The podcast episode of Rush to Reason is a high-energy blend of sports commentary, movie discussions, and promotional spots. The episode opens with lively introductions and transitions into a dynamic debate about NFL playoff games, focusing on team performances, player dynamics, and upcoming championship predictions. Hosts John Rush, Andy Peth, and guest contributors provide detailed analysis peppered with humor and banter.
The second segment dives into a discussion about spy movies, where the hosts and listeners share their favorite titles ranging from classics like North by Northwest to modern hits like Mission Impossible. They touch on themes of suspense, action, and memorable moments, creating a nostalgic yet engaging dialogue for movie enthusiasts.
In summary, this episode balances insightful sports analysis, engaging pop culture conversations, and useful promotions, making it an entertaining listen for fans of football, films, and practical advice.
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All right, we are back. Rush to Reason, Denver's Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560. Richard, are you with us? You bet I am. All right, so NFL picks, not that many for the weekend because we're getting it down to one last week is all.
SPEAKER 08 :
We're down to the best of the best. Richard, are you ready? I am ready, Andy. Okay, now Richard, really quick, I want to mention that all four, I've never seen this before, all four games last weekend in the playoffs were won by the team that had fewer yards. So the team that racked up the yards, and usually a lot more yards, lost. And I can understand that if you're just padding your yards in the fourth quarter because they're in prevent and you're trying to come back. But that's not the way it was, Richard. You had teams that were just, they were moving up and down the field, and then they'd throw an interception. They were moving up and down the field, and then they'd drop the key pass. They were moving up and down the field, and then they'd, you know, fumble it away. While the teams that won were the clutch teams. Did you notice this?
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Yeah, Andy, that seems to be the – I'm with you. It seems to be the theme of the divisional round last week. Yeah. Obviously, looking back on it, all of the games were that way. I have not – Teams didn't win, but it's the teams that made the fewest mistakes, right? You look at each game, even the Lions, right? They just made mistakes against the commanders to allow them to stay in it. The Texans made mistakes. The Chiefs, obviously. The Eagles – Oh, I forget even who the Eagles were playing now, Andy. But help me out. Who did they play last week? The Eagles?
SPEAKER 08 :
Jeez, who did they beat up? Actually, it was close. The Rams. The Rams made a game out of it. It was all defense on both sides. Sack, sack, sack, sack, sack. It was fun.
SPEAKER 15 :
It was, but at the end, the Rams made mistakes, right? Matt Stafford lets the ball slip out of his hands, doesn't make that play. The Rams give us a big play to Saquon, and then obviously the— You know, the Bills-Ravens game, the Ravens sort of shot themselves in the foot multiple times, right? And so I think that carrying that, Andy, to that point, it's a great point. I think carrying that into Championship Sunday, because it's not the Super Bowl yet, but carrying it into Championship Sunday, it's a big deal because I think the teams, and that's usually what happens in the playoffs, right, Andy? The teams that make the fewest mistakes usually advance. And especially against both of these games, and I know we'll talk about them, there's one team in each matchup I think that they tend to force the other team to make mistakes, right? They themselves don't make mistakes, so it'll be interesting to see how that's counteracted.
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Well, I mean, we saw an entire weekend last weekend. It wasn't win, it was don't lose. And that's how you win. I've just never seen that before. Really quick here, before we get to these games, I want to talk about the Lions and Jared Goff. Because now I understand why the Lions lost. I thought they were the best team. And then I found out right before the game, they still had half their defense out. I thought they were going to have several back. But, you know, I still thought they would have won. Jared Goff. Jared Goff was clearly in the running for MVP this year. He tore the league apart. He had incredible stats. The Lions just blew through every team. But everybody knew not only did he have some really good targets, but more importantly, that great offensive line, that ring of iron around him. The guy had all the kind of time in the world. He was not challenged. Finally, Washington challenged him. Not just by coming after him with their pass rush. They didn't get to him very much. I mean, the Lions still put up 520 yards. I mean, because of that offensive line. However... Jaden Daniels on the other side was unstoppable. And Jared Goff was in the unusual position of seeing somebody around on the other side of the field who was simply more man than him. And he fell apart. What does this mean for Jared Goff going forward? If you can have a line that good and you still can't keep up with Jaden Daniels.
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I mean, he's the same. No offense. He's the same guy that he was in L.A. Agreed. Do I think you can win a Super Bowl with Jared Goff? Yes. I think that he's a guy that can, I'll just say it, manage his way to a Super Bowl. He's pinpoint accurate a lot of the time. He knows what to do. But at the same time, you put some pressure in his face. It comes down to it. He's going to make an errant throw. He's going to make the mistake. And so, again, I think the Lions were built for it, but they were a team where they have to have a healthy defense, right? You've got to have Aiden Hutchinson, and you've got to have some of those other components to be able to put pressure on the other team to where they make a mistake, and then they can come in with their offense, with their weapons, with that offensive line. grind the game, make their big plays. But he's kind of the guy that he's always been, Andy, right? That's who he was in L.A. when they went to the Super Bowl. He's the guy that won't necessarily make, he won't make a lot of mistakes as long as he's playing within himself. Once he tries to play outside of himself, He makes mistakes, which we're going to talk about here in a second, is the key for two quarterbacks mainly in this championship Sunday is playing within themselves.
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I agree. And by the way, what you just described was Trent Dilfer, Phil Simms. Haas-Settler, right? You got to have everything around you, then you can win. Okay, let's get to these games. We'll do them quick here. You got the Bills at the Chiefs now. Both of these teams forced their opponent last week to make all the mistakes. The Chiefs have been doing it all year. Can they do it again? They're favored by one and a half.
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Which, by the way, Andy, I love that they're favored because now the Chiefs can't say, oh, we're the underdog, this, that, and the other, right? They can't pull that garbage that they like to do. Yeah, Andy, the Chiefs, to me, they're not a very strong offensive team, which is crazy to say with Patrick Mahomes, right? They're just very... they're adept at making the most of situations, right? You give them – their defense gives them a short field or their special teams make a play, right? They're going to make you pay. Or in the case of Patrick Mahomes, you give him four minutes, that dude's going to find Travis Kelsey on third and seven. Right. He's going to find a hole and they're going to gain eight yards or seven and a half yards, right? They're just going to make that next level play. They're clutch. Now to – They are very, very clutch. Now, the other quarterback on the other side in the Bills, Andy, Josh Allen is what we were talking about, Jared Goff. Now, I think Josh Allen is a far superior quarterback to Jared Goff, and I think that he's having an insane year. However, I just hope that Josh of years past does not come back. through, right, where he just tries to do everything. Now, I think he can. I think he's going to have to will his team to victory a little bit because I think, Andy, in order to beat the Chiefs, you've got to either have the ball last or be up by two possessions. I agree. Because if you are only up by a single score, whether that be four points, eight points, whatever it is, and Patrick Mahomes has the ball last, he will go down and score. I would bet a mortgage that he will do that. So I think what the Bills did to the Chiefs in Week 11 is what they're going to have to do now, which is basically they're going to have to be up by 10 with one possession with a minute on the clock. That's what they're going to have to do in order to beat this team, just because I don't trust Mahomes to beat himself, to make a mistake. Now, Andy, saying that, I think that the only offense that the Chiefs have is Mahomes and Kelsey. And Kelsey is just going to find that zone, and he's going to sit down. So to that I say, can Josh Allen play within himself? The Bills are really good at running the ball. They spread the ball around really well. There's not one weapon that you can take away from Josh Allen. I think they've got a really good chance, Andy, and I think – I'm going to speak it into existence. I don't believe in jinxes, all of the other stuff. I think this is the year for the last, what, 34 years or something that it's been since Buffalo's been to the Super Bowl that Buffalo makes it back. I think that Kansas City, they're just, to me, Andy, they just have too many holes for this to not be their year. Now, I say that to say they're in the AFC Championship game for the seventh straight year, so obviously they know how to patch their holes. But this just feels like it's the Bills' time to come in and make a name for themselves.
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I agree. I'm going to take the Bills. And the big reason for me is their defense, which has been average all year, has been way above average in the playoffs. It's been shocking. What they did with their defense to the Broncos was shocking. What they did with their defense to Baltimore was shocking. They really held them down. And I think the Chiefs will hold down their running game because the Chiefs are very tough against the run. I don't think it'll be enough. I think the Bills beat them. And I think it's just like you said, they got to be up by more than two scores. They will. All right, next game, the Commanders. Ho-ho! The most exciting player on the planet right now. Jaden Daniels, they're going into the Eagles. Now, the Eagles are favored by six, though, and let's face it, Richard, the Eagles are not missing half their defense like Detroit.
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No, and Andy, these rides are fun, right? With this young quarterback, with a talented team, or I should say a young team, right? You know, not... amazingly talented yet, but these rides are fun, and they make for really great storylines and all sorts of things. I would say I think that this game can be fun and exciting. I don't think the weather is going to impact it terribly. I think it's going to be cold, which will be interesting with Jaden Daniels because he played, obviously he played in Tampa his first round, and then he played in a dome last round. So this will be his first, whether it's snowing or not, it's going to be cold. And he's a, you know, he's a Southern. I'll just say, you know, he's SEC Pac-12 football. He's not necessarily used to Colts. So I'll be curious how that plays, Andy. But Jalen Hurts is the other quarterback I mentioned before. Josh Allen needs to play within himself. I think he's superior. I think Jalen Hurts is similar in talent to Jared Goff, although he's a much more athletic version. I agree. Can Jalen Hurts play within himself, not make the big mistakes? Because I think that Washington defense is opportunistic, right? I don't think there's, you know, Super talented one way or another. I just think they're an opportunistic defense. But as long as they play within themselves, they let their offensive line take over. They let Saquon run as he should. Jalen makes some plays with his legs. He makes some key throws when they get into the red zone. Honestly, Andy, the Eagles should handle this team without much issue. I think it'll be exciting for a little bit if they should handle them. But... Jaden Daniels does give you pause, but he doesn't give me enough pause to say, I think that they're going to just, just cause again, I think these stories usually end with, Well, not come crashing down, but they just kind of have a hard landing most of the time. So I think that happens now. I do like Washington. I like the trajectory they're on. I just think the Eagles are a little bit more seasoned of a team. I think they know where they're going. They know how to win. And I think they're motivated. I think they're a motivated team to show that they belong.
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Yeah, I'll say this. This game, even though they've got a super athletic young quarterback that's totally different, this really reminds me of the Raiders going into the Super Bowl against Tampa Bay a number of years ago. Going into that game, I told everybody there is absolutely no way I can conceive of the Raiders winning. They have never seen the kind of defensive speed they are about to witness. Never. Okay, now these two teams have seen each other twice already, so they have seen it. Still, it's shocking. The speed of that Philly defense is just shocking. I think Jaden Daniels is going to get hit more times than he can count. And I think that Saquon Barkley is going to put up some yards. I'll take the Eagles by 10. There you go.
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Okay. All right. Let's do this because I know Richard's got to go here in about 20 minutes or so. So let's move right into movies. Andy, you can start round one. Oh, okay. Movies with spies or spy movies. I have a couple of text messages come in. Keep those rolling, by the way. 307-282-22. But round one. Here we go.
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Okay. We've got to start with the best one of all time easily, and that's Austin Powers. And one of my favorite characters, Fat Pastor. Here we go.
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I am. Can I have a hug? That has to be.
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One of Mike Myers' best performances ever. Oh, gosh. Am I not right?
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So many great characters in the same movies. It was... All by him. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. Richard, you're up.
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Juicy Andy, yes. One of the best spy movies. I'm not sure it's the best, but one of the best.
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, it had the best action, that's for sure. And special effects, all of it. I mean, I was on the edge of my seat.
SPEAKER 15 :
Absolutely. Edge of your seat, gotcha. You actually mentioned it earlier when talking about movies that are coming up, and he is one of the best spies ever, and that is Mission Impossible.
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Oh, yeah. Oh, yes. Absolutely. And let's see here. I do, and by the way, it's from the last one. Is that okay? Yeah, go for it. Okay, here we go. Right now he's on a motorcycle looking out over a ravine, and he's talking to Benji.
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Yes. I see the train. What about it? And you have a parachute. Got a parachute? What do you expect me to do? Well, just, you know, jump. Jump?
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Yeah.
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Benji, it doesn't work like that. I'm not that high. There's ledges sticking out everywhere. I'm going to hit them before the parachute even opens. Benji, even if I could get the parachute open, I don't know if I can make it across the valley and intercept and land safely on a moving train.
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Do you copy? Yes, I copy. Look, I'm just trying to help you, okay? I need you to take a step back and pull yourself together because I am under a lot of pressure right now.
SPEAKER 08 :
I'll just stop it there. That's good. At that point, he's just looking like, what?
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That's hilarious.
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I thought it was a great scene, and I thought it was one of the greatest stunts I've ever seen. Richard? Very good. Yep. That was dead reckoning, by the way. Go ahead, John.
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All right, so mine will be, gosh, there's so many. Let's do one that most people don't think of a spy movie, but it is Inception.
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, I did not think of that.
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Okay. All right, let's, John from Cheyenne next. Go ahead, John.
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Hey, guys, how are you? Good. Good. I didn't hear you guys, either of you guys, real quick mention how much the referees are going to pay in the game.
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I have been enjoying all the gifts with the refs wearing Chiefs outfits. It's been pretty fun.
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I think. I don't think they'll be a big fan. You don't think so? No. I think if they give Mahomes one of those real bad calls like in the last game, that somebody should light him up like Lawrence Taylor used to light up quarterbacks. Let him see what really getting hit is right.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, it could happen. I'm sorry.
SPEAKER 17 :
That would be the way to get him to stop whining is really light him up. But I don't.
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We shall see.
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Movies. Huh?
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Movies.
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Two classic spy movies that some people don't think are. One is North by Northwest. Oh, yeah. Awesome. And then the other one is Gaslight.
SPEAKER 08 :
That one I didn't think of.
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That is, you know, nothing better than Claude Rains playing a bad guy. in a movie. He's a classic actor. And so, yeah, you can't go wrong with Hitchcock. They're always worth another watch.
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Good point.
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I like it. Have a good day.
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Thanks, man. Appreciate you very much. All right. You're up, Andy. Okay. Here's the, uh, born identity.
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Who can do this?
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I don't know.
SPEAKER 13 :
This is from yesterday. How can they even know that we're together?
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Look, I'm just, I'm trying to do the right thing for you, okay? Just, that's all I'm trying to do.
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How are you going to make this right? By sending me there alone?
SPEAKER 10 :
You think I want you to go to the cops? You think that's good for me? You want to go fight. If you go to the cops, I got to run.
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You don't tell them what happened.
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I don't know what happened. I don't know who this guy was. I don't know about that picture. I don't know who I am.
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Very intense moment, but I just thought Matt Damon knocked it out of the park.
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Good movie. Absolutely.
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Yeah. Richard, you're up.
SPEAKER 15 :
Well, real quick, I was going to echo John. I agree with John that if you are these teams and Mahomes is going to do that nonsense of, you know, he sort of like skirts back to the middle or whatever it is, give him a chance. Take a personal foul, right? Like, not one of your better players.
SPEAKER 07 :
Give him a good check.
SPEAKER 15 :
I'm just saying, that's how it used to be, right? Give him a good hockey check. You know, Andy, like it used to be, you know, if you did the three-option garbage before the quarterbacks couldn't be touched, if you did the three-option nonsense and you carried out the fake, we were always taught, you know, if the quarterback's faking like he has the ball, you have every right to hit him. And I don't know why more teams don't do that. It's because it would be called a personal foul. But if Mahomes was coming at me, that is exactly what I would do with one of these teams. Take the personal foul and just – deck him as hard as you can and then he'll stop because he won't want to get hurt and everything else yeah it's going to cause a brawl and it's going to cause a fight and i'm not advocating to injure the guy but if there's no threat for him to be hit tough then there's no point in him stopping you know you know brett farve would have been insulted if he didn't get at least one late hit from warren sapp he would have been insulted but anyway richard you're up Yes, absolutely. So, all right. I will go on the, I guess, the other train, which is a good Tom Hanks movie, which is Bridge of Spies.
SPEAKER 08 :
It's on my list. I don't have a clip, but it's on my list.
SPEAKER 07 :
It's on mine, too. I'll cross it off. Go ahead, John. How about The Imitation Game?
SPEAKER 08 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yes. Good movie, by the way. Uh-huh. Very good movie. Solid.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay. This one is some of the great spy work I've ever seen, and that is Top Secret. And it's skeet surfing. This is the song. And this is the Germans are listening to a song from Nick Rivers, who's going to come and visit them. And it's skeet surfing. Here we go.
