Join us on this episode of Drive Radio as we dive deep into the intricacies of car performance with an engaging discussion comparing the attributes of various engines, from torque to emission clean-up processes. Our hosts provide valuable insights on less common vehicles and share their expertise on vehicle maintenance strategies. Whether you're a car enthusiast or simply curious, there's plenty of valuable information to gain. In the second half, we explore the world of automotive tools with a detailed examination of torque limiting extension bars. Our guest speaker answers listener questions on the use of torque sticks, offering practical advice for both seasoned and newbie mechanics. Also, tune in as we scrutinize a used vehicle scenario with realistic advice on potential red flags and decision-making when considering buying pre-owned cars.
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It's a mighty fancy automobile. Oh, she's a real road king, all right. Zero to 60 in 7.5. She'll do a quarter mile, 13.40. 390 horsepower, 500 foot-pounds of torque. Whatever that is. Performance and image, that's what it's all about.
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There's no such thing as a stupid question. This is Drive Radio. All of your automotive questions are just one phone call away. 303-477-5600. Drive Radio is made possible by the member shops of Colorado Select Auto Care Centers. To find one near you, go to drive-radio.com. Now, Drive Radio on KLZ 560.
SPEAKER 06 :
All right, we are back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Myself, Steve Horvath from Geno's Auto Service. Larry Ingerkorst answering phones. And Charlie Grimes, sorry, is our engineer. And I did do some checking during the break. So, Bill, if you're still listening, I, from just a little bit of research I could do quickly, the ECM. in that car is controlling those coil packs there's four pins on those coil packs and of course they're grounded to the engine uh when you ground them and there was some special uh uh grease, I guess you could call it almost, or some material that you would put underneath those as you mounted them to, you know. Like dielectric grease. Yeah, to keep them cool. Anyways, long story short, the ECM, there's four pins on those. From what I can see in the picture, the ECM is controlling those pins according to what they want that coil to fire as far as the plugs are concerned. And the ECM, of course, is picking up the rotation of the engine based upon cam sensor, crank sensor, and I don't know if it's got both, but I'm assuming it probably does. At least crank sensor for sure in 1991. And that's how that system, the basic system of that is working. And yes, they're firing that second plug on the downstream to try to clean up the emission site. And the reason why, really quick also, Steve and I and others probably in our area didn't see too many of those back in the day is because They weren't super powerful, so the majority of dealers in our area ordered Rangers and Explorers and so on with V6s versus the four-cylinders. And so you didn't see a lot of those floating around, and it's partially why Steve and I, I don't know that I've ever even seen one of these in real life, to be honest with you. Sure. So we just didn't work on many of them because of that reason. So, John, what's going on?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, I got a two-part question on a tool. Sure. I'm interested in getting a set of these things called Torque Limiting Extension Bar Set. They come in different colors.
SPEAKER 05 :
Oh, yes, yes, yes. They work great. Torque sticks, we call them. Torque sticks. I've had mine so long I've worn off the paint. The short name is Torque Stick.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, but the problem is I'm new to these, and I'm wondering if I can use them with a breaker bar versus an air or electric torque wrench, and how do you use them, and how do you know it's working right? If I want to pick one that's 85 pounds versus one that's 120 pounds. I'm not familiar... They're designed to be used with an impact.
SPEAKER 06 :
I don't think you can use them with a breaker bar, John. They're just not going to work. They're not designed that way. They're designed to work with an impact, and the reason why they work with an impact is because of the flex... that unit has on an impact, once it gets to that particular setting, even though the impact is continuing to drive it, the torque stick is moving enough, flexing, quote-unquote, enough, you could say, to where it's not adding any additional pressure to the nut.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay. I'm having trouble understanding. So let's say I put it on my electric torque wrench.
SPEAKER 06 :
Uh-huh. Not torque wrench, impact.
SPEAKER 09 :
Impact. Excuse me. You're right. I forgot the word. Okay. So I put it on there, and I'm doing a lug nut to 85 or 100 pounds. And how do I know when to stop, and how does it work?
SPEAKER 05 :
It won't turn anymore. Yeah, you'll see it. You'll see it. It won't be moving. Yeah, it just stops. Yeah, it won't be going anymore.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, because I was always interested in getting a set, but I didn't know how to work them.
SPEAKER 05 :
You could take like a piece of whiteout or something like that and kind of watch it. Once it stops, it'll stop and it won't go anymore. It'll kind of give you a mark. Yeah, put a line on it. But they work great.
SPEAKER 06 :
They work really well.
SPEAKER 09 :
So it turns around, but it'll stop turning the... Once you reach 80 pounds or 100.
SPEAKER 06 :
Well, whatever the stick is marked as its rating, once it reaches that torque spec, it stops allowing that torque to be applied to the end socket.
SPEAKER 09 :
So if I put like a line or a dot with some whiteout on it, just for a beginner like me, and I put it on there and I start tightening it, it'll be turning around. Then all of a sudden I'll see it stop turning?
SPEAKER 06 :
Correct. Correct.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay. I didn't know.
SPEAKER 06 :
And the ones to buy, in my opinion, and maybe some others would argue with me on this, but I – because you can buy these – I'm looking at Amazon, for example. You can buy these where they just have a half-inch, you know, like a half-inch extension. Mm-hmm. color-coded, and then you put a socket of your choice on the end. I like the ones that are all one piece. So if you buy a 19-millimeter or a three-quarter and it's set for 80 pounds, I would buy those sticks, not the ones that are actual quote-unquote extensions.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, so when you're buying the actual socket built with it?
SPEAKER 06 :
Yes, those are the higher quality ones. Those are the ones to buy. So, you know, like if yours is a 21-millimeter, you know, that's the one you buy. You buy that torque stick for that with that amount of torque you want, and that's what I would do. And, yes, there are going to be more money.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, I was thinking just the regular ones, maybe like at Harbor Freight or something, because I'm a shade tree mechanic.
SPEAKER 06 :
I think Harbor Freight sells the torque stick like that. I think they do with the actual, quote-unquote, socket on the end, and that's the way I would buy those.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay. I learned something new. Thank you, sir.
SPEAKER 06 :
Okay. No, you're very welcome, John. By the way, great question for a lot of you guys that are doing things at home. They work really well. They allow you to use an impact, which nowadays most everybody's using electric impacts again. Back in the day, you had them with a cord on them. Now they're cordless, and they work extremely well. In fact, there's even some smaller handheld devices. units that milwaukee makes that if you're somebody that torques which a lot of shops now actually use a torque wrench for the final torque setting milwaukee's got a nice little small handheld half inch unit that'll go up to 250 uh you know 250 uh pound and the reality is you can actually use that to take Believe it or not, take tires and wheels on and off, and it's the smallest little thing. They work great. I saw one that was like $700. Is it not that one? No, they're like $230 or something. Oh, really?
SPEAKER 05 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 06 :
They work fabulous. So for those of you listening, yeah, shade tree mechanics, whatever, they work fabulous. Kevin in Colorado Springs, you're next.
SPEAKER 08 :
Hi. Good morning, guys. How are you all doing?
SPEAKER 06 :
Good morning. Good.
SPEAKER 08 :
I am looking at updating a vehicle. I looked at a 2015 GMC Terrain with the 2.4 motor in it, and it was started up cold at the dealer when I looked at the car, and the timing chain and the tensioner was extremely noisy. Should I stay away from this?
SPEAKER 06 :
Yep.
SPEAKER 08 :
Walk away? Yep. That's what I was thinking, but I thought I'd talk to the experts first.
SPEAKER 06 :
That is a pretty good indicator that those are going to need replaced in the, really, not too distant. I mean, they need replaced now, not too distant future, but now. Meaning that unless you get them to do that job on that vehicle now, yeah, I wouldn't buy it.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Nice vehicle.
SPEAKER 06 :
uh sheet warmers all that good stereo but yeah that really turned me away from it yeah that vehicle's 10 years old now and what would what miles were on it by by my chance about 128 000. that's about when they're due yeah yeah so they're due all right and somebody most likely this is my gut feeling uh somebody probably traded that off knowing that repair was either due or coming due. They could hear the same thing you're hearing, and they just decided, yep, we're going to go do something else, and now it's on somebody else's lot.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, yeah.
SPEAKER 06 :
And honestly, people out there listening saying, well, how did it end up on somebody's lot? Well, here's how. Somebody goes and buys a new vehicle, and, of course, when they're doing all of this transaction, everything is nice and warm, and really nobody knows the difference at that point. As they get into the next day or two after the sale and some used car guy does his inspection and listens to it and says, hey, wholesale manager, this is probably one that we don't want to retail out. Let's send this thing to auction. It goes to auction. The next person, Kevin, then buys it or the next, you know, wholesaler, dealer, whatever, buys it. Again, kind of sight unseen, if you would, gets it. It then goes on the lot and there's where you're at.
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, yeah, yeah, and that's exactly what they told me. They bought it at auction. There you go. And then they were trying to sell me up on an extended warranty.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, no, we're just going to buy a good car to begin with and not buy an extended warranty. Yeah, exactly right. No, you're on the right track in that. It's funny I gave you the description, and that's exactly what had happened. That's hilarious, actually.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, well, you guys are the men to talk to.
SPEAKER 06 :
Thank you, Kevin. Appreciate you very much. Appreciate you. You bet. Take care. No, go find another car. And that's just how the system works. I'm not trying to be, you know, it's not like I have a crystal ball or any insight, and I didn't know the vehicle or anything along those lines. I just know, Steve, we know the industry well enough to know that's how those things work, and that's most likely how it ended up on that lot. Sure. And that poor dealer, they're just trying to buy some inventory to sell. Yeah, and really what this dealer should do, though, and Kevin, you're listening, I'm sure, still. What this dealer really should do is go fix it, add that value back into the car, letting the next person know that, hey, we just had this done. Yes, we're going to get a little bit more money out of the vehicle. They're doing it the opposite way of how I would. Yeah, they bought a car now that's got a problem. I get it. So fix the problem. Up the price of the car a little bit to cover for some of that. And quit playing this game of, well, we'll just sell you an extended warranty and you can fix it then.
SPEAKER 05 :
Pass it on to the next guy. Sorry.
SPEAKER 06 :
But Josh up in Boulder, that's what he'll fix it.
SPEAKER 05 :
That's what he would do. Yeah, he'd fix it and sell it.
SPEAKER 06 :
So he'd sell the good car. That's exactly right. All right, we'll come right back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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All right, we are back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Myself, Steve Horvath, Geno's Auto Service, and Heath is next. Heath, go ahead. Morning. Good morning.
SPEAKER 11 :
I have a question about, I hear you talk about BG products all the time. Yep. And I'm interested in your EPR thoughts. I have a 2012 F-150 with the coyote motor in it.
SPEAKER 06 :
Coyote motor, okay.
SPEAKER 11 :
And I mean... This is a, you know, it's a run pickup. It's got 128,000 miles on it. Given that, would it really make that much difference on a worn engine?
SPEAKER 06 :
Not going to hurt anything at all. What it does is if there's any carbon buildup, especially on the ring lands and things like that, it will clean that up, so you're not going to damage anything by using it. In that particular engine, they weren't super – how should I say this? They didn't have a common problem of building carbon, although every engine does, and you're not going to hurt anything by doing it. But is that an engine that was prone for carbon buildup? No.
SPEAKER 11 :
Okay. Well, I know – I've discovered they had some valve problems in the heads, right? Valves with tulip. And we had that happen and ended up having to get that fixed or we just put it, we put a new motor in the truck cause nobody was remanufacturing them at that time. Okay. Uh, except for like Edelbrock, if you wanted to spend 25,000 for a 700 horse version, uh, Anyway, I was just curious if it would really make much difference to the engine.
SPEAKER 06 :
Here's what I would say. Anything that's got that kind of miles that you've not done this to, you are not going to harm anything by doing it. The only thing that would happen would be beneficial. Are you going to see substantial power increases or anything along those lines? Probably not. But what you may notice is a little less oil consumption and things like that because we can get those rings back working effectively again.
SPEAKER 11 :
All right. Thank you, sir.
SPEAKER 06 :
You're very welcome. Yeah, no, I would definitely use it. And for those of you listening, that's a great product. It's engine performance restoration. We call it EPR. And the way that works is you put that in prior to an oil change, typically on a cold or lukewarm surface. engine you usually let it run about 10 minutes and they ask you to run it about a thousand rpm or so and you let that run for 10 minutes and once that's done you then take that oil out put all fresh back in and what that EPR is doing again is anything where the oil would be touching so the lower end of the rings and things along those lines It's going to have an effect upon all of that, and it's a decarbonization is what it's doing in the oil itself. So it's not an induction clean. I think a lot of people get that messed up, and they think, oh, yeah, I'm going to do that, and it'll clean my injectors and everything else. No, no, no, no. It's not doing anything on that end. It's only where the motor oil itself would be touching, of course, because if it's not touching it, it's not going to have any effect.
SPEAKER 05 :
And it kind of traps all that stuff.
SPEAKER 06 :
It kind of emulsifies it, basically.
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah, and then you can flush it out.
SPEAKER 06 :
It comes back out the bottom of the pan, and out it goes. And for a lot of engines, if you've got a direct injection engine, they're very prone for carbon buildup. You want to do that on every single oil change. So, Conrad, you're next.
SPEAKER 10 :
Hey, guys, how's it going today?
SPEAKER 06 :
Yes, sir.
SPEAKER 10 :
Good. Hey, you know, I'm getting ready to bring the Torino up to Evergreen for the summer, and I always holler in my enclosed trailer. And what I'm trying to do is find a place. I can park that trailer for the summertime. I used CubeSmart last year, and it was kind of a hassle. So I was wondering if you know of something that might be even closer to the evergreen area that would be a good place to take it to.
SPEAKER 06 :
Other than like outside RV storage, something along those lines, Conrad, and I don't know in your area what's even up in that area for that. That's what I would be looking for. And typically those places charge you by the foot usually?
SPEAKER 10 :
Right. Well, my buddy Ray, I talked to him a little while ago, and he keeps his place off of Ward Road there. I'm going to check on that Monday. Ward Road Storage, I don't know if you're familiar with them. That's about 15 miles from here.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, and I would think that there would be some places, and I haven't checked, but I would think, Conrad, coming down out of the mountain, that there would be some storage things not far off of I-76 Avenue, Colfax. I would think there would even be some places in that area. But again, honestly, I have not checked. I have not looked.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yeah, I need some places kind of fairly large That's a 26-foot-long trailer, and I pull it with that 3,500 GMC pickup.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, you need some room to move around. Yeah, absolutely.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yeah, right.
SPEAKER 06 :
And you don't know anybody else up in your area that's got, you know, a backfield or anything like that that could do that?
SPEAKER 10 :
I've talked to several people about it. Nobody seems to know of any place I could do that. So, you know, I've turned it down. I get you got trailers and stuff, right, John? I'm not asking to park at your place.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, and I do, and even in my case, just like everybody else, you got neighbors and people that are quote-unquote watching. And so even in my case, I watch it pretty closely as far as how it looks and all of that. I mean, the last thing you want is some knock on the door from the county because you got too much junk out back or whatever the case may be. So, yeah, I'm pretty careful on all of that. And I think most are, although there's still places, Conrad, where people have the ability that don't have covenants and HOAs and things like that. And I guess the other question would be, there's no RV storage in Evergreen at all? Not really. Man, we need to buy some property and start one. Yeah, let's do it. I mean, honestly, I mean, holy cow. I mean, there's people that are storing stuff all the time. I can't believe that.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yeah, I know. It would be, I mean, if somebody wanted to do that. We've got some places that have for storage, but not for anything like trailers and stuff like that, you know.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, no, I'm looking online, and you are correct. Everything that is listed, you've got to come all the way down to Wheat Ridge, Arvada, Lakewood, you know, places like that. You're correct.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, it's not that bad. I used CubeSmart last year. And that was all right. I'll tell you what, I had a heck of a time getting it back into that.
SPEAKER 06 :
And you wouldn't be looking if you had a place at your place, so you don't have enough room where you're at.
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, I could, but our driveway is uphill both directions, and it's always in the way when we're trying to get in and out of the garage. I have parking here. Short periods of time.
SPEAKER 06 :
Gotcha. Yeah, long-term summer, that would be tough. Yeah, I hear you. Yeah. I hear you.
SPEAKER 10 :
I'll look around.
SPEAKER 06 :
I mean, we've got each other's number, Connor. I'll look around. If I see anything else that I think might be fitting, I'll let you know.
SPEAKER 10 :
I really would appreciate that.
SPEAKER 06 :
I will do that. I'll be happy to.
SPEAKER 10 :
I got one more question. Go ahead.
SPEAKER 06 :
No, you're fine. Yeah, absolutely.
SPEAKER 10 :
Go ahead. Yeah. Toreno, I'm going to do that new engine. We're moving ahead on that. But my steering kind of seems to be loose on it. And I don't know why because I always lube the ball joints and the tire hard ends regularly. And we did change out the gearbox a couple years ago because it was leaking, you know. I guess it was a reman in there. I don't know if that's what's getting loose. I'm trying to get it up here to get that taken care of before we go swap the engine.
SPEAKER 06 :
If they did a reman, it's possible, yes. That would not surprise me. Also got a text message that said any military base, such as Buckley and others, have outside storage lots also.
SPEAKER 10 :
Okay. They have storage places.
SPEAKER 06 :
So there you go. There's another thought for you, Conrad.
SPEAKER 10 :
All right, man.
SPEAKER 06 :
Okay. Appreciate you, man, very much. And I would check that steering box, absolutely.
SPEAKER 10 :
Take it over to cars and remember when they're going to look at it next week.
SPEAKER 06 :
There you go.
SPEAKER 10 :
There you go.
SPEAKER 06 :
Good deal. Conrad, thank you. Appreciate you very much. We'll be right back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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All right, we are back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Again, myself, Steve Horvath from Geno's Auto Service with me today. Got a couple lines open, by the way. 303-477-5600. Give us a call. We'll get you right on air. You can text us as well. 307. 307-200-8222, 307-200-8222. And by the way, thank you guys, by the way, like that last call we got from Conrad, and then somebody texted in really quickly as to where he might find some storage and so on. You guys are great. You really are. You do a lot of helping one another using kind of us as just the go-between, and you guys really do help each other out a lot, and I appreciate that greatly. So thank you all for doing that. Luke and Frederick, you are next.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yes, John, thanks for taking my call.
SPEAKER 06 :
Thank you.
SPEAKER 07 :
I have a 94 Ford F-150 with a 5.0 liter V8 with 210,000 miles.
SPEAKER 06 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 07 :
And I had it tuned up about over a year ago, and last fall it started missing, misfire. Okay. So I took it to the shop that did the work. I won't say the name, but it's a chain shop. Okay. And he said they inspected it, and he said that everything is as it was when we tuned it up. I said, okay, but what's the problem? Why is it? He said, we don't have an OBD-I that year takes. And he said, after that year, it's OBD-II.
SPEAKER 03 :
Correct.
SPEAKER 07 :
So they couldn't help me. And I was very disappointed because it was an expensive tune-up to pass emissions. Yeah.
SPEAKER 06 :
Really quick, Luke. Did it run okay after that?
SPEAKER 07 :
After they tuned it up, it ran great. No miss at all. Heard like a kitten. But then last fall, it started missing.
SPEAKER 06 :
Okay. So the miss did come after the original quote-unquote tune-up was done?
SPEAKER 07 :
Correct.
SPEAKER 06 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 07 :
I took it back. They gave me this spiel. They don't have an OBD-1. And so... I drove it for months, and just last week, I decided to look at it myself. Because I used to work on cars, but not so much anymore, but I can at least do plug wire routing. Sure, sure. So I looked at the battery spark plug wire diagram underneath the hood on top of, well, where the body comes across right before the radiator. Mm-hmm. So I started looking at all the plug wires and it turns out that four of them were misrouted, causing a crossfire. So after figuring, it took me about at least two hours to figure it out. So I rerouted everything, all the plug wires correctly, according to the diagram, which was a pain in the you know what, because of all the accessories and hoses and everything. So anyway, I started it up after rerouting correctly, and the miss is gone. So that's great. But the check engine light still stays on. So when I started up cold, I can drive one to about four miles with no check engine light. Then it comes on. And then when I recycle, I'll cool down and start up again. Same thing, one to four miles, and it comes back on. So what do you think the problem is?
SPEAKER 06 :
That's one where we're going to have to scan it. OBD-1 scanner to really know what the code says. Now, some OBD-1, this is something to look up on the Internet yourself, Luke. Some OBD-1s, you could jump two leads in the connector itself and count the code off of the OBD. check engine light itself in other words it'll flash what the code is that some of them would i think that one probably will and the thing to do is go look that up and see exactly which two pins to ground you basically connect them together and it grounds it and and when you in doing so the light will flash whatever the code is and i believe that one will still do that look it up to be sure but i think it probably will and that would tell you the code then you can just decipher it from there
SPEAKER 05 :
I don't think it'll set a code for a misfire on a 94. No, I don't think so either.
SPEAKER 06 :
So it's got something else going on.
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah, something different is happening. It's a 94.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, 94. That was right before OBD-II.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah. Okay, so where is the OBD-I connector?
SPEAKER 06 :
In that one, it's out under the hood, I believe. Yeah, over by the washer bottle.
SPEAKER 05 :
I believe so, yes. Closer to the firewall. Yeah, closer to the firewall, I thought. I'm trying to remember. They're texting. Our memory is pretty good.
SPEAKER 06 :
Today you guys are because some of this older stuff I don't remember like I used to.
SPEAKER 05 :
But it's a connector. It's not square shaped.
SPEAKER 06 :
Near the driver's side inner fender wall. I just looked it up. So driver's side inner fender is where it's at.
SPEAKER 05 :
And this one has like a black connector and then it's a gray connector right next to it, like a smaller one, single wire one. And I think you used to have to hook up both wires, if I remember right. I'm sorry. I think you're right.
SPEAKER 07 :
So it has two connectors, one gray and one black. Yeah. And so... Now, how would I test the connectors?
SPEAKER 06 :
Well, and I'm looking to see if that one actually will flash for you. And what I'm reading is I don't believe, and I'm doing this on the fly, so everybody listening, if you know this more than I, send me a text message and I'll pass it along. I think you need a scanner for this one. I don't think it will flash for you.
SPEAKER 07 :
You mean flash as in where the mileage comes?
SPEAKER 05 :
The check engine light flashes. So back in the day, the check engine light, we could put it into a mode where it would flash a code for us. It would be three fast and two slow or something like that. And some cars could do that and some couldn't, but yours can't. Yours doesn't have that ability.
SPEAKER 06 :
And I'm looking, and again, I'm trying to do this on the fly, so it may... You may. Actually, I'm reading one here where you might be able to still jump that and then read the code inside. But I think, I believe you've got to have a code reader for this one, I believe.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay. Okay, so...
SPEAKER 06 :
Since I live in Frederick... And really quick, that one actually has a loose plug, like what you would normally see attached under the dash. It's a loose plug under the hood in that area that you then plug your scan tool or the jump lead to the scan tool into. Does that make sense?
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 06 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 07 :
So... Okay, that's great. Do you have time for one more quick question?
SPEAKER 06 :
Sure, and also, Luke, that's something just as a side note. If you're going to keep this truck long-term, those are the kind of devices that Facebook Marketplace and other places, you might find somebody that's got a bunch of old stuff they're trying to sell, a shop or whatever, where they've got an old scan tool like that they're trying to get rid of and you can buy those for not a lot of money because in the industry they're not really used anymore so you might actually look at a place like that and just buy your own does the old brick work yeah i still have a little old snap on brick would work yes yes that's what we used to call the snap-on tool so so some of the old scan tools you if you can find one of those you know fairly inexpensively on facebook or something you know buy it luke yeah i would um
SPEAKER 07 :
So is there anybody – I don't mind traveling from Frederick, Colorado. Is there anybody in your shop network that would be able to scan that?
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, Legacy in Boulder will work on that and scan it for you. Absolutely. And they're not that far from you. Actually, their Longmont shop could even do it. You could either go to Boulder or Longmont. Either one would do it. What's the name in Longmont? All-American. All-American. Okay, got it. But if you call the Boulder shop, they can make an appointment for Boulder, Fort Collins, or Longmont, any one of the three, depending upon where you want to go.
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Okay. And yes, they can do that for you, Luke, absolutely. Yeah, it's kind of annoying. So my other question is, real quick, is that the spare tire rack assembly underneath the truck bed. Now, I've I need to get the spare tire out and be able to get the spare tire out in case of a flat, and I can't. So I crawled up underneath there, and it's got where the brace arm comes across from the frame underneath, and there's a bolt that goes through one end towards the rear, goes up to the frame, and it's a big bolt. It's threaded, but on top where it looks like there's a flat nut that it screws in and out of, and I've tried to turn it counterclockwise to loosen it, and it keeps turning like it's stripped, like the slag nut is not catching. Would that be correct?
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay. Yeah. And the other problem is that the turn knob in the middle of the tire that you – I think it's a wire or a cable. It's a cable. That you turn –
SPEAKER 06 :
table and so i turn it counterclockwise to bring it back down and it it acts like it's not going anywhere like it's stripped would that be correct yeah the winch can there's like a little winch up above there which is what lowers the tire up and down yeah it could be or just so rusted yeah or yeah exactly see it could could either be rusted up luke or sometimes guys would get those too tight putting them back up and then strip them out
SPEAKER 07 :
Would I be able to spray some like WD-40? You could try it. That's the first thing I would try.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, that or any penetrating type oil. WD-40 is not really a penetrating oil. You could try WD-40, but I would probably try like Rust-Off or something like that that's got more of a rust penetrant to it than I would WD-40.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, I got some of that.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, that's what I would use.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay. Is it accessible so I can spray some up there?
SPEAKER 06 :
Not very. You have to use the straw method and see if you can't get up in there and try to spray it. Worst comes to worst, you're going to have to just cut the cable, let the tire down, and replace it. If they're still available. Yeah, look first.
SPEAKER 07 :
Oh, boy. Yeah. You know, I'm tired of old trucks.
SPEAKER 06 :
Well, they can become a project, no doubt about it.
SPEAKER 07 :
Well, my history is, is that I had a 91 power Ram three 50 with the turbo diesel, and I had 385,000 miles on that. And the axle shaft came out on it while I was driving. Wow. And the second truck Ram I had was a no one Dodge Ram with 292,000 miles on it. And I bet you, I put at least $20,000 worth of parks and labor in that to keep it on the road. Well, someone stole it in December of 23. And so now I have this 94 F-150 because I bought it for a dollar from a relative.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, that's not bad.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, it's not bad at all, but it needs work. But I'm tired of old trucks.
SPEAKER 06 :
You can. It looks like, just as a side note... I think you can buy – now, also on yours really quick. So does it have a cable for the winch, or is it a fixed frame mount? In other words, does it have like a big bar that just swings up and down with the tire on it? Correct. Okay, so it doesn't have the cable operating. That one's pretty easy then. Yeah, if worse comes to worse, you know, what's happening is probably we call it like a wing nut that's, I don't know how to describe those fasteners. They're called J-nuts, I guess. I'm looking it up on LMC. You can buy all the parts for that, by the way, on LMC Truck. So you can buy the bolt itself, the J-nut and so on. So if worse comes to worse, you may have to cut that bolt out and just put a new one in, and you can buy all that.
SPEAKER 07 :
So that bolt is probably three-eighths inch thick at least. Yep. And so how would I cut that? Just take an angle grinder with a cut blade on it? Yep.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, that would be the best way. Or a sawzall or whatever you can get in there. Wear your safety glasses. It's 141 and a half millimeters long. Wow. Yeah.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay, well, I guess that does it.
SPEAKER 06 :
But you can buy those parts for it. So, again, LMC truck, if worse comes to worse, you can pick up new parts for it. L and C truck. L, M, C, like Larry, Mary, Charlie. Got it.
SPEAKER 07 :
And they would be, what, in the Denver metro area?
SPEAKER 06 :
No, that's online. They're an online source for old truck parts.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay, great. Thank you so much.
SPEAKER 06 :
You're very welcome, Luke. Appreciate it very much. Russ, hang tight. We'll come right back to you. Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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All right, here we go. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Last segment, myself, Steve Horvath from Geno's Auto Service with us as well. Russ, go ahead, sir.
SPEAKER 11 :
Hey, I just had a real quick question. Yeah. I bought a new tractor, diesel.
SPEAKER 06 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 11 :
And I'm wondering if I should run an additive in the fuel full time. There's like, if it's necessary on the newer diesels.
SPEAKER 06 :
It doesn't hurt, especially as you know, as the temps drop and we get into that time of the year. I do during that time of the year, but I don't the rest of the year. Okay. Just as a side note. Now, granted, for me, I mean, I don't put a ton of hours on one throughout the rest of the year. So, you know, I guess if you were out doing a bunch of stuff and you were running, but I'll be honest, Russ, even the equipment we have in the business that we're running, you know, all of our skids and stuff all summer long, I don't run any additives in them.
SPEAKER 11 :
Okay. All right. What do you recommend for winter?
SPEAKER 06 :
I'll either run the 911 product or the BG product, either one, just to keep it from gelling.
SPEAKER 11 :
Okay. Yeah, the 911 is pretty easy to get a hold of.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah. And unfortunately, and that's something we need to probably get with BG on, unfortunately, not everybody out there, including the Napa stores, carries the BG fuel stabilizer on the diesel side. So that's probably something we need to have a little chat with them on, and we'd sell more of it if we had it.
SPEAKER 11 :
Right. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, okay. I just wanted to make sure. What did you buy, by the way? Coyote. Oh, okay. Three-cylinder turbo. Yeah, good. You know, I want it to last as long as possible.
SPEAKER 06 :
Well, absolutely. Absolutely. I just wasn't sure if, you know, because they have some of those treatments for lubrication and stuff, if that's worth in the new diesels or if it's just the stuff for the... I mean, you're never going to hurt anything doing that, but quite honestly, most of the newer... This is something that has changed even since the... You know, when the low sulfur diesel came out and the diesel engines we had at the time, there was sort of this gap of, I think, the manufacturers... even the injector pumps and so on being built for the low sulfur. It's changed, and they're better now, although we still have issues on some of the trucks even. As you know, some of the injector pumps on some of the new trucks aren't any better than they used to be. And is that because of the low sulfur, or is it just the way they're being manufactured, a combination of the two? Who knows, Russ?
SPEAKER 11 :
Yeah, and I guess that was my concern is the pumps. if adding a little bit of lubricity to things is going to hurt anything or if it's just not going to matter.
SPEAKER 06 :
What tier emissions is on yours? Does it have a DPF?
SPEAKER 11 :
No, it doesn't have. It's just got the catalyst. It doesn't have the fluid.
SPEAKER 06 :
You know, you can always, and it never hurts anything, even if it doesn't have all the other emission stuff on it, it wouldn't hurt anything. You can always run just a tad bit of ATF in it, and it'll be lubricity for it, and it's cheap, and off you go. Do that in the summertime. You wouldn't have any issues.
SPEAKER 11 :
Okay. Okay, that'll work.
SPEAKER 06 :
You know, if it's got a, you know, let's say it's got a 10-gallon tank, you know, put a half a quart in it, not going to hurt a thing.
SPEAKER 11 :
Okay, awesome.
SPEAKER 06 :
You'd have no issues.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yeah, I just kind of want to protect those parts because I know they're expensive and sometimes they're no fun to change.
SPEAKER 06 :
I hear you. Absolutely.
SPEAKER 11 :
Okay. We'll make sure you help.
SPEAKER 06 :
You're very welcome, Russ. Appreciate it. And, yeah, congratulations. Always nice to have a new piece of, you know, around the farm or around the house.
SPEAKER 05 :
Now, wasn't it John Deere that's having the proprietary stuff with their tractors? Absolutely. Still do. That's not fair.
SPEAKER 06 :
And a lot of the right to repair on ag stuff is supposed to be opening that up, and I haven't talked to any farmers of late to see exactly what that's done. If you're listening and you're a farmer, you might want to text me and tell me how that's working out. But it should be opening things up like it did for us in the automotive world. And, again, what the ag guys missed is they should have jumped on what we did all the way back, I don't know, 20 years ago.
SPEAKER 05 :
Was it the 80s or 70s?
SPEAKER 06 :
Well, the original magazine. Well, when it came on OBE2 stuff and that, and we got into that end of things and legislation, and that was a big deal at the time. And that's, again, I want to say that's been 20 years ago or so. They should have jumped on with us at that time and expanded that into the, you know, ag and off-road market. And And they didn't. And I don't know really. I mean, I have my own theories as to why they didn't jump on that. I think if they had, they wouldn't be where they have been the past decade or so with what John Deere and others have done. And they would have been well off to have jumped on what we did on the automotive side years and years ago. Not that ours is perfect. But it's better than what theirs has been. Let's say it that way. You know, the farmers have a challenge enough. They don't need it.
SPEAKER 05 :
You don't need any extra headaches, extra roadblocks.
SPEAKER 06 :
And what happens is and there's there's even been some some widely spread videos on this. Essentially, the way John Deere looked at it was you think you're buying our tractor. You're buying the rights. to use our tractor but you're not really buying our tractor we actually own everything proprietary with that tractor including software and so on so you think you're buying your own tractor but at the end of the day you're buying the rights to use our tractor i'm simplifying it but that's exactly how john deere looks at it they don't look at it as they're selling you the tractor really no they're it's like it's like computer software we're allowing you the rights to use it that's our license agreement but at the end of the day we own it you don't
SPEAKER 05 :
That's fascinating.
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Which I think is total hogwash. Well, yeah, it's a different way of looking at things. And they should have, again, they should have jumped on the bandwagon with us on our side of the industry long ago. All right, we'll get things wrapped up here, Steve Horvath. Again, Geno's Auto Service over in Littleton. Give folks your number so they can get a hold of you if need be. 303-794-6700. Larry Unger answering phones for us today. Charlie Unger, or sorry, Charlie Unger. Charlie Grimes, our engineer as well, thank you guys both for doing what you do on the other side of the glass. And again, for all of you listening, drive-radio.com is our website. If you need something, be sure to send us a message either through the website itself to contact us or via text line. Either way works. We'll see you next week. This is Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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All right, Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Appreciate you all listening. By the way, I had a great first hour there with Fix It Radio. If you didn't tune into that, you can sure listen again on Tuesday or go listen to the podcast, Ease My Pain, which is a great new sponsor of ours. Brian was with us talking about all things computer-related and passwords and different things. We'll have him back. We didn't even... scratch the surface on the things that we can talk about when it comes to that whole end of things. And as I make sure I reiterate this, if you're a business, small to medium size, and you're looking for a new IT person, somebody that is not going to treat you like you're some sort of a scumbag because you called them on the phone and they're now telling you, do this, do that, and they're just not nice, which a lot of IT people, unfortunately, are not nice. They're kind of egotistical and condescending. That is not Brian. He and his company, his folk, completely the opposite. We've designed it that way. And I say we because I've been consulting with Brian ever since he started his business and where he is today, and he has done phenomenal. He is a great owner, has a great team, great people, does things the right way, just a great individual, he and his wife both. So if you need something on that end of things, please make sure you give him advice. Okay, so Steve was writing down some questions of the day. Steve Horvath from Geno's is with us today, by the way. So let me say this. Lines are open. If you want to get in and get a call in quickly, 303-477-5600, 303-477-5600. 307-477-5600. Text line as well, 307-200-8222. 307-200-8222. Before we do question of the day also, a lot of you are asking for previous shows, podcasts, and so on. And I've mentioned this during the week, but I don't think I've done it enough here. We had some kind of a perfect storm. We had a big software change that we did here at the station early February where we literally had a complete changeover of how things are done on Charlie's side of the fence, meaning that everything was completely different and there was a learning curve there on everything from even how we save a show, condense it down to where it can then be uploaded for podcasts and things like that. So we had a lot to do as far as all of that goes on the learning curve. And then on top of that, and I don't want to get into a lot of details with Charlie, Producer Ann, but she had some health issues as well and had some things that she had to take care of at that same time. So we kind of had this perfect storm of not having everything here as a station the way we needed to and then Ann also having some health difficulties at the same time. We're getting those caught up. So some of you that even email me at times asking, where is such and such? Did you know that such and such isn't up yet? Yes, we do, and we're working on that as quickly as we can. And I would say that give us another week or two, and we should have most everything handled, uploaded, and done. And one thing that you'll also notice is You may notice that the file name itself might not match the actual heading that Ann puts in because of the date stamps and so on as to how some of this works when it's uploaded. Just go off of what she puts in as the heading and utilize that and nothing else, and you will be fine as far as all of that goes. I just want to make sure I threw that out there. All right, question of the day. We have some choices. Oh. Rattle them off, and I'll tell you which one we're going to use.
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Okay. What car would you drive if you could drive any car? Okay. And what's your favorite car memory? I like that one. Okay. And what place would you drive? Where would you be your favorite place to drive to? I mean, if you want to take a road trip, I suppose.
SPEAKER 11 :
Okay. Let's do favorite car memory.
SPEAKER 10 :
Favorite car memory.
SPEAKER 11 :
I like that one.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 11 :
Because some of you will go back in time on all sorts of things, and I have several. So, yeah, because some of you might have even more than one. And you could have multiples of what your favorites are, even depending upon the season in your life. In other words, you might have one from a kid to having one as a teenager when you first started driving to one later in life when maybe you had your own. kids and family so if you've got several we don't care give us what those favorite memories are 303-477-5600 303-477-5600 and one of mine i'll just be straight up we had uh and i wish i had this car now because they're really getting rare and hard to find we had the buick version of the vista cruiser wagon because we always had station wagons growing up because suvs didn't exist yet so we had station wagon And I remember the Vista Cruiser having the ability with the curved glass that was up towards the top of the roof. It wasn't a sunroof, but that curved glass. You could always kind of look out those sides of that curved glass. In other words, this is before seatbelt laws and all that nonsense. We could lay down in the back. and look out at what was going on. And I just remember that particular car, that car in particular, I should say, being able to do that. And that's a car that today I wish, you know, like I said, I wish I had. I look for those occasionally. If I could find a really nice one of those again. I really want the Buick version, not the Chevy or old version, but I really like to have a Buick version because that's what we had growing up. I'd actually buy one of those.
SPEAKER 10 :
And that was the one with the seat that faced backwards in the very, very back? Correct. And you flipped it, even if you sat in it.
SPEAKER 11 :
Correct. That was interesting, too. And it wasn't as big of a wagon as their full size. It was more of their sort of, I guess you would call it a mid-sized wagon. Back then, you'd get two different sizes of station wagons, and that was the little bit smaller version of a station wagon than what the big Electras and some of those versions were at that time. And now at that particular time, the Vista Cruiser might have been the biggest, but they're a smaller wagon than what most people would think a station wagon is. I'd have to go back and look and see what other wagons were made at that time. I just remember growing up, this would have been in the late 60s. So I'd have been, I don't know, five, six years of age, something like that. And I just remember that wagon. Yeah.
SPEAKER 10 :
Sure. Our next-door neighbors had a child that had muscular dystrophy.
SPEAKER 11 :
Oh.
SPEAKER 10 :
And they always had to have station wagons. That's before they had any kind of ambulatory vans or anything like that. Right, right, right. And, you know, so they always had to have something so they could put him in a wheelchair and all that. It's interesting what they were used for. You know, they were really a multi-purpose vehicle.
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And if you think about it, everybody today are – Our modern SUVs, if you think about it, they're just sort of a station wagon on steroids. They've made them a little higher, all-wheel drive, shortened them up, but the principle of what's there, having that interior all the way to the back glass, and then being able to do whatever you needed to do internally with folding seats down or whatever, that concept was there years and years and years ago. It just has been more perfected, I guess you could say today, Steve.
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And we're utilizing every inch. Remember, the old cars had the big trunks that, you know, you could hide a couple bodies in. Literally, or more.
SPEAKER 11 :
Sometimes you'd put two or three people back there just for fun. Oh, yeah, to get in the movie theater or whatever.
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Or the driving, yeah.
SPEAKER 11 :
Exactly. So, yeah, so those of you listening, give us what some of those favorite memories are. 303-477-5600. 303-477-5600. Somebody said, John and his guests... grow up with air conditioning in their vehicles. Not all. Not all. I will tell you that. Some of our vehicles had air conditioning. Some did not. And I can explain. So when I was really young, my dad had an old Willys wagon with a Buick aluminum V8 engine that he had done and everything. And it was an old Jeep with just a straight T90, three-speed and overdrive. Back then it had the Warren winch and everything on it. But that vehicle had no air conditioning. So a lot of times we'd hop in that, go someplace, and oh, man. I can still remember the smell of the inside of that vehicle, by the way. And it would get hot and sticky, and you know what the old Jeeps were like. There wasn't a ton of airflow that would roll through. And eventually he went away from that in, I want to say, about 1975. five or so, 74 maybe, he ended up with a 1972 GMC Jimmy, which I wish we still had because it's worth pretty good money today, especially in the condition that we had when we sold it. But at any rate. That didn't have air conditioning either to start with. So for several years, again, we drove that without air conditioning. Finally, my dad found an aftermarket air conditioner that went under the dash, one of the old Mark IV air conditioners. Bolted up. Steve knows what I'm talking about. He'd bolt them up underneath the dash. And it did okay. You know, it took the edge off. It by no means would make the interior of the car as cold as what we're used to. I mean, some of the cars today will literally almost freeze you out of the inside of it. That one would take the edge off. but never really blew super cold like cars that came with air conditioning.
SPEAKER 10 :
Factory installed or dealer installed air conditioning was a thing. Now dealer would never install it. They wouldn't even know what you're talking about.
SPEAKER 11 :
In today's world, do they even make a car without it? True.
SPEAKER 10 :
We were talking about that with the power windows. There's not very many cars that are crank windows.
SPEAKER 11 :
The last truck even, Steve, that I bought that had manual windows as a fleet has been several years ago now. I mean, even the fleet trucks we buy have power windows, power locks, air conditioning, the whole nine yards. It's just standard equipment anymore. I don't know that you can – I mean, maybe a large, large fleet can special order some things that you can't get on – the normal lot and some of you listening might know the answer to that but when it comes to just buying things through the normal supply channels even a fleet buying you know i don't know five to ten vehicles you're not going to get those options would actually probably be more expensive for them to put a manual in than the automatic because it's already done you know it's it's there it's so fast it's Yeah, they've got all of their just-in-time delivery, if you would, to the assembly line, whereas that thing's rolling down. Those parts are showing up typically the day before or same day. And in other words, they're going to build a car that afternoon with XYZ parts. Those parts are typically showing up either the night before or the morning of. It's literally that quick as to how fast those things go on to the assembly line and into the car. No stockpile of anything. Not anymore. They used to back in the day, but no, they don't stockpile. But that's why for a lot of you listening, some of the tariffs and things like that, yes, they could have some effects upon some of the things in the automotive end of things. You know, should you stockpile anything on your own? No, because you have no idea what stockpile. i mean what are they going to run out of we learned that with covet we didn't know you have no idea no i mean you can try to do some things on your own vehicle uh and for a lot of you that do some stuff at home oil changes things like that sure you know have an oil oil filter or two for your vehicle and some oil and things like that that's always a good idea if you're doing your own stuff but as far as things to actually stockpile uh guys i'll just tell you straight up i don't know what those items would be so we'll We'll take a break. We'll come back. That's our question of the day, your favorite car memory. Larry Unger answering phones for us today. Charlie Grimes, our engineer, of course. Steve from Geno's with us. Any questions, call us. We'll be right back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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SPEAKER 11 :
All right, we are back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Lines open 303-477-5600, 303-477-5600. Give us a call or a text as well. And that was a funny question a moment ago. It goes, you know, do I remember or did I always have air conditioning in the cars that we drove? And the answer is no. In fact, some of the cars I own personally as, you know, growing up, there were some that didn't have air conditioning and you just dealt with it.
