rich. Bernie Sanders has multiple homes. He's a millionaire. Absolutely. But to actually physically say, to open his mouth and say, like you said in your Jackie Mason impression, what am I going to do? Stand on line? And by the way, on line, it was the very northeastern way of saying in line. They like to say on line up there. Staying on, what am I going to do? Stand on line at United? Well, yeah. What am I? What do you think I'm doing? Golly. You know, I'm going to have a good chat with Bill Bunkley. I don't know if you know much about Bill.
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He's a great Tampa Bay – Religious broadcaster.
SPEAKER 04 :
Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's on our Christian teaching and talk side, but he knows Florida politics. Axios did a big intriguing piece on Ron DeSantis yesterday. I don't know if you caught it or not. But it was basically – the narrative is his fall from the top of the mountain has been pretty spectacular. Wow. As measured by what? As measured by his difficulty in corralling the Florida legislature right now, having all kinds of problems here in Florida. The Republicans are kind of revolting against him. And ask yourself this question, Mark. Do you see him as the 2028 nominee? Oh, I don't know.
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Would he be in the conversation? Of course he would. As we talked about yesterday, do we just hand it to Vance if this administration is so awesome? There's an argument that says we do. If not, if there's a big, crazy, wide-open primary, DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Marco Rubio.
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I don't think DeSantis is in the conversation.
SPEAKER 03 :
Other than Abbott, by the way, Abbott might be as well. Other than Abbott, name a more noteworthy governor. Name one.
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Quick. Come on. I'm talking about a noteworthy candidate in 2020.
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That's what I mean. But I would suggest that a top three noteworthy, high-achieving Republican governor is instantly in the conversation. Where does this come from, this constant desire? I think this is a... He's damaged goods. I think this is an echo... Of the gripe that you had, I don't know if you had it as much as other people, for DeSantis forever running against Trump. DeSantis remains an absolute rock star. It may not work in 2027 when everybody's running for president of New Hampshire. He won't be governor anymore because he's term limited. And he may fade from the front of the pack.
SPEAKER 04 :
He's not the rock star.
SPEAKER 03 :
Nope, not at all. Tell me why not. I'll tell you. Tell me why not.
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First of all, it's wishful thinking on your part because you like the guy. And that's fine. And he's a good governor. I mean, I say as a governor.
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So what's the problem? So what will block him? What will make him a forgotten persona?
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You already addressed it. Most of MAGA's base doesn't forgive him for running against Trump. And I'm just telling you, it wasn't his time.
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Most of MAGA's base has forgotten that already. No, they haven't. Oh, you're wrong. Okay, does MAGA hate Ted Cruz? Does MAGA hate Ted Cruz? No, no. You've made my point. I was in Apples and Oranges. Cruz and Trump went mano a mano. It was a bloodbath. And Cruz came around, become Trump's best buddy. And now all is forgiven. Tell me how it's different.
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Because Cruz challenged Trump right out of the gate in 2016. It was Donald Trump's time. Everybody knew it. And Ron DeSantis was advised against running against him, and he did it anyway. No, you're giving way too much credence to thinking that everybody's forgotten about it. I'm telling you, the guy is done. He's done in national politics.
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He's got the wife. You wouldn't have said, oh, okay. He's got the wife.
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They've got this big scandal where the wife wants to be his successor, which, by the way, there's nothing good about that idea. Nothing good about that.
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And he also was, he kind of wanted, there was a thought that he would name Casey to fill the Rubio vacancy for the U.S. Senate.
SPEAKER 04 :
That's exactly right. So there's a lot of bad feelings right now in Florida about DeSantis. And look, he is an effective governor. I'm not disputing that.
SPEAKER 03 :
That is the most important thing. All this other stuff is window dressing and sideshows.
SPEAKER 04 :
Well, we'll let the game come to us. We'll see what happens in a couple of years. I just think that it is fascinating. I'm going to talk to Bill today about his supposed fall. I mean, they've got Republican consultants saying it's like a made-for-TV movie. This guy was, remember, at one point was beating Trump in the polls. and then, you know, sort of dropped off the cliff.
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Yeah, that was never real. I mean, his lead in the poll was just a function of it. Sometimes when people first get in, there's kind of a phony puff of initial enthusiasm. Maybe, maybe. Time will tell. I'll tell you what, just the last 30 seconds, I will tell you this, because the strongest point you have is his inability to wrangle the Florida legislature. You know Florida still has red flag laws?
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You better believe it. And Florida has skyrocketing property taxes, crazy HOA fees. There's a lot of challenges here. And what is DeSantis worried about? Banning fluoride. I mean, my goodness. I mean, I get it. And people get fired up about it. That's one of those red meat topics. People get all excited about it. Oh, we shouldn't. All right. Well, then let's. And I kind of agree with it. You know, it's a little bit like the shot. If you don't want a medicine in your water, which technically Florida, I get it. So go buy a Florida fluoride toothpaste. Don't put it in the drinking water, I guess. But in the scheme of things, I'm not sure that's what people are sitting around fretting about.
SPEAKER 03 :
You are correct, sir.
SPEAKER 04 :
You are correct. How about some of these Republicans like James Lankford insisting that illegals have a right-to-do process? How about Tom Tillis in North Carolina blocking Ed Martin? You know what this feels like to me, Mark? And I don't know if you think I'm over-exaggerating. It does feel like an attempted coup. They're trying to sabotage the Trump agenda, don't you think?
SPEAKER 03 :
They're those who are trying to attract positive attention to themselves by going rogue. Two cases, Lankford, there was a quote of, I think we've both seen it. I don't think he believes in lengthy, weeks-long jury trials. The bottom line is, should there be due process for every deportation case? Yes, and in most of their cases, it should take about 20 seconds. Did you come into the country illegally? Yes. Bingo. Do you have documentation that you should be in the country? Yes. Okay, you can stay. Are you here illegally? Yes. Bye. Due process. Boom, there you go.
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Thanks for joining us. Have a great day. Be safe. Keep fighting the good fight. I'm Mike Gallagher. God bless America.
In this episode, get ready to dive deep into the world of financial independence with Patty Isol. Known to her vast TikTok audience as the Duchess of Decorum, Patty shares the story behind her book 'Never Date a Broke Dude'. She emphasizes the critical role a partner plays in one's financial success, illustrating her points with personal anecdotes and actionable advice. Whether you're young or seasoned in relationships, Patty's insights on financial preparedness and independence are a must-hear.
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Welcome to The Good News with Angie Austin. Now, with The Good News, here's Angie.
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Well, if you are just joining us, this is Angie Austin with The Good News. There have been many books that provide advice and wisdom about love and finances, but now there is a unique spin on these topics. Joining us today is financial expert Patty Isol, pardon me, three, two, one, Patty Isol, author of Never Date a Broke Dude, The Financial Freedom Playbook. Patty is known as the Duchess of Decorum by her one million TikTok followers and is a leading financial expert. Welcome, Patty.
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Thank you so much for having me, Angie.
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All right. So I love this because when I lived in Los Angeles many years ago, probably 25, I had a big group of girlfriends. We worked at all the news stations around town. I worked at NBC and we would like go places together to these like events where maybe we'd sign a picture or whatever. And we were all reading one book, Getting to I Do by Pat Allen. And this reminds this is a financially wiser version of Pat Allen.
SPEAKER 09 :
It absolutely is. And I love Pat Allen, by the way. I love her. But this book is so needed. I mean, it just came out yesterday. And within 12 hours, it was the number one new release for dating and number four for finance on Amazon. I mean, I'm still in shock. And, no, I wrote it because I've seen firsthand what happens when people, especially women, aren't financially independent. And my mother inspired me. Because she didn't have the money to leave a difficult situation, and it cost her everything, including her life.
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Oh, wow.
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And, yeah, and I wanted to honor her, and I wanted to use her story as a catalyst for change so no other woman suffers like she did. And in her day to broke dude, I'm going to teach you how to make your bag, grow your bag, and most importantly, how to keep it.
SPEAKER 11 :
All right, so let's talk about, you know, how do you – I think it would be pretty easy, but how do you identify the broke dude?
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Yeah, I'm so glad you asked this question. A broke dude isn't just about money. It's mindset. It's someone regardless of gender or income who can't or won't match your ambition, commitment, or work ethic or drive, okay? And like my dude who was eating Cheetos on the sofa while I was out hustling, I mean, I love Cheetos too, but you've got to have a job to pay for those Cheetos. And I want to teach women to spot these signs early so they can make better choices, unlike I did. And I always say, you don't have to match me dollar for dollar, but you do have to match me hustle for hustle.
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Oh, I love that. And also one thing my husband told the kids, and it's kind of hilarious. It's not very romantic. They said, I know your mom's good looking and she's successful and everything, but I never would have dated your mom if she wasn't so financially savvy and wasn't such a good saver. And I'm like, oh, so romantic. romantic but he says you guys you don't date people that don't save like you do you don't date people we always say like never date a D student and we're not saying that because we think every D students a loser we're saying it because it's representative of whether or not he will make a good living later on we're trying to get someone who like you said matches the hustle right it matches your energy you know it's so not hot for you to be out there hustling well you know he or she isn't doing anything Oh, so true. All right. So what about guidelines for, you know, dealing with finance and relationships? Because a lot of times people don't, you know, really they're not forthcoming. But I think it's pretty easy to start figuring out whether or not they're late on their rent, whether they're paid for their car, whether they're making their car payments. Also, whether they're just a financial idiot buying, you know, some car that's way over their means and living in a trailer. I mean, no offense to trailers, but you're not driving a Ferrari if you're living in a trailer.
SPEAKER 09 :
Right, and it's all show and no go. I've seen those people, and those people with Ferraris typically don't have a pot to pee in. I'm telling you. So in Never Date or Broke, dude, we have an entire section on navigating money and relationships. I talk about who should pay the bills, how to spot signs of financial abuse, prenups, financial boundaries, what everyone should know about their family's finances, even the receipts you need to keep in case something happens. But the most important thing, Angie, and I think you'll agree with this, is Keep your eyes open. You don't want to end up like my friend in the book who thought that they were rich, but they were actually broke as a joke because her husband had gambled away their entire fortune.
SPEAKER 11 :
You know, I think, you know, I can already foresee because you're so active on social media, Patty, that people are going to be like, oh, this is a book for gold diggers. No, it's not. It's a book for men or women. It's saying like, look, find someone who's equally yoked when it comes to finances and and drive and possibly education but you know that that that's a little bit more um loose and easy depending on how well they're navigating their lives but it's not about being a gold digger it's about taking care of your life and it's so funny because we have three teenagers and we've been talking about this lately and even with my son they're like is this a person who's taking another gap year and you're running your own business since you were 12 and you're 19 now and you're buying your own home is someone who's taking an additional gap year who's working like a tanning salon, you know, and just see, okay, okay. I had to really cover this conversation carefully, though. I said, and also only working 20 hours a week. I'm like, a gap year is not about working, you know, for 20 hours a week. A gap year is about either traveling or getting an education, trying out different courses to see what area of expertise you might want to focus on. Like, find someone who has similar, you know, goals to you. That's what it's about. It's not about being a gold digger.
SPEAKER 09 :
No, absolutely. And one thing people don't understand is Who you choose as your partner is the most important financial decision you will ever make. People think it's about finding the one emotionally. Oh, we're in love. But financially, it can either launch your dreams or destroy them. I mean, when I dated my broke dude, he left me with $30,000 in debt and a broken heart. And he wasn't even that cute, you know. And Never Date a Broke Dude is about making just smart choices.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 09 :
You don't want to just survive. You want to thrive. And it's really, like you said, not about being a gold digger, but it's about being a gold, G-O-A-L digger. That's different.
SPEAKER 11 :
I love that. I love that. Hey, in addition to the book, how did you get such a big following on social media?
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, it's not easy, and anyone who tells you it is, it's not. When I started, it was about five years ago, and I would post three videos a day, okay, for a month. So that's 100 videos a month I would post. So you have to be consistent. You have to do it on a daily basis. But the most important thing is that you have to provide information that people don't already know. You have to provide value to your audience. That is the only way you're going to get a good following.
SPEAKER 11 :
You know, I wonder, Patty, if you're first of all, I know you're from Iran. So is my stepmom and my best friend. So, yeah, yeah. Suffice it to say that I'm a big fan of the food. But I think that maybe just like my best friend, she came at the same age you did at seven. I think sometimes even my background growing up really poor. My mom worked at a factory, had nothing. And again, had a hard time leaving my dad because he was a professor there. so she didn't really have a means to really support us. So with that said, do you think because of your humble background that it made you even – because I see people go either way, like they all of a sudden make some money and they're spending it all, or they kind of grew up humble or even in my case just plain poor, and then you just never want to go back there again. Did that really have an impact on you because of your humble beginnings?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yes, absolutely. I mean, when we were in Iran, like most people and probably your friends, I mean, we were well off, because if you're not well off, you can't make it to the U.S., right? But once we got here, the skills didn't translate. So my parents couldn't find jobs in their respective fields, so we had nothing. I grew up with nothing, Angie. I started working when I was 10 years old, and I've never, ever stopped. And I think one important factor for me is that I didn't want to let my current situation be my final destination, right? I always wanted more for myself, and my parents always pushed me to want more. And, you know, Cher says that she's like, I've been rich, I've been poor, rich is better. So I never want to go back there ever again.
SPEAKER 11 :
So if you're – I totally agree. In fact, when I go back, I drive back by my old – my son's 19. We're buying a house. I'm going to look at it today. He's buying a house, I should say. But I always drive by our low-income housing where they have, like, towels hanging in the window or sheets for curtains.
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Right.
SPEAKER 11 :
And it's just a great reality check for me that my son now, the way that we've helped set him up is by Boulder, Colorado, where he goes to school. This is like a California priced city that my kid at 19 could be buying a house. And I'm driving by my place where sheets are hanging in the window for curtains. I mean, it almost makes me want to cry just thinking about how I've set like you. I started working seven days a week at 16 and I never stopped. I think that when we set our families up for a better future, it's so fulfilling. So what if you like telling your own kids or young people you meet, what are like the top three things you say when they pick your brain?
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, the first thing is be your own prince. Stop waiting for someone to come and emotionally or financially. Build the life you want now because it gives you options, safety, and power. That is the most important thing. Next one is everyone in a relationship should be financially independent. You need to have your own separate bank account where your paycheck goes into. You can have a joint account for family expenses, but that's about it. And lastly, you need to start investing for your future. If you're in your 20s and if you start investing $100 a month, that's it. By the time you retire, you're going to have $600,000. $200 a month is going to give you over a million bucks. So investing is the quickest way to become a millionaire.
SPEAKER 11 :
Oh, my gosh. No wonder you're so popular on social media. How did you come up with the Duchess of Decorum?
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, when I first started, I was teaching people how to act because it was like during COVID and no one knew how to act, how to eat, what you should wear to work, what you should say at work, you know, those types of things. So I started teaching decorum and it kind of included finance. But then I just morphed it into finance because I think decorum is a nice to know, but finance is a must know.
SPEAKER 11 :
I'll let your family so proud. I mean, it's so neat that you're doing this to honor your mom. I think that's so cool.
SPEAKER 09 :
Thank you, Andrea. I appreciate that. I hope she's proud of me.
SPEAKER 11 :
What's next for you?
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, I guess we'll see what happens. I mean, I still have my day job, so I'm still in mergers and acquisitions, but I would love to just spread my message all around the country and just go and speak to people and teach them the importance of financial independence, but most importantly, how to get there and how to keep it.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, I want to make sure people know how to find you, your book, and then you on social media as well.
SPEAKER 09 :
Thank you so much, Angie. I really appreciate your support.
SPEAKER 11 :
And you want to give us a website?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yes. So the Financial Freedom Playbook, you can buy it everywhere where you find your books, Never Date a Broke Dude. And you can find me on TikTok at Duchess of Decorum or website, which is pattyasai.com.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, don't be jealous, but I'm making some tadik right now, so I'm going to go over and have my Persian rice.
SPEAKER 09 :
I'm so jealous. I'm so jealous. Good for you. Enjoy.
SPEAKER 03 :
Thank you. I could interview you for an hour. Thanks so much.
SPEAKER 09 :
Thank you so much for having me. Have a great day.
SPEAKER 11 :
You bet. So I really liked that interview because I've been talking to my kids a lot about just finding someone similar to you in their ambition, their faith, their education, their desires. Now, I know that doesn't always happen. But I think you are set up more for success if you have someone who saves in a similar manner to yourself, is invested in investing in the future, has similar hopes and dreams for what kind of life that they want to create. We talk about being equally yoked in the faith department. And I think, though, that also transitions over equally yoked in other manners as well. Now, I understand that like a hugely successful businessman may want a woman who's well educated, but who wants to stay home and raise the kids. I know that there are some variables that come into play here. And like, for instance, I stay home a lot more now than I did, you know, when I was younger. However, I think that I think that. When my husband and I got married, the fact that I was good with my money, that was a big deal to him, as I mentioned in the interview. And I did date someone in my 20s that was not nearly as driven as I was and had a lot more financial difficulties. And wasn't finishing school. And once you get towards 30 and you want to have a family, if you have someone that can't really financially support themselves, hasn't finished their education and doesn't have like a career, even anywhere near yours, it started to become a problem. And we did it for years. And then finally, after we dated for years, I think it was like a wake up call to him to finish school and get a career. I wasn't looking for someone who was loaded. I was just looking for someone who could support themselves well and had ambition. So I just wanted to say all that because I think it's important. It's not a gold digger thing. That's why I was stressing that with the author. It is a sensible thing to find someone similar to yourself in what they desire for their life, their future, their family. All right, that's all. That was a fun interview. I liked that. I hope you did too. Thanks for listening to The Good News with Angie Austin.
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Hey there, friend. Angie Austin here with the good news. Just wanted to touch base with you about some real good news. You know, that's what I started doing really when I first started the show. I love to highlight good news stories and like reading the odd stories. And I get a lot of those in the authors that I get to interview. And I've got some great ones coming up this week as well. Hopefully I can get them all in this week. Sometimes I have to save one for the following week, but Oh, I've got one that'll blow your mind. I'm just going to give you a little teaser on that guy because he is Dr. Pastor, pardon me, Larry Huck, Pastor Larry Huck. And his book has to do with, well, from junkie to Jerusalem. How he was a drug addict and just a throwaway life. And now he has a daily Christian TV show and he's written numerous books. And this really is his testimony. So I'm going to give him the whole show later in the week because he's just so motivational. I mean, when I did my pre-interview with him. I just basically sat and listened to him for half an hour. Yeah, I barely – I said, oh, my goodness. Oh, no. Oh, this should be a movie. I mean it was just – yeah. Some of these – some people's lives – and everybody has a story. But some people's lives just blow me away. And so that is the good news story I'm going to tell you about right now. One of my favorite reporters is Steve Hartman from CBS News. I used to – he does On the Road with Steve Hartman. And he used to work across town from him. I think I told you this when I worked at NBC for in Los Angeles, he worked at CBS, the local there in LA. And, uh, I went over to him at the Emmys once and just told him I really love the work he does, and he's kind of humble, and he's like, oh, thanks. He wasn't like real – like he's just humble, and he's very nice, and I've interviewed him a few times as well. So this story – he's done two stories on this guy, but recently Pope Francis passed away, and this had a lot to do with Pope Francis because something Pope Francis gave to this man, Bruno Serrato – Really has inspired him. And I just love stories when people make such a difference in life and they use their lives to help others like Jim Stovall. You know, you just heard from him in the first segment. He says every year when they're giving out their scholarships to kids. that he wants to see the next kid in line to get a scholarship that didn't get a scholarship. Why does he want to see the kid that didn't get a scholarship? So that he can be inspired for the next year to earn even more money for these scholarships. And then Charles Barkley the other day, I was listening to an interview with him, an old interview, saying that big cars and the big houses don't matter. What matters is how can I impact other people? How can I help people? How can I educate kids that can make a difference in people's lives? And Bruno Serrato is such a prime example of that. So I won't go on too long. I want you to hear the story from CBS's Steve Hartman because he has such a moving way of telling the story of Chef Serato who lost his restaurant in a fire, but from the ashes came something wonderful.