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Guys on surfboards shooting. I think I've seen this one. Yeah.
SPEAKER 07 :
I've never seen this.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, it's skeet surfing. It was done by the guys who did Naked Gun. Okay. And it starred Val Kilmer when he was young. And he was tremendous in this movie, by the way. Pretty funny. He was hit and miss. But the moment there when he's talking about that, we're going to go tell the teacher we're out of here. We're going to go shoot. And all the boys are running down the hallway with guns, shotguns. It's hilarious. Anyway, Richard, you are up. Go.
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All right, I'm going to go with this guy. He may rest in peace, which is Philip Seymour Hoffman, a most wanted man.
SPEAKER 07 :
I think that's on my list. Yep, it is.
SPEAKER 08 :
By the way, was there ever a better villain than Philip Seymour Hoffman in Mission Impossible 3?
SPEAKER 15 :
You know, a likable villain. Likeable, hateable, and then yet, Andy, he's also a guy that could come back in any other movie and be, like, a lot of people are villains. They're kind of villains, right? Yeah, yeah. But then that guy came back, and he was the, you know, it's like in Hunger Games, right? Like, he was the good guy. Yeah. Just crazy depth.
SPEAKER 08 :
A breadth to his acting, I should say. What a tragic loss. What a wonderful actor. John, go ahead. Jack Ryan. Oh, yeah. Which one?
SPEAKER 07 :
You name it. Pick one. Yeah, doesn't matter. It's like Mission Impossible. I don't care. Pick one.
SPEAKER 08 :
See, now I am still, I know I'm an old timer, but Hunt for Red October. Oh, that's good.
SPEAKER 07 :
The original. That's a good one.
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, I just loved him in that. Okay. Man from Uncle. Here we go.
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We have no choice but to work together to infiltrate this organization. We'll leave you two to get acquainted. Napoleon Solo. DCIA's most effective agent.
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Julia Kiriakou. KGB, the youngest man to join in their best within three years.
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America is teaming up with Russia.
SPEAKER 08 :
Things could get a little messy. Man From U.N.C.L.E. was not a great movie, but it was a fun movie. It's worth re-watching. Have you seen that one?
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah. I enjoyed it. Yeah, they're good.
SPEAKER 08 :
I really did. Richard, you're up. Absolutely.
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All right here. Oh, Kingsman.
SPEAKER 07 :
Oh, yeah. That was going to be my next one. Gotcha. Those are good. The whole series is good. I mean, some of them are a little cheesy.
SPEAKER 08 :
The church killing scene was just like, you've got to be kidding me. It's good fun. Yeah, it's good fun.
SPEAKER 07 :
Let's see here. How about Central Intelligence?
SPEAKER 08 :
I never saw it.
SPEAKER 07 :
With... The Rock. Yeah, The Rock. There you go. Thank you. I didn't see it. Was it fun? Yeah, it's pretty good. Not bad. It's cheesy, but not bad.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay, now you're going to listen to an old ad for a movie, and it's just funny listening to how they advertised these movies back then. This is Thunderball with Sean Connery as 007. Come in.
SPEAKER 1 :
007. 007.
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Danger sign for the world's most famous gentleman agent with a license to kill and license to thrill. 007, guarantee sign of prompt delivery, night and day service. Ravishing redheads. Bronze brunettes. I can't say that today.
SPEAKER 08 :
I know. It's just so funny. What a different time we are in. Oh, my word. Fact. Ravishing redheads. Fact. Blondes. Brunettes. I just love it.
SPEAKER 07 :
Can't do that now.
SPEAKER 08 :
By the way, Sean Connery was fantastic.
SPEAKER 07 :
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Sorry. Okay. Richard, you're up. Don't do too much. All right. Gary Oldman here in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yes. That's on my list. That's a good one.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, good one. How about Red Sparrow?
SPEAKER 08 :
That was interesting.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah. A little slow. Very. Very slow, but still pretty good. Some spy movies are, as they build up into the character and all of the stuff going on and the plot and who's doing what and so on and so forth.
SPEAKER 08 :
She's actually quite a good actress. She is.
SPEAKER 07 :
Agree.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay. Oh, sorry. Do we have time?
SPEAKER 07 :
No, I've got to let Richard go. Are you ready to go, Richard, I assume?
SPEAKER 08 :
Yep, I am.
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All right, we are back, and we are doing spy movies. Andy and I, Richard had to leave us, and I was telling Andy during the break that this is one of those genres that I think even as a kid, Andy, maybe it was just me, maybe other people are like me, but I always liked a good spy movie. Yeah, me too. I just liked the thrill, and is he or she going to get caught, and is it a spy movie? Is he a good guy, a bad guy? What's the whole scoop going on and all of that?
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, and they're doing all these things that you know you could never do. And it's just so fun to watch. And, of course, there's just these huge stakes. The world is always at risk. Or something huge is at risk. I love them. I love spy movies. All right, you're up. And, by the way, here, pretty soon we've got to talk about who's the best Bond. You've always got to do that. But, first, here's somebody who I think was a very good Bond, and that was Pierce Brosnan. And in a very good Bond movie... Probably not one of the very best, but it was probably my most watchable one, Goldeneye.
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Okay. And this time, 007 is facing the ultimate enemy, the man who knows him best. Hello, James. What an unpleasant surprise.
SPEAKER 1 :
006.
SPEAKER 19 :
What's the matter? No pithy comeback?
SPEAKER 01 :
He was a friend, and now he's your enemy and you will kill him.
SPEAKER 19 :
Is the satellite in range? Target is London.
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Now, the entire world is about to be caught in the crossfire.
SPEAKER 19 :
See you in hell, James. You first.
SPEAKER 08 :
See you in hell, James. You first. I thought that was a really good one. You know, he was the last one to do corny. James Bond, whereas Roger Craig, of course, got much more serious. Right. Which is just a different style, which is fine.
SPEAKER 07 :
Absolutely. Yep, you're up. This one most people don't think of as a spy movie because they think of it more of smuggling and all of that, but American made. Oh, yeah. Because he was spying as he was smuggling. Remember, he was taking pictures.
SPEAKER 08 :
Who's that again?
SPEAKER 07 :
That was with Tom Cruise.
SPEAKER 08 :
Tom Cruise.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay, it was him. Based on a true story. Okay. He was basically taking pictures.
SPEAKER 08 :
There's a lot of subterfuge there.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yes. Okay, I'll go with that.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay, here's one people generally don't think of, but Red.
SPEAKER 07 :
Oh, yeah, good one.
SPEAKER 18 :
Red? Retired, extremely dangerous. Yeah, they don't make them like that anymore.
SPEAKER 25 :
We're going to break into the CIA and find out who's trying to kill us. We're getting the band back together. I put a few things away, just in case. I am excited.
SPEAKER 20 :
What do you suppose the punishment is for what we're doing here?
SPEAKER 1 :
Death.
SPEAKER 20 :
Awesome.
SPEAKER 08 :
That was a funny movie. It was really enjoyable.
SPEAKER 07 :
And that's one I've got to see. I have not seen it yet. Oh, you haven't seen Red? No, I need to see it.
SPEAKER 08 :
It's stupid. Don't get me wrong. It's stupid fun. But it's made after a cartoon. A Marvel cartoon, actually. But it's very funny and very good. And a tremendous cast. The second one's not very good, but the first one's great.
SPEAKER 07 :
Go ahead. Somebody's got to tell me about this one because I don't know the name. I'm just saying this so somebody can maybe throw this at us in a text message, but I just want to mention the movie because for the life of me, I could not find... And I've seen the movie numerous times. You'd think I could remember it. But it's a movie about – it's based on a true story, espionage, spy-type movie, where there's a guy, D.C., and the agents, you basically know he's a dual agent. He's working for the Russians, and he's working for us. And it's this whole thing of where this new agent comes in to be his assistant, and they've actually got – that new agent spying on him and trying to... Is he Bruce Willis? No, he is not Bruce Willis. Okay, so that's a different one. I can't think of the actor's name. If I thought of the actor's name, I could find it really quick. But it's a great movie, and it's all about this young agent trying to capture this other agent who's very devoted, Catholic, and even makes this kid go to some of the Catholic services and really get tight with the family. And he has to do all of that to make sure his cover isn't blown. And in the end, they end up catching him and figuring out that he's actually working for the Russians, even though on all fronts he appears to be very much all in for the Americans.
SPEAKER 08 :
Boy, I don't remember that.
SPEAKER 07 :
And I'll have to find the name of it. If those of you listening understand the movie I just told you about, please text it and we'll add it to the list.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay. Well, I've got more clips, but I don't think we have time. Let's just go to some of the movies here. How about one of the dumbest ones ever made, silliest ones? And you only watch it if it's a Saturday afternoon and you just want to watch something silly and fun. Moonraker.
SPEAKER 07 :
Oh, yeah. Good one, Andy. I didn't think about that one.
SPEAKER 08 :
With Roger Moore. Roger Moore was the funniest Bond. Definitely.
SPEAKER 07 :
Agree.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 07 :
Agree. Salt. Ah, that's on my list. Which is a good movie.
SPEAKER 08 :
Was that Angelina? Mm-hmm.
SPEAKER 07 :
She's really good, isn't she? She's really good. I mean, she's good, period. Really good in spy movies.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah. Angelina Jolie, I just love her. I think she's terrific. Okay. The Spy Who Loved Me. It's a classic.
SPEAKER 07 :
Oh, yeah. Good one.
SPEAKER 08 :
Great song, too.
SPEAKER 07 :
Body of Lies.
SPEAKER 08 :
Body of Lies. Who's that? What's that one now?
SPEAKER 07 :
Oh, come on, Charlie. I've heard of that. I've got to look it up.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 07 :
Who's the actor?
SPEAKER 08 :
I'll jump to one that has one of the same words. True Lies.
SPEAKER 07 :
Oh, that's a... With Ernie and Jamie Lee Curtis. Yeah, that's Ernie, right?
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, and Tom... I'm spacing his name.
SPEAKER 07 :
You're just slipping my mind right at the moment.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, but he was so funny. Anyway, Tom Arnold.
SPEAKER 07 :
There you go.
SPEAKER 08 :
That's right, Tom Arnold. He made that movie.
SPEAKER 07 :
All right, let's go to Joe.
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Joe, you're up. Go ahead. Guys, it wasn't a movie, but the series Burn Notice. Did you ever see Burn Notice with Mike?
SPEAKER 07 :
No, I never did watch it. I know about it, but I know I never watched it, Joe. I think I saw some of it.
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You know, great. Bruce Campbell. I remember Bruce Campbell was the movie he was in with the chainsaw. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Army of Darkness. Army of Darkness. He was great. And Jeffrey. And it was incredibly high rated. You know, he plays a disavowed spy who's trying to figure out, you know, he's been basically burned. They cut off his bank account. They cut off his clearance. So he's living with his mother in Florida trying to figure out. And meanwhile, he's kind of doing Robin Hood stuff. But in the meantime, there's this continuing undertow. of why was I burned? Who wanted me out of the agency? You know, what were they afraid I would find? And it goes on for like three seasons like that. It's just a great, great series, Burn Notice.
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Well, I really like him. Let me ask you this, Joe. I don't know if you've ever seen this, but there was a series based on a movie called La Femme Nikita. Yes. It was very, very cool. Oh, you've seen it, John? I have, yeah. With Peter Wilson? Yeah. Okay, what did you guys think? Well, I like it, yeah. I liked it a lot.
SPEAKER 09 :
I liked it a lot, too.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay, good. I'm not alone. Yeah, very much so. Go ahead, Joe.
SPEAKER 09 :
And by the way, Bruce Campbell wasn't the star of that Burn Notice. He was... He was a supporting actor. Jeffrey Donovan played the lead character. He had him with Michael Weston. Okay. But Bruce Campbell was like his right-hand man. They had Gabriel Anwar as his kind of female assistant spy. So just a great series. So if any of your listeners want to watch a great series, I think you can see it on Netflix. Once you start watching, it'll grab you. It's that good. It's kind of like in the same order as The Night Agent, which, by the way, season two started yesterday.
SPEAKER 07 :
That's a good series, too.
SPEAKER 09 :
Cool, cool. Night Agent started yesterday, season two.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay, good. Good to know. Thank you, Joe. Thank you, Joe, for that. I appreciate it very much. I guess, is it mine or yours? I don't remember. You go. I think it's my turn. Charlie Wilson's War.
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, with Tom Hanks? Yep. Yeah. Geez, I like him. Did you ever see old one, Three Days of the Condor?
SPEAKER 07 :
No, never did.
SPEAKER 08 :
It's good.
SPEAKER 07 :
Go ahead. So Three Days of the Condor? Yeah. Okay. I'll put that on the list. Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, right. A bad marriage for spies. Uh-huh.
SPEAKER 07 :
Not good.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay, John, this is a Star Wars movie, but it was a spy movie, too. Rogue One. Oh, yeah. Good idea, Andy.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yes. I would not have thought of that.
SPEAKER 08 :
And it was actually a pretty good little movie.
SPEAKER 07 :
You're up. Okay, funny movie, Spies Like Us.
SPEAKER 08 :
Chevy and Dan. Yeah, I like that. How about, let's go back to Jack Ryan. I'm going to do Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. Good one. Which one of those did you, I like Clear and Present a little more, but I like both.
SPEAKER 07 :
They're both good.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 07 :
Again, I like spy movies, so Argo. Based on a true story.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah. Yeah. That's, oh, that's, what's his name? Ben Affleck. Ben Affleck. Okay. How about this? Going back to Mission Impossible, Ghost Protocol. Oh, that's a good one. That was a cool movie.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 07 :
I didn't put any of those on here. Atomic Blonde.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah. Yeah. We got to go with one of my favorites of all time. I got a clip. We don't have time. Get smart. Oh, both the TV show, which I own and the movie movie was hilarious and they never did a sequel. I don't know why. Enemy of the state. Oh yeah. Good one. Okay. Uh, did we do mission impossible rogue nation? No. All right.
SPEAKER 07 :
No one works.
SPEAKER 08 :
And what about what might as well throw it out? The original mission impossible was so cutting edge. Wasn't it? I agree with Tom Cruise. Go ahead. Spy next door. That one. I don't remember. Who stars in that?
SPEAKER 07 :
I don't remember.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 07 :
I could put somebody on my list. I can't remember them all.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay. Undercover Nazis. Where Eagles Dare. Where Eagles Dare. Go ahead.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay. Agent Cody Banks. I'm surprised Richard didn't mention that.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yes, I am surprised. Okay, I've got to go to the next Bourne movie, The Bourne Supremacy. Good one. Which is a good movie. Go ahead. House of Spies. House of Spies. Got to go right back to Bourne, The Bourne Ultimatum. I liked all three, John. Now, the third one wasn't quite as tight as the first two, but it was still good.
SPEAKER 07 :
Operation Mincemeat.
SPEAKER 08 :
Don't know it. It's an older movie. Good. Here's one that is actually somewhat of a spy movie, Inglourious Bastards. Even though they were there to just kill Nazis, they had a lot of subterfuge.
SPEAKER 07 :
You're up. I wouldn't have thought of that one.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 07 :
That's a good one, Andy. Well, I wanted to throw a curveball. No, that's a good one. The Good Shepherd.
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, good. Good. Here's one that came out last year. Argyle.
SPEAKER 07 :
I don't think... I've never seen that. Argyle? Yes.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, that one I don't know. Yeah, with the lady.
SPEAKER 08 :
She's a writer. Anyway, I had a clip. Don't have time. Go ahead.
SPEAKER 07 :
Zero Dark Thirty. Oh, yes.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yes. Okay, let's get back to, how about Casino Royale?
SPEAKER 07 :
I think that one or Skyfall. Yeah. One of the two of those are my favorite. I mean, both of those are top notch.
SPEAKER 08 :
Skyfall, I would have to say, had the best story.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah. What a story. Setting the whole nine yards.
SPEAKER 08 :
And it was raw.
SPEAKER 07 :
Mm-hmm.
SPEAKER 08 :
You know, he's asking, he's wanting all his cool stuff, and they give him a gun and a camera.
SPEAKER 07 :
Good stuff. That's great. All right, let's do this. We'll take a break, come back. We'll put a few more of these together. Roof Savers of Colorado coming up next. And again, as we have these nice days in between storms, Dave can definitely come out, take care of whatever roof needs you've got, including inspections, repairs, the extending the life of. You name it, Dave can do it. 303-710-6916.
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Live and local, back to Rush to Reason. All right, we'll roll through a few of these really quick from listeners. Somebody called in and said Jackie Chan, and then A Man Called Flintstone, which I do not know that movie. I don't know that one either. The movie I was looking for, by the way, Andy's called Breach. Breach. So, you're up. Okay, Spy Game with Redford and Pitt.