SPEAKER 10 :
Sure. They had those little things you used to bolt on the side of the window. I never had any of those. I saw those on a show once or something.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yeah, I never had the little mini swamp coolers. Yeah. Basically is what those were. Yeah, no, I never had any of those either. I mean, back in the day, you rolled the windows down, and hopefully, and these are things you don't see today either. But back in the day, like my old Grand Sport, my 68 Grand Sport, which is a Skylark Buick, it has vent windows.
SPEAKER 10 :
Mm-hmm.
SPEAKER 11 :
where not only does it have, you know, let's see, how many roll-up-and-down windows? So there's the two rear, the two on the side, plus the vents. So it's got six, you know, knobs, if you would, because even the vent windows would swing in and out mechanically. And a lot of them, you would just open the thing like a truck. You'd just open it and flip it in and out. Mine, actually, you can roll it. You know, it's got a mechanism where it rolls it in and out. But back in the day, you used the vent windows as much as you could to try to roll some – air through the car kept the noise down and gave you a little bit of air trucks had sliders in the back where you know that's kind of where those were invented from as well you could roll the two front windows down and open the slider in the back and get some decent airflow through the the truck and and things like that so yeah
SPEAKER 10 :
Not get that buffeting noise bouncing back.
SPEAKER 11 :
So do I remember driving without air conditioning? Yes. In fact, we did some trips cross-country where, yeah, in the middle of summer, no air conditioning. You did everything you possibly could to try to stay cool. And, man, it was just utter misery. Air conditioning is a fabulous thing. Well, I talk during the week even. For a lot of you listening, you would know this. Growing up, house-wise, when I grew up, we didn't have air conditioning in the house. In fact, I've said it many, many times on the weekly program. Only the rich people that we knew had air conditioning. We had no family, no anybody that we knew, neighbors or anybody that had air conditioning. If you went to a house that had air conditioning, you were like, oh, wow, we're living now because nobody at that time in Colorado – had air conditioning. Now, Steve, I would say it's almost the opposite of that. It's like what houses don't have air conditioning. It's got to be pretty old. Most everything new that's been built of recent has it already included. And even older homes have been retrofitted to have air conditioning. And yeah, at the end of the day, I think most everything today is.
SPEAKER 10 :
And then we did a lot of swamp coolers back in the day.
SPEAKER 11 :
That's what was our beginning of it all. We weren't even that fortunate. We had an attic fan, and then we'd use the little box coolers. Remember those?
SPEAKER 10 :
Yeah, the box coolers that we used.
SPEAKER 11 :
The poor man's swamp cooler or whatever they were.
SPEAKER 10 :
Put the ice tray in there or put the ice in there.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yep, and you'd let that thing blow. And they didn't do too bad for cooling an individual room. Made it awfully humid at times. Yeah, and the basements were nice. Everybody had to go to the basement. Yeah, see, I grew up in the house we lived in with my dad. Yeah, we had no basement. A crawl space was all, and we had no basement. So in our case, there wasn't really any place you could go to to quote-unquote cool off. We had some relatives with basements, but immediate relatives, again, we didn't have anybody that had. And now that I think about that, I have no idea why. I don't know whether it was just extra cost back then to put the basement in or what the deal was, but no, we didn't.
SPEAKER 10 :
Didn't have a basement.
SPEAKER 11 :
No. Neither one of my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, my – I had one cousin, a set of cousins that had a basement, but nobody else did. Really?
SPEAKER 1 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 10 :
My dad actually, the first house I bought in Commerce City, he dug the basement, came out, and he actually went underneath and dug.
SPEAKER 11 :
I mean, that's a lot of work. You're kidding me. He dug the crawl space out and made a basement. He made a basement. I've always wondered how that, yeah, that's a lot of tenacity. That'd be a lot more work than I'd want. That's more, yeah, that's backbreaking, you know, doing that, starting off with probably five-gallon buckets or something. You're just, you know, one at a time, right? Yeah.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yeah, could be. You know, it had an outside entrance, so maybe he could have built a little ramp.
SPEAKER 11 :
Oh, you start there. Maybe you start digging down, and then that becomes your even still. Oh, man. No thanks. Those are not the good old days when it comes to that for a lot of you listening. Okay. Something that, let me do this, a couple of things I want to make announcements of. And I was reading this earlier in the week, and I didn't know there was even a website for this, but there is. And you guys all know my feeling on street racing. And it's going to be, and I predicted this, with Bandimere now not having a track, and I don't know whether there's another track opening. There's all sorts of speculation around that. There's a lot of rumors around that. I've heard people say, yep, yep, it's a fact. They're going to be back in 2025. Well, I can already tell you that it's 2025 and they're not back. So, yeah, no, it ain't happening this year. And as far as I know, I haven't even seen anything attempting to be built at this point in time. So for a lot of, especially some of you old-timers that are running around talking about how it's going to be back in the not-too-distant future, don't hold your breath. Because I can tell you right now, just the entitlements and going through cities and counties and so on and getting things approved and then actually building it out and so on, if there's no dirt turning, and to my knowledge there isn't, because I'm sure you'd see all sorts of announcements all over the place if there were, you're a couple of years away at minimum from even that happening. And I've said all along, if it happens. And I'm not trying to, you know, ditz anybody. I'd be surprised if it actually does. Meaning street racing is going to increase. A lot of these, especially younger kids, they want to race. They want to go out and test the waters, if you would, and see how fast their car is and so on and so forth. And in turn, there was some arrests that were even made here, I want to say Wednesday night, in the eastern I-70-ish area. You're still in town. I mean, not all the way out towards like Deer Creek, but in town, sort of the east I-70 corridor area. And a bunch of younger kids were arrested. And I didn't realize this, but there's actually a website. If you're somebody where you're witnessing street racing, and it might even be in your own neck of the woods, your own neighborhood or whatever, it's a website here locally called reportstreetracing.com. ReportStreetRacing.com. And it's actually a Colorado website that will alert some of the authorities that are out there. You can submit anonymous tips, by the way, as to where some of this stuff is happening. And, yeah, that's a no-no. I am not for that in any way, shape, or form. I guess I was taught and raised this way. If you wanted to go race, you went to the racetrack because doing it any other way is endangering not only you but the lives of others. And then on top of that, since it's not controlled, who wins? Sorry, folks. You can say you've got the fastest car out there, street racing. That's the problem I have with the particular program that's out there. And even that program, they've switched to going to racetracks instead of doing it out on old country roads and stuff. But that whole Discovery Channel thing, I have been against from day one because I think it encouraged street racing. And I don't know why. I mean, they did it because it's views. I get it. It's TV. They get views and so on. But I never was a fan of that because, to me, it encouraged racing. a bad behavior and uh and i think it can be proven that it actually did and the other complaint i always had on that is if it's not in a controlled environment some guy standing in the middle of the road with a flashlight and you go when the light turns on is not controlled sorry there needs to be a tree you need to have staging lights know exactly when the car leaves Somebody leaving too early, that's why they do it all that way. Whereas the finish line, who crosses first? You can't just do that with eyeballs at times. I mean, again, that is not controlled. I don't care what you see on TV. And by the way, just remember this, whatever you see on TV is not real life. Even in a reality show, it ain't real life. Trust me, I can tell you that firsthand. It's all staged. uh it's all done uh quote unquote in kind of an acting way to where they want certain things to be a certain way so it brings more views in and trust me folks it is it is not it is not as it seems when you look at any of these reality shows at all i can tell you that firsthand so it is not that way so my my issue with street racing is number one you really don't even know who won i mean i guess if it's a A huge difference from one car to another. Okay, yeah, in that case, maybe. But it's not controlled. It's not accurate. You really don't know who a winner and loser is. In fact, I would just tell you that only losers street race. I'll just say it straight up. Only losers street race because you're not gaining anything at the end of the day. And I will say that publicly. And if you're a street racer and you listen to this program, stop. Stop. You're better off to go out to Julesburg where there's at least a track out there. You can roll over to Topeka, Kansas. There's an NHRA track there. I mean, there's places around where you can go and race and have a good time and do it correctly and really learn about your car and what it does and how does it hook up when it's trying to leave. the starting line and all those different things when it comes to street racing or when it comes to racing. But street racing is not where it's at, nor should it be done. And this is a website that's now out there that you can report street racing to. Reportstreetracing.com, again, is the website. I'll put that up, by the way. I'll have Producer Ann put that up on our website so folks can go there and find it and report some of these things. Not that I believe in a nanny state. That's not my point. But I also don't want to see innocent bystanders killed because guys are out street racing when they shouldn't be street racing in the first place. All right, time for a break. We've got lines open. One of them is getting filled up as we speak, so we've got more lines open. 303-477-5600. Steve and I will be right back. Drive Radio, KOZ 560.
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All right, we are back. Drive Radio KLZ 560. Fran in Denver, you are next. Go ahead, Fran.
SPEAKER 09 :
You know, when you get your brake rotors, they'll kind of like cross-cut or something, and then I guess, you know, that's like at Midas I've had this experience, and you go out and you put on the brakes, and man, it's like they don't want to stop you. I guess it's called something like a burn-in or something for the brake pads, but man, you've got to start stopping way back almost a block away. Is there any brake pads out there, or what do you do on that that will not do that if you get... When was the last time you had brakes done?
SPEAKER 11 :
That's pretty rare. Yeah, not anymore. This is not the case anymore. Yeah.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, okay. Well, I bought some rotors, you know, from a different place, and I noticed that they have that little cross cut. I know they're stinking brand new, but I don't want to say much, but I don't know. I had an experience one time. I forgot what the tire shop was. They were selling fiberglass brake pads. Now, that was done by Midas way back quite a few years. And when I put these fiberglass brake pads, they stopped right away, I guess, because I guess what they call burned in right away, or they just conformed to it instead of, like, ice skating across. They're really on that. And what it is, you know, it leaves little fine little lines in between the and that you didn't get the full metal, and it's like, I guess, being like almost ice, but I've heard people from Montgomery Wards come back down there, and they actually ran into somebody at a stoplight in their rear end and saying, oh, you guys did the brakes, you know, they were at fault, and I thought, oh, no, it's that thing again, but You don't know any brake pads that are the best, are they? Like I know there's adaptive ones from NAPA. Have you ever heard of those ones? Oh, yes.
SPEAKER 10 :
We use all the time. I wouldn't say that's the best, but it's very, very good.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, let's back up for a moment. What we would say is in certain applications, yes, it's the best. There are other applications where I think there's other choices. And an example of that is like our fleet trucks, for example. We don't use the adaptive one on our fleet trucks because we have found better sources for those particular vehicles. But in all cases, and Steve is correct on this, Fran, we – A, we don't cross-cut and turn rotors anymore. We do new. And in turn, with the new rotors and the new type of pad compounds that we have, there literally is, you know, let me just say this. If there's any break and that's getting done by whoever's doing the install, by the time you get the car, there's nothing to do. Drive it.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, okay, then. That's all. I got what you're saying. And from experience, you just have to, I guess, get whatever they got. I'll talk to the Napa guy. He's got some better ones than that even. And I go for that heavy-duty truck ones. They even got them for cars now. So I've listened to you about how good that makes it.
SPEAKER 11 :
And on most passenger cars, I would say that the adaptive ones, the ADO pads, are pretty tough to beat.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah. I'd say it works for probably 80% of the cars out there. Correct.
SPEAKER 11 :
It does a good job.
SPEAKER 09 :
Save your rotors in there.
SPEAKER 11 :
And replace rotors. We're at a day and age now, Fran, where we don't turn rotors anymore. All right, man. Appreciate you very much. Yeah, we're at a point, I don't know if Fran heard that, but we're at a point where, Steve, as you know, even us as a fleet, we don't turn rotors. No, it isn't.
SPEAKER 10 :
And they don't make them as thick as they used to. Back in the day, you could get a... You know, you remember you used to get two or three cuts out of them, and then you had to replace or something. They're so thin now that it's not worth it. And also, you do a better brake job, honestly, with replacing rotors. Yeah. It's about quality, too, over...
SPEAKER 11 :
And the other thing, too, that's changed, and you could attest to this, is the pricing of them has also gotten more economical to where the labor is higher now than it used to be. So to have a guy sit there and work on actually turning two rotors and you look at the labor aspect of that versus buying new rotors that you slip on, make sure that, yes, everything's clean and you've got a true surface when you put those on. Steve but you know I remember back in the day even you could buy new rotors because the quality wasn't what it is now and you actually on car lathe brand new rotors that you just put on the car to make sure anything was trued up to the hub to the car to the car and those days are even gone you're not doing that anymore either sure
SPEAKER 10 :
I agree. And the different kinds of composites they're making in the rotors, the different types of materials and things are making it so much better.
SPEAKER 11 :
Okay, so that leads to another question. We've got a couple of minutes here before break. Is there, even in the Napa line, is there certain rotors, and this is not a knock against Napa because there's good, better, best, all of that in every line apart from every company out there, Napa on down the line from all these different companies. Is there a rotor you won't use?
SPEAKER 10 :
Oh, yeah. There's quite a few that we won't use. There's a CR brand, I think, that we pretty much go with. But it also depends on if it's a front or a rear. And then you also, for us, because we're a little bit on the west side of town, we also have to make sure that, you know, like they live in Bailey or Conifer or something. You have to kind of think about it.
SPEAKER 11 :
When I was in Boulder and Fort Collins, too, our shop is the same as you. We had to know the customer. Where did they live? I mean, if they were living in Nederland, for example, or up on Gold Hill or someplace like that, Sugarloaf, whatever, and they were driving to Boulder almost daily to go to work, well, that was a different customer than somebody driving back and forth to Denver. Sure. To work.
SPEAKER 10 :
And in that case, I think it was just this last week or the week before, we had a customer who lived in Bailey, and sure enough, we had to warranty her rotors. We put on the better CRs, and we learned. And sometimes you need to question the customer a little bit. Right. And also different cars, too, different weights of different cars and different things. There's a lot to it, depending on which one you're going to pick. You're not just going to pick the cheapest.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, and you're bringing up a great point because there's a lot of – let me just say it that way, I'm not trying to dog anybody, that's the way I can make it universal, but there's a lot of chains, companies, that will advertise certain things with breaks. And my problem with the majority of those advertisements is they're not 100% honest and they can be somewhat misleading and or there's a finite amount of drivers and cars that even fit what they're wanting to do or what they're advertising they can do for that particular price for that particular brake job. In other words, they may advertise X price for X job, and the reality is there's a very minor amount of vehicles that even fit into what would work for that price. The majority of vehicles, because of what Steve is saying, when you find out how does the person actually drive, where do they actually go, is this a pickup truck where they're actually using it to haul with, or is it just a daily driver and it's usually empty, and on and on and on we go. Even, by the way, on some of you guys that have trucks, tire size. The larger the tire, you've put a lift kit, larger tires and wheels. You're going to require something that's different than what it came with standard because you've changed, quote unquote, that rotating mass. Sure. That you're now having to slow down not only on top of the car itself, but now that has changed. And all of these things can affect the type of brakes you go to put on the vehicle. And I guess my point is, unlike a lot of the advertisements that you see, this is not a one-size-fits-all.
SPEAKER 05 :
Sure.
SPEAKER 11 :
And it is communication.
SPEAKER 10 :
And Steve, I think if... That's why we don't quote over the phone. You can't. People will call and say, oh, it's just a brake job.
SPEAKER 11 :
No, it's not. It is not just a brake job. It's not just a brake job. In fact, it's one of the most important things on your vehicle. And probably, I was going to say a moment ago, Steve, probably one of the... Use my words carefully here. One of the highest... decisions on the car itself when it comes to what are we going to put back on it. For example, oil, you put what the car came and it has to be full synthetic and off we go. Weight, synthetic, high-end oil filter, there's not much choice there. Air filters, high-end only. A timing belt, high-end only. I mean, most Most of the time, there's no questions as to we're going to use this particular part for this particular job because it's the way you're driving. No, a timing belt's a timing belt's a timing belt. A water pump's a water pump's a water pump. A starter's a starter's. You get what I'm saying. You go through all of those things, and there's not much decisions that need to be made. Brakes are completely different because it does come down to the car, the driver, how it's set up, what are they doing with it. On and on and on we go. For example, some of you listening, do you drive for Uber? No. Is that one of your side jobs? You know, if that's the case, then we're going to go look at more of the fleet end of things than we are probably even that adaptive one. I mean, there's all sorts of things that you need to be extremely honest with your shop on what you do with the vehicle to get the right stuff in the first place.
SPEAKER 10 :
Less information to us doesn't save you money. Actually makes it worse. Yeah. Just people don't want to tell you everything. It's just human nature.
SPEAKER 11 :
There's a misconception that if I give out less info, I'll save money. Actually, folks, in the automotive world, that's the opposite. The more of a story you tell your shop, your technician... as to what you do where you drive who's driving how are they driving all these different things come into play uh and again i'll just tell you straight up not every driver is the same i've had family members in the past when i'm not exaggerating i could get double double the life of tires out of the vehicle than what the other person could get. And why that is, I have no idea. It's just the way certain people drive, and not that they're any more aggressive. I don't want to say I drive aggressively, but I'm going to get where I'm going to go. I'm not dinking around. And yet, tire-wise... I can go twice as long as some other folk I know, and that just shows you the difference in the driving, the driving habits, the style, and so on. So my point, Steve, is not only with brakes, tires, or another one, it's not a one-size-fits-all. Tires especially, too. It's a little bit like brakes. Even though some of the providers out there, some of the chains, some of the national chains even, will make it seem like it's a one-size-fits-all, folks, let me tell you, believe me, that is one area on your car. It is not one-size-fits-all. And the expensive tires have gone up, I mean, astronomically. So buy the right ones.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 11 :
I had a listener this last week, by the way, that sent me an email that said, listen, I know I've got a problem. I had no issues with the car prior to doing these tires, and he gave me the tire. And since then, I've got this ridiculous hum I just cannot get rid of. And I looked at the tire, looked it up online. It wasn't a tire I'd heard of, by the way. This is an import tire. And it wasn't a tire I'd heard of. So I looked it up online, looked at the tread pattern. I'm like, man, there's no reason with the tread pattern and such that these things are making noise. But I said, you know, this is, again, one of those where you kind of get what you pay for. And I could look at the price and tell you that these were most likely a Chinese import tire. I know they were because I looked them up. And no, they were not the same quality. And it's evident because I guarantee I'm going to get an email back once these things get changed out where the new set that they put on that probably will cost more. We'll not be making this noise when it's all said and done. Now, Steve, for some, maybe that noise would not be an issue. They turn the radio up, keep driving, don't care. But I think most of our listeners out there that listen to us on a routine basis, that would be a problem. It would drive them nuts. And it would drive me crazy, by the way. So, yeah, folks, again, there are certain jobs. We just talked about brakes being one of those where it is not a one-size-fits-all. So give us a call. We've got lines open, 303-477-5600. Text line as well, 307-282-22. Steve and I will be right back. This is Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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SPEAKER 11 :
All right, we are back. Drive Radio KLZ 560. Myself, Steve Horvath, Geno's Auto Service with us. And lines are open, by the way, 303-477-5600. And you can call about anything. Never a dumb question. I always should remind people of that. If you don't know the answer, chances are, high chances are, there's a lot of other people listening that don't either. And you're just bold enough to call in and they're not. So I got a text message, though, that two things here. They want to know my opinion. I said, we'll just talk about it on air. This is easy. There was a story out earlier this week, and one of you sent me the story. There was a Ford dealership here in town. I'm not going to name names. You can go look up the story yourself if you want to. I'm not going to be that mean and throw out names, but it's public knowledge. You can go look it up. It was a Ford dealership here in town where somebody took the vehicle in for some very simple service, very basic service. And they had to order a part, evidently, so the vehicle had to stay there for a quote-unquote length of time. And I didn't get into the details of the article to know how long the vehicle was going to be there, but it at least stayed overnight. Well... In the process of repairing the vehicle, and this is where the story is a little bit vague. I don't know whether the technician or a – I didn't even say it was a technician. The person from the dealership was driving the vehicle, and I don't know whether this was for a test drive or if they were driving it prior to the part. This is the unknowns I don't know about. Regardless, the vehicle was wrecked pretty badly. while somebody was driving the vehicle. And the way the owner found out that it had been wrecked is because the telematics that are now on a lot of these vehicles informed this particular lady, in this case, that the vehicle had been involved in an accident, the airbags had gone off, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. So she knew the vehicle had been wrecked. So she calls the dealership to ask, hey, what's up with my vehicle? I've gotten all these warnings and so on and so forth, and they were not up front with her in the beginning. It was sort of a, well, we'll have to get back to you sort of a conversation. Again, I'm paraphrasing, but go read the article for yourself. But essentially it was a, we'll get back to you. And the story from the dealership now is they wanted to make sure they had all of their details and everything before calling her and telling her what all was going on and so on. They have since, in their defense, given her a full brand-new loaner car as they go through the process of getting her car fixed and so on. Now, my point of view from all of this, or I would be on this, is I won't drive wrecked cars. So this would be a problem if I was their customer because I don't drive wrecked cars. You guys all know me. If a car gets wrecked, it's gone. So in this case, this dealer would have to be figuring out how they're going to make me whole with giving me a different vehicle or at least, even if there's a price difference or something, giving me the best deal out there as to how are they going to put me into another vehicle because I'm not driving that one.
SPEAKER 10 :
Hmm.
SPEAKER 11 :
Because that's just me. Now, I know not everybody's me. I'm very particular, as you guys all know, and I'm not superstitious. Anybody that knows me knows I'm not superstitious. Charlie knows I'm not superstitious. I don't go down that path at all. I don't even believe in that stuff, with one exception. And it's not even superstition. I just can't explain why it happens. But Steve knows what I'm going to say. When a vehicle gets wrecked, It becomes a wreck magnet, doesn't it? Yep, absolutely. And I don't know why. That one, guys, I cannot tell you. Literally, I cannot tell you the reason why. I don't know why. But I can tell you growing up in the industry, my entire life, literally. I mean, I was around the industry from the time I could walk until today. And I will tell you that when they get wrecked, they will be wrecked again. And I do not know why. So in my world, once one is wrecked, it's gone. I don't keep it. The vehicle is shipped down the road. It's sold. It's traded. It's whatever the case may be. So in this particular case, this dealer with me personally would have a real problem because I wouldn't accept that vehicle back under any circumstances. Period. It's yours now. Give me my stuff. I want the stuff out of the interior because we're doing something different because I'm not driving this vehicle even after it's fixed. And by the way, I didn't break it, so this is now on you. And how are you going to make me whole again because I'm not driving that vehicle ever again? I don't care how many certifications it passes. I don't care what's been done. I don't care how great it looks. I don't care what you do. I don't care how you sweeten the pot. I'm not driving it.
SPEAKER 1 :
Sure.
SPEAKER 10 :
And then, you know, it does have a record of being an accident.
SPEAKER 11 :
And it's now got that, so it's got diminished value as well on top of that. So this is one of those to where this particular individual, and if she's listening, if you are listening, I'd love to help you as to where you need to go to get made whole again because this vehicle, in my opinion, I would not own moving forward. Mike, go ahead.
SPEAKER 13 :
John, I'm, you know, a questioner. I'm under the impression that if the airbags go off, most insurance companies total the vehicle.
SPEAKER 11 :
Depending how new it is. In a lot of cases, you're correct. Because there's so much damage done at that point, and even the cost of the airbags, Mike, themselves, repairing all of that, getting it all back to new, it would have to be a high-end, almost new vehicle to not total it.
SPEAKER 13 :
I got you. And in my book, Mike, really quick, in my book, Mike, it's totaled. I mean, I'm not making a judgment any way or the other, but I went, oh, my goodness gracious. And this is a sad story. So continue on.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, and you know me, Mike. In my opinion, it's totaled no matter what if I own it.
SPEAKER 13 :
I agree. I agree. I don't want to have to deal with that, particularly with the way they're made these days. And this isn't a comment on how they're made, because they're made to absorb energy.
SPEAKER 11 :
Right.
SPEAKER 13 :
And so it's not about how sturdy the vehicle is. The design of these vehicles these days is designed to save your life. So there's a, as you well know, there's a roll cage around you, if you will, and the rest of the car will fold up in order to absorb all that energy, which is incredibly safe for the driver and the passengers. And so it's not a comment on, oh, they're not built as well as they used to be. They're engineered differently.
SPEAKER 11 :
That's right. That's right. And really quick.
SPEAKER 13 :
Great show.
SPEAKER 11 :
Really quick, Mike, and I'll explain when I let you go here. Really quick for all of you listening, this was actually a customized Ford Bronco. I'm reading, and I can't tell you, by the way, from looking if the airbags went off or not, but she got a lot of alerts on coolant leaks and things along those lines, therefore knowing that it had been damaged. It went in for a thermostat repair, by the way, is what it was. And I'm looking at pictures of the vehicle, and, again, it may have – I can't tell by looking at these pictures online, by the way, if the airbags actually went off or not. Regardless, regardless, I'm with Mike, and Mike is like me. This vehicle, I don't care how customized to me it is, I'm getting another one. That would be a pretty high sentimental value for you. I don't have any. You don't have any, yeah. With me and cars, and most of you by now should know this, I am not sentimental when it comes to cars or houses or, frankly, any material position that I own. If there's a right price on it, it's gone. I do not have anything I own. Everything's for sale. Everything is for sale. I have adopted that philosophy years and years and years ago. There is not a single item I own that I cannot part with. Now, some might need a little bit more dollar figure to it to part with, but in my world, Steve, every single thing I own, somebody else can have if they want it bad enough.
SPEAKER 10 :
There's not much I can think of that I can't live without it if someone wanted it and they gave me the right price.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, the way I've always looked at things is... minus maybe a couple of, and I don't even own any heirlooms, minus a couple of things somebody might have sentimental value to because maybe it belonged to somebody else or something along those lines. I don't have a single thing, Steve, that can't be replaced. I mean, literally, they're making a new one today of whatever that item happens to be. So why would I need to keep on to this? It's probably better than nothing. Even this Bronco that's all customized. All right, guys, we'll be back. Another full two hours coming your way. I'll see if I can't read up and see if the airbag actually went off on this or not. But we'll be back. Hour number two is next. Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
SPEAKER 07 :
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Meet Brian Weary, a refreshing presence in the often-grumpy world of IT. Hear how he provides pain-free solutions for businesses large and small, emphasizing ethical client relations and clear communication. Whether upgrading an old system's RAM or reducing costly subscription seats, Brian's advice is indispensable. Through heartfelt testimonials and expert insights, this episode navigates through the complexities of IT management, offering you simple, effective strategies to enhance your technology use.
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Walter? Upstairs! Are you alright?
SPEAKER 04 :
In the floor behind the chair.
SPEAKER 07 :
This is America.
SPEAKER 02 :
Does everybody know what time it is? Fix It Radio!
SPEAKER 13 :
And it is that time. Fix It Radio, KLZ 560. Thanks for joining us today. Happy Saturday, everybody. It is March the 15th. A little chillier outside. We've got some special guests with us today. Steve Horvath, which will be with us through Drive Radio as well. Good morning, Steve. Good morning. Welcome to Geno's Auto Service. And then somebody new to us. I talked about him actually a couple of weeks ago. Brian Weary, Ease My Pain. He is our IT specialist on the business side. So I want to make sure I'm clear on that for all of you listening. If you're a... Just a single user. You've got a computer, laptop, something like that. We'll give you a lot of tips today during Fix It Radio on that end of things. But Brian's specialty is working with businesses where they've got multiple computers and employees like Steve. You've got a network and all sorts of things going on and printers and computers. all sorts of stuff along those lines. So, Brian, thanks for coming in. Good morning. Thanks for having me. Appreciate it very much, as always. Thank you. And Brian and I have known each other for quite some time now. And I was just telling Brian and Steve both because I golf some. I call myself a Z golfer. I kind of go back and forth. That's kind of how I... I'm not very good, in other words. Now, these two guys, I can tell you right now just from talking to them, I know Steve's a good golfer and I know Brian is as well. So these guys could go out there and play and do very well. Yeah, we may leave soon. So, no, thank you guys for joining us. I appreciate it. Again, Fix It Radio, if you guys are listening on Tuesday, thank you for listening Tuesday as well. We appreciate it. You can always text us a question, 307-282-22. Don't forget, you can call our main line as well and ask a direct question, 303-477-5600. All right, so Brian is our resident... IT guy, and again, on the business side, but you see everything, and just because it's business doesn't mean there's not things that correlate back over to the homeowner end of things. And not to put you on the spot, but when it comes to what you see as probably, how should I ask this? What do you see as being the most common bad practices? So I'm going to get into that to start with. What do you see as being the worst bad practices that a lot of users have, which means if they're doing it at work, they're doing it at home, and it's probably carrying on in other places. In other words, if they're doing it as a particular family member, others probably are as well. What do you see as being some of the worst practices?
SPEAKER 08 :
Probably impatience with email, reading your email too quickly. We get tons of email. We all do. Spam, legitimate email, you name it. But we're in a hurry. We see an email and we go, oh, I'll just open that up real quick. You have to take your time, whether you're in the business or at home. And that goes for anyone, me included. I mean, you just get busy and before you know it, you get bombarded. And if you're aware of that and you slow down that practice, it can eliminate a lot of issues.
SPEAKER 13 :
And I'm guessing because a lot of the nefarious things that are out there. the phishing scams and so on, they're coming through the email. I mean, that's one way. We'll talk about some other ways they're coming in, but that's one way they're coming in, right? Yep. Probably for a resident home, that's the number one way.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay. And they know you're going to be interested in an email if they just word it a certain way or whatever it is.
SPEAKER 13 :
Okay. Now, is it the email itself or is it attachments that are coming through the email? What do you have to be careful of there?
SPEAKER 08 :
Used to be attachments more. Now it's the links inside. So it's that, okay, in the subject line, whatever it says, you know, hey, sign up for a free $100 gift card or whatever it is. Click on this link. And, you know, we'll talk about it, but a lot of times it seems suspicious. But when you're, again, when you're rushing, when you're just going through your emails and you're like, oh, there's an interesting one.
SPEAKER 13 :
boom your hip can we were talking a moment ago because at the car end of things CDK which was the big dealer service company that to actually was a spin-off of ADP which I did not know until reading it a little bit ago and how bad that was last summer for all of us in the auto industry that was a 25 million dollar ransom that they actually paid to get things back because the ransomware the somehow infected their entire system in Brian that is a
SPEAKER 08 :
big deal yep it's ransomware is still the number one threat out there it's not as much as it used to be but it's still the number one threat okay um and you know they're not going to attack a lot of times they're not going to attack a typical home user um they're going to attack a business where they know there's more resources right exactly but it's still the number one Correct. Okay.
SPEAKER 13 :
So on the business side, let's talk about that for a moment because there's a lot of folks out there listening that have businesses. And, again, if you're somebody listening that you've got a business, you're looking for somebody to help you on the IT sides of things. And as you can tell from talking to Brian, the biggest thing that – and Brian had come to me years ago and said, hey, I want to start a business. And he listened to my show during the day and so on. So we met. And at that time I said, well, you've got a few things you need to do first. You're not quite ready. Let's do these things. And then when you're done, come back. And to Brian's credit, he did exactly that. Everything we talked about doing, he did. We then sat down again, had another meeting, and I said, yeah, okay, we're ready. Let's get rolling. And the biggest thing about Brian that I appreciate, and some of you out there listening will appreciate this as well, and please, if you're in the IT world, I know not everyone is this way, but far too many IT experts are grouches. I don't have any other way to say it. You call them on the phone, you get this, well, is it on? Did you reboot? They'll just literally, they're about as mean and nasty as it gets to the point where, for some of you listening, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Some of you even have internal IT people in your own company. You hate contacting them. Because you know you're going to get some sort of a, you know, scolding as to, you know, why such and such happened. And it's all your fault, of course. And so you don't even want to call him in the first place. I will tell you right now that Brian and we ease my pain. The reason why we called it that is because we're going to ease your pain when it's all said and done. And no, you're not going to get yelled at. You're not going to get scolded. You're not going to feel like a heel after you're done talking to Brian or any of his people that work for him. because that's not how we've, I say we, because I've been involved in some of this with you, we've not set things up that way. We want it to be completely the opposite of that. Exactly. And so those of you listening, trust me, if you've got an IT person where you're just like, you know, I just hate calling them, or every time I do, I just feel like, you know, a number, or I'm going to get yelled at for whatever, call Brian. Brian will take care of it. You can find him on our website, fixitradio.com. Real quick, Brian, what's your phone number? We'll give that out really quick as well. Sure, thank you. 303-747-6767. Okay, so if you're a business, you're looking for somebody to help you out on the IT end of things. One other thing I want to mention really quick along those lines, too. Some of you might even have some of the larger companies, and I'll just say it. LaJuan, some of those that are out there that do IT services, and you've hired them to be your IT person. Let me tell you what. Call Brian. Get a price from him on what it would take to do the same thing the other guys are doing that, frankly, you probably never see. Because Brian, you will see on a routine basis, because he's going to roll through your business occasionally and make sure things are dialed in. And if you've got any questions, he's going to be right there on hand to help you with whatever it is. You're not getting that from the big guys that you probably have a contract with right now. So if you're somebody along those lines, then go ahead and talk to Brian instead. So hang on. My wife's texting me, I think, along these same lines. And she works for a big company. And she said, yeah, his name is Jen in Philly. There you go. In other words, everybody has experienced gin and Philly because they're just awful to try to call on the phone and deal with. And every company has them in it for the most part. And that's why Brian is completely, and I mean this, folks, completely the opposite when you go to get IT work done from him. And I mean that sincerely. Appreciate that. Anyway, so going back to the whole, you know, the business end of things, email folks opening things that they shouldn't. And this is a question I had even. I don't know how the CDK thing happened in the first place. But is it possible that that particular, you know, hacker, that particular ransomware group got in through a backdoor email, something along those lines? Or how does that typically happen?
SPEAKER 08 :
Yes. And there's a story. I believe it was LinkedIn, that company. um they had they had a worker go home and work from home and didn't wasn't paying attention he was on a work computer email came in he opened it they had an entry into the company and they hacked them so yes it can happen anywhere okay and yes it can happen through it typically happens through email because you're not Yes, they can go through a browser, and yes, you can click on things in a browser, but that's still the number one way that they get you, and it's usually a phishing attempt.
SPEAKER 13 :
Okay. Good to know. So for those of you listening, we'll give you more tips and tricks as well. Joe, go ahead, sir.
SPEAKER 04 :
John, just a suggestion that Brian could probably do for very little money regarding RAM. My desktop computer at home is about five years old. At the time, I was just using it for Word and Excel and stuff like that. Then my wife started playing these, you know, online games, which are fine, but I noticed the computer, when she did that, the game, the computer would slow down, and then I would look at the RAM memory, and she was using like 90% of the RAM, and I think the machine initially only came with, Brian, help me, is it gigabytes or megabytes for RAM memory?
SPEAKER 08 :
It's gigabytes these days, yes, gigabytes.
SPEAKER 04 :
Yeah, it came with 32, well, she only had like four, you know, four gig left when she was playing these games. So, you know, putting in a bigger RAM chip takes longer to unscrew the case than to insert the chip. And I think it cost me all of $80. You know, I just brought the base unit into a, you know, I called them up. I said, this is what I need. Do you have the chip on the shelf? Yep, I do. Went down there, took the case off, put the new chip in, and bang, it quadrupled the speed of the computer. So, you know, more and more apps are using more and more RAM chips. And I don't know what you would charge to put a bigger RAM chip in.
SPEAKER 08 :
Not much. You're right, it's a very inexpensive way to... Didn't used to be. No, oh my gosh, no. A typical, like 120... Back in the, even 10 years ago, it was megabytes. So, like a 128 megabyte chip would cost you 150 bucks. Back in the day. Yep. Now you can get a 16 gig...
SPEAKER 04 :
a ram chip for 30 bucks depends on where you get I'm just yeah that's an approximate but right um yeah oh it's a great way Joe to um to quickly update your computer without having to buy a new one yeah so again my suggestion is if you have a four or five-year-old computer that's getting slow um you know you probably are ram upgrade which you could probably do depending how much ram you want I think I paid maybe with tax a hundred bucks to quadruple the RAM in my desktop computer. And it was, you know, it wasn't drop it off and come back in three days. It was wait right here. And it was literally six or seven minutes while he took the case off, you know, pop the new chip in. Great point. So it's just a cheap... Fantastic upgrade if you've got a four or five-year-old desktop.
SPEAKER 13 :
Joe, appreciate you, man. And along those same lines, those of you that have businesses where you may have something along the lines of what Joe just talked about where you're like, listen, I've got a workstation that maybe needs to be upgraded or maybe I need to put a whole new one in. Well, maybe you don't. Maybe there's a few things along the lines of what Joe's saying where you could save some money and not have to replace all of that hardware anymore. And the other thing, too, that Brian's big on is helping you all when it comes to your subscriptions. How many Office 365 seats do you have? Do you need all of them? There might be ways around that to where you could condense some of those down, save some money. There's all sorts of things in that world that you can look at. And, Brian, that's what you do for businesses on an ongoing basis. Correct. One of the first things you do when it comes to a new client, especially.
SPEAKER 08 :
Absolutely.
SPEAKER 13 :
Let's analyze everything you've got going on and Where can we save you money and what can we do to make you more efficient? All right. Jeff in western Montana. Go ahead, sir.
SPEAKER 05 :
Hey, good morning, Jim. Good morning. Years ago, I was listening to a different show down in Colorado Springs. I can't remember which show it was now, actually, if it was national or local. But it was a guy who said that if you have an older version of software, and he was at that point, He was talking about, I think, Windows XP. So, I mean, that's how far back we're going, over 20 years. There's a lot of devices out there that still run XP, things in gas stations and stuff. I don't know if they've upgraded now, but 10 years after it had not been supported, a lot of devices are still running it.
SPEAKER 13 :
That's because it was one of the most stable OSs they had, by the way. I miss it. Yeah, it really was.
SPEAKER 05 :
Right. So here's what he suggested, though, for any operating system, and I do this on online weather. I'm pretty much exclusively Mac these days, but when we had some Windows laptops, is that you have two accounts. If you are the only user on the computer, you have two accounts. One is your normal day-to-day account that you do stuff in, and the other one is an admin account. And that admin account allows you to make any of the changes and access stuff and like passwords and different things. And so you operate on day-to-day out of your regular account, but you keep everything that a hacker would want only available through the admin account.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, good way. It's a good way of doing it.
SPEAKER 05 :
That actually came in handy because I came home one day to find my wife kind of – in a panic because this flat pop-up had come up on the screen saying, warning, your computer is compromised. And she had called the number and was talking to a guy and trying to give him the password for the system, but she couldn't because she didn't have admin privileges.
SPEAKER 13 :
Good.
SPEAKER 05 :
And I immediately hung up the phone and explained to her what had happened. It was a phishing attempt, don't do this anymore.
SPEAKER 13 :
That's right.
SPEAKER 05 :
Couple minutes later, I get a call back from a guy, yeah, we were inadvertently hung up, or disconnected, and I said, no. Not inadvertently. I hung up on you because I know you're a scammer trying to get stuff, and I'm not gonna let you do that. And there was dead silence on the phone for a second or two, then I heard a little shuffle, and he hung up.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yep, yep. Good job, Jeff.
SPEAKER 05 :
It's personal, it works. Have two accounts.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yep.
SPEAKER 05 :
I'm working right now on my iMac out of my personal account. And I can access all my banking stuff, right, VPNs and things. But if anybody wants to access any of the underlying stuff, I need to remote into your computer. Oh, no, you can't because that's an admin privilege. And a normal user doesn't have that. And you can set that up for every user. If you've got a wife, a couple of kids, and they're all using the same computer. Yep. They can each have their own account, and they can have user accounts, but never admin privileges.
SPEAKER 13 :
That's really kind of what, frankly, Jeff, I mean, and Brian can attest this, that's the way businesses are done and handled is, you know, the admin, none of the users in know that account or how to get into those things. That's all done through somebody like Brian or maybe the owner of the company, and then everybody else just has a user account with certain privileges according to what they need to do or not do. And so what you're doing, Jeff, is exactly what happens in the business world, which is how it should work. Correct. Local admin account.
SPEAKER 05 :
Not only the business, the government, when I was working as a defense contractor at the field, We could not even plug in any USB device, whether it was a thumb drive or not. The computers were locked down so hard that the computer security desk on the base would get a notification. You know, you could get, like, little heating pads for your coffee cup or fans to blow air if it's hot. If you plug those into your computer, you'd get a call, what have you plugged in? And, I mean, you know, things, they took it that seriously. So... I thought a lot of that was a little bit over the top, but it wasn't my government job to say anything else. So you just comply until you quit. But yeah, it's anything you can do to make yourself safer like that. Absolutely. And that has just been, I mean, it's so simple. You set up an admin account. It's the only one that has admin privileges. Everybody else is a user. It's So I know who it was. It was Leo Laporte. That's who it was, the tech guy when he had a show on the radio. And that was his suggestion. So I'd like to pass that on.
SPEAKER 13 :
Good suggestion, Jeff. You bet.
SPEAKER 05 :
It works.
SPEAKER 13 :
You bet. Thank you, man. Appreciate you very much. All right, let's do this. We'll take a quick break. We'll come back again. If you've got any other questions or comments on this, please let us know. 877-477-5600. You can text us as well, 307-282-22. We'll be right back. Myself again, Brian Weary from Ease My Pain with us today. He is our IT specialist. Steve Horvath, Geno's Auto Service with us as well. We'll be right back. This is Fix-It Radio, KLZ 560.
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All right, we are back. Fix It Radio, KLZ 560. Today, really, all about keeping you safe online. And then those of you that have businesses, if you need some help individually, please give Brian a call. Ease My Pain is the name of his company. He's happy to help you out. Real quick, before I go back to Joe, also of late, and this is something that all of us in the room have received, meaning a lot of you out there probably has as well. There are a lot of scammers now doing texting. One of them of late, in our area at least, maybe this is nationwide, but one of the areas of late that I've noticed here is pay your toll. You owe this, click here, pay your toll. And it's a text message that's come in. I haven't found one of those yet to be legit. That's an automatic delete report as junk. I have an iPhone, and you can report it as junk, and hopefully that number then gets blocked. But those guys are sophisticated. They'll still keep rolling in with other numbers and so on. They do burner numbers and things like that and do everything they possibly can to try to get in. So that's another thing. And here's the thing. If you think you owe a toll, then go online, log into your account, Figure out whether you do or don't. But do not click that link on a situation like that. Same with Xcel Energy. Same with IRS. Same with anybody along those lines at all. You are not going to receive anything via that way. You are going to get it in the mail. And that's how that happens. And Brian's over here agreeing with me.
SPEAKER 08 :
Let me add this. If you get that phone call, alluding to what Jeff was talking about earlier, if you get that phone call that something's happening on your computer, don't take it. Yeah. You know, go to – take your computer to – if you have to, take it to – Well, first thing you do, unplug it. Unplug it.