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When Cardinal Bergoglio was elected pope here 12 years ago, he took the name Francis, after Francis of Assisi, because of the saint's devotion to the poor, a devotion shared by the pope and by the chef Steve Hartman met on the road.
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Back in 2017, when Bruno Serrato returned to his White House restaurant in Anaheim, California, after it had burned in a fire, there was virtually nothing left worth saving. Except this crucifix, gifted from Pope Francis himself and found by a firefighter glistening in the ash.
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Here I come up. I was like, no way. This is a sign, sign of God for sure. There's no doubt about it. Buon appetito. Enjoy your dinner.
SPEAKER 05 :
I'd first met Bruno seven years earlier. The Italian immigrant was serving meals to the rich and famous. Are we hungry? Just so he could feed the down and out. Using the proceeds from his restaurant, Bruno treated the kids at the local Boys and Girls Club to a fine dining experience. Every night he did this. Later, he expanded his charity. Is it cool? To feed and house the homeless. Over the years, he has helped hundreds of thousands of people. And Bruno says what has kept him going. Through the fire, the rebuilding, and all the financial strain. was Pope Francis, who he met four times. On the last visit, Pope Francis told him this.
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Bravo, bravo, continua così. That means keep doing what you do. Here I am, open up and doing more and more than what I've ever done before in my entire life.
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The legacy of any leader, whether pope or president, preacher or teacher, is measured not just by what they do, but rather who they inspire. Pope Francis made the poor his priority. And here in America, in this man, that legacy will live on.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, I have to keep doing what I'm doing. If I don't, he come down. Yeah.
SPEAKER 05 :
Steve Hartman, CBS News, on the road.
SPEAKER 11 :
I just love Steve Hartman and everything he does. I kind of do what he does, but in a much smaller manner, per se. He touches so many people's lives, but we get to tell a lot of good news and share a lot of good news with you here on this program, The Good News with Angie Austin. All right, changing years now. Mother's Day is coming soon, so it's time to find a perfect gift to honor mom. Here to help is tech journalist, lifestyle expert, and super mom, Anna D'Souza, who regularly contributes to Today.com, CBS, and other national media. And, of course, the good news with Angie Austin. Welcome back, Anna D'Souza. Excited to talk to you today. Hey, so let's just get right into it. What is, you think, the top thing to consider when we are choosing a gift for the moms?
SPEAKER 07 :
well sure i mean i think moms give of themselves so much every single day without asking for anything in return right so the more meaningful gifts are the ones that say i see everything you do and you matter too so if mom says she would not like a gift no she she would like a gift this is for certain And I'm a mom to three little ones. I have six-year-old twin girls and a two-year-old little boy. So for me, I'm expecting a lot of Play-Doh, a lot of glitter that hopefully I won't need to clean up, and some suspiciously runny eggs. So please wish me luck on Mother's Day morning.
SPEAKER 03 :
Oh, I love that.
SPEAKER 11 :
I have to tell you, I just want to throw it out there. I still have, because you've got the little ones, I've got the teens, on my joy shelf. a banana doing the backstroke that was painted for me by my daughter, Hope. That's so cute. And I'm like, wow, a banana doing the backstroke. That's beautiful. And then I also have a cheeseburger with a turtle on top of it made out of ceramics, right?
SPEAKER 08 :
That's really creative.
SPEAKER 03 :
What am I going to do with these? But they're so funny. I had to keep them. But, yeah, so you'll keep some of those weird glitter, you know, slime gel gifts or whatever for many years to come, I'm sure.
SPEAKER 07 :
That is for certain. That's really funny.
SPEAKER 03 :
Yeah. Well, what about the homemade gifts? What do you suggest there? My kids still like doing some of those.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah. I mean, everyone loves a homemade gift and evidenced by you keeping a turtle with a cheeseburger on the bottom or something like that. You know, you can be creative, you can be crafty, but it's really cool when you're able to also look like a pro. So I recommend celebrating Mother's Day with the Cricut Maker 4. And you might be familiar with Oh, those are so cool. It's so cool. So this model here is twice as fast as previous models that can cut over 300 different materials. So anything from wood, vinyl, acrylic, leather, it's insane. It's so everything looks professional. It's amazing. You can craft custom decorations, accessories. Every occasion is going to feel extra special. Really perfect for those personalized gifts. So easy, you can upload your own design and have that cut. Or if you just don't even know where to start, you can choose from the Cricut Design Space Library. They have over 1 million images and licensed designs that you can choose from very easily. Everything's there for you. All you have to do is put in the actual material. So this is a really great idea for Mother's Day. She'll use it beyond Mother's Day for sure. So I love this idea.
SPEAKER 11 :
You know, I was thinking about this because I just learned about this recently. And I sent the idea to a friend who makes custom pet blankets. And then I thought, you know what? I could actually get this for my daughter. Not a mother's thing, but get it for my daughter and send this to college with her. And she could have her own little mini business because she's on a sports team and she could make things for her friends. And, you know, do a little because she does their eyelashes right now on her team. She gets paid like 10 bucks to do their face, you know, the semi-permanent eyelashes.
SPEAKER 03 :
Girl, I mean, this would be an entrepreneur at heart with you. I love it. A side hustle. All right. We have five pets. How about the pet-loving mom? What do you have for her?
SPEAKER 07 :
Right. For the mom that has a fur baby, I recommend One Is All. They specialize in pet care products. They have a really cool one called the Cozy C1 Smart Pet Grooming Vacuum Kit. It's really cool. I wish you could see it. It's basically an all-in-one that has eight different functions. It has an adjustable warm air dryer. It has a smart grooming vacuum. as well as clippers. And it's really great because you're going to be able to groom your pet at home and it's going to capture 99% of the hair and debris. So as you're grooming, it's kind of all getting sucked into the vacuum. So it's going to be a mess-free environment a nice experience for your pet. What I really love too is that it has everything you need to groom your cat or your dog, but it's also going to reduce their stress and protect their hearing because it buffers the noise. So if you have a pet that's a little skittish about getting groomed, this is a really great option. You can check out their entire lineup over at One Is All. They have really cool water fountains that are really great, especially as we go into summer when your pets are a little sluggish. They're not really drinking their water and they're And they're a little receptacle. This one kind of just keeps the air or the water aerated and moving in the dish here. Really cool. Everything you've heard of, they have over at oneisall.com and Amazon.
SPEAKER 11 :
Okay, two things. My cats won't even drink out of a regular dish. We have a fountain in our entryway with like a really tall, like six foot tall, like blue, I don't know, thing.
SPEAKER 03 :
Like the water comes running down. They will only drink from that. So they want the running water. My mom forgets to turn it on. So hello, that would work for me to have the running water. But secondly... The tool is genius because I just groomed my two rag dolls and three Pomeranians. That's a lot of hair in my backyard. And it looks like there are animals, like an animal. Oh my gosh. There's so much fur. And my husband like drove and he's like, Oh my gosh, did somebody hit an animal or what happened? Like it's so much fur. I thought it would blow away, but it doesn't. So that's going to be my mother's day gift. All right. Um, Of special meaning. My mom likes things that kind of mean more because she's in her mid-80s now. Anything that might have special meaning?
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, well, you know, for me personally, I also love a gift that just kind of keeps on giving. So I don't know if you're familiar with Ipsy. It's basically a... an amazing beauty membership that's going to deliver some of the most coveted beauty and skincare products straight to your door each and every month. Now, they've recently teamed up with Pantone, who you might be familiar with, and they launched a collection of makeup brushes that I wish you could see because they are so stylish, they deserve to be on display. gorgeous brushes. They're designed in mocha mousse, which is Pantone's color of the year. It's called the Mocha Mousse Makeup Brush and Blender Collection. It's luxurious. It's super affordable. The bundle comes with five premium makeup brushes, three makeup sponges, and a gorgeous makeup bag. And you could pick it up over at TikTok shop and you don't need a subscription for that.
SPEAKER 03 :
Oh, cool.
SPEAKER 11 :
All right. How about a, let's do a can't miss gift that every mom will appreciate. That can be our last gift idea.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, well, here's a really cool one that's sure to brighten mom's day. It's a multicolor bulb with a Bluetooth speaker inside. It's the GE LED Plus speaker and color bulb. It's going to combine both music and color in one. So mom's going to be able to set the mood with tunes and customizable lighting. Super easy to install. You actually don't even need an app. It makes it a hassle-free gift. She's going to love the remote control. She's going to be able to toggle between soft white and eight colorful hues. And we know how important it is. Like... light and color just in your day to day, right? It can invigorate you, energize you or wind you down at the end of the night. So I think for moms who are, you know, burning candle at both ends here, this is a really great fun gift. Um, so you can glow big, you could pick this up at target and target.com. Again, it's the G E L E D plus speaker and color bulb, a really fun idea.
SPEAKER 11 :
Gosh, they make everything now. All right, where do we go to get more info on these?
SPEAKER 07 :
Of course, for everything you heard today, you can head on over to tipsontv.com to see the entire lineup. Thank you. Always great to have you on the show. Thank you for having me. Happy Mother's Day.
SPEAKER 04 :
Thank you for listening to The Good News with Angie Austin on AM670 KLTT.
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It's his life mission to make bad decisions. It's time for Florida Man.
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Don't do this. Yellowstone National Park, a Florida man was injured when he was gored by a bison. said the National Park Service. This is the first reported incident of a person injured by a bison in Yellowstone this year. And the park hadn't even been open for two weeks. And immediately, somebody's out there getting gored. And guess why? Do you think it was because he was minding a respectful distance from the bison? No. No, he wanted to get up and close and personal with it. So he got minor injuries, was treated by emergency medical personnel. You're told to keep, in fact, Yellowstone requires that you keep 25 yards away from the animals up there and 100 yards away from bears and wolves. 25 from all large animals, 100 yards from bears and wolves. And bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal. They're not aggressive. But when people get up in their faces, yeah, nobody likes that. Not even me. I'd gore you too if I had horns. And then in May 2024, a dude kicked a bison in the leg. And guess what? It kicked him back and injured him. And then he got arrested and jailed because he kicked a bison. Just don't be a moron and don't like try to go up and get a selfie with it. And everything's cool, right? It's so simple. I mean, this is not hard. If a kid tells you that there's somebody in their closet, maybe just don't disregard it. Like if you're this kid, a Florida man was arrested because he was hiding in a kid's bedroom closet. Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh. This Florida man, he ran away from law enforcement, fled into a home and hidden a kid's bedroom closet. Liberty County Sheriff Robert Arnold deputies got a call on Tuesday about a suspicious person. The guy identified as Bobby McKenzie. He took off on a four wheeler and ditched it, ran into a house. And they yeah, they found him hiding in a child's bedroom closet. And the individuals who called it in, they said thank you to them. The guy had a warrant out for aggravated assault. He also had, oh gosh, he hid a bag containing a bunch of meth and all kinds of drug paraphernalia under the kid's bed. Man, oh man, I'm telling you. A Florida man got pulled over and then led police on a foot chase. After they caught him, they laughed and said, you thought you were Usain Bolt. Yeah, well, that's funny. It is. He led cops on a foot chase through Daytona Beach. Xavier McCall, you don't need to have an apostrophe after the X. Okay, there's literally no need because the name is, okay, I can't even do this story. The name is X-A-V-I-E-R. The apostrophe is there to symbolize the absence of a vowel and yet connect the word. But it's X-A, Xavier, and that's how it's spelled. You don't need an apostrophe to make your cheap broke ass look fancy. Stop it. That's so stupid. Who named you? Your mother ought to be arrested because she's dumb. They could not provide. Who does the name like this? That's like having your name Amber and an apostrophe after the A and between the A and M. Shut up. They could not provide Daytona, Xavier McCall with an apostrophe, could not provide Daytona Beach officers with his license. He said he was in his grandma's vehicle. They asked him to get off. He took off. And they were able to catch him, cornered him, and take him into custody. And he's in the pokey now. So, yeah, they go, you're not supposed to be breathing like that from a short little run, dude. So clearly his cardio was bad. I love the body cam footage when they're chasing him, too. This guy was not getting far. And the cops were like, dude, you're younger than us. You should be faster than us. And one of them said that the dude smoked too much. And that's why he didn't have good blood circulation or cardio.
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He also thought his grandma's car.
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All the way. Can I just keep this footage going? Doesn't it look like the cop running? His arms are just crazy. He's like one of those blow-up dolls outside of a car dealership. His arms just look mad when he's running. Let's see here. Oh, by the way, our Bison story came from Florida Man Keith. Or no, Listener Keith. Our Florida Man Bison story came from Listener Keith. So thank you from that. Let's see. Drunk Florida Man crashes his Tesla. This is a Villages story. It's a Villages story. A villager, Minecraft, crashed his Tesla in a roundabout. Of course he did. And then when police came, he made up a fictional girlfriend and said, no, it's Stacy, my girlfriend Stacy. He literally made up a whole woman. and fabricated a name and told police that Stacy crashed his Tesla and ran away. I know. And so the man, after he crashed the roundabout, he flooded the village of Hawkins, and they found 63-year-old Jeffrey Treadwell. It matched descriptions. He began blaming his girlfriend. He said, Stacy did it. Stacy ran away after she crashed into the roundabout. And he goes, it's a girl I met in Brownwood. Stacy's her name. And he was drinking. I mean, clearly. And they concluded that Stacy was completely made up. So they booked him in Sumter County Detention Center and he was released on $1,100 bond. Yeah, that's not, can you imagine? Yeah, it was Stacey that did it. Yeah, I'm going to start using that excuse. I didn't do it. Stacey did it. Stacey also crashed that car in that roundabout down there in Florida. Did you hear about that? Did you hear about what Stacey did? That floozy.
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Stacey's mom's got a good one.
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So we got the new pope announced. The new pope is out. Have they said the name yet? Is it the coldest to ever do it? It is not. And it's not Cardinal Sarah. Which I was kind of hoping for. It's not Cardinal Sarah either. The new pope is out. The new pope. And he's out there. They announced. And then he's going to give his blessing to the assembled. The new pope emerges. He dresses in his papal vestments. Gets out. And he's now giving his blessing to the assembled masses. And of course, it's in Latin. So, you know, you know, you Latin speakers. But I my name is my pope name pick is the coldest ever do it. I know that they're probably not going to do that, but we'll see. But out there on the I will say, man, the pageantry in the theater of it is fabulous. It's very fabulous. So they have announced the new pope. And they'll have the name out, giving the first blessing. And so it looks like, is it Pope Leo? Are they going to give him the Twitter password for the Twitter account? We're following all this live, just like you all are. And the new pope being announced, Cardinal Prevost. And that is... And he's been in Latin America, so he's been in Central South America most of his time. And so that is the cardinal who was elected, who was selected as pope. But wow, is this an American pope? Wait a minute. That would be interesting, because that's never happened before, right? There's never been an American pope. The pope is an American. Wow. Wow. That's pretty significant. So it's Pope Leo is going to be the new Pope's name. Pope Leo. Kind of like the way that sounds. Although Piazza Balla was still a kind of a favorite. I got to say that was still kind of a favorite. But apparently it's an American Pope. That's pretty significant. So if you're just joining us. We are covering the selection of the new Pope. And like I said, one of the reasons why I like watching this is I go back to the time of Reagan and Thatcher and Pope John Paul and the trifecta that worked together to help end the scourge of communism. And when you're living it at the moment, I think it's a lot harder to do this inventory. But when you look back in history, it's pretty significant, don't you think? The... I think it's incredibly significant. All these people that come together at this one particular time. And I just find that incredibly fascinating. The assembled faithful there in St. Peter's Square. And we're getting all of this stuff, too. We'll bring you as we get it. I mean, you know, it's live. We don't have a newsroom. So we're following along just like you all are. But it looks like Pope Leo's the name. And if that's an American pope, that is very unusual. Because I don't think that there hasn't been an American pope before. From Chicago. Very, very interesting. So Prevost is from Chicago. And the name that he has taken is Pope Leo. Wow, from the Americas. And a lot of and I think this guy was in contention. A friend of mine says he was in contention, but a lot of people were downplaying it for the simple fact that he is American. And a lot of people were thinking, you're not going to have an American pope. Wow, that is incredibly significant. So that's all been announced. An American cardinal. is the one who was chosen. He spent a lot of time Latin America, South America, really, in Peru. Apparently, Per Lorraine, CBS, holds nationalities in the U.S. and Peru. And that's where there's been, it's interesting, in the, what, maybe 25 to 30 years, there was a significant increase. Actually, in the last 50 years, there was an increase in Catholicism, practicing Catholics in Central and South America, South America particularly. But then it started waning. And then with the new generation, Gen Z, there's an uptick again. And it's an uptick not just in Latin American countries, but kind of around the world. There's something about that generation. And I think they got so far removed from any kind of Maybe structure, religious structure within the practice or practice of religion that now more and more are going to church and they're living faith again. Yeah, we were kind of partial to Cardinal Sarah because that man does not hold back on quotes. He was one year, he's one year away from being eligible to vote, or for being ineligible to vote for Pope. Because they think they stop allowing you to vote for Pope if you're 80, and I think Cardinal Serra's like 79. Yeah. And then you have Piazza Bala, who was the other one that was a lot of people were warming to. Two very conservative. So we're going to talk more about this. We have people to help bring you the program. And one of our favorites is Kel-Tec. The Gen 3 Sub 2K, if you have not checked it out, you need to. It's 10 millimeter now. 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And now, all of the news you would probably miss. It's time for Dana's Quick Five.
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The St. Louis man was arrested after sitting naked in the St. Louis Terminal Airport. Did they ever remove the plywood from the windows from that tornado some years ago? I asked them that three years after the tornado hit and Lambert, the official ex-account, went at me. They hire the best. The St. Louis County Circuit Judge signed an arrest warrant for a guy who sat naked inside of the airport terminal. A probable cause statement. It happened on April 25th, Terminal 1. The guy's named Darius Walker. He attempted to cover himself when somebody approached. He was sitting in the terminal chair, belt unbuckled. So it sounds like he had clothes. If his belt was unbuckled... Maybe the people at Fox 2 now, maybe they could write a decent story that clarifies this before they finalize a headline. That would be super helpful for people trying to share the news. Meanwhile, let's see if the New York Post did one better. A seven-year-old boy drove his little sister nine miles in his mom's SUV to get a McDonald's Happy Meal. That's a good big brother. Wait, no, it's not. Stop. You're seven years old. You can't be driving a car. He drove his sister nine miles, his little baby sister. And the mom was shocked. She goes, he's probably grounded for the rest of his life. They were in Utah, and it was 8 a.m., and police were called. They were alerted to a reckless driver, and the SUV did not come to a stop until they hit a parking strip, and they found a 7-year-old and a 5-year-old inside unscathed. And they made it 9 miles from their home, cash in hand to buy Happy Meals. That's going to be a story they're going to tell for the rest of their lives. Thankfully, nobody was hurt. But can I just ask, how in the hell you, mom, did not know that your kids had taken the car and driven nine miles away when they're seven and five years old? Oh, I can't be judgmental. Yes, because I've had two kids, but like that separated that age distance. I think I would know if my kids took my car and drove to McDonald's. So, I don't know. Like, what was happening in that house? I mean, watch your kids. Let's see. Uh... This AI of dead Arizona road rage victim addresses killer in court. They use this in court. A clip of a guy who was killed in 2021 said, I believe in forgiveness after his sister fed an AI model videos of him and they used it in court. I don't like that at all. And that should not... I don't think that should be allowed. That is creepy. And that is really creepy. I... No. And how... No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no. I... I don't... I don't know. We got a couple headlines in here repeatedly. Let's see. Going back up. This... The... A tourist was bitten by a crocodile while taking a selfie at a zoo because he thought the animal was fake. Well, in his defense, they do say very still. They do. He was 29 years old. But his problem was that he literally climbed into the enclosure. And he was promptly bitten by a female crocodile. He thought it was fake. And so he climbed into the enclosure to get a photo with it. But again, it was fake. The zookeeper had to go in and hit the crocodile in the head to get her to open her mouth. And he got more than 50 stitches for his injuries. And I hope that they billed him for any injuries to the crocodile since he climbed into the enclosure. Goodness.