SPEAKER 08 :
Good one. Okay, go. Red Notice. Okay, Fourth Protocol, Michael Caine. Treason. Treason. Okay, Fallout once again. Mission Impossible, go.
SPEAKER 07 :
The Union.
SPEAKER 08 :
Octopussy. Oh, yeah. Classic. No Way Out. Okay, The Falcon and the Snowman. Oh, good one. Ronan. Ronan. Geez, I haven't even seen it. Fair Game with Naomi Watts, Sean Penn. The Gray Man. The Gray Man. Dr. No. Good one. Going all the way back. Snowden. Enter the Dragon with Bruce Lee was actually a spy movie. Go ahead. Okay, This Means War. From Russia with Love. I Spy. Classic anime called Ghost in the Shell. Okay. It was actually a spy movie.
SPEAKER 07 :
Go. I Spy. Did I say that one already? Tenet. Did we do Goldfinger? We did not. Goldfinger. And The Man Who Knew Too Much. And Heart of Stone. We'll close with that. Guys, have a great rest of your night and weekend. Don't forget tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, Fix It Radio. I'll be here, followed up by Drive Radio. Enjoy the rest of your night, guys. Have a great weekend. Rush to Reason, Denver's Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560.
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The engine seizes, of course, leaves people stuck on the side of the road, and in the case of certain vehicles, can happen abruptly, hardly any warning. Not like there's a huge loss of oil pressure, and then it knocks for a while, and you're able to get off to the side of the road. I mean, it is almost instantaneous, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that. And at the same time, we'll do some weird things with the vehicle and not even be able to go into neutral like you should and so on. And it's a real problem. And it's a very dangerous situation for some, not all, but for some. And this is why NTHSA is getting involved, because if it becomes a safety issue, which in the case of your engine shutting down and not being able to get off to the side of the road quick enough and having stopped in the middle of traffic and so on, yeah, that's a safety issue. Not just for you, but for everybody around you. So that may very well be something that comes down the pike. I don't know exactly where that's at. There's rumors out there that if that happens, that is going to be a huge hit to General Motors. Now, fortunately for General Motors, in 2024, they were the number one seller of cars in America. So they've got that going for them. They made really good money as far as that goes, but they've got some issues. We also have talked about recently some of the transmission issues they've got going on as well. So those are some big hits. And like I've always said, every manufacturer has problems. No one is immune from them. And if you think that, well, I'm going to buy such and such because they don't have problems, I'd like to know that brand. Because they all have issues. Toyota's got its own engine issues right now that it's dealing with and some other things as well. So they all have problems. Every Monday I get a list from the NHTSA of recalls that have come out, been announced, that at that point probably haven't even made it to the public. I get an email on it. I signed up for that years ago. And I will tell you, as you run through the recalls, It literally affects everything from vehicle manufacturers to trailer manufacturers to RVs to motorcycles, you name it. If it's anything that that particular agency has control over, power over, you'll see recalls across the board. No manufacturer on any level is immune from that. They all have them. And, again, that's because people, men, women, still make cars. As much as it's roboticized and so on, there's still a lot of human input that goes into making cars. And mistakes happen. It could be a quality control issue. It could be a vendor, like in the case of Ford. That's a vendor issue, whoever is supplying the battery. They're the ones really at fault in this particular situation. In General Motors' situation on the engines, I don't know who's at fault there. I'd have to do some research and figure out what exactly is going on in that particular assembly line with their engine. And is it a... Part failure? Is it a rod bearing issue? Is it a sizing issue? Is it an assembly issue? With Toyota, by the way, theirs were the fact that there was a lot of metal filings left over from the machining process of the engine that didn't get cleaned out well enough, and that worked its way into the engine and caused failure. Again, on the GM62 end of things, I don't know the answer, folks. I wish I did, but I don't know what the situation is there, and I'm sure we'll learn more as we go along. But again, lines are open, 303-477-5600, 303-477-5600. Text line 307-200-8222, 307-200-8222. Somebody asked on the text line, by the way, because I talked about this a couple of weeks ago. It might have even been some last week. about properly warming up your engine. So what I'm going to do is, because I've got a few text messages coming in, I'm going to take an early break. I'll come back and talk about properly warming up your engine. It's not as big of a deal as some are making it to be. I'm not sure why some people in our industry, my industry, felt like they needed to go out and say things in the first place. I don't have an answer for that other than maybe publicity, and it just gets their name out there over the controversy that surrounds it. But I can talk about how to properly warm up the engine. I've got a couple of car reviews I want to do this particular hour. to catch us up i know we do those on mondays as well and i've got one we'll play today from monday but i've got a couple of other ones i need to catch up on as well we'll do that also throughout the day and then anything else you want to talk about any car problem you might have any questions you might have frequency of oil changes you name it we can do it all 303-477-5600 i'll be right back talk about engine warm-up in a moment this is drive radio klz 560.
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Okay, I got a few minutes here, and I want to try to maybe squeeze a car review in this next segment as well. But let's talk about how to warm up your car. Now, there's been a lot of controversy online about how to warm up your car, and a lot of this came out of a gentleman in Utah, Dave's Auto Center, Dave the owner. He, for some odd reason, felt the need to show people how to properly start and not warm up your car, or in this case, a diesel truck. And caused all sorts of hoopla on the internet. And I guess it's come back. Somebody texted me a little bit ago and said it's back. Dave, for whatever reason, I'm not sure why... Went out into the truck, hit the start button, and basically said, okay, we're good to go. Put it in drive and go. And he gave all sorts of explanations as to why. And frankly, I will just tell you straight up, wrong explanations. He's dead wrong in a lot of the things that he explained. Even in regards to how an engine, that particular case, how a diesel engine is oiled and so on. And I'm just going to tell you, he was wrong. And some of you might say, well, how do you know that? Guys, I've been in this industry longer than him, by the way. And yes, I do know a thing or two about how things work and engines and the internal components and so on. And what I will tell you is that, number one, how long should you warm up your engine depends upon what's the temperature outside. How long has it been sitting in that temperature? So first things first. If we have weather like we had last weekend or you happen to find yourself up in the mountains or in a colder area, and some of you listening to me might even be in that cold area right now, if it's below zero, then my feeling is, and I think you're getting a lot of other folks in the industry agree with me because I've read a lot of the comments and things on the thing that Dave posted, and this is true for diesel and gas, but there's a little bit of difference even there. But in general, across the board, it's pretty safe to say That if it's below zero, first things first, and I said this a couple of weeks ago, get in the vehicle. Make sure wipers and everything are off, by the way, because you may not have been the last person driving the car. Let's make sure that nothing is going to come on when we turn the key. Hit the start button either way. So make sure that everything is off. wiper-wise especially, and if it's a diesel, you're going to want to go ahead and hit the start button and let it do its thing. Some cases it's going to warm up glow plugs. In other cases, if it's a Cummins, it's going to warm up the plate that's underneath the intake, warm up that air coming in because diesels require a little bit of help to get started. They don't have spark plugs, so we've got to warm up the combustion chamber or the air coming in at least to help get that combustion started, get the fire started, you could say. So on that particular situation, let things warm up. And if it's really cold, and some of you that have these vehicles know exactly what I'm going to say next, if it's really cold, do that twice. cycle that, in the case of a Cummins, cycle that plate twice. If it's a case of something with glow plugs, cycle it twice. Let's get things warmed up as much as we can. And then hit the start button. And typically, with most modern diesels, and by the way, if it's that cold outside, there's something else Dave didn't mention, which he should have. If it's below zero, and in fact, I would tell you on a diesel, if it starts getting below 10, 15 degrees, plug it in. They've all got block heaters. Plug it in. This is something we don't talk a lot about on this program. I'm not one that thinks you should run the block heater all night long. No need to. Put it on a timer. You can put it on any more. There's some of these timers that you can even run off of an app on your phone, or you can just run a regular old mechanical timer. But really, you only need to run that block heater for about four hours. So if you know that you're going to be firing that thing up tomorrow morning at 6, then start your engine block heater at 2 a.m. You don't need to plug it in when you get home at 6 o'clock at night and run it for a full 12 hours. Not necessary. Now, if you're 20, 25 below, and you want to run it all night long, be my guest. Have at it. Just remember you're paying for the electricity that it costs to run the block heater. In some cases, it's minimal, but just remember you're paying for that. In most cases... especially even the weather we had here last week, you could easily run that block heater for four or five hours max and be just fine. So that's one thing Dave never mentioned either, and he actually was in a truck that I know from looking at it had a block heater. So that was never mentioned. Because here's the thing on the diesel. You have a block heater, and you want to fire it up, and let it run for just a minute or two, and then drive off, be my guest. Because the engine temperature is already warm, and you're good to go. If it's not, though, let's use this diesel example. If it's not, and everything's stone cold, and you didn't have a block heater, or didn't have access to a plug, or whatever the case was, and you go through the process I mentioned a few minutes ago, and you get it fired up, things are running now, I am not one to tell you to just put it in drive and go, like Dave said. Wrong answer. Things in that engine still need to be warmed up some. And I'm one to say that typically when it's that cold outside and you've gotten it running, grab your ice scraper, your snow brush, shut the door while it's running. Clean all of your things off. Hood, some cases maybe the roof. Might want to get the top of the bed if you've got a bed cover on it. The bumpers, because snow will even accumulate there. If there's frost and things you need to scrape off, ice and so on, get all of that taken care of. And really quick, I should have mentioned, before you hop out of the cab, turn everything up onto high as far as the heater and that goes. Heater, defroster, get all that going. Won't be warm quite yet. unless you had it plugged in. But if it wasn't plugged in, it's going to take a little bit to get warm. But go ahead and turn everything on. Not going to hurt anything. Again, then once all that's done, get out, get everything scraped off, wiped off, brushed off, whatever. And one thing, too, that drives me crazy, and I saw some of this this morning on my way down, wipe everything off. where you can see the license plate, the tail lights, headlights, bumpers. As I mentioned a moment ago, if you're a truck and it's got a tonneau cover, wipe that off. Get everything off best you can because you don't want all that snow blowing off onto the person behind you. Common courtesy. Nothing worse than being behind somebody that didn't do any of that, that got lazy. Literally, they're lazy. Didn't want to do it. And especially when you get everything in front of the windshield off. And I'm a big one on, while you're doing all of this, make sure that under the wipers you've cleaned very well as well. So in that cowl area, get all that snow out of there because you're going to automatically push snow while you're driving if it is snowing outside. You're going to push things back down into that cowl area anyway. So clean all that off to begin with. Get all that out of there. Common sense. Clean off everything as best you can. And remember, everything's running at this point. And if you're cleaning the vehicle off properly, everything that I just mentioned, you're probably going to spend four or five minutes wiping everything off. And if you do it correctly and it's got snow and everything on it, it's going to take you four or five minutes to get everything taken care of. Unless you're super, super fast. But I've kind of timed myself in the past. And typically, if you're kind of going at it like you should be and you're getting everything all wiped off, you're going to be three to five minutes getting everything cleaned off. By that time, climb back in. put the snow brush away you know get your boots knocked off with water whatever at that point the engine's warmed up for you know four or five minutes at that point if you want to go ahead and put it in drive and go be my guest as you're doing that though we're not going to gun the engine we're not going to have high revolutions we're going to go kind of slow again adding some RPMs to the engine, things will start to warm up a little bit. But remember, on a diesel engine, you can already hear them in the warm-up mode with the tone of exhaust that's coming out. As you're walking around cleaning off the car, you'll hear the difference in exhaust from what it normally is, and even the engine RPM will come up some on its own. That's part of the designed warm-up process built into the system. This is why I will totally, totally disagree with Dave from Dave's Auto Center on how to warm a truck up because... If the factory didn't want you doing that, why did they design it with that warm-up mode in it? Dave's biggest reason, I think, by the way, for telling people to not warm, in this case, their diesel engines up is because he's a proponent of not letting your diesel engine idle because it can be a problem for the DPF system, the emission system on the truck. And by the way, in that case, he's correct. But he went one step too far. What he should have said is, hey, those of you guys that are out doing deliveries or you might find yourself on a construction site and it's cold outside and just letting the thing sit there and idle, just remember, as it's idling, you're potentially contaminating the emission system by doing so. And he's correct when he says that. Now, for some, that's never an issue. You may drive enough, and you're towing enough, and you're using it the way it's supposed to be, that you're cleaning all of that out once you start driving it again, and you know your truck very well, and you know what you need to be doing, so you do what you need to do. Now, when it comes to a regular gas engine, I'm still one that says, do exactly the same thing. Go out, get the vehicle started, go out, get everything cleaned off, wiped off, handled. Once all that's done, typically things have warmed up enough to where you're ready to go, and done, off you go. no reason to have to sit there and warm things up any longer. Now, I'm also one where if you want to let things get a little bit warmer and you have the ability to do this and you're not going to get in trouble for puffing and so on and you want to walk in and grab your coffee and your bag and so on and come back out after it's been warmed up another five minutes or so, hey, knock your socks off. Be my guest. Not hurting anything in doing so. Not going to bother a thing. And, again, one of the things that we went over a few weeks ago that, again, Dave doesn't explain very well is there's other things that you need to get moving in the system of the vehicle itself that have nothing to do with the engine. Everything from power steering to the transmission and so on. So there's other things there that need to have movement and warm-up before you get out and start driving down the road. So that's my take on how to warm up a vehicle properly. I've been saying this now for a number of years, and I will tell you that even as a fleet operator that we have multiple, multiple vehicles, and everything that I just said we do, and we have no issues whatsoever in doing what we do. So totally against what Dave says along those lines. Jerry and Greeley, go ahead.
SPEAKER 12 :
Talking about warming up the vehicle, I stumbled across a video on YouTube that they claim it was made in Siberia, where allegedly they said it gets down to 95 below zero Fahrenheit sometimes in the winter. And they claim that some of the residents literally leave their vehicles idling for six or seven months because it's such a major ordeal to to thaw them out if they let them, you know, like all the fluids freeze up and, you know, they have to build a tent around the vehicle and hit it with portable space heaters to thaw it out if they let it freeze. And again, I don't know if that's the truth or not, but that's what somebody put out there. Wow. And, um, I also stumbled across kind of an interesting website. I believe this guy is a Russian shop owner who has to have a translation, you know, for this country for videos. But the website is, or the channel is Garage54. And he does a bunch of bizarre experiments. Some of them are just so outlandish, it's, I don't know, crazy. But some of them are really interesting, like... drop the oil pan off of an engine and clean it up and then vacuum form a transparent plastic replacement, put it on so you can see.
SPEAKER 11 :
I've seen some folks do that, by the way. You can't run the engine for a very long time, but, yeah, I've seen folks do that where you can see what's going on. It's interesting.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, and the same thing with the rocker cover.
SPEAKER 11 :
Mm-hmm.
SPEAKER 12 :
Anyway, he was doing one of those, you know, when it was, I think it was 30-some below.
SPEAKER 11 :
And I'm sure Jerry and I haven't seen the video, but I am guessing not much is flowing at that. Again, it gets that cold, even full synthetic, things are not flowing as well as they would be even at zero.
SPEAKER 12 :
Exactly. He had one of these little super cold weather experiments where, And he couldn't get the engine to start. You know, it'd crank, but it wouldn't fire. So he finally pulled the distributor, you know, his old point system. And the gear on the shaft that drives the distributor and the oil pump had sheared because the oil couldn't let the pump turn.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yep. I mean, that is cold. Jerry, that's cold weather that we here in Colorado have never seen and hopefully we never do see. And, yeah, people don't realize, and this, again, is the problem I had with that particular video I was mentioning that came out of Utah. When it gets that cold and, you know, we're below zero especially, there are things throughout the vehicle that need to have some warmth to it, quote, unquote, before you go do anything. That's my opinion.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yep, me too. I'm a big fan of letting her warm up. Thanks.
SPEAKER 11 :
Appreciate you, Jerry. Thanks for that. I'll check that out, by the way.
SPEAKER 12 :
Thank you, John.