SPEAKER 13 :
From the wall, everything. Just shut it down. Correct. Because they've – Somehow you've been compromised. Correct. So unplug everything and then take it in and have somebody do a wipe, if you would, of that. Get all those things off of there and do not talk to anybody on the phone. Right.
SPEAKER 08 :
They're not calling to fix something.
SPEAKER 13 :
No, they're calling to get your money.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 13 :
They're trying to scam you out of as much as they possibly can. I had a family member recently that was caught up in a situation along those lines where luckily it was caught prior to a very large sum of money. going out. And in this particular case, they'd gone to the bank, even had the wire set up. Fortunately, the bank was extremely cautious and said, yeah, we decided not to send that wire because we figured this wasn't accurate. And long story short, when the scammers found out the wire had been stopped, they were irate. Irate. And keep in mind, too, really quick, I'll make sure I mention this, too, because most of you don't know this. The scammers that we're talking about, these aren't single individual guys in a wife beater and a bag of Cheetos in a basement. That's not who's trying to scam you. There might be a few of those guys out there, but the majority of these are in what I call slave factories around the world. These are indentured servants in most cases that are working some debt off that they owe somebody, whether they borrowed money or some family member did something or there's a threat against the family, so they're working that off, whatever the case may be. The majority of these people trying to scam you are literally working for their lives to try to get out of whatever they've gotten themselves into. And that's why they get really upset if something goes awry because their whole quote unquote livelihood and sometimes lives depend upon scamming you. But not my problem. I didn't get there. I feel bad. But that doesn't mean that I'm going to get scammed and participate in these things. But yeah, most of these people are indentured servants. Literally, I'm not exaggerating when I say that. And when you look at it that way, you'll understand why they can be so pushy and aggressive as they are at times. So, Joe, go ahead.
SPEAKER 04 :
All right, three quick things. If you're not, you know, how much hurt would you be in if your computer hard drive crashed and you didn't have a backup? You know, backup hard drives, Brian, what are they going for these days, 60, 70 bucks?
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, and I'm glad you brought it up because we need to talk about ways to prevent all this stuff. And a backup is number one, not only from hackers, but spilling something on your computer, losing your computer, having it stolen. That data is just sitting on your computer. So, yes, you need to have a backup. And, yeah, there are inexpensive solutions, both external hard drives, cloud-based backups, if you're comfortable with that. So, yes.
SPEAKER 04 :
Yeah, I've got a, I do mine on my home desktop every, once at the end of every quarter, I've got a calendar reminder that says back up hard drive. So, you know, December 31st, March 31st, you know, and it takes me about five minutes to back up my folders to my hard drive. That's one. Second, in scams, if you ever post something on like Castle Rock neighbor to neighbor or next door and you put your email address out there, and you get a text from somebody who says, I'm interested in the item you're selling, but I want to make sure you're not a scammer. I'm going to send you a verification code. Please reply back. Well, what they've tried to do, since you gave them your email address, they've tried to log on to your email account. They've clicked on, I forgot my password, and then they've asked your email provider to send a verification code to them. Well, As soon as you reply back with that verification code, they're now into your email account. So don't ever reply back when they ask you to validate a verification code. That's a scam. And last but not least, if you're going to keep a list of your passwords, I have a three-page list. I must have 55 passwords, and it's on a three-page Excel spreadsheet. If you're going to keep that on your computer, which could get hacked, you can protect an Excel spreadsheet with a rather sophisticated password if you're going to keep it on the computer. But what I recommend you do is rather than keep it on the computer itself, keep your password spreadsheet on a thumb drive along with all your tax return information. Because say your spouse does allow a hacker to gain access to your computer, if you've got a password list in your tax returns on your hard drive and they've gained access to your hard drive through this pop-up scam, You're really screwed. So I don't keep that stuff on my hard drive, but if I were, I was going to protect the Excel spreadsheet. It is a feature in Excel where you can password protect the spreadsheet, but you're better off just putting it on a thumb drive and not having your tax returns and your password list. on your hard drive.
SPEAKER 13 :
I actually have a better idea, and I'll get Brian's thought on this. For those of you that have Apple, you've got built-in password generation and storage and all of that with what Apple gives you. If you're on Android, you can actually get an app that will do all of that for you. My advice, Joe, is use those password generator apps and then store all of your other passwords inside of that and then just make sure whatever you're using to open that initial password app up is secure and you don't have to do anything else. Correct.
SPEAKER 04 :
Yeah, and by the way, a great password for people who have trouble remembering it is your car's license plate number followed by the day of the month you were born on. So say your password's 647BZ3, and you were born on the 15th of the month. 647BZ315 is a great random password, and it's one you can always remember.
SPEAKER 08 :
Hopefully that's not yours, Joe.
SPEAKER 04 :
I wasn't born on the 15th, and that wasn't my password.
SPEAKER 13 :
Good one.
SPEAKER 04 :
You should know your car's license plate number.
SPEAKER 08 :
Everything you're saying, Joe, is simple, and it's very true. You hit it right on the mark. And what John said as well. I'm not making a plug, but there are other password managers like a Bitwarden. that will do those kind of things. So protect your passwords. But don't, here's the thing, another thing that I've learned is that, and I've been guilty of this, your browsers save passwords. Well, those passwords, guess where they are? They're saved on your computer. Yes, you can sync your browsers through Gmail and through Edge browser and things like that, or the Chrome browser, I should say. But keep in mind that's on there. And there's been people that have been able to hack in and find the secure password that unlocks that, and then they get all your passwords. So a password manager, an Excel spreadsheet, like you said, Joe – the deal that you have on Macs. Those are all really good ways. The other thing I want to say is that passwords, if you're creating passwords now, or obviously we all have tons of passwords, it's really important that they're complex. And a lot of people roll their eyes and go, oh gosh, I don't want to go through that. Well, let me just give you a couple of quick statistics. If you have four characters and a password, it takes a hacker nine seconds to find that password. They have tools. I'm not going to get into that. They know what they're doing. If you have seven characters, it takes... Now, let me rephrase that. If you have a password that has numbers, uppercase and lowercase characters and symbols, I'm going to say this again, four characters of that, it takes them nine seconds, even if you have that complexity. Seven characters takes them one month. Okay. Eight characters takes them seven years. Nine characters takes them 479 years. So keep in that mind.
SPEAKER 13 :
So keep it complex.
SPEAKER 08 :
Keep it complex and keep it at least seven, eight characters.
SPEAKER 13 :
And my feeling, guys, really is, and Joe, great advice, but all of these password generator programs that are out there will make them so complex that because the way they store it and so on, you're not having to remember anything. And by the way, most of these places, if you do in fact forget one, They're an easy reset and come up with another complex password. Some websites or some logins, depending upon who it is, will make you even change periodically anyway. So use a password generator. It's so much easier. I'm done learning. I'm done learning and coming up with passwords. I don't do that anymore. Yep. And then you have a master password.
SPEAKER 04 :
The only reason I do the password list is my wife occasionally will go on one of her shopping sites to try to get her to log on to access an online password storage. She just wants to pull out a piece of paper out of the file folder. You know, because it's, you know, I don't know how many spouses are as challenged as mine when it comes to computer proficiency.
SPEAKER 13 :
Well, I think we all run into that, and not plugging Apple, but the advantage Apple gives, if my wife all of a sudden says, hey, I need the password for such and such, I go to the password program, I scroll through that particular site, I grab it really quick, I screenshot that to her, send it off, and we're done. It's that simple.
SPEAKER 04 :
Yep, and Apple has great encryption. Yeah, but sometimes I'm... But sometimes I'm not reachable, John, and if I'm in the gym and she needs a password, I'm not accessible to tell her how to do that. So I just leave a printed copy in the desk drawer next to the desktop computer in my house. And she'll just – so I agree it's a great thing to have and I would do it, but in terms of a lot of spouses, they're going to want a hard copy printed out somewhere.
SPEAKER 13 :
My only concern with that, and this is just because of some things that have even happened to us lately as a family and so on, I don't want a hard copy copy anywhere that somebody could rummage through, grab, and then have moving forward. You're bolder than I, Joe. In other words, you're willing to take that risk. I am not.
SPEAKER 04 :
Okay. Good point. Yeah. And in our situation, I don't think our house is unoccupied for four hours a month. Either my wife or I is all we're there. So I don't think the risk in our case is as big as yours might be, John.
SPEAKER 13 :
Well, and again, I had two cousins that about two weeks ago didn't think it was any risk at all that are now dead. And we're home when that happens. So you never know. All I'm saying to everybody out there listening, be extra careful and cautious, especially with all of this stuff. I don't trust the world, Joe.
SPEAKER 03 :
No, and great advice, John. Great advice.
SPEAKER 13 :
Appreciate you, man. Very much, Joe. Bill, you're next. Go ahead, Bill.
SPEAKER 03 :
Hey, just out of curiosity, because I got two comments. You know, for my passwords... I bought a small address book, and I just use that.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, I've had some family members that do that. The only issue, Bill, is we're back to what we just talked about with Joe a moment ago, is if somebody gets a hold of that some way, somehow, now they've got everything you own.
SPEAKER 03 :
Then they'll probably be dead.
SPEAKER 13 :
Well.
SPEAKER 03 :
Because that means they came to my house and whatever happens after that.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, I mean, yeah. And I hope that doesn't happen, Bill. I mean that sincerely. I wouldn't wish that on anybody. But that, again, personally, that's my only concern with written down passwords and things of that sort is somebody else can end up with them.
SPEAKER 03 :
So now as far as doing the access code, I just did it yesterday with somebody. But it was with Norton, and I called them up.
SPEAKER 13 :
That's fine. If you're calling somebody and you initiated everything, yeah, I wouldn't have a problem with that, Bill. But never, ever, ever give anybody a code that is just randomly sent to you.
SPEAKER 03 :
Okay. Hey, thanks a lot.
SPEAKER 13 :
Good stuff. No, Bill, I appreciate it. And I'm sorry to be so hard on the password thing, guys. I just, you know, again, some of the recent things that have happened to our family of late, I just wouldn't go that route. I would use some sort of a program and generate these things electronically, and I would not keep anything paper-wise stored along those lines for that reason. Mike, go ahead.
SPEAKER 07 :
Hey, interesting discussion on passwords. One of the companies that I was involved with, had a former NSA IT guy, naval intelligence, NSA. And he said, if it's on a computer, I can hack it pretty easy.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah. Given enough time. Absolutely. Yeah.
SPEAKER 07 :
Oh, he didn't take it much. He brought us all in one day and said, Hey, Everybody, you know, tell me here. And it was amazing. It took him about two hours.
SPEAKER 13 :
Wow.
SPEAKER 07 :
Wow. But he was stunning, probably why he worked for NSA. Now, in deference to your opinion, he said, I would keep my passwords on a notebook locked in a safe.
SPEAKER 13 :
That one I would be okay with, Mike. That way somebody would have to get into the safe to then get to that. Yeah, that one I wouldn't have any issues with. That would be fine.
SPEAKER 07 :
And that's what he did there, and we changed passwords every two weeks.
SPEAKER 13 :
That was law. And that's something, Mike, I'm glad you said that because, frankly, probably myself included, some I don't change near enough.
SPEAKER 07 :
He said it needed to be done at least every three months.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, and you know what? His rule of every couple of weeks gets kind of burdensome, but not a bad rule.
SPEAKER 07 :
Well, but that was, and he would come in and help us do that. He was right in the office.
SPEAKER 13 :
Great idea, though. As you know, Mike, I've done this on Rush to Reason during the week, and I cannot tell you because it's not in front of me, but one of the biggest password used is password. Or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
SPEAKER 07 :
And hackers know that stuff, Mike. Well, you know, the other thing, John, that I personally find disconcerting and I don't like it is all my doctors want you to go to the portal.
SPEAKER 13 :
Right.
SPEAKER 07 :
He used to tell us, he said, those are the easiest things to hack into. Wow. In hospitals and all that. He says, I don't care how many encryption times you do it.
SPEAKER 13 :
Wow.
SPEAKER 07 :
It's not tough. And he said, the problem with that is everything in your life is there.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, good point. Great point.
SPEAKER 07 :
He was adamant about that. And when I tell people, they say, well, do the MyPortal. I said, well, I don't need another password because when I get another password, then I have to go to the safe.
SPEAKER 16 :
Right.
SPEAKER 07 :
And they say, oh, it's so convenient. Yeah, I got to go to the safe. I know it's not. I got to get the book out. I got to look at it. There's nothing convenient about it.
SPEAKER 13 :
Great point. Great point.
SPEAKER 07 :
But anyway, sorry.
SPEAKER 13 :
No, I can't argue that. You're spot on, Mike. Appreciate it very much. I mean, this is a big topic, as, Brian, you can... Tal, and again, knowing you and knowing what you do inside of companies, I've got to believe that's one of the first things you look at. It's like, okay, give me your password list and let's look at it and see exactly what it is because it needs to be probably way more secure than they've got it.
SPEAKER 08 :
No question. I mean, we talked about ransomware, but passwords are right up there as the second biggest threat. And these tools that these guys have to figure out passwords, as I mentioned earlier, are All those things you guys just talked about are good. They're good things. They're inconvenient, but it's worth it. Right. And the other thing I would say is any of these sites, and most of them are doing now, whether you're logging into Gmail or Office 365 or whatever, they're offering multi-factor authentication.
SPEAKER 01 :
Right.
SPEAKER 08 :
MFA. You need to do that. Yes. I'll be honest, up until the last year or so, I would just kind of bypass that. It was inconvenient to me.
SPEAKER 13 :
Pain in the rear.
SPEAKER 08 :
But it is absolutely one of the best ways to protect yourself. Yes, absolutely. Any cybersecurity company will tell you that.
SPEAKER 13 :
Absolutely. Kyle in Dallas, go ahead, sir.
SPEAKER 06 :
Hey, how are you doing today? Good, sir. said it had a quick question for brian just in passing a minute ago you mentioned that warden uh... i know there's all kinds of password managers out there on the market nord pass and a lot of others do you know is there a reason why you are you like that warden uh... mostly just the ease of use of it
SPEAKER 08 :
Honestly, setting it up, it's really straightforward. A little setup wizard takes you through it, lets you set up a master password that you could put in a safe, actually. There you go. And so it's just ease of use. There are some other good ones. There's no doubt about it. I would do like we all do, like you're buying a product. I would go online and see what kind of the reviews they are. There's some really good reviews out there, but Bitwarden's usually reviewed as one of the best reviews.
SPEAKER 06 :
Okay. Well, I just figure you being in the industry and all your experience, there's a reason why you would pick that one.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, and I will say also, that's a good question. Not only ease of use, but I go to cyber seminars quite a bit, and the last one I went to, that's what they recommended. And after a lot of discussion, I was like, okay, I'm all for it.
SPEAKER 06 :
Oh, okay. All right. Well, I do appreciate it. Thank you.
SPEAKER 13 :
Kyle, thank you very much. Appreciate you calling in all the way from Dallas as well. Jeff, go ahead, sir.
SPEAKER 05 :
Hey, sorry to tell him again. No, you're fine. Hey, Brian, have you ever heard of a guy named Bruce Schneier?
SPEAKER 08 :
I have not.
SPEAKER 05 :
Okay, he's actually a nationally renowned cybersecurity guy. He has done a lot of work on the basic encryption algorithms that NSA uses in terms of trying to validate their strengths. But he has a password safe. The reason I ask is he has a password safe that I've used for over a decade now. It's PW Safe, and it's out there. It's very cheap. It used to be free. You could download it, and now it costs a couple of bucks on all the stores.
SPEAKER 13 :
Good to know. Good to know. Nope, we just lost him. He's probably on a connection just now. Go ahead, Steve.
SPEAKER 14 :
How does a face ID help him now with that? So, you know, so much of our phone is a face ID. That works really well.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, I've heard of no, at this point, I've heard of no issues with that.
SPEAKER 14 :
But you can tie that through your passwords then.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yes, you can.
SPEAKER 13 :
Correct. Yep. Yeah, for example, the app that I'm referring to, yeah, you're not getting... at least in my case, you're not getting into that without having either my face ID, the password to my phone itself, which you'd have to also know, or the password to get into my computer or my fingerprint, because my computer you can get in with a fingerprint or you can get in with actually my master password, which that one I do, to my own credit, I do change that one about every two to three months just because of everything we're talking about that is one of those master passwords I will change periodically and the other thing i learned a long time ago too where if it's something like that where you're you know you're not even wanting to write it down or do things along those lines and i was taught this by another i.t guy outside of brian use phrases yes i i like hot coffee with a couple of exclamation points or something along those lines and and and be creative in you know i like hot and maybe hot instead of the letter o is zero things like that so you can get really creative on a few things like that where that's a password you really can rattle off right off the top your head you have to remember it and it can be easy and that's again a long character password where you know you can go as long as you want on a phrase but if you remember that phrase and it's really easy down the road remember what that master password is and if everything else is stored the way I'm talking or you put it in the safe or you do whatever that's completely up to again however you do this is up to you my point is just don't use one two three four five six seven eight or one two three four or password or password with an exclamation point or whatever because those are the easiest ones and by the way are still one of the highest uses of passwords that are out there all right we'll take our second break don't go anywhere we'll come right back this is fix it radio klz 560.
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All right, we are back, Fix It Radio. And again, if you're listening on Tuesday, thank you very much. We appreciate it very much. Today is the 15th of March. Steve Horvath from Geno's Auto Service with us today. Brian Weary from Ease My Pain, which we've been talking about. A lot of things that really wanted to bring Brian on. A, to highlight him because he can help your business if you need any kind of IT services at all. Brian is your guy. And those of you listening, if you've got, you know, 5, 10, 15, I don't know. What's our max as to how many you want to work with?
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50?
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Our sweet spot's probably 10 to 50, but we'll do more and we will do less, but we're in that 10 to 50 range.
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So if you're somebody out there listening, you've got that many employees or devices even, you could have three or four employees but have 15 devices depending upon what you're doing. Like in an auto shop, Steve's, for example, in Steve's world, he's not only got desktop computers, There's phones also that are having to be dealt with. There's tablets that the technicians are now using to record different things on, take pictures and so on. So you might have one user using two to three different devices at any given time, meaning you could have five people and 15 or 20 devices that have to be maintained and taken care of. Right. Again, if you're in that world, give Brian a call. He'd love to come out and take care of whatever your needs are on the business side of things. And some of you have been texting me, and I won't give any of this out because I don't want to do that. But some of you are texting me things in your own jobs for some pretty large companies where these were the passwords. that we used to use, and I'm looking at this like, you've got to be kidding me. And I know you're not. I know you guys are being 100% honest with me, and who would imagine that Fortune 500-type companies, in this case probably Fortune 100 company, is using very simple passwords for things that you would look at and say, wait a minute, that's like the backbone of everything we do. Why would you use such a simple password? But even big companies can be guilty of this. Correct. So what are some of the other things, Brian, you find when you're out, especially, you know, you walk into a new business, you haven't dealt with them before. In some cases, maybe they've had some IT help. Maybe they haven't. What are some of the things you find right off the bat that need dealt with?
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We talked a little bit about right away. It's backups. Just not knowing that they need a backup or they don't know how to do it. They don't know. You know, they're just saving stuff on their desktop in their My Documents folder. In the Mac, they're the same way and thinking they're okay. And, you know, most of the time they are, but no, they're really not. And so we talk them through that and give them options. For example, there's such inexpensive options to do backups. Obviously, you can do an external drive. I'm not a real fan of that anymore because those hard drives can go bad. They will. They eventually will. But, for example, a plug I would use is there's a company called Backblaze. For $99 a computer, you get unlimited backup of your data to the cloud. And they follow all the HIPAA regulations you can look through. I mean, they're very safe.
SPEAKER 13 :
Used to use those back in the day.
SPEAKER 08 :
Did you?
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, before the iCloud. For those of you that are Apple users, you are familiar with the iCloud end of things and so on. And before Apple got really big on doing their quote-unquote online backups, yeah, I used them for years and years even in the business, and it's great. It is.
SPEAKER 08 :
Works fabulous. Very inexpensive for unlimited storage. There's other ones that are good too, which we will obviously recommend. I would say the other thing is that the protection on the – what they call the endpoint but your your computer basically your virus antivirus protection your malware protection uh many people have some some don't it's what they use you know i i try to get people to use uh products that are not going to slow down their computer right which a lot do a lot do uh you don't need that over overkill um but it's very important obviously to have protection on the endpoint or the workstation, if you plug in a USB drive, whatever, that's important. You know what?
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You just mentioned something there, too. Be careful when you pick these things up, by the way. And what I mean by that is there's a lot of folks that will even advertise their businesses and things like that that will have jump drives and things like that you go to trade shows and different things and even some of the local fairs and stuff like that and somebody may actually hand you a jump drive well here's what i would say on that be really careful it's not the same thing against even those individuals but stuff can get slipped into those that you need to be really careful of to your point and that's where be careful what you're physically plugging into your computer or network right correct
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Exactly. And I would say the other thing that we see with businesses, as we mentioned earlier, was multi-factor authentication. Nearly everybody has a cloud-based email system, but there's a lot of business out there that we run into that they haven't set up that multi-factor authentication. It's huge to do that.
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Even your Gmail, Google, for all of you listening, you can do multi-factor authentication and should on even some of those simple accounts. And again, you may not have much, you know, things that you've stored there where it's like, okay, if they want to see my recipes, you know, that I've put up to Google Docs, then let them see it. But that's not even, you know, the idea is just don't let them into those things. So, you know, protect yourself. And the other thing about that I think that I could say is if you get used to doing it, You'll do that every single time, no matter what the product is you're using. So it just becomes an automatic. Do you want you know, do you want multifactor authentication? Yes, correct. Just click yes and go through that particular process and off you go. Now, in a lot of cases, they're going to ask you for a cell phone number or a number they can text to. because that's another way they can do some authentication. It depends upon the company and how they're doing things. And yes, those are okay. And that's where, back to Joe's point about getting some of those numbers, that's where you never give a passcode out that may have come to you because somebody might be trying to use that multi-factor authentication. They then have your phone number some way, somehow, and they're going to ask you for that number in return and do not ever give that number out. And if you've gotten that number, that means somebody's typically trying to do something that they shouldn't be.
SPEAKER 08 :
Correct.
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Now, in some cases, it could be your spouse, and if that's the case, then they'll tell you and they'll say, hey, send me the code to such and such, and you know that's exactly who it is, and off you go. But be really careful in giving that authentication code, which is what that is, in giving that out.
SPEAKER 08 :
Correct. We said earlier, I just use this all the time. If it's suspicious, if it seems suspicious, it is. Don't mess around. Just do not mess around.
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And I think we were talking during the break, and we didn't get this out over the air, but take your tunnel vision goggles off if you see something. In other words, a lot of us know somebody we can call. You know somebody that has some resources that could help you through whatever this is to verify whether this is in fact real or not. Don't get tunnel vision and get all scared and nervous and then just start clicking through or making phone calls or whatever. Call the people you know. Nothing is that big of an emergency that you can't take an extra minute or two, think through the process, and make sure you're contacting somebody that can help you with this, even if it's a family member.
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And don't be embarrassed.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, don't be embarrassed.
SPEAKER 14 :
Yeah, I think that's the thing to come out.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, for a lot of you listening, we talked about this even during one of the breaks. It seems to me, and this is just my analysis of the world, Young people are super susceptible to some of this stuff because, frankly, they've always had this stuff around, and they kind of get careless with it, in my opinion. Older people never had it, so they really don't know much about it, so they tend to kind of, you know, do whatever they can, and they're easily susceptible as well. There's kind of that middle, which is kind of our age, where we kind of didn't have it, then we had it, we kind of grew up through all of these changes, and we've kept up on it pretty well, and a lot of us, not all, but a lot of us will do okay on the technology sides of things, and even though we're older it's funny i'll get young people that'll be like do you know how to do such and such i'm like yeah i could probably teach you no offense i could probably teach you a few things about what you're not doing because yeah i not only know how to do it but i was around before any of this stuff existed i used to do pen to paper so yes i know how to do such and such but it's funny some of the young people will think we don't know it when in fact brian we know more about it than most of the young people do
SPEAKER 08 :
Yep. And again, it goes back to taking your time. I said that initially, that when you, again, email, going through that, and if you get an email that's suspicious but you're still not sure, make the phone call or email that person. Say, did you send me this? That's an extra few seconds to save you what could be a disaster.
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Yeah, and along those lines, folks, trust me, these scammers are sophisticated. They will even scam it to where it looks like it's coming from yourself at times, where it'll be, hey, I need to reset password such and such, or this is a message from Outlook, but yet it's coming from, or it looks like it's coming from yourself when in fact it's not, and it's a big scam. Correct. The other thing before we end, I know we've got just a few minutes left, also be careful of, On a lot of social media, there will be people out there pretending to be somebody that you know. They'll pretend to be your friend. They may even copy somebody else's entire social media profile. They'll then reach out. They'll talk about all things from the weather to send money to whatever or the crypto scams where they're trying to get you to invest in things. Believe me, that is not the person you know. And to Brian's point a moment ago, if there's ever a question, reach out to that person and ask, hey, did you send me Such and such. As you guys can tell, a lot to talk about. We'll have Brian back again. Never fear. He's not going anywhere. We'll have him back in the future. And if you're a business needing his help, by all means, reach out. You can find him on fixitradio.com. And this is Fix It Radio, KLZ 560.
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In an era filled with misconceptions about giving, Rick Hughes sets out to clarify the principles of grace giving. With vivid anecdotes and scripture references, Rick highlights the importance of giving with the right motivation and dispels myths surrounding obligatory tithes. Learn about the role of Christian giving as a form of worship and the significance of doing so free of compulsion and guilt, ultimately transforming your perception of contributing to the faith.
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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.
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Good morning and welcome to the Flatline. I'm your host, Rick Hughes, and for the next few minutes, you have a cordial invitation to stick around and listen to the things we have to say. We're not going to con you. We're not going to try to trick you. We're not gonna solicit anything from you. We just wanna give you some information, information that will help you verify as well as identify the plan of God for your life. And if you do that, then you can orient and adjust to the plan at your discretion. It's up to you. You're a free American. You have volition. You have a choice. You have a chance to choose. And you can make your own decision. You know, the world is full of information. The wisdom of the world is out there. And there's also the divine wisdom, what we call divine viewpoint, the Bible, the Word of God. So basically, there are only two systems of thought in the world today, human viewpoint, which motivates by Satan, and divine viewpoint, which comes from God. Human viewpoint versus divine viewpoint. So people in their great wisdom reject God, reject his word, kick it all out the door and say, I don't believe it, it's not right, written by men, yada, yada, yada, yada. And they go for human viewpoint. They would rather trust a man than trust the infallible word of God. Remember, the Bible is alive and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder the soul and the spirit and the joints and the marrow of anyone who listens, believes, hears, lives it, understands it. That's the great thing about the Bible. It gives you wisdom, and wisdom gives you discernment and insight. Insight gives you the ability to see the unknown, and that's what Scripture does. It gives you the ability to see the unknown. That's where faith comes in, because you walk by faith. You know the end results and what it's going to be. So God gave you two ends, one of those ends you think with, your head, your brain, one of those ends you sit with, that's your rear end. And success in life is going to depend on which one of those ends you use. Heads, you'll win it, and tails, you'll lose it. So I hope you're listening. I hope you're learning, because the Flatline is designed for two things. Number one, to introduce you to the most fantastic gift God ever gave, which is his anointed son, Jesus Christ our Lord. And secondly, to give you information about and for me to ferret out those who may be hungry for more information. That's what I'm always looking for. I'm looking for positive volition, people that want to learn and exploit the grace of God, understand it, use it in their life, and go on to represent Jesus Christ in their everyday activities. So thank you for listening to the FLOT line. Remember, FLOT is a military acronym for the Forward Line of Troops. And we're talking about 10 unique problem-solving devices found in the Bible. Nothing new that I discovered. This is something my pastor put together years ago. But it's all accurate information. When you learn these 10 problem-solving devices that are taught in the Scripture, then you can stop the outside sources of adversity before they roll into the inside source of stress in your life. learning how to rebound your sin, learning how to be filled with the Holy Spirit, learning how to walk by faith, learning how to live by grace, learning how to orient to God's Word, recognizing your personal sense of destiny, developing virtue love for God the Father and impersonal love for others, and sharing the happiness of God. and eventually being occupied with Jesus Christ. Those are the 10 problem-solving devices. We have all that in a book form. If you'd like to order the book, just write to us, email us from rickhughesministries.org. It's free, no charge ever for anything that comes from this ministry, and that's part of what we'll talk about today. We don't solicit money. We don't ask for money. We don't sell anything. We don't con you by saying, if you'll just give us this, we'll give you that. We just want to cover the cost of mailing. No, we don't do that. If God motivates you to seek out truth, you contact us. It is free. God gives freely. And I've always believed if God's in it, God will pay for it. That's how we manage 27 radio stations across America this morning. If God's in it, God pays for it. So if the money's not there, then we shut it down. It's just that simple. So let's talk today about a subject that is very dear to my heart. I couldn't operate as an evangelist. I couldn't operate as a ministry without grace giving. Without people donating, contributing to our ministry, to our organization, which is a tax-free organization. Now, I'm not asking you to give any money. I just want to go over this subject with you. Christian giving. That's what I want to cover today with you. Because this is run amok today in the Christian church. There's so many gimmicks, so many games. So many crooks trying to persuade you to chip in a few bucks. So let's look at the principles here. The greatest gift ever given to the world is the gift God gave, which is his son, the Lord Jesus Christ. That is the testimony of grace giving because Jesus Christ alone took the judgment for our sin and he was born into the Adamic race and he didn't have a sin nature like you and I do. We have an imputed sin nature from Adam. But here we are, we're sinful. He was not, he was virgin born. He didn't have Adam's sin nature. and never in his whole life did he even commit a sin. He was the spotless lamb of God without sin that takes away the sin of the world. That's why the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5, 18, now all things are from God who has reconciled himself to us through Christ. That's how we come to the Father, through Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation. That's your job and my job to share the good news that God is reconciled to man through Christ. In other words, man's sins have been judged on the cross. Christ paid for those sins, and we can have a wonderful relationship with God the Father. through Christ, that's why the Bible says, he that knew no sin was made sin for us, so we can be made the righteousness of God through him. But for a Christian, if we ever wanna talk about giving, giving money to your church, giving money to a missionary, giving money to anybody. Giving is a lot more than simply throwing a few bucks on the offering plate. It's actually a function of worship since it involves not only the money that you give, but a soul response and a correct mental attitude when you do it. I've watched people give. I've been told things about how to get people to give. When I first got into the ministry, I was told that I needed to go out and raise my support and buttonhole people and ask them to give money to me every month and I didn't feel comfortable to that and I didn't do that. I've watched a Billy Graham crusade where the buckets were passed to the many in the crowds and the buckets were thrown up in the air and money went everywhere when the people disrupted the Billy Graham crusade that I was at. So giving, you know, should you pass a plate before unbelievers? I don't think you should. I don't think you should ever ask any unbeliever to support the ministry of God. I think you need to ask him to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. But is the Christian mandated to give an offering to his church or to his missionaries that he knows? And the answer is each one of us, this is 2 Corinthians 9, 7, each one of us must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under any type of compulsion because God loves the well-motivated giver. Yes, God does expect you to give offerings to your church and to support your missionaries. There's nothing wrong with that, but there are a lot of misconceptions about giving in the church today. It's funny how people think sometimes, you know, like, if I give enough money, then God will give me what I desire. I remember years ago when I was coaching some professional bass anglers, One of those bass anglers told me that if God will let me win this tournament, I'll give him 10%. And I thought, wait a minute. You're trying to hustle God for 10% and you want to win $100,000? You want to get God 10%? Why not give it all to him, brother? Well, that didn't go over too well. But you can't con God to give you what you want. You're going to tempt him with a few bucks. That's crazy. If I give enough money, God will give me what I desire. It doesn't work that way. Some people even give out of guilt, maybe because they possess more money than they should. or maybe because they have a guilty conscience and they've done something wrong and they feel guilty about it and they think they can assuage their guilt complex by throwing some money in the offering plate. That won't get rid of the guilt. If you have sinned as a Christian, giving money is not the issue. Rebound is the issue. Problem-solving device number one. If we confess our sins, He's faithful and just to forgive us of our sin. and to purify us from all wrongdoing. If you give money out of fellowship, not under control of the Holy Spirit, having unconfessed sin in your life, it's just human good. It's what the Bible calls wood, hay, and stubble, and it will be burned up at the judgment seat of Christ. It is not rewardable because you did it in the energy of the flesh. And there's a lot of people that do that every Sunday morning in their local church. They throw a few bucks on their offering plate. Maybe they cheated someone in business. Maybe they cheated on their spouse. Maybe they did something illegal, wrong. And they try to assuage their guilt complex by giving money. I've had that happen in my ministry where people were involved in things that were wrong. And they gave money to us. We had no idea they were wrong. We had no idea what they had done. But it was all to assuage their guilt complex. In the end, it cost everybody, them in prison and us having to pay back the money they gave. But it happens in life. God is faithful. He always supplies our need. But grace-motivated giving is the way to go. You give motivated by the grace of God. There's a false motivation for giving, and you've got to be careful about that. So understand that. You've got to remember, we live in the church age. We do not live in the age of Israel. So that's the first thing we've got to get clear here. We have to distinguish between what they did in the Old Testament called tithing and what's the difference between tithing and giving because many Christians today are told they must tithe 10% of their income. I was in one town speaking where a businessman asked me to come to his office and he said that his local church had sent a CPA to look at his books to determine how much he could give to the church. That's crazy. That's crazy. And yet it goes on, manipulating people, trying to intimidate people to give money to the church. I know another situation where the church wanted to expand and the deacons looked at the financial ability of each member and determined among themselves what those members should give and went to those members and asked them to give that amount. That's crazy. That's a violation of grace. Did God command Israel to bring tithes to the temple? Yes. To support the priest? Yes. That was a form of taxation and everybody in Israel paid it. Not just the redeemed, but even the unredeemed. Not just believers, but unbelievers. Leviticus 27, 30 through 34, thus all the tithe of the land. of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree is the Lord's. It is holy to the Lord. If therefore a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he shall add to it one fifth for every 10th part of a herd or flock. Whatever passes under the rod, the 10th one shall be holy to the Lord. He is not to be concerned whether it is good or bad, nor shall he exchange it. Or if he does exchange it, then both it and the substitute shall become holy, and it shall not be redeemed. These are the mandates which are from the Lord. The Lord commanded Moses for the sons of Israel at Mount Sinai. So, giving functions in every dispensation. Tithing does not. Giving functions in every dispensation, tithing does not. Israel had the gift, they gave gifts, but they also paid their tithes. Old Testament tithing in Israel was the only bonafide tithing in the Bible. And Old Testament tithing was not synonymous with giving, since giving went way beyond the requirement to pay your taxes. In Proverbs 11, 24, and 25, there's one who scatters and yet increases all the more, and there's one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in more want. In verse 25, Proverbs 11, the generous man will be prosperous. and he who waters will himself be watered. My ministry has been watered by generous people that provide the money for us to rent the airtime to play these radio shows, for us to travel and speak in schools and to print books and promote material like that. It's all grace giving, grace of God. We never ask anybody for a dime, and I've learned that from my pastor at his church. so grace motivates people giving and that's the right mental attitude we live by grace we give in grace no strings attached that means if someone decides to give a gift they don't have any route right to determine what the person does with that gift that's between that person and the lord so you give to the lord And that person receives from the Lord, and it's not about who does the giving or who does the spending. Giving has to be done freely, by grace. And it's interesting that in the New Testament, the Macedonian Gentiles actually supported Paul's ministry. He wrote about it in 2 Corinthians 8, 3, where he said, for I testify that according to their ability and even beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord. So giving is wonderful. We're all mandated to give. We should give as God has prospered us. But that doesn't cut you down to a 10% hack and make you feel like you've done some wonderful deed because I put in 10% in the offering plate and I did my tithe. Again, tithing was for Israel in the Old Testament, and everyone in the nation paid it. It was a form of taxation. It was not giving. So since giving is a privilege, that means we reflect God's grace and glorify God when we give. Is there anything wrong with giving? No, if you're filled with the Holy Spirit when you give, it's wonderful. If you're not, if you're giving under compulsion or if you're giving out of guilt, then it's just human good and it will not glorify God and it will be burned up at the judgment seat of Christ. So let me give you some principles that my pastor taught me many years ago. I'm going to read from his notes. He said, giving is a commemoration of grace since God the Father gave his Son as the ultimate gift to humanity. Giving is a commemoration of grace since God the Father gave his Son as the ultimate gift to humanity. So we have the first gift, the greatest gift, the gift of our salvation, the gift of the forgiveness of God through Jesus Christ. Two, as we recognize God's grace in our own lives, then we give on the basis of our attitude from the Word of God in our soul. It is the Word of God in our soul that motivates us, that enlightens us. It's called wisdom, discernment, understanding, insight. When we have that wisdom, then we know when it's right to give and when it's not right to give. It's always wonderful to see. It's amazing for me to see in my ministry the times when when the Lord provides exactly what we need, exactly, without me having to ask anybody, without me having to tell anybody. Like you, I have friends that say, if you ever need anything, brother, just let me know. And my response is I'll let the Lord know, and if he lets you know, that's between you and him. But I'm not coming to you, I'm going to him. And that's what we should do. The sequence in giving begins in the soul first. That's soul appreciation for the gift that God gave us. And then the overt act of giving, since giving an extension of our spiritual growth. Most people haven't grown enough to even know how to give yet. Most people give out of compulsion. Most people give out of guilt. Most people give out of wrong motivation. When you grow spiritually and understand those wonderful problem-solving devices that are on your way to becoming a mature believer, then your giving will be much greater, not financially, I'm not saying that, but it'd be a much better benefit for you because you're giving from motivation of the word of God. That's why we say the issue is never the giver. It is not the gift. Since the focus always is on virtue love, that's your appreciation for God's grace provision, and God's grace, grace orientation, problem solving device number four. So when we have these problem solving devices in our life, then they even motivate us to live the right way. But if you give under emotionalism, that means there are always going to be strings attached. Do not ever try to tell people what to do with the money you give them. If you give somebody a gift, leave it in the Lord's hand. That's why I say give it to the Lord and they can receive it from the Lord. End of story. Giving under emotionalism means there will always be strings attached. So if you're at a church service and they try to get you all worked up and try to get you emotional and we got to get up to this goal or we got to get up to that goal, then come on, people. Fork it out. Put it in the plate. Let's go. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord. Leave. Go find another church. Get out of there. If God's in it, God will pay for it. Here's a novel solution. I'm going to give you a novel solution. What if a church quit taking offerings? There's nothing wrong with it. It's not a sin. But what if a church just put a box in the back and said, if you want to give, put it right here. What if all ministries operated like that? Quit asking for money. Quit soliciting money. Quit selling information. Quit printing books and selling books and quit selling tapes. All they'll say, we're not selling it. We just want to cover the cost of mailing and distribution. If they quit asking for money and quit soliciting money, they may be out of business tomorrow because they always have to come up with a new gimmick and a new way to get people to give. It's so wonderful to know that the Lord provides all your needs. You don't have to manipulate anybody. Just shut up, do your job, and let the Lord pay for it. And if he doesn't pay for it, go do something else. You're in the wrong business. So you don't give under emotionalism. And if you don't have the filling of the Holy Spirit, as I said, problem-solving device number two, then everything you do is going to be burned up at the judgment seat of Christ. Every dime you gave, every nickel you gave, every offering you put in there, it's going to be burned up as wood, hay, and stubble because you did it under the energy of the flesh. In the New Testament in 1 Corinthians 16, two, on the first day of the week, let each one of you put aside and save on the basis of his own prosperity, so that no collection be taken when I come. That's Paul. He didn't want the offering plate passed. If you wanna give some money, set it aside, and when I show up, then you can give it to me. But we're not gonna solicit money when I'm speaking, is what Paul's saying. So what is this thing about tithing, the true meaning of tithing? Well, it's not spiritual giving in the Old Testament. I mean, even today, in the church age, tithing can promote great arrogance. But it was never spiritual giving in Israel. Tithing was always 10% income tax under the law of Moses. For all citizens, 10% of the tithe for all Jewish citizens to maintain the Levites to support the priesthood and so that they could present the word of God in worship, Numbers 18, 21. That's not pertinent today. We're not in the age of Israel. We're not under the old system of taxation anymore. There was even a 10% tithe for all Jewish citizens to support the cost of everyday living at the priest. That's what I just said. But every third year, Israel would require the payment of a charity tithe of 10%. And those who legitimately needed help could get it, Deuteronomy 14, 28 through 29. That was another 10% of income tax paid by all the people. It was charity. It was not socialism. It was not socialism. Charity is wonderful, socialism is not wonderful. So key concepts in giving, here you go. If you encounter any believer who pressures you to give, has a system of gimmicks, run, get away. They'll be dunning you for your money. That's inconsistent with grace. And two, be alert to false ideas of how giving, how much you can give and when you should give. Listen, people tell you today the more you give, the more God will bless you. They don't tell you. That's not true. If you're not giving the right way, you're not going to get any blessing from God in the judgment seat of Christ because it's going to be burned up as wood, hay, or stubble. Be alert to those false ideas of giving. Be alert to people trying to manipulate you. Try to tell you how much to give. What you give is between you and God, and that's grace all the way. Here's something interesting. Grace giving would never deprive you or your family of the necessities that you have in life. What is God saying? Pay your bills first. Feed your family first. Do not deprive your family. When you're giving in grace, it demands proper motivation. The filling of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God resident in your soul is appreciation for what God gave you, not deprivation. The right motivation, not deprivation. Not you saying, honey, I don't afford to buy groceries this week because we gave it all to the church because that preacher said if we'd give, if we'd plant the seed, that God would multiply it. And you're a sucker enough to believe that stuff while he goes and buys him another jet airplane. Grace giving demands proper motivation, not deprivation. And giving should always be a matter of free will. Free will. No one should even coerce you to give anything. You might not always have the money, but you can always have appreciation. Motivation comes from appreciation for the word of God in your soul. But listen to 1 Timothy about this, 5.8. If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his house, he is denied the faith and he's worse than an unbeliever. There you go. So when you give money to the Lord or the Lord's ministry, it has to be properly motivated individually. and properly administered. Any believer in a local church or in a ministry who administers funds must be filled with the Holy Spirit and must glorify God. Now listen, some believers have the gift of giving. That's a spiritual gift. God prospers some people so they can be a channel of blessing to other people. If you have the gift of giving, that's wonderful. Just remember where the prosperity is coming from. But finally, giving remains one of the greatest challenges to grace in the Christian life, since it's always an act of worship. So if you're not giving from the proper motivation, then all your gifts are merely human good. There's a whole lot to say on this and we can provide you a book called Giving, Gimmick, or Grace written by my pastor many years ago. If you'd like a copy, let us know. We'll get it to you. Giving, Gimmick, or Grace. It goes into the whole thing from the Old Testament to the New Testament. and shows how you can understand the spiritual gift of giving. So thank you for listening. Thank you for paying attention. I hope this has encouraged you a little bit. This is not me asking for any money. We're fine. We're not soliciting money. We're just talking about the principles of giving in the New Testament as compared to the principles of giving in the Old Testament. So I hope you'll come back next week, and I hope this study might have freed some chains that were binding you I hope you'll continue to listen to our show every Sunday, same time, same place. So until then, this is your host, Rick Hughes, saying thank you for listening to The Flatline.