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This is the equivalent of throwing the Virgin in the volcano to appease the fire gods. That's exactly what that is. So that's the police. They were holding a press conference on missing kids. What? Yeah. Yeah. They were holding a press conference on two missing kids and they started off with a land acknowledgement. Shut up. I don't care what stupid land you're on. That's so dumb. You're talking about missing kids. First, we can't get started until we acknowledge that we're on the missing lands of the Lilliputian people. And we have to thank the Lilliputians for allowing us to have this press conference here before we start talking about the missing kids, which are actually not as important as acknowledging the Lilliputians. That's how dumb this sounds. You're talking about missing kids, like little kids, a six-year-old and a four-year-old. They've been missing in rural Canada for four days. And they had rescuers combing the woods looking for them. And it is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. That's the RCMP that she mentioned. And they had helicopters, everything. But they could not start until they did a land acknowledgement. That... These are not serious people. I have literally never heard. It's performative theater. It is performative theater. Time is critical. Two kids are missing. Families have their hearts broken. And this stooge, Broad, gets up there. We're going to do a lot. What? This doesn't even make any sense. She sounds like a hostage video. That's so... That is... I'm just shocked. I don't know, man. That's... Can you imagine if you're the family and you've got... You know, your kids are missing and you have the police lady get up there and go, oh, well, we recognize that we are on the land of the Lilliputians and, you know, that's what... That's crazy. It's... They didn't start up talking about the kids. They started talking about that. I mean, again, it's performative as all get out. It's so incredibly performative. I don't know. I don't know how long that lady's been on the force or not, but good heavens. I just shocked me. It shocked me. I don't understand the land acknowledgements. Nobody cares about land acknowledgement. Everybody stole land from everybody and you didn't steal it. It was conquered. You went in and you either moved and acclimated or you got conquered. People have been conquered all throughout history. Whenever anybody talks about Mount Rushmore, well, guess what? The Lakota took it from someone. Who did you steal it from? Lakota stole it. Who did they steal? They took it from Chippewa. Where did they take it before that? I mean, it's so stupid. Just quit. What does any of that have to do with missing kids? Sorry, we have to pay the indulgence of mentioning these people before we can start talking about the bigger story of literal missing children. And you wonder why Canada is circling the crapper. That's why. Good heavens.
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Thanks for tuning in to today's edition of Dana Lash's Absurd Truth Podcast. If you haven't already, make sure to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
The episode takes an intriguing turn as we cover the electrifying news of a new Pope being selected at the Vatican, a process steeped in ritual and history. As the white smoke billows, the anticipation of Catholic believers globally intensifies. We also explore the storied history of the Swiss Guard and their intricate role in Papal security, reflecting a blend of tradition and modern vigilance. The hustle and bustle of St. Peter's Square comes alive in this vivid examination of faith, leadership, and the excitement that accompanies the selection of a new Pope.
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Thank you Mr President and Donald. This is a really fantastic historic day in which we can announce this deal between our two great countries and I think it's a real tribute to the history that we have of working so closely together. Can I pay tribute, Donald, to your negotiating team as well, particularly Howard and Jameson, who've done an incredible job, a very professional job, and my team as well. Two negotiating teams have worked at pace now for a number of weeks to bring in this deal today, a really important deal. This is going to boost trade between and across our countries. It's going to not only protect jobs but create jobs, opening market access.
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Very good. I'm happy about this. These are some of the deals that we wanted to see, right, Kane? This is what we wanted this. And I think, too, I think one of the reasons why their press conference is so long is to shut everybody up from asking, what about the deals? Where are the deals at? Welcome to the show. Dana Lash with you. We're at the top of this first hour here on Friday. And we've got the conclave happening. And then we also have this. Sorry, Thursday. It's Thursday. You know what? Stop it. I've been up for 11,000 hours already. It's technically your Friday, though. Huh?
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It's technically your Friday.
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Technically, yes. I took Friday for Mother's Day as a gift to myself. You're welcome, Dana. Thank you, me. So, good to be back with you as we kickstart this Thursday program off. And the... Looking into it. So we've got the latest. We don't have a lot of particulars, but apparently everybody's happy. Everybody's super happy about the about the deal that the that we've made with the UK. And I also liked what he said, too. Let me go back to this. I made a note of it. I really liked what he said also about, what is it, like Bentley and some of these other car companies?
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Rolls-Royce.
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Rolls-Royce. Because Rolls-Royce is a very British vehicle. And he said that he exempted Rolls-Royce from these demands because it's like a British heritage brand. And he said, you know, they make them there. He's like, that makes sense. And he said that that was exempted from all of this. From the demands that, you know, they as it pertains to tariffs and also onshore manufacturing, he said, because it's a British heritage brand. And he's and so he made and I actually agree with that. I think that makes sense. Right. It's like. You know, it's like, you know, like the Mustang or something. I don't know. Like, you know, like a Chevy or something. It's I understand it. And so I thought that was a very interesting conversation that he had had as well. So we had Keir Starmer on the phone. And as you know, he had recently met with him. So welcome. This is how we're kicking off this Thursday. Mother's Day. Eve, Eve, Eve, Eve. Yeah, that's right. And then, of course. Oh. We have a pope. And we have a pope. That just now happened. So white smoke just came out of the chimney at the Sistine Chapel. The gender reveal. It's a pope. We got a Pope. They got a Pope, guys. It's a Pope. So that literally just happened. White smoke, so they picked a Pope. That rhymed, and we're going with it. So the big gender reveal, the Sistine Chapel. The white smoke, so you know, black smoke signals no Pope. White smoke signals Pope. So they have selected, they voted for a Pope. And that's about, I was reading that the last... A couple of popes went on like the second, third, and fourth rounds. So we were right in the period of being able to select a pope. One of my friends has been on Seagull Watch for the past 24 hours. Apparently a seagull family is like right there by the chimney. So white smoke means there's a pope. So they were able to select one. So that's what that means. The bells are ringing out in Vatican City and a pope has been selected just literally right now. Now, who's it going to be? Well, we'll find out. We'll find out later today. Hopefully while we're still on air, because there's I mean, obviously some people were playing the you know how you would have fantasy football. Some people were doing fantasy popes. So we're going to see who was selected. Who is it? But we do have a Pope, if you are just tuning into the program. Literally while we were talking about the trade deal with the UK, white smoke began to emerge from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel. So on the second day of the conclave, a Pope has been selected. The second day. So new Pope, And that white smoke, what fascinates me about this is, so when we were in, and Juan's showing you, that's the chimney, and apparently they erect a special chimney top just specifically for the smoke. It's something that they affix onto the roof. specifically for that. So a lot of people have been in the Vatican. We've toured the Vatican. We were at the Sistine Chapel. And what I find fascinating is that the place where they... So when they gather all the ballots and when they take all the ballots and they're getting ready, you know, to... burn them and signal whether or not they have a Pope there. When you walk into the Sistine Chapel, there's like kind of like two levels and it's one long room and you walk in and then you walk down a kind of a ramp and you, you exit the way that they have everybody go in and they have bench seating around the perimeter on the interior. So some people, they, they stand in the middle. You're not supposed to talk. And they remind you of this like every 60 seconds. And people will stand in the center and they look up and they just take in the amazingness of the artwork from Michelangelo. And then a lot of people will sit on the sides and sometimes they just pray or they just look around and they just kind of take it in. And it's a very overwhelming, amazing space. And so when they clear all of that out and they have the tables in there, two rows in the middle, when they're done with them, you remember the benches that I was just telling you about on the interior. they go towards the back. So the way you would exit, so they, you come in one side and side in the front and then you go in the middle and then you have to go down to the back and then you exit on the right. So when you're exiting on the right, one big long room, you can, they actually lift up One of the little the seating area. And that's actually like a little stove. And they that's where they burn them right in there. It's wild how it's just like hidden all the way in there. They showed us that when we were in there. But they did. They celebrate that now they're they're celebrating because a new pope has been selected. And apparently this was on the fourth ballot. 6.07 p.m. is the current time. Actually, 6.14 p.m. is the current time in Rome right now. We're 11 central here in Dallas. So a new pope has been selected. Now, who is it going to be? I know everybody had, you know, their I think they had their their their picks, but. This is it's going to be interesting to see who is it. Is it going to be someone who's maybe perhaps more on the liberal side of things? Is it going to be a more conservative pope like Cardinal Serra, which I think everybody was pulling for, or Piazzabala, whose name is so supremely fun to say, a little bit more conservative minded? I would be actually shocked if it was. I really would be. But I really also hope that that is taken and that the Cardinals took that into consideration because you have an incoming generation, a ton more of new Catholics, and they're very, very conservative. They're very conservative. So... This is going to be very interesting. So the bells, the white smoke, a pope has been chosen. And that square, St. Peter's Square, is packed right now. There's been some aerial footage of it. It's absolutely packed. So the new pope has been selected. All of this, like, really right in the first few minutes of the program. Now, we're not going to know the identity of who was selected until... the new pope walks out there on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. And when that happens, then we'll know. That's how they'll introduce. So when he walks out, we'll know then. And I think it'll take a little bit, obviously. But a senior cardinal will appear on the balcony. They'll announce the famous words. We have a pope. What is it? And we have a new pope. And then they'll have the new pope come out. And then they deliver the blessing. So and then that's the start of their for the lack of a better way. I think it's pontificate their tenure. So that's that's the that is the process. Now, one of the I think it's interesting, regardless of whether or not you're Catholic, we have a lot of people in the audience who are Catholic and a lot of people in the audience who are not Catholic. But one of the reasons why I think. And regardless of what, you know, how you worship or, you know, what you believe, one of the things that fascinates me about this so much is because the legacy of Pope John Paul. If you remember when Reagan was president, he had to he was taking a stance against the scourge of communism. And you had the Berlin Wall and you had all the civil unrest and it was the Cold War and the Stasi and everything else. And And it was Reagan and Thatcher against the world. And they actually got assistance from Pope John Paul. And really, it's fascinating when you look back in history, which I don't know if they living in it, they realized the significance of this at the time. But you had three very conservative entities, three very conservative leaders that happened to be exactly where they were at exactly the right time. And I just kind of. Not into prognostications, but I just like to see who is elevated and who isn't and what kind of signal that sends to the rest of the world and maybe what that means for the future course of society, global society, because you had three very conservative entities at the time. And can you remember it? I mean, that when you look back on it, I mean, historically, it was pretty unbelievable that Everything just happened. The stars aligned and it just, you know, it was divine, I believe. But it was pretty unbelievable. Had all these things not been in place and these people not been in place, I don't know that, you know, Russia would have gone the way it did. So that's why I like to watch this. Regardless of whether or not you follow Catholic teachings or you're a Catholic, you're a world leader and you work with other world leaders and there still is that balance and there still is that relationship. So this is going to be very interesting. So we'll find out after a while who it is. Do you have any ideas? You got picks? I just like the conservative ones. I just like those. And I like saying that one dude's name.
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Piazza Bale.
SPEAKER 16 :
If my name was Piazza Bale, oh my gosh, I would not want to be addressed by my first name. I would be like, no, I'm not Dana. I'm Piazza Bale.
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You would legally eliminate your first name?
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, I think I would. Well, Cher. I don't even know her last name. What's Cher's last name?
SPEAKER 09 :
Bono? I don't know.
SPEAKER 16 :
Oh, that's, well, is it? I don't know. She's just Cher. First name Cher, last name Cher. It's Ms. Cher. I don't know. Madonna is Ciccione. Right. Uh, Oh, yeah, she's very Italian. But she just goes by Madonna. You know what I mean? Like, you know, Beyonce. Nobody really says Knowles. Nobody says that. So I would just be Piazza Bala. So anyway, we'll find out who it's going to be. But if you're just joining us, stock market exploding as we announce this huge UK trade deal. It's a big boost for our stock market. Big boost for some American companies. We'll talk more about it. And also we got a new pope. White smoke coming out of the chimney at the Sistine Chapel. St. Peter's squares erupted in applause. And that'll be announced. Well, that'll be revealed here shortly when the senior cardinal goes out on the balcony of St. Peter's. They make the announcement and then the new pope will come out and give the blessing and then start their pontificate. So a lot of stuff. With all family pharmacy, convenience is everything. And they make it so simple. It's Fast shipping, no hassle, no gatekeepers. You can order from the comfort of home and let All Family Pharmacy deliver right to your door. So take control with up to a one-year supply of essential medicines like blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes treatments. No insurance, not an issue. All Family Pharmacy has you covered. No more monthly refills, no more lines, no more surprise pharmacy trips. And everything is made right here in the US of A. So you can rest easy knowing that your medications meet high standards for quality and safety. Nothing's outsourced, just reliable American-made medicines. And they provide ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, antibiotics, and so much more. The very medications, you know, that the system tried to keep from you. And you can even get your everyday maintenance meds, too. They make it simple. Fast shipping, no hassles, no gatekeepers. Visit allfamilypharmacy.com slash Dana now and use code Dana10 for 10% off. Be prepared. Stay in control. Because they're not looking out for you. Allfamilypharmacy.com slash Dana. Code Dana10.
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And now, all of the news you would probably miss. It's time for Dana's Quick Five.
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Can I just interrupt myself? Because we were talking about Cher's, what's Cher's name? Like it's just Cher. And Lorraine in like 0.3 seconds is like, her actual name is Sherilyn Sarkeesian. I'm like, what in the world? I don't think she has like Google as a computer. I think she just like, It's in her mind. It was that fast. I was dying laughing. I'm like, how in the world do you know this? It's crazy. All right. Let's see. We got a new pope. Y'all heard about that if you're just joining us. They're going to announce it like any second. So now everybody's watching the balcony. The dude's going to come out on the balcony. So hopefully we'll be back from break by the time that happens. In the meantime, because this is very important and you want to know this, AI is going to be soon translating your pet sounds into words. It's so great. They're exploring and testing using AI to translate animal sounds into human language.
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I want to use this with WIC.
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I want to try it.
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Missourians could soon pay with gold and silver after lawmakers approve a specific piece of legislation. You could legit use gold and silver to pay for your groceries. They said it was a controversial bill. I don't know why. To make gold and silver a legal tender in the state. It is headed to Republican Governor Mike Kehoe's desk. for his signature. Very interesting. A second U.S. Navy jet is lost at sea. A giant cat is apparently on the Truman aircraft carrier, and it just knocked an F-18 Super Hornet right off the aircraft into the Red Sea. Second time in a week. It hasn't been recovered, the second one. I'm joking about the cat. We're going to see who the Pope is coming up. Stick with us. More in store. Our partners that help bring you the program, our friends over at Super Beats. You guys are familiar with the Super Beats folks, the Super Beats hard shoes. Well, now they have the Super Boreen. And it's available at the Sam's Club. And your metabolism affects everything. You can support it with Super Barine. It's $5 off at Sam's Club through April 29th. It's just $24.98. It's plant-based, doctor-formulated. It has a unique form of berberine and Italian olive fruit extracts. You get additional... It's antioxidant and cardiovascular support. It's a unique berberine. They clinically studied it, and it delivers nearly 10 times higher absorption than standard berberine. So that means you only have to take one capsule a day. It's highly concentrated, easy to swallow. And if you're worried about GI distress, it includes grapeseed extract for greater tolerability. Visit Sam's Club to restock your heart health support with Super Beats Heart Chews and expand your routine with the new Super Barine for healthy metabolism and blood sugar support. And don't forget, Super Barine is $5 off at Sam's Club through April 29th. Snag this offer at Sam's Club while it lasts. Start today and get on the road to better cardiovascular health support.
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Welcome back to the program. Dana Lash with you. We are watching some of the ongoing live footage. And I guess, is this what we're showing right here? Throw that monitor for me. So we got the Swiss Guards with their Renaissance-era uniforms. And I give major props to these dudes because they are in those heavy, very ornate uniforms, even if it's 100 degrees outside. Major props. Now... Here shortly, the new pope is going to greet the crowd from the balcony there. He's at St. Peter's Square. Everybody's in St. Peter's Square. We told you they just had the white smoke come out. And one of the reasons I find this, I'm not a Catholic, but one of the reasons why I find this so fascinating is we have like half our family's Catholic. And I just love the history of the relationships between various world leaders. Like when you had Reagan and Thatcher and Pope John Paul and how, you know, that trifecta helped beat back the scourge of communism. And so I do think it's relevant and I do think it has impact. And I just and it's fun to watch, honestly, because I just like to see people happy. I like to see people happy and I love them uniforms. So the Swiss Guard is I mean, the the requirements for that. They have to be a Swiss citizen. They have to be unmarried. And I think between like the ages of 19 and 30 and they have to complete like this very specific training. And then they actually increase the amount of tactical training that they did after the assassination on Pope John Paul, like back in like the 80 or 81 years. So they began focusing more on non-ceremonial training. So they started incorporating a lot of tactical training, evac, you know, medical, all this kind of stuff after that happened. So it's very interesting. And, you know, the traditions are fun to watch. And we were trying to figure out who the dudes in blue were. Lorraine probably knows that, like, in five seconds. Because we're like, man, who are those dudes in them sharp blue uniforms? And they had those, like, real sharp messenger bags. I'm like, who is that? Like, leave it to the Italians to get it all. Like, everybody's walking out looking like they stepped out of a Gucci advert, of course. But, yeah, the new pope is going to be stepping out. onto that balcony. And it's going to be interesting. And then they select their name. They select their name. And that's what they go by afterwards. So they all choose a different name. So this is going to be very interesting to watch. Very interesting to watch. And that's what we're seeing here. Now I kind of feel like, I'm not saying this to be offensive at all, but I sort of feel like it's a Macy's Day parade thing, right? You got the marching bands. And these are good marching bands. But it's very interesting to see. So the new pope is greeting people from the Vatican balcony. Have they announced what the new name is going to be yet? Because we're following this all live, as you all are. But soon the new pope is greeting everybody on the Vatican balcony. Everybody's getting into order for that. So if you're just joining us, we've got trade deals. Wall Street reacted positively. And we've got a new pope as well. A lot of stuff. A lot of stuff happening. And I have other things too, but it's, I don't know, it's just kind of, you know, it seems odd to have everybody's Attention all focused in one spot at the exact same time for a moment, right? Like a water cooler moment. We don't really have those anymore. Do you know what I mean by that? Like the water cooler moment? I said this after Game of Thrones wrapped. It's like the one thing that everybody paid attention to no matter what their faith or their work or anything else and they could talk about without... the baggage of any kind of partisanship or anything else like that. And I feel like this was like one of those kind of like a, you know, like a, a water cooler kind of moment. Now, from what I understand, one of my friends just told me that that is the Rome police marching band. So the Rome police have their marching band. The Swiss guard also has their own marching band. Everybody has a marching band. Kane, where is ours? I feel like that's the new thing.
SPEAKER 09 :
You never know what you need until you see someone else with it.