SPEAKER 11 :
Thank you very much, Jerry. Eric, hang tight. We'll come back and take your call. This is Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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SPEAKER 06 :
Hey, John. So, regarding the whole cold start thing, I mean, with my pickup, down to about 10 degrees, I don't bother plugging in. I'm, you know, just a 4-liter gas. Right. But I do have a block heater, but... Down to about 10 degrees, I hit my remote start. Last thing I do before I put, as I'm putting my shoes and my jacket on to walk out the door, I hit my remote start. That gives it a solid two minutes of warm-up before I cannot get in the truck. You know, if there's snow, I brush it off, you know, whatnot, and I'm good to go. But I'll tell you, this last week I've been using my block heater because it's been so cold, and with having this ScanGage 3 on here that's plugged in, the other morning I come out, put the key in, I unplugged it, and unlike you, I do leave mine plugged in all night. I get home from work at 4 and leave at 3 in the morning, so it's plugged in for a solid 10 hours. Gotcha. I come out, put the key in, started up, as soon as the gauge came up, coolant temp was 80 degrees, and oil temp, which was a nice thing to see, was 50 degrees. Nice. So that means all the juices are flowing, and they're nice and warm. Correct. My trans temps had a little bit to them, but I still gave it probably about two minutes of warm-up just to make sure everything else was warmed up. Like you said, power steering fluid, want to get it flowing. Yep. And One of the things on the diesel side, when we fire up the semis, and my boss and I argue about this sometimes, is modern diesel, especially the big side on the heavy-duty side, you know, you get 12, 13, 14, 15-liter engines. They have heated intakes. And, I mean, there's some companies that plug them in. We don't. My boss and I fight about this all the time. Well, it costs too much to plug them in. Okay, whatever. So, you know, we come in in the morning, turn the key on. You still have to go through the wait-to-start sequence when it's that cold. And Monday morning, I hit the key, and I'm driving the truck I'm driving right now because my modern diesel, with all its great emissions components, had a catastrophic SCR failure. Yeah, that was an amusing drive from Montrose to Denver at 80,000 pounds when my SCR decided to catastrophically fail. Wow. Anyhow, so this older truck that I'm driving, I turned the key on, wait to start. I started it, and it just sat there for about two or three minutes and chugged like an old locomotive because it just did not want to warm up. And then once it, you know, finally the idle started to a normal idle, and it has digital gauges on it where I can see what the gauges were. And Monday morning I came in, and transtem had zero reading. Oil temp, even once I first started, had zero reading. Outside temp, I think, was like minus 15, and coolant temp was like 20 degrees when I started it. And it was probably a solid five to six minutes before the oil temp. got above 30 degrees. Yep.
SPEAKER 11 :
Derek, you are proving the point of what I said a few weeks ago and just got done saying in the last segment where I really differ with some of these guys that are out there talking about engine warm-ups because you're proving the point. They're dead wrong in what they're saying.
SPEAKER 06 :
I mean, I had almost a full 20 minutes of idle time before... I was ready to take off and leave, you know, and that had all the temps that I could see up to, you know, reasonable.
SPEAKER 11 :
And really quick, not to argue with your boss, but he feels like that amount of fuel in 20 minutes is a savings over what you could have plugged in and done instead.
SPEAKER 06 :
You know, I know.
SPEAKER 11 :
Sorry, but I mean, to me, that math doesn't really add up.
SPEAKER 06 :
I know. I know. We've thought about it before. I mean, there's 20 trucks that would have to be idling, and they cost it out. It's like $15 overnight. Something like that. Years ago, it was $8. Now it's almost $15 per truck overnight plug-in for anywhere from 12 to 18 hours, depending on the truck. And then if we're talking on the weekends, the truck would be plugged in for three straight days.
SPEAKER 11 :
Again, you could put timers on those, too, and not even do that, but whatever.
SPEAKER 06 :
Well, and you know what's funny is we're looking at the brand-new, I don't know if you've seen this stuff, the brand-new Volvo VML trucks.
SPEAKER 11 :
I've looked at them a little bit, Eric. Not a lot, but a little bit, yeah.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, Optimus Prime came to life. That's such a unique design. I'm crossing my fingers for one. But it, from the factory, depending on the package you order, it has a remote start on it. Yeah, on the keychain. And there is a possibility, Mac has done this for several years. Volvo has this, and I'm trying to convince them to do it if we order these. where i can program my start my start time on the truck so say i'm coming in at 4 a.m awesome i can program it so at 3 45 that truck kicks on nice and he says his argument was well what if there's a problem you know you know this or that and like the salesman said those things are set up to where yeah he said if if if it goes to start
SPEAKER 11 :
he says the truck just won't start right it'll know if the computer senses this absolutely start right yeah to me that's a no-brainer yeah that's yeah so i mean we're really quick again not to tell your boss how to do things but if it were me and i had that many trucks that needed plugged in i would have an electrician come out for very little charge by the way and i would time that entire circuit to where you plug them all in and at x time they you know all start heating up and off you go and that whole circuit runs that way that's what i do
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Yeah, but, I mean, there's another part to that, too, is every one of our trucks is parked in a different part of the yard, depending on what we're hooked to for the next morning. Yeah, because, I mean, we've got a fairly decent-sized yard, but there might be three trucks that are parked bobtail on the ready line, and there's probably another 15, 16 trucks that are spread out in various parts of the yard, depending on when somebody got home the night before or what they're pre-hooked to for the next morning. Got it. So, I mean, yeah, it's a discussion that's been had, and I get both sides of it. I wish we could plug it in because we'd be going faster in the morning. Right. But I've got a coworker that will come in, fire the truck up, go park his car, come back, get in the truck, and take off. If he's lucky, that truck gets six minutes of warm up. Wow. Not much. And they told him the other day, they said he did that Tuesday morning, and he was crying that he got a check engine light and a whole bunch of other stuff on his way to the customer, and he was crying about it. And he said, I don't understand what's going on. And they started looking at codes that had come up on the computer. Since we get these things. He has what's called a pack car solutions deal for Kenworth, and it shows he gets emails of what's wrong with the truck. And all these codes, he's like, I've never seen these codes before. And he actually had to call Kenworth and say, what are these codes? And they're like, they were asking him some questions, and he's asking my coworker these questions. And so later on in the day, he says, those codes are related to the fact that you came in, started the truck, and left before anything was warmed up. He says, and the truck didn't know what to do. Yep, proven our point. Yeah, a point was sent out to everybody that minimum 15 minutes. When it's below 20 degrees, minimum 15-minute warm-up, period. They've said that for years, and it just needs to stay that way. Because even these modern trucks, they're so temperamental sometimes. I mean, the older trucks, it's obvious. But even the modern trucks, they're just so temperamental in the cold. And then my wife, the other morning, comes out. Tuesday morning, it's so brutally cold. Comes out, hops in her car, takes off. I had no problem. My car was nice and warm. Yeah, your car sits in the garage. I don't want to hear about that. I just looked. I was just like, I said, you know, I'm going to move your car outside and let you deal with it. But no. No.
SPEAKER 11 :
That's good. Good one. Anyhow. Eric, I appreciate you. Good one. That's a nice follow. Thank you. That's a nice follow to what I was talking about in the last segment, proving our point. We'll be back, guys. Don't go anywhere. Drive Radio. Lines are open 303-477-5600. Text line 307-200-8222. We'll be right back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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All right, we are back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Lines open 303-477-5600. I've got time, so I'm going to slip in a car review. This one's a little different because of the vehicle that it is. And back story, you all know that I own an earlier Ram 1500 TRX. And by the way, great vehicle. Power is phenomenal, and it's really a one-of-a-kind truck. I know of no other way to explain that particular vehicle than that. So, as most know, that particular truck is no longer available. They've replaced it. with the RHO, is what they call it. The Ram 1500 RHO. And I was able to drive that truck for a week. Nice comparison, by the way, to what I already own. Price on this is less than what the TRXs used to be. This truck comes in at about $85,000, which a lot of you are saying, yeah, that's a lot of money for a half-ton truck. Yes, it is. But it's not a normal half-ton truck. So the RHO, for all intents and purposes, is... A TRX detuned. And I know Ram is probably going to disagree with me on that, but it is. It's not the same engine because they've gone to the Huracan 6 3-liter twin-turbo engine that produces about 540 horsepower versus the 700-plus that came out of the Hellcat engine in the TRX. You know, the Hemi Hellcat. What I was surprised at... I felt like fuel economy would be a lot better with the three liter inline six than what my TRX is. My TRX is 12 to 14 miles to the gallon, depending upon where you're driving and so on. This one I averaged around town, and I didn't drive it super hard. Sometimes I did, sometimes I didn't, but all in all, just kind of a regular driving experience. Averaged 14 miles to the gallon. So again, I really felt like the TRX would be a lot worse in fuel economy than the RHO, and frankly, there's not a ton of difference. Again, RHO, nice vehicle. As far as the interior, creature comforts, very nice. In fact, I said all along that it took Ford and GM a while to even catch up to where Ram was with their interiors. Now they all have, and they're all fairly equal comforts. Ram, of course, is very well known for their center stack and the big screen and all of that and everything. It works very well. And I love the interior of the Ram. It's a very comfortable truck. All that stuff is great. This one actually happened to have the additional package of massaging front seats, of course, heated, ventilated, all that kind of stuff. I mean, this one had the entire 10 grand RHO level one equipment group that was on it, which makes the truck extremely, extremely nice. And it even had the off-road running boards and stuff on it, which, by the way, As a side note, probably one of my bigger complaints. While they look really good and they're very functional, when it came to the snow and the gunk and the junk that I happened to drive that vehicle this past weekend through the below zero weather and so on, they also catch everything. That's my complaint with those particular running boards is because of the way they're mounted and their flat surface and how far they stick out and so on. They catch literally all of the road debris, and you're stepping on and off of that as you get in and out of the truck. So that was the one complaint I have. Other than that, no complaints on the truck. It's not a TRX. I'm sorry, Ram. I know that's the replacement for the TRX, but it's not. If you want a TRX, you're going to have to go find a used one and buy a TRX because the RHO is not a TRX. It doesn't have the same power. It doesn't have the same low-end grunt. It doesn't have the same sound. It's just not the same. Now, they did do dual exhaust and some things like that to make the RHO look very similar to the TRX, and this one had all of the badging and everything on. And it's a cool-looking truck. I mean, they do a really good job on how the truck looks and the Baja style and so on. Now, my biggest complaint, even with my own truck, my TRX, and the RHO is very, very similar, is the driving quality of it. And this is something where you have to get behind the wheel and drive it to know exactly what I mean by this. But the driving quality, I'll just be frank, is not as good as my Chevy ZR2 have done. And what I mean by that is because of the way they've designed the truck and the suspension, and it's more of a quote-unquote Baja look and feel, it's very squishy. So going around corners and bumps and things like that, it's very squishy and can be even a little squirrely at times. Now, as long as you know all of that and you're compensating for it, okay, it's not a problem. You can still drive the truck safely and all that. That's not an issue. But it doesn't feel like a lot of other trucks. And it's been a while since I drove a Raptor, so I can't tell you an exact comparison because I haven't driven a Raptor now for several years. But I think the TRX or the RHO is a little squishier than what that truck is. All in all, though, still a great truck. Drives very well. If you really like the look and feel of that and you can't find a TRX for the price that you want or you just want to go to the most modern and new stuff that they've got, this is a 2025 model year. And if you like the fact that it's got the Huracan 6 with the turbo instead of the old Hemi engine, the Hellcat Hemi with a supercharger, if you want to go this direction, then, of course, go out and look at it. The RHO Crew Cab 4x4, again, very, very nice truck. I've got nothing really bad to say about it. And what I talked about with the driving side of it a moment ago is just something that you get used to driving it. But you kind of need to know that going into it because it's not driving like a regular 1500. you know ram wood or even some of the other half-ton trucks in that series you know that they compete with even it's it's a different truck different feel because it's meant to do more things of course the rho has all of the different modes depending upon what you want to do whether you're in you know that baja mode and so on and so forth it is it is full-time four-wheel drive but some of the modes disconnect the front and put more power to the back. So if you want to go out and do donuts in the sand and things like that, you can. There's just things you've got to turn on and off accordingly if that's what you want to happen to do with a truck. So all in all, though, great truck. I've got no complaints with it whatsoever. Again, I own a TRX, so I can tell you enough about that particular truck and the pros and cons of, again, the RHO replacement for less money. Keep in mind, though, less horsepower because the engine is not the same. And as long as you're okay with all of that, go out and test drive one today. I don't know how many of these are actually in stock. I haven't looked around at some of the dealers to see because it's such a special model. I haven't looked to see what the stock is like around town, but I'm sure you can find one. You can test drive one. See if that's a particular vehicle that you would like. And as I always say, make sure if you go to your Ram dealer and drive one of these trucks, or by the way, any of the other, you know, 1500 series trucks as well, let them know that John and Richard Rush from Drive Radio sent you as well. All right. So that's that review. And again, those of you that are listening, if you want more information on that, I can give you a little more information. You know, as always, we get them for a week. There's only so much you can do in a week. And in this particular case, no, didn't go do a ton of off-roading and didn't run the Baja or do anything along those lines, of course, which, you know, you're not going to do in a week's time anyways. But all in all, great vehicle. And I am thankful that we get the opportunity to get behind some of these. On that same note. I get questions on this all the time. Hey, I'm looking at such and such a vehicle, or I'm looking at this or that, or it's a used vehicle even. Keep in mind, folks, we have got reviews that go back multiple years. So even vehicles that you're looking at buying used today, we more than likely drove several years ago. So if there's a review or something you'd like to know about a particular car, you can always go online and try to find it off of the website or text me and ask me, and I can give you my opinion on that particular vehicle. And by the way, a lot of you do that. You'll ask me different questions. The other thing that I should mention here as we close out this hour, there are a ton of people out there now on social media advertising their services to help you buy a car. And they will charge you, by the way, to help you buy said car. I help a lot of people buy cars and give you suggestions on what you should do and what you should ask when you go to the dealer and what dealer to even go to and how to get a pre-purchase inspection done if it's a used car. And of course, we have Ridgeline Auto Brokers in our back pocket that can help with a lot of these things as well. But at the end of the day, I don't charge you anything. And yes, there are a lot of online, they're on social media, they're all over the place, and you can hire them to help negotiate a deal on a car for you. And in some cases, maybe they're saving you enough money to where it's worthwhile for their services. But I'm telling you that if you text me or email me, I can pretty much walk you through everything you need to do to do that yourself. and not spend a lot of money on a quote-unquote buying service that, frankly, in some states might not even be legal. That's a whole other conversation that maybe I'll get into at some point, but there's a lot of these folks that are out on the Internet that will advertise they'll help you buy a car that are essentially acting like a buyer's broker that in a lot of cases is not legal to do. But yet they're still doing it because it's what they do. And they've gotten their own little niche. And some of them have become very well known. Some of them, by the way, take a lot of flack from a lot of the dealer groups and so on because of how they do things. And anyways, at the end of the day, yes, we can help you buy a new or used car. I can walk you through the steps that it takes. I can tell you what to do when you walk in, how you need to act, what you need to say, some of the key words and so on. And it's not as hard as a lot of these folks out there make it sound. Buying cars isn't that difficult if you know some of the key things you need to be doing while buying cars. said new or used car so again if you ever need any help along those lines either go to the website send me an email we can we can you know correlate back and forth communicate back and forth that way or you can send me a text and we can do it that way as well the text line of course 307-200-8222 all right another hour coming your way don't go anywhere this is drive radio klz 560.
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Drive Radio returns with an informative session on automotive insights, addressing both technical queries and practical advice for vehicle owners. The episode kicks off with a fascinating discussion about ignition timing on classic cars, touching on historical aspects and the evolution of car engines. As the conversation progresses, the focus shifts to the critical process of pre-purchase inspections. Listeners are guided through what a meticulous inspection entails and the key attributes of a reliable automotive service provider. Discussions also tackle the contentious issue of tow ratings, a subject that garners much debate among listeners. The hosts candidly evaluate the reliability of manufacturer tow ratings and advocate for a more conservative approach to towing capacity to ensure safety. They also offer guidance on accessory installations, like transmission coolers, when towing at the vehicle's upper limit. Filled with expert advice, engaging questions, and thoughtful commentary, this episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intricacies of automotive care and safety.
SPEAKER 17 :
Being an expert on general automotive knowledge, what would the correct ignition timing be on a 1955 Bel Air Chevrolet with a 327 cubic inch engine and a four barrel carburetor?
SPEAKER 16 :
It is a trick question. Watch this. A Chevy didn't make a 327 in 55. The 327 didn't come out till 62. And it wasn't offered in the Bel Air with a four-barrel carb till 64. However, in 1964, the correct ignition timing would be four degrees before top dead center.
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Get ready for another hour of Drive Radio, brought to you by Colorado's select auto care centers. Got a question for the experts? Then give them a call, 303-477-5600. Now it's time to pop the hood and get our hands dirty. Drive Radio on KLZ 560, The Source.