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Thank you for listening to The Floodline with your host, Rick Hughes. If you'd like to contact Rick, please write to him at P.O. Box 100, Cropwell, Alabama, 35054, or online at www.rickhughesministries.org.
HR1 Andy's 5-Star Movie Reviews: Sinners & The Accountant 2 (4-25-25) by John Rush
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It's finally Friday on Rush to Reason with your host, John Rush. So I tell him I'm a pro jack. And who do you think they give me? The Dalai Lama himself. So we finish 18, and he's going to sniff me. And I say, hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know? And he says, oh, it won't be any money. But when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness. So I got that going. And movie reviews with Andy Payne.
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I think that you got the wrong impression about me. I think in all fairness, I should explain to you exactly what it is that I do.
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What I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.
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Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world. Stick a fork in me, Jerry. I'm done.
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Now, here is your host of Rush to Reason, John Rush.
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Filling in is Andy Pate, party of choice. And I'm your host, Andy Pate, filling in for John Rush, along with Luke Cashman and Tanner Cole. Man. Okay.
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He's getting into the band vibe.
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Luke, you were militant, and Tanner, you were kind of drugged out, kind of 70s-ish.
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I got soul in me, baby. He got soul in you.
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Okay, well, today we're going to do some movies, of course. But before we get to that, last night was round one of the NFL draft. And no, folks, I'm not going to spend a bunch of time on that. Richard and I will do a full recap on Monday. But let's do a quick recap just of round one. Tanner, you're a big draft, Nick. I know you get into it, right?
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Oh, yeah.
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Okay, let me ask you just a few questions, get some of your thoughts, and then we'll take a break, come back, do some movies. What did you think of the Broncos pick? I mean... Who did they get, for those who don't know?
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I think I'm pronouncing his name right. Jihad Baron? No, Jaday. Jaday. Jihad is something very different. Well, there was also a guy named Jihad in the draft, so that makes it a little... Jihad Campbell.
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Yeah. Yes. You ever heard of the singer Shardé? I think so. So Ja Day. Kind of like that.
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Ja Day. We both thought he'd go to maybe the Cardinals with the 16th, even the Dolphins at 13. Yes. The fact that the Broncos got him, yes, I'm sure Broncos fans maybe want a running back or receiver since the second best receiver and running back are still on the table, but... They now have the best secondary by far in the NFL, and they don't even need safeties with their three corners. So it was a steal, technically.
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Bronco fans, I got news for you, and Richard, I'm sure, will say the same thing on Monday. You got a steal! You got a steal. He shouldn't have been there.
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Right.
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OK, and they were not even thinking of cornerback. But you know what? When you got gold there, you don't take lead.
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Right.
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And that's just the way it is. He was too good. OK, let me jump in for a moment. Luckiest or the team that did the best last night?
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I think the Giants won the draft.
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That's what I was going to say, the Giants.
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They got their pass rusher, Abdul, who's fantastic. And they traded back in for not a lot to get Jackson Dart, who can sit behind Russell Wilson for a year or two. I think they won the draft.
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They got their QB of the future. They got the best pass rusher to come out in the last few years. The next LT, or at least LT-esque.
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At least Micah Parsons or something.
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Yeah, Micah Parsons, whatever. Who cares? He's good.
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Yeah.
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Oh, my gosh. John and Cheyenne, wherever you are, probably in Cheyenne, you should be very happy right now. You guys lit it up last night. You won the draft.
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I was with the Giants fan watching, and he was very nervous, but then very ecstatic.
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Oh, I'll bet he was.
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Oh, he was beyond himself. I haven't seen him that happy rooting for the Giants in years.
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Okay, well, let's really quick talk about the other teams in the AFC West, one of which is your team. But first, we're going to go to the Raiders. I would say they did quite well.
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I mean, with what they had there, they're either going to take McMillan, offensive tackle, but everyone knows they're going to take Jenty if he was there. And sure enough, he was.
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What the Raiders did is don't blow it. Don't be stupid. Take the obvious pick. Sometimes the most obvious thing is what you want to do.
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Right. And Pete Carroll's there. Ashton Jenty is Marshawn Lynch, maybe on steroids. I mean, he is a bowling ball. You can't get him down. He's probably faster than Marshawn as well. So it was a great pick.
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He reminds me of Marshall Falk. That's who he reminds me of. The way he runs. He's got vision, eyes in the back of his head. He can cut eight ways. Look, he's not Barry Sanders because I got news for you. Nobody ever will be. Okay, Barry Sanders is the greatest thing, and I won't even call him a person, thing I've ever seen carry a ball on a football field. I've never seen anything like him.
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He was burying at Boise.
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Oh, gosh, he was something.
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That one run against Washington State broke eight tackles.
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He's amazing. So the Raiders, you've got to deal with somebody there. Now, the good news is the Raiders are still not a good team, but they just became a lot better. Okay, let's take a look at the Chiefs. I think they got themselves a steal.
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Yeah.
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Offensive tackle who should not have been there at number 32. What a steal. Go.
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Right. They traded with the Eagles, which they didn't really care. The Eagles, I think, got a steal as well, getting the best linebacker.
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Jihad.
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Jihad Campbell.
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You know they're going to make jokes about that.
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They already have Nick Vaughn.
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Right?
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Nick Vaughn, who was amazing this last year.
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Yeah.
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They already have him re-signed. So, I mean, the Eagles get better. They always take the best player. They're the best run franchise, probably, in the NFL. Howie Roseman.
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Them in Detroit, yeah.
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Yeah, it's unbelievable. Every year the Eagles are getting a great draft pick.
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Okay, but back to Josh Simmons, the left tackle. And the reason this is important, folks, is if you want to beat the Chiefs, who do you got to get? Their quarterback.
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Right. You need edge rushers.
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You need edge rushers. And now you got to get through Josh Simmons, who, if he dropped because of an injury, and if it weren't for his injury, he was a top 10 talent. Right. And so they just got a left tackle. If he gets healthy... That makes life difficult. Okay, now to your team. You guys got a player I did not expect you to get because I thought the Broncos were going to take him at 20. You got yourself a little bit of a steal, a little bit of an unexpected treasure. Go.
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Yes, we got Omari Hampton, the running back out of North Carolina. I wanted Matthew Golden, who went next pick. Texas wide receiver to the Packers.
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Oh, to who? Who got him?
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The stinking Packers.
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Who was that? Oh, the Packers, my team. What shirt am I wearing right now?
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And jacket.
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Yes, and jacket.
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Every time Andy walks into the studio, it's double Green Bay. He's just rooting for one Super Bowl in his lifetime, but...
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they're not two actually two dos actually i was alive for all of them so we've won four in my lifetime and just you know uh nfl championships total 13 just thought i'd throw that out there i love i can't believe there was fans watching the draft in lambeau field me and my uh buddies were shocked that they were doing that oh it was packed packed house you could just see when the draft started it looked like there's 150 000 people there okay really quick though because we got to go to break omari and hampton the reason this is important for bronco fans is you got to try to tackle this guy not you your players but i'm telling you it's a good thing because you won't be able to your players had better omari and hampton is a bowling ball an angry one think of a bowling ball if it's going down toward the pins but you fill it with rage okay that's omari and hampton He is an angry, angry, powerful runner. Remember when Marshawn Lynch went beast mode on that, you know, and they always call him beast mode because of that one run.
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Against the Saints, I think.
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Right. And he just threw off half their team, just one after the other. Omarion Hampton does that a lot. He throws guys off of him. We're talking 250-pound linebackers. He weighs 225. Doesn't matter. Pure muscle. The guy has one running muscle, and he just throws people off and runs angry and, oh, by the way, he's fast and can catch.
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Slippery. I mean, it's not like he's just a straight bulldozer. The guy has some silkiness to him as well.
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Right. I mean, is he LaDainian Tomlinson? Once again, I'm not sure anybody is, but he's the next best thing.
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What I would do for him.
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And you got him now for several years.
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Yeah, if LT had a son, he has to be a Charger. But there was a couple of reaches. Like, I didn't like the Vikings taking Donovan Jackson, the guard. I thought they should have gone with a safety. Nick Emanuari or whatever his name is.
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Emanuari.
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And Malachi Starks were still on the board. I would have liked that more, but...
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I agree, although that's a good guard. I like the player. I had him right at the top of the second round going, so he goes about 10 picks higher. But no, I would have taken one of the safeties too. Go ahead.
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Also, the Cowboys have now taken an offensive lineman three out of the last four years named Tyler.
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Okay, I didn't get this. And by the way, I like Tyler Booker. Terrible athlete, great offensive guard. Just a bulldozer. Dudes, you need a running back. You need a wide receiver. You got no weapons. So who are you blocking for? Yeah. Cowboys, I don't know. They've been spinning their wheels in mud now for years.
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They're done.
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They're done. They're done. And by the way, look at the division they're in. The Giants just rocked it in the draft. Washington is soaring. And the Eagles are the best team in the league. Well, the best team outside Detroit.
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Right.
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Okay. I think the Cowboys, they're heading into a tough time.
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Right. And then the Jaguars trading up only three spots. To go get Travis Hunter and gave up their second-round pick this year and their first-round pick next year, I don't think makes sense to anyone.
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Stupid. Look, I love Travis Hunter. I love me some Travis Hunter. Everybody here loves him. CU, great player, best player in the draft, you could argue. But are you kidding? They gave up a Pro Bowl defensive tackle, Graham, who went at No.
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5.
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Right. Okay? Yeah. And all that, that's stupid.
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Yeah. That is just stupid. I mean, Graham could end up having a better career than Travis. We don't know. And you trade all that. If it was like Arch Manning, it makes sense. Like if you go get that quarterback. Yeah, but you're not getting that. For a wide receiver or corner, I don't get it. And it's not like the Jags are Super Bowl bound, maybe not even playoff bound.
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No, they're nowhere close. This was stupid. These are the kinds of moves that set teams back for a decade. Right. And we'll see how it goes. The good thing is they've actually got a number of good young players. Maybe they think he'll just, boom, hit it and turn them around. I don't think so. I think they gave up too much. Folks, you may really love that Mercedes.
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Right.
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But you're not going to give up 200 grand.
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Right.
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Okay. You may really love that new gun, Luke.
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I do.
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You're not going to give up $50,000. No. Okay. I'm sorry. I'm sorry you can't do it. Okay. Why don't we take a break? When we come back, we're going to do movies, starting with Sinners. Are you ready?
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Ready.
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Are you ready for a movie? I'm ready for a movie. Okay, Tanner. Vampires meet blues music in the Old South at the Sinners.
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I've been all over this world. I've seen men die in ways I didn't even know was possible. Hey, brother. Be careful. I will. With all the things that I've seen. I ain't ever seen no demons. No ghosts. No magic.
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Till now. Then get back inside.
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Let me in, man.
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You keep dancing with the devil.
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One day he's going to follow you home.
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All right, does that sound intense, Tanner?
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Yes. All right. I want to see it.
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Okay, well, here we go. It is the early 1930s, and Michael B. Jordan, he stars as twins Smoke and Stack. Now, before we go any further, I want to ask your guys' opinion here. Michael B. Jordan, okay, in my opinion, out of all the muscle men in Hollywood, he's the best actor. That's my opinion.
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You don't think John Cena's a good actor? Oh, gosh.
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No. No? No, I do not. But I think he's very likable. He's a good guy. I just think Michael B. Jordan is the best actor out of all the muscle men.
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He's pretty good. Zac Efron? He's pretty good.
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Okay, that's a good one. You know what? I'm going to give it. What? Vin Diesel, no.
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Vin Diesel's not an actor.
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Well, Vin Diesel is greater than actors, okay? He's a step above. He's transcendent. He's transcendent.
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Michael B. Jordan is great, however. I love Michael B. Jordan.
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I think he's great. Okay, who did you mention, though?
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Zac Efron.
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Excellent. And who did you say? Henry Cavill.
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He's pretty good, too. I really like Henry Cavill.
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Is it Cavill?
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I have no idea. I've heard it pronounced both ways.
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But he's good, too. Yeah, they're all really good. You've got a lot of lugheads out there, let's face it. But these are guys who can really act. All right, here we go. Well, Michael B. Jordan, he stars as twins Smoke and Stack. Now, the twins, they've made big money in Chicago as part of organized crime. So now they return to the South with a dream. They're going to buy this large building that was owned by the Klan and turn it into a juke joint featuring black blues music. This is their sweet revenge. That makes sense. I think it's kind of fun. Along the way, they pick up local musicians who can really perform, including Delta Slim, Perlene, and a young preacher's son named Sammy. He's played by Miles Katan. You heard of him? He's very good, trust me. Well, against his dad's warnings, Sammy rejects the church for the excitement of playing blues guitar and singing at the new club. In fact, he's really the central character here. We see the usual friction, of course, between the white racists versus the black people who are wanting to build a new life back in the old South. We've seen this a million times, but on opening night, we also see a white guy who is far more dangerous than racist. It's not racist at all. I couldn't care less. His name is Remick, and he's an Irish vampire. Have we ever seen that before?
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Conor McGregor?
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Well, that was out of the blue, but no, I don't think so. Okay, Remick, he's actually drawn to powerful souls, and apparently Sammy's soul is irresistible. So Remick turns some locals, and you know what I mean by turn them, right? He turns them into vampires, and they ask to enter the juke joint. Nothing doing. They're not invited in. You know, with a vampire, you don't invite them in. They can't come in. But the juke joint, they don't know they're vampires. They just know they're pretty sketchy. They're like, no, I don't think so. First of all, you're white. And secondly, you look kind of sketchy. But as partiers go outside, little by little for various reasons, Remick's vampire mob grows. He turns them. Singing Irish folk songs and dancing around fires, they seek to overrun the remaining club folk. Now we have an action horror film with unstoppable vamps and dwindling good people. Smoke, he leads the good, but Sammy is the real prize. Can anyone survive? Can Sammy's soul be saved? And can the Old South provide opportunity for freedom in music or evil and oppression? And that is the story of Sinners. What do you think, Tanner?
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I think it's going to be worth a watch.
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All right. Well, what works in Sinners? Michael B. Jordan, first of all, he performs both roles well. He nails them both. Loved it. Weaving the different personalities of twins into a story of hope, pain, vengeance, and action. Because Smoke is more the reserved one, the business one, right? And Stack is more the outgoing partying type. And it's kind of interesting how he does them both. Now, the music scenes are very impressive. Very impressive. Both old blues and Irish folk. And they were both cool. That's what I liked. They didn't do the Irish folk like it sucked. They didn't. They did it like it was cool. They were both very cool. The art of the film is great. It's a very arty film. Luke, you'll like that. Let's go. There you go. Jack O'Connell is an excellent villain as Remick. He does a terrific job. He's cunning. He's driven. He's ravenous, of course. Just a bad, bad guy. But he does it with style. And I really like that. He is a bad Irishman. Now, the second half of the film is an intense fusion of great music and action horror. Boy, you don't see that very much.
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No, it's a very unique sort of mashup.
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Right. And that's what I like. You know, every now and then you need a vampire movie that charts a new course. And they do. And I like that. And finally, there are no poor performances. The mood is real. It's vibrant. And everybody does their role just right. All right. What doesn't work in Sinners? Well, there are some real drawbacks. First of all, it's flat out too long. There's too much agenda. We'll get to that in a little bit. The first half narrative was definitely too long. Here's the problem. I'm just going to tell you right out. First half drags, second half rocks. I'll just be honest. But this movie was disjointed in the storyline. It was tedious, especially through the first half. There's a couple sex scenes that are needlessly disgusting. With the preacher's kid, I'm just being honest, I'm talking to my audience here. With the preacher's kid doing adult porn level in his first sex act, no, it didn't make sense. And these add nothing to the story. look there are sex scenes in movies that totally add to the story right they're part of the story these were totally needed they add nothing and they slow the story just for art's sake I actually love artsiness, but not for art's sake. Make it work with the story, and it didn't. The story itself lacked focus. Remick being drawn to Sammy's soul, that was a really cool idea, but that should have driven the narrative. They should have really focused on that, cut out a lot of the other stuff, but it was too random. And if Vamps, by the way, if they procreate that fast, because they procreate very quickly in this movie... then how can they be stopped? Okay? This isn't the future. We don't have guns like in Aliens that can take outside of a building. How can they be stopped? It didn't make any sense. And here's another one. Are these the only vamps who don't know about sunrises? Okay? I mean, did they not get the memo? Because they're really kind of dumb at this point. So you've got these implausibilities woven throughout the movie where you're like, the preacher's kid would not be doing a porno movie his first time out. You wouldn't have all these other things stuffed in. The first half shouldn't have taken so long. You shouldn't have a lot of what's in the movie, even though you've got some awesome, cool stuff in the movie. And by the way, Michael B. Jordan, he wasn't even the center of it. The scene with Smoke slaying a Klan group, OK, it actually added nothing to the story. This was Hollywood. Every now and then, Hollywood loves to do these scenes, you know, going back with black guys killing a lot of white people because they get this revenge filled. You know, it's this this high that they get out of it. And, you know, I can understand that in some films. And by the way, I hated the Klan. OK, but it's just it just drags it out. It's kind of like, OK, OK. I'm glad you feel good now. You got that out of your... Can we get back to the movie?
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Well, like in Django, they added the clan, and it was perfect because Jamie Foxx was a freed slave, so it made sense.
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It was the point.
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Right.
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Right. This here, now, you know, don't get me wrong. Well, here's another thing, okay? So the clan's people who are in the area, terrible people, right? Obviously. Right. But you got the clan's people. You also have this vampire army that's growing. Which one is the bigger threat?
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Obviously, the vampires.
SPEAKER 05 :
Right. Which one is the point of the movie?
SPEAKER 07 :
Vampires.
SPEAKER 05 :
Right. Which one should we be really focusing on so the movie clips along and goes action, action, pounding, pounding, pounding, and keeps you wanting to watch more?
SPEAKER 07 :
The Klan.
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah, sure. The Klan. Like, I want to see a bunch of chubby white people go down when they get shot because they're incompetent.
SPEAKER 06 :
Oh!
SPEAKER 05 :
You know, I don't care, okay? Get to what matters and stick with it. Here's the thing. There was an incredible movie in this movie. But they added a lot. They dragged out the opening half and they added stuff that you didn't need. Take that out. You could have had, this thing should have been, I'm serious, about an hour and a half long. Okay. A hundred minutes tops. Move it, move it, move it. This thing could have been great because you had all the elements of an awesome movie. Okay. Here we go. One last thing. You know, Sammy was the central story. It almost became like the twins were a sidelight.
SPEAKER 07 :
Hmm.
SPEAKER 05 :
Well, you know, I'm there to watch Michael B. Jordan. No offense. So it all just kind of strayed around. Okay, getting to it. Rotten Tomatoes gave this 97%. Which, of course, they're going to. Right? Right. Okay. They love the woke nature of black people slaughtering white people. They love that. You know, the white villains coming in as vampires. The white clan. Kill, kill, kill. There's nothing better. This is catnip for movie reviewers. I don't think they're entirely wrong. I think it's a good movie. I'm going to give this three stars. I'm going to recommend people seeing it. It is worth seeing. It's pretty good. It's good. It's good. And here's the thing. I think when people go to it, they're going to come out the door and think, man, that was really good. Do you know why? Because what do you remember? The first half or the second half of the movie? Second half. All right. Well, the second half is great. The second half was almost a five-star movie. About four and a half. First half, one and a half star. Political, I'm going to give it two. Threw a little agenda in there. Not too much, but they threw enough. More religious, one. Not a big deal. I don't go to a vampire movie to be saved, okay? I get it. But they shoved stuff in there that you're just like, this has literally nothing to do with... I want to see Michael B. Jordan fight vampires! Right? I know I'm a, you know, I'm a shallow person. I get it. But that to me is just cool. He's cool. Vampires are cool. Let's get on with it. All right. Do I recommend going to centers? Yes, I do. Just understand it's got some drawbacks.
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If you need to go to the bathroom, go in the first half.
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah, go in the first half. You're not going to miss much, honestly, because they drag the story development. They're developing all these characters that don't wind up meaning that much. So there you go. That is Sinners. We've got another movie coming right up. Up next is Veteran Windows and Doors. 35% off three windows, 40% off four or more. Call Veteran at 303-529-0720.
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The best export we have is common sense. You're listening to Rush to Reason.
SPEAKER 05 :
And welcome back to Rush to Reason. Denver's Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560, Tanner Cole. Man. And Luke Cash. Man. I'm Andy Pate filling in for John Rush. And Luke, buddy.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah. I got a question for you.
SPEAKER 05 :
All right. It's kind of personal.
SPEAKER 08 :
Sure. I'm ready for it. I'm ready for it.
SPEAKER 05 :
I think we've known each other long enough.
SPEAKER 08 :
Luke, are you ready for a movie? I am ready for a movie. Okay. Yes.
SPEAKER 05 :
That was good, that was good. Are you okay? Breathe, breathe. Wiping some sweat from my brow. You're too ready for a movie. I didn't know that was possible. Okay, here we go. Luke, how often do we see a sequel to a little-known movie?
SPEAKER 08 :
I mean, not very often, especially if it's been a while. You usually get a movie, and then within a year or two, you get a sequel. And if you don't see one by then, chances are you're not getting one.
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah, in this case, it actually happened. Now, the first movie, by the way, actually had a real charm to it. Well, now we do get to see this in The Accountant 2.
SPEAKER 02 :
Good morning, Dreamboat. Could we discuss business now?
SPEAKER 06 :
Go.
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Do you like puzzles, Mr. Wolf? Ray King has been murdered. I need your help to finish the job he started. How does this all connect?
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Most brains seek a pattern that's familiar. My brain doesn't work that way. It's me, your brother. Can you be in California in 24 hours? Just call it. How have you been? Merry Christmas. Happy birthday. It's not your birthday. Birthday's November 11th. Unbelievable.
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Was your brother up to speed on the case? So it's been a minute.
SPEAKER 10 :
Braxton, thank you for coming. I'm really glad you're here. Did you say that? Yeah.
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Should we go over the plan again?
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Plan?
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Braxton. Thank you. Are you ready?
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Yeah.
SPEAKER 05 :
Sound like fun, Luke?
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, it sounds like a great time.
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah, it does sound pretty fun. Okay, here we go. Ben Affleck, we like him. Yeah. He's a good actor. I never forgive him for Pearl Harbor, but that's okay.
SPEAKER 08 :
I'll never forgive him for Batman v. Superman.
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 08 :
Or the Justice League. That was rough.
SPEAKER 05 :
He has let us down, but he has also made about 10 million movies. So, you know, I think we're going to come in some slack. Here we go. Ben Affleck. He stars as Christian Wolfe, a brilliant autistic accountant who used to launder money and clean books for mobsters. Now, this, of course, that put this put him on the run when they turned on him. And now he's sort of a numbers vigilante uncovering corruption with the books. But we begin this film with retired FBI financial crimes boss Raymond King. He's played by J.K. Simmons. And he's meeting someone at this bingo event. They got food there, bingo. And he's seeking intel to find some Central American refugees. Well, the problem is he's got hitmen after him. And his last words that are written on his arm are, find the accountant. This brings in Christian, who exposes the human trafficking scheme at, of all places, a pizza company. But hey, Rain Man, these people are violent. Just want to be careful. Enter Christian's estranged brother, Braxton, played by John Bernthal. We like him, right?
SPEAKER 08 :
I love Jon Bernthal.
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah, he's great. Well, he's nothing like Christian. Braxton is violent, sloppy, and angry about not seeing his bro for years. So we have a buddy action thriller with the two opposite brothers arguing while unleashing their different talents to battle evildoers. It's formula, but it's a good one. I like it. There are also a couple of key female characters here. One is Mary Beth. She's a Treasury Department financial crimes agent. She was in the first one. She serves as the straight man to the Kooky Brothers. The other is a blonde lady hitman named Anais, and she's played by Danielle Pineda. Have you seen her?
SPEAKER 07 :
I think so.
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah, she's very good. She has an absolutely intense backstory. Just intense. And she's actually the most interesting character in this film. And I'm not talking down the other characters. She's very interesting. Ultimately, the brothers must survive an ace while not driving Mary Beth crazy. Oh, and they need to save the day, too. That's important. There are a lot of kids being trafficked, and they've got to stop it. That is the story of The Accountant 2. Luke, what do you think?
SPEAKER 08 :
I think it sounds like a fun ride.
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah, it does sound like a fun ride. Well, what works in The Accountant 2? First of all, Affleck and Bernthal are a fun duo. Each of them is embracing his role for action comedy. One is playing, obviously, an autistic accountant who also is very good at violence because his, well, little backstory, his dad was rather abusive and trained him into violence. I'll just say that. I'll say no more. The other brother loves violence because he's a hitman. It's what he does. And they both embrace their role, and it works very well. Next, this kind of pairing is crowd-pleasing, and I think it was needed at this time of year. I don't get enough of these buddy comedies like this that actually work. We get some rotten ones, but not enough good ones in the middle of April. I like that. Next, the fight scenes are energetic and fun. They're brutal, too. And there are also some touching moments, which I enjoy. Now, it's interesting watching how autistic people, they can't connect or emotionally give, which I think is very interesting. This is very frustrating for the non-autistic brother, right? He has a brother who won't connect with him emotionally at all. Right. That's rough because you want your brother to love you, right? Because you love your brother. And that's pretty rough. And finally, Anais. I get back to her. She's a great character. But the fun moments are the brothers talking. Those are the funnest moments, just watching the two of them talk at each other, not even to each other. It's pretty fun. Okay, what doesn't work in The Accountant 2? Well, the first half, it took too long setting up the buddy action comedy that we wanted. A little bit like Sinners in that way. Just took a while to get lift off. All right, a little too long. Next... For such a fastidious lead character, this film is pretty sloppy. It needed editing. It really did. The plot was way too complicated. And they kind of left out some of the steps along the way to get where you needed to go. You know what? They really should have centered on Anais and the brothers alone. Because right there, her story is so interesting. Their story is so interesting. Adding in too many other stories... You're getting complicated here. You don't need it. They should have left out some of the fluff. Simplify. In fact, Anais' story was so good, it reduced the brothers to a side story, which was weird. I was really surprised by that. Yeah, she was a very fascinating story. All in all, this had plenty of good parts, but they're all disjointed and drawn out. There's a lot in common with Sinners here, okay, in that way. Although I actually thought Sinners was more focused than this, and Sinners was pretty unfocused. This isn't a great time for a film that tries to show the good in illegal immigrants. That's probably, you know, just saying, probably not a great sales pitch at this time. Just saying. Okay, I know it wasn't made this year.
SPEAKER 06 :
Right.
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But just something that they might have wanted to edit a little bit, you know. But whatever. Rotten Tomatoes gave this 75%. But the audiences that went to it gave it 92%. Now, granted, it's people who want to see the sequel to The Accountant. I get that. I actually, I'm pretty much right there with both of them. I thought it was a good movie. Quality, three and a half stars. This is a fun movie. I really enjoyed watching the two brothers hit it off and go after each other and so forth. I really thought if they could have trimmed this movie just like Sinners with some good editing, this was a four and a half, five star movie just like Sinners was. Getting back to Sinners, with some better editing, Sinners was a five star movie. OK, there was five star stuff in this. I don't know. Maybe this could have been five star, too. It was really good. I mean, Rain Man in an action film is kind of fun. You know, I enjoyed it. Political. Golly gee, I'm going to give it to just for the illegal immigration stuff. I think that was ill advised. more religious three it's fine do i recommend going to the accountant too yes i do i think that this is the dumb buddy cop movie even though they're not cops but it's dumb buddy you know you know i mean buddy action movie it's an action duo it's a it's a fun time yeah this is a summer movie happening in april and i like it like that so have some fun with that i think the reason it's an april release quite honestly is it's a little too long and not tight enough in the summer that's when you get these action comedies that are just tight right and just boom boom boom boom boom drags a little but guys be patient go to the accountant too i think you're going to have some fun what do you think sounds like a good time all right let's take a break when we come back we're going to do question of the day All right. I'm going to challenge you on this. Geno's Auto Service. They have an A-plus rating with the Better Business Bureau to get your car fixed at the best. Call Geno's at 303-794-6700.
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And welcome back to Rush to Reason, Denver's Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560, Andy Pate filling in for John Rush along with Luke Cash and Tanner Cole. Man. Okay, man, are you ready for some questions of the day? Yeah, let's hear it. Impossible question of the day. Well, we got to catch up a little because I was a bad boy on Tuesday and I did not catch up.
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Bad, bad boy. Busy day. Leroy Brown.
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All right, here we go. Tuesdays, the yesterday question was, what happened on May 10th, 1869 at Promontory, Utah? Any idea?
SPEAKER 08 :
Tanner's mom tripped and fell. You scumbag.
SPEAKER 05 :
Boy, you have an old mom. Just so you know.
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She's 150. Yeah.
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Okay, here's the answer. The Transcontinental Railroad was completed, unifying the United States. You know, the golden spike. Right.
SPEAKER 07 :
When you said trans, I was a little... Yeah, I know you were thrown off.
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Are you offended?
SPEAKER 07 :
Well, I was just like, first trans activist? There's no way.
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah, I think trans railroads really should not be able to shower with normal railroads or go into their locker rooms. I mean, what do you think?
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Or play in the same sports. I'm shocked that the Trans-Siberian Orchestra is allowed in ballrooms.
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Exactly. I'm very upset about this, and let's move on. Okay. The Tuesday's impossible question. I know, I'm just jumping around. Which track is nicknamed the Lady in Black?
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The Lady in Black? Which track? Racetrack. Oh, okay. The one in Tanner's backyard. Shut up.
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Darlington.
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Okay.
SPEAKER 07 :
I don't even know where that is. I know Arlington.
SPEAKER 05 :
Okay, let's move on.
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I know Burlington.
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Burlington. You guys are doing great. You're really smart people. Okay, let's go to today's impossible question. We'll start with yesterday's impossible question because there was no show yesterday. It was a repeat. Which stadium was home to the Brooklyn Dodgers before they moved?
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I don't like baseball, so I don't know.
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Yesterday's? Ebbets. You don't like baseball? I'm a Cubs fan.
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I'm a Padres fan. We're the best team in the league, but I still don't care.
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Wow. That's sad. Okay. And finally, we're going to go to today's impossible question, and we will not give the answer.
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Let's redeem ourselves.
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Yes. If you want to weigh in on this one, folks, you've got to go to RushReason.com, but I will not give the answer. Which trainer holds the record for the most Kentucky Derby wins?
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Believe it or not, Tanner's mama's second time.
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Trainers? I'm sorry, do people really know trainers very well? I guess they probably do in that world.
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I can't say anything about Luke's mom because she's my boss. Exactly.
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That's why I'm making fun of Tanner's mom because I know I'm safe.
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Do you have fun with that, Luke, knowing that your mom is his boss? Yeah. I mean, if he ever offends you in any way, shape, or form, you can destroy him.
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It's true.
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It's true. That's pretty cool. I mean, the power is overwhelming. I feel lightheaded and ready to conquer the world.
SPEAKER 05 :
I know. Outside of Charlie, you're the most powerful person around.
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Yeah. I mean, the difference in scales are so vast.
SPEAKER 05 :
Oh, yes.
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See, Charlie could turn all of us to dust with a single glance should he desire.
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And then restore us again. You know what? And here's the thing. We wouldn't know he did it.
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Exactly. That's the really scary part. I'm sure he has done it at least a few times.
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What was that two minutes of empty air space that you heard on the radio? We were all piles of dust. And then he rose us again.
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Revivified us and we, you know. We never knew. He was the leader of those white vampires. Yes, he was. Don't put that on him.
SPEAKER 05 :
Charlie, do you sing Irish tunes? He will not say. Okay, next hour, we've got a topic, but it's not a movie topic this week.
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No. Luke, what is it? We're breaking the mold. We're doing bands. Rock bands.
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Rock bands. We're going to do rock bands. Favorite rock bands. If you want to call in with those, it is 303-477-5600. Or if you want to text us your favorite rock bands, text them to 307-200-8222. John, wherever he is, wherever he may be, will relay them to me and I can read them on air. Really quick here. Rock bands is going to be broad. Okay, so, yeah, it can be the metal rock. Everybody thinks metal rock bands. It can be soft rock.
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Mm-hmm.
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It could be punk rock. It could be grunge rock. It could be metal. Yeah, punk rock.
SPEAKER 05 :
It could be whatever kind of rock. We are very open-minded here at Rush to Reason.
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Very so. Yes. It could be geode. It could be granite. We love Transatlantic.
SPEAKER 05 :
It could be gravel. Yeah, gravel rock. It could be the mantle, the Earth's mantle.
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Boulder rock.
SPEAKER 05 :
That's very thick rock, the Earth's mantle. Do you think somebody would come out with a fusion form one day called thick rock? Probably not. Rock that is stupid. Rock music that is dumb.
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Just get me and my buddies on the drum and guitars and there you go.
SPEAKER 08 :
It's just dense. It is max volume. Tanner just trying his best.
SPEAKER 05 :
By the way, I think everybody has heard a terrible rock band because they had to listen to it because their friend was in it.
SPEAKER 07 :
Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER 05 :
Has everybody alive been through that? Does everybody have a friend who was in a terrible rock band, but they really wanted you to go to the club that night and listen to them?
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Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
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And then they weren't friends because it was kind of painful. Okay, folks, in the next hour, we're going to be doing rock bands. That's it for our number one right now. And if you want to tell us your favorites, once again, 303-477-5600. Give us a call. Until then, keep it right here on Rush to Reason, KLC 560.
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Average guys.
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Average guys.
Embark on a nostalgic journey through rock history as the hosts delve into discussions about iconic bands like Led Zeppelin, Eagles, and more. From humorous takes on Hard Rock Cafes to playful debates on why AC/DC remains a timeless legend, this episode highlights the cultural impact of rock music on different generations. Sit back and enjoy an hour of laughs, musical trivia, and personal stories from the rock enthusiast community.
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Filling in is Andy Pate, party of choice.
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And welcome to hour number two here on Rushed Reason. Yes, I'm Andy Pate, filling in for John Rush, along with Tanner Cole. Man. And Luke Cash. Man. And we're talking manly music today because we're doing rock bands. Now, once again, it can be soft rock. It can be hard rock. I'm going to start with hard rock.
SPEAKER 19 :
Okay. But it can't be a cafe.
SPEAKER 09 :
It cannot be a cafe. No, it cannot be a hard rock cafe. I'm sorry. Although, why not?
SPEAKER 19 :
I've been to the one in Venice, never been to another one.
SPEAKER 09 :
What'd you think?
SPEAKER 19 :
Terrible. Terrible? Okay.
SPEAKER 09 :
Now, what is the MAGA anthem?
SPEAKER 19 :
YMCA. Right.
SPEAKER 09 :
But I'm going to play the song that I think should be the MAGA anthem. And by the way, when I play a song, you guys try to guess the band. Ready? All right.
SPEAKER 20 :
We'll see if we can do it.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay. This is a rock song that's very old that I think should be the MAGA theme song.
SPEAKER 20 :
No? I think we learned this when we were doing our iconic bands. What was it, like singer-songwriters? I don't know who makes any of the music I listen to.
SPEAKER 09 :
That's okay. It's actually an old band that really didn't do that much. Right. Twisted Sister. Right. Twisted Sister. But is that a good MAGA theme song?
SPEAKER 19 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 09 :
We're not going to take it. I mean, he's going in. He's firing everybody who's ever been in the U.S. government, going back to the founders. Yeah. yeah all people it's just so funny going in i think kid rocks we the people from 2022 should be his anthem the problem is there's some curse words just a few and but it's very political song oh yeah it's a great song though it totally is so uh there you go luke now you guys of course i'm you guys are both going to mention a lot of bands i don't know
SPEAKER 20 :
Nope. I'm going to mention a couple bands that no one knows. Only me. I'm the only person who knows about these bands, so I'm looking forward to that.
SPEAKER 09 :
In other words, you're going to make up band names. And I'm going to look at you and go and try to say, yeah.
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER 09 :
They're pretty good, yeah.
SPEAKER 20 :
I love their early stuff. My first band is going to start with a question. Have you seen any Foo around lately? No. The answer is no, because the Foo Fighters do such a good job of fighting off all of the Foo, you never see it. This is good, yes. So we'll go with the Foo Fighters.
SPEAKER 09 :
So how'd they come up with Foo Fighters instead of, say, Foo Conquerors? I don't know.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, I guess they were fighting a bunch of Foo. Or the Foo Foos. Maybe they fought them.
SPEAKER 09 :
Did you actually listen to their music? Yeah.
SPEAKER 19 :
Oh, true. The song Pretender? That's a great one.
SPEAKER 09 :
pretender yeah i don't know these what do i say i'm not like another okay let's go all right uh foo fighters okay well done and tanner you are up my favorite band and in my opinion the best band of all time acdc acdc let's see if i can find a clip i believe i can see if you can find a clip Well, you know. Oh, goodness sake. Now, of course, we get an ad.
SPEAKER 20 :
We're traveling. They should sponsor the show so that way we can at least get money for the YouTube ads that play before the clips. Should I just sing something?
SPEAKER 09 :
Give it a good shot. No, well, here's the problem. I had that. You bitch. Thunderstrike.
SPEAKER 20 :
I love you singing voice, Tanner.
SPEAKER 09 :
You've got really no talent. I don't. I wish.
SPEAKER 19 :
I'd be singing all the time if I could sing.
SPEAKER 09 :
Would you really?
SPEAKER 19 :
When you have a sexy voice like this.
SPEAKER 09 :
I can't even talk. The sultry tones. Okay, here we go. Little ACDC. I was shaking up the days.
SPEAKER 16 :
Could I come again, please? Yeah, the ladies were
SPEAKER 09 :
And it goes on and on.
SPEAKER 20 :
I think Tanner sounded exactly like them.
SPEAKER 19 :
Yeah. The coolest video I've ever watched on YouTube was ACDC 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 200,000 people in a stadium. It was the coolest concert I've ever seen. That's crazy. It was amazing. That's a lot of people.
SPEAKER 09 :
Buenos Aires.
SPEAKER 19 :
I couldn't imagine. They love ACDC down there. I don't know why. I think they just love rock, and it might have taken a while to get down there, but they love it. Really? They also love Messi, but yeah.
SPEAKER 09 :
Love Messi. What do you mean? The soccer player.
SPEAKER 19 :
The best soccer player ever. Football player, sorry.
SPEAKER 20 :
And they love Manu Ginobili. You know that guy.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, him I know.
SPEAKER 20 :
Street fighter for some reason. They like old classic arcade fighting games. Those are huge down there.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, here's one that you'll know. Old one.
SPEAKER 20 :
I'm going to embarrass myself.
SPEAKER 09 :
Say it louder. Journey. Journey.
SPEAKER 19 :
This is my first band I liked.
SPEAKER 09 :
Really?
SPEAKER 19 :
It was a little more feminine in those days.
SPEAKER 09 :
I know.
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You had a great voice, by the way. Thank you.
SPEAKER 20 :
This goes on the Journey, that song specifically, that goes on the playlist of songs white people absolutely lose their mind to. There's like 20 songs you play and white people go crazy. That's one of them.
SPEAKER 19 :
Sweet Caroline.
SPEAKER 20 :
Sweet Caroline, another one.
SPEAKER 19 :
Not a huge fan of that one either.
SPEAKER 20 :
Makes white people go crazy.
SPEAKER 09 :
Sweet Caroline?
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah. Everyone starts singing it.
SPEAKER 19 :
Okay. Baseball games, yeah.
SPEAKER 09 :
Luke, you're up.
SPEAKER 20 :
All right, we'll go with a rock band that defined my generation and me personally because ever since I heard them on Michael Bay's Transformers 1 back in 2007, sent me to a different dimension, Green Day. Green Day! Love Green Day. I mean, I listened to them before that moment, but that was like a real awakening moment of like, oh, I like this music. Oh, this is good.
SPEAKER 09 :
I can't play any of them because of the name. I find it offensive.
SPEAKER 20 :
But you like the Green Bay Packers.
SPEAKER 09 :
I know, but I hate the Green New Deal. By the way, our top pick was a guy named Matthew Golden. He's already being called Green and Golden. We are not very imaginative in Green Bay. No, we are not. Okay, Tanner, you're up.
SPEAKER 19 :
Let's go with maybe even more hard rock than ACDC, Motley Crue.
SPEAKER 09 :
Motley Crue. I love them. You like the devil's music.
SPEAKER 19 :
The devil should stop making some crazy good music, I guess. Can't start my heart. Girls, girls, girls. Wild one. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm kidding, by the way.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, we got to tune it down a little. Get a little easier listening. Here we go. You got to say it louder, guys. Eagles. Now say it together. Eagles. Eagles.
SPEAKER 19 :
E-A-G-L-E-S. Eagles.
SPEAKER 09 :
Who won the Super Bowl? Eagles. There you go.
SPEAKER 19 :
What a band. I want to go to the Sphere in Vegas so badly to see them, but I'm sure it would cost me a couple thousand dollars just to get in.
SPEAKER 09 :
Eagles are definitely one of the top ten bands of all time.
SPEAKER 19 :
Of course.
SPEAKER 09 :
I mean, my gosh, did they put out a lot of great stuff.
SPEAKER 19 :
I mean, I can't remember the album's name. I'm bad at that. But one of their albums, like every song is just a banger.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 19 :
Doolin, Dalton. I'm trying to think of others, but I can't.
SPEAKER 09 :
They're really good. Okay, Luke, you're up.
SPEAKER 20 :
All right. Well, my father would disown me if I didn't mention this person. But again, let me ask you a question.
SPEAKER 09 :
We don't want that. Go ahead.
SPEAKER 20 :
Out of all the materials you could make a Zeppelin out of... I wouldn't personally choose Led, but this band did. You wouldn't? And it worked out. No. Not for flying. For making good music, Led Zeppelin does a very good job.
SPEAKER 09 :
I think you're right. Only, oh, gosh. I know I have a song, but I can't find it. It's all right.
SPEAKER 19 :
We'll just have Tanner acapella it. I got all these bands on top of my head at all times.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, I don't want to hear that either.
SPEAKER 19 :
I know a little something about love.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, here we go. Here we go. Here's the clip.
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And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune, then the piper will lead us to reason. And a new day will dawn for those who stand alone, and the forest will echo with love.
SPEAKER 09 :
You know, that's a great song, Starway to Heaven, but it does kind of go on and on and on the same way. Did you know that?
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, you're not allowed to play it in guitar shops anywhere. I think they actually execute you.
SPEAKER 09 :
They do execute you. They do not allow it. So anyway, great band though, Led Zeppelin. That's another top tenor, I would say.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah. Led Zeppelin. They're, I mean, culturally significant there. Yeah. I went to their concert and left early.
SPEAKER 16 :
Did you?
SPEAKER 19 :
My father's going to beat me to a pulp. For shame.
SPEAKER 09 :
You were bored?
SPEAKER 19 :
And a few other things, but yeah.
SPEAKER 09 :
And a few other things. It was a school night. Oh, okay. Let me ask you, could you tell any of the guys and girls apart in the audience? No. Okay. Because I wanted to know. I'm just asking.