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Can we make horns great again? One of my sons, my youngest son once asked me, what happened? to your you guys in your youth that you went through a period where horns were in all of your music and he was talking about ska but he didn't know what he was talking about you guys remember that ska the horns were everywhere it was like early no doubt who were some of that you had safe ferris who else did you have uh goldfinger kind of was goldfinger kind of scotch sort of Cherry Pop and Daddy's, but they were more swing. Yeah, I mean, you had, and so now I'm like, well, maybe we can make that great again. We can have our own marching band. So that was the Rome, you had the Rome Police Marching Band. The Swiss Guard has their marching band. Doesn't, I think the Vatican, do they actually have their own like Vatican marching? I think everybody does. One of my friends was saying every contingent has like a musical formation, I think is how she put it. This is fascinating to me. Now I want a marching band. So this is going to be all very crazy news. We had a whole show for you planned today, and that went out the window, like in the first five minutes of the show. That's all right. That's all right. So we're waiting for the new Pope to come out. And in the meantime, let me just catch up to date with some other things. And then when we know who the new pope is going to be, we'll share that with you and we'll get into all of that. I have some friends that are watching it. I actually have a friend that's in Rome, but I don't know if they're at St. Peter's Square right now. But anyway, so as we watch all of this happen, as the conclave has wrapped, the stock market has exploded because we got some trade deals. This is what I've been waiting for. I've been waiting for some trade deals, as I know that you all have been, too. This is what I've been with. Kane, I voted for that. The stock market exploded. It was the first such agreement since this trade blitz kicked off last month. The Dow just blew up by like, what, 500 plus points, something like that. What's the latest on that? It like blew up right after we it was announced that this massive billion, billion, billion, billion times $11 trade deal happened. America is set to raise $6 billion alone from the 10% tariffs that will remain on the UK. The US will also collect over $5 billion in what has been called, I think this was Besant that said this, new export opportunities for farmers and ranchers. So that was another thing. One of the questions that happened when they were in the Oval Office is there was a reporter from the BBC, I think it was a reporter from the BBC that had asked about beef. And The it was a little bit hard to hear his question at first because he was like going in and like in towards the mic and out away from it became from what I heard. He was asking, you know, whether or not the new agreement was going to include taking more American positions. not not produce but american beef etc and then he had said that you know there were questions raised about the difference he didn't say it like this he was trying to be very polite but basically what he was saying is that the uk has stronger restrictions on food that enters their market than the united states um when you're talking like red dye and all that other stuff which we're getting away from which too can i pause for a moment i don't mean to like deluge you with all of this stuff but Maybe that's also the whole Maha thing and making American food, taking a lot of these chemicals out of American food because a lot of what we produce here domestically, you can't send overseas. You can't send to Italy. You can't export it to Italy. You can't export it to UK because they have very different standards for food. I don't like Europe on a lot of things. One of the things I really do admire them on, particularly Italy, is the standards that they have for produce and meat, etc. And that was one of that. So that's what that BBC reporter was alluding to when he asked this question. And his agriculture secretary of agriculture stepped in and was saying, yes, actually, that is going to be part of it there. That's the the beginning of that. And they're taking the first steps. But that's incorporated into this deal. So, yes, it is going to be a part of it. Wow. That is huge. And then they the secretary said that, yeah, you know, American beef is, you know, the top notch. It's the standard in the world, you know, et cetera, et cetera. So that's that's huge, man. What are British people going to do when they get brisket, Kane?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah. What flavor? Something that's not boiled.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah. What are they going to do when they get my favorite thing ever is like people having brisket for the first time. And I watched this whole video series about these British foodies that were trying American foods for the first time. And they're like, oh my gosh, the brisket is so delicious.
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Do you all eat this every day? It's so good.
SPEAKER 09 :
What's that flavor?
SPEAKER 14 :
This is just the meat. There's no sauce on it. It's not overly seasoned.
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It's delicious. So my ears perked up when I heard that. I thought that was very interesting. Lutnick said that part of the plan, as part of these negotiations, the UK has already agreed to purchase $10 billion worth of Boeing planes, and that's going to add $5 billion in opportunity to exporters, also with car, steel, and agriculture, and the agriculture part. After Lutnick announced that, that's when the BBC reporter, they were taking more questions from the press. And so it's not just a big, it's not just a big victory for this administration. The only, I'm not being negative. No, listen, wait till you see where I'm going. The only thing, and this might be petty of me, that I kind of don't like is that it's also a big victory for Keir Starmer. And I don't like Keir Starmer. You don't like Keir Starmer. He's a big socially socialist. He's a social mix socialist face. We don't like him. And I don't want him to look like he got the benefit of it, Cain.
SPEAKER 09 :
Is it him getting the benefit of it? Oh, he's taking a victory lap.
SPEAKER 16 :
Oh, dude.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah. Of course. And we expect every politician who resisted Trump up to this moment to go take a victory lap on their agreement with Trump. But that's exactly what he's doing. And I think some common sense citizens in the UK have been wanting this kind of thing. So, you know, go ahead and celebrate it because it's better for everybody. It's better for the United States.
SPEAKER 16 :
But I don't like Keir Starmer and I don't want him to have a talking point like, look what I did. And everyone's like, wow, look what Keir Starmer did. I just don't want that talking.
SPEAKER 09 :
I don't want to be stuck with that guy. I know what you mean. You don't have to be negative. He's a butt wart. I don't want to be stuck with him longer than we have to be. Don't worry about that.
SPEAKER 16 :
Okay. Well, I just, you know, that's my only little thing. I told you to cut it.
SPEAKER 09 :
I didn't undersell it. I'm about people celebrating things that are actually good.
SPEAKER 16 :
I am too, but I don't want to celebrate them when it includes somebody I don't like. And I don't like Keir Starmer. Guys, it's Mother's Day weekend. Will you grant this to me as a gift, please?
SPEAKER 09 :
Grant you hate for Mother's Day?
SPEAKER 16 :
I'm not hating. It is a dislike, which is hate is a very strong word. It is. Look at you engaging in progressive press hyperbole.
SPEAKER 09 :
I meant dislike. For shame, Kane. You really want dislike for Mother's Day for Christ's sake?
SPEAKER 16 :
No, I just don't want to like Keir Starmer. So that's my only gripe is that he is like, yes, it's a victory for me too. And I don't want it to be. Because then people are going to be like, here's Starmer got something done. But unless his base revolts, which they may because they don't like Trump so much that they would literally burn down their own country if it meant that it looked like they were taking a stand against Trump.
SPEAKER 09 :
However, they're more vapid than our left that in some instances. So, yes.
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So I don't know. Like I said, is it petty? That's debatable. That's stupid. I'm looking out for us. I'm looking out for our best interest. I'm doing what is best for our country. I just want what's coming to me. You're welcome. I was being Linus's little sister, by the way. I don't know if you could tell. All right. So they Starmer, he held a press conference in the West Midlands of Britain. He did join virtually from the UK, but they had everyone there and they keep the Liberation Day. Of course, this comes yesterday was the big victory. The the announcement of well, it's the observation of defeating Nazi Germany. And so it's very, you know, and the president remarked on this, too, saying that it's you know, that's a very fitting statement. that this announcement happens during, you know, the day after that observance, that celebratory observance. And I agree. We have more on the way. We're waiting for the new Pope to step out. I've got some law and order for you as well. Hold up. Let me let me pull. I want to make sure we're getting to everything here. Disney and Abu Dhabi. I don't know what kind of death drop ride they're going to have for the gays there, but you really can't say gay in Abu Dhabi. I just wanted to point that out. Disney in Florida and don't say gay. You really can't say in Abu Dhabi. But they're going to have a little theme park in Abu Dhabi, so we'll talk about that. We also have latest Pakistan, India. Bernie Sanders defending flying private jets all the time for his, quote, fighting oligarchy tour. Wait until you hear this audio. I have three cuts of audio for you today that you're going to have to hear before we conclude the program. Our partners that help bring you the program. It's our friends. Over at Patriot Mobile, the only Christian conservative cell phone service in the country. They want to save you money, and they also don't want your money to go and work against you, supporting CRT and all this other stuff. A lot of people don't like giving money to Netflix or Amazon, but I'm telling you, if you've not switched your cell phone service, you're giving doubly, if not triply more money. to those causes with your cell phone service. Patriot Mobile is the only Christian conservative one, and you're going to get the best nationwide coverage. They operate on all three major networks. You're connected wherever you go. You support what you believe in. They have seamless switching with 100% U.S.-based customer service reps, so you're creating and maintaining U.S.-based jobs. Keep your number, your phone, upgrade. It's never been easier to switch. Visit PatriotMobile.com slash Dana or call 972-PATRIOT and get a free month of service using promo code Dana. Switch to Patriot Mobile. Defend freedom with every call and text you make. That's PatriotMobile.com slash Dana 972-PATRIOT.
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Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of the United States.
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So they sit the whole time? They don't stand up and move their legs? No, most of them will tell you that while that's going on, they're sitting reading their breviary that's a book of prayers that clergy have or praying a rosary. The one thing we know they're not doing is checking Instagram because their devices have all been compensated. I believe the kids call it raw-dogging it if you're going to go through a long period of time with no electronic device.
SPEAKER 16 :
Oh, that's not what, oh, good, no. Why are we doing that? Why? Why are those people talking? Is that CBS that did that? Oh, no. Don't look. Look. Nope. Nope. That's not. No. And no. Why? Oh, my gosh. How do you fellow kids? Isn't that what the kids call it? That's no. No.
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I'm telling you, I can't. Man. I can't. This is too funny. We're we don't know who the new pope is going to be yet, but it's going to be they're going to be they they picked one. He's going to be out there on the balcony soon. And we will know there's I don't know. Nobody knows. Nobody knows. And not because they were doing what CBS just said. Everyone will know. Everyone will know shortly. So and then we'll have all of that for you. And if it's a super conservative one, I mean, who knows what could happen? That's going to be very interesting. So all of this and more, we're going to be we're going to be following this. We also have the latest as it pertains to trade deals. I have some on order for you. Bernie Sanders also, which is ridiculous, out there defending Trump. his uh private jet usage for his uh world oligarchy tour oh my gosh so we're gonna have that for you as well so it's a very very pack breaking news kind of day as we move our second hour is next stick with us it's the burn a gun i'm always gonna carry i have no problem using lethal force and i highly encourage you to familiarize yourself with firearms i also understand That diversifying your weapons array is incredibly important. And it's incredibly important because sometimes you're barred from carrying, right? Sometimes you're not able to actually carry everywhere that you need to. Maybe you live in D.C. like one of my friends. Maybe you live in New York like another friend of mine. This is where Berna comes in. So Berna guns shoot chemical irritant projectiles that can disable threats from up to 50 feet away. Now they got carbines, they got all kinds of stuff. The one that I would recommend you actually the two for this particular purpose, you know, the Burna SD, they just launched the Burna CL. That's called the CL for compact launcher. It is the size of my 43X or if you don't have a 43X, it's about the length of a cell phone, right? And it's been reimagined for more compact concealability and also retaining that that same deterrent effect. And again, chemical air term projectiles, those threats, they can disable threats from 50 feet away. Easy target acquisition, no recoil. And it's about diversifying what you have in terms of weaponry. You carry blades. You have different calibers. I mean, this makes sense also. I also think it's a great idea for, I know it's Mother's Day weekend and this is a great Mother's Day idea, but I also think it's a great idea for college kids that are too young for handguns, but yet they're living out on their own. You definitely should check out the Berna CL or the Berna SD for them. And they have all kinds of stuff, different projectiles, different accessories at Burna.com slash Dana. So check out that new Burna CL, B-Y-R-N-A.com slash Dana. If you order by May 11th, you get a free package of projectiles, $49.99 value with your purchase. Burna.com slash Dana.
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And when they took over, Buttigieg, who has no clue, you know, he drives to work on his bicycle with his, in all fairness, with his husband on the back, which is a nice, loving relationship. But he didn't have a clue. This guy didn't have a clue. And he's actually a contender for president between him and Crockett. You can have that party. But he didn't have, he didn't know what he was doing.
SPEAKER 16 :
That's too funny. I love it. That's just... Oh, that's too funny. That's the protest talking about poop booty juice. Welcome back to the program. Dana Lash with you, top of the second hour. It is a big, big news day. We got a trade deal with the UK. We got a new pope. We're waiting for the new pope to come out. And also, one of the things that's been floating around, now this comes from Punchbowl News. A guy used to work for Politico, now Punchbowl. They're saying that POTUS was privately urging House Speaker Johnson on a phone call yesterday to raise the top tax rate and close the carried interest loophole. And the White House has been toying with that for some time. That's absolute nonsense and it should be rejected at every step. Tax increases on anybody? No, we're not doing it. We're not doing it. I can't support that. I won't support that. And I paid the cost to be the boss on that. When you're paying six figures in taxes to the IRS and you watch your money being wasted at USAID and everything else that you're trying to do is stymied because you're having to pay so much money to the government, it's theft. Taxation is theft. Hell no. Republicans raise the taxes and they can literally go to hell. If Republicans raise taxes, damn every one of them. I don't want a single damn one of them on the show. I will not vote Republican again. I'm not kidding you. They can go to hell if they raise taxes at all. Everyone, all the way up to the top. I don't care. You raise taxes on people, you deserve to lose. That's the end. Stop your gluttonous spending, you rat bastards. Stop. Very simple. This is not up for negotiation. We went to war for less than this. Not up for negotiation. And also, we're not zombies. I don't like people who get all excited about kissing the ass of the administration. Stop it. Call balls and strikes. Trade deal? Good. But if any of these rumors about raising taxes come to fruition, they deserve to die a horrible political death. That's it. Done. No jury would convict you for having that sentiment. Because we have been kicked around and bullied and just absolutely persecuted for years now. We need relief. If you get trade deals under wraps, you expand energy production, fine. I mean, how many times do I got to say this stuff? We all know this, right? But you raise taxes, the GOP can go pound sand. They can go pound sand. So, and I've heard this before. I think it's a little bit more than just a rumor. But now, however serious they are at contemplating it, that remains to be seen. We'll see what happens with the reconciliation bill. It doesn't help that you've got some Republicans that are wanting to torpedo any kind of reduction in spending. We talked to Congresswoman Beth Van Dyne yesterday. I had that go out to you if you're a subscriber. And you get the newsletter. You got that yesterday along with that letter. And then you got also the story, the names and the contacts of the people who the three lawmakers that are dragging their feet. And they don't want to stop funding Planned Parenthood because I guess that they're in kind of purplish districts and they think that they need that somehow. If you feel like you have to keep funding a half a trillion, half a billion dollars a year, and that's how much they get. They got for the year, the last record on date, and it has been increasing about five to ten million dollars almost annually. But it was $435 billion, the last publicly available data. Oh no, sorry. It went, like 10 years ago it was that. It's like five something now. So it's like half a billion, a little over half a billion dollars. that Planned Parenthood gets of our taxpayer dollars every year. And you have these three moderate Republican lawmakers that are willing to have all of us pay higher taxes, have tax cuts expire, not make that permanent, everything else, no doge cuts, so they can protect their backside. If you think that if you're going to capitulate on that issue, you're too stupid of a lawmaker to stay in office. You're a bad messenger. Your staff is garbage. You're garbage. They need to go. All of them. I have their names and contacts up on the website. And I have some people who go, well, you know, I don't think sending a letter is going to help. OK, get off. Forgive the Portuguese. Get off your fat backside then and go work and find someone and recruit them and fundraise for them. This is what I always hear from people. They're like, I just don't think sending a letter is going to do it yet. You know what? You're right. It's going to mean that you got to get up and do something. I get the biggest criticism from the people with the least amount of skin in the game. Oh, I can't send. I had somebody email. It's going to take more than sending a letter. That's really naive. And I go, how many times have you phone bank in your life? How many times have you donated to a challenger candidate? How many times did you go to a campaign event? None. And these people, I think it's just too much to send a letter. Too much is anything for grifters and welfare recipients of political activism. And that's what some of these critics are. Oh, heaven forbid, they just cannot be prevailed upon to send a letter. That's just it's not going to work. They won't do anything else. They're willing to warm their hands by the fire of another patriot. They're willing to to bask in the accomplishments secured by other activists, people who do get out there and do this stuff. So, yeah, if that's all you're going to do, you're right. It's not going to do much. You got to get skin in the game. And that's a true measure of how much people are willing to like how really badly people do want to change. Are they willing to get in? Hell, when we were in the Tea Party, let me just put this out to you. I was homeschooling two young children, launching a national radio show, and traveling on my own dime, paying my own way. going around the country to help other people raise money, organize, and get their tax structure and everything. This is when we were battling the IRS and all that stuff, when they were not allowing Tea Party groups to get structure tax-wise so they can get donations, etc., and donate themselves. I did all of that. If I could do that with that schedule, there is no excuse for anybody else. That's also why we were running our own business. It is possible. I reject every weak excuse. There were times when I literally would sleep two or three hours a night. But I cared. That's how much I cared. I was willing to do something about it. And I hear these critics like, well, Dana, you can't just send a letter. Why don't you get off your fat ass and go do something? I was literally in my my mid 20s. I had a two year old and I was going and teaching people how to canvas and phone bank with a toddler in tow. And my other kid was sitting at a table on the back practicing his cursive handwriting for homeschool lessons. So don't tell me that it can't be done because I did it. And I didn't have a nanny and I didn't have any of all that help. I didn't have any of that stuff. So we got the new pope announced. The new pope is out. Have they said the name yet? Is it the coldest to ever do it? And it's not Cardinal Sarah. Which I was kind of hoping for. It's not Cardinal Sarah either. The new pope is out. The new pope. And he's out that they announced. And then he's going to give his blessing. to the assembled. The new Pope emerges, he dresses in his papal vestments, gets out, and he's now giving his blessing to the assembled masses. And, of course, it's in Latin, so, you know, you Latin speakers. But my name is, my pope name pick is De Coldis De Aveduit. I know that they're probably not going to do that, but we'll see. But out there on the, I will say, man, the pageantry and the theater of it is fabulous. It's very fabulous. So they have announced the new pope, and they'll have the name out, giving the first blessing to, And so it looks like, is it Pope Leo? Are they going to give him their Twitter password for the Twitter account? We're following all this live just like you all are. And the new pope being announced, Cardinal Prevost. And that is... And he's been in Latin America, so he's been in Central South America most of his time. And so that is the cardinal who was elected, who was selected as pope. But wow, is this an American pope? Wait a minute. That would be interesting, because that's never happened before, right? There's never been an American pope. The pope is an American. Wow. Wow. That's pretty significant. So it's Pope Leo is going to be the new Pope's name. Pope Leo. Kind of like the way that sounds. Although Piazza Balla was still a kind of a favorite. I got to say that was still kind of a favorite. But apparently it's an American Pope. That's pretty significant. So if you're just joining us. We are covering the selection of the new Pope. And like I said, one of the reasons why I like watching this is I go back to the time of Reagan and Thatcher and Pope John Paul and the trifecta that worked together to help end the scourge of communism. And when you're living it at the moment, I think it's a lot harder to do this inventory. But when you look back in history, it's pretty significant, don't you think? The... I think it's incredibly significant, all these people that come together at this one particular time. And I just find that incredibly fascinating. They assembled faithful there in St. Peter's Square. And we're getting all of this stuff, too. We'll bring you as we get it. I mean, you know, it's live. We don't have a newsroom. So we're following along just like you all are. But it looks like Pope Leo is the name. And if that's an American pope, that is very unusual. Because I don't think that there hasn't been an American pope before. From Chicago. Very, very interesting. So, Prevost is from Chicago. And the name that he has taken is Pope Leo. Wow, from the Americas. And a lot of and I think this guy was in contention. A friend of mine says he was in contention, but a lot of people were downplaying it for the simple fact that he is American. And a lot of people were thinking, you're not going to have an American pope. Wow, that is incredibly significant. So that's all been announced. An American cardinal. is the one who was chosen. He spent a lot of time, Latin America, South America, really, in Peru. Apparently, Per Lorraine, CBS, holds nationalities in the U.S. and Peru. And that's where there's been, it's interesting, in the, what, maybe 25 to 30 years, there was a significant increase. Actually, in the last 50 years, there was an increase in Catholicism, practicing Catholics in Central and South America, South America particularly. But then it started waning. And then with the new generation, Gen Z, there's an uptick again. And it's an uptick not just in Latin American countries, but kind of around the world. There's something about that generation. And I think they got so far removed from any kind of Maybe structure, religious structure within the practice or practice of religion that now more and more are going to church and they're living faith again. Yeah, we were kind of partial Cardinal Sarah because that man does not hold back on quotes. He was one year, he's one year away from being eligible to vote, or for being ineligible to vote for Pope. Because they think they stop allowing you to vote for Pope if you're 80. And I think Cardinal Serra was like 79. And then you have Piazza Bala, who was the other one that was, a lot of people were warming to. Two very conservative. So we're going to talk more about this. GoldCo is making it easy to take that first step toward protecting your savings. Just fill out a quick form, no commitment, just free information. And then they'll ship you your free 2025 gold and silver kits straight to your door. No shipping fees, no strings. Just a free info kit to help you understand how gold and silver can fit into your financial plan. I'm a big believer in doing your research and this kit is a great place to start. 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And now, all of the news you would probably miss. It's time for Dana's Quick Five.