SPEAKER 21 :
All right, we are back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Thanks so much for tuning in. Lines are open, by the way, 303-477-5600. Give us a call. We'll get whatever questions you've got answered. Yes, I know it's a snowy Saturday morning. If you're listening to a replay of this show, it is January the 25th. Normally, I'm at the Barry Jackson Auto Auction, but we're here instead for lots of reasons, and I talked about that in the last hour a little bit, so I won't go back into details there. But just with everything going on, it felt like we needed to be here and are. Also got an email a moment ago from Justin at Ridgeline, by the way, that was saying that, hey, if any of you are out looking, shopping, whatever, and you need any help when it comes to buying a car, whether it's from them or not, he's there today. He's more than willing to help you guys out. 303-442-4141. And by the way, he's there all the time to help along those lines. They've got two locations, of course, to take care of you guys. One in Boulder, one in Fort Collins. Service-wise, they can do Boulder, Longmont, or Fort Collins as far as the car repair goes and I had a person this last week saying hey I was looking at a vehicle up in the Boulder area at a new car dealer who should I go to to get the pre-purchase done and I told them of course Legacy Automotive because that's what they do and they'll take great care of you so yes any of you that are in our network listening to us if you need a pre-purchase done especially up in that area go see you know the guys at Legacy But if you're anywhere else in town, Broomfield, Arvada, the Wheat Ridge area, Littleton, Aurora, wherever, wherever you're at, just go to our website, drive-radio.com, and all of our facilities do pre-purchase inspections. And I talked a little bit about this in the past few weeks. They're going to do pre-purchase inspections differently than what most other shops are going to do. And I say most other shops because there's some other shops that do it the same way that we do. But my point is to get a real solid pre-purchase inspection, you need somebody looking at the entirety of the car. Not just a quick test drive around the block and saying it's good or bad, but literally doing an entire inspection on the car. And it takes time. to do a really good, solid pre-purchase inspection, that technician is going to spend a minimum of an hour and a half to two hours inspecting the car. And then whatever they find to actually do the write-up of that car, in other words, giving you ammunition to go back to the seller with, that takes time as well. So any good, solid pre-purchase inspection is a full three-hour process for the shop. Technician won't spend all that time, but by the time the advisor gets involved and they put all their estimates together and so on, it's a three-hour process. And I'm not exaggerating when I say that. And most are going to charge accordingly. You're going to spend some money to get a good pre-purchase. That's another telltale sign, by the way, of are they doing a full pre-purchase inspection or is it more of a trip inspection? By the way, trip inspection being you kind of look in at the wheels and you kind of look through to see where the brakes are at and you kind of give it a glance over and is there anything leaking and you might check fluids and kind of give it a once over and that's about it and out the door it goes. A full pre-purchase, they're looking at everything. Has this vehicle been in an accident? Has it been underwater? What's it look like underneath the seats? Do we have any rust under there? Do we have rust up underneath the dash? all sorts of things that you look at in a pre-purchase that, frankly, you just don't look at in a trip inspection. Because typically in a trip inspection, you already own the car. And in a lot of cases, might even have a relationship with that shop. And so it's easier for them to go in and look at that than it is a car they've never seen before that you're bringing in. And this is also something that, I don't talk much about this, but most of the shops out there that we have in our network, outside of private party sales, they know the dealers, right? And there's an advantage to our shops knowing the dealers because in a lot of cases, they know who's really solid and they know who's not. And I can just tell you from experience doing this back in the day when I owned my shops, you knew who the good car dealers were and who weren't. Now, that didn't mean that you didn't fully inspect each vehicle, even if it came from a good dealer. But what I'm getting at is if it came from one of the more unscrupulous dealers, you might have even spent some extra time checking it over one that came from the quote-unquote good dealer, if you get where I'm going here. And if Justin's listening, I'm sure he can attest to everything I'm saying. You just learn where these folks are. and the type of cars that they typically deal in. Are most of their cars coming from the auction, or are they coming from private party? And you learn some of those things. And by the way, all of our shops know the same. So when you take that car in for a pre-purchase, first of all, tell them who the dealer is, because it helps with what I just said a moment ago. A lot of times there's information and stickers and things on it where they're going to know anyways, but it's not a bad idea just to tell them where the car's coming from. Again, all of that's going to help you with the entire pre-purchase process because, again, that shop is going to use the information that I just talked about a few minutes ago and look at the car accordingly. So it's always a good idea to go through that process in that way. Rand in North Glen, you're next. Go ahead.
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My question is, I purchased a Honda Ridgeline. It has a 5,000-pound towing capacity. They make a model right above mine, which is the same vehicle, but it has a transmission cooler, yet it's still rated at only 5,000 pounds towing capacity. So my question is, should I try to stay as far below that 5,000 pounds as I can if I'm pulling like a lightweight travel trailer? And the reason I'm asking this is because the other vehicle, same towing capacity with the cooler versus mine without. So it kind of confuses me.
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Yeah, and this is where I struggle at times, Rand, with some of these manufacturers and what they rate in their trailer towing capacities. I, for one, would never put 5,000 pounds behind a Ridgeline. I would... be hard-pressed to put 5,000 pounds behind a regular half-ton truck, even though they're all rated for much more than it. Even a half-ton truck, some of the F-150s, for example, will tell you you can tow up to 10,000 pounds, which I would never do. A, I don't think that the braking systems on those trucks are designed for that. Typically, the suspension's not, even if you're using a equalizer trailer hitch to distribute, you know, a weight-distributing hitch to where you're distributing the weight out properly. I struggle with... manufacturers that tell you to put a trailer that is much, much heavier behind the vehicle weight-wise because when something starts to go wrong, it's just harder to get out of that situation with a lightweight vehicle in front of a heavy trailer. So I, for one, this is my rule of thumb on especially something like a Ridgeline that's a unibody construction vehicle, I wouldn't tow much more than probably 3,500 to 4,000 pounds behind it.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay. I agree with you.
SPEAKER 21 :
And by the way, Rand, they all overrate. They do that for the competitiveness of the marketplace and so on, and yet I still disagree with most of those manufacturers. And by the way, a lot of those manufacturers, they're rating those things at sea level, flat, dry ground, so on and so forth. Very few of them take into consideration going over Eisenhower Pass.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay. Well, what's the purpose of the transmission cooler if it doesn't increase your towing capacity?
SPEAKER 21 :
If you're going to tow, in your case, even with your current vehicle, if you're going to tow a lot, what that cooler does, Rand, is it just keeps the transmission temps down. Because when the vehicle is towing and you've got that added weight, the transmission is normally going to get hotter. That fluid, because it's a friction-based gearbox, let's just say it that way, it's generating heat. And because you're towing more and there's more weight on it, it's going to generate more heat. So they add the additional cooler to keep that fluid temperature down. And in a lot of cases, the heavier the vehicle, the more of that they do just automatically. In your case, if you're going to do a lot of towing and you're going to be up around that 3,500 pound mark, I would think about adding an additional cooler.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay. All right.
SPEAKER 21 :
But that would, you know, again, that would be, you know, when I say if you're towing a lot, I mean, I'm not talking about taking a camper out, you know, three, four times a year. I mean, if you're going to take that thing out every weekend, yes, that would be worth looking at. If you're going to take it out just a few times a year, I don't know that I'd mess with it.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, let me ask, what about, say, for example, I was pulling a 3,500-pound trailer, but I was going to California, so it was a long trip. Is that where?
SPEAKER 21 :
I would look at that, yes.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, all right.
SPEAKER 21 :
Again, anything we can do, Rand, to keep those transmission temperatures down, it's going to extend the life not only of the fluid, but, of course, the transmission itself.
SPEAKER 09 :
Got it. All right. Well, thank you. Great question, by the way, Rand. No, thank you.
SPEAKER 21 :
We don't normally on snowy days get towing questions, but that is a great question and There are times before we go to break here, I'll just say this. There are times where literally I'm driving down the highway and I look at different things being towed. And there are times literally where I just my wife's with me, especially I just shake my head and I just I point and I just I'm in awe. Literally, it's like I would never do what that person's doing. The amount of trailer that that vehicle is towing, depending upon the vehicle and the setup and so on, I just look at it and shake my head and do my very best to stay away from that situation because it is an accident waiting to happen, literally. And why manufacturers are not held to tighter standards. Some things are really held to tight standards on, and I may come back and talk about some of those things. There's been some things that have come up of late with Donald Trump becoming president now. And I think some misconceptions, by the way, which I'll get into. But why manufacturers are not held to a tighter standard when it comes to what the vehicle will tow? Because, again, a lot of what they will do is base that on ideal situations, flatland, no weather, no wind, et cetera, and, okay, great, here's your weight rating. Very seldom do they take into account all the things I just mentioned. Steep inclines, steep descents, rough terrain, wind blowing, snow and ice, rain even. They don't factor that in. My other pet peeve that I look at when I see a lot of vehicles that are towing is if I can't, if I'm behind the vehicle, you know, not like bumper to bumper, but if I'm behind that tow vehicle in front of me and I cannot see your rearview mirrors, they're not wide enough. meaning you can't see me is what I'm getting at. You can't see around your trailer. And used to be the police agency, State Patrol and so on, would write tickets for not having the right mirror set up on a tow vehicle like that. Rarely do I see that happen. Maybe if you're in that world and you want to send me a text message and tell me I'm crazy that you still pull people over for that, fine, but I don't see it. I see so many vehicles running down the road that don't have the right mirrors on them where they can't even see what's behind them. Now, I'm also a big one on this. All of you Ram guys that feel like you need to run around without a trailer on and have your mirrors folded out, you're just total dodo heads. Sorry, I'll call it what it is. You're a moron. Why do you do that? You look stupid. I don't know what you're trying to do or who you're trying to impress. Fold the dang mirrors down. Make it look like it's supposed to. And unless you're towing something, don't have them out. If you're towing, fine. Have them out. That goes back to what I just got done talking about. That's why a lot of the trucks have mirrors that extend, which is what Dodge has done for years. And now a lot of them are even automated. Chevy, Ford, and so on. But when you're not towing something, Dodge guys, put your dang mirrors down. You look like an idiot. Sorry, I don't know any other way to say it. You're the other one I shake my head at. It's like, why? Why are you doing this? Who are you impressing? Not me. I look at you and just think you're a knucklehead. So that's a whole other topic outside of towing trailers and having the proper mirrors and so on. But rule of thumb is, if you're in the driver's seat and you've got a trailer behind you and you can't see the back of the trailer, you can't see where that back bumper of the trailer is or the back end of the trailer is, depending upon what you're towing, then your mirrors are not wide enough and you need to figure out how to extend those out or do something different. Now, typically, what I've also found is is if you can't see around the trailer, the trailer's probably too big for what you're towing. Kind of rule of thumb. If you can't see around the trailer with the stock mirrors on the vehicle, you're probably towing something you shouldn't be, and that's another good rule of thumb. So I'll come back, talk a little bit more about that. If you want to add to that, please let me know, 303-477-5600. This is Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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Napa Know How.
SPEAKER 21 :
All right, we are back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Jeff in Montana, go ahead.
SPEAKER 10 :
Hey, good afternoon. Or still morning, I guess. Good morning.
SPEAKER 21 :
Yeah, almost there.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yeah. One of my things, I've put it here before, is that while there may not be a dumb question, there are a lot of inquisitive idiots. And so this inquisitive idiot has a question for you.
SPEAKER 06 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 10 :
By your towing discussion. Okay. that you were talking about weights, and it just struck me that as a general purpose, you know, when you're talking about a vehicle towing a trailer and you look at the relative weights, I mean, a vehicle pulling a 10,000-pound trailer, if you only weigh 3,000 pounds or 4,000 pounds, there's a two-and-a-half times difference there that – tends to, in a problem, make the trailer the driving vehicle, not the vehicle that's pulling it.
SPEAKER 21 :
Yeah, and some would come back and say, well, yeah, but look at what a semi-truck does and the amount of load that it... Okay, Jeff, number one, that is apples to oranges. A semi-truck and trailer combo and how things are set up with a fifth-wheel hitch and so on is not the same as your Subaru towing a 5,000-pound camper trailer.
SPEAKER 10 :
Right. Not even close to the same. That's my point. Yep, because, I mean, you may actually be using a bumper hitch or some equivalent to that. Correct. Something really ridiculous. So, yeah, I just, I guess an actual question, is there a rule of thumb for just regular residential daily driver vehicles in terms of,
SPEAKER 21 :
trailer to vehicle ratio not to exceed yeah my rule of thumb even when i was in that world you know had you know multiple locations we did lots of trailer hitch and even you know wiring and even trailer repairs and things along those lines jeff my rule of thumb for standard stuff now you get up into the crew cab dually class and so on okay that's a different rule of thumb but for normal, regular, everyday-type vehicles, including half-ton trucks, you should never double. In other words, if you're doubling the weight of the trailer versus the vehicle, that's the top end. So if you've got a 3,500-pound vehicle, you shouldn't exceed 5,000 or 6,000 pounds. That's on the very, very upper end. And by the way, that is really specific on the vehicle itself. There are some vehicles, personally, I don't think you should ever have a trailer behind them.
SPEAKER 10 :
Mm-hmm. Okay.
SPEAKER 21 :
And we would tell customers back then exactly that. And or if you're going to tow something, say you've got your Subaru Outback, by the way, which I've seen people tow travel trailers behind. I wouldn't put anything more than a small U-Haul behind one of those.
SPEAKER 10 :
Right. Yeah. Yeah, I think in my mind I was generally thinking trucks rather than even sedans or all-wheel drive vehicles, you know, that sort of thing. Because... I personally, I don't think I would ever tow anything with a sedan. I just don't think they're set up for it. I don't either.
SPEAKER 21 :
And that's where there's also, I think, Jeff, some misconceptions. Because back in the day, when we had station wagons and full-frame sedans and things like that, people would tow travel trailers and things along those lines. But the car itself was completely... Completely different, weighed a ton different than what they do today, had completely different drivetrains in them and so on. And not saying that those were, you know, any more capable than today, but they were. The setup was way different then than it is now.
SPEAKER 10 :
Right, yeah. When you mentioned full frame, I think that's the key, that when we went to unibody, you no longer had something that you could attach a hitch to.
SPEAKER 06 :
Correct.
SPEAKER 10 :
Substantial, yeah. Now you're trying to find points that are the strongest on a body that's formed out of sheet metal, basically.
SPEAKER 20 :
Correct.
SPEAKER 10 :
And so, you know, I know that I had an earlier caller with Ridgeline asking a question. I know that they have what they call a Y subframe in the unibody that distributes that out. to a certain degree, and that's, I mean, it's a good engineering thing, but it's not the same as having a frame.
SPEAKER 21 :
Correct.
SPEAKER 10 :
And so you shouldn't think of it as having a frame.
SPEAKER 21 :
And again, rule of thumb that we used to have, and I should have finished my sentence, used to be certain vehicles you could double. A lot of vehicles, Jeff, we would even say, okay, we need to bring that down to one and a half times. And in some cases, it was a one for one. So, you know, if it's a 3,000-pound, you know, vehicle towing, you're not towing any more than 3,000 pounds behind you. A lot of it for us, Jeff, came down to, A, the vehicle, what type of trailer were you towing? Because that's the other thing that these manufacturers never, you know, never throw out. It's like, okay, what kind of trailer? Because that's another thing people forget is, Good trailers versus bad tow completely different from one another, and how they respond to the tow vehicle is completely different, and that's another thing that manufacturers never consider. This is a whole other conversation in and of itself when it comes to the trailer end of things, Jeff. There is a big difference between a really well-made trailer and a crap trailer.
SPEAKER 10 :
Yeah, 100% agree. And even in variations in styles or the purpose for the trailer, I mean, if you have a travel trailer that has really high wind resistance, so you're loading your vehicle completely different than if you have a low dump trailer or something that you're hauling yard waste to the dump with or something.
SPEAKER 21 :
Right, you're correct.
SPEAKER 10 :
100%, Jeff. Yeah. Yeah, so I guess it's just be aware of what's going on. But I like the one or one and a half times ratio.
SPEAKER 21 :
And you get the upper end where you've got a full-size truck, three-quarter ton, one ton, dually, whatever. Yeah, you can go to the two and even sometimes two and a half, depending upon the setup, Jeff.
SPEAKER 10 :
Right, yeah, if you have a gooseneck and a bed.
SPEAKER 21 :
Correct.
SPEAKER 10 :
A lot of variables there. Yes, there are.
SPEAKER 21 :
Appreciate it, Jeff. Thank you very much. All right. I told you guys I was going to do another review. We did one of these on Monday that I wanted folks to hear because I was very impressed with a Ford Explorer that I drove just a couple of weeks ago. And I'll just say straight up, you'll hear this in the review, never have been a huge Ford Explorer fan until now. This particular vehicle changed my mind. I recently drove a 2025 Ford Explorer ST. This is a rear-wheel drive version. They do make an all-wheel drive version of the vehicle.