SPEAKER 19 :
It was an exogenous time period. I was maybe the most city slicking looking person in there. I'm surprised you survived the night. I'm not really that.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay. Well, let's get one from you and then we'll go to break.
SPEAKER 19 :
Do you have one? I just did Led Zeppelin. Oh, okay.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, you did Led Zeppelin, too. The band you didn't make it through.
SPEAKER 19 :
Sorry. Let's go with the band that could have maybe been the best of all time, but unfortunately the lead singer passed away in Paris and joined the 27 Club, The Doors.
SPEAKER 09 :
The Doors. Now, they are classic. I mean.
SPEAKER 19 :
I love Jim Morrison. I know it wasn't a popular figure for some back then, but what an animal.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, and give us a little backstory. Why do some people really resent Jim Morrison?
SPEAKER 19 :
I think, well, he came after Elvis, and they didn't like Elvis' hip thrusting. Jim Morrison, I think, was just a druggie that no one liked how he performed. I'm not really sure. I'm sure Charlie knows better than I do.
SPEAKER 09 :
He was pretty impressive with the microphone, whipping it around.
SPEAKER 19 :
Right.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, let's play a little.
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Riders on the storm
SPEAKER 09 :
How many bands sound more high than this band?
SPEAKER 12 :
I mean, they sound like they're about to pass out. Yeah. Yeah.
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Okay, on that note, I think literally on that note, we should probably take a break. Up next is Paul Leuenberger. Paul is John's insurance broker. He can be yours, too. Call Paul at 303-662-0789.
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Putting reason into your afternoon drive. This is John Rush. And welcome back to Rush Reason, Denver's Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560, Andy Pate filling in for John Rush along with Luke Cash and Tanner Cole. Okay, I'm going to throw a few out here, and you guys just guess them when you can. Are you ready? We'll give it a shot. Okay, older band.
SPEAKER 19 :
Scorpions rock you like a hurricane.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, this is one where you know the song. Scorpions. I'm a little surprised you knew the name.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, this was in Guitar Hero.
SPEAKER 09 :
So there you go.
SPEAKER 20 :
There you go. We all played that one.
SPEAKER 09 :
All right, all right. Let's do an easy one just because it's fun.
SPEAKER 19 :
Queen, Another One Bites the Dust. Yeah.
SPEAKER 09 :
It's just a classic.
SPEAKER 19 :
I loved Queen until I found out Freddie Mercury was their lead singer when I was a kid.
SPEAKER 09 :
You didn't know Freddie Mercury was the lead singer?
SPEAKER 19 :
Well, I was like nine, and I was like, that's a great song. I really like this band. And I'm like, he's gay? I can't be a gay.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, as long as we're doing gay bands. Here we go. In an ode to Trump. I cannot do the letters.
SPEAKER 19 :
My dad used to dress up as him for Halloween.
SPEAKER 09 :
Did he really?
SPEAKER 19 :
He was a masculine dude. I was shocked to see that.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, very good. Let's see if I can give one that's a little tougher, though. Okay? This is one where you know the song. You ever watch Married with Children?
SPEAKER 16 :
No.
SPEAKER 09 :
Al Bundy's favorite song. Here we go.
SPEAKER 19 :
T-Rex. Oh, wait, no. Oh, Steppenwolf.
SPEAKER 08 :
Whoa! You got Steppenwolf?
SPEAKER 19 :
I'm good at this. They had a great tire commercial back in the day.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, let's play a little bit here. Got to play the end.
SPEAKER 1 :
Born to be wise.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, we'll leave that at that. Luke, you go.
SPEAKER 20 :
All right, well, before we did the Big Batch, we were talking about if a band ever sounded more high. Well, I want to bring to your attention a band that was just very high, Ram Jam. Their cover of Black Betty, if you ever see the music video, it's just the band and some dudes.
SPEAKER 09 :
So that's who did Black Betty.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, it was a cover of an old, much older version of the song. Okay, okay. But yeah, they, what is it? They're in like some dude's backyard and they're all just jammed. There's like a couple people, some pizza. Apparently the story goes is that they had gotten a big budget for a music video, blew all of it on pizza and weed, realized they had- Are you serious? Yes, realized they had ran out of money and then panic recorded the entire music video in their backyard. Oh, that's funny. Yeah.
SPEAKER 09 :
That is very funny. It looks so bad. And sadly, it's not surprising.
SPEAKER 20 :
No, but it sounds incredible.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, I'll bet it does.
SPEAKER 20 :
But yeah, blew their entire music video budget on pizza and weed.
SPEAKER 09 :
That's good. Okay, Tanner, you are up. I doubt you can stop that story.
SPEAKER 19 :
No. One of my favorite bands, and so was John Gruden's, Quiet Riot.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh.
SPEAKER 19 :
They were pretty good. They're kind of a little metal-like.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, yeah. I've heard Quiet Riot. Bang your head. Okay, on the line right now, we've got Conrad. Conrad, got any rock bands for us?
SPEAKER 07 :
Andy, you've known me long enough. I think you know who I'm going to pick. That would be Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne and with Ronnie James Dio.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well done, sir. Very, very well done. I'm afraid I don't have it, though.
SPEAKER 07 :
But I still have a very strong love for Metallica. Those are my two favorite bands. You know that.
SPEAKER 09 :
Metallica and Black Sabbath. Yep. Hardcore. Those two bands are what all the headbangers used to listen to when I was a kid.
SPEAKER 07 :
Oh, yeah. The first time I heard Black Sabbath, my mom and dad bought me the We Sold Our Soul for Rock and Roll 8-track in 1976.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, really?
SPEAKER 07 :
I put that on, and the song Black Sabbath came on. I go, whoa, what is this? Oh, that's good. I loved it. I loved it, man.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well done, sir. Well done.
SPEAKER 07 :
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Live and local, back to Rush to Reason. And welcome back to Rush to Reason. Denver's Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560, Andy Pate filling in for John Rush. We have fixed the problems on my computer. We have. Yeah, it decided to play a song which was not even on the screen. I did not know how that happened.
SPEAKER 20 :
Your computer was ready to jam. It was ready to party.
SPEAKER 09 :
I guess it was. Got excited. And we'll get to that song here shortly. But first, you know, I got to get back to the song that my wife sang at our wedding. Here we go. Okay.
SPEAKER 1 :
I wanna walk
SPEAKER 09 :
I mean, I am like a drug. I'm an addiction. She can't get away. I'm just too much man. I hate myself for loving you. That's Joan Jett.
SPEAKER 19 :
Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER 09 :
And the Blackhearts.
SPEAKER 19 :
It's one of the few female bands other than like ABBA from then. Yeah. And is ABBA really a band? They're kind of more of a group.
SPEAKER 09 :
You know, I wanted to play some ABBA just to bug you guys, but I decided not to do it.
SPEAKER 19 :
I'm just going to cross off the list, get out of the way. I like Joan Jett.
SPEAKER 09 :
I was actually very tempted to do that. Okay, you know, before we go on, I'm going to actually play that song that was playing before. Here we go. Everyone knows this one. No lube? No.
SPEAKER 19 :
Tanner knows it.
SPEAKER 09 :
Go ahead, Tanner.
SPEAKER 19 :
It's one of my favorite songs, Dire Straits, Money for Nothing.
SPEAKER 09 :
Dire Straits, Money for Nothing. Okay, let's do one more. Let's see if you guys can get this. I mean, you've got to get this.
SPEAKER 20 :
Tanner's got to get it. Tanner, let Luke try. I don't know the song. I don't know. You're kidding. I don't think I've ever heard this before. Oh, okay. I recognize this part from, like, movies. Yeah. I don't know who does it. You don't know who does it? No, I have no clue. Van Halen.
SPEAKER 09 :
It's Barry Manilow, actually. And do you like that?
SPEAKER 20 :
Barry Manilow.
SPEAKER 09 :
It's Van Halen. All right.
SPEAKER 20 :
I don't know. I could not tell you.
SPEAKER 09 :
I'm playing with you, man. Luke, you are up. Go.
SPEAKER 20 :
All right. Well, I was going to pick another band, but then I smelt something in the air, and at first I thought it was a gas leak, and then I realized it was just Teenage Spirit. Nirvana. Smells like Teenage Spirit. I love that song.
SPEAKER 09 :
You love these total druggie bands, don't you?
SPEAKER 20 :
Nirvana's good. I like them a lot.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, Tanner, you're up.
SPEAKER 20 :
I feel like that's kind of mean. All bands from that era were druggy bands.
SPEAKER 09 :
They were, but some are just more proudly into it.
SPEAKER 20 :
They were all doing drugs.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, go ahead, Tanner.
SPEAKER 19 :
Let's go with one of my other favorite bands, Deep Purple.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, yeah. I don't have anything. As opposed to Deep Blue? Well, a lot of Deep Purple stuff just goes on.
SPEAKER 20 :
What about Light Green? Stop it.
SPEAKER 09 :
Light Green is a great band. I like all their early stuff, just like you said. Okay. I don't know if you'll get this one because this is way before your time. And by the way, this band is from my home area, Madison, Wisconsin. Here we go.
SPEAKER 18 :
Well, we know where we're going, but we don't know. And we know what we're knowing. But we can't say what we've seen. And we're not little children.
SPEAKER 09 :
Nothing?
SPEAKER 19 :
I have some guesses, but I hear a female voice is what's throwing me off.
SPEAKER 09 :
There's no female in this band.
SPEAKER 19 :
The future is certain.
SPEAKER 18 :
Give us time to work it out.
SPEAKER 09 :
chambers brothers no luke no idea nobody nobody's got this charlie no charlie doesn't know this is the talking heads i don't know them you've never heard the talking heads i think i've heard of them i just don't see this here again it's a home band for me so i actually know them I thought they were good.
SPEAKER 19 :
I heard they performed at the draft last night.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, shut up. Okay, you know what? I'm going to do an easy one, and then we're going to go to Luke. Here we go. All right. You both look confused. Yeah, no idea.
SPEAKER 20 :
I mean, I don't know any of these. I'm going to keep saying no idea for everything. I don't know bands.
SPEAKER 09 :
Luke, I want to ask you something. Sure. You're not a Bible guy, but what is the first book in the Bible?
SPEAKER 20 :
Genesis. Way to go, Luke. Oh, it is. You did it. I did it.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yes, you did it. You know a band. I am so proud of myself.
SPEAKER 09 :
I'm so proud of you. I want you to know your mother and I are very proud of you, Luke. Thank you. You've been raised the right way. Okay, Luke, you're up.
SPEAKER 20 :
All right. Well, I'm going to pick a band that everyone knows. They're called The Rundown. It's my cousin JT's band from 2008.
SPEAKER 09 :
Your cousin twice removed.
SPEAKER 20 :
No, they played twice in downtown San Diego in an abandoned Rundown. They just got some people together and recorded it.
SPEAKER 09 :
I like all their early stuff.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, I think it has like 200 views on YouTube. Very well known. But yeah, his band from 2008.
SPEAKER 09 :
Everybody has heard them. How about trying another band?
SPEAKER 20 :
Oh, that was a band. All right, fine.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, come on.
SPEAKER 20 :
You want someone more famous?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yes, maybe. Pink Floyd.
SPEAKER 20 :
Pink Floyd. There you go. Pink Floyd. They got the little triangle with the colors going through it.
SPEAKER 19 :
It's a cool album. I got too many bands. I can barely find these.
SPEAKER 09 :
You can't find the bands? You can't find my cousin JT's band?
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah. You can't find it on your list? That was top of the list. It should have been. It should have been. He deserved it.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, really quick here, Pink Floyd.
SPEAKER 20 :
We don't need no education.
SPEAKER 09 :
Gotta do this one. Because this is what the Trump administration feels about public education today.
SPEAKER 12 :
We don't need no thought control.
SPEAKER 09 :
Could you see Trump doing the Trump dance to this?
SPEAKER 20 :
Yes, I could.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, yeah. We're doing the Trump dance. Okay, there you go. We don't need no education. Pink Floyd. Tanner, you're up.
SPEAKER 19 :
Let's go with maybe the funniest looking band out there sometimes with their crazy guitars and long beards. ZZ Top.
SPEAKER 09 :
ZZ Top!
SPEAKER 19 :
They know how to string it.
SPEAKER 09 :
They do know how to string it.
SPEAKER 19 :
I saw them at the same concert as Led Zeppelin.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, did you really?
SPEAKER 19 :
Yeah. I went for ZZ Top.
SPEAKER 09 :
You went for ZZ Top?
SPEAKER 19 :
Yeah, they played... God dang, I'm blanking on the song.
SPEAKER 09 :
Think?
SPEAKER 19 :
Tush, and the other one I can't remember, but... Tush.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, well, let's see if you know this one, ZZ Top.
SPEAKER 16 :
Very good.
SPEAKER 09 :
I think this is their best song.
SPEAKER 19 :
I like Lagrange the most. Do you? I mean, the guitar in that is amazing. I just like the beards. Yeah, the beards. When I went to the concert, they had a dog guitar. It was like, you know, in Dumb and Dumber, the dog van they have, it was a guitar of that van. It was kind of hilarious.
SPEAKER 09 :
That is very cool. Okay, someone else who is very cool. On the line right now, we got John from Cheyenne. John, your team won the NFL draft last night. How do you feel?
SPEAKER 11 :
Are you going to Disneyland? I think we did pretty good. The last time we drafted an Ole Miss quarterback, he did pretty well for us. Two Super Bowls.
SPEAKER 09 :
Show off. Yeah, but you also got a player of some renown, Abdul Carter, who's going to terrorize quarterbacks across the NFL for the next few years. Are you excited?
SPEAKER 11 :
As long as he terrorizes Dak Prescott.
SPEAKER 09 :
Let me ask you something. You don't strike me as somebody who would, but do you believe in reincarnation?
SPEAKER 11 :
No. Do you think that he's the next Lawrence Taylor?
SPEAKER 09 :
I do. I think he's the next Lawrence Taylor, man.
SPEAKER 11 :
He's a Muslim.
SPEAKER 09 :
I want you to know I didn't believe in reincarnation until he came along and he went to the New York Giants. There's just something there.
SPEAKER 11 :
I don't know. The only thing he can't do is wear 56 because it's retired.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, I know. I know. But still, you know he's going to play like it. Go ahead, John.
SPEAKER 11 :
What if you put him in 65?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yes! Do it backwards. Blasphemy. Blasphemy.
SPEAKER 19 :
You should just wear 11.
SPEAKER 09 :
Wear 11 like you didn't at Penn State. Yeah, why not? Go ahead. Remember about... John, you're cutting out.
SPEAKER 11 :
Oh, sorry. I'm in Fort Collins with the worst cell service in Colorado.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yes, they do. Nice town, but cell service isn't always good. Okay, you were saying?
SPEAKER 11 :
I was saying, remember about six weeks out
SPEAKER 09 :
You're cutting out again.
SPEAKER 20 :
Oh, I'm sorry. Every time he apologizes, it's crystal clear.
SPEAKER 09 :
I want you to know we're hearing the apologies very well. Okay.
SPEAKER 20 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 09 :
Everything else is kind of falling out.
SPEAKER 11 :
Six weeks ago, I said Shador Sanders was the next star. He thinks it's Tom Brady.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, I tell you, it's kind of weird. It's weird that he didn't get drafted in the first round. I was surprised.
SPEAKER 11 :
I like the kid. A lot of NFL scouts said he's a head case. NFL doesn't want to deal with head cases. I think you know that.
SPEAKER 09 :
Is that an Aaron Rodgers shot?
SPEAKER 11 :
You know what, though? Aaron Rodgers at least delivered.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, he did. He delivered big time. But, yes, he's a head case. Okay. Well, give us a rock. Speaking of head case, give us a rock band.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, my wife's two favorites, one from the British.
SPEAKER 09 :
You dropped out again.
SPEAKER 11 :
I don't know if you had that yet. My wife's two favorites are...
SPEAKER 09 :
Every time you try to say a band, you cut out. This is hilarious. We're going to be here for the next three hours trying to get you to be able to say a band.
SPEAKER 11 :
I'm driving in Fort Collins, and the cell service is horrible.
SPEAKER 09 :
This is funny. This is actually good radio. I'm enjoying this. Who does your wife say is a great, is it a British band?
SPEAKER 11 :
Queen. Queen! We did Queen. Another one bites the dust. I'm not sure. We just got in a car like 10 minutes ago, so we missed the first half. And then her favorite American band is the Eagles.
SPEAKER 09 :
And we did the Eagles, and they are great. Boy, that's two of the top ten. Wouldn't you guys agree?
SPEAKER 11 :
Yeah. Eagles, yes. Did you ever hear the quote? Freddie Mercury was asked in like 1983, how does it feel to be the best singer in rock and roll? And his reply was, I don't know. Ask Steve Perry.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, that's humble.
SPEAKER 11 :
You know, he had a point, though. Which is one of my favorite bands is Journey.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, yeah. We played Journey earlier. Steve Perry had an unbelievable voice.
SPEAKER 11 :
Oh, yeah. And then the other one is, I got a question for you. Yeah, go ahead. Did somebody say Rush? No. No one has said Rush. Considering it's Rush to Reason and they opened the show with Tom Sawyer.
SPEAKER 09 :
Mm-hmm. They had a great drummer, too, by the way.
SPEAKER 11 :
Oh, yeah. Wow. And then my other favorite goes back to the 70s again. One of my favorite bands in high school was Blue Oyster Cult. Blue Oyster Cult.
SPEAKER 19 :
Burn It For You. Love that song. They're classic.
SPEAKER 11 :
They were one of the best live bands I ever saw. They gave you a good three-hour show every time. Yes. Andy, you guys have a great day.
SPEAKER 09 :
John, you have a great day and good luck. Hey, let me ask... John, are you gone? He's gone. He left. I was going to ask, can you and your wife hear each other in the car there? Okay, guys, this one's pretty obvious. Here we go. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
SPEAKER 20 :
This is a football player.
SPEAKER 09 :
This is getting too easy.
SPEAKER 20 :
My bad.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, here's a new rule. You've got to give Luke five seconds.
SPEAKER 20 :
Okay. No, it'll just be dead air for five seconds.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, it's music. Okay, I'm going to do one Luke can get.
SPEAKER 20 :
Don't do this to me.
SPEAKER 09 :
It's from the 60s, and you can get it. Here we go.
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, come on. It's my cousin JT's band. Well, they redid it. Okay.
SPEAKER 19 :
What is San Diego known for? Tweakers.
SPEAKER 08 :
Close.
SPEAKER 19 :
The Beach Boys.
SPEAKER 1 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 20 :
You haven't heard the Beach Boys.
SPEAKER 19 :
Beach Boys are so good.
SPEAKER 20 :
I do not know bands. I do not know bands.
SPEAKER 09 :
Actually, I don't either. I don't either.
SPEAKER 20 :
And I go, that's a good music. That's a good song. I like that song. Who does it? Don't know. Couldn't tell you.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay. Try this one once again. Give them a few seconds. Okay. Okay.
SPEAKER 20 :
Locking in.
SPEAKER 09 :
Absolutely correct, Luke. It is John Denver. Way to go.
SPEAKER 19 :
It's one of the newer bands.
SPEAKER 09 :
It's you two.
SPEAKER 20 :
I don't know. I mean, when you said John Denver, I'm like, yeah, it could have been. I don't know.
SPEAKER 09 :
You know, we could get a little bit of a John Denver feel here.
SPEAKER 20 :
Believe it or not, that was Phil Collins. Sure. I'll take you for it.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, another old band. Here we go.
SPEAKER 17 :
Nothing? I don't think I've ever heard this song. Dust in the wind?
SPEAKER 1 :
No. It's a neighboring state.
SPEAKER 09 :
Kansas. Kansas. I gave him neighboring state, and then you take it away. Kansas. Yes, it is Utah, the band Utah.
SPEAKER 19 :
Could have been. I don't know bands. New Mexico, the band. New Mexico, the band.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, try this one. Here we go.
SPEAKER 20 :
I know the song.
SPEAKER 09 :
Who does the song? These guys pioneered sloppy rock.
SPEAKER 20 :
One of the best bands. Yeah, I love this song. I know some of their other songs.
SPEAKER 08 :
A top five band. I couldn't tell you their name. What gathers no moss? Is it the Rolling Stones? Yes! Yes!
SPEAKER 19 :
You did it! I'm waiting to cross that one off. They're in the top ten. They gotta be.
SPEAKER 09 :
They are in the top ten.
SPEAKER 19 :
They have so many good songs.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, we gotta do a chick band. Here we go.
SPEAKER 08 :
I know this song. You know this? I know this song. Like, I've heard it before. I don't know the name.
SPEAKER 09 :
Charlie's giving you a hint. It's an organ.
SPEAKER 19 :
I already said it as well.
SPEAKER 09 :
Did you? I wasn't paying attention. Yeah, he wasn't paying attention, though. He never has to you. Okay, here we go.
SPEAKER 19 :
I can tell.
SPEAKER 09 :
Heart.
SPEAKER 19 :
That's just the name of the band? Yeah.
SPEAKER 09 :
Wow.
SPEAKER 19 :
Two females. They're great. Okay. They're sisters.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, Luke, tell you what. I'm going to see if you can guess your own band. Oh, no. You go next.
SPEAKER 20 :
I don't know. I've never actually seen a band in my life. I've never listened to music.
SPEAKER 09 :
I don't know the name of this band, but it goes dun-dun-dun-dun-dun.
SPEAKER 20 :
I will just start acapelling. Go ahead. We haven't done Five Finger Death Punch yet. Five Finger Death Punch. And that's a good band.
SPEAKER 19 :
Was Smashing Pumpkins next on your list? Yeah.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, this is too much fun. Okay, Tanner, go.
SPEAKER 19 :
um it might be surprising i like this band but the temptations are one of my favorites oh i love them now are they are they a band or a group i would what's the difference lean group almost there's like six of them though but i think they all sing i mean they their song ball of confusion is the opening song in tropic thunder if that helps luke figure out who they are nope but he can quote all of tropic thunder
SPEAKER 20 :
Nope. Matter of fact, never seen it. What?
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay. Okay, here we go. Here we go. Here we go. This one is actually kind of a hard band to guess. Right. Pick one. Three different names. Pick one. Starship.
SPEAKER 19 :
Jefferson?
SPEAKER 09 :
Jefferson Airplane. You can call him that, too. You can call him Starship.
SPEAKER 20 :
Okay, Luke, you're up. It's me. All right. I'm going to start going, I guess, a bit newer. A bit newer. Hit some Three Days Grace. Really burning through my high school playlist. I don't even know who that is. You don't know Three Days Grace? Think, like, all the, like, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 soundtrack. It's, like, just all of that.
SPEAKER 09 :
Now, I'm old, so I... Yeah, you're the only one that's played that game yet.
SPEAKER 19 :
You've never played Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2? I have, but I was a young boy. Young lad.
SPEAKER 09 :
I'm old, so there's reasons I have not heard any of your stuff.
SPEAKER 19 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 09 :
Because I'm old.
SPEAKER 19 :
Charlie, were they also Jefferson Starship? Okay. Okay.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 19 :
No one could hear what Charlie said, so you have to repeat it to him. Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Airplane, same band.
SPEAKER 09 :
Guess what? There's an ad coming on. You know this one already?
SPEAKER 19 :
Beatles, of course.
SPEAKER 14 :
Kiff?
SPEAKER 09 :
Luke, I just want to know, if he hadn't said it... Would you have been able to guess this? No.
SPEAKER 18 :
No. The Beatles! I wouldn't have been able to get it.
SPEAKER 20 :
The Beatles! Come on! Once it got to the chorus, I would have figured it out.
SPEAKER 09 :
Number one band of all time.
SPEAKER 20 :
Probably.
SPEAKER 19 :
Overrated.
SPEAKER 09 :
No!
SPEAKER 19 :
I agree. I love them, but I don't think they're the best.
SPEAKER 09 :
They had two incredible... You're talking instrumentally. They were average, but I mean they had two incredible songwriters in the same band. Yeah. How often does that happen?
SPEAKER 19 :
Not often, and they all went on to do their own things other than Lennon, I believe.
SPEAKER 20 :
Maybe I'm just too young to get it, but still, I stand by it. Beatles, overrated.
SPEAKER 19 :
They were the first rock, real big band. So that's kind of why they get so much praise.
SPEAKER 20 :
They were the first band that came around when people were allowed to express interest in things. Yeah. And so people did.
SPEAKER 09 :
You are bad people, just so you know.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 09 :
How dare you?
SPEAKER 20 :
I just want to hold your hand.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay. I know you do, Tanner, but it makes me uncomfortable.
SPEAKER 20 :
Talk about LSD.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, here's the 70s band. See if you get it. Oh, Tanner's having a hard time.
SPEAKER 17 :
Sticks.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, he nails it. I was going to ask Luke, what is the river in hell?
SPEAKER 20 :
I would have gotten it. The river sticks. The river sticks.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, real quick. I want you two to go. Then we're going to go to break. Luke, go. Name another friend's band.
SPEAKER 20 :
Guns N' Roses. I know them, actually.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh.
SPEAKER 20 :
Here we go.
SPEAKER 09 :
You actually, okay. In that case, here we go.
SPEAKER 19 :
Take me down to the paradise.
SPEAKER 09 :
I love that guitar underneath. Guns N' Roses. Okay, Tanner, go.
SPEAKER 19 :
I used to listen to Paradise City every time I'd leave University of Denver Christmas break to go back to San Diego.
SPEAKER 09 :
Name a band.
SPEAKER 19 :
Sorry. That's okay. The Doobie Brothers.
SPEAKER 09 :
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SPEAKER 04 :
We don't yell at you. We inform you. Now, back to Rush to Reason.
SPEAKER 09 :
And welcome back to Rush to Reason. Denver's Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560. Andy Pate filling in for John Rush on the line right now. We've got Jersey Joe. Joe, do you listen to that demonic death music called rock music?
SPEAKER 10 :
Every once in a while. Every once in a great while.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, every once in a while. And you know what? I want you to listen to this song and see if you can guess it. You ready? Okay. Here we go.
SPEAKER 15 :
Tanner looks confused. Here we go. Do you know the band, Joe? No, I don't.
SPEAKER 09 :
Is that Roxette? This is Cheap Trick with I Want You to Want Me.
SPEAKER 19 :
My mom loves this. Okay.
SPEAKER 09 :
I just had to challenge you, Joe, because that's kind of a tougher one. Okay, Joe, what kind of rock music?
SPEAKER 10 :
Well, Fleetwood Mac. Did you do them already? Nope.
SPEAKER 09 :
We did not do Fleetwood Mac.
SPEAKER 10 :
Good one. Quick backstory. I know we're running out of time. Quick backstory. Nope. The original lead guitarist for Fleetwood Mac was a guy named Peter Green, and he went off somewhere, you know, eating mushrooms. Well, they needed to replace Peter Green. So I went looking for a new lead guitarist, and they found this guy named Lindsey Buckingham. So they approached him. You want to join our group? You're a lead guitarist. Now, he was part of a duet called Buckingham, Nixie, and Stevie Nicks. And he said, well, I'm part of a duet. If you want me, you've got to take her, too. And they said, okay, we'll give her a tambourine or something. We'll make a hole for her in the group. So that's how they got Stevie Nicks as part of Fleetwood Mac.
SPEAKER 09 :
Wow. I'd say she became a pretty big name.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yep. Pretty big name.
SPEAKER 09 :
Anyway. Well done, Joe.
SPEAKER 10 :
If you've got a Fleetwood Mac, please play it.
SPEAKER 09 :
I do not have it. I don't have Fleetwood. I'm sorry. How could you not, Andy? Because I have so many and there's so many and I can't even play anymore because we're going to have to go rapid fire.
SPEAKER 10 :
I'll hang up.
SPEAKER 09 :
Sorry, Joe. Take care. Okay, guys. We've got two minutes. We're going to go rapid fire. Are you ready?
SPEAKER 10 :
Ready. Yes.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay. I'm going to go Lynyrd Skynyrd. Go, Luke. Aerosmith. Aerosmith. Excellent. Go, Tanner. Foghat. Foghat. Good one. I'm going to go Kiss. Okay. Go, Luke.
SPEAKER 20 :
Nice. Pearl Jam.
SPEAKER 09 :
Pearl Jam. Go.
SPEAKER 20 :
The Who.
SPEAKER 09 :
The Who. Excellent. Boston.
SPEAKER 08 :
Go.
SPEAKER 20 :
Oh, Creedence Clearwater Revival.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, that's a good one. I got them, too. Go ahead.
SPEAKER 20 :
The Box Tops.
SPEAKER 09 :
Metallica. Has anybody said that? I thought we had a caller. In that case, I'm going to go to Iron Maiden. Luke, go.
SPEAKER 19 :
All right. Grateful Dead. Good.
SPEAKER 09 :
Tanner, go.
SPEAKER 19 :
Electric Light Orchestra.
SPEAKER 09 :
Excellent. Red Hot Chili Peppers. Okay, Luke, go.
SPEAKER 19 :
Radiohead.
SPEAKER 09 :
Tanner, go.
SPEAKER 19 :
Diana Ross and the Supremes.
SPEAKER 09 :
Diana Ross and the Supremes. Actually, not a band. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. We already did that. I'm going to go Toto. Luke, go. Rage Against the Machine. Tanner, go.
SPEAKER 08 :
Steve Miller Band. Def Lefford. Okay, Luke, go. The White Stripes. Tanner, go. The Kinks. The Clash. Luke, go. My Chemical Romance. Oh, Tanner, go. Three Dog Night.
SPEAKER 09 :
I was about to say them. Steve Miller Band. Did we do that one yet? You did? Okay, let's go. The Cars. Luke, go. Arctic Monkeys.
SPEAKER 19 :
Tommy James and the Shondells.
SPEAKER 09 :
Tommy James. Okay, we're going to go with Judas Priest. Luke, go. System of a Down. Oh, good. Good, good, good. Tanner, go.
SPEAKER 19 :
Naked Eyes.
SPEAKER 09 :
Naked Eyes. I'm going to go with Jethro Tull. Jethro Tull, have we said that? Nope. Luke, go.
SPEAKER 19 :
Blink-182. Tanner, go. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.
SPEAKER 09 :
I'm going to go with the Ramones. Luke, go.
SPEAKER 19 :
Deftones.
SPEAKER 09 :
Tanner, go.
SPEAKER 19 :
Earth, Wind, and Fire.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, I'm going to go The Police. Luke, go. Weezer. Okay, Tanner, go. Train. Okay, I'm going to go Asia. Luke, go. Avenged Sevenfold. Tanner, go. T-Rex. Okay, I'm going to go The Kinks. Luke, go. Evanescence.
SPEAKER 19 :
Derek and the Dominoes.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, I'm going to go Deep Purple. Luke, go. Disturbed. Tanner, go. The Yardbirds. Okay, I'm going to go Steely Dan. Luke, go. Fall Out Boy. Tanner, go.
SPEAKER 19 :
Foreigner.
SPEAKER 09 :
What's the opposite of no? Yes. That's good. Go, Luke, go. Flipknot. Tanner, go. The Hollies. Okay, I'm going to go The Knack. Luke, go. Corn. Tanner, go.
SPEAKER 19 :
Casey and the Sunshine Band.
SPEAKER 09 :
Casey and the Sunshine Band. By the way, folks, you can hear all these songs at Legend. Legends, KLVZ, they're on 810 AM and 95.3 FM. They're our sister station if you want to listen to some of the best in rock music. That is it for today. Hour 1 replays next. Hour 2 is at 6. Luke and I return on Monday along with Richard Rush giving his NFL draft recap and Jersey Joe. It's going to be fun. Until then, drive safe. God bless. And thanks for joining us at Rush to Reason KLZ 560.
SPEAKER 1 :
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In this engaging episode of Dana Lash's Absurd Truth Podcast, dive into the intriguing and often absurd political landscapes shaping today's world. From the discussion of 'Dark Woke' — a provocative new attitude being adopted by Democrats — to the satirical breakdown of political figures and cultural icons, Dana Lash delivers an unfiltered look at the farcical elements of political discourse. Coupled with the sensational Florida Man stories, this episode offers a unique blend of humor and hard-hitting commentary, questioning conventional narratives and encouraging intelligent debate on the evolving nature of incivility in politics. As the episodes unfold, listeners are treated to a scathing critique of Pedro Pascal's attacks on J.K. Rowling, dissecting the complex web of Hollywood politics and social advocacy that underpins celebrity endorsements and critiques. Whether analyzing the finer points of 'Dark Woke' or unraveling cultural confrontations, this episode offers rich insights and levity, making it a must-listen for those eager to stay informed and entertained.
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All right, so I got this one. This is a Florida woman who was arrested because she posed as an ICE agent to kidnap her ex-partner's wife. That's some real... Right? I'm telling you. That's like hardcore. This story is Panama City. She was caught and cuffed. She was pretending to be a federal agent to briefly kidnap her ex-boyfriend's wife. 52-year-old LaTrance Battle went to the woman's workplace at a hotel chain earlier wearing a black shirt with the word ICE printed on the front. The victim, who is in the process of becoming a legal U.S. resident, so she's following the law, willingly went with Latrant she thought was a member of ICE. She noticed something was amiss after she was taken to an apartment complex and she called the police. Battle is charged with kidnapping, robbery by sudden snatching, I didn't even know that was a thing, impersonating a law enforcement officer, and felony violation probation. Oh my gosh. A Florida man caught with a bulky wallet full of cocaine at Magic Kingdom. Was arrested.
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Was it bulky because of the cocaine?
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I mean, you know, yeah. He was banned from Walt Disney World because he snuck a giant wallet full of cocaine into the park. Dustin Lee Wallace, 44, was arrested March 29th. His court appearances just happened. That's why. According to Orange Circuit Court Records. He had gone in. The wallet was bulky. He was nervous around when he was checking in. They observed a powdery white substance coming out of his wallet. And then they had to call in the sheriff's office. And he said yes. And he used the cocaine to manage stress, he said. Did you see this New York Times piece that I wanted to show you? I'm trying to find out what the motivation is here. New York Times piece. What is dark woke? Have you ever heard of that? I've never heard of dark woke. The subhead Democrats are trying out a new attitude. It's provocative. It's edgy and it's perilously towing the line of not being too offensive. Basically, it's because they cuss, I think, is what the point is. It said they went back to the presidential primary and they boil it down to, quote, it requires being crass, but discerning, rude, but only to a point. And it has a name called, excuse me, called Dark Woke. How about just like assertive? You vocabulary challenged, feeble minded halfwits. How about assertive, curt, blunt? No, no, no. We're going to totally full on idiocracy it. It's Dark Woke. Doesn't that person look assertive? No, that person doesn't look Dark Woke. This is the dumbest stuff ever. It started as a meme, but now they're actually trying to make it a thing. They say this is just the lack of awareness in this. Can I read this graph to you? The lack of awareness. Democrats don't know who they are. They don't even know how they act. Listen to this. Quote, outside the party, the dirtbag left a term for a cohort of leftist provocateurs who eschewed civility politics, inspired headlines for their unrestrained derision of conservatives and liberals alike. When have they never not been that? Right? When have they never not been there? What do you mean? That they've always eschewed civility politics. When has the left been super civil? I can't tell you the number of protests I've been to where I've seen the left act. Where is this? They act like they've been just kittens in sunshine this whole time. Now they're dark woke because, damn it, Trump did it. Trump made them eschew civility politics. That's what this is building up to. They did this in 2016, too. Of course, they cite Jasmine Crockett. And then they highlighted her argument with Marjorie Taylor Greene when Greene was going on about fake eyelashes. Remember, that was actually a brilliant hearing, and it is true, girl. You need to take them down a gauge. They don't all need to be 18s. And they said that they highlight Jasmine Crockett as somebody who's dark woke. They list a number of other lawmakers. And then I realized I've seen these lawmakers either they're on MSNBC or CNN cussing up a storm or they've got B roll of them acting a fool at like some rally or speaking event. And listen to this. They make they make this like this is all the right that has corrupted the precious innocent left. Democrats have embraced some aspects of the rights toolkit. Trump advisers like Elon Musk have used slurs and profanity. And now they said now Democrat politicians have encouraged or allowed more swearing. What? That so the way that this New York Times piece reads is that the left was just they were all angels. It was all kittens and sunshine. And they were all perfectly well-behaved people. They said, yes, ma'am. And no, ma'am. Yes, sir. No, sir. And they were just, they're so kind and so nice. And they prayed before every meal. And they went and they were very kind at all. This, nobody believes this. What in the world? If anything, the right has adopted the left. I think you have members of the woke. I think there is a woke right right now. And I and I've talked about this before. I actually have a chapter on it in the very last book that I wrote. Identity politics being incorporated and weaponized by some people on the right. There's different factions of the right. But the left for them to act like they never, ever were rude or aggressive. They've always ever been aggressive. And it's one of the reasons that certain Republicans were got more aggressive because they thought that they had to in order to be able to compete with us. This is it's just it's on. It's wild. And they said that, oh, well, they're now becoming more authentic. I think they're just devolving further. I mean, in the past, you know, when you would have like, you know, James Carville, I'm going to use him as an example because he's like one of the older old guards that's, you know, out there on CNN, etc. It just seems like, you know, in the past, they were aggressive and they would, you know, all this. James Carville's always cussed, but he's always made a point. What is Jasmine Crockett's point? She gets up there and she makes fun of people in wheelchairs. What is her point? I don't get it. This is such a goofy article. I've said for years now that our media is just garbage. Legacy Press is garbage. How does the average person know if a news story, if the source is accurate or if it's biased? Ground News can be a great solution for that. Ground News can show you the stories and the sources of the day, and then they give you details about their sourcing. how reliable the reporting is and who owns them and keep you fully informed on any potential political or motivational leanings. 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So hold up. There's a hidden magma cap. No, not a magma cap. Magma. Don't want to say make magma great again. That would be bad. Hidden magma cap that's at Yellowstone. I don't know how you can have a hidden big giant magma cap there, but okay. I mean, you got satellites and it's pretty well policed. Geoscientists discovered it. They say it's playing a critical role in preventing a massive eruption. Soft eye. It's molten silicate materials in supercritical water, a liquid like gas that forms after water exceeds its critical point of 374 degrees Celsius in porous rock. And it's a lid, essentially. It's trapping pressure and heat below it. So it's like a pimple about ready to pop is what it sounds like. Researchers uncovered it. They're studying it. They used a 53,000 pound, I don't even know what that is. They didn't teach me this in Minecraft. Vibrosius truck, whatever that is. It injects low frequency vibrations into the earth to study the geology of the volcanic system. And they're generating these tiny earthquakes. Basically, they're studying it through the sound and the reverberation. Interesting. I'm going to go down to hear this one. The name is change. Climate change. A teen was charged with allegedly starting a massive New Jersey wildfire. Joseph Kling. I thought it was climate change. Joseph Kling, 19, apparently started the Jones Road wildfire. 19 years old, 15,200 acres. It continued to burn all day yesterday and still this morning. He's charged with second degree aggravated arson. He apparently, allegedly, purposely destroyed a forest, third-degree arson. He recklessly endangered buildings or structures. It was... Apparently, he, like, did not... He burned what wouldn't and didn't, like, make sure it was out before he left, is what it was. This, let's see... Oh, this is a crazy story. A transgender baby killer claims Trump is to blame for his prison rapes at an Indiana jail. Yeah, I'm sure. This sounds like some juicy sommelier stuff. This crazy dude who literally punched a baby to death. I'm not kidding you. That's why he's in jail. He decided to change his gender and he wanted special treatment. And then he said when he got into the prison, the male prisoners assaulted him saying, well, Trump's not... He's going to pardon us. I don't think that happened, but I do think that he probably... was somebody's girlfriend in jail, which, you know, that's what happens to child predators. Stick with us. This portion of our program, it's Kel-Tec, the PR57, chambered in 5.7. This is a great firearm. It's, I think, one of the best ones that they've done. They've made a lot of really good stuff, but I really think this is just absolutely one of the best. And it's just super affordable. MSRP is $3.99. Come on. But it's lighter than all the other 5.7s out there, 40% lighter than the next 5.7. It has a unique top loading design that replaces traditional magazines with stripper clips. So you get a slimmer profile 20 plus one capacity to low recoil and for ease of use. and accuracy, engineered for simplicity and reliability. It's just a great everyday carry for everyone. It's the first of its kind, Kel-Tec PR57 Rotary Barrel Pistol, chambered in 5.7, and you can find it at keltecweapons.com, K-E-L-T-E-C, keltecweapons.com. Tell them Dana sent you. Culturally, I tweeted about this last night because I saw this article as I was getting ready to go to bed. I was reading this. And it has to do with Pedro Pascal. Do you guys know who he is? Pedro Pascal was in, well, my favorite role was as Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones when he had his head crushed in. I thought that was his best role. That was one of my favorite scenes in all the TV. Popped his head like a grape. The Mountain did. He fought him. Anyway, so he has come out and he's attacking J.K. Rowling. As you know, they've had a massive legal fight and they had a big win in the UK over defining what, you know, protecting women and defining what they are. And he has come out and attacked her. He called her a loser, among several other things. He was also in Mandalorian. Yeah. And he was quiet when Gina Carano was attacked. Gina Carano just said it was pointing out some fascistic elements of the left and they went at her over it and fired her from it. The Hollywood Reporter says Pedro Pascal blasted J.K. Rowling for her trans tweets. He called her a heinous loser. He commented on Instagram calling her a heinous loser. He's also in The Last of Us, which I don't watch. And he was responding to a post by an activist who criticized her for celebrating the UK Supreme Court. They had a big ruling last week saying that trans women should not be recognized as women and sex legally means biological sex. Rowling was on her boat. She was with a cigar. And she said, I love it when a plan comes together. She's gloating and she has every right to. And she goes, I get the same royalties whether or not you read my books or burn them. Enjoy your marshmallows. And he went off on her saying awful, disgusting blank is exactly right. Heinous loser behavior. Now, one of the things that I've read is his sister apparently. He's got a... Well, he's got a brother who pretends to be a girl. It's not like actually his sister. He's got a sibling who... A brother who came out and said that she was a girl. And... That's he like he's gone to events with her with him before he's taken his brother to events before he has spoken up in favor of trans issues before. That's why it was. I think that kind of gives you some insight as to why he never said anything in defense of Gina Carano. And also, you get insight into this J.K. Rowling thing. He's making people mad, too. Lorraine found this because he called Rachel Zegler an icon. This is a throwback. Well, not too much of a throwback. It's just March of last year. But after all the stuff with Rachel Zegler and after she ruined the Snow White movie, he weighed in on it. And now people are kind of rolling their eyes at him. He called her an icon. Pedro Pascal is a pick-me guy. He will say whatever he has to say to ingratiate himself with Hollywood. Whatever he has to do, he will do it. And it's really... One of the most emasculating things I've ever seen. When I think of emasculation, I think of Pedro Pascal. I thought this for a long time. Any man that doesn't have the balls to stick up for his co-worker, much less a female co-worker, when she's being savaged unfairly and falsely in the press, you're just nothing but a sack of low testosterone. That's all Pedro Pascal is. He's a pick-me guy. He will kiss whatever backside he has to and possibly more, I think. In order to get more traction in Hollywood. It's just, it's cringe. He tries so hard. If you've ever seen any video of him, any red carpet appearance, anything like that, that's exactly what he tries to do. It's really cringe.