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So there's a new pope. It's Cardinal Robert Prevost. Papal name, Pope Leo XIV. He is the first American pope from Chicago. So that's pretty significant. First American pope. There were a lot of people who didn't think that he was going to do it or that he would be, it was in consideration that he would actually become Pope because he was American. There's never been an American Pope before. So very interesting how this unfolds. We'll have more on this here coming up. Also, the Kentucky Derby winning jockey was fined for overusing his whip on sovereignty. I didn't even know this. Now this makes me hate him. Junior Alvarado is set to pay a $31,000 fine after using his whip more than six times, who beat out journalism to win the prestigious race. Yeah, but I don't like whipping the horses. I love the horses. I'm fine with horse racing. Just be nice. I don't know. Look, all I know is I just want to pet them and feed them apples. That's all I know. I know what I know and I know what I don't. And I know they love to run. And they get taken care of better probably than I took care of my own children. Sorry, kids. But, you know, I don't think you need to. I just get weird about that. I'm not going to say don't do it, but I just don't like it. How about that? There's a happy middle. There you go. Trump is announcing the U.S. is going to call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf. Persian Gulf is kind of an old. Why are we doing that? I'm not against Persian Gulf. You know there's a difference between Arab and Persian. Very big difference. A lot of people, I don't know, it's not like one and the same. So, meh. Do we need to really do that? Scientists discover the Fountain of Youth protein. It boosts lifespan, muscle, and brain power in aging mice after a single dose. All I know is if it can give me the SpongeBob jerk arms without having to do a million weights... I'm all down. Experiment on me. I'm totally fine for that. A woman won 30,000 pounds. It's Britain in compensation because she was compared to Darth Vader. I'm going to come back to this because I think she is. Come get me. We have a lot more on the way. Stick with us. The show continues. What does living better mean to you? Is it more money, a bigger house? Now think about this. What about how you feel physically every day? Life is so much better when you feel good. When you wake up feeling great, you can do more of the things that you love and you're ready to take on the day. If pain is affecting your life, see how Relief Factor can help change that. Relief Factor is a 100% drug-free daily supplement that helps your body fight pain naturally. Developed by doctors, Relief Factor supports your body's response to inflammation. And it doesn't just mask pain for a short time. It helps to reduce or even eliminate it, and it's safe to take daily. In fact, the longer you take Relief Factor, the more effective it is. Over 1 million people have turned to Relief Factor. Feel better every day, and you'll live better every day. Trying Relief Factor is easy. Get their three-week quick start for only $19.95. That's less than a dollar a day. Call 1-800-4-RELIEF. That's 1-800-4-RELIEF, or visit relieffactor.com.
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Could Luigi Mangione's killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO lead to anarchy in America? Pastor Alan Jackson says yes.
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But he shot this insurance executive. And I mean, there's this whole host of people trying to justify it because their insurance got canceled. Therefore, it's okay to go assassinate some insurance worker. That is teetering on anarchy.
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SPEAKER 11 :
Five rallies in a week. The only way you can get around to talk to 30,000 people. Think I'm going to be sitting on a waiting line at United waiting, you know, while 30,000 people are waiting. That's the only way you can get around. No apologies for that. That's what campaign travel is about. We've done it in the past.
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He's special than you are. Bernie Sanders, he literally is the oligarchy. You, you, Mr. Withers. He is literally Mr. Yeah. What's his name? Not Withers. Smithers is the guy. Who's the guy, the old man on The Simpsons? The boss man. You know, the big guy. I know. I don't care. Don't tell me.
SPEAKER 14 :
I don't care.
SPEAKER 16 :
I'm just, he's special. That's socialism. You think I'm going to wait in line? Think I'm going to wait in line? Mr. Burns. He's Mr. Burns. Thank you. He's Mr. Burns. Yeah, actually, we do expect you to wait like everybody else. No, apologies. So he was criticized for flying private when he rails on climate change and fighting the oligarchy. Yeah, go fight the oligarchy on your private jet, you stooge. This is why, like, you know, how are people enamored by this guy? They're like, oh, he's the Ron Paul of the left. Don't you be doing Ron Paul like that. Don't you be doing him like that. No, he's not. He's just another damn clown on the left. That's it. No, you're supposed to. You should. He went in. Can I just reemphasize this? That dude, when he went into office, y'all, he legit never worked in the private sector. You know he never worked in the private sector. He never had a job. Like a private sector job. Do you know what he did? So when he, when he was like his first, I guess, enterprise, for the lack of a better way to put it, he did a little magazine thing. like a, like a old kind of like cobbled together little alternative magazine. That's what he does. Such a loser thing to do. Golly. And then his wife bankrupted a girl's school. So I don't know. How do you have two houses? How are you a millionaire when you like came in with, he's, he does all that trading the day trading too. He does all that stuff too. He's just, he is, that's how socialists are. They're socialists because they want to protect their nut and they don't want you to get your own. That's what it's all about. I cannot believe that he actually said that.
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What, you think I'm going to wait? Think I'm like you poor people? You dirty unwashed masses? No. I'm not going to wait. I'm too special. I'm specialer than you. That's basically what he said right there.
SPEAKER 16 :
I mean, how do you look at him with a straight face if you're the reporter? If you're the reporter, how do you not go, sir, you realize it's absolute, right? Good heavens. But that's the left. That is the left. We told you there's the first American Pope. And I hope that Americans are stereotypically obnoxious about it. I just like American stuff. But the guy's from Chicago. I don't know a lot about this new Pope, Pope Leo XIV now. This Prevost guy, all I know is he's from Chicago. And I like Chicagoans, but I don't like Chicago politicians or Chicago city leaders. And I'm immediately like, I don't care if he's an American or what he is. I don't care if he's purple. I just don't want him to be a communist. That's all I care. I literally do not care about anything else. I don't care if he has two noses and seven fingers on one hand. I don't care. I just don't want him to be a communist. That's all I care about. No commies. No commies. And, you know, Chicago, I think, is a beautiful city, but it's been ruined by the commies. It's like the Lost Boys, you know? Great city. It's ruined by all the damn vampires. That's like in Chicago. It's ruined by all the damn communists. Very, very... Like, there's a huge, still to this day, huge leftist underground movement there. Well, the Weather Underground started there. That's where Weather Underground started. That's where CRT launched. Critical Race Theory. That Marxist school of thinking. It launched there. So... I mean, I'm a little, you know, we'll see. But I, he gave a speech, talked about building bridges, blah, blah, blah. You know, just like, you know, good, good first address, I guess. I don't know. But people are already saying, you know, St. Peter's Square would be great for college game day. You know, now that we got an American Pope. Another friend goes, why? I expected his name to be like Pope Wyatt. Yeah, think about it. Like a very American Pope name, like Pope Bob, right? Yeah. Nobody, ain't nobody been named Pope Bob before. What about, oh, give me another super American name, like Pope Dwayne. I mean, just think, you don't think, Pope Scott, I don't know, like give me another American name. Like I think like Pope Wyatt, Pope Chuck, Pope Chuck, that actually rings, that sounds real nice. That's, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Pope Todd.
SPEAKER 16 :
Pope Todd. Why is the carpet wet, Pope Todd? Now, Lorraine says he's not a big fan of the alphabet mafia, but there's been accusations in his past of covering a priest's misconduct. However, some say that the people saying that were just trying to discredit him. They say he's middle of the road. As long as he's not a communist. Because we can't have that anymore right now. We need the trifecta back. Now we just got to get rid of Keir Starmer and get a Thatcher-esque person in there, right? You have Trump, then you would have like a similar to a Pope John Paul. And then maybe get a Nigel Farage in over at UK. I mean, that would work. That would work. You know, you got like a trifecta there. That would... That'd be nice. So we'll see. But I'm just thinking, you know, Pope Chuck sounds great. But it's Pope Leo XIV. And Americans are pounding their chest going, it's an American pope.
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In Chicago, they're like, da pope.
SPEAKER 16 :
Da pope. Yeah, it's Chicago, so you got to be da pope now. But people are already like, yeah, we could totally do a college game day in St. Peter's Square. It'd be so great. It's a beautiful area to go to and you got coffee all around. I mean, what's not to love? So that's, I think it's funny, but we'll see. Oh my gosh. And one of my friends made it that you can only troll like this right now. My friend Steven said Chicago can produce a Pope, but they can't produce an offensive line. Oh, that's harsh. You're going to have to say some Hail Marys for that one, boy. That's very interesting. So the first American pope. So, well, that's, yeah, del pope. Del pope. Cardinal del pope. And so already they're trying to milkshake ducking. You knew that was coming. The media is already out. They're going to try to milkshake. You know, I'm pretty sure the vote's already done. I just think that when you are, you know, in consideration for that position, any bad stuff already is going to have to kind of probably already been out there. You know what I mean? It just seems like that's it's kind of naive for people to think that all the bad stuff wouldn't be out there. Already. So I don't know what these people think they're going to get. Like, let the dude get his little vestments and that on before you... I mean, the dude just walked out the room of tears for crying out loud.
SPEAKER 09 :
Let the dude cook, bro.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, let him cook. Come on, he's cooking. Let him cook. Good night. Alrighty, the journalists are out there. Let's go and look and see if he's ever tweeted. He's not tweeted anything. He's 70-something years old. You know, I think they're... He's not out there tweeting nothing. All right, so I got some other stuff. We got all that news. We got the trade deal. This Bernie Sanders justifying flying private for his Fighting Oligarchy tour. By the way, that sounds like a really bad Green Day tour name. Fighting Oligarchy with our fake British accents. Woo-hoo! Audio soundbite 13. This... I need you to bask in the irony that is this Tim Walz statement.
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Bask in it.
SPEAKER 16 :
Commence basking.
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Because he, you know, he told you he would end the war in Ukraine. He would bring prices down, eggs. And now telling people, when did government get to tell you how many dolls your child has? I mean, this was my whole point about this. Oh, my gosh.
SPEAKER 16 :
I have so many thoughts trying to explode out of my head at the same time. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. You locked down your state forever. And you literally told people when they couldn't go to work and when they could go to work and when they couldn't go to church and when they could go to church. And you were trying to tell them what their children were going to be learning about against their wishes, regardless of whether it was age appropriate or not in schools. So you don't get to bitch about Barbie dolls now to tampon walls. You don't. You don't get to complain about it. The sheer irony of this guy. Suddenly now they don't like the government telling you. I didn't like that sound bite from Trump. I didn't think it helped anything. And I think that's not the right messaging to have. But this guy, this guy, Tim Walls, Tampon Tim, going out there, well, I mean, the government shouldn't be able to tell you. Dude, you are literally part of like the inventing party of the government telling people what to do. You were literally telling people what their boys are going to have in the bathroom. Oh, they're going to put tampons in the boys' bathrooms. We're going to tell parents when we think it's age appropriate for their kid to learn about two dudes getting it on. We're going to be the arbiters of that. We're going to let you know when you can go back to work. In the meantime, you've got to stay shut up inside your house. And he wants to complain about this? This guy? Why is he still out there talking anyway? He's out there talking more than Kamala. How bad is it that this party is so leaderless? That Tim Walz is considered like a soothsayer on this side. Oh, my gosh. What a deficit of brain cells. Oh, my gosh.
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He's going to code talk to us white guys.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah. Is he code talking to us right now? I don't know. What does that entail? Is that going to make men want to barbecue and go to Home Depot? Like, what does that mean? Like code talking to the white guys? That's like a special type of mansplaining, right?
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Yeah, it is.
SPEAKER 16 :
By the way, ladies, if you don't know what mansplaining is, it's men explaining things to you. I'm kidding.
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You just mansplained.
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What? Yeah, this guy. The irony of this. The sheer irony. It's too much. It's too much. It's too much. Some of the other, we got some other audio here for you as well. We also have Florida Man on the way. But coming up, Marjorie Taylor Greene versus Jasmine Crockett. Two enter the ring, one leaves. We have this. We have Perry Farrell. I'm sorry, Rosa DeLauro going after Kash Patel. Oh, man. I've got some really good audio for you. And we've got some red state rhino-ism that you're going to want as well. So you don't want to miss a single bit of this crazy, insane show. With All Family Pharmacy, convenience is everything. And they make it so simple. It's fast shipping, no hassle, no gatekeepers. You can order from the comfort of home and let All Family Pharmacy deliver right to your door. So take control with up to a one-year supply of essential medicines like blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes treatments. No insurance, not an issue. All Family Pharmacy has you covered. No more monthly refills, no more lines, no more surprise pharmacy trips. And everything is made right here in the U.S. of A. So you can rest easy knowing that your medications meet high standards for quality. quality and safety nothing's outsourced just reliable american-made medicines and they provide ivermectin hydroxychloroquine antibiotics and so much more the very medications you know that the system try to keep from you and you can even get your everyday maintenance meds too they make it simple fast shipping no hassles no gatekeepers visit allfamilypharmacy.com slash dana now and use code dana 10 for 10 off be prepared stay in control because they're not looking out for you allfamilypharmacy.com slash dana code dana 10
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It's his life mission to make bad decisions. It's time for Florida Man.
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Don't do this. Yellowstone National Park, a Florida man was injured when he was gored by a bison. said the National Park Service. This is the first reported incident of a person injured by a bison in Yellowstone this year. And the park hadn't even been open for two weeks. And immediately somebody's out there getting gored. And guess why? Do you think it was because he was minding a respectful distance from the bison? No. No, he wanted to get up and close and personal with it. So he got minor injuries, was treated by emergency medical personnel. You're told to keep. In fact, Yellowstone requires that you keep 25 yards away from the animals up there and 100 yards away from bears and wolves, 25 from all large animals, 100 yards from bears and wolves. And bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal. They're not aggressive. But when people get up in their faces, yeah, nobody likes that. Not even me. I'd gore you too if I had horns. And then in May 2024, a dude kicked a bison in the leg. And guess what? It kicked him back and injured him. And then he got arrested and jailed because he kicked a bison. Just don't be a moron and don't like try to go up and get a selfie with it. And everything's cool, right? It's so simple. I mean, this is not hard. If a kid tells you that there's somebody in their closet, maybe just don't disregard it. Like if you're this kid, a Florida man was arrested because he was hiding in a kid's bedroom closet. Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh. This Florida man, he ran away from law enforcement, fled into a home and hid in a kid's bedroom closet. Liberty County Sheriff Robert Arnold deputies got a call on Tuesday about a suspicious person. The guy identified as Bobby McKenzie. He took off on a four wheeler and ditched it, ran into a house. And they yeah, they found him hiding in a child's bedroom closet. And the individuals who called it in, they said thank you to them. The guy had a warrant out for aggravated assault. He also had, oh gosh, he hid a bag containing a bunch of meth and all kinds of drug paraphernalia under the kid's bed. Man, oh man, I'm telling you. A Florida man got pulled over and then led police on a foot chase. After they caught him, they laughed and said, you thought you were Usain Bolt. Yeah, well, that's funny. It is. He led cops on a foot chase through Daytona Beach. Xavier McCall, you don't need to have an apostrophe after the X. Okay, there's literally no need because the name is, okay, I can't even do this story. The name is X-A-V-I-E-R. The apostrophe is there to symbolize the absence of a vowel and yet connect the word. But it's X-A, Xavier, and that's how it's spelled. You don't need an apostrophe to make your cheap broke ass look fancy. Stop it. That's so stupid. Who named you? Your mother ought to be arrested because she's dumb. They could not provide. Who does the name like this? That's like having your name Amber and an apostrophe after the A and between the A and M. Shut up. They could not provide Daytona. Xavier McCall with a apostrophe could not provide Daytona Beach officers with his license. He said he was in his grandma's vehicle. They asked him to get off. He took off and they were able to catch him, cornered him and take him into custody. And he's in the pokey now. So, yeah, they go. You're not supposed to be breathing like that from a short little run, dude. So clearly his cardio was bad. I love the body cam footage when they're chasing him, too. This guy was not getting far. And the cops were like, dude, you're younger than us. You should be faster than us. And one of them said that the dude smoked too much. And that's why he didn't have good blood circulation or cardio.
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He also thought his grandma's car. All the way.
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Can I just keep this footage going? Doesn't it look like the cop running? His arms are just crazy. He's like one of those blow-up dolls outside of a car dealership. His arms just look mad when he's running. Let's see here. Oh, by the way, our Bison story came from Florida Man Keith. Or no, Listener Keith. Our Florida Man Bison story came from Listener Keith. So thank you from that. Let's see. Drunk Florida Man crashes his Tesla. This is a Villages story. It's a Villages story. A villager, Minecraft, crashed his Tesla in a roundabout. Of course he did. And then when police came, he made up a fictional girlfriend and said, no, it's Stacy, my girlfriend Stacy. He literally made up a whole woman. and fabricated a name and told police that Stacy crashed his Tesla and ran away. I know! And so the man, after he crashed the roundabout, he flooded the village of Hawkins and they found 63-year-old Jeffrey Treadwell It matched descriptions. He began blaming his girlfriend. He said Stacey did it. Stacey ran away after she crashed into the roundabout. And he goes, it's a girl I met in Brownwood. Stacey's her name. And he was drinking. I mean, clearly. And they concluded that Stacey was completely made up. So they booked him in Sumter County Detention Center and he was released on $1,100 bond. Yeah, that's not, can you imagine? Yeah, it was Stacey that did it. Yeah, I'm going to start using that excuse. I didn't do it. Stacey did it. Stacey also crashed that car in that roundabout down there in Florida. Did you hear about that? Did you hear about what Stacey did? That floozy.
SPEAKER 09 :
Stacey's no good, but Stacey's mom's got it going on.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, man, she's a floozy. They're all floozies. Stacey Sr. and Stacey Jr., floozies. We have more on the way. Stick with us. Third hour coming up next. And home title lock. Look, your house is your biggest asset. And in today's world, unfortunately, with AI and how digital everything makes it easy, scammers can steal your home's title. And your equity is the target. They'll forge your signature on a document. They'll use a fake notary stamp. They'll pay a fee with your county. And before you know it, your home title has been transferred out of your name. It only takes one forged signature. You're not even going to know that it happened. There's not going to be any warning or notification. In fact, the only time... you will be made aware is when you start getting foreclosure notices, collection calls. Sometimes people even have their properties sold out right from underneath them. And in order to stop it or to save yourself or to try to claim your property back, you have to hire a lawyer and it gets super, super expensive real fast. You need to be proactive and make sure that you have home title lock. Particularly, you need to get the million dollar triple lock protection. And that means that they're going to have 24-7 monitoring of your title, urgent alerts to any changes. And if fraud should happen, they're going to spend up to a million dollars to fix it. Now is the time to lock down your title. Protect your most valuable asset before someone else claims it. Use promo code Dana at HomeTitleLock.com and make sure your title first, make sure it's still in your name. And then you'll get a free title history report and then a free 14 day trial of their million dollar triple lock protection. They'll monitor it and they'll send any kind of urgent alert if they detect anything. And again, spend up to a million dollars to fix it. Go to HomeTitleLock.com and use promo code Dana.