SPEAKER 1 :
57,100.
SPEAKER 21 :
It's a 3-liter EcoBoost V6. This is their sport model, of course. I average about 22 miles to the gallon around town. And folks listening, Richard will attest to this. I... I think because of working in that field for so long, owning, you know, four-wheel drive off-road stores and so on, and the Explorers for the longest time just didn't have the best reputation, Richard. And I'm just being honest, and I know Ford's going to listen to this, you know, review, but they didn't have the best reputation. So I will tell you, Richard, that never been one of my favorite vehicles, and I'm just going to be straight up honest. I know.
SPEAKER 05 :
until now it in what they're you know it while the day it happened and yet you can't get a better yet until now and both i can take well we got a lot of cars and he does not call me you we really don't like top and we can talk about a car right you'll be a little bit but we don't really rave about a car and i will say that that you were very impressed and i'll let you go into more detail about this car and again it it's a it's a credit support of like you think the reputation on explorers over the years have been the greatest And I think that's changing a little bit.
SPEAKER 21 :
Oh, absolutely. And again, I don't get excited about too many vehicles, but after being in this car for just a couple of days, we drive them for a week, but just a couple of days, thoroughly impressed. The car runs extremely well. It handles superbly. It handles more like a sports car than it does an SUV. The one I drove had four captain's chairs plus the rear back seat, the third seat. Now, you can configure that in multiple different ways, of course. Plenty of room inside, as you can imagine. Very quiet, very comfortable. All of the agronomic things you could ever imagine. In other words, all the bells and whistles and car play, the whole nine yards. I mean, the reality, Richard, is this thing's equipped just like anything else would be. Ford credit here. And I, again, drive a lot of different vehicles and have owned some. Chevy with the Super Cruise compared to Ford with, I believe they call it Blue Cruise. I will say this, and I've said it before, driving some of the F-150s. Ford's automated system far superior to GM's. And I'm just being straight up honest. Sorry, GM, but Ford has you beat in the way their system works. It's not jittery. It's smooth. It's fluid. And their system, Richard, works extremely well.
SPEAKER 05 :
Yeah, and you commented about that, and then obviously the other biggest feature, you said you mentioned the inside, the interior, but you just said the power, right, the performance of that vehicle, and obviously it's not a new engine for them, right, Dad?
SPEAKER 01 :
No, it's not.
SPEAKER 05 :
They've been running the EcoBoost for a while now, and you were just – you were really – It's probably one of the more overall impressive cars that you've driven, especially for this segment, right? And the price point— Segment and price. —this car fits is really great.
SPEAKER 21 :
Yeah, under $60,000, and you can buy these even for less than that with some of the discounts that are around. The ST version being their high-performance version. Car works extremely well. I mean, I can see why a lot of the police forces and that have used these things for years. They're very— I guess would be the right word for me to use, Richard. And in their segment, does this car compete well? Absolutely. And what's interesting is that it comes in a rear-wheel drive and an all-wheel drive version. I actually drove the rear-wheel drive version, and we actually had some snow and some slick roads during that time. And I'm being straight-up honest. I put it in the snow mode because I assumed because I didn't look at the Monroney before driving it. I just assumed it was all wheel drive. So I put it in snow mode and started driving it. Honestly, Richard, I didn't know I wasn't driving an all wheel drive. That's how well the rear wheel drive version works with all of the automated systems they have for traction control and so on. Now, if I was going to be in Colorado, would I buy the all wheel drive version? Yes. But this particular model being rear wheel drive still works very well. So I'll leave it at that. Those of you that are listening, if you want to know more about the Ford Explorer, go check one out at your local Ford dealer. By all means, make sure you tell them that John and Richard Rush, both from Rush to Reason and Drive Radio, sent you.
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SPEAKER 21 :
All right, we are Back Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Andy, you're next. Go ahead.
SPEAKER 06 :
And I was wondering about, I've got a 2015 F-150 turbo, twin turbo. Yep, EcoBoost. Yeah. Yeah. I love the truck, especially going up places like Bertha Pass. I mean, it's got a lot of power. They run very well. They really do. What I don't know about a turbo, don't understand about a turbo, is does that force air out?
SPEAKER 21 :
into the engine? Yes. So a turbocharger, much like, you know, if anybody understands an air pump or a supercharger. So a supercharger forces air into the engine based on how that is designed. And there's several different designs for superchargers. Some are more like a turbo that have a belt on them, but basically it's engine-driven, centrifugal force, pumps air into the engine. A turbo, Andy, does basically the same thing. The only difference is they use the exhaust itself, so the pressure coming out of the exhaust, the exhaust gases in that flow, is what drives the turbo to then create the compressed air that goes into the engine. So for years and years, the biggest downfall turbos had. Downfall turbos had. And we've overcome this since. But what they had for years as a downfall, Andy, was turbo lag. It took a little bit for that exhaust to get up enough to where the turbo would spin enough to put the compressed air in to where the engine would then come to life and off we go. They have since, with more fine engineering and just more design changes and so on, they've got – literally in the majority of vehicles yours included literally no turbo lag and some of that is done because they use two turbos now instead of one but for years the biggest reasons why turbos weren't super popular is because of the lag that is now gone yeah i've noticed that uh that lag in mine i i don't like that but uh and in yours it's not there for very long i mean andy in the old days and i'm talking back when buick was really doing a lot of turbo stuff back in the you know 80s 80s even man the lag was tremendous i mean literally you'd step on the gas and it would sort of like lurch for a second and kind of then not and then all of a sudden it would take off again when the when the engine rpms came up and then off you went and
SPEAKER 06 :
literally yours if it i mean it is very very minor compared to what it used to be well i sure do love it i i was going to ask you also uh does that have a higher rpm than your engine so if you're doing oh yes three thousand yeah that that turbo will run at 20 000 rpm or above andy Well, should I be putting in any kind of special oil?
SPEAKER 21 :
You need to run on any turbo engine especially, but your EcoBoost especially, run the weight of oil that it calls for, full synthetic, and yours needs changed about every 4,000 miles, and you should be doing the EPR. We talk about the BG EPR treatment. We talk about that on a routine basis. That is one of those engines that needs that.
SPEAKER 06 :
Wait a minute.
SPEAKER 21 :
BGR? It's BG is the manufacturer name. The product is EPR.
SPEAKER 06 :
Do that phonetically. I'm having a hard time hearing it.
SPEAKER 21 :
Edward Paul Ralph. Yeah, it stands for Engine Performance Restoration. That's what EPR stands for. Thank you, Charlie.
SPEAKER 06 :
Okay. Okay. All right. I just never understood that.
SPEAKER 21 :
And by the way, I was actually off because I looked it up because I knew it was anywhere from 20,000 on up. Depending upon the turbo, they can run from 80,000 to 200,000 revolutions a minute.
SPEAKER 06 :
I wouldn't imagine that that would last too long.
SPEAKER 21 :
Well, you know, they use special bearings, and the bearings are oiled by the engine oil and things like that, and that's why it's important, especially in turbocharged engines where, in your case, let's say, Andy, you're going up Bertha Pass, and you get to the top. The last thing you'd want to do is get to the top and just turn the engine off. You really want to get to the top, let things idle for just a minute or two, kind of get things settled down. Then you could turn the engine off because we don't want that oil just sitting there and cooking inside of the turbo.
SPEAKER 06 :
Oh, okay. Okay. All right. I was telling my wife your knowledge, and she says if he knows so much, ask him what a bay leaf does in a soup.
SPEAKER 21 :
That I don't know. I'd have to ask my wife on that one, Andy, because I have no clue.
SPEAKER 06 :
Me neither.
SPEAKER 21 :
That is beyond my pay grade, Andy. Read up on it, man. Read up on it. I'll do that. Andy, thank you very much. That was good. I enjoy that. Thank you. I'll ask my wife when I get home. I'm sure she'll have the answer because I don't have the foggiest idea. Mike, you're next. Go ahead.
SPEAKER 08 :
Hey, John, don't you mean above your pay grade?
SPEAKER 21 :
Above and beyond.
SPEAKER 08 :
Anyway, I have an 02 Chevy truck, 5.3. Okay. I'm on the third battery in two years.
SPEAKER 21 :
That's strange.
SPEAKER 08 :
First one was a Napa. It lasts about a year, then got the replacement, and it died again. Every time I've had to replace the battery, I've checked the alternator. And it seems to be putting out right there at 1456, something like that.
SPEAKER 21 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 08 :
I have a, shall we say, a solar trickle charger on it.
SPEAKER 21 :
Yeah, that was my next question is how much does it sit? Not how much you drive it, but how much does it sit, Mike?
SPEAKER 08 :
Probably more than I might get two or three days a month.
SPEAKER 21 :
That it sits? Yes.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, no, that it... Oh, that it drives.
SPEAKER 21 :
So it's sitting the majority of the month. You might drive it two or three days is all.
SPEAKER 08 :
Right.
SPEAKER 21 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 08 :
And... It went out yesterday, and I got a new battery and double-checked it. It was 14-whatever.
SPEAKER 21 :
Yeah, I would say, Mike, number one, I've never been a fan of, and nor do I know exactly how they work. I actually have one solar charger on a trailer battery that I have, and honestly, it's about as worthless as it gets. I would put an actual regular battery tender, the brand even, or Napa sells one that's very similar to that, but I would put an actual battery tender on it that runs off of 120 volts.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 21 :
And I think if you – well, not I think. You won't have that problem down the road if you do that. Your problem is that that battery is not being tended well enough.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay. So you're just thinking that lack of use is causing it to blow out.
SPEAKER 21 :
Well, yeah, because what's happening in your case, I believe, is you're – and I don't know what the solar charger is doing, but you're – Getting it fully charged and then it sits. Then you're getting it fully charged and then it sits. And, again, that cycle is happening over and over again. And I will just tell you from experience on just even cars that I have that aren't much different, Mike, I have some that don't even get driven that much. But, yet, I can get batteries to last a decade, and I'm not exaggerating, but I have tenders on all of them.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay. On that same note, then, how about the – Battery tender, because I know they're the ones that do it. Multi-lead chargers. Are those... as good as the single lead?
SPEAKER 21 :
I like, and NAPA's got a new battery tender out that the reason I like is because it'll do all batteries, including AGMs. It knows what battery it's on, or you can even tell it, you know, the battery that you're hooking it up to. So I like that particular tender, and it's a one battery only. You're not going to do multiples out of it.
SPEAKER 08 :
I was just thinking of the motorcycles during this, you know, Mother Nature's reign. And so... All righty.
SPEAKER 21 :
And the reason why I think you should use a tender per battery, and there are some companies that make multiples, and keep in mind the ones that do multiples have a tender that is sensing each battery individually and then adjusting that lead accordingly because the idea between a tender is it is monitoring the voltage and then only applying a charge as needed. It is not sitting there charging all of the time
SPEAKER 08 :
so that it overcharges on the same token it doesn't let it get below a certain level before it starts charging right that's what the smart tenders do right i am i stuck with the lead acid just because i agree i would i don't know that it's worth it for something i'm not using frequently but All righty, sir. You're the man, Mike.
SPEAKER 21 :
No, appreciate you, and I think you do that. You'll be on the right track. All right, we'll come right back. More questions, we've got answers, 303-477-5600. This is Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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All right, we are back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Thank you all for listening. I appreciate it very much. And by the way, I did look up what bay leaves do for soup because I didn't have the foggiest idea. They add a subtle herbal flavor, and they can do that with, you know, slow-cooked soups, stews, pastas, pasta sauces, I should say, braises, and so on. And, yeah, you eat around it. You don't eat it. You eat around it. So I haven't even learned on here how to tell if they're fresh or not. So thank you, by the way. for that and also that was a great question by the way on you know what does a turbo do versus you know superchargers and so on and turbo technology isn't new it's been around for quite some time uh literally for decades upon decades It has become much more refined, as I said earlier, than what it used to be. And they have learned all sorts of things in regards to the sizing, you know, the dual turbos now on a lot of engines. That's how, you know, I gave you the review earlier on the new replacement for the TRX, the RHO. It's a dual turbo Huracan, you know, inline six, three liter engine. They make tremendous horsepower by using the turbos. And the other thing, and I didn't get a chance to say this, and I'm sorry, Andy, for not mentioning this, but the other reason why a lot of manufacturers will use a turbo instead of a supercharger, while a supercharger is typically a lot more responsive because it's belt-driven and it's immediate, they have a drag to the engine because you're taking horsepower out of the engine to drive the supercharger. Because if you were to spin a supercharger just sitting there, you know, no belt on it and you just turn the pulley, you would know what I mean by that because there's a drag there that the engine has to overcome and you're using horsepower to run the supercharger. A turbocharger, because it's running off of the exhaust gas, has no drag, no horsepower drain on the engine whatsoever. That's why a lot of manufacturers will go the turbo route instead of the supercharger route is because of that. And then, of course, in most cases, even on superchargers, they're intercooling that now. So back in the old days, supercharger or even turbochargers, I should say, went directly into the engine that was hot gas going in. And we all know that the cooler the intake, the more horsepower the engine will make. And I won't get into all of the, you know, scientifics of that, but that's how it works. And so now what they do is they cool that hot air coming out of the turbo, because keep in mind, it's exhaust gas driving the turbo, meaning the turbo gets hot because it's exhaust gas driving it, plus the friction and so on that's there. So that's hot gas. So they'll run that through an intercooler that's up by the radiator. So they're cooling that air back down before it makes its way back into the intake of the engine itself. So that's the other thing that they've done in recent years. And we started intercooling things on the turbo end of things on diesels way back in the late 90s, roughly, is when we really started doing more intercooler work. Intercoolers were around before that. They were even on some of the Buicks and that back in the 80s. but became more popular on the truck side of things in the late 80s. Actually, even late 90s, not even 80s, late 90s, by the time it really became a thing where every, you know, diesel engine had an intercooler on it. And now you won't find – I might be wrong in this, but I don't think you'll find – with a turbocharger and or supercharger that isn't intercooled. A, it gets the engine to perform better. It reduces emissions and so on. So yeah, they're doing their best to keep that air charge, quote unquote, cooled down through the use of And there's some engines out there, Volvo is one of them, where they do both. They supercharge and turbocharge. They do both. And I'm not sure I understand all of the benefits of, I'm guessing they do the supercharger to eliminate any kind of turbo lag, but then they get additional boost. to the supercharger, from the turbocharger, and kind of doing a dual purpose, if you would, there. And Volvo has done that for a number of years. And other companies do as well, but Volvo is one of the more popular brands, units, and they're doing that even today. So anyways, that is the biggest difference between the two, and superchargers have been around, again, for a very, very long time. In fact, I believe, don't quote me on this, but I believe the old Detroit diesel, two-stroke diesels, were the first places for superchargers to be used. And then they made their way from there into the... Hot Rod World, which they went from the Hot Rod World into the regular daily manufacturing world and so on. And I'm not mistaken. If that's different and somebody wants to correct me, please do. But that is my recollection. The original superchargers were on two-stroke diesels. And there may have been some other type of superchargers out for other engines and so on. But mainstream, as far as day-to-day use goes...
SPEAKER 07 :
that v6 diesel or not v6 but that detroit diesel is what i meant to say is where the supercharger really came from so uh conrad you're next go ahead sir morning guys awesome show as always thinking about some things that i've been pondering now that we've got an awesome president again he is doing a fantastic job i'm just so thrilled with what he's doing but that's a whole different matter for your other yes absolutely but What I wanted to say is I'm wondering now that maybe he's in there and who knows what's going to come after him if we continue on with our momentum, that if Ford and GM and Chrysler might go back to building the cars like the Camaros and the Challengers that had the high-performance... Well, you've already heard from Stellantis, Conrad, this week, the head of, talking about the very thing that you're talking about right now.
SPEAKER 21 :
So the answer is yes. I do believe more manufacturers will do that. Ford is going to release their GT350 Mustang, so they're going to head that direction, kind of always have. They never really got away from it. But will GM kind of steer away from some of the EV stuff and go back to a Camaro? Good question. I mean, on the same token, Conrad, they're going to produce a Corvette with over a thousand horsepower. So they kind of didn't steer away from any of that on that level anyways. But I do think you're going to see some pullback on some of the EV stuff and it's going to become more natural. It's going to be more of what does the market demand versus what does government want?
SPEAKER 07 :
Which is, that's the way it should be. Exactly. Thank you. Yes, absolutely.
SPEAKER 1 :
100%.
SPEAKER 07 :
It's what kind of cars we can drive. Absolutely. You've got the money to put the fuel in the thing. You can drive whatever you want.