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In this episode, we dissect the media storm and political strategies involving esteemed guests like Josh Hammer, and delve into the internal rifts within the Trump administration's approach to Iran. Listen in as we discuss how these dynamics affect the broader Republican Party, and what they reveal about the changing tides of policy and power. We also explore a curious case of a hidden war criminal in Long Island, offering a puzzling twist to the narrative.
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This just adds to the controversy around Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. So as you said, according to two sources, we're learning that Hegseth used the Signal app on a personal computer in his office that was connected to the internet on an unsecured commercial line. What you mentioned is called a dirty line. And that was installed at Pete Hegseth's request so he could use the Signal app on his personal computer. So why is this important? Well, a commercial Internet line does not have the firewall protections that the Department of Defense's unclassified system has. So that makes it potentially susceptible to being monitored, particularly if sensitive information is being communicated. Now, this, of course, comes after previous controversies of Hegseth sharing details about an imminent attack on Houthis in Yemen in a signal chat group. him along with other members of Trump's National Security Council. And then new revelations more recently that there was a second chat group that Hegseth had been using with Signal that included people like
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Really try not to. But it kind of makes me wonder if you look at, and my friend Josh Hammer has a really good piece out about this today. And I was actually thinking about this when I, because he told me, he's like, oh, you're going to like my column tomorrow. Because, you know, we tend to like SecDefHagSeth here, not just because it's fun to say his name. But because he's more in line, I think, with most voters and he doesn't, he's not a neocon, you know, and that's kind of a big deal. He's not a neocon. And so I was reading this piece. It's over at Newsweek, and I tend to agree with it, actually. And it's the Pete Hegseth, Red Herring, and the GOP's foreign policy civil war. And I honestly agree 100%. Now, one of the things that Hammer highlights in this is, and I think it's important, is that there are some that, I don't know if I would say that they're in POTUS's circle, but they definitely are influential, at least, with him. And they are, you know, they're fans, not fans of Iran, but they're what I would think is Iranian light, right? You know what I mean? Like they're kind of Iranian light a little bit. And so I think that some of this is due to that, the targeting of Hegseth in this manner. So we're going to dive into this because when you look at the people that have been leaving, when you look at the folks that have been walking away and from, I think, what, his chief of staff, there have been a couple of others. Some of them, like this Caldwell guy, are very interesting, especially when you look at, again, where they stand on Iran. And I think that that is playing into this. I think that that and that Hegseth is trying to get rid of some of these people that are soft on this because because Trump is not soft on Iran by any stretch of the word. He's been way too. He's been very America first about this and not neocon at all. He's not like Barack Obama. I see a lot of these policies, honestly. It's like they're Barack Obama policies that are trying to manifest within the Trump administration. And it's really weird. And I think that that's what so much of this is is part of. So welcome to the show. Dana Lash with you are at the top of this first hour this Friday. So this piece that I was just telling you about when. Because it's very much like the Kavanaugh-ing. I almost said this wrong. The Kavanaugh-ing of... Hegseth. Doesn't it seem like that? Isn't this the same playbook that the left always uses every single time? You guys remember the Christine Blasey Ford spectacle, right? Everybody remembers that? Christine Blasey Ford and the way that she went after Brett Kavanaugh and the accusations and the theater of it and the building up of it and all of this. So it's like this same playbook but for Hegseth. That's what it seems like. It's the same playbook, but for him. So they've accused him of what? Of being a Bronze Star veteran who's an alcoholic. He's an alcoholic. He's a whore. He's a rapist. He's all this stuff. They wanted to sink the nomination. I think more than the left wanting to sink the nomination, I think they wanted to prove Trump's vulnerability. By torpedoing his pick and doing it before the pick could even, you know, get up, get off the ground and running. That's honestly, it's really what I feel like they, that's what this is. You know, the whole saying, you know, your God can bleed. That's what they're, I feel like that's what they're trying to do. I'm not being a, it sounds like I'm being a conspiracy theorist, but I'm not really. Now to this, getting into this further, obviously they weren't successful with all of that. And then you've had Signalgate. They keep going after him for Signalgate, as you remember with Jeffrey Goldberg. Which, by the way, why did Trump welcome Jeffrey Goldberg to a sit-down? You don't reward the enemy. Your ideological enemy, you don't reward them. What on earth? Cain thoughts?
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I'm like, well, you know, there is a saying, keep your friends close.
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No, you keep them close because you don't invite them to the flipping White House.
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I don't know. I think Trump likes the idea of the image of him not bothered by that and that it's so egregious what this guy did that Trump's like, you know, I'm just going to want to hear them out. Where the heck are they coming from?
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You really think that? I don't know. I don't think that he... Obviously, I think everybody was bothered over... The Goldberg thing. But you just don't reward your ideological opponent. You just don't. Now they're trying to say what you heard from this audio that we played in. They're trying to say that he was sharing sensitive information about the Houthi attack plans and all of this stuff. And there was a profile done about his wife. And they were getting into his history, his marital history. Politics are ridiculous. And then they got into... Then there's the story of Dan Caldwell. So you have three... A pretty high ranking DOD officials. You have the deputy chief of staff. That's Darren Selnick. Dan Caldwell, who's described as a longtime Hegseth friend. And then you also have the chief of staff to the deputy defense secretary. They were placed on leave. Then they were fired because of the leak investigation. Caldwell has been friends with Hegseth or at least been an associate of his for a long time. I don't I'm really hesitant to say friend. Because the media will like to set up these false associations so that they can elevate someone that they're using as a cudgel based on that false, that construction of a false association. So they said that the way that the reports have been going, oh, Caldwell, you know, he had to go this leak gate and signal gate the leaking investigation. But here's where it gets sticky, right? It highlights the division, I think, within the Trump administration itself on Iran. Because Caldwell is what you would call a dove. And one of the things that Hammer does is he was talking about the people in the Trump administration that are very, very dove-ian. I wouldn't say pro-Iran, but they are definitely not where Trump is on Iran. And Caldwell is one of them. Caldwell is absolutely one of them. He actually was praising back in 2015. He was he had praised the some of the moves that Obama and Biden had made with regards to Iran. There's nothing to praise there, by the way, nothing at all whatsoever. And he was even The negotiator, he was the parcel to that, that 2015 Iran nuclear deal. So there's a lot here that makes me think that this is more than just like leak gate. Honestly, it seems like there are people within the administration that are trying to torpedo any movement on Iran and that through at least the DOD, they're trying to snuff some of those people out. Honestly, that's what it seems like. But one of the things that Caldwell told the press is that, quote, the reality is operational. Hegseth is just not up to this. Can I ask a question, though? Who is? But I'm not asking it in the way you think that I'm asking. I'm not asking for names. Who is? You're talking about an entrenched bureaucracy. Kane, how long do you think some of those people have been in these positions? Like forever.
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They get appointed by somebody in the 70s and they stay there until they die. It's forever. Yeah, you're right. It's forever. And I think that that's kind of part of it. They're trying to kneecap him because they don't want to lose. I don't know what the obsession is with Iran, with some of the left-leaning members of the Republican Party and Democrats, but they have one. And this is, I think, this division laid bare. There's also an interesting bit about Steve Witkoff. He's the Middle East special envoy. He's a little light as well. with regards to this. Now, he's a billionaire. He's a real estate developer. I don't know. I'm kind of questioning, I will say, I'm kind of questioning his credentials. I mean, I'm sure he's smart. He's clearly successful. And that's all well and good. But what is his understanding of the Middle East? I know he's done business with Qatar. He sold his Parkland Hotel in New York City to the Qataris, the Qatar Investment Authority, for, I don't know, like... Billions and billions, almost like half a trillion dollars, I think. Or no, sorry, half a billion dollars. And he was praising when he was on with Tucker Carlson and he was praising Qatar and saying that they were a godsend. Or no, saying that Wyckoff was described as a godsend. Wyckoff was saying that they're a chief regional ally. But they're an ally with Iran. They're not an ally with us. And I think that they try to triangulate and they try to have a foot in both worlds, but that doesn't mean that they're somehow being diplomatic. That just means that they're being strategists. So my reason I'm bringing this up to you is because I have some people asking me, which I didn't before until this story broke. I've seen discussion and comments and I've had people reach out. What do you think about this Hegseth stuff? I still think that it's subterfuge. I still think that they're trying to kneecap him and that the cracks, the motivation for this seems to kind of indicate that it might be somewhat... rooted in positions on Iran. I mean, everything's still coming out, but that's kind of what I'm seeing. I feel like all of the people that are criticizing Hegseth are very pro-Iran. That's what it seems like to me. Now, I could be wrong. I rarely am. Actually, I've never been wrong. I've never been wrong. No, I've never been wrong. The only time I've ever been wrong is when I decided to switch up my yogurt brand and I was wrong because it was gritty and it tasted bad. I eat the Greek yogurt and then I went to this thing called Nunu's, which I joke and say it's no-no's. It's supposed to be no-no's because it's no-no's for you. It tastes horrible. It tastes like a tragedy. And that's the only time I've ever been wrong. So we're going to talk more about this. Also, what we have on deck today... We've got a bunch of cultural issues. We've got some of the latest as it pertains to the president's meetings with some of these world leaders. We're going to get into it. Elon Musk versus Scott Besant. That story is now coming to light. Remember the story the other week when... Carolyn Leavitt, his press secretary. They were asking her, well, we heard that Elon Musk and Scott Besant got into a screaming match. She's like, it was just a debate. I think you're going to have debates and you're going to have people yell and scream. I've never been in a I've been in. I can't tell you how many rooms where political people have screamed at each other, thrown things and pounded on tables. Not even kidding. It's completely normal. Some of them are way dramatic, more dramatic than others. I kid you not. So that's not that's not entirely abnormal. But again, another difference. This is what happens when you have coalitions, because you're going to have people that are going to be opposite each other on different issues. And as it relates to some economic issues, that's Scott Besant and Elon Musk, just like you have Hegseth with the pro Iran and the people who don't think that Iran is going to be able to be. glowed up into some beacon of peace. We're going to talk about all of that. Oh, and we got a story pertaining to immigration. We had Maryland man. Now I'm going to introduce you to Long Island man. I've seen the amazing changes Relief Factor has made for so many people. And I've seen it firsthand through my husband, Chris is paying relief from using Relief Factor. Right now, it's easy to give their product a try because Relief Factor makes it pain-free with their three-week quick start for just $19.95. Get rid of pain and start living better. Relief Factor is a 100% drug-free daily supplement that helps your body fight pain naturally. Developed by doctors, it works by supporting your body's response to inflammation. It doesn't just mask pain for a short time. It helps reduce or even eliminate it. 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So hold up, there's a hidden magma cap. No, not a maga cap. Magma. Don't want to say make magma great again. That would be bad. Hidden magma cap that's at Yellowstone. I don't know how you can have a hidden big giant magma cap there, but okay. I mean, you got satellites and it's pretty well policed. Geoscientists discovered it. They say it's playing a critical role in preventing a massive eruption. Soft eye. It's molten silicate materials in supercritical water, a liquid-like gas that forms after water exceeds its critical point of 374 degrees Celsius in porous rock. And it's a lid, essentially. It's trapping pressure and heat below it. So it's like a pimple about ready to pop is what it sounds like. Researchers uncovered it. They're studying it. They used a 53,000-pound fibro... I don't even know what that is. They didn't teach me this in Minecraft. Vibrosius truck, whatever that is. It injects low frequency vibrations into the earth to study the geology of the volcanic system. And they're generating these tiny earthquakes. Basically, they're studying it through the sound and the reverberation. Interesting. I'm going to go down to hear this one. The name is change. Climate change. A teen was charged with allegedly starting a massive New Jersey wildfire. Joseph Kling. I thought it was climate change. Joseph Kling, 19, apparently started the Jones Road wildfire. 19 years old, 15,200 acres. It continued to burn all day yesterday and still this morning. He's charged with second degree aggravated arson. He apparently allegedly purposely destroyed a forest third degree arson. He recklessly endangered buildings or structures. It was apparently he like did not. He burned what wouldn't and didn't like make sure it was out before he left is what it was. This let's see. Oh, this is a crazy story. A transgender baby killer claims Trump is to blame for his prison rapes at an Indiana jail. Yeah, I'm sure. This sounds like some juicy sommelier stuff. This crazy dude who literally punched a baby to death. I'm not kidding you. That's why he's in jail. He decided to change his gender and he wanted special treatment. And then he said when he got into the prison, the male prisoners assaulted him saying, well, Trump's not... He's going to pardon us. I don't think that happened, but I do think that he probably... was somebody's girlfriend in jail, which, you know, that's what happens to child predators. Stick with us. I've said for years now that our media is just garbage. Legacy Press is garbage. How does the average person know if a news story, if the source is accurate or if it's biased? Ground News can be a great solution for that. Ground News can show you the stories and the sources of the day, and then they give you details about their sourcing. how reliable the reporting is and who owns them and keep you fully informed on any potential political or motivational leanings. So, for instance, you could use Ground News to read about the Trump administration suing the state of Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports. The Huffington Post said, quote, Trump's newest political power grab is targeting Maine. The Toronto Sun said, quote, DOJ is to sue Maine over trans women competing in female sports. So same story, but two very different headlines. Is it a power grab by the president or is it in the hands of the DOJ? You can sign up for your Ground News account today and get access to the mobile app the website, the browser extension, and exclusive newsletter so you can stay informed on the news and the bias. Visit groundnews.com slash Dana today to get 40% off the Ground News Vantage plan and get access to all of their news analysis and features. That's groundnews.com slash Dana for 40% off the Ground News Vantage plan for a limited time only. Groundnews.com slash Dana for 40% off.
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Welcome back to the program. Dana Lash here with you. It's Fri-yay. Happy Fri-yay to you. I want to tell you about Long Island Man because we've been talking so much about Maryland Man. Maryland Man, that innocent Maryland dad who just happened to be like a woman beating human trafficking gangbanger, but whatevs. Let me tell you about Long Island, man. This is the New York Post. This is a headline that's a big mouthful. War criminal who helped orchestrate Rwandan genocide hid out as Long Island beekeeper for decades after lying on his immigration documents. Hmm. And he's from and this was in this was in Long Island. So, he's a literal convicted Rwandan genocide war criminal. He was a little beekeeper. Didn't I see a movie, something like this, with Jason Statham? Sidebar. Total sidebar. Pause. The movie, I think it was called Beekeeper. I'm looking at Kane. I think it was called Beekeeper. And it was Jason Statham. And it was a great movie. There was no character development. It was just, hi, we're here. The plot is ass-kicking. That's what we're doing. It's called The Beekeeper.
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Last year.
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Hmm. I watched that and it was a great movie. I liked it. Have you seen it?
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I have not. Although I do like Jason Statham. I need to check this out. I think there's another movie that's out of his right now.
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Steve said he didn't know we were playing Mad Libs today. Well, that's in more than one way.
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That headline was mad-libbing.
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Yeah, it was absolutely mad-libbing. So this dude, he's a beekeeper. Well, is he, though? He acted like a beekeeper, and he was in Long Island for 20 years. He lied on all of his immigration papers about his past. Faustin? Not going to say this name right. Cain? N-S-A-B-U-M-U-K-U-N-Z-I. N-S-A-B-U-M-U-K-U-N-Z-I. That sounds right. The way you said it. N-S-A-B-U-M-U-K-U-Z-I. That's right.
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Came to the U.S. in 2004. Blied on all of his green cards, his naturalization papers. He said he didn't have any part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He even did media interviews about his, his refugee status. And he, uh, developed connections with wealthy Hamptonites, wealthy progressive, you know, people in the Hamptons. They, they freaks. And then, uh, he was, he, they apparently paid his bond $250,000 bond after he was arrested. So he could continue caring for bees because he was a, I guess they weren't his bees. He was caring for someone else's bees. Nizibimisu Kizuzi, who was a beekeeper in his native country, he continued it here. He was also what they call a sector councillor. In when he was in Rwanda, he literally directed the killings and rapes and participated in the violence against the Tutsis in Kabriti during the 100 day genocide that was carried, the ethnic cleansing that was carried out. Also. assured folks during public meetings when he was in Rwanda that they would be protected. And then private meetings, he told the he would tell the opposing factions that he was going to kill the other ethnic group. He set up roadblocks to stop them from fleeing. I mean, it's just horrific. And one massacre, apparently he told one armed faction to kill a group of a different faction that were in an administrative office. And he apparently also beat some person to death by clubbing them in the head. So that's this guy. He encouraged people. He encouraged the factions to rape the women as a genocidal tool. All of this. And he was there in Long Island forever. 20 years. And he also traveled abroad. He went to Ivory Coast. He was in Togo just recently in March. He was in Madagascar. I mean, he lived in the Ivory Coast for a decade prior to him coming to the United States. So he's been a fugitive forever. How are you literally a guy directing rape as a tool of war, a weapon of war in Rwanda, and yet you're able to come here and live as a beekeeper of all places in Rwanda? Long Island, right? Isn't that weird? It's weird that no one that that didn't tip anybody off. No one's like, hmm, what'd you say your past was again? It's a little odd. They approved his green card in 2007 after he explicitly denied ever engaging in genocide and he denied ever committing a crime of moral turpitude. He applied to become a citizen in 2016. It's been pending ever since. They could deport him if they convict him. Interpol Rwanda issued a notice that he's wanted for genocidal crimes in 2016. His client says, no, no, he's a victim. He's a law abiding beekeeper and a gardener, simple gardener. He was a victim. But there are tons of witnesses who've all given statements to authorities that, yeah, we watched him beat a guy to death in the head. Yeah, we literally watched him help hold women captive so they could be raped as a as a weapon of war. All of these people are coming out saying this. So I don't know. I he's just a Long Island dad, Kane. Guys, he's a Long Island dad. Gotta think of the bees. That Beekeeper movie, though, it is a great movie. I'm not kidding you. I don't know anything about the guy's past. I don't think they ever got into that. It's a plot hole that nobody cares about. Because if I watch a Jason Statham movie, I'm not watching to see his Oscar-level acting. I'm not watching to see that.
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Although he is good and Oscar-level.
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He's a great actor, but I'm not watching him to see a Ralph Fiennes performance. I'm watching him because I believe it when he punches people to death. And that's what I want to see. Sometimes I just want a movie where the guy comes out and all you know about his character, he just goes, I'm the good guy. I'm going to plate this bad guy to death. And then he does it. You're like, yay, that's a great movie. That's what I like. I'm a simple person. You know, I don't need all the other garbage with it. Just, you know, show me that. So this is just a simple Long Island beekeeper, guys. I wonder if there were signs. I mean, that he literally was a general in a Rwandan genocide. That's a pretty particular skill set. Were there signs? Just feel like this is going to be a movie. It ought to be. So a couple of things to get into here. So we've got, we've been following all of the latest targeting of Hegseth and others. Did you see, I have this New York Times piece that I wanted to show you. I'm trying to find out what the motivation is here. New York Times piece, what is dark woke? Have you ever heard of that? I've never heard of dark woke. The subhead, Democrats are trying out a new attitude. It's provocative, it's edgy, and it's perilously towing the line of not being too offensive. Basically, it's because they cuss, I think, is what the point is. They went back to the presidential primary and they boil it down to, quote, it requires being crass, but discerning, rude, but only to a point. And it has a name called, excuse me, called dark woke. How about just like assertive? You vocabulary challenged, feeble minded halfwits. How about assertive, curt, blunt? No, no, no. We're going to totally full on idiocracy it. It's dark woke. Doesn't that person look assertive? No, that person doesn't look dark woke. This is the dumbest stuff ever. It started as a meme, but now they're actually trying to make it a thing. They say this is just the lack of awareness in this. Can I read this graph to you? The lack of awareness. Democrats don't know who they are. They don't even know how they act. Listen to this. Quote, outside the party, the dirtbag left a term for a cohort of leftist provocateurs who eschewed civility politics, inspired headlines for their unrestrained derision of conservatives and liberals alike. When have they never not been that? Right? When have they never not been there? What do you mean? That they've always eschewed civility politics. When has the left been super civil? I can't tell you the number of protests I've been to where I've seen the left act. Where is this? They act like they've been just kittens in sunshine this whole time. Now they're dark woke because, damn it, Trump did it. Trump made them eschew civility politics. That's what this is building up to. They did this in 2016, too. Of course, they cite Jasmine Crockett. And then they highlighted her argument with Marjorie Taylor Greene when Greene was going on about fake eyelashes. Remember, that was actually a brilliant hearing. And it is true, girl. You need to take them down a gauge. They don't all need to be 18s. And they said that they highlight Jasmine Crockett as somebody who's dark, woke. They list a number of other lawmakers. And then I realized I've seen these lawmakers either they're on MSNBC or CNN cussing up a storm or they've got B-roll of them acting a fool at like some rally or speaking event. And listen to this. They make this like this is all the right that has corrupted the precious innocent left. Democrats have embraced some aspects of the right's toolkit. trump advisors like elon musk have used slurs and profanity and now they said now democrat politicians have encouraged or allowed more swearing what that so the way that this new york times piece reads is that the left was just they were all angels it was all kittens and sunshine And they were all perfectly well-behaved people. They said, yes, ma'am. And no, ma'am. Yes, sir. No, sir. And they were just, they're so kind and so nice. And they prayed before every meal. And they went and they were very kind at all. This, nobody believes this. What in the world? If anything, the right has adopted the left. I think you have members of the woke. I think there is a woke right right now. And I and I've talked about this before. I actually have a chapter on it in the very last book that I wrote. Identity politics being incorporated and weaponized by some people on the right. There's different factions of the right. But the left for them to act like they never, ever were rude or aggressive. They've always ever been aggressive. And it's one of the reasons that certain Republicans got more aggressive, because they thought that they had to in order to be able to compete with this. It's just, it's wild. And they said that, oh, well, they're now becoming more authentic, right? I think they're just devolving further. I mean, in the past, you know, when, when you would have like, you know, James Carville, I'm going to use him as an example because he is like one of the older old guards that's, you know, out there on CNN, et cetera. It just seems like, you know, in the past they were aggressive and they would, you know, all this to he, James Carville's always cost, but he's always made a point. What is Jasmine Crocker's point? She gets up there and she makes fun of people in wheelchairs. What is her point? I don't get it. This is this is such a goofy article. Culturally, I tweeted about this last night because I saw this article as I was getting ready to go to bed. I was reading this and it has to do with Pedro Pascal. Do you guys know who he is? Pedro Pascal was in, well, my favorite role was as Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones when he had his head crushed in. I thought that was his best role. That was one of my favorite scenes in all the TV. Popped his head like a grape. The mountain did. He fought him. Anyway, so he has come out and he's attacking J.K. Rowling. As you know, they've had a massive legal fight and they had a big win in the UK over defining what, you know, protecting women and defining what they are. And he has come out and attacked her. He called her a loser, among several other things. He was also in Mandalorian. Yes. And he was quiet when Gina Carano was attacked. Gina Carano just said it was pointing out some fascistic elements of the left. And they went at her over it and fired her from it. Hollywood reporter says Pedro Pascal blasted J.K. Rowling for her trans tweets. He called her a heinous loser. He commented on Instagram calling her a heinous loser. He's also in The Last of Us, which I don't watch. And he was responding to a post by an activist who criticized her for celebrating the UK Supreme Court. They had a big ruling last week saying that trans women should not be recognized as women and sex legally means biological sex. Rowling was on her boat. She was with a cigar and she said, I love it when a plan comes together. She's gloating and she has every right to. And she goes, I get the same royalties whether or not you read my books or burn them. Enjoy your marshmallows. And he went off on her saying awful, disgusting blank is exactly right. Heinous loser behavior. Now, one of the things that I've read is his sister apparently. is he's got a well he's got a brother who pretends to be a girl it's not like actually his sister uh he's got a uh uh sibling who a brother who came out and said that she was she was a girl and He's gone to events with him before. He's taken his brother to events before. He has spoken up in favor of trans issues before. That's why he was... I think that kind of gives you some insight as to why he never said anything in defense of Gina Carano. And also, you get insight into this J.K. Rowling thing. He's making people mad, too. Lorraine found this because he called Rachel Zegler an icon. This is a throwback. Well, not too much of a throwback. It's just March of last year. But after all the stuff with Rachel Zegler and after she ruined the Snow White movie, he weighed in on it. And now people are kind of rolling their eyes at him. He called her an icon. Pedro Pascal is a pick-me guy. He will say whatever he has to say to ingratiate himself with Hollywood. Whatever he has to do, he will do it. And it's really... One of the most emasculating things I've ever seen. When I think of emasculation, I think of Pedro Pascal. I thought this for a long time. Any man that doesn't have the balls to stick up for his co-worker, much less a female co-worker, when she's being savaged unfairly and falsely in the press, you're just nothing but a sack of low testosterone. That's all Pedro Pascal is. He's a pick-me guy. He will kiss whatever backside he has to and possibly more, I think. In order to get more traction in Hollywood. It's just, it's cringe. He tries so hard. If you've ever seen any video of him, any red carpet appearance, anything like that, that's exactly what he tries to do. It's really cringe. Our partners that help bring you the program, it's our friends over at All Family Pharmacy. This is such a great partner and I love All Family Pharmacy. I myself am a customer. 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You said you spoke with President Xi. Have you spoken to him since the terrorist? I don't want to comment on that, but I've spoken to him many times.
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Hmm. Well, and China's trying to say, no, we haven't talked to the United States. We don't know what he's talking. Yes, they have for crying out loud. Welcome back to the show. Dana Lash with you. We're at the top of the second hour. I yeah, I absolutely believe that they have. This is so silly for them trying to their attempt to try to downplay. they've been talking to the United States. They are desperate to try to keep some sort of semblance of power. So welcome back. Channel 347 DirecTV is the stream. Of course, you can listen around the country. The chat's at Rumble. Not responsible for what goes down in there. But all good folks there. And then, of course, you can find us at YouTubeX... facebook all those good things all right can i want to immediately get to this this is i think one of the top stories today and it is this story about this judge people are finally getting arrested for breaking the law it's kind of wild because for however long we weren't having that we didn't have It was lawlessness and disorder. And I guess they thought that that the same was going to continue. It's not anymore. So this story and I retweeted this earlier. I think Bill Malujan had the original report. FBI Director Kash Patel has announced that the that the FBI has arrested Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After evidence that she obstructed an illegal arrest operation last week. These judges, by refusing to uphold law and order themselves, are I mean, you're you're culpable with you're engaging in criminality or helping these people evade the law. It doesn't make any sense. And it's I'm happy to see now justice actually finally being served. ABC had more on this. This judge. She was helping these illegal aliens evade arrest, is the story. She's a Milwaukee County Circuit judge. The FBI came in and arrested her. She's being charged with two criminal counts of obstruction, impeding a proceeding before a department or agency of the United States and concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest, according to the criminal complaints that were unsealed this morning. Now, Kash Patel, FBI director, announced the arrest earlier today, this morning in a social media post, which was then briefly deleted and reposted. He said, quote, Just now, the FBI arrested Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on charges of obstruction and after evidence of Judge Dugan obstructing an immigration arrest operation last week. He added that we believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse. Eduardo Ruiz allowing the subject and illegal alien to evade arrest. She apparently escorted him and his counsel, this illegal alien, out of the courtroom through a jury door because the federal officers told her that an ICE task force was – they had a warrant. They were coming there, and they had an administrative warrant for the guy's arrest. They arrested her at the courthouse. That's that's sweetness. There's a there's Kash Patel's tweet there. He said, we're going to have more soon. Excellent work, FBI, Milwaukee. They chased they I mean, she was trying to usher him out of the jury door and they chased him down on foot. And Kash Patel added this judge by way of trying to get, you know, help this guy evade this judge now. I mean, she put people she put the public at risk. This is wild. And they located him. They chased him down right outside of the courthouse. And they said he tried to run from ICE agents, but they caught up with him. Now, before people start going, oh, but he's just an innocent. No. Again, woman beater. March 12th, he's been charged with battering domestic abuse stemming from an incident on March 12th. He could be in prison for six years if convicted. So why in the world is a judge helping a woman beater evade, who's here illegally, one crime, beating somebody, two crimes? Why is this judge helping him to evade? Is she in love with him? I mean, I'm just going to throw everything out there. Did she think she was, you know, going to be a side piece? Like, I don't know what... I'm trying to understand what would make a judge, this woman... so flagrantly just defy the law. This is what true equality is, is being accountable equally under the law. And if you have judges that aren't following the law and they're going to be allowed to get away with it, I'm going to tell you something, and I cannot stress this enough. The strength of a republic is down to laws being equally applied and people being equally held accountable underneath those laws when violated. When you start picking and choosing what people can follow laws and which ones don't have to and what laws you're going to follow and what laws you don't want to follow, you're going to inspire people like myself to not want to follow laws. And I am one of the people that you want to follow the laws. And there's probably bigger and badder ones out there that are the same. So don't play with fire. Face up to six years in prison. So good. And I think it should all be public and I think she'd be shamed. Is she going to be disbarred? I mean, clearly she has to be at this point. I don't know. The bars, each state's bar is so leftist, aren't they? They're so incredibly leftist. So this was, this was, uh, really significant. And she isn't the only one. There have been others where they've also have been holding them accountable, throwing the book at them. Because they're just like you had another judge. Lorraine found another judge. This judge, and I was looking him up on this morning too, New Mexico Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife, they had agents raided their New Mexico home. They faced charges of evidence tampering and harboring an illegal alien, who is a member of Trend Aragua. Now, they say allegedly, but dude, it is, he's such an actual member of Trend Aragua. They say allegedly, but he's, you know, he's a member. The former magistrate judge and his wife, they took him into custody yesterday afternoon. They faced numerous charges, and they said that the Trenda Aragua member was apprehended at their residence. He was hired by Nancy Cano for home repairs, and then they later offered him accommodation in their guest house. And they, investigators have all this evidence showing that he's with Trend Aragua. He's got all the Trend Aragua tattoos. He's all, they do get the same tattoos. There's also text messages, voicemails, all of this stuff. He illegally entered in December of 23, crossed near Eagle Pass, just went across the border. It was a... They apprehended him and released him in just I think he entered in the 15th and they released him on the 18th. And it was because the Border Patrol facility was completely overcrowded. So they they were letting people go. So he was issued a notice to appear. And you know how those real I think what was the percentage that we were told by Border Patrol? Something like 80, almost 90 percent never show up notice to appear. So he's facing federal charges because not only did he enter illegally, but he got a gun on the black market. So he was in illegal possession of a firearm that he got on the black market because he didn't buy it legally. There's no evidence of that. And. he this judge has been harboring him so now i've got questions like if this judge is harboring him what else has this judge done think about this for a minute these people are judges they just happen to get caught this one time what else have they been doing what else have they been hiding who else have they been uh aiding and abetting i mean this is just when they get caught This is the problem, the absolute lack of law and order. Now, you've got these judges that are refusing to follow the law. And then you also have these insane judges that are trying to prevent the president from actually being able to implement law. His agenda. This is becoming a major issue. Judge after judge. I had we recounted some of it in our headlines that if you're a subscriber, you get that sent out to you in the morning. But we have this another day, another judge. I this is. I don't know how it's not obstruction of justice. So it's another roadblock for the administration. Red State had a really good write up of one of them, at least. There's there's actually so many. Lorraine has a bunch of pieces up. In fact, one's getting ready to run right now over on Substack where she gets in to these activist judges because none of these judges want to follow the rule of law. Not a single one of them. And now you have another federal judge who blocked another key immigration policy from the administration. This district U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued an injunction on the order to withhold federal funding from sanctuary jurisdictions. You have sanctuary cities and states who don't want to cooperate with authorities. They this isn't the first time and it's probably not going to be the last time either. It's. unbelievable at this point that either they're being told, like the judge who said, no, we're going to talk about this case coming up. The judge who said, no, you don't have to, you don't have to show ID to go vote in a federal election. What? But you, what are all the things that you have to show ID for? Think about it. This, you have renting a car, buying alcohol, buying Sudafed, There's a number of things at the store you have to show. And this, even though you have, this is what our law says. This federal judge, Colleen Collar-Cotelli, struck down provisions related to requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. Now, going back to, let me pull this up for my notes. Bear with me. Because I have And by the way, Lorraine got me the receipt on that 90%. I was like, it's almost 90%. It is 90%. PJ Media had the 90% of people who give the notice to appear at the catch and release. They never show up. I have a Gallup poll going back to my online bookmarking system. Hold up. I wasn't planning on pulling this up, but it reminded me. This was back in October of last year. And this mimicked... It's virtually unchanged from what it was also in 2016. When I was... Based on exit polling data, and this is two weeks before the election last year, 76% of adults... Now, it's important to note, these are Democrats and Republicans. So they are doing... It was a general... It's a Gallup poll from October 24th. It's a general assessment of... where all Americans stand on deportation and immigration, etc. 76% of U.S. adults, and these are registered voters, so that's even more than likely voters and more than just general voters, registered voters. Democrats and Republicans favor, they wanted stronger election law policies. 84% wanted proof of citizenship when registering to vote for the first time. When is the last time 84% of Americans ever agreed on anything? 2016, I went back and I was looking at my notes from 2016. It was pretty much this. In fact, it was 83% back in 2016. That has never changed. And that actually shocked me. 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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 this guy, this is a BBC, a man who bought his car to replace the one he had stolen. Somebody stole his car. He discovered that he actually accidentally bought back his own stolen car. The British man woke up on February 28th to find his car, Black Honda Civic, had disappeared from his driveway overnight. Told police and insurers began looking for a replacement. He found one that looked identical 70 miles away. But after he bought it, he noticed similar items in the vehicle, and that's when he realized that he had bought his own stolen car. He also found his previous address in the car sat-nav. He felt he was gutted when his car was stolen, so he wanted to replace it with the same model. And he did tell the authorities about it. He said he... I can't believe... I mean, can you imagine? Can you imagine without... I think I would know if I bought my... I don't know, maybe not. This, goodbye loser, a protected bird, flies free in Key Biscayne. So this guy, an illegal alien, decided to... Beat up a heron, a great white heron, which is a protected bird in Florida. Edgard Venezuela was fishing. He threw a rock at the bird, broke its wing. And the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station, they responded. They found the bird crouched in the grass, bleeding from the right wing. And they deported this guy. They took him to court and they deported him. Yes! I love this. It's such a feel good story. If they wanted to throw a rock at him, too, I would look the other way. I didn't see anything. What? What are you talking about? I didn't hear anything about a rock being thrown at this guy. We have a lot more on the way. I talked too long last segment. I will make it up to you. Stick with us. Home title lock. It's amazing how fast and how sophisticated and how quickly all of this this fraud can grow the speed at which it can grow. When was the last time that you checked on your home's title? I mean, that's the legal proof that you own your house, and your house is your biggest investment. The problem in today's cyber world is that scammers can steal home titles pretty easily, and your equity is the target. They can forge your signature on a document, and of course they got fake notary stamps. They'll pay a fee with your county, and then your home title's been transferred under your name. Super easy. That's scary. So you want to get a free title history report and a 14-day trial of their million-dollar triple lock protection. You can get it at hometitlelock.com, promo code DANA. One Forge signature is all it takes. They've done it. Every week there's a story about this. And then you usually don't find out until the worst has happened. You start getting foreclosure notices and you notice that people are taking massive loans out on your property, even selling your property outright. Don't wait until it's too late. Use promo code Dana at HomeTitleLock.com and make sure your title is still in your name. You can get a free title history report plus a free 14-day trial of their million-dollar Triple Lock protection. 24-7 monitoring of your title, urgent alerts to changes and if fraud should happen, they'll spend up to a million dollars to fix it. Visit HomeTitleLock.com now and use promo code Dana.
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We're back with more reforms here at DOD. And this one is one of the most important ones we've done. The official title is Restoring Good Order and Discipline Through Balanced Accountability. A little wordy, but over the target. The real title that I call it The no more walking on eggshells policy. You see, too often at the Defense Department, there are complaints made for certain reasons that can't be verified that end people's career, either through EO or the IG. We need to reform that process completely so commanders can be commanders. Let me explain it a little bit more. So the DOD has equal opportunity programs for service members and civilians to report discrimination and harassment. That's a good thing. But what's not good is when these programs are weaponized. Some individuals use these programs in bad faith to retaliate against superiors or peers. I hear it all the time. Say you receive a bad evaluation, well, file a military EO complaint. It's nonsense, and we want to fix that. That's why today I'm signing a memo entitled, as I said, Restoring Good Order and Discipline Through Balanced Accountability. It directs a comprehensive review of equal opportunity programs to ensure prompt and impartial investigations, prompt and impartial, fair treatment to all parties involved, and timely, timely and appropriate resolution of allegation. There you go.
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The no more walking on eggshells. Although, you know that he just wanted to call it the STFU. Yeah, exactly. He just wanted to call it that. Right. Or just hear me out. You know, you could just the... STFU. Yeah. Welcome back. Dana Lash with you. Bottom of this. Bottom of this second hour. He... People don't know what to think. He apparently was... People are mad because he said of overweight reserve troops, quote, completely unacceptable. And that's when he said yesterday, they'll be fit, not fat. I actually saw. I'm not making this up. I don't pay attention to the commentators on MSNBC, but when I go to somebody's bio because they said something stupid and I look and it says, you know, as seen on MSNBC, I immediately just discount them further. But people were actually trying to say, well, you're body shaming people for, yes, I do want to body shame people if they're not fit for the military. If they're in the military and they're not taking care of their fitness and they're not able to, they don't have the stamina and they don't have the endurance because they're not staying healthy and fit. That's not called body shaming. It's called you're not doing your job because staying healthy and fit is part of your job. Really simple. That's why one of the reasons they don't like him. My favorite, because there's been so many accusations of against sect of Hegseth this week. And my favorite one, it's not all this other stuff. My favorite one is what they said about his makeup room. Okay, so I got to, let me pull my tweet up here. Because this is, I was actually shocked when I saw them try to go at him over this. So there was a story that came out and I don't remember the publication. Well, I'm pulling it up. I had retweeted it. But the essence of it was that they were accusing SecDef of spending like thousands of dollars for a makeup room. At the DOD for because they do hits from the Department of Defense or the Pentagon, you know, things like that. And that's, you know, normal. That's not like the State Department has like a little area where they do it. You I mean, every every department has something like this because you do have to go out and you do have to. you know, talk about what you're doing and the policies and things like that with the American people. So that's not... That's not a dumb thing to do, right? I mean, that's, you know, that's normal. You know how normal that is. I mean, when we talk to lawmakers here and they do video hits with us, you know, they have, like, even little portable lights. So that's... So the... Apparently, what happened is this story, and I don't dislike Jennifer Jacobs, but I also think that this story is kind of nonsense. They said, quote, SecDef Hegseth recently ordered modifications to the green room next to the Pentagon Press briefing room to add a makeup studio that can be used to prep for TV appearances, sources told CBS News. The price tag for the project was several thousand dollars. The space previously had minimal furnishings, a new director-style chair, and a large mirror with makeup lighting was installed. Hegseth has used the briefing room for Fox News hits. A spokesperson confirmed the green room changes and said for this upgrade we were deliberately conservative and opted for less expensive on-hand material solutions. And Then she had to walk back her story. She said that the green room makeup studio in the Pentagon was going to cost more than $40,000, but the ideas were scaled back. And then she added, well, SecDef Hegzeth is doing his own makeup ahead of TV appearances. He's not paying for a makeup artist per a defense official. And then the DOD was like, okay, we're done with us. This is a photo of the area. There's no lighted makeup. What are you talking about? There's no lighted makeup room. This is the area that Juan is showing you right now on the simulcast. No lighted mirror, DOD said. It didn't cost thousands. Everything that was added to the green room, not a makeup studio, came from existing inventory. Look at this room. The first thing is what is with that mirror? The little skinny mirror that they have opposite the wall. It looks like a hotel, like a cheap hotel office. Like the business center of a cheap motel is what it looks like. This is Spartan, as it should be. But the thing that I find horrifying and that would keep me awake at night is the overhead fluorescent lighting. Oh my gosh. I have chills. The overhead fluorescent lighting. It is horrible. That's all they have to do. They sit in there and they are lit only by fluorescent lighting. Fluorescent lighting is horrific because you think that you look decent under it. You do your makeup to the light. And then when you get on camera, you look like an Oompa Loompa. It's horrible. That's that's their makeup studio. They said, no, all of this is fake. And they just went over there next door and snapped a photo of it. And they're like, this is what we got. Seriously. And then you got the frame. You got POTUS VP and then you got Hegseth up there and the photos. I mean, it's guys. It's a simple closet mirror that you can get for nine dollars at Walmart that they hung horizontally. And then there's a fluorescent mirror overhead. That's literally it. For those of you who are not watching the simulcast there, everyone out there listening to me right now, your bathroom is more luxurious than what we just showed you. And you know, that's right. Like your bathroom has better lighting and is more luxurious than that little makeup area that we showed you at DoD. I'm not even exaggerating. And they were trying to make that a big deal. I just think it's funny. And they're like, well, he's doing his own makeup. Do you know how men do makeup for TV? Now, let me give you some insight into this. When you go – and I have – I was a token contributor back in 2012 with CNN before they went totally crazy. I've worked with Fox. I've worked with HBO. I've worked with ABC. I've worked with everybody. And NBC and they all – they all do, everybody, every entity does makeup differently because every entity has different sets and different lighting. So here's the rule, like the rule at places like Fox or other, you know, elsewhere, you'll have different sound stages basically in one building, right? On different floors. And one set, whatever the main talent or the biggest talent to use that set, whoever that person is, all of the lights, the temperature of the lights, the direction of the lights, The everything is tailored to the biggest talent that uses that set the most. And that's how they structure it. So you might go in and if you're a dude or a girl and they don't want you to look shiny and greasy, they want you to be completely matte. You can't have any shine on your face. They will. They will tailor your TV makeup for your appearance to that set, to the lighting, to everything. Even if the lighting isn't flattering to you, you will look nice in it because they will make your makeup match it. But then if you go on to another set, you're going to look like a nightmare. So it's very... So with the men, they would... I've watched and I've watched... I sat in a makeup chair next to Andrew WK before, and I watched them do makeup. And they will make the men matte. They don't put eyeliner and all that on them. What they do is they go after any shiny spots, any ruddiness. They want you to look consistent and everybody to kind of look similar in terms of tone on camera. And most guys like hex us on Fox enough. He knows how to do probably all he does literally is just put powder on his face. That's what I watched Herman Cain get spray spray brush before they did a whole the spray brush makeup. I watched them do that because his skin complexion was so inconsistent. They would spray him. I've watched other big-name dudes in TV. I've watched one of them yell at a makeup artist because they did not want to be spray-makeuped, and they just got the powder instead. I think he's kind of one of those. All he's going to do is powder his face. Why did you have to make a giant story? Notice how the story changed. It was several thousand dollars for this, $40,000. It was all over the place. Well, what is it? You got literally a Walmart mirror that you can get probably cheaper than nine bucks at Walmart. They hung it horizontally. You can't see yourself in it unless you squat down. It's ridiculous. And then you got the fluorescent lighting overhead. That's not thousands of dollars. That's not even $20. Everything that's not even if they got they got a new little little cheap chair. Oh, it's a chair that's a little higher so that someone can come around if you're tall and they can comb your hair or whatever. That's it. That's not fancy. Why was this a hit piece? Anything that they can get to go after him, they're going to do it. This is just hysterical that they try to make hay over the story. I mean, that room terrifies me. That is terrifying. I have a lighted makeup mirror. I'm not going to lie. I got the light bulbs and everything. I'm not going to lie. This? No. That's nothing. You don't even have no under lighting in that. So, but that's what a guy would do. This is a guy's version of a makeup room in a green room. That's it. That's about accurate, Kane, right? Like that's what you would construct. If your daughter was like, can you make me a makeup room? That's what you'd do.