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Good afternoon. Good afternoon. I am Corporal Carly McCann, Provincial Public Information Officer for the Nova Scotia RCMP. Thank you all for being here today. First, I acknowledge that we are in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional and unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq people. I also recognize that African Nova Scotians are a distinct people whose histories, legacies, and contributions have enriched that part of Mi'kma'ki, known as Nova Scotia, for over 400 years.
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This is the equivalent of throwing the Virgin in the volcano to appease the fire gods. That's exactly what that is. So that's the police. They were holding a press conference on missing kids. What? Yeah. Yeah. They were holding a press conference on two missing kids and they started off with a land acknowledgement. Shut up. I don't care what stupid land you're on. That's so dumb. You're talking about missing kids. First, we can't get started until we acknowledge that we're on the missing lands of the Lilliputian people. And we have to thank the Lilliputians for allowing us to have this press conference here before we start talking about the missing kids, which are actually not as important as acknowledging the Lilliputians. That's how dumb this sounds. You're talking about missing kids, like little kids, a six-year-old and a four-year-old. They've been missing in rural Canada for four days. And they had rescuers combing the woods looking for them. And it is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. That's the RCMP that she mentioned. And they had helicopters, everything. But they could not start until they did a land acknowledgement. That... These are not serious people. I have literally never heard. It's performative theater. It is performative theater. Time is critical. Two kids are missing. Families have their hearts broken. And this stooge, Broad, gets up there. What? This doesn't even make any sense. She sounds like a hostage video. That's so, that is, I'm just shocked. I don't know, man. That's, can you imagine if you're the family and you've got, you know, your kids are missing and you have the police lady get up there and go, oh, well, we recognize that we are on the land of the Lilliputians and, you know, that's what, that's crazy. What? It's they didn't start up talking about the kids. They started talking about that. I mean, again, it's performative as all get out. It's so incredibly performative. I don't know. I don't know how long that lady's been on the force or not, but good heavens. I just shocked me. It shocked me. I don't understand the land acknowledgements. Nobody cares about land acknowledgement. Everybody stole land from everybody and you didn't steal it. It was conquered. You went in and you either moved and acclimated or you got conquered. People have been conquered all throughout history. Whenever anybody talks about Mount Rushmore, well, guess what? The Lakota took it from someone. Who did you steal it from? Lakota stole it. Who did they steal? They took it from Chippewa. Where did they take it before that? I mean, it's so stupid. Just quit. What does any of that have to do with missing kids? Sorry, we have to pay the indulgence of mentioning these people before we can start talking about the bigger story of literal missing children. And you wonder why Canada is circling the crapper. That's why. Good heavens. Welcome back. Dana Lash with you at the top of this third hour. And you can... Listen, terrestrially across the country, Channel 347, DirecTV, the chats at Rumble. The Maryland man. I like saying it because Cain rolls his eyes. That innocent Maryland father. You know the van that he was driving those people in when we played that video? I think it was like earlier this week, right? The video footage of him in the vehicle and he had eight people in the car and it was registered to a known human trafficker. Yeah, so the guy who owns the vehicle told the DOJ that he actually paid Kilmar Brego Garcia to transport illegal aliens from Texas all across the country. So he was a human trafficker. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it's probably a criminal illegal alien who's an MS-13 gang member. Gang banging duck, just saying. Yeah, of course he was. We all knew that. We didn't need an official word from the DOJ. Hey, this guy who's here in the country illegally is driving a vehicle owned by a human trafficker. Wow. Gee, I wonder what he's doing. And he's got eight people in the car and they don't have any luggage. Wow. I really I wonder what's up with that. He's just driving them to Whataburger. Man, they're just going to go to Whataburger. That's all Juan's showing you. So this footage, the car that this dude's in, that's Abrego Garcia at the wheel. The car that he's in is literally owned by a known, well-known human trafficker. And the well-known human trafficker verbatim told the Department of Justice, this was released by Pam Bondi, that he paid Kilmar Abrego Garcia to transport illegal aliens all around the country. This is what Democrats, this is the guy that Democrats fell all over themselves on to go and have margaritas with. And this is the same guy who beat his wife like millions of times. Had protective orders. Tennessee Star broke the story. There's more. The DOJ, they're investigating Abrego Garcia, obviously. They offered limited immunity to the guy who owns the vehicle. So he'd tattle on them. The guy, his name is Jose Ramon Hernandez-Reyes, and DHS confirmed that he is the owner of that 2001 Chevy Silverado that Abrego Garcia was driving in the video that you see, it's 2022. And he was offered limited immunity. Hernandez-Reyes was previously arrested in 2019. He was already convicted of human trafficking a couple of times. He was sentenced to 18 months behind bars, deported, told not to come back for three years. Hernandez-Reyes came back anyway, illegally reentered, got this vehicle and has been helping to traffic humans all across the United States, obviously violated the terms of his sentence, and that Enobrego Garcia, he hired him and paid him to help him traffic people around the country. And the El Salvadorian, Abrego Garcia. Boy, Maryland dad, right? All of this stuff just keeps dripping out. Drip, drip, drip. Keeps dripping out. And if you remember, so he was stopped by Tennessee Highway Patrol in 2022. That's that video. He didn't have a driver's license. Eight people, himself included. or nine, himself included. And this was the Biden-era FBI. They were told the agency, they had to release him. The FBI told DHS they had to release him. And there were troopers, as you heard in the video, we've played it before, that knew that he was trafficking. They're like, this guy's a trafficker. That's what's happening here. You know this is what's happening. He's a trafficker. And he had cash on him, almost $2,000 in cash. And Hernandez-Reyes has been convicted, like I said, for trafficking before, from Texas to all over the United States, various parts of the country. This is the Maryland ad that they want to protect. Just absolutely no shame. And I keep seeing the due process. It's due process, due process, due process. He had his due process. It's time for us to have ours. Just wild. Now, a couple of other things. Can we get some of this Biden audio? Biden was on The View today. Where's his mush mouth? Which one? Because I've got two cuts here. Which is the mushiest? Let's do audio some by 27. Listen to this. He's talking about why Harris lost.
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Why do you think the vice president lost? And were you surprised?
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I wasn't surprised, not because I didn't think the vice president was the most qualified person to be president, and she is. She's qualified to be president of the United States of America. But I was surprised, I wasn't surprised because they went the route of the sexist route, the whole route. I mean, this is a woman, she's this, she's that. Really, I've never seen quite as successful and a consistent campaign undercutting the notion that a woman couldn't lead the country and a woman of mixed race.
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What does that have to do with anything? That is some of the stupidest stuff I've ever heard. It had nothing to do with that. It was her quality. I mean, I'm not going to relitigate it. I would literally rather beat my head against a rock on a riverbank repeatedly until it's nothing but mash before I have to talk about Kamala Harris again. She she it was quality. She's just horrible qualifications. It's not there. It's an embarrassment. Stop trying to make her a thing. This guy can barely talk. You have to listen close to even hear what he says. Audio somebody 26. He says he could have beaten Trump again. No, he couldn't have. No, he couldn't have. Listen to this.
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Knowing what you know now, do you think you would have beat him?
SPEAKER 22 :
Yeah, he still got 7 million fewer votes.
SPEAKER 17 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 22 :
A lot of people didn't show up. Number one, number one. Number two, they're very close in those toss-up states.
SPEAKER 16 :
Not that, actually. I mean, you lost the blue wall. You lost Michigan.
SPEAKER 09 :
They lost all of them.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, they lost every bit of the blue wall. And Michigan was a huge loss for them. These people like what in the world? There's just doesn't doesn't doesn't make any sense. But I don't know. I don't understand the appeal of having him on the view. Does that bring eyeballs? Are people like I mean, are people seriously interested? I really. Seems kind of lame. We also hang on. I got I want to get more of this because we've had breaking news all throughout the beginning of the show. This, you guys want to hear Marjorie Taylor Greene versus Jasmine Crockett? I do. Audiosound by 15. Fight, fight, fight.
SPEAKER 10 :
Point of order. Out of curiosity, is the chairwoman allowed to editorialize before every speaker on the Democratic side speaks, or is that part of her time, which we know that she went over?
SPEAKER 03 :
It's not a point of order. You're taking Ms. Stansbury's time. I know you're trying to be chair of oversight, but Ms. Stansbury is the ranking member. Chair would be better on this side. I do agree with it. It's Ms. Stansbury's time.
SPEAKER 16 :
I just want to fight it out and see who wins. But it is true. She was trying to talk over and hog the clock, which you can't do. That's why they have that mediation like that. GoldCo is making it easy to take that first step toward protecting your savings. Just fill out a quick form. No commitment. Just free information. And then they'll ship you your free 2025 gold and silver kit straight to your door. No shipping fees. No strings. just a free info kit to help you understand how gold and silver can fit into your financial plan. I'm a big believer in doing your research, and this kit is a great place to start. So I'm really excited to be partnering with Goldco because not only do they support my show, which I truly appreciate, but they've made the whole process of buying precious metals Super straightforward. Because if you're a fan of the show, Gold Co. is also going to tell you how to qualify for unlimited free bonus silver on eligible orders. If you qualify, you can even get a free half ounce silver Ronald Reagan coin. Totally free. Don't wait. Take that first step towards protecting and diversifying your savings with Gold Co. Visit danalikesgold.com to learn more. That's danalikesgold.com.
SPEAKER 09 :
And now, all of the news you would probably miss. It's time for Dana's Quick Five.
SPEAKER 16 :
The St. Louis man was arrested after sitting naked in the St. Louis Terminal Airport. Did they ever remove the plywood from the windows from that tornado some years ago? I asked them that three years after the tornado hit and Lambert, the official ex-account, went at me. They hire the best. The St. Louis County Circuit Judge signed an arrest warrant for a guy who sat naked inside of an airport terminal. A probable cause statement. It happened on April 25th, Terminal 1. The guy's named Darius Walker. He attempted to cover himself when somebody approached. He was sitting in the terminal chair, belt unbuckled. So it sounds like he had clothes. If his belt was unbuckled... Maybe the people at Fox 2 now, maybe they could write a decent story that clarifies this before they finalize a headline. That would be super helpful for people trying to share the news. Meanwhile, let's see if the New York Post did one better. A seven-year-old boy drove his little sister nine miles in his mom's SUV to get a McDonald's Happy Meal. That's a good big brother. Wait, no, it's not. Stop. You're seven years old. You can't be driving a car. He drove his sister nine miles, his little baby sister. And the mom was shocked. She goes, he's probably grounded for the rest of his life. They were in Utah, and it was 8 a.m., and police were called. They were alerted to a reckless driver, and the SUV did not come to a stop until they hit a parking strip, and they found a 7-year-old and a 5-year-old inside unscathed. And they made it 9 miles from their home, cash in hand to buy Happy Meals. That's going to be a story they're going to tell for the rest of their lives. Thankfully, nobody was hurt. But can I just ask, how in the hell you, mom, did not know that your kids had taken the car and driven nine miles away when they're seven and five years old? Oh, I can't be judgmental. Yes, because I've had two kids, but, like, that separated that age distance. I think I would know if my kids took my car and drove to McDonald's. So, I don't know. Like, what was happening in that house? I mean, watch your kids. Let's see. Uh... This AI of dead Arizona road rage victim addresses killer in court. They use this in court. A clip of a guy who was killed in 2021 said, I believe in forgiveness after his sister fed an AI model videos of him and they used it in court. I don't like that at all. And that should not... I don't think that should be allowed. That is creepy. And that is really creepy. I... No. And how... No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no. I... I don't... I don't know. We got a couple headlines in here repeatedly. Let's see. Going back up. This... The... A tourist was bitten by a crocodile while taking a selfie at a zoo because he thought the animal was fake. Well, in his defense, they do say very still. They do. He was 29 years old. But his problem was that he literally climbed into the enclosure. And he was promptly bitten by a female crocodile. He thought it was fake. And so he climbed into the enclosure to get a photo with it. But again, it was fake. The zookeeper had to go in and hit the crocodile in the head to get her to open her mouth. And he got more than 50 stitches for his injuries. And I hope that they billed him for any injuries to the crocodile since he climbed into the enclosure. Goodness. We're at the bottom of this third hour. Stick with us.
SPEAKER 08 :
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SPEAKER 20 :
So, if they were investigating January 6th, you believe they were violating an ethical obligation?
SPEAKER 19 :
Nope. I think the common theme here is you putting words in my mouth, and I'm not going to tolerate it, nor will the men and women of the FBI.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, you did place on leave an analyst responsible for investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. Is that politicization? Is that retribution?
SPEAKER 19 :
No, not if she broke the law or the ethical guidelines. I don't know which case you're talking about, but that's the standard. And we will hold ourselves inwardly accountable. And we will not be strayed from our mission because people think we are politicizing the bureau. If you want to talk about someone who was attacked by a weaponized bureau, you're looking at him. And now he's the director of the FBI and he's cleaning it up.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, I would just say to everyone who's listening that the FBI needs to be focused on its mission to keep the entire country safe.
SPEAKER 16 :
I literally would rather have surgery without anesthesia than have to listen to these clowns talk, these Democrats sitting there, Patty Murray. It's the formality. of politeness that keeps us i guess from descending into chaos i suppose that's true but you know i mean it's just it's just asinine welcome back to the show dana lash with you uh this uh can we play perry farrell kane loves this band you mean cut 16 yes can we play cut 16 this band
SPEAKER 12 :
The administration's retaliation against those who helped bring violent January 6th insurrections to justice and the ensuing dismissal of the head of the FBI's New York field office under your watch puts that pledge in doubt. Quite frankly, the Bureau's leadership appears at best somewhere between acquiescent to the president's retributive urges and in absentia. By instilling a culture of fear and retaliation, you're undermining the Bureau's employees and undermining the Bureau's ability to stave off terrorist attacks and keep violent criminals off of our streets.
SPEAKER 16 :
What about your inability for your hair? I'm curious, though, how bright that purple is. I mean, that's some serious devotion to Manic Panic Man. How does it stay that bright?
SPEAKER 09 :
It looked more blue.
SPEAKER 16 :
I think it was purple.
SPEAKER 09 :
Juan, can you put it up again? Did you think it was purple?
SPEAKER 16 :
That's clearly eggplant. that's not blue dude that's purple it does have it is a little purple I don't know it looks more blue than purple to me am I colorblind and like why just like that I could be colorblind I'm curious it you know I get a very George Burns vibe where right you're right look at that hunched over the glasses I had someone that got mad at me and they said Dana's just mean she remarks on people's appearance you're damn right I do If you don't, if, sorry, I, yes, especially when they're communists, I absolutely do. And if that upsets you, then please go and watch like Bob Ross paint a happy little tree on a happy little mountaintop because you do not have the cojones to listen to this program. We make fun of commies on this show. Absolutely. You know what? It's part of an American pastime. You know, we called them lobster backs back in the day. These are the same people who'd be like, you're being so mean to the British, calling them lobster backs. That's so mean. Shh. Be quiet. So the other thing that's happening is this back and forth fighting within the Democrat Party. First off, can I just address the Deloro thing? I just realized I blew past her here. It's kind of easy to do. But I like the fear, the culture of fear and intimidation that was created. Who created that? Democrats. Democrats. It's been doing it since Tea Party days. My gosh. Like, where do some of these people come from that are trying to retcon history? We lived it. We lived it. I'm just, gosh, today's been an overwhelming amount of stupid. It has been with some of these cuts. Oh, culture of funeral retaliation. You're undermining their ability to stave off terror attacks. Like the Boston bombers, known terror attacks. The Orlando nightclub bomber, known terrorists. What about the one who targeted the gay clubs out on the West Coast, known terrorists. What about the guy who tried to shoot up, shot up Sutherland Springs, known terrorists. I mean, I could sit here and go on and on and on. These people were known. What was that about effectiveness? Was it that much more effective when you guys were running the show? For real? You're going to be kidding me. Audio Somebody 18. James Carville weighs in on Ilhan Omar. Now, he doesn't dislike her for her ideology, so don't think that he's a saint for this. But he just doesn't like it because she's making problems. He just wants to win. You have to realize Carville was an operative and his job was to win elections. And that's how he sees everything. He sees everything by math. And if you are doing something to upset the percentages that lead to victory, then he's immediately against you. And this is why he doesn't like her. Listen to this.
SPEAKER 04 :
Ilyan Omar says that white men are responsible for most of the deaths in the United States. So let me get this straight. 69% of the people, I'm stuck on that number, I don't know, but 69% of the people who are going to vote are white. Of that, 48 and a half are males. So, I don't know, my rough math is 33%. Let's go out and piss off 33% of the people that vote, and that's a smart strategy. And the people that agree with her, the people that actually agree with her. And I think this, honestly, I think these people are more trouble than they're worth.