SPEAKER 21 :
And on the same token, if you want a high-performance Tesla Plaid that's the fastest car out there, and if that's what you want, then same thing. Conrad, more power to you. I don't care.
SPEAKER 07 :
Absolutely. That's one of the reasons I'm such a Ford fan is because they have always kind of resisted this nonsense. GM, on the other hand, has that woman that was appointed by Obama in there, and she's just done all kinds of...
SPEAKER 21 :
She's woke, Conrad, and I've said that many, many times. You know, Mary is woke. There's no doubt about it. It'll be interesting to see how GM moves forward with this new administration we have now and how long does she survive all of that, even board of directors and so on, because, again, it's all going to be about the profit end of things. So that'll be interesting. I was talking to some folks this last week on that same line, Conrad, and that's going to be interesting to see how things move forward here even over the next six months or so.
SPEAKER 07 :
So that company you mentioned, that's the mother company for Chrysler, right? Stalantis, yes. Stalantis. Okay, that's what I thought. Okay.
SPEAKER 21 :
Correct.
SPEAKER 07 :
Conrad, appreciate you, man. That's a great question.
SPEAKER 21 :
No, I think, yes, I think automotive-wise I was going to talk about that today anyway. So, Conrad, thanks for calling in. Yeah, I think you're going to see some changes in the automotive industry. You're going to see some things backed away regulation-wise. the cafe ratings and so on you're going to see some things change that way the ev mandate of course already has changed and all of what i just said is going to be a change for manufacturers moving forward the question is going to be how do they respond and what do they think is going to happen you know four years down the road and you know they don't want to make a big investment and see a reversal of all of that so it It'll be interesting to see how that end of things works. We'll just have to watch it and see. Got another full hour coming your way. Questions or comments like comment I just had, feel free to call 303-477-5600. This is Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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This episode of Drive Radio tackles a wide range of automotive questions from our dedicated listeners. Our hosts take the time to recommend solutions for blinking hill descent lights, troubleshoot dim headlight issues, and discuss how turbo engines might affect your car's mileage. We also dive into automotive security with advice on the best anti-theft devices to keep your vehicle safe. As always, Drive Radio is here to offer informed, accurate, and practical solutions to your car problems. Join us for an informative session designed to keep you informed about your car, from the best maintenance practices to the latest security measures.
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SPEAKER 20 :
And we are back, third hour. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Lines are open, 303-477-5600. Dan in Boulder, you are next.
SPEAKER 09 :
Hi, John. Thanks for taking my call. You're welcome. I've got a Hill Descent blinking, a light blinking. And I don't know why it's blinking, and I don't know how to get rid of it.
SPEAKER 20 :
Is it on what kind of vehicle, Dan?
SPEAKER 09 :
It's a 2015 Nissan Rogue. Okay.
SPEAKER 20 :
And do you have a hill descent button that you can engage and disengage down on the console area?
SPEAKER 09 :
Not that I see. All I have is the all-wheel drive lock, and I've also got a sport button I can push.
SPEAKER 20 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 09 :
The manual says it's not supposed to be in effect unless you push the all-wheel drive lock button, and I haven't done that yet. Okay.
SPEAKER 20 :
Okay. Either something has gone awry or there's still a button pushed. Okay, so on your vehicle, on the left side of the steering wheel, you've got your traction control, the sport mode, the rear hatch can go up and down, and then the buttons below that is where you've got your all-wheel drive lock, and hill descent is the far right button on the bottom. Is that pushed? Yes.
SPEAKER 09 :
No.
SPEAKER 20 :
Okay. Have you cycled it to see if it changes anything?
SPEAKER 09 :
I've turned it on and off a couple times.
SPEAKER 20 :
And then on the upper left where it's got the traction control, have you cycled it?
SPEAKER 09 :
No. I haven't recycled that.
SPEAKER 20 :
In fact, what I would do, Dan, is I would cycle that one, the sport button, probably even the all-wheel drive, you know, lock, on, off. I'd cycle all of those and see what happens.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, see if it turns off.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, just to make sure we don't have something stuck on for some weird reason. If all of that fails, then we've got something probably in the body control module or something along those lines that's gone awry.
SPEAKER 09 :
Right. I took it out after the last snowstorm, and it was snowy, and I was driving through the snow, and I thought maybe the all-wheel drive kicked in when I was on the snow.
SPEAKER 20 :
Could have been.
SPEAKER 09 :
Because it kicked in automatically on some rough roads and slippery roads. Otherwise, I haven't pushed it. I thought about pushing the lock button, but I... haven't needed it, and it says don't use it unless you actually need it.
SPEAKER 20 :
Correct.
SPEAKER 09 :
Because you don't want to drive it on dry roads.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yep, you're right. You're right. No, I would cycle through all of those. And the way the hill descent activates is all-wheel drive lock button is on first. Then the hill descent control button must be on. And then to deactivate it, it says push the – He'll descend back to the off position. But, again, I would cycle through all of those, Dan, and see what it does.
SPEAKER 09 :
Now, do I have to do that when it's in gear?
SPEAKER 20 :
It shouldn't matter, but I would.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, put it in drive.
SPEAKER 20 :
I would.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, because it says I activate the auto drive lock.
SPEAKER 20 :
I would do all that while it's in gear. Sitting still, but in gear.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yes, I would.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 20 :
Try that and see what happens, Dan. Let me know.
SPEAKER 09 :
All right, sir.
SPEAKER 20 :
Thank you very much. No, I appreciate that. And, again, guys, I'm not in the vehicle. If some of you have other ideas and own one of those, please let me know. But reading about it and looking at it and even remembering driving some of those as test cars back in the day, that's what I would do on that. Wayne, you're next. Go ahead.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yes, I've got a 2005 Chevy Astro. It's got roughly 250,000 miles on it. Okay. And my headlight system is very dim. I put new LED lights in, but I can't seem to increase the output. Is there a problem with grounding that I should look at?
SPEAKER 20 :
When you say dim, I mean, is it like noticeably dim? In other words, you can just tell it just isn't as bright as it should be?
SPEAKER 06 :
It's noticeably dim. And I've been driving now for the last two and a half days, especially at night. And when I get some moisture reflected off the road, so headlights coming at me, I actually start to lose, I get a blind spot.
SPEAKER 20 :
Okay, gotcha. Okay, yeah. It's definitely then, yes, I would say, Wayne, first thing to check is do you have a bad ground?
SPEAKER 06 :
Do I have what, sir?
SPEAKER 20 :
Do you have a bad ground? That would be the first thing to look at are the grounds.
SPEAKER 06 :
Okay. I don't know. I'll have to check the ground.
SPEAKER 20 :
Normally, dim lights mean bad ground. Especially if they're both doing it.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, they seem to be both doing it.
SPEAKER 20 :
Okay. Yep, that would be, Wayne, the first thing I would look at.
SPEAKER 06 :
All right. As a side note, I'm a little bit older than maybe some of your audience, listening audience, but I remember some of the shade-free mechanics way back when to get more cooler air into the intake would actually... put the airflow through a can of ice.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yes. Yeah, yeah, we called them cool cans back in the day. You could do that with the air, or you could do that even with the gas, with the fuel. A lot of race car guys, Wayne, did cool cans back in the day. Yeah, absolutely. I remember that.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, right, right. Yep, absolutely. Enjoy yourself.
SPEAKER 20 :
Thank you, Wayne. I appreciate that. And, yes, anytime you've got a dim light, just for all of you listening, especially on vehicles like that where you can still do some things yourself. It's a little bit different on a modern vehicle where you've got body control modules controlling things and so on. But dim lights, typically. Not always, but typically a dim light means bad ground, especially if everything else is working properly. You've got the right voltages going everywhere and so on, typically speaking. Now, it could be a low voltage issue as well, although in this particular case on that vehicle, and I used to own one of those, the first thing I would be looking at on it would be a bad ground. All right, got a question on the text line, by the way, which thank you guys all the time, by the way, for the text questions that come in, and I do appreciate it. Somebody asked a moment ago, do turbos, because we talked a lot about that in the last hour, do turbos make the life of the engine less? In other words, can you still get 200,000 to 300,000 miles out of a turbo engine? And my response was, good question. Yes, they do in a lot of cases, and let me explain why. Typically speaking... When we force air into the engine to, in the case of that EcoBoost engine, to add power, which is what they're doing, it can and typically does affect longevity of the engine. Now, I'm sure there's people out there listening that have driven well over 200,000 miles plus with their EcoBoost and probably are thinking, well, I haven't had that issue. And again, I'm not making a blanket statement for every vehicle, but in general, yes, when we add air and we do things like supercharging and turbocharging and so on, In general, we will reduce the longevity of the engine. Now, in some cases, if we take care of things very well and we keep our carbon down and we do the things necessary along those lines, we could easily get good, solid longevity out of it. But yes, in general terms. those items will reduce engine life because as we increase power to said engine, we are typically reducing engine life as well, and that's the biggest reason why. Now, again, is it a blanket across the board? Every vehicle that is either supercharged or turbocharged, are we going to reduce engine life? I don't want to make a blanket statement, but in general, In theory and typically speaking, the answer is yes. All right, we've got calls coming in. We'll answer those here in just one minute. We've got lines open as well, 303-477-5600. This is Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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SPEAKER 20 :
All right, we are back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560. Thanks for joining us today. Lines are open, 303-477-5600. John and Aurora, you're next.
SPEAKER 07 :
Thank you for taking my call. I really appreciate it. I've listened to your radio station for quite a few months now, and I appreciate it. Thank you. I have a vehicle that I've had a problem with, and boy, have I a problem with it. Okay. I bought it about two years ago, and it's a 1996 Ford F-250. Okay. It had 400 motor in it.
SPEAKER 20 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 07 :
And what happened was I'd taken it back. I took it to one shop and, boy, that vehicle spent more time there than it did at our home. I finally noticed in time that the owner that I bought it from had it sitting a lot. But the question is that when I brought it home from the shop that did the work on it, because they weren't too happy to work on it, and behind the water pump, the fan, between the block and the water pump, there was a leak coming. I mean, I'm not kidding. I've never seen that as long as I had the vehicle, never seen that. And I didn't know if it was done by the shop because they weren't happy I was working on it. And that's the problem I got. And, you know, it's hard to get a shop that you can say, hey, I trust you.
SPEAKER 20 :
That's the biggest problem. Well, in the area that you're talking about, that's the timing cover that would be leaking. So the question I've got, John, is what kind of work did the shop do and would they have had the timing cover off? In other words, what kind of work did they do? And I'll tell you whether they would have had it off or not.
SPEAKER 07 :
Fuel tank.
SPEAKER 20 :
Oh, so they just did some fuel. So they did a fuel tank and all of that. So they didn't do any engine work at all?
SPEAKER 07 :
Well, they exchanged from one tank to another instead of actually doing what they should have done.
SPEAKER 20 :
Okay, so they changed out the fuel tank. Okay, so here's another question. Was the vehicle running when you took it in, or was this something where you bought it and then they had to do the fuel tank to get it running? What's the scoop there?
SPEAKER 07 :
No, it was running when I took it in there. That's why I can get it, because I wasn't getting the exchange from one tank to another.
SPEAKER 20 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 07 :
And then finally, when they went, they, well, like a long story short, that's one lesson that you put behind you. I got to keep going. But, you know, financially, with these vehicles running, the cost to get them done is not easy.
SPEAKER 20 :
Right. Okay. So how bad is the leak coming out of the timing cover? In other words, you know, is it like pouring out or does it just seep out, you know, run down onto the driveway? Explain that. Okay, so it's coming out pretty good.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay. Okay.
SPEAKER 20 :
And do you know, John, by chance, again, it's a 96, I mean, is the mileage on the vehicle accurate, and is that the mileage on the engine, or has it had stuff done to it prior? Okay. Okay. Bottom line, somebody's going to have to take that timing cover off, reseal it, and this is where I was going with miles and so on. While they're at it, if they've got the timing cover off, you might as well look at timing chain gears and the things that are behind that, and if... Any of that needs changed, which if it's got any kind of miles on it at all, and I mean on that type of engine, if it's got over 60,000, 70,000 miles on that engine, I would go ahead and put a new timing chain and gears in it while you're at it because the labor's already there. You're not really spending any money other than parts. So I would have somebody do that job, and basically that cover gets resealed. They do need to check that cover to make sure there's no cracks or anything along those lines on it, but that's not a complicated job.
SPEAKER 07 :
Okay, I really appreciate that because, like I said, I haven't moved the vehicle because I'm not going to afford it.
SPEAKER 20 :
Makes sense. I got you. That makes total sense.
SPEAKER 07 :
Take it into the shop, bring it home, and take it back and forth. And then all of a sudden, they fix what they thought they fixed. And then to make a long story short, Oh, wow.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, that's not fun.
SPEAKER 07 :
I thought I'd call somebody with experience in the background that, hey, I can trust.
SPEAKER 20 :
No, I appreciate that. No, John, thank you. And again, that's not a huge job. It takes some time, and somebody needs to understand some of the older vehicles and how that works and so on. But there are shops around that can do that. And again, if it's got any kind of miles on it at all, just put a timing chain and gears in it. Okay. You're going to be there doing it anyways. Might as well. You guys got no background as far as just a shop? You know, on that one, that one actually might be something, you know, Ken Rackley at Toontech might do. A lot of our shops, you know, they will do some older vehicle work depending upon the work. That's one we'll call Ken on Monday and just ask him. Okay. Okay. And he's at Colfax and 225 roughly across from the Chevy dealer. Okay, you guys wouldn't have a number on it, would you? I may. Give me one second here. I can probably get you that really quick here. Let me grab it for you. It's on our website. 303-364-3391. I got 364-3391. You got it.
SPEAKER 07 :
Thank you, sir. Thank you, John.