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I'd say it's a little over the top, but sure.
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So this, and they reuse stuff. Apparently they didn't even buy that mirror. They just found it there. That's apparently someone from DOD. The only thing that they bought was the chair. It was just this old wooden director's chair. It folds in half. It's a folding chair. That's it. That's the only new thing that they got. The fact that they, and then this is what I, the fact that they absolutely, you had to have DOD address this because of all the hype that was surrounding this fake news. It's just asinine because they're mad at him. They're mad at him because he was like, stop being fat in the military. Stop being fat. They're mad because he said that. They're mad because he was like, no trainees. And he wants to roll back ROE. That's coming. But they're going after him for the stupidest stuff. Really, ultimately, like I said at the start of the show last hour, I think a lot of this comes down to division on Iran. Because the people that have left Hegseth's camp, they've been doing this leak investigation. They have been described as doves on Iran. And he's not. And he's more aligned with Trump and Vance on this issue. And I think that's where a lot of the rub is coming. And these people that have access to grind, they're going to the press and trying to run their mouths to fabricate something. That's exactly what this is. It's exactly what it is. So it's frustrating because, you know, like for right now, like I don't know if you saw this, Eric Schmidt was talking about this. Hegseth has been trying to fight medical care against medical care, elective surgeries and that for transgender troops. And I hate that it's described as a culture war because it's stupid. It's not a culture war. It's Like it's nonsense. So POTUS had signed an executive order that barred transgender military service. And then the Pentagon issued a memo in February affirming that people with a history of gender dysphoria are incompatible with U.S. military service. And so now you have judges again. And he – this is where we're at. Two federal judges had – they didn't just block the policy, as Schmidt noted. They ordered the Pentagon to resume providing, quote, gender-affirming medical care to transgender military service members. That includes sex change surgeries and hormone therapy provided by the taxpayer. No. I think that if you have to have that in the military, I think that you need to be – You need to go. That's it. I there's no place for this in here. This is insane. But they had two judges that said that it violates the Constitution. What do you mean? How does it violate the Constitution if taxpayers don't want to pay for elective surgeries because someone wants to cosplay? Well, how does that that we are our constitutional rights are being abridged because the Constitution does a hell. We want to talk about having a standing military with taxation. Let's have that conversation if you want to get into the debate on constitutionality. But further, why are we paying for something that's not included in Article one, Section eight, nor is it something that even is defensible by arguing that you're allocating the power to the states? That's unconstitutional. I mean, for crying out loud, you can't have, can you even have flat feet and serve in the military? I remember. So when I was in high school, I talked to an army recruiter because I was I was actually seriously considering of enlisting. I wanted to go and be like a war correspondent and cover all of that. My grandfather found out and was not happy about it. And he said that the only basically basically the way he put it was that he would only be OK with granddaughters enlisting if all the grandsons enlisted first. And I thought that was pretty interesting. He was not happy about it because he's very old school and he has a very he had a very particular way of looking at women in military. He has right. He's a World War Two vet. He can do he could do whatever the hell he wanted. So this is insane, though, because I remember when I talked to the recruiter, they were that was something that was brought up and I had foot surgery and they were really like focused on that. And they had asked about that. I had a friend that was actually considered ill suited for service and was rejected because he had a peanut allergy. But this, we'll come back to it. We got to move because we got Florida man on the way and I don't want to rob you. As we move our partners that help bring you the program. It's our friends at Tax Network USA. It's the month of the government theft organization. Yeah, it's extortion, but it's, you know, it's legal in this case. IRS, biggest collection agency in the world. 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It's time for Florida Man.
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All right, so I got this one. This is a Florida woman who was arrested because she posed as an ICE agent to kidnap her ex-partner's wife. That's some real... Right? I'm telling you. That's like hardcore. This story is Panama City. She was caught and cuffed. She was pretending to be a federal agent to briefly kidnap her ex-boyfriend's wife. 52-year-old LaTrance Battle went to the woman's workplace at a hotel chain earlier wearing a black shirt with the word ICE printed on the front. The victim, who is in the process of becoming a legal U.S. resident, so she's following the law, willingly went with Latrant she thought was a member of ICE. She noticed something was amiss after she was taken to an apartment complex and she called the police. Battle is charged with kidnapping, robbery by sudden snatching. I didn't even know that was a thing. Impersonating a law enforcement officer and felony violation probation. Oh, my gosh. A Florida man caught with a bulky wallet full of cocaine at Magic Kingdom. Was arrested.
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Was it bulky because of the cocaine?
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So it's like in the left, they don't even, they just like, they're already made. I'm pretty sure they're made. Good heavens. $50 each. The future looks bright. Rewrite the rules. I mean, it's a joke. They're trolling. And, uh, Have you seen the slew of articles? I don't even want to look and see what's trending lately. It was all trending yesterday. It was insane. Oh my gosh, he's a tyrant and unprecedented and all of that. But And he when they go, are you joking? He's like, yeah, I'm not joking. When the press asks him, he's like, you know, it's far too early to think about it. He's totally trolling everybody. And I think just a way to wind him up. It's it's funny. I hope that he goes after some of these rhinos in some of these red states, though. I wanted to get to our red state rhino hunting and give you an update. We've been doing this. We're going to be doing it every day up until midterms. maybe even after as well. So we look at all red states, and we look at all of the rhinos in each red state, but particularly we focus on Texas and Florida because they're the biggest red states now. Florida was a purple state, and only in the past like six years, four years really, did it become a red state. And that was a Herculean effort, and there are rhinos that are attempting to undermine it. So we've got it. We've got our red state rhino. Kick it, Juan. Yeah. All right. So the latest with red state rhino hunting. As you know, I got some headlines on Texas and Florida. But in Florida particularly, they have had this fight, and we've talked about this before, over Hope, Florida. Have you guys heard of Hope, Florida? That is the... big charitable organization that is ran by the Florida First Lady, Casey DeSantis. And I think I can't believe it hasn't been copied in every other state thus far. It's a genius idea. So what they do is they the government only acts as a facilitator. Because there are a lot of people that are either on welfare or receiving help for drug addictions or homeless. And people just kind of leave it up for the government to manage. But the government does a horrible job. The people who do the best job are the charitable organizations, the volunteers, the networks that go in independent of government. And they find people and they help them. They help rehabilitate them. They get them back on their feet. They become working, productive members of society. able to take care of themselves and build a future for themselves. And that's the whole goal, right? And so what Hope Florida does is it facilitates that relationship by matching need with charitable organization. They have saved the Florida taxpayer, how many, like what, $100 million, something crazy, an insane amount of money, an insane amount of money that they've saved taxpayers. And it also, they actually help. I mean, when you look at studies that are done on people who are in need and go for government services as opposed to those who are aided by charities, the ones that are working with the charities actually have the higher success rate. And this has been studied for like 10, 20 years now. And the reason being is because those charitable organizations have the ability to not just do a one and done, but they partner with these people and they make sure that they get off and are successful, that they get off to a great start and that they're successful. Whereas the government's like, oh, here's some cash or here's like a one and done thing. And so this has been a really successful program. They've had press events where people who have worked within the program and people who've been helped by it have spoken to the merits of it. And as a result of this, there are some weak Republicans in the state of Florida that are angry because when you have charitable organizations doing the job of government, what does that mean? It means you have less government. You're reducing the size and scope of government and you're actually empowering the individual while also allowing people who are working to be good stewards of their fellow man, allowing them to do that. And it's I mean, That also means less special interest money and less fewer kickbacks for some of these weak lawmakers. So there have been attempts to go at this charitable organization by all of these weak lawmakers like Alex Andrade or Andrade, however you say his name. That's the guy he got fired from the city of Milton. He was the city attorney and he's a state rep and they fired him as a city attorney. There was a post going around. He didn't deny it from what I read, a post going around where he apparently he's got a hot temper. I mean, he once like threatened to fight my husband. And I was just like, I can't believe you're a sitting lawmaker and you talk like this. Are you drunk? And there was a photo that went around and everybody was talking about how he got into a bar fight and lost badly. And this photo of him with a big old busted black eye. And it's a little face mask that tells you everything was floating around. So I don't know. I got questions. But he has been going on like all of these. He goes on these grifter shows, all of these people who have who are, you know, like rhino adjacent or just not even Republicans. or conservatives, and they've been attacking Hope Florida and have been attacking this because they're mad because DeSantis vetoed all of these budget increases. That's a whole other story I have. They're livid because he's, like, for instance, Florida Sun Sentinel. This was just yesterday. Quote, DeSantis questions Broward's massive budget increases. Quote, what are they doing with that money? They demand, you ought to see some of the stuff that they're asking for money to be spent on. And DeSantis is like, wait a minute. Hold up. What are you doing? Before he got into office – and I have friends that are in Tallahassee that have been there. I have a couple of friends that work as lobbyists. And they have said that it is kind of like the norm. You are a lawmaker. You get special interest cash and then you go and you advocate for that special interest. And we've seen that repeatedly in elections in Florida before. And these lawmakers that get these kickbacks, they're realizing that, wow, some of the entities that. we could benefit from are going to be imperiled. Our cashflow is going to be imperiled. If we're like giving all of this to like Christian organizations or for, if we're allowing Christian organizations that they're not paying, these are charitable organizations that are just partnering with the government and to come in and reduce the size and scope of government. And so they're angry because the gravy train is slowing down. They wanted to have budget increases for their special interests and all of this, and the governor nixed it. But my friends were saying that prior to that, that's how business was done in Florida. Like Rick Scott allowed it all the time. I mean, Rick Scott, he didn't even care. And you're reversing decades of that. And it's hard. It's like kind of what Hegseth is facing in DOD. You're going against these entrenched bureaucrats. You're going against special interests in addition to people who are within – who are in your circle that are supposed to be helping you, but they're working against you. And some of the people working against DeSantis, quite frankly, are just jealous. They're jealous because he's more conservative and he's more successful internationally. And apparently there's like a scarcity of opportunity in their heads and they think that there's only room for X amount. And no matter how conservative or good for the people you are, these people would rather rule over ashes than do something better for the taxpayer if it means they don't get credit for it. And I'm not exaggerating. That's exactly how they are. And so like Andrade went on Matt Gaetz's show. I'm sorry, but Matt Gaetz is a clown. He's a clown. He got his seat because he's a nepo baby, because his dad's a state senator. He's got all these accusations. He's Botox within six inch of his life, within an inch of his life. He is. He can't even move the top of his flipping head. And he has this guy on to sit here and talk about an attack of Florida charity and go after, you know, successful lawmakers. You know, I know I understand that Matt Gaetz is mad that Kevin McCarthy didn't shield his ass. from all of the impropriety accusations and that he wanted to weaponize a speaker and imperil the voters agenda by dragging us all into a hell pit of infighting while we couldn't get anything passed. You know, that's unfortunate. Maybe don't do anything that projects even an ounce of impropriety and you won't have that problem. But then he's mad at this because I guess he thought he was just supposed to get whatever CD asked for. He wanted to be he wanted to serve as a DOJ. He decided he left his seat, dropped out, didn't do that, made a mess. And now now, thankfully, the special election secured that seat that he left. But he had on the same Drady guy and they were just like I I was like, this is content like you're you're literal. It's like watching mean girls read their burn book. Like what is happening with you? So I didn't dislike him before, but I dislike a lot of his actions and it's making me dislike him. I'll be honest because nobody else has the balls to be honest. So I guess me with the biggest cigar in the room, it'll have to be me. So that being said, I don't have to worry about favors or I got to where I got on my own. I didn't have a daddy hand everything to me and I didn't have all my friends hand everything to me too. So now you guys know the, but he went on his, he went on his show and, or whatever the hell he does. I don't even know what he's on. He's on the internet. And they were just like running their mouths about this charity. Now here's, here's the other part of this. This is where the fun stuff comes in. So there was a, they've, they've had independent, you know, they've had a, Media entities investigate this. So the Florida House ended their their Hope Florida investigation because they decided they were going to investigate this because Andrade was saying, oh, somebody stole money and they funneled it to Hope Florida. Ten million dollars. Well, that was all baseless. They did this investigation and it was absolutely baseless. And then they found out. And this is from a reporter. So apparently, check this out. This is from Forrest Saunders. In a letter to the Speaker of the Florida House, the executive director of Save Our Society from Drugs, Amy Ronshausen, said that she was coerced via a lobbyist named R.J. Myers into a call with Alex Andrade under threat. that an appropriations request for Drug Free America Foundation, which she represents, would be jeopardized and that she could be subpoenaed. She participated in a discussion under, quote, extreme duress, believing it would be confidential. The info was later leaked to the media. She refutes Andrade's claim that the attorney general, James Uthmeyer, approved the use of Secretary of State funds for a political campaign. Andrade is going after Uthmeyer because he wants to be the next AG. And he thinks this is the only way to do it. So he's asserting that she said that these statements are all false. So she says she's seeking legal action to consult on next steps. So wait, lawfare and coercion to make people say things that you want them to say so you can fabricate a witch hunt to go after somebody because you're mad that you weren't appointed for their job. Are you kidding me? This is crazy. I'm sorry, but some of these people in Florida are the shadiest people I have ever heard of in my life. I mean, I feel like they're trying to act like they're big bad gangsters, but they're not. I mean, this is like Bush League stuff. What in the world? And this charity has done so much good for people. So imagine, and of course this story drops after this dude was going on all of these entities and running his mouth about everything. I'm just tired of being nice to people who don't deserve it. I'm tired of being nice to people and glossing over this stuff when I know they've got so many skeletons in their closet. And it's like one of the worst kept secrets in DC, in Florida. I, you know, I'm like, seriously, what? But I feel like they're emboldened because they think they've been protected and they have been by special interest and by so many things for so long. They've been protected. Well, now all of this stuff is coming to light. This is what Florida voters have had to put up with. It's just it's maddening. We'll talk about Texas. I got some Texas headlines here coming up that we'll talk about. But that's just that's unfortunate. And if I sound mean, it's because it's a long time coming. Can I just say it? I don't like going after people like individually and personally, especially if they're even remotely kind of on my side. You know, I like to go at the left and that's what I spend most of my time doing. But when you start adopting attributes of the left. And you're like going after the biggest successes that we've had on the Republican side. You cease to be considered on my team. And now I feel like you're working. You're coming at this from the left. So you are the left. And I feel like that we all have an obligation to stand against that and protect the successes that we have. I'm sorry, but we're not so rich in successes right now with Republicans that we can just like, you know, start doing this kind of stuff. So and when you whenever you have a chance to shrink the size and scope of government, shouldn't you do that? Shouldn't that be celebrated? And why should that be thrown out of the window? 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A woodpecker damages more than 20 vehicles in a Massachusetts town. It's an overzealous, how do you say this? Pelated? Pelated? Pelated? Some of the ornithologists, I said that wrong too, are going to come and correct me. Damaged more than 20 vehicles. Rockport, Maryland. Locals have been dealing with broken car windshields, side mirrors, damages in paint, everything. One resident got video of it and they said we had a vandal. He's 18 to 24 inches tall. It's a woodpecker. 25 vehicles. I don't think any Teslas, right? No Teslas. I love it. No Teslas. A man was charged with, we got the New Jersey, we got that story, the New Jersey one. YouTube says more than 20 billion videos have been uploaded in 20 years. It's way too many videos, people. Not everything needs to be on video. Seriously, not everything does. A mom was arrested for giving, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, giving Jell-O shots to kids at an elementary school Christmas party. Did she not know? Or did she, did she know that they had alcohol or was that the point? She brought Jell-O shots. The mother's 33 years old. It came from a small sweet shop that's run from a private home. She said she didn't know they contained alcohol and that she thought it was a fun thing for kids. And then she noticed that Jell-O was spiked only after the kids had eaten some. I'm sorry. Are you serious? Why would you even if they didn't have alcohol in them? Why are you getting Jell-O shots? for what in the world? We're going to talk about suppressors coming up. Stick with us. It's our friends over at All Family Pharmacy. This is such a great partner and I love All Family Pharmacy. I myself am a customer. I've been super critical. of how the government has operated and handled everything as it pertains to medicines after they tried to crush your access to therapeutics, like actual doctor-guided treatments involving ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Because you can't rush through experimental injections if those therapeutics work. So a system that wanted total control over your health They enacted some pretty bully tactics in order to do it. They crushed alternatives. They didn't just dismiss them. It was never about science. It's about power. All family pharmacy upends that you can visit all family pharmacy dot com slash Dana and use code Dana 10. You're going to get 10 percent off your order. What's your what's going to be in your order? They've got everyday maintenance medicines, antibiotics, of course, the ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, all of the medications that they that the system tried to block you from accessing and so much more. that's fast shipping no hassle no gatekeepers and you can order from the comfort of home simple fast and affordable they can get it to you in like two to four days or overnight in a pinch if you need it no insurance no problem pricing is straightforward affordable and everything is just super easy to do all from the comfort of your home they deliver right to your door and this is one of my favorite things about it made in the usa every medication including the inputs that they are manufacturing are right made right here in america that's very unusual just so you know So you can count on that from All Family Pharmacy. It's made in the USA. You don't have to worry about outsourced ingredients or whole products from India or China. Visit allfamilypharmacy.com slash Dana and get 10% off with promo code Dana10. Protect yourself and your family today at allfamilypharmacy.com slash Dana. Coupon code Dana10 to save 10%.
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Welcome back to the program. Dana Lash here with you. We're on coast-to-coast, terrestrially, hundreds of markets. You can listen. Of course, you can also watch this stream as well, Channel 347, DirecTV, X, Facebook, YouTube, all that good stuff. So last night... I was like getting stuff done and I don't, I like white noise. I like, I can't stand total silence. I have to have something happening and I can't just have the TV on cause it annoys me. So I just like, I literally just put it on John wick and, and I stopped, I was like running through my house doing like doing tasks. And it was the scene where him and common were in the mall and they each had, you know, suppressors and it was just like that. That's what it sounded like. And I think that that's what, particularly gun control activists, think that that's what it sounds like. And it totally does not sound like that. And if you don't agree with me, then you can go to a range without ear pro and you can try it for yourself and see if your ears are ringing after. I mean, it literally lowers it down I can't remember how many decibels to where it's like the dull roar of a giant concert monitor. It's pretty much similar to that. So I've never understood why it's a felony to own one. And I guess it stems from back in the days of yore when game wardens didn't want people going and harvesting animals. I don't know. There's all kinds of excuses. So let's bring on somebody about this because here's why. Pam Bondi, it's reported AG Pam Bondi is considering perhaps doing something about this. I want to know what that means. And the people to talk to are the folks over at the American Suppressor Association. Joining us now, Knox Williams, who is the president and executive director of this awesome organization. He joins us now. Video Knox. It's good to have you. Are you. So tell me what what the AG is is considering here, because to me still it's insane that that it's a felony to own something that is considered if you are in Europe and you're hunting and you're basically like a hillbilly if you don't have one because it's considered bad manners to hunt without one of these. Talk to me about this. What is being proposed?
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Dana, thanks so much for having me on. I'm really excited to be able to chat with you. And I think you're absolutely hitting it on the head with this. It's interesting where suppressors are one of the things that's more heavily regulated in the United States than in many European countries. For the firearms components and accessories, it's almost always the inverse. So it's something that really doesn't make a lot of logical sense. You know, these things have been regulated under the National Firearms Act since 1934. So think prohibition era, when FDR and Attorney General Homer Cummings wanted to ban guns, they understood that they didn't have the constitutional authority to do so. So they took Things like machine guns and the original draft actually had handguns and suppressors for handguns were supposed to be the only provision related to suppressors included in that. The NRA at the time lobbied to get handguns taken out of it. But the inclusion of handgun suppressors turned into a blanket inclusion of suppressors across the board. You know, really interesting. For no reason that we can discern. It's the only provision of the National Firearms Act that didn't have actual meaningful congressional debate. And it really kind of doesn't make any sense. It's all based around the misconception that a silencer can actually silence the noise of a gunshot when in reality, the truth couldn't be further from that.
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And tell people to because I always see this debate online. I mean, the correct term is suppressor. I think silencer was like the oldie, the olden days, not totally accurate term because it doesn't silence anything.
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Absolutely. So the law considers it a silencer, muffler, anything that can diminish the report of a firearm. And it's interesting that they call them silencer and muffler by name in the statute because the gentleman that invented them, Hiram Percy Maxim, he got his first patent in 1909. He also invented some of the first automobile mufflers. So it's the same exact science in play. You're taking a hot gas, you're giving it a chamber to cool and more slowly expand and hit the air, which reduces the overall noise signature. This was a guy that just hated loud noises. And he thought, hey, I don't want them on an internal combustion engine. I also don't want them on a firearm. It's interesting how differently we treat them between the two when really at the end of the day, it's the same exact thing.
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Yeah. And for those just joining, we're talking to Knox Williams, who's the president and executive director of the American Suppressor Association, because AG Pampani is reconsidering the DOJ's position on suppressors. They have this task force that's been established to push this. are you confident? Let me gauge your optimism because, you know, I think, I think AG Bondi has been, and I'm not asking you to weigh in on her job performance. I think she's been doing a pretty good job. I had some concerns about her, you know, two way authenticity when she was in Florida. Um, but you know, I'm, you know, if you're doing the will of the voters and if voters are, you know, wildly against gun control as they are in every measurable, every measure that's ever been taken, uh, you know, I, you know, I'm willing to give it a chance and see what happens, but I just don't know if this is something that's being like thrown out as a way to say, no, we're, we're, you know, we're still two way or we're here on, or if it's like, they're really going to take action on this because I've heard this from lawmakers before. And it just seems like it's something that's so simple and easy to do because of the, the, the actual, because of how it works. And it's just so incongruent with how it's presented as particularly by the ATF. And I kind of wanted to get your thoughts on that.
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Yeah, I mean, absolutely. We're very optimistic and think that thus far, Attorney General Bondi has done a fantastic job. You know, there's a couple different silos where we're waiting to get action and final word from Bondi and the administration. First off is the response to the first pro-Second Amendment executive order that we're aware of in history. That was a very big deal when Trump came out and put out that executive order, basically asking the DOJ to examine all firearms policy as it pertains to the executive branch and recommend changes. We're talking about four years under the Biden administration of complete weaponization of the entire federal government. And they're targeting of the Second Amendment community, which was second to none. So, you know, there's a lot to clean up. And yes, they have they've missed the deadline. They were granted an extension and we're still waiting on that. But to me, that signals really that they're trying to get the job done right. That they're focusing primarily on doing it properly rather than expediently. And I really, for one, appreciate that. Another area that we're waiting for word on is in a case on the Fifth Circuit called US v. Peterson, which is something that... An acting U.S. attorney out there put out basically the government's position about a month, month and a half ago that said, hey, suppressors shouldn't be covered by the Second Amendment. And when the attorney general caught wind of that, I mean, you know, they issued a decree saying basically, hey, we're going to come back and we need more time to be able to reexamine our position on suppressors. They have just this week on Wednesday asked for another 30 day extension on that. And again, to me, that signals, hey, we want to make sure that we get this right. You know, we want to make sure that we have the time to do our due diligence and make sure that it's properly done, not just done quickly. And, you know, when you're talking about litigation and whatnot where, you know, things have a very lasting effect in terms of establishing precedent, I really appreciate that and really love the job that they're doing and can't wait to see what they do come out with.
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Those are very that's a very good point on that. A very good point on that. And Knox, too. I'm still it still floors me that it's to have a suppressor and it's not registered. You know, you don't get your your stamp. It's a felony, even though it doesn't really. And I don't because I think they're valuable. I think it's great for hearing protection, especially if you're like, you know, you got a bird dog. I think it's great, but it doesn't. reduce the sound to the point where you can't hear the gunfire. And I've heard this from so many elected officials, like in states like Illinois and New York, you know, where I'm going with us in California, where they're like, we just can't have these gangbangers out there shooting people and nobody hears it. You know, that's why we got that. That's not how that works, though. Talk a little bit about the science of it, because as from what everything that I've read and I've shot with suppressors before, they're loud. They're really loud. I mean, I think people are shocked if they've never, you know, gone to a range they've never shot with a suppressor before. Yeah, you still need ear pro, I think.
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Absolutely. I mean, look at the experts, right? You don't have to take my word for it. Look at what the National Hearing Conservation Association, the Academy of Doctors of Audiology have put out where they say suppressors are an effective way to help mitigate preventable hearing damage, tinnitus, noise induced hearing loss, any of those sorts of things. But even when shooting suppressed, it is still advised that you shoot with traditional hearing protection in a layered approach in much the same way that, you know, if you get in a car that has airbags, you're still going to buckle your seatbelt, right? It's a layered approach that makes it a safer experience. generally speaking, a suppressor on a firearm is going to reduce it by 20 to 35 decibels. That's about the same reduction that you're going to get out of traditional hearing protection like earplugs or earmuffs. And there are some benefits to suppressors that don't extend to earplugs and earmuffs, right? They should all be used in conjunction with one another. No one should be singled out as anything. And the idea that You know, you can put anything onto a firearm and make it actually silent or inaudible or so quiet that someone standing 10 feet away from you is not going to be able to hear it. Like in that John Wick movie is about as real as the dinosaurs that you see in Jurassic Park. It's all fake. It's all used for plot points. And if you've never seen and heard suppressed gunshot for yourself, it's easy to buy into that. But at the end of the day, at this point, people that still foster those ideas are either willfully ignorant or intentionally misleading.
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Yeah, it's like if you shoot through a pillow, it doesn't make it quiet either.
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Yeah, exactly.
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Last question for you. So with all of this in front of us, I don't understand the objections that anyone at the ATF or anyone who's opposed to this. I just don't understand the merit of their objection. I think they are without merit. I don't understand their reasoning. Give me a little insight as to what you what arguments that you have to push against in your role with the American Suppressor Association in advocating for this, because I just don't understand what their what their objection is to to making this, you know, accessible to everybody.
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Yeah, I mean, it really depends on who you're talking to, right? You've got your anti-gun zealots. There's just no appealing to reason with them, right? It's almost like arguing a religion. You're just not going to get anywhere with it. Thankfully, one thing that I will say is the AG and the administration have really done a good job of rooting out a lot of those institutionally anti-gun folks at ATF. And putting in good people like Robert Leiter, who's chief counsel over there right now, that was a fantastic move and absolutely critical. I think the next step is going to be getting the right person in as a Senate confirmed director. They need good leadership, regardless of the trajectory that they're going to take ATF. You've got to have somebody at the top who understands the issues and can operate in that environment. And I think that's the next big step, at least as far as we see it, to make sure that the weaponization is done and that we can do everything that we can over the next three and a half, four years to make sure that it is incredibly hard for any future administration to pick that weaponization back up.
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I want this to be so successful. I would love to see this happen. Because it is I mean, because after a while, even when you have, you know, your cans on and it just a little bit extra help, you know, if you're you're out hunting, especially if you hunt a lot. I mean, that it really does go a long way in helping to preserve hearing and There's just no legitimate reason to oppose it. I'm really happy that you guys are really finding some success with this. I assume you all have been talking to DOJ and talking to the AG and all that. I'm glad that you guys are there doing that. Please keep us updated, and we'd like to have you back to kind of follow this because this would be a huge victory. And as you said, that EO that came in from POTUS, I've never seen – And I've never seen a president do a 2AEO like that before. So that was, it surprised me and I was incredibly happy about it. So I assume you were as well. So this is all great. We're moving in the right direction.
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Absolutely.
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All right, there you go. Knox Williams, it's a pleasure to have you. Thank you so much. We'll have you back. Executive Director, American Suppressor Association. You can find him on X at AM Suppressor. Thank you, my friend. Appreciate all the work you do. God bless.
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Thank you so much. Of course.
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So I was watching some of the reports on X and they're saying that, for instance, as it relates to Texas, they have this is the Texas scorecard. They were saying that state rep Tom Craddock wants to suspend the rules so they can try to resurrect some of these Democrat bills that other Republicans killed. They think it's important to try to get them done. They think it's some of these Republicans in the Texas state legislature think that You demonstrate success, at least by at creating unity, by incorporating Democrat members as chairs of committees and actually like advancing their bills. And I'm not exaggerating. It's amazing to see this. And I just all of this. I mean, the speaker capitulating to Democrats. I mean. One thing after the other. There needs to be like it should be a reality show. I honestly think you could make a reality show out of some of these state lawmaker offices. And I don't know why they don't. I mean, this is we could be here all the rest of the day because now they're putting up a fight. And apparently the conservatives in Austin are trying to unify and push together against the Democrats cosplaying as Republicans in the Texas House. So we'll we're going to. We're going to keep an eye on that, all of that, and have more for you next week. And as you know, we're going to be looking at some of the red state rhino stuff in all of the red states, focusing a little bit more attention on the two biggest. But we're going to be doing this all throughout, you know, leading up to midterms. And there's a lot there. I'll try not to get it too into the weeds, but it's something you really need to know about. And even if it's in a state that you don't live in, You really need to be aware of it because everyone said, oh, this stuff isn't going to happen in Texas, and look what happened. Or this stuff won't happen in Florida, and look what happened. Colorado, for 63 years, they said, oh, that would never happen here. Two election cycles, it flipped. You absolutely need to pay attention to all of it. It's incredibly important. In the meantime, we'll also follow up over at Substack. Lorraine has a great piece over there right now about the latest wayward judge who's trying to torpedo – POTUS's and the voters agenda. You can go check that out over a chapter and verse now. In the meantime, today in stupidity.
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Believe it or not, Jim Acosta. I do believe it. Over the years, Jim Acosta has been in today in stupidity several times. And well, it's because he opens his mouth and says stuff like this.
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It seems to me Trump has figured out how he's figured out how to crack the code. of how to hurt the press, how to hit the media where it hurts. And in part because these companies should never have been allowed to take over these news organizations to begin with and have the kind of...
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I love this Monday morning quarterbacking that they do on their own mistakes that they themselves voluntarily did. Trump isn't the one that hurt the media. The media is what hurt the media. You can't be honest. You have agenda driven narratives that you drive. After a while, people just lose trust. That's what happened. So stop blaming Trump. You're stupid.
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The discussion doesn't stop at the legal battles but extends into the realm of religious freedom and cultural issues. Hear from Rabbi Yaakov Mencken on his firsthand experiences with anti-Semitism and the broader implications for Jewish communities. Additionally, the episode highlights victories for free speech and religious expression, including a landmark case on academic freedom. All this is capped with a thoughtful exploration of the relevance of a biblical worldview in interpreting today's complex social and political landscapes.
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from the heart of our nation's capital in Washington, D.C., bringing compelling interviews, insightful analysis, taking you beyond the headlines and sound bites into conversations with our nation's leaders and newsmakers, all from a biblical worldview. Sitting in for Tony is today's host, Jody Heiss.
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Well, good afternoon. Hope you've had a fantastic week and welcome to this Friday edition of Washington Watch. I am Jody Heiss, a senior vice president here at the Family Research Council and president of FRC Action. We are deeply, deeply honored to have you joining us today. All right, we've got a lot to bring your way. First of all, we'll begin with activist judges gone wild. Two judges in separate cases were arrested just a day apart for aiding illegal immigrants who were on the radars of federal authorities.
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some of these judges think they are beyond and above the law and they are not. And we're sending a very strong message today. If you are harboring a fugitive, we don't care who you are. If you are helping hide one, if you are giving a TDA member guns, anyone who is illegally in this country, we will come after you and we will prosecute you.
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Well, that was U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier today on the Fox News Channel. And I'll discuss this in just a moment when I'm joined by Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman. She and I will also be discussing the flurry of court rulings that have come out in the past few days that are slowing down President Trump's agenda, including a decision siding with sanctuary cities that want to protect illegal immigrants.
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Sanctuary cities are sanctuary for criminals. That's what they are. They're sanctuary for criminals. They protect criminals. And we should close them down. We want a safe country. You have to get rid of sanctuary cities.
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Wow. Well, that, of course, was President Trump. He was speaking to reporters today while he was on Air Force One. That's why it was a little bit muffled there. But we'll be talking about that very important issue. And then also among court rulings that were handed down this week, that were handed down, was one dealing with election integrity. This is something that's near and dear to the hearts of millions and millions and millions of Americans. But specifically, this one related to proving citizenship before registering to vote. Well, Cleta Mitchell of the Election Integrity Network will be joining me to discuss that a little bit later in the program. And then we have more disturbing numbers that were released this week by the Anti-Defamation League. And these numbers are the highest number of anti-Semitic incidents in a single year since it began tracking 46 years ago.
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2024 indeed was not just the fourth year in a row, but the fifth time in the last six years we've broken a new record. ADL has been conducting an annual audit of anti-Semitic incidents since the 1970s, and we've simply never seen numbers like this.
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That was ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, and I'll be discussing this with Rabbi Yaakov Minkin of the Coalition for Jewish Values a little bit later. And then to close out the program today, I'll be joined by David Clausen for our weekly Biblical Worldview segment. A lot, a lot happening in the news today, and we want to bring it all your way into the lens of a biblical perspective. Among other things, we'll be talking about a free speech victory involving a University of Louisville professor who was forced out of his job for speaking out on the harms of transitioning children. And now the university is having to pay deeply for that problem. So we've got a lot to cover with David Claussen as we wrap up this week from a biblical perspective. So as usual, we have a lot coming your way, a packed show. If you miss any of it, our website, TonyPerkins.com, and you don't want to miss it, but if you do, you can catch up right there. All right, now let's jump into our first guest for today, the problem of activist judges. This is a problem that's been around for a long time. That in and of itself is not necessarily new. But the issue now seems to have reached new heights in ways literally that go beyond rulings from the bench. As I mentioned earlier just this morning, a judge in Wisconsin was arrested for allegedly trying to help an illegal immigrant escape ICE agents in her own courtroom. Additionally, parts of Trump's agenda have been stalled due to rulings from federal judges, one after another after another. Have active judges gone off the rail? Are they literally, purposefully, intentionally trying to slow down the Trump agenda? If so, what's the solution? Well, joining me now to discuss all of this is Congresswoman Harriet Hageman. She serves on the Judiciary Committee. She represents Wyoming. Congresswoman Hageman, welcome back to Washington Watch. Always great to have you. Thank you, Jody. Great to be here. Okay, so let's start with this Wisconsin judge. FBI Director Kash Patel literally tweeted today that this judge intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject. This is unbelievable.
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That is my understanding. And it is a shocking development that you now have judges on the bench who are attempting to shield the illegal aliens from being processed and being arrested by ICE. So it's not just a matter of turning a blind eye or saying we're a sanctuary city. It is my understanding that she intentionally acted to try to shield the illegal alien from federal officers. And I just find that to be a shocking development.
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I do, too. And, you know, it's not that this is one case by itself. I mean, also this week we had in New Mexico a judge who had to resign because an illegal alien was found to be living in his home. What in the world is happening right now in our judiciary?
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So I think in those circumstances, what you're looking at is the appointment process or election process for those judges. We're getting very radical judges put on the bench, whether it is through an election process or an appointment, and every state is a little bit different. But I think that that's part of it, is that you just have radicals that are taking over at least a portion of the judiciary.
SPEAKER 04 :
I think that certainly is it. I mean, there's no question we've been watching radicals appointed. But don't you think also that this has a political purpose to it all? I mean, we saw U.S. District Judge William Orrick deny the whole sanctuary funding issue this week.
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I think there's absolutely a political component to it. These judges have made the decision that they are going to defy whatever agenda Donald Trump is attempting to pursue. They are blocking the will of the American public, and they are essentially acting as the gatekeeper, regardless of the legality of the decisions that he is making. When I look at the decisions, the nationwide injunctions that are coming out of this court, these courts, one of the first things that strikes me is that clearly the plaintiffs in these cases are judicial shopping. They are forum shopping, which in and of itself is inappropriate to do. But what you have is you have a situation where they're going to judges that they know it doesn't even matter what the issue is. They're going to get an injunction because they are all in on it, if you will, to try to block President Trump, number one, from carrying forward his promise about securing our border and deporting criminally illegal aliens. They are going to attempt to stop any effort at shoring up our elections and pursuing election integrity. They are going to attempt to block and prevent him from carrying out the agenda that the American public voted for in November of last year.
SPEAKER 04 :
Yeah, exactly. That is precisely what we're seeing. And I think your description of these judges acting as gatekeepers for their own political agenda and their political preference is a great description of what's happening. I wanted to play a clip for you. This is the city attorney for San Francisco, David Chu. And let me just play it and then get your response to that. This is amazing to me.
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There are hundreds of cities around the country, hundreds of police chiefs that support sanctuary policies, which are about building trust between local law enforcement and immigrant communities. When you have that trust, immigrant victims and witnesses of crime will lead to working with police officers to make sure that criminals are arrested, that folks are put in jail, and our communities are safer.
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Congresswoman, am I missing something? He seems to say to me that sanctuary cities are making America safer. I'm stunned by that.
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I was stunned by what he just said, and I had not previously heard that clip. What I would say is it is exactly the opposite of what he's saying. The really sad part is that when we are not removing these criminal illegal aliens from their primary victims are the folks within that immigrant community. That's what's so stunning to me about this. When we hear about the 14-year-old girl that the Mayorkas administration released to a predator to be sex trafficked across the country, and this administration did nothing about it. When you talk about the 300,000 children that were lost by the Biden administration, and we know are being working in sweatshops or being sex trafficked. When you hear about these things and you realize that the people who are engaging in this behavior are the very criminal illegal aliens that the Trump administration is attempting to remove, And then you have somebody come along and say, oh no, it's better to leave these criminals within that community. That makes that community safer. And you think it isn't even possible to be that twisted in your thinking. It isn't even possible to have thought that through even the tiniest little bit. The very victims of these folks are the people within those immigrant communities. They want rid of these criminal illegal aliens. And what you have with these sanctuary cities and these leaders is they're saying, we're going to victimize you yet once again because we're gonna make dang sure that we are not removing the criminals among you because there's a risk that they might be deported and we're not going to allow that to happen. So we're going to make you live in this environment where there are known criminal illegal aliens, gang members, terrorists living there. And the sanctuary cities, the leaders of those communities are saying, we're not going to help you because of the Trump administration. It's absolutely horrific. It is a terrible policy. And it doesn't even take five seconds to realize all of the flaws in every single thing that he said.
SPEAKER 04 :
A great point. Extremely well said. And I think it really ultimately just emboldens those who are here illegally as well. Let me ask you, and our time is slipping away, but so many other court decisions slowing down Trump's agenda and so forth. What do these rulings tell you? I mean, are we just watching activist judges? Are they following the rule of law or is there something else taking place here as we're discussing, suggesting perhaps political motivation?
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So the problem with nationwide injunctions is that these district court judges who have limited jurisdiction are essentially acting as not only the president of the United States and usurping his role, but they're acting as a super Supreme Court. At least with the Supreme Court, you have to have five of the people, you have to convince five of the people as to the correctness of the argument and the position that you're taking. But in this circumstance, you have an activist federal district court judge out in the middle of, California or in New York City or in Washington, D.C., and they are making decisions not for the people in front of them or the parties in front of them, but for the entire country. So you have one man or one woman who is deciding policy without these issues ever actually being fully investigated, fully vetted, fully analyzed, fully discussed. It's the example of what happened when they took the person down to El Salvador. You've got a judge saying, bring him back right now. Well, the Trump administration has a lot of information about the very kind of people that they are attempting to deport. They are addressing issues, everything from national security to international relations to all of the things that have historically been well within the jurisdiction and venue of the president of the United States. And you're having federal district court judges say, no, I know better. And not only do I know better, I'm going to issue a nationwide injunction against you.
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Thank you so much, Congressman Harriet Hageman of Wyoming. Always, always great to have you. Thank you for joining us today. All right, friends, coming up, we're going to take a deeper look into Trump's executive order on election integrity and how that is now being targeted as well. So stay tuned. We'll be back.
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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. The 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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Bishop Wilfred Anagabe risked his life to speak out, sharing firsthand accounts of the danger faced in his church district in central Nigeria.
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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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FRC is calling on President Trump to act now to promote religious freedom around the globe and speak up on behalf of Christians in Nigeria.
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Good afternoon. Welcome back to Washington Watch. I am your Friday host, Jody Heiss. So glad to have you joining us today. All right. Yesterday, yesterday, U.S. District Judge Colleen Collar-Catelli, she's in D.C., she issued an injunction blocking certain parts of Trump's executive order that was intended, is intended, to block to secure and protect elections and the integrity of elections. Specifically, now catch this, specifically, this injunction affected the executive order's provision that requires proof of citizenship before registering to vote in a federal election. You're kidding me. Now, to back this up, the judge says that only Congress or Election Assistance Commission has the right to make those kinds of decisions. So is the judge right or is this yet another case of activist judges gone wild? Well, here to discuss this with me by phone is Cleta Mitchell. Cleta is the senior legal fellow at the Conservative Partner Institute as well as the founder of the Election Integrity Network. I don't know of anyone who knows this issue personally. any better than she does. She's been involved in dealing with election law for 40 years. Cleta, welcome back to Washington Watch. Always great to have you.
SPEAKER 05 :
Thank you very much, Congressman. It's so nice to be with you.
SPEAKER 04 :
Well, let's start with this executive order. The title of it is Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections. I mean, this is what we all want. So what is it in this executive order? What basically does this do?
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Well, it does several things. And I think that the White House did a very good job of crafting it carefully and within the requirements of existing federal law. And the first thing it does is it says that, um, the federal, the election assistance commission, the EAC should amend the federal voter registration application to provide not just a box that you check to say that you're a citizen, but documentary proof of citizenship. And it also has another set of – it says that the documents to be accepted are those that people provide at the DMVs in order to get a real ID. It's very simple. I mean, the people have been taking those documents to the motor vehicle agencies for – 20 years. That bill was passed. The real ID law was passed in 2005. All states have been compliant with it since September of 2020, and it takes full effect on May the 7th. And all that means is you have to be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident legally in the United States in order to get a real ID. And that's what you have to have to board a commercial airplane in order to enter a federal building. order to enter a federal military installation. And this would just extend that to saying that you have to be a citizen to register to vote. Now the judge, and there are other parts of it, but this was the most, the biggest part. And the judge says, oh no, the president has no authority and he's changing election rules. What the judge does not pay any attention to is the fact that the federal statutes, there are five federal statutes that govern elections. And All of those federal statutes require and vest the Attorney General of the United States with enforcement authority. Well, the Attorney General of the United States is the president's designee. So by congressional act, the Congress has said that the executive branch of the federal government has enforcement authority. This judge just pretends that those laws don't exist. pretends that there's no statute that makes it a criminal offense for someone to misrepresent on an official form their citizenship status, ignores the fact that it's a criminal offense for an alien to register and vote in the United States in a federal election, pays no attention to the fact that the real ID law already requires that people provide citizenship documents in order to get an ID. I mean, it's It just basically disregards – does not pay any attention to the fact that the attorney general – again, the president's attorney general has responsibility under federal law for enforcing the National Voter Registration Act, which is in charge of – various provisions of law and disregards, utterly disregards the role of the executive branch of government that has been vested by Congress with the responsibility and enforcement power for these federal laws. And just says, well, the president is changing rules.