SPEAKER 16 :
Well, he's won more elections and he never married his siblings. So, you know, immediately, I think that, you know, he's got a little bit more. yeah he's got that going for him he's got that but it's I mean it's true when you they do fine in their respective districts but that's the only place it plays well it's like AOC I don't know why people are acting like she's going to run for president she doesn't have a shot in hell at ever becoming president she represents a tiny little district in Manhattan a tiny little district she does not play outside that district she had even a kind of a difficult time in that district if I'm being honest And I mean, it's I mean, how many times did they try to primary her? And it felt like every single time it got smaller and smaller, her percentage of victory. Like, I think it decreased by almost like it was like almost 4% decrease the last time that she ran. Actually, I think it was over. I'm not going to look it up, but it was I think it was like just over 4%. decrease from her previous win. So people are challenging her and they got mad at her because she ran off that Amazon hub. That was the other thing. But they're challenging her but it doesn't it's just when you Look at their district and the size of the district and where it's located with Ilhan Omar. They're calling her area, they call it Little Mogadishu. That's what I've heard printed. I'm not saying that. That's literally what now is becoming the parlance of our time because they're talking about how it's just being... I don't know. I've never been to that district, so I don't know firsthand. When you say stuff, when you're talking about Hamas and you're doing all this stuff and you have a... uh kind of a firebrand kind of a message that might play well in your district but it doesn't play well elsewhere like marjorie taylor green let's look on the right uh her district in georgia super super conservative district would she play well in like missouri Missouri's pretty red, but I think it would be different. It just depends on the district, right? And Marjorie Taylor Greene's not even a great example because you might think that she's over the top on things, but for her voting record, she's been pretty, I think, fiscally conservative. I mean, her voting record does not indicate the hyperbole that her public statements, et cetera, give. But whereas AOC, very tiny district, that only plays well right there. Eleanor Morris District, she only plays well right there. They are liabilities outside of that. And the chasm, Bernie Sanders is, I guess, I don't know, he wants to be able to control an error, I guess. I don't even know if he has that much foresight, to be honest with you. I don't think that he's a particularly smart man. I think that he is... In terms of strategy, maybe a little bit more common sense than some of the other members of his extreme left faction. But he's still a socialist. He's still never worked in the private sector. I think people can get along with him a little easier because he's an old man and he comes from that generation where people could just talk and hang out. But yeah, he's like he's literally he's like a far left commie. And that's so there is that that chasm there. And they keep saying the Democrat establishment, the Democrat establishment. There is no non-establishment in the Democrat Party. That's what I don't get. Why are they trying to act like they have a grassroots movement? They have never. That's the I mean, the antithesis of their their coalition. They don't even have a coalition. That's the antithesis of their party. Democrats do not have a coalition. That is a common misconception. They ran everybody out. They ran everybody out. The pro-life Democrats, the traditional marriage Democrats, the anti-trans Democrats, they ran all of those people out. And if you have to be lockstep with them on every single issue, not even the RNC does that. So the coalition is on the right. So there's this chasm there. And they think that people like Carville are the establishment. The whole damn party is the establishment. All their money comes from establishment sources. They all have the same establishment entities. They have the same establishment operatives, the same establishment publicists. I mean, I can go on and on and on and down the line. They use the same PR firms in D.C., What is it? The Knickerbocker firm that Anita Dunn works at. That was Obama's PR firm and Biden's PR firm. And the Clintons have used it. I mean, they use all the same stuff. All these people use the same stuff. There there there is no grassroots. They're all establishment over there. So they're trying to it's really a difference between types of isms. And they're wearing it out and pretending that one is more grassroots than the other. And that's just not the case. They're all part of the establishment. And so what Carville is saying, back to my point, is that, you know, he looks at this in terms of strategy and numbers. And how do you move these pieces on the board? Because all he is all he does is he's he's supposed to win for the people who hire him. And he looks at these people as obstacles. And he's not wrong, because whenever they I mean, that's why nobody wanted them on the campaign trail with them. Do you see Ilhan Omar out there fundraising for anybody? No. Do you see AOC? No. She goes on this oligarchy tour with Bernie Sanders in their private jet. And that's about it. That's just, they're trying to engage in populism, which is a tactic and not a set of beliefs. Nobody, if you're a populist, you use that as a tactic, but that is not a set of beliefs. But she doesn't go out and, she's not a boon to anyone. She's not an asset to anyone. I don't know. I still have a suspicion. I think that some of this is on purpose. I think some of the chaos is on purpose. Actually, I think all of it is, if I'm being honest. I think all of the chaos on the Democrat side is on purpose. Why? Because here's why. They have to have a clean slate. They have to wipe the slate clean after the Biden and Clinton and Harris stuff. They have resentment left over from Clinton, residual resentment. They have the resentment from Biden. That's not going to be residual like Hillary is, though, because Bill was out there still raising money. So it was residual based on that. But they got to get over the fracturing with their base that they had with Biden and Harris. They have to have a clean slate. So make it look like they're in total chaos and then make it look like they are all organically coming together behind one candidate in 2028. That's what they're gearing up to. I don't believe a single damn thing of this. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if some of these Democrat fights weren't planned. I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't like scripted behind the scenes. I'm not kidding you. I'm not kidding you. The Carville thing I think might be organic, but everything else, I don't believe it is. I think all the little petty fighting and the back and forth on the CNN and MSNBC, you see with their different operatives. I honestly, I think that they're all put up to it and they're all setting this because they like the theater and they like the presentation of it. And they're all setting up this thing to make it look like, oh, well, is this the person who could be it? This is the and it's going to be Gavin Newsom. And he's already been running to the center. And then he's going to try to triangulate and say, I'm not turning my back on the extreme portions of our party. And I'm not turning my back on the moderates. And we're going to bring it together and we're going to have a coalition. I'm telling you, mark my words. That's what they're planning. And Republicans are not going to be ready for it. Where is the RNC lately? Have they been out there like doubling down on these gains and registering voters and the blue wall and all that?
SPEAKER 09 :
If so, I haven't seen it.
SPEAKER 16 :
I haven't seen it either. And I got friends that live in those states that are on the ground and they do a lot of grassroots work. The RNC is nowhere to be found. You know, there are other elections after this last one. We got to prepare for that.
SPEAKER 08 :
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SPEAKER 16 :
I am dying right now because some of the Photoshop's that are coming out about the the little chimney stack on top of the Sistine Chapel. They took away the pigeons or the seagulls and they put American eagles on it. And then the smoke that's coming out is red, white and blue. And I'm dying right now. It's hysterical. That's what I would expect. Now, I don't know. We POTUS has responded to the new pope and already everybody's been he is kind of he's kind of a pro gun control pope. You knew that. That's what's been discussed. I don't know about his other stuff. He's been kind of... I don't know. People say middle of the road, but apparently there's some gun control stuff. Most of the stuff he just retweets the Vatican. But there have been a couple of things. I think he's more conservative than Francis was. But... I don't think that popes need to be weighing in on gun control. I don't want to hear from a pope on gun control. I don't care how religious you are. I don't want to hear from no pope or I don't want to hear from no pastor. I don't hear from no preacher on gun control. It's like me coming in here and telling you what your catechism is. Don't come and tell me what my business is and stats and law, et cetera, et cetera. Not happening. So I get I will bar I get bar fighting with that. So we'll see. You know, I mean, you're cool, I'm cool, right? That's how I look at it. You leave me alone, I leave you alone. That's how we do, Cain.
SPEAKER 09 :
We don't want you getting bar fighty.
SPEAKER 16 :
I don't know if that's a term or not.
SPEAKER 09 :
It is now.
SPEAKER 16 :
Well, now it is.
SPEAKER 09 :
You've embodied it for a while, though. What? You've embodied it for a while, though.
SPEAKER 16 :
Since birth, yes.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, pretty much.
SPEAKER 16 :
Come by it honest. That's the Irish part. Pretty much. Come by it honest. You know, just saying. But anyway, POTUS has remarked on it. He was asked about whether or not he was meeting with him. He said that it was in the works. So I'm sure that'll happen. I don't know if that means he goes to the Vatican or the Pope comes here. I don't know. So he's already remarked upon it. And in the meantime, we're going to keep an eye on, you know, you've got the House that's going into recess, and then they're going to go back next week, and there's going to be the big fight over that big, beautiful bill, and we're going to have all the latest on that. All right. The show was crazy today with all the breaking news. Today's stupidity came.
SPEAKER 09 :
All right. It's the VP we never got. Thank God. Tim Walls cut 12-1. Listen to what he says here.
SPEAKER 07 :
He has no concept. This goes back to that idea so many Americans thought, you know, we need to hire a businessman to run government like business. Two things about that are wrong. No, we don't need to run government like a business because we're not in the profit-making. We're in the proving lives and looking towards the future.
SPEAKER 09 :
Listen, when he says we're not in the profit-making business, that means we're supposed to be running deficits as a country. Stop it. Stop it.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, he needs to not. He needs to not. Folks, I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day. I will not be behind the mic tomorrow, but I will be behind the mic back with you again on Monday. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. God bless. Have a great weekend. Back with you on Monday.
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SPEAKER 13 :
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SPEAKER 03 :
I'd like to also thank my brother cardinals who chose me to be the successor of Peter and to walk along with you. searching all together for peace and justice, and working together, men and women faithful to Christ, without fear, to proclaim the gospel, to be missionaries.
SPEAKER 19 :
That was Pope Leo XIV, elected just hours ago, history's first American pope. Welcome to this May 8th edition of Washington Watch. I'm Tony Perkins. Thanks for tuning in. Well, a historic papacy begins. What does Pope Leo XIV's election mean for the global church and for religious liberty? What is it, how does it, how will it apply to debates here at home? Princeton legal scholar, Professor Robert George joins us. Even as Catholics celebrate new leadership, anti-Israel protests are flaring once again on university campuses and on Capitol Hill.
SPEAKER 01 :
It is abundantly clear that the cynical work of the majority party on this committee is now being expanded and weaponized by the administration seeking to squash dissent.
SPEAKER 19 :
That was Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at yesterday's House Education Committee hearing regarding anti-Semitic behavior on college campuses. And this occurred just moments before mass demonstrators overtook Columbia University's library. Committee Chairman Congressman Tim Wahlberg of Michigan will tell us what Congress is doing about the rising tide of anti-Semitism in higher education. Nearly two dozen self-styled moderate House Republicans now threaten to sink the one big beautiful bill if it scales back Biden era Medicaid expansion or defunds Planned Parenthood.
SPEAKER 17 :
When I talk to the reporters that, you know, run around where we are, they're saying that Democrats can't believe, Democrat leadership, Democrat staff, Democrat members, can't believe how much Republicans are diving in hard to defend Obamacare and to defend the worst parts of Obamacare, which was the Medicaid expansion and what you describe, which is the 90% federal match rate to go to the able-bodied, a population that should be working, the able-bodied instead of the vulnerable for whom Medicaid was created.
SPEAKER 19 :
That was Texas Congressman Chip Roy sounding the alarm on Fox Business. We'll break down the numbers and the stakes with Paul Winfrey, former director of budget policy at the White House and CEO of the Economic Policy Innovation Center. By the way, I'm going to give you this number, so go ahead and jot it down because you're going to need it. Capital switchboard number where you can reach your member of Congress, 202-224-3121. That's 202-224-3121. You know, our republic was made not for spectators but participants, and I'm going to need your participation today. And later, we'll be joined by The Washington Stand's Suzanne Bowdy and FRC's Kena Gonzalez for a closer look at what Congress did and didn't do this week. But before we dive in, a quick reminder, Session 12 of our God and Government course, Making an Effective Appeal to Authority, is now live. You can watch it exclusively on the StandFirm app or text the word course to 67742. If you don't have the StandFirm app, that's course to 67742. All of that and more straight ahead on this edition of Washington Watch. Well, before we look at the recurring anti-Semitic environment on college campuses, I want to talk trade for just a moment. This morning, President Donald Trump announced a historic trade deal between the United States and the United Kingdom. This deal, according to the White House, grants American companies unprecedented access to the U.K. markets while bolstering U.S. national security. In addition, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative says that this sets the tone for other trading partners to achieve reciprocal trade. So how does this deal achieve such lofty expectations? Here to discuss this and more, Congressman Tim Wahlberg, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee and a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources. He represents the 5th Congressional District of Michigan. Congressman Wahlberg, welcome back to Washington Watch. Always good to see you.
SPEAKER 15 :
Tony, it's always good to see you as well, and thanks for giving me a chance to step back into common sense.
SPEAKER 19 :
Well, let's talk trade first, because you come from the state of Michigan, where trade's pretty important. What does this deal mean?
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, I think it's a start, and I think it's an evidence that what the president has been saying all along, that this is a tool that will work for restoring America and setting in place an understanding with our allies around the world who, in many cases, we've been helping them out for many, many years since the World Wars. it's time for them to step up the plate and understand that it's not a free pass anymore. So you have to treat us at least fairly on the trade end. So what we've seen today with this trade deal that has been consummated with the UK, says a number of good things, I think, for our auto industry, gives us further involvement, opportunity to export our cars to Europe, to the UK especially. It also helps my farmers, the farmers in my district that are concerned but have been strong and willing to Take a deep breath and hope that would work out. Now we get some significant trade opportunities in the UK. Five billion, what I understand, opportunity for new exports from the US to the UK. Farmers, ranchers, producers that we have. including what I've seen, 700 million in ethanol exports. I guess I'd rather see ethanol in many cases going there. And 250 million in other agricultural products like beef grown in my district. So those are good things. Those are a start. And I think it gives an indication to other countries as well as to our own citizens that These trade deals will take a bit of time, but when they come to fruition, they'll serve us well.
SPEAKER 19 :
So as you alluded to and the White House stated, this would be a blueprint. I guess this mints a blueprint because it's one of the early negotiated deals for other trading partners. So what's the timeline here? When will this be implemented with the U.K.? ?
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, as I understand, it's working out. I haven't seen an absolute date on it, but the fact that it's been announced indicates that it's coming quick. And we know how the president works. He wants to work faster as opposed to slower. And so I think that coming out and doing this press announcement indicates that it's not going to be long. And with the other deals that are in the pipeline, just last week sitting behind Treasury Secretary Scott Besant in the Rose Garden for the National Day of Prayer, he at that day was, at least it was said by the President, that Scott was on the phone with 30 other countries that very day. And I think that indicates things are ramping up. And if the UK goes this direction, I think there are other countries that are going to want to do similar things.
SPEAKER 19 :
And the president has alluded to a major announcement next week during his Middle East tour. And those close to the White House sources in the White House suggest that that has something to do with the economy as well. I want to move on to another issue before we run out of time here, Congressman Wahlberg. And that's something that's really at the heart of the committee work that you're doing right now. In fact, a committee hearing you had yesterday hitting this issue of anti-Semitism. That continues on college campuses. Ironically, as you were holding a hearing yesterday, we saw on the campus of Columbia University masked individuals protesting against Israel, the Jewish people, taking over the library there.
SPEAKER 15 :
Yeah, and desecrating the library it is. I received a video from one of our Columbia student friends, a senior there, that was in the library at that very time, took videos of what was going on, the defacing of library property, the takeover for over four hours from the freedom to use that library by all students, and then ultimately, thankfully, the New York Police Department came in and gave a bum's rush to these people who are abusing their rights as citizens, or I guess we'll wait to see how many of them were on visa with student visas to study here. If we find people that were in that conflagration, as it were, who are legal immigrants under a visa, but have abused their opportunity here by demonstrating in such a way support of terrorist organization like Hamas, I'm hoping to see that they'll be removed from the country and they'll have to take their education someplace else because America is free. But the opportunity isn't for people who will abuse the freedom that they have here. So we're going to continue pushing back and had three college presidents in front of us yesterday from across the nation trying to show that it's not just that the eastern Larry Sabato, M.D.: : liberal ivy league schools or places like Northwestern and others, it goes to smaller colleges like haverford. Larry Sabato, M.D.: : And in Pennsylvania, we looked at the Paul, which was a surprise. that the largest Catholic school in the country was involved with this anti-Semitism on the campus. And then Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also was in front of us. I think two of the presidents showed that at the very least by having this hearing, they've jumped up and are attempting to do some things that I think will bring about some control. But Haverford gave us no indication that she understood at all what potential there is for her and her school to have significant problems by being unwilling to make it very clear that this type of activity goes beyond simple First Amendment liberties. when you start to take away people's free living out of those liberties on the campus, and you put people in fear simply because who they are, what they are, their nationality, their race, their position as a Jew that they can't change, that's wrong and that's un-American.
SPEAKER 19 :
Well, it's disturbing that we're still seeing this type of activity, although not surprised. This ideology has been around for a long time, this anti-Jewish, anti-people of the book. We've seen it. It's rooted in history. But what I would say, Congressman, is a bit encouraging is the response yesterday on Columbia University's campus, which is a little different than what we saw last year where they were coddling these – these brats, they were instead of coddling these thugs, they were arresting them, which I would say is a result of in part of the hearings that you've been having that you're showing that this is you're serious. You're not going to put up with this stuff.
SPEAKER 15 :
We are serious. We believe in free expression. We believe in the First Amendment liberties in this country, but they cannot be abused. And in talking with the ACLU attorney there yesterday, he certainly didn't get it. We were not decrying speech, even some very unsavory and mean and awful speech, that happens. But when it is used to incite riots, when it's used to incite people to go after other individuals, in this case Jews, and take away their freedom for an education, that is enjoyable, meaningful, and is without fear. And when it incites people to follow these same students to their residences, promoting further fear, and when it causes them to beat up students to the point that they have to have surgery for broken wrists, one student that was there yesterday and others who had concussions as a result, that goes way beyond free speech. We have to stand against that. And it's un-American to boot. And I think that's what's come from the indoctrination that's gone on with liberal faculty, progressive socialist faculty on campus that do not like America. In fact, they hate America and they want to change it.
SPEAKER 19 :
Well, and the good news under the current administration, it's not going to be funded with taxpayer dollars. Congressman, always great to see you. Thanks so much for joining us, Tim. Good to be with you, Tony. Have a great day. You too. Congressman Tim Wohlberg of Michigan, chairman of the Education Committee of the House. All right. When we come back, Professor Robert George of Princeton University joins us to talk about the new pope. Don't go away.
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SPEAKER 19 :
Welcome back to Washington Watch. Good to have you with us. All right. White smoke bellowed from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel early this afternoon, signaling the papal conclave made its decision on electing a new pope. The announcement soon followed that Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected by the conclave, making this a historic day with the announcement of the first ever American pope. What might we expect from this new pope who has chosen the name Leo XIV? Well, here to discuss this is Professor Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and the director of the James Madison Program at Princeton University. He also served as chairman of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Professor George, welcome back to Washington Watch. Good to see you. It's great to see you, Tony. Thanks for inviting me back onto the show. Well, let's talk first, I'm going to get your reaction to the newly announced Pope and what do we know about him?
SPEAKER 14 :
Well, my reaction initially was shock. I did not believe that I would in my lifetime see an American elected pope. I did not think that an American would be elected pope in my children's lifetime. But here we are. There's an American pope. Now, as it happens, he's a dual national. He's also a national of Peru, where he has spent a third of his life in service to the church as a bishop in Peru. And in fact, he has dual citizenship. But he was born here in the United States. He speaks perfect English. He is an American. So that was astonishing. I don't know him personally, Tony. I've not met him. I don't know a lot about him. He does not have a very vivid public profile. He's worked in important offices in the Vatican Curia. That is the administrative office of the Vatican. of the Catholic Church in the Vatican. He's had a very significant role in the appointment of bishops for the Catholic Church throughout the world. He was educated here in the United States at Villanova University. He's relatively young by papal standards, not as young as John Paul II was when he was elected at 58. But at 69, of course, he's younger than Pope Benedict, and he's younger than Pope Francis, and younger than most modern popes. So there you are. Now his choice of name I found very interesting. This was the second most striking thing. A distant second because the most striking thing by far was his being an American. The second most striking thing was his choice of name. He chose the name Leo. He will be Leo the 14th. And clearly he's symbolically Tony linking himself. to the pontificate of Leo XIII, who is widely known in Catholic circles as the first modern pope. Leo XIII served in the final third of the 19th century, in the very beginning, the first couple of years of the 20th century as pope. He, of course, had to manage the church through the upheavals of the Industrial Revolution, and especially the rise of new profound ideologies, Marxism, nationalism, including nationalism of the sort that only a few decades later would turn into vicious fascism and Nazism. He found a way to bring the gospel to bear on social questions rather than treating the gospel simply as something that applied to our individual spiritual lives and the life of the community of believers. He forcefully condemned Marxism and indeed all forms of socialism, but he also rejected laissez-faire, social Darwinist, dog-eat-dog capitalism. So he was not a collectivist by any means, but he wasn't any kind of radical libertarian or individualist. He again found a way that he felt was more in conformity with the gospel, and he inaugurated the great tradition that we've come to know as the tradition of Catholic social teaching, which began with his encyclical entitled Rerum Novarum, of new things, in 1891. Well, that's what I know, Tony.
SPEAKER 19 :
Well, it sounds like you know quite a bit, Robbie, when it comes to his selection of names. But I want to talk about his place in history, what it could be. Given where we are, I mean, internationally, I think of Pope John Paul, when we were faced with communism, he worked with Margaret Thatcher, he worked with Ronald Reagan, very clearly to take down the wall in Eastern Europe. We have something similar, but it's in Islam. And that, I think, poses a threat internationally, especially when we look at religious freedom. But we're compromised even here at home in the United States when we look about policies pertaining to the sanctity of human life and marriage. It's a much different world culturally than it was when Pope John Paul stepped into that position.
SPEAKER 14 :
Yes, there are great challenges that are facing all of us today, certainly facing the Christian community, certainly facing the Catholic Church. Some of those, Tony, are internal in the Catholic Church. I don't think I'm breaking any news, certainly not breaking any news to Catholics, that the administrative structure of the church is badly in need of reform. I think it doesn't go too far to say that there's chaos, both in terms of the governance of the church internally and its finances. and those governance issues are certainly not unrelated to the terrible scandals especially the sex scandals that did so much harm uh to the to the church and the broader christian community when they really came to light in the early 2000 uh aughts so we need a pope who will be a genuine reformer someone who knows who's who what's what where the bodies are buried who can bring administrative order to the church who can root out corruption. There is corruption. I think we have to be very clear and candid about that. There's every reason to believe it, no reason to doubt it. So we need a reformer in that respect. Number two, We face the great challenges of secular progressivism as an ideology that challenges gospel teachings. This is true for evangelical Christians. It's true for Eastern Orthodox Christians. It's true for the Catholic Christians. And here we need clarity from Christian leaders. That's what Pope is. He's a Christian leader. So we need clarity. There's an old saying, it's become something of a cliche, but that doesn't mean it's any less true, Tony. And that saying is, clarity is charity. Telling people they're not doing anything wrong or leaving people to think they're not doing anything wrong when in fact they're doing something very bad and destructive of themselves, their families, their relationships. That's not charity. That's not kindness. You're not being kind to people when you let people go on doing things as if there's nothing wrong with them and they're actually destroying people's families and destroying people's lives. We need clarity. And in recent years, I think it's fair to say that There has been some ambiguity, at least perceived ambiguity in Catholic teaching. So we need a pope who will teach with clarity. And then the final thing, Tony, if I can just very quickly wrap up on the third thing. We also, I think, need on the international sphere to get the church's relationships with nation states established. in order. And this is especially important when it comes to China. The Vatican made what can only be called a very bad deal with the Chinese communist regime. Yeah. And that's got to be fixed. Catholics in China are suffering. So are other Christians, so are other believers. And something's got to be done. We'll continue this conversation later.
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Folks, stick with us. We're back after this.
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At Family Research Council, we believe religious freedom is a fundamental human right that all governments must protect. That's why FRC President Tony Perkins went to Capitol Hill to testify on behalf of persecuted Christians in Nigeria. Islamist terror groups target Christians and other religious minorities in Nigeria with brutal violence. Representative Chris Smith, who chaired the hearing, said 55,000 people have been killed and 21,000 abducted in the last five years alone. The congressman also stressed that 89% of Christians in the world who are martyred are from Nigeria.
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Yet the government of Nigeria has failed to make progress against religiously motivated persecution of Christians despite religious freedom being enshrined as an essential human right in their constitution.
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Tony Perkins called for the United States to send an unmistakable message.
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This is systematic religious violence. Nigeria must be redesignated a country of particular concern. Biden administration's removal of this designation was a reckless mistake that emboldened the very terrorists who are slaughtering Christians.
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Redesignating Nigeria will enable the U.S. government to pressure Nigerian leaders to protect vulnerable Christians.
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These are not just numbers. These are fathers, their mothers, their children, their families.
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We live in fear because at any point it can be our turn to be killed, but to remain silent is to die twice. So I have chosen to speak.
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SPEAKER 19 :
Welcome back to Washington Watch. Thanks for joining us. And to what Professor George was saying, I would just say amen. We need the spiritual leaders to speak with moral clarity to our political leaders. They shouldn't be taking their cues from the political leaders. And we need that here in this country when it comes to important issues, defining issues like the sanctity of life, marriage, human sexuality, all of those issues. All right. Let's move along. As congressional negotiations continue over President Trump's one big, beautiful bill, the budget plan, as that continues, two issues in particular appear to be in the thick of it. One is Medicaid. There was the expansion of Medicaid, which has cost. and it's going to cost a lot more and could sink Medicaid for those individuals who truly need it. The other thing that has appeared this week, in fact, just yesterday, was that in the reconciliation has been the call to defund Planned Parenthood. That last count is about $700 million that it received from the federal government. Well, now we have moderates in the GOP, not Democrats, but moderate Republicans saying, ah, I don't think we can support dialing back Medicaid. We've got to keep it like it is. Well, let's talk about that. And here to discuss this, Dr. Paul Winfrey, the founder, president, and CEO of the Economic Policy Innovation Center. Paul is also the former White House Director of Budget Policy, having served during the first Trump administration. Paul, welcome to Washington Watch. Thanks for joining us.
SPEAKER 18 :
Thanks for having me. I really appreciate it.
SPEAKER 19 :
All right. I want you to break this down for us because, you know, we hear Medicaid. We're going to Republicans are going to cut Medicaid. The sky's falling. What they're trying to do, as I understand it, is dial back some of the expansion of the Biden administration that actually threatens the program because they can't be funded.
SPEAKER 18 :
That's right. First of all, nobody's talking about actually cutting the program. We're just talking about slightly slowing the growth over the next 10 years, which is necessary, as you said, to protect the vulnerable population. Right. So one of the things that's happened in the last 15 years with Obamacare coming online in 2014 after being passed in 2010, is that states, for every one state dollar that they spend, they get $9 from the federal government for the able-bodied childless adult population that was in the Obamacare expansion, and they get $1.33 for the vulnerable population, so for pregnant moms and kids and the disabled. And one of the things that we've seen happen just over the last really five years is that all of the incentives within the healthcare system, in part because of some rules that the Biden administration promulgated, have been redirecting healthcare towards the expansion population, the able-bodied childless adults, and that's leaving the vulnerable truly unprotected.
SPEAKER 19 :
And if I recall correctly, Paul, that during the Biden administration, it was primarily the blue states that expanded and accepted more of this, where many of the Republicans said, no, we're not going to get hung up in this scheme because we've seen this movie before. I remember back when I was in the state legislature in Louisiana, the federal government entices you into these programs. And then at some point they cut off the federal funding and you're left with the bill. ratio is a pretty strong incentive for the states to expand.
SPEAKER 18 :
That's right. And one of the things that the 10 states that haven't expanded are hearing from their hospitals and their insurers is that they're leaving all this federal money on the table and they have to expand. But the reality is, is that if we keep pushing towards a larger and larger growth in government control and in government funding for health care, Eventually, it's going to set us up for single-payer, which is exactly what the Democrats knew they were going to be doing when they passed Obamacare in the first place. They knew that we would ultimately get here. And so I'm hopeful that one of the things that the Republicans would consider as they move through this reconciliation, this budget bill, is adjusting for some of the inequities in the program so that we make sure that we can protect it for the truly vulnerable and that it's there for them when they need it.
SPEAKER 19 :
So specifically, what should they do? Because we see some in those blue states saying we don't want to touch it, don't want to dial it back. But then if the other states that haven't taken it, if they were to expand theirs as well, how are we going to pay for that?
SPEAKER 18 :
So there are three things that they should be doing. The first thing that they should be doing is reducing the federal match for the able-bodied population down to the vulnerable level, right? So that the medical system, it stops prioritizing the able-bodied versus the truly vulnerable. The second thing that they need to do, and this is something that the Trump administration can actually help with, is that during the Biden administration, they promulgated rules that said that Medicaid can pay up to commercial rates. Well, commercial rates are often two or three times higher than Medicare rates, which means that the healthcare system now is incentivized again to treat the able-bodied population over even the Medicare population. So just saying that Medicaid can't pay more than Medicare would be a helpful thing. And it's actually a big budgetary saver. It would save about $70 billion a year if the Trump administration were to promulgate a rule that does that and Congress were to codify it. And then the third thing that they should do is reduce this game, this scam that the states play where they tax Medicaid providers and then they get the federal government to cover a big share of that tax. And then they pocket that money and they use it for things that have absolutely nothing to do with health care, like putting sprinkler systems in front of the California governor's mansion and things like this. There are lots of, you know, waste front abuse that they can go after.
SPEAKER 19 :
You know, Dr. Winfrey, that makes so much sense. And the structure of the system is fundamentally flawed. It has to be fixed. We're out of time. Thanks for joining us. Very insightful. Folks, stick with us. We're coming back with more Washington Watch as we wrap up. So don't go away.
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Welcome back to Washington Watch. Thanks so much for joining us. I didn't get into this with Dr. Winfrey, but the other issue that has come up this week is the defunding of Planned Parenthood, which is in the reconciliation bill. We've got a handful of moderates that are saying, oh, we can't do that. We can't do that. We can't defund Planned Parenthood. Really? I mean, that's something that has been the focal point for Republicans for decades. Why would we give $700 million to Planned Parenthood? That's the tax dollars they got in their last report. So this is where you've got to take action. you need to contact your member of Congress and tell them, no, we are not funding Planned Parenthood. Republicans control the White House, and they have workable control. And I understand that the margins are very, very thin. But in reconciliation, this is the only opportunity to get it through the Senate. The Republicans should stand together on this. This is a fundamental issue. We shouldn't be funding organizations that not only fund abortion, but also Planned Parenthood as the abortion pill, which is another topic for this administration. But as Planned Parenthood sees they're losing money, in part because the abortion pill is now about 70% of abortions, depending on whose numbers you look at. So they're moving into providing transgender treatments experimental drugs, in some cases for minors, and circumventing their parents and even in states where it's illegal. So why should we fund that? So text the word Congress to 67742. That's Congress to 67742. And I'll send you a link so that you can contact your member of Congress. That's Congress to 67742. Our word for today comes from Daniel chapter 9. In the first year of Darius, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the numbers of years that must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely 70 years. The year was 538 B.C., shortly before Daniel was thrown into the lion's den. From studying the prophet Jeremiah, Daniel realized that Israel's captivity was nearing its end. The 70 years were almost complete. It may have also been reading Isaiah, whose words echoed God's promise of restoration. These prophetic writings didn't lead Daniel to passive waiting. They propelled him into prayer. He called upon God to fulfill what he had promised. This may explain why spiritual opposition intensified, eventually manifesting in the political scheme that landed Daniel in the lion's den. What looked like palace intrigue was really a spiritual battle, forces of darkness attempting to block God's purposes. When we pray for the fulfillment of God's word, we join Jesus when he said, Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. That kind of prayer disrupts hell's agenda, and that's precisely why it matters. For more on our journey through the Bible, text BIBLE to 67742. Well, Congress has departed town this afternoon and will return next Tuesday. So what got accomplished this week and what did not? Joining me now to discuss this, Suzanne Bowdy, editorial director and senior writer at The Washington Stand. Suzanne, welcome to Washington Watch. Thanks for joining me.
SPEAKER 12 :
Thanks, Tony.
SPEAKER 19 :
So a lot happened this week. And in the background of it, all Congress was focused. A lot of it was focused on the budget reconciliation. But there seems to be a few roadblocks along the way. Let's talk about that.
SPEAKER 12 :
Well, poor Mike Johnson. I don't think he's had a week yet where he hasn't had some sort of major obstacle to overcome. And you have to give him credit. He's really handled his job miraculously, as some would put it. He's dealing with, as we all know, a very slim majority, just three votes he can lose on any piece of legislation at this point. But within the Republican Party, unfortunately for him, are some very clear dividing lines between the moderates in the party from blue states, swing states who are vulnerable in the next election, and also the hardline conservatives, which I would assume Johnson himself, if he were still just a congressman, would find himself aligned with. He's walking a tightrope here, trying to please both sides in order to come up with one big, beautiful bill that will actually make it over the finish line into the Senate. This week has presented a lot of obstacles. You were just talking in the last segment about Medicaid reform. Unfortunately for Mike Johnson, the two sides of his caucus have very different ideas about what those reforms should look like. I think that you outlined some of those ideas. with a doctor there. But for him, he's up against a wall right now trying to please both sides. It's not an enviable position to be in. But as you've talked to Mike Johnson extensively, you know that he's been able to do some amazing things. And I hope for his sake that he's able to do that and meet the deadline that's imposed on him, which is sometime between Memorial Day and July 4th.
SPEAKER 19 :
So let's talk a little more specifics when it comes to the Medicaid. I know we were talking about this with Paul, but I think it's very important that people understand what we're discussing. I'm going to play clip number 13 of Congressman Mike Lawler.
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I've been very clear in this and that I will not support any proposal that cuts benefits or reduces services for Medicare or Medicaid. These programs are lifelines for millions of Americans, and we must strengthen them, not chip away at them.
SPEAKER 19 :
He's one of the moderates who are saying they will not support a reconciliation bill if there are any reductions to Medicaid. Now, let me be very clear. There are no reductions being proposed for Medicare. which is for the elderly, the Medicaid, it's simply, as we're being discussed, was the expansion and the disproportionate nine-to-one federal funding for able-bodied individuals, men who don't have children, who could go to work. I mean, this sounds like common sense. Why would we be doing this?
SPEAKER 12 :
It is common sense. And Chip Roy, one of the conservatives that's been leading the effort to really reform Medicaid, had said, hey, we're not cutting any sort of care for these populations. What we're doing is making sure that we're serving the correct populations. As you brought up, this has been expanded. I mean, right now, I think about 90 million Americans are currently on Medicaid. Medicaid, which is a shocking number when you consider the cost that that accrues to taxpayers. All that these conservatives are asking for is that, A, you get rid of the fraud, waste, and abuse that Doge has identified. B, you make sure that if you are able-bodied and you can work, that you work to get those benefits. Three, that no illegals be a part of Medicaid, which as we've seen from some of the Doge work, there are illegal immigrants profiting from this, and that the care of the actual vulnerable does not come after the care of these people that should not be on the program in the first place.
SPEAKER 19 :
So to address those issues, you are dialing back Medicaid. You're not affecting people who should legitimately get it, but you are reducing. And so what these moderates are saying, we don't want to touch it. We want status quo. We want to continue the Ponzi scheme that the Democrats put in place that will ultimately break the system and be there for no one. That's what they're saying. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what I hear them say.
SPEAKER 12 :
You're absolutely right. And it's very disappointing to hear that, along with these moderates, as you mentioned, saying that they won't defund Planned Parenthood, which is the easiest lift of all. We're talking about something that 57 percent of the American people oppose, which is their tax dollars going to an organization whose primary goal is killing innocent young children. So, at some point, Mike Johnson has to say, well, if you can't cut Medicaid and you won't defund Planned Parenthood, where are these cuts going to come from? And the answer is, Medicaid is the biggest chunk, the biggest pool that they can go after to find these savings. They're looking for a floor now of $2 trillion. We saw that 32 House Republicans sent a letter to the House Speaker saying, we will not accept less than $2 trillion. That's about $500 billion more than they said earlier. So we're not even looking for $1.5 trillion. We're looking for $2 trillion. And to do that without Medicaid, which makes up about $900 billion of our spending, where do you find those cuts? At some point, the moderates have to give. And it's time for the conservatives to say, look, we've compromised enough. It's time for you to compromise.
SPEAKER 19 :
All right. You're going to get me all worked up here when we start talking about Planned Parenthood. This organization is built on a lie. It conducts itself fraudulently, and it's doing so with taxpayer dollars. Now, this is a free country. You can do whatever you want. I mean, within the confines of the law, but I would say they even break the law. I mean, they've been caught trafficking in human baby body parts. They have been caught on film helping minors get abortions without their parents knowing about it, facilitating human trafficking. And now they're doing the same thing when it comes to so-called gender-affirming experimental drugs, circumventing the rights of parents. Okay, so they're doing this. It's illegal, and they're under investigation in certain states. Why should the federal government be writing them a check upwards of $700 million?
SPEAKER 12 :
There's absolutely no reason, and it's something that I believe both sides should be able to come to an agreement on, regardless of whether you think abortion should be legal or not. The American taxpayer should not be forced to fund it, many of whom oppose abortion at all stages, let alone most Americans, even on the liberal side, who say after the first trimester, we don't want anything to do with abortion in this country. And then to have them subsidize it, which right now is up to almost nine months in some states, or even after birth, as we've seen with some of the infanticide laws. It's unconscionable. And now with a White House, with a Congress that are led by Republicans, this should be an easy lift. It should be the first thing they do and the first savings they find.
SPEAKER 19 :
Now, these moderates, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mike Lawler of New York, we heard a clip from him. This was a closed-door meeting that took place yesterday where they were saying, hey, we didn't even know about this. and we're not going to support it. Well, it's been in reconciliation from the very start. Now, to be very clear, these funds are covered by the Hyde, so they don't directly fund abortion, but we know that money is fungible, and so it takes care of the overhead so they can spend their money either, ironically, on political activity, as they have been doing in their engagement in elections, or they can use it to cover the overhead in the abortion clinics. So the bottom line is they're getting federal money. They're getting taxpayer dollars to do this. So, folks, I want to encourage you. This is where we draw the line. If we don't do it now, when do we do it? I mean, when will Planned Parenthood be defunded? When will we put aside organizations like SPLC? If the Republicans don't do it now. When will it happen? So text the word Congress to 67742. That's Congress to 67742. And I'll send you a link so that you can contact your member of Congress and say defund Planned Parenthood. This is time to draw the line and say no more. We're not doing this. All right. So, Suzanne, on to other issues. As Congress has left town for the week, they come back on Tuesday. What other business did they accomplish or was left undone?
SPEAKER 12 :
Well, I will say reconciliation has taken up a good chunk of the Republicans' time this last week, actually for the last month or so. I know that the Trump budget was also released. Some very interesting things in the Trump budget, which is usually just a guideline for how the party and the White House is hoping that Republicans will deal with spending. in the upcoming months as they're working on appropriations. You do still have several House committees that are going line by line trying to find the savings that they need in appropriations to do this reconciliation bill. So I believe some of the more contentious markups will be next week in the House Energy and Commerce Committee for one. where all these Medicaid reforms will have to come to the forefront. They'll have to find some consensus there as they go into the markups, and then they'll vote in committee and then bring it out to the floor. But that in itself should be pretty interesting. They will have to find some sort of agreement before they go into the markups, or this will drag out even longer.
SPEAKER 19 :
So are we going to see a puff of white smoke above the Capitol by the end of next week?
SPEAKER 12 :
I'm sure Mike Johnson would like for that to happen.
SPEAKER 19 :
I mean, they've set a deadline in part because of the debt ceiling cliff, because the debt ceiling will probably be hit in June. So they were hoping to get this through the House onto the president's desk by Memorial Day. That's not going to happen. They might be able to get it through the House, but they're going to have to come to terms with where they find – As you said, initially it was $1.5 trillion. There are conservatives saying it needs to be $2 trillion. I don't see how they're going to get to that place. I think $1.5 trillion is probably going to be the best that they can do. But even that is going to be a stretch if they can't get their moderate colleagues to go along with some of these reforms.
SPEAKER 12 :
Well, and unfortunately, one of the ideas that you saw floated today by Trump himself, if they can't come to some agreement on Medicaid, was, well, we're going to have to bring taxing the rich back on the table because how do you pay for all of this? How do you continue to pay for people who don't belong on Medicaid? and all of the other government bloat that we're not dealing with. Nobody said this would be easy. Nobody said that paring back all of this spending from years and years of programs that have ballooned out of control would be easy. But it has to be done. Otherwise, you're not going to have the extension of the Trump tax cuts. And if you don't, as Mike Johnson has said, every family will get a $2,000 to $3,000 tax hike. So they're going to have to find some way to pay for it. That's either by saying, hey, we can't do the Trump tax cuts, we can't make them permanent, we can only extend them for a few years if we can't find the money to pay for it, or we're going to have to raise taxes elsewhere. And I don't think the Republican Party would really enjoy the campaign ads of raising taxes as a way to pay for some of President Trump's biggest agenda items.
SPEAKER 19 :
Yeah, it didn't work out so well back in 1992 for George H.W. Bush when taxes were raised. And look, you talk about debt, $36 trillion. Go look at the debt clock that is moving faster than Al Sharpton moves toward a camera. And it is just rapidly going up. We're almost at $37 trillion. If we don't address it now, when do we address it? Suzanne Bowdy, thanks so much for joining us and giving us a wrap-up for the week.
SPEAKER 12 :
Thanks, Tony.
SPEAKER 19 :
All right, folks. And your action item, text the word Congress to 67742. That's Congress to 67742. And I'll send you a link so that you can reach your member of Congress. and tell them to defund Planned Parenthood, and you can tell them to do the Medicaid reforms that are necessary to advance this reconciliation and start addressing our national debt. All right, we're out of time for today. Thanks for joining us. Until next time, I leave you with the words of the Apostle Paul. When you've done everything you can do, when you've prayed, you're prepared and taken your stand. By all means, keep standing.
SPEAKER 13 :
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