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All right, Kalita, this is precisely why I wanted you to discuss this, because you just nailed it. I mean, that puts the whole case out here. Now, on the other side, and we've got less than two minutes here, but we do have the House earlier this month passed the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship before voting in federal elections. So there's yet another bill coming. This is now in the Senate. What do you think is going to happen with that bill? Is that going to get across the finish line, do you think?
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Well, I'll tell you something. You know, I'm becoming pretty distressed at the fact that the Republican majority in the Senate is not figuring out how to start legislating again. They're just rolling over and playing dead. And the Senate of the United States is not trying to figure out. John Thune needs to figure out how to get the Senate back to work. And they say, oh, well, we have the filibuster. Everything requires 60 votes. Well, no, actually, it doesn't. There are things in the rules, and it's time that the Senate started back to work. If they made the Democrats actually go and meet the requirements of the Senate rules for a filibuster, if they were there on the floor and they made them, they have a pretend filibuster because the Republican senators don't want to stay in the in the chamber. They don't want to stay in Washington. They don't want to work. And I'm saying it's time that all of us started saying, make the Senate, make the senators speak. You want to have a filibuster, make them speak, make the senators work, make the senators vote, because it is time that we were able to function again. And Congress needs to start legislating again.
SPEAKER 04 :
Amen, amen, and amen. Cleta Mitchell, so great to have you always. Cleta is the founder of Election Integrity Network and the senior legal fellow at the Conservative Partner Institute. Cleta, great to have you. Thank you for your insight.
SPEAKER 05 :
Thank you so much.
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All right, coming up next, another powerful segment. The Anti-Defamation League has released alarming new data on anti-Semitism around the world. And I'll speak with Rabbi Yaakov Mencken to discuss this when we get back. And he personally went through some of this this past week. Stay tuned.
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Welcome back. Thank you so much for making Washington Watch part of your day. I'm your Friday host, Jody Heiss. All right, this week, the Anti-Defamation League published their annual report on anti-Semitism. And catch this, over 9,000 anti-Semitic incidents across the United States in 2024. over 9,000 to be exact, 9,354. That's the highest number on record since the ADL began tracking anti-Semitic incidents 46 years ago. And most chilling, catch this, their report found an 893% increase over the last 10 years, nearly a 900% increase. That's just unbelievable. So given what we've been watching so far just this year, I wonder how 2025 is going to look in the end. Well, joining me now to discuss this and to share about his personal most recent firsthand experience is Rabbi Yaakov Mencken. He is the founder... and he's the founding and current managing director of the Coalition for Jewish Values. This is an organization that represents over 2,500 traditional Orthodox rabbis in American public policy. Rabbi Mencken, welcome back to Washington Watch. Always great to have you, my friend.
SPEAKER 11 :
And always glad to be with you. Thank you.
SPEAKER 04 :
Let's begin with what happened to you, what you experienced firsthand at California State University in Sacramento this week. Tell us what happened.
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Well, I was invited out there by Turning Point USA to talk about anti-Semitism. And to be honest, we went right at it. The title mentioned Hamas SJP, which is the Students for Justice in Palestine campus organization, and the rise of anti-Semitism globally. So they kind of knew it was coming. But of course, not only did they come out to protest, but many of the attendees were there, you know, not to question, not to learn, but to shout challenges. Even after I had walked through the biblical origins of... how we know what anti-Semitism looked like, they still wanted to come back at me with all their ridiculous stories about Palestinians and innocent Palestinians and Israel committing genocide as if it never happened. In fact, I asked them, who's the genocidal actor between Hamas and Israel? And without question, the fellows who invaded, they answered Israel. Eventually, they were frustrated enough. They'd had too much truth delivered to them because I was answering all their challenges and all their questions. And they stormed out of the room. And of course, the Turning Point folks were delighted.
SPEAKER 04 :
Wow. Unbelievable. And it's unbelievable to me that this is happening all over the country. I mean, we have this, the Anti-Defamation League, the new report showing unbelievable heightened anti-Semitism across the country. I'm sure you would agree from your own personal experience with what you've seen, what you've witnessed, what you hear about on a regular basis. What do you think of this report?
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Sure. I mean, we're following the community. So we know we have our ear to the ground and we knew this was true. You know, ADL, let's understand this as kind of two components of the ADL. The ADL, when they do statistics on things like anti-Semitic attacks, they're great reports. They have accurate data. When it comes to fighting antisemitism, unfortunately, the organization is very politicized right now. And what you hear from them is not really what you need to be hearing to fight the antisemitism. And by the way, I regard that as part of the problem, that there are certain figures on the Jewish left who can't honestly and in an impartial way look at antisemitism in America, and they politicize it as a result. But as far as the stats, absolutely, they're at a huge rise. And as far as what I think is going to happen this year, I think we're already seeing some positive signs. You know, Colombia was supposed to have a new encampment this week. But Columbia put out a bulletin to students in advance saying there's going to be consequences. You're going to experience academic consequences and you may be arrested. And the entire thing was a dud. It stopped. That encampment, which would have blocked students from getting to class, would have yelled at Jewish students as they went by and made for an intimidating environment. It didn't happen. And the reason why it didn't happen is Donald Trump being president of the United States.
SPEAKER 04 :
Absolutely. In fact, I was going to say that, and I agree. I'm so glad you brought that up, that we are seeing a change in anti-Semitism right now because of President Trump and what he's doing. So we've got less than two minutes. Real quickly, Harvard, he went after Harvard. Harvard now is suing him. Give me your thoughts on what's happening there.
SPEAKER 11 :
Well, you know, look, this is pathetic. The university, their former president testified in front of Congress that whether calling for genocide against Jewish students violates their university policies depends on context. You know, basic fairness depends on context where Jews are concerned. That's the university's position. Absolutely, it is unconscionable to be giving federal money to a university doing scientific research, very valuable scientific research, but research from which Jewish students are being excluded. It's a matter of racist bigotry that we should not tolerate today. any more than we tolerated in the 1970s. It's time for total fairness, and that means not allowing bigots to march the campus.
SPEAKER 04 :
Thank you so much, Rabbi Yaakov Minkin, always, always. Great to see you, my friend, and have you on Washington Watch. We appreciate it. God bless.
SPEAKER 11 :
Great to be back. Thank you for this opportunity. You bet.
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Well, friends, I told you, it's just one issue after another today. There's so much, not just today, this week, so much happening. And on the other side of the break, we want to try to help you filter all that's happening this week and what's happening on a daily basis. And we want to deal with it through a biblical lens, through a biblical worldview perspective. David Claussen will join me after the break to do just that. So don't go anywhere. We'll be back in just a moment.
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Good afternoon. Happy Friday to you. Welcome back to Washington Watch. I am your Friday host, Jody Heiss. All right, before I dive into our final segment for the day, I just want to sincerely, again, encourage you to sign our petition, which is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to take action against the discredited Southern Poverty Law Center, the SPLC. We're calling for all ties to be severed. We are calling for an investigation into the SPLC's role in influencing federal agents and federal agencies under previous administrations. And this includes, so important, the attempt to silence political opponents. Folks, this is an important petition. I want to encourage you to sign on to it. You can do so by simply texting the word SPLC. Text SPLC to 67742, and we'll right away send a link to you to the petition. You can also find it at TonyPerkins.com. All right, as we come to our final segment, Congress is out. Probably some of you are thinking that's usually good news. Congress is out right now, but nonetheless, there is no shortage of news this week. There are so many headlines coming at us that it can be easy for us just to hop from story to story to story. it would be easy for us sometimes to miss the significance of this avalanche of news that continues to come. So as Christians, we want to be very careful to pause, to step back, to analyze, and to evaluate the news as best as we can through a biblical lens. And that's why we like to conclude each week here with a biblical worldview conversation on some of the news items that have popped up. So joining me now for that discussion is David Claussen. David, of course, is the director of the Center for Biblical Worldview here at the Family Research Council, and he's author of the brand new book, Life After Row, equipping Christians for the fight for life today. David, thanks again, as always, for joining me. Always an honor. Happy Friday.
SPEAKER 12 :
Great to be with you, Jody.
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All right, there is just seems like a wave of headlines that just demand our attention and the attention of believers across the board. So let's just jump right into this. I want to start with one that we actually hit on earlier in the week and we dealt with. That has to do with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. oral arguments in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor. This is the case involving some Maryland parents who are pushing back against their children being required to participate in LGBTQ type instruction in public schools. So David, let's begin with this one. Why is this such an important case? I think at least on the surface, we get it, but let's go a
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Yeah, Jody, this is such a critical case because it goes to the very heart of parental rights and religious liberty. I think the oral arguments were on Wednesday, Wednesday morning, and actually Tuesday evening, I happened to be by the Supreme Court. I was leaving the Library of Congress, and a line was already beginning to form to go in the next morning. So there were people literally waiting 14, 15 hours, spending the night outside the court to get a seat. And I think that speaks... to the understanding, Jody, that this really is potentially a groundbreaking case here, the implications here for parents. And so like you said, this case originates not too far from where I am right now or where I live in Maryland out of Montgomery Public Schools. And these are parents of all faiths, Muslim, Jewish. We have Catholic and Protestant parents who have pushed back and have sued the school district for requiring, in the curriculum, these LGBT books. And you know what's interesting, Jodi? Initially, the school district allowed an opt-out. They allowed the carve-out. But then they realized, in their view, that this might be stigmatizing to people who identify as LGBT. So then they got rid of the carve-out. And I think this is just so important, Jody, because we need to realize this isn't just like high school sex ed. There are books that were being required to be read to three-year-olds, Jody. One of the books, and this was brought up in the oral arguments, is a book called Pride Puppy. Again, being read to three-year-olds. So again, this is just sinister indoctrination at such a young age. There's a lot of precedent. Think about 50 years ago, the Supreme Court in Wisconsin v. Yoder, which allowed Amish parents rights over their children, recognizing that parents have rights over to direct their children's lives and education. And so the decision that is expected in the next coming months, Jodi, this could be a game changer for parental rights and religious liberty. It's something we all need to be paying attention to.
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Okay, so you hit it. That is the issue, and that's the issue that I want to try to drive a little bit deeper here. What are some of the biblical principles, David, that are at stake when the state steps in and starts mandating moral instructions that contradict the convictions of Christian parents? What are the biblical principles here that we need to hang on to?
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Yeah, Jody, this is fundamentally a question of authority and discipleship. As Christians, we believe in something that Abraham Kuyper articulated over 100 years ago, this idea of sphere sovereignty, that the way God has ordered the universe, that there are certain institutions that have delegated authority from God. Of course, you have the government, which has its sphere of authority. You have the church, which has its sphere of authority. But then also the most fundamental kind of building block of society is the family. And from a biblical worldview, we understand that the family is most foundational and the authority in that family is given to the parents for the upbringing and discipleship of their children. Deuteronomy 6 is the famous passage on this where it talks about the task to parents to teach their children God's moral instruction when they rise up, when they walk along the path, when they lie down. It's the parents' responsibility. And then the New Testament, Ephesians 6, 4 is another important verse that talks about how parents are to raise their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. So again, as parents, we have that chief disciple-making responsibility. And I think, so this gets to the question, ultimately, who is sovereign over children? Who is sovereign over what they're going to be taught is right and wrong, what is morally permissible and morally praiseworthy, what is morally forbidden? And I think this case gets to these questions, Jody, because is it allowable for a public school administrator and a teacher to be teaching things that are in direct violation of of the parents' religious beliefs and moral opinions. And frankly, let's just be honest, Jody, three-year-olds shouldn't be reading Pride Puppy.
SPEAKER 04 :
Yeah, it's insane. Absolute insanity. Well, there's no doubt this is such a major issue for parents. It's a major issue for religious liberties. And we're going to be following this with a... hard grip very much. If I can, David, let me switch gears. I mentioned this as we were beginning the program about an hour or so ago, but there was some victory this week, a religious victory, a religious liberty victory with a professor from University of Louisville, Dr. Alan Josephson, who was awarded $1.6 million after being forced out, losing his job for his views on gender issues. identity. So it's a little bit of good news coming out here. What does this say to others that may be finding themselves challenged with their positions that goes against the grain of where it is, wherever they may be working?
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, Jody, this is eight years in the making. This goes all the way back to 2017. This is a really respected psychiatrist, someone who has won multiple awards in their field. And back in 2017, this doctor was appeared at an event with the Heritage Foundation, so one of our allied organizations, where they were talking about gender dysphoria and how to treat it, and especially for young children. And here's the quote that got him in trouble. And again, this is a respected, articulate, very thoughtful person. This is not an agitator. This is not an activist by any means. On that panel, he just simply said, gender dysphoria is a sociocultural psychological phenomenon that cannot be fully addressed with drugs and surgery. Now, Jody, that is just patently true. And what was interesting, though, and I was living in Louisville at the time when I was finishing the coursework at Southern Seminary. This provoked an outrage on campus. The LGBT student group just kind of went crazy. You had other faculty members looking for ways to get their colleague in trouble. And ultimately the university didn't renew his contract. And this was one of the first doctors to really publicly questioned gender identity for kids. And again, this, you know, Jodi seemed to be kind of mainstream, this idea that it was okay and permissible for gender transition surgeries and puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones And over the last couple of years, you've seen a significant pushback. In large part, this doctor helped get the ball rolling. We owe him some credit for this, Jody. And I think this just shows that when you push against the natural law for too long, it's going to push back. And I hope this case will give encouragement to others who are thinking about speaking out. Because again, ultimately, as Christians, we know truth is on our side on this issue.
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Yep, great stuff. And, you know, I just commend Dr. Josephson's courage, stepping up for the tenacity, sticking it out for eight years, and it's proven right all along. So great. great victory there. Now, I want to shift yet again to something. You know, every week, David, there's so much news that happens every week and more that we can ever get to, but there seems like there's always something that's just kind of riding under the radar, and this one is one of those. It deals more specifically with church news more broadly. The Presbyterian Church USA announced this week that it's ending virtually all of its foreign missions, and they're citing financial strain, declining membership. But from a theological perspective, what does this say about where the denomination stands, really? I mean, missions is like a pretty major part of Christianity.
SPEAKER 12 :
You're right, Jody, and you would think so. And if you're thinking about missions through a biblical worldview, it absolutely is. Christianity is inherently a conversionistic religion. We believe that you need to convert to the Christian faith, and that comes through evangelism. It comes through spreading the gospel, the good news that sinful men and women can be reconciled to a holy God through faith and repentance. This is a cautionary tale, Jody, what's happened here with the Presbyterian Church USA. This is a denomination that kind of came together in 1983, united different factions of the more theologically progressive, theologically liberal wings of the Presbyterian Church. And what's really interesting is this is a denomination that in the early 20th century, so I think 1920s, this is one of those mainline denominations that was one of the first to get embarrassed by some of the supernatural elements in the Bible. So think things like the virgin birth or Jesus's miracles or a little resurrection. This is, think German higher criticism, things like this that began to downplay and then actually just reject whole cloth. any claims of supernatural authority. And what's interesting, Jody, is the further that logic began to work itself out into the theology of this church, you can begin to downplay things like hell. Well, ultimately, if you don't believe there's hell, if you ultimately don't believe that people are gonna be separated from God if they don't repent of their sins, guess what? The impulse to go share the gospel, that's increasingly not going to become a priority for your denomination or your church. And so it's interesting, by the way, this is a denomination that has hemorrhaged over two million members in just the last decade or so. So it is true, they're declining in numbers, they don't have the budget that they used to. But what's interesting, by the way, the missionaries they've had over the last decade or so are not kind of the missionaries I think most of our viewers on Watchers would assume. These are folks who have been sent out by the denomination to do things like interfaith dialogue facilitation or to promote social justice. So frankly, they haven't been sharing the gospel for a long time. But I do think when this is a parable for us, when you as a denomination or a church begin to lose the authority of Scripture, you're no longer going to see it as important to actually go share the gospel. And so missions is going to seem, you know, it's going to be a peripheral thing to what you're actually all about.
SPEAKER 04 :
Yeah, and when you come down to it, I mean, we all understand this. As you mentioned, Christianity is a conversionistic belief system. We must share the gospel, and we are commanded to share the gospel. The Great Commission is... heavy on our understanding as Christians that we must take the good news across the world. And to have a denomination like this, it's a pretty dramatic departure from the Great Commission.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, Jody, it's a massive departure from the Great Commission. But again, this is what mainline Protestantism has, this has been the story of multiple, really all seven major denominations in mainline Protestantism kind of reached their height in the 1950s. This is what happens when you disconnect from scripture. You eventually disconnect from Jesus' mission that he gave the church. You become all about social justice. You become all about this other work that is actually not the primary focus that the Lord entrusted to the church. I think it is a cautionary tale for us because theological liberalism and the theological drift that comes, it doesn't happen overnight. It is subtle. In some places, it's imperceptible. But the consequences of it are very, very real. And so for those of us who go to churches that hold to the authority of Scripture, we need to continue to hold on to that because if you let the Bible go, pretty much you don't have Christianity anymore. You have an entirely different religion.
SPEAKER 04 :
Absolutely. And there are warning signs, warning signs of departure from biblical truth that we all need to be aware of because the consequences of those are enormous and eternal. David Claussen, Director at the Center for Biblical Worldview at FRC. As always, my friend, thank you for joining us and for putting a biblical perspective on the news of the week. Hope you have a great weekend.
SPEAKER 12 :
You too. Thank you, Jody.
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All right, that wraps up yet another week of Washington Watch. Hope you have a fantastic weekend. Shine brightly, and we'll see you next week here on Washington Watch.
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The discussion deepens into the realm of constitutional crises as Mike highlights the growing trend of activist judges obstructing the Trump administration's policies. From sanctuary cities to funding issues, Mike dives into the implications of judiciary overreach on federal governance. Engage with a vibrant dialogue that questions the balance between judicial authority and executive power in today's political landscape.
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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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You know, we've got a lot of serious challenges facing America right now. We've got activist judges who are subverting the president. That's a real constitutional crisis. We have Elon Musk stepping back from Doge, and of course the media is taking a victory lap because they think they've conquered him. More on that in just a moment. If I told you, though, that in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and I know I've been a dog with a bone on this story, forgive me for going back to this. But you know all about the Hennepin County attorney, Mary Moriarity, who's in the middle of a huge firestorm of controversy because she's refusing to press criminal charges against 33-year-old Dylan Adams. He's a state employee who keyed, the police say, six Teslas committing over $20,000 worth of damage. Absolutely felony-level damage. Okay? She wants to put him in diversion. She doesn't want him to be facing any criminal charges, because after all, he might lose his job, and we don't want that. We want him to be a productive Democrat. We want him to be a proud, progressive member of society. That's Mary Moriarity, herself a proud progressive. That's her stance, okay? We get it. I'm sorry to go back to this story, but when I saw the case of another car vandal in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Once again, my head explodes. There's a 19-year-old woman from Robbinsdale, Minnesota. That evidently is in Hennepin County. She has no criminal record. She allegedly got mad at a co-worker at a White Castle in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. She keyed her co-worker's car into causing $7,000 worth of damage. She's being charged with first-degree felony property damage. I'm reading here over at one of the news outlets in Minnesota, the Mankato Free Press, which says, when asked how Mary Moriarity could balance that charging decision with the decision to not charge the guy who keyed the Teslas, Moriarity didn't directly respond. Huh. Isn't that special? Isn't that great? Mary Moriarity ought to be removed from office. These activist, progressive, lunatic prosecutors who are almost all in office because of George Soros' money, because Soros wants to upend this country and destroy America by having Radical, crazy prosecutors refuse to prosecute people. This woman ought to step down today. And if you live in Hennepin County, Minnesota, you should be infuriated at this grotesque, double standard, weaponizing political violence against anybody that the left disagrees with. Mary Moriarity's decision is to advocate political violence against the right. No other way to define it. I saw this case, this story on social media last night. I told Tracy when I came into work, I said, this can't be true. There's no way this proud, progressive district attorney, Mary Moriarity, is going to double down and refuse to prosecute the 33-year-old state worker, Dylan Adams, who the authorities say vandalized a half a dozen Teslas, causing over 20... You understand, cases around felony first-degree property damage are common and require more than $1,000 in estimated damage. $1,000! That's a felony. This guy, the police say, committed 20 times that threshold. And Mary Moriarity doesn't want to punish him. She doesn't want to criminally charge him. Look, I'll move on. I just had to get it off my chest. I want you to know, Minnesota, you've got a reprehensible attorney. who wants to charge a 19-year-old Robbinsdale woman with no criminal record with first-degree felony property damage because she's charged with keying her co-worker's car at the White Castle in Brooklyn Park, committing $7,000 of damage. That's a fraction of the damage that this Dylan Bryan Adams clown is charged with committing. The feds better step in on this big time. It's time for the Justice Department and Pam Bondi to get off their butts and come in and file federal charges against Dylan Bryan Adams. You've got to make an example out of this guy. Because if not, it's going to keep happening. As long as lunatics on the left think they can get away... with terrorizing and intimidating and threatening and vandalizing their political opponent, it's going to keep happening. It's going to keep happening. There's no way around it. It sickens me. It sickens me. And it aggravates me. Now, again, we've got a lot of breaking news today, but feel free, how do you feel, Minnesota, to know that there's a 19-year-old who apparently or allegedly vandalized... Her co-worker's car at the White Castle to the tune of $7,000. Oh yeah, she might go to the pokey. She's facing serious jail time. First degree felony property damage. But not the guy who keyed all the Teslas. How much longer are we going to put up with this? Huh? How much longer is Pam Bondi... going to put up with this? How much more will the Justice Department tolerate? It better stop right here and right now with the case of 33-year-old Dylan Bryan Adams of Hennepin County, Minnesota. Let's see if you disagree with me. Look, I hope you do. I'll put you to the top of the line. Tell me where I'm wrong. Prove me wrong. 800-655-MIKE. We're in the Relief Factor studios. Happy Friday, April 25th. Join us. Call or text. 800-655-MIKE. We're streaming on X like we do every day at Gallagher Show. Please follow us there. Follow us on Facebook. Subscribe to our YouTube channel. All things Team Gallagher can be found at MikeOnline.com. MikeOnline.com. Your voice, your call, your reaction. Coming up.
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Isn't it wild how Democrats are often guilty of the same thing they accuse Republicans of being? Constitutional crisis. Trump has thrown us into a constitutional crisis. Well, there's a constitutional crisis, all right, and it's of their doing. Here's a headline from townhall.com. Another day, another judge blocking Trump's policies. This time, sanctuary cities. California judge, U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued an injunction against the White House that is blocking the Trump administration from from cutting federal funding to sanctuary cities. One judge in San Francisco thinks he can dictate federal policy for the United States of America. But this isn't the only one. You want to know what's happened in the last 24 hours alone? In the last 24 hours, A handful of rogue judges have blocked people who come to America illegally as unaccompanied minors from being deported. Another judge has ruled that illegals can vote. Even though the Constitution says only legal citizens can vote, a judge came along and said that the federal government cannot require voters to prove they're citizens. Another judge ruled that Trump cannot stop funds from going to sanctuary cities like I told you. Another judge ruled that Trump can't put federal grants and contracts on hold when schools and colleges discriminate against people based on race, I-E-D-E-I. And finally, a judge ruled that Trump must reinstate the leftist-controlled voice of America and rehire all the employees. Those are five actions in 24 hours. This is completely out of control, and it's a real constitutional crisis. This is what a constitutional crisis looks like. A crisis of activist judges coming along and dictating to the federal government what it can and cannot do. It's time that Congress steps up. Here's Newt Gingrich yesterday. This is a clip I saw on X. We've got to get the former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, back on our show. It's been too long since we've spoken to Newt Gingrich. Wise, a wise man, very smart guy. Here's what he said needs to happen.
SPEAKER 01 :
There's a great question from Incognito who asked why Congress isn't doing more to deal with these district judges who seem so out of control. I can talk about that because I actually testified at a judiciary committee hearing in the House just yesterday. about a week ago, talking about the need to restrict district courts to local district decisions and not allow district court judges to make nationwide decisions that affect everybody as though they were an alternative president. I'm delighted to report that Congressman Darrell Issa actually passed a bill which would block district courts from having nationwide injunctions and instead limit them to their own district. It went through the House. Senator Grassley has a similar bill in the Senate. I suspect it'll pass, and I suspect that President Trump will sign it. So Congress is moving to put district judges back in their district and not allow them to pretend that they're alternative presidents.
SPEAKER 06 :
This is what these judges are doing, trying to pretend that they're the president. Some stupid judge in D.C., oh, she says I'm the president now. This has got to stop. The great Scott Jennings weighed in on this on CNN last night.
SPEAKER 12 :
Well, I think there's a difference between saying whether you're complying with the law and then you have these individual district court judges setting effectively broad federal policy that is specifically reserved for the president of the United States. I think we do have a constitutional crisis, and it's being caused by these judges. They're not here to tell us... They're not here to tell us how to spend the money. They're not here to set broad federal policy. That is the president's job as elected by the people. These judges are supposed to be settling discrete, specific matters, not policy setting. I think Vance is right. I think Trump has a point. And these judges want nothing more to continue the law.
SPEAKER 08 :
I don't think anybody's going to be surprised to hear that you think Trump is right. However.
SPEAKER 12 :
I get it. You want individual federal judges who hate Donald Trump to tie him up for four years.
SPEAKER 11 :
No, I don't.
SPEAKER 12 :
If you want a big policy question decided, let the Supreme Court do it. But in the interim, the executive has to be allowed to govern.
SPEAKER 06 :
Of course he's right. And all this is are rogue activists who either masquerade as judges or prosecutors. Look at the case in Hennepin County, Minnesota again. Did you hear about the 19-year-old who keyed her co-worker's car, according to the authorities? She caused only $7,000 worth of damage. What's Mary Moriarity or Morarity or whatever her name is? Somebody just emailed the show and said that I'm mispronouncing this goofy activist attorney in Hennepin County, Minnesota's name. Isn't it Moriarity? Because somebody said I'm adding a syllable. M-O-R I don't know if I'm saying her name wrong. Moriarty? It's M-O-R-I-A-R-T-Y. Moriarty. Or Mor-E-R... Oh, no. Moriarty. Moriarty. Not Moriarty. So thank you for... Look, all I know is she ought to be gone. Because she can't possibly excuse or defend charging a 19-year-old... With first-degree... This is a woman from Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Has no criminal record. She was charged with first-degree felony property damage this week after she allegedly keyed her co-worker's car at the White Castle in Brooklyn Park. The damage to that car was $7,000. Now this guy, 33-year-old Dylan Adams... He was ordered into an adult diversion program rather than face any criminal charges after the police say he keyed six Teslas around Minneapolis, totaling more than $20,000 damage. Absolutely insane. So we've got people like her pretending to be fair and just. They're anything but. We've got judges that are going rogue. and doing what they can to shut down the Trump agenda. What are we going to do about it? What's going to happen? It better stop. This is why things like Trump 2028 make me a little crazy. I know you're going to get mad at me for saying this. Do you get this whole Trump 2028 joke? I know it's a troll. I know Trump is trolling people. I know it's sort of, you know, Trump supporters get a kick out of it. My buddy Chris DeGaulle said, this makes me happy. What does? Alienating people? Making people all crazy? I guess I get making the left crazy. I want to make the left crazy for good reason. I want to make people who hate Trump and people who object to a secure border and a great economy and jobs and a strong national defense, I want to make them crazy because we've got better ideas. We've got better... We've got facts. We've got truth on our side. What in the Sam Hill is the point of pretending that Trump can run for a third term? He cannot. I don't get this on any level. So go ahead, get out your pitchforks and your torches. Call me a rabid lefty. Call me a never-Trumper. And you know I'm not. Here is Dan Abrams on CNN saying that the Trump 20, if you haven't seen it, now they've rolled out a line of Trump 2028 hats. And, you know, the left, as expected, melting down like the Wicked Witch, having a bucket of water thrown on her. Here was Dan Abrams' take on this last night on CNN.
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They view it as getting the left wing angry. Right. And if they can get them incensed, Trump, did you see the Trump 28? That's the service they provide. Can you imagine they put these hats, they see 28 on it. That's what that helps. Right. Look at these crazy left wingers. They're going crazy about the 2028 hats. Right. And that's the goal.
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And to that extent, it works. Is he right? Is that the goal? Look, again, I want the left to go crazy because we have better ideas. Let the left freak out because our way is better for America. Let the left lose their minds over a bunch of common sense Americans banding together saying, here's the better direction for our country. If you can give me one reason... why Trump 2028 merchandise is a good idea, I am all ears. If you can tell me how that advances the ball down the field, if you can tell me why that's productive, if you can tell me why that's helpful, look, I'm not the smartest guy in the room. I'll admit it. Maybe I don't understand it, and you'll set me straight. Please do so at 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. Portions of our show brought to you by MyPillow and Big Deal. Two sales in one. First, they're having a closeout sale on the percale bedsheets. Any size, any color, $25. You can get Queens, Kings, Split Kings, California Kings, any size, any color, $25. It's a crazy sale from MyPillow.com. Look for the Mike Gallagher Special Square. The second sale, Mike Lindell has introduced a brand new energy drink called Rev7. It's a premium energy drink that's good for you. It tastes great, gives you energy all day. I sampled it yesterday for the first time. It is delicious. No sugar, no caffeine. Rev7 is so special because it's powered with a premium nootropic that helps fuel your mind. MyPillow is so confident you're going to love Rev7 that for a limited time you can try their introductory three-pack absolutely free. Now, these offers aren't going to last long. So go to MyPillow.com. Use the promo code MikeG. MyPillow.com. Promo code MikeG. Or call 800-928-6034. 800-928-6034. Sing along with me.
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We have a real crisis in America. We've now had five judges block five components of the Trump administration in just the last 24 hours. It's out of control. It's insane. We've got these runaway rogue justices, I put that in quotes, trying their best to usurp, to destroy, to upend the Trump agenda. And it better stop. Scott Jennings called this out last night on CNN, pointing out these judges who think that they can run the country Consider one lone activist judge sitting on the bench in some district in San Francisco or Washington, D.C., telling the federal government you're not allowed to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities. Obviously, one judge can't do this. It's going to tie it up until it makes its way to the Supreme Court, and God willing, the Supreme Court will... exercise common sense and strike these idiot judges down one by one with these rulings. Here was Scott Jennings last night on CNN.
SPEAKER 12 :
Well, I think there's a difference between saying whether you're complying with the law and then you have these individual district court judges setting effectively broad federal policy that is specifically reserved for the president of the United States. I think we do have a constitutional crisis and it's being caused by these judges. They're not here to tell us. They're not here to tell us how to spend the money. They're not here to set broad federal policy. That is the president's job as elected by the people. These judges are supposed to be settling discreet, specific matters, not policy setting. I think Vance is right. I think Trump has a point. And these judges want nothing more to continue the law.
SPEAKER 08 :
I don't think anybody's going to be surprised to hear that you think Trump is right. However.
SPEAKER 12 :
I get it. You want individual federal judges who hate Donald Trump to tie him up for four years.
SPEAKER 11 :
No, I don't.
SPEAKER 12 :
If you want a big policy question decided, let the Supreme Court do it. But in the interim, the executive has to be allowed to govern.
SPEAKER 06 :
The executive has to be allowed to govern. Incidentally, did you notice how Abby Phillips, the host, when Scott said, we're facing right now a constitutional crisis with these activist judges, she didn't say... What do you mean by that, Scott? She said with great disdain, what are you talking about? Did you hear it? Did you notice it? She kind of says it under her breath a little bit, but you can hear it. Kristen, play the beginning again when Scott Jennings points out what an actual constitutional crisis is. And this is one. This is a constitutional crisis. These are judges, activists, rogue, radical judges. thinking, well, here's how I'll stop Trump from deporting illegals. I'll block it from my little district in California. Listen to Abby Phillips dripping with sarcasm, disdain, and nastiness. What are you talking about? You have to listen closely, but you'll hear it.
SPEAKER 12 :
Well, I think there's a difference between saying whether you're complying with the law and then you have these individual district court judges setting effectively broad federal policy that is specifically reserved for the president of the United States. I think we do have a constitutional crisis, and it's being caused by these judges. They're not here to tell us how to spend the money. What are you talking about?
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There you go again, Scott. What do you possibly mean? It's funny, I pick up on things like that largely because, unlike you, you listen on the radio or you've got speakers or you're watching us on Salem News Channel. I have a thing in my ear that I swear some days goes into my brain. We call them IFBs. I forget what they're short for. Interrupt, frequency, I don't know. All I know is it is stuck in my head. My ear starts, but I can hear really good. So that thing, you know, I longed for the day when I used to wear a nice pair of comfortable earphones. Over on Fox News, The Five featured a nice knockdown drag out. I thought this would be fun to share with you between Greg Gutfeld and Jessica Tarloff. And by the way, I want to give you a heads up. You're going to want to hear my conversation with a wonderful, wonderful listener. Her name is Joyce, and I shared with you how she emailed me on my birthday. I was out of the country. I was trying to pretend I didn't really turn 65. I wanted to ignore it. I was feeling sorry for myself. I was a big, big baby. And I got an email from 99-year-old Joyce of Tryon, North Carolina. She said, Mike, I'm probably one of your oldest listeners. I'm 99 years old. I'm going to be 101. on November 26th. Well, Tracy couldn't reach her. I asked Tracy to try to track her down, and she wasn't responding to Tracy's emails. So she called the show yesterday, and I finally got to meet Joyce. If you missed the call... Get ready because we're going to play it for you coming up in just a few minutes. So get ready for my – look, it's Friday. We've had another week. I've had a great week, actually. I've been in South Carolina hanging out with friends and family and just enjoying my time here, as I always do. But here we are. We made it to Friday, and I want you to hear the 99-year-old Mike Gallagher show listener and her outlook on life, and her reaction to my plan to throw her a birthday party for her 100th birthday on November 26th. I do. I want to have a big blowout party for Joyce. So, Joyce, be ready. November 26th, we're going to celebrate your 100th on this planet. And she's a lovely lady, delightful and funny and wonderful. She's got an iPad. She's texting me. I mean, she's emailing me. She's listening to the show on an iPad. 99 years young. So my chat with Joyce a little bit later this hour, trust me, you're not going to want to miss it. It's going to put a smile on your face, I promise. It's going to warm your heart. Meanwhile, here's Greg Gutfeld and Jessica Tarloff going at it over the mass deportations in America.
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I'm sorry, Jessica. I understand your concern, but I refuse to care about one person who is an illegal alien. The mental shelf space that I have is now reserved for victims of crime, which I've been talking about for years. This manufactured narrative, family man, father of three, coming from the media, who with the same intensity talked about having children, was bad for the climate, are now telling us that when you have children, you are now a pillar of the community. If that guy was a white American citizen, they would just call him a MAGA extremist. But he's an illegal alien and he has kids, and now he's the spirit of the community. He's a good guy.
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But in addition to that, there are two courts that rule the attitude process.
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I don't care about any of that.
SPEAKER 09 :
60 Minutes found that 75% of the people who have been sent to that prison do not have a criminal record here. Really? 60 Minutes went over and interviewed them? Yeah, actually they did and they actually spoke to the lawyers involved in these cases.
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60 Minutes found that 75% of illegals who've been deported don't have a criminal record. So Jessica pretends that being in America illegally isn't a crime. These people make me crazy. This is the kookiness of the left. It's illegal to swim across the Rio Grande, set up shop, plant yourself in El Paso or Greenville, South Carolina, and live off the grid, off the radar, because you're an illegal immigrant. It's against the law. Most Americans, contrary to Jessica Tarloff's beliefs, support Trump's mass deportation. Look, it's hard. It's tough. It's painful. But it's necessary, thanks to the open border policies of the Democrats and the machine that have done so much damage to the United States of America. Welcome aboard. It's Friday. We're in the Relief Factor studios. Our number is 800-655-MIKE. I saw a clip, incidentally. CNN interviewed a reporter who's been criticized for wearing a face mask in the Oval Office. I've got to play this because I've got to get this off my chest. I'm now at a point where the people who are wearing masks in public are making me a little crazy. And I'm wrong for feeling this way, but, hey, I feel the way I feel. We'll share that and a whole lot more with you coming up. Our number, if you want to join us, is 800-655-MIKE. Call or text, one call, one number does it all. The MyPillow text line is open for you, 800-655-MIKE. If you want to just sound off in person, join me, 800-655-6453.
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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 Eminem experience.
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I told you about the lady who wrote me who's 99 years young. And she thinks she's my oldest listener. She lives in Tryon, North Carolina. Her name is Joyce. And I'm running with your idea because her birthday is November 26th. She's going to be 100. We couldn't track her down. We kept trying to email her because I wanted to connect to her. We've got to do something for her. Well, guess what? She called the show yesterday. Get out. And she is as spry. And look, she's more agile than you are.
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Well, as we said during Biden, it's not about the number. Look at Charles Grassley. Look at this lady. Look at all kinds of people.
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She opined about World War II. She said, look, I've lived through. I mean, she was born in 1925. And she said... She's 16. She had just turned 16 for Pearl Harbor. For Pearl Harbor. Think about this. So anyway, I want to plan a birthday party for her. That's your idea, by the way. I'm giving you all the credit for it. Thank you so much. I think we ought to get way behind that. And come November 26th, we need to have a 100th birthday party celebration for Joyce in Tryon, North Carolina. So more to come.
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I think that would be awesome.
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Wouldn't that be fun? I mean, and you were right. We should do something. But she called. She said, look, I stay up late and I sleep late. She goes, I listen to you on the iPad. I thought the iPad, 99 years old, she's emailing, she's texting, she's calling, she's on her iPad, and she's 90. And it all started because she wrote me and basically told me to suck it up and stop whining about turning 65. Yeah.
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I mean, there you go, 65. She could be my mom.
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She could be my mother. And so in a way, she is. So the Mike Gallagher Show is officially adopting Joyce from Tryon, North Carolina. So more to come on that.
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Well, if you haven't already, you know, what do you always do when somebody is about to be a centenarian, about to turn 100? You always ask them, what are the secrets? What are the secrets? And invariably, the answers are things that we think are bad for us. Well, I do a shot of whiskey every day or, you know, not smoke a bag of cigarettes or anything. But, you know. I like fried chicken, things like that. So all our metabolisms are different. You never know. Whatever her secret is, good for her. Well, she told me.
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She told me what it is. What? Two things. She goes, it's my faith and my optimism. She goes, I stay optimistic. I stay positive. And I have a deep faith in the Lord. And she goes, that's why I'm here. And I just, you know, that was it. She said that people ask me that all the time.
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And you know what that does? Because more positives, fewer negatives. And when you have faith and when you have optimism, do you know what that helps to counteract, which is one of the most toxic things anybody can have in your life? Stress. Stress is the new smoking. Stress is cancer. Stress will kill you. It will make you sick. And if you have things that you can look inward or look outward with faith and optimism, that is a stress reducer and will help you in a hundred different ways. Amen.
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So I texted you the latest online craze, the Trump 2028 red hats.
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I saw him showing. Did he have Laura Ingram in the Oval Office or something and pull this curtain back? And there's a big Trump 2028 frame ready to go. You go first.
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Well, our buddy Chris DeGaulle retweeted Jessica Tarloff from The Five because they're all freaking out about Trump running for a third term. They're all losing their marbles over it. And Jessica Tarloff said, this is disgraceful, it's awful. And then Chris DeGaulle reposted Jessica and Chris simply wrote, I love this. This makes me happy. This makes me happy.
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Jessica's words and the timing is great because we talked a lot about the five this week. And she is, of course, wrong about everything. But I find her to be a sweet lady. And, you know, they like her. And there seems to be goodwill, which, of course, followed a 50 text. I can't. I can never watch what she's on. And now here she is. Here's exactly here's what you're talking about. She says everyone will say Trump is just joking or that he is trolling. That may be true. But with each joke, it becomes more and more serious until we're actually confronting a man that feels emboldened to try to run for a third term. I've made a decision, Mike. There will be no third term. He's totally trolling. He's totally enjoying the people whom he inflames. There was a little voice in me as recently as last week that said, sir, just stop it. Don't do anything that repels anybody or freaks anybody out. I've decided I'm going to stop lecturing Trump about anything. No one cares. Doesn't matter. This is not going to be a thing. He's just having a good time here and enjoying the people whose hair is on fire. And I'm just going to sit back and enjoy it with him.
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That sounds smart. I want to be with you. I really do. But on the other hand, I have the same little voice in my head saying, what exactly is the purpose here? What's the point? Look, he's facing so many real challenges. We've got some serious... serious stuff. There is a real constitutional crisis going on. And it's these rogue judges who are stopping every aspect of his presidency. The Senate needs to step in. Congress, I mean, it's a huge crisis. Did you see, I mean, another day, another judge blocking Trump's policies. Yesterday, there were two of them. DEI was one of them. And federal funding for the sanctuary cities. A lone Obama-appointed judge thinks he or she can come along and And shut down the things that Biden initiated. And Trump's trying to clean up the mess. Yes. Making people on the sidelines who are not plugged in the way you and I are. Not even as plugged in the way our audience is. They are people just kind of observing it all. And they're saying, boy, that doesn't seem right that the judges can stop him from doing that. And then they come along and say, oh, Trump's going to run for a third term.
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People say that's not helpful. It's wrong. It's not helpful as role reversal Friday. You're going to talk me back into my semi-funk about this. But what's the point? It's okay. Own the libs? There is no point. Sometimes there is no point. There doesn't have to be a point to everything. Well, there has to. What's the reason for it? It's going to be hard for me to defend it because it's dumb and it's counterproductive. Well, then don't do it. I know. And that would be my part. I hear Mike Gallagher in my head over the years saying, don't get so overly worked up over over goofy stuff. Trump does every once in a while when he's just having fun with.
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But normally, I know why he does what he does. Ordinarily, there's a method to it. A lot of times, he's almost always right. He's got such good instinct.
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It's about some instinct or some principle.
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And this one is just... Driving people crazy. It's dumb. And I will tell you, the Mark Davis in my head is right. Let's not get all, you know, wrapped around the spokes on it and get distracted because we've got some serious, serious problems.
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And you're also right. But here's why you're totally right. It's not nothing because these are the right now. We're at 100 days of Trump right now. Right at just about exactly 100 days. Yeah. And he every day he's got to be about winning over every human being that he can for the midterms, for his legacy, for his success. There's a logic that says don't do anything that needlessly keyword needlessly sends people away. The tariffs have some people freaking out. But he says, listen, there's a reason for the tariffs. Ride with me here and I'll show you how it's going to work out. That's right. Third term Trump 2028 ridiculousness needlessly makes people who might not be paying a whole lot of attention go. You can't run for a third term. That's kind of dumb. Maybe you need to vote Democrat. Now, even if that's a fraction of one percent, it's not it's it's not it's not nothing.
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It's not nothing. And see and see, here's the here's the thing that I think really does matter. And and and when when he's got all facing all of these challenges and don't look now, but he's underwater in polling. Let's just be blunt here.
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It is not February anymore.
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You could say we don't really trust the polls. The only area he's okay on in polling, frankly, is illegal immigration. There's some real-world stuff going on where people are kind of holding their collective breath. Let's not necessarily kick the bear here.
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The Eminem Experience. Subscribe to the Mike Gallagher Show podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for joining us. Have a great day. Be safe. Keep fighting the good fight. I'm Mike Gallagher. God bless America.