SPEAKER 20 :
Appreciate that very much. All right. Got another text message in that I said I would talk about, and we've got a break in the action right now where I can. And again, if you want to call in, please do 303-477-5600. And this is from one of our listeners up in Billings, Montana. Thank you, by the way, for listening to us all the way up there. I do appreciate that. And this is a question. And by the way, I got a similar question. earlier in the week from somebody else. So this is evidently a hot topic or I wouldn't be getting this many text messages on it. And that was what type of security anti theft device is worth putting on your vehicle and I had somebody that had been down to the stock show and several vehicles around them had been stolen and so on and so forth. And so, again, I get this question periodically. And there are some defeat devices on the market. And the question that I got from this particular listener is, should I use the R-A-V-E-L-C-O product, Revelco? or there's another product out there that is similar. And some people think that one is better than the other. Now, here's what I'm going to say. I don't think it really matters what type of device you're using. As long as the way the device works is somewhat hidden, and what I mean by that is a lot of these are driven off of like a key fob type button magnet kind of a thing, et cetera, where you place that on the device on the dash, and then that makes the connection, and off we go. And they're all kind of similar in how they work that way. What I would say is if I were going to do this, I would make sure I put wherever the control for the anti-theft device is, I would somewhat hide that where it's not super noticeable. In other words, I don't want to give a thief any reason to try to disassemble something and do a workaround and so on. If they get in, they somehow get the ignition to where it turns and it doesn't fire up. Typically speaking, they're going to move on. Now, there are some theories that if they see the anti-theft device, they may not even try to start it and just move on. That's probably a crapshoot. 50-50. Maybe they do, maybe they don't. You know, frankly, a club... It can also work for that. If they see a club on the wheel, it may be enough to just deter them and have them move to the next vehicle. In some cases, they may try to cut the club off or take the club lock off, drill the lock out, things like that. It just depends on who the thief is and how sophisticated they are. Now, one thing I've always said is if they want your vehicle bad enough, they're taking it. It doesn't matter what you've done defeat-wise. They'll take it. In fact, some of these rings will have rollback trucks where they may not even try to start it, period. They'll just scoot it up onto the rollback and off they go. Or they'll wheel it with a tow truck or whatever the case. So if they want it bad enough, they're taking it. So all we're doing with any of these anti-theft devices is literally deterring and or slowing them down and moving to the next vehicle, hopefully. So I'm one where I don't know if it's so much the device as to you're just putting a deterrent there in the first place. Now, I will say this, and I hate to apologize on the front side, but some of these devices are put in only by stereo shops, which I'm sorry, I just hate. And I guess because of being a auto shop owner for a long time, three decades, and working in that industry forever and still being around it to a very, very large extent, I will just tell you that typically speaking, your stereo shop installers are not auto technicians. And in a lot of cases, depending upon how long they've been trained, are not even very clean with how they wire and do things. So I'm sorry. If you're a stereo shop guy and maybe you're really, really good at what you do and you're one of the unique individuals out there, great. Thank you. Unfortunately, most of your industry isn't known for that. It's kind of the opposite. And anybody in my world, in the auto technician world, knows what I'm talking about when they look underneath a dash and they can see that somebody put an alarm system or something along those lines and you can tell it was done by a radio shop because it's a twisted mess underneath the dash. And I'm not exaggerating. It's junk. Even some of the blow-and-go devices, you know, the DUI devices that get put in, depending upon who the shop is that installed it, another one of those where it's just junk underneath there, literally. It's like a two-year-old did it, and I'm not exaggerating. Some guys do really, really well at that, and some it's absolute garbage. So I am one where if you're not going to install an anti-theft device yourself, at least go to somebody that you know does a lot of the anti-theft devices. Everything that I've read and a lot of you that are listening have sent me really solid reviews on the Revelco product. And I believe that is a product you can put in yourself or there are certain shops, not stereo shops, but shops that also install that. The biggest issue that I have with anti-theft devices in general, and again, this is just my old technician side coming out. I hate having wires cut off. that go to any of the start mechanisms in a vehicle. Because down the road, if there's ever a problem where things don't start, it's typically right there that it happens. So I'm not a fan of anti-theft devices in that end of things, period, because of what I just said. Now, I also know that there are certain vehicles that are prone to be stolen. And you're doing everything you can to keep that vehicle from being stolen. So I get that you're trying to do something to keep that person, persons, gang, whatever it is, from stealing your vehicle. I fully get it. I understand that. And car alarms, by the way, aren't worth the powder to blow them up with. Because there's so many that go off at different times, nobody even pays attention anymore. Literally, no one pays attention. You hear horns honking in parking lots constantly. Anymore, nobody even looks. That day has gone by. Literally, that one has flown by. Nobody anymore pays any attention to what's going on in a parking lot when a horn's honking. Now, if it's honking differently than an alarm, they might look, because then they might know that there's somebody in distress. But if you get the regular alarm car honking sound... And the whoop-whoop that sometimes goes with it out of a speaker that somebody puts on, no one knows. No one pays attention. No one cares. Now, maybe out in front of your house, things start going off and, you know, loud horns and things like that. That might be different. But in congregated parking lots, places like the Stock Show and so on, sorry, no one notices. No one cares. They walk right by. And how do I know? I've seen it. I've done it. You walk by, car's going off, you don't know whether somebody hit their panic button or whatever on their key fob by accident when they put it in their pocket or their purse or whatever. And so nobody pays any attention and off they go. Now, when it comes to anti-theft devices, there are other ways to do anti-theft devices. And I'll give you all some hints on that. Let me do this. Let me take a break and I'll give you some hints on this to where some of these can be done fairly inexpensively. depending upon the vehicle and the age and so on. So let me give you a few ideas when I come back, and some of these may work for some of you, and some of you may want to go ahead and go this route I was just talking about a moment ago. But hang tight. We'll be right back. Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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SPEAKER 20 :
All right, a couple of segments left of Drive Radio. If you have a question for us, by all means, give us a call, 303-477-5600. So we were talking a moment ago before I went to break about anti-theft devices. And, yes, there are some very nice units. The one I was mentioning earlier is one of those devices that's not installed by radio shops, the Revelco unit. It is installed by actual automotive shops. In fact, the one that does it locally is actually a Napa Auto Care unit. And everything I've heard about them is everybody raves about them. Now, that comes with a cost. And those of you that have had it would have to tell me if I'm correct on this, but you're probably in the $700 to $1,000 range, depending upon the vehicle, time it takes to put it in, and so on. So for some of you that are handy, by the way, there are other ways to make an anti-theft device. And this is where you have to get a little bit out of the box and think about your particular vehicle, its particular situation, and what you're trying to do. So let me explain. Depending upon the age of your vehicle and what you're trying to do, there are lots of ways to even turn the battery itself completely off. In other words, like a lot of race cars that have a master switch for battery power, hide a master switch someplace. Turn all power off. Now, the downside to that is if you've got fancy radio equipment and so on, depending upon that particular unit, it may or may not store your station memory and so on in that clock and so on, and that might be a factor for you. Some of you, maybe you could care less about that. What I just explained, by the way, is a very inexpensive way to put an anti-theft defeat device in. Now, this would typically be for older vehicles where some of you that even have called in today that have some of the vehicles back in the 80s and 90s and so on. And by the way, some of those are very – how should I say this? They're very known for being stolen, especially if they're nice. So what I just said is an easy, easy way to put an anti-theft device in for not a lot of money, and especially if you're somewhat handy and you can do the wiring yourself, very easy to do. You just hide the switch someplace that only you know where it is. So that's one way. The other way is if you've got a little bit more modern vehicle that, for example, has a fuel pump relay that has to run before the vehicle starts, hide a toggle switch someplace that has to be on before that circuit engages. And when you're parked, turn it off. Hide that switch someplace. Again, another easy way to do a defeat system without spending a lot of money. So a lot of you just need to think out of the box a little bit on what's the best way to do this. Now, for those of you that have very modern vehicles to where some of what I just mentioned might even throw codes and do some things computer-wise that you wouldn't want to have happen, you're going to have to do some of these other devices that we're talking about and spend the additional money. And as I said a little bit ago, too, one thing that, you know, don't forget the good old club, which is still made. And I know it's a pain because every time you put it on, you physically put it on, physically take it off. I get it. It's kind of a pain to do. But studies have shown when a thief looks right in and sees the club, they're liable to just move to the next vehicle, not even break the window out. or jimmy the door open or do whatever it is they do to get in. Why? Because they already know that that device is there. It's more time they have to take to deal with stealing the vehicle that they wouldn't do otherwise. So that is one of those devices that still works because it's very visible. Now, some of these other anti-theft devices are visible as well. And again, I'm not knocking any of them. And all I'm saying is with whatever you decide to use, Just make sure that whatever is done is done professional. It's installed correctly because we don't want to create future problems. I cannot tell you how many times in my career I have gone in and fixed no start problems and it all had to do with a vehicle alarm. And by the way, not being installed correctly. why I'm not a fan of stereo shops, because the majority of the ones I'm talking about fixing over the years, that's where they had come from. So, again, first things first, determine, you know, what am I trying to protect? Which vehicle? How do I want to do that? How involved do I want to get in this particular system? How much money do I want to spend? And then, of course, last but not least, by all means, if you have a vehicle that's prone for being stolen, insure it, please, for the right amount. Talk to my good friend Paul Leuenberger. Get a policy in effect that is stated value on the front side, not a value once it's stolen, but you want to know on the front side, this is what I'm insuring it for. So I have X vehicle that I know, according to the used car market, most people say it's worth 10, but no, to me it's worth 20. Okay, fine. Go get it insured for stated value. You can do that. And that's how I would handle that if I've got that type of a vehicle that I'm trying to protect and I'm worried about it being stolen. So, again, this is a topic that I got a text message on today. I had one a couple of days ago. So this is a hot topic. Vehicle theft is at an all-time high, especially here in Colorado. Now, with what has happened this week... after a new president and some of what he's doing in regards to gang violence and immigration and so on, you may see some of this change, and I hope it does. Even with all of that, though, do you still want to protect that particular vehicle that you know is prone for being stolen vehicle? Yes, I would. Even with everything that's gone on this week, there's still some things you're going to want to do to keep that vehicle protected. And I understand there are certain vehicles that the reality is it's hard to even go park it anywhere, grocery store, and wonder if it's going to be there when you're done shopping. I understand that. There are certain vehicles like that. I own one of those. So I understand trying to protect that vehicle and making sure that nobody can steal it. And some of the ideas I just gave you may be some ways in doing that. Again, you as an owner of the vehicle have to think through that and determine what works best for you. And do I want to go ahead and get one of these professionally installed devices, or do you want to try to figure out something on your own that you know would work better? As well, just not spending all the same money. That, again, comes down to you and your budget and what you want to try to do and so on. All right, let's take our last break. We'll come back, take a few calls. 303-477-5600. This is Drive Radio, KLZ 560.
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All right, we are back. Drive Radio KLZ 560. Kent from Novus Auto Glass up in Sterling said, hey, we use the club when we go to the airport. Works well. I had another text message in on some more of the mechanical type things where even if you're trying to protect your trailer, put a wheel lock clamp on it. So, again, don't forget some of the mechanical devices that you can be used for anti-theft because they work very well also. And, by the way, cost in a lot of cases a lot less money. Mario, you're next.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yes, sir. How are you, John?
SPEAKER 20 :
Good. How are you?
SPEAKER 11 :
Good, thanks. I was the one who called you a few months ago about the Nissan dealership gouging up my wheels.
SPEAKER 20 :
Oh, yes.
SPEAKER 11 :
And so I'd spoken with the service advisor. I think I spoke with him once on the phone. One or two emails. Never heard anything back. Never heard anything. You know, sent him the pictures, et cetera, et cetera. Never heard anything back. And then comes to find out that dealership is part of a large corporation, as many dealerships are, of course. And so... They closed down all of their Nissan dealerships. I'm thinking the person I eventually spoke with, I'm guessing he met all across the board. But of course, this is the last time I spoke with a guy in the corporate headquarters about a week or so ago, and he promises they're going to make good on the issue, etc., etc. The service advisor now works for another one of their dealerships, not a Nissan dealership. So hopefully we get the issue taken care of sometime. He assured me that they would, which is obviously better than them doing the opposite. But, you know, the cold weather, of course, people, you know, you want to make sure you don't leave your cars idling. You want to be very aware, very diligent about where you're parking your car. You know, because Unfortunately, we live in a world where whether it's a good neighborhood or a bad neighborhood, the usual stereotypes, you basically just have to always pay attention no matter what you're doing.
SPEAKER 20 :
You're correct. And again, I know where a lot of the folks today have been texting in about some of the security things are, yeah, in some cases folks have no choice but to park at the airport and they've got to go out of town and they don't have any other way of making that happen. And I get there are times where You just are limited in what you just said a moment ago. I, like you, though, I'm at a point where there's just some vehicles I will not drive and park in certain places, period, because if I do, it's not going to be there when I'm done.
SPEAKER 11 :
Oh, no, even my one older vehicle that has 230,000 miles on it. No, I mean, you can't, whether it's a $500 car or a $50,000 car. That's right. It can always be wrecked or damaged or vandalized or stolen.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, a good example of one I own, Mario, that fits this is my 04 Dodge Cummins, which is a very desirable vehicle to have now. And I will not park that thing anywhere where you're worried about it being stolen or it will.
SPEAKER 1 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 20 :
That's a great example. I mean, again, high mile, all of that doesn't matter. If they want it, they're going to take it.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yes, exactly. And, uh, Yeah, it's one of those things. It's one more thing that you have to worry about regardless of who you are.
SPEAKER 03 :
That's right.
SPEAKER 11 :
And I think people are so busy and distracted. You make mistakes. You don't always use good judgment, and I've been guilty of that myself. And you just always have to be paying attention. It's not... It's not leave it to beaver days anymore. That's right.
SPEAKER 20 :
No, it is not. You're 100% correct. Absolutely. And that, Mario, again, to your point, you don't have to even mean a bad part of town. That can be anywhere. It doesn't matter.
SPEAKER 11 :
Yes. And, yeah, as far as having to deal with insurance companies and police reports and everything else, it's better just to avoid the whole thing. Absolutely. But anyway, I thought I'd give you a quick update. No, Mario, thank you.
SPEAKER 20 :
And let me know how your wheels go. I appreciate you giving us an update. Thank you. Appreciate that very much. And I'll let you go. Mickey, you're next. Go ahead, Mickey.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, I wanted to add a couple things. The guy with the timing chain. Yes, on the 400. While he's there, the leaky timing chain cover.
SPEAKER 20 :
The cover, yeah.
SPEAKER 08 :
Might as well throw a new water pump on there while he's there. That's true. They didn't go to add all that much.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, good point.
SPEAKER 08 :
But. if he's still listening. Two, the new trick on car theft is watching people that are gassing up that leave their car unlocked.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, don't do that.
SPEAKER 08 :
Then they get a full tank of gas.
SPEAKER 20 :
And the car.
SPEAKER 08 :
They step in between you and your car. They got your keys.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yep.
SPEAKER 08 :
They got a car with a fresh tank of gas.
SPEAKER 20 :
I've gotten to the point anymore, Mickey, where filling up, I just, you know, I get out of the car, have my key fob, lock it, fill up, and then get back in because of what you just said.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, a lot of people are, because they're so centered on, fueling up, they don't pay attention to their surroundings.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yep, you're right. You're 100% correct, Mickey. Yep, absolutely. I appreciate that. No, you are spot on. John, you're next. Go ahead.
SPEAKER 10 :
Hey, good show, guys. Thanks, John. You were talking about the club. Yes. Anti-theft. I called in about a year ago about this. You know, if you go to an auto parts store, I don't think Napa, but you go to AutoZone or some of the other ones, they'll charge you $50 for the club. But you get a free club if you go out to the Colorado State Highway Patrol office, their headquarters. I think it's off 6th Avenue or Kipling or wherever.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know where it is. Yep, absolutely.
SPEAKER 10 :
And you walk in there and you ask for them, they'll give you as many as you want. I mean, I got three cars. They give me three of them. No questions asked.
SPEAKER 20 :
Great tip, John. Great tip. Yeah, because they want to reduce theft, too.
SPEAKER 10 :
That's exactly right.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah. You know what? Thank you. Fantastic tip, John. And I forgot about that. That's a great tip. Thank you.
SPEAKER 10 :
Give them free. Thanks.
SPEAKER 20 :
No, that is a great. Thank you, John. So what he's talking about is in the State Patrol offices, it's down off of basically it's the West Colfax Sixth Avenue area. So basically six and 40 is what we call it in that area. The State Patrol office there. Yeah. Like he just said, walk in, tell them you need a club for your car. You want to reduce auto theft. And there you go. Off you go. And yes, folks, that is still one of those items that I know it's a pain. And I know if you're going to be parked for any length of time and you've got to carry that thing around. And I understand all of that. And, yes, that's a pain in the neck. But it's still better than, as I was even talking to Mario a minute ago, better than a police report and insurance and, and, and, and, and. We can just go down the list of all the things that happen when that vehicle is stolen. And some of you that are listening, you've experienced some of what I'm talking about. You've had vehicles stolen. I have as well. Now, mine was a little different. broke into my yard. Anyways, long story. That one's different. But it's still a pain in the neck. Any insurance claim, as you all know, is a pain in the neck. And as I've talked, even, you know, Burke Payne from BP Appraisals and so on. Again, make sure you've got all of your stuff dialed in on the front side. Even if you're doing all these things we just mentioned, anti-theft, club, all of that, we're trying to do everything we possibly can. Still, at the end of the day, make sure your insurance is, A, with a great, reputable company. And stated value, especially for some of you that are driving older vehicles where it's not the run of the mill, it's not like the rest of those vehicles even that are on the market, make sure that you're getting stated value out of the vehicle so that if something – if, and hopefully nothing ever does, but if something were to happen – you've got that much better coverage when it's all said and done. It just makes the whole process that much easier. By the way, thank you, by the way, for all the text messages along those lines. You guys have been fabulous on that and lots of great information. Again, I am not opposed by any means to some of the fancier devices where there's fobs and things like that that you use to actually then start the vehicle. It's a choice. It's whatever you feel like you want to do. And by the way, I think this is the other factor that comes in. How much do you use that vehicle? Where are you parking? And if it's a daily thing for you and putting the club on just becomes such a cumbersome thing, yeah, then go install one of these other devices. Make it easy on yourself. whereby you're not having to take that time and do that install and all that. Now, for some of you that maybe only drive that particular vehicle on a temporary basis, or maybe you only need it, like Kent from Novus up in Sterling, if he comes down to Denver, he needs it then, but otherwise don't need it. Those are examples of where, sure, use a club and you're good. You're good to go. Point being, this comes down to each individual and what you're doing. This is one of those situations where you cannot listen to everybody else around you. What they may be doing might work very well for them, but frankly might not be what you need, or it may be too much for what you need. And maybe you need to do something a little bit different because your situation is different. Some of you have the ability to park inside. You've got a nice property and all of that. And the only time you need to worry about this is when you're out in public. And even then, you may not be in places where it's a huge issue and that rare occasion where you need it. Okay, fine. Put a club on. By the way, though, some of you that have trailers and things like that, because they get stolen also, I see that all the time. Sometimes even stolen with all the gear in it. Some of these mechanical devices, and yes, they make low jack and things like that for those vehicles also, for trailers. But you can put mechanical devices on those to keep those from being stolen as well, and I would highly recommend that. Now, last but not least. One of the things, and I believe even some of the police agencies like the club are giving these out as well. You'd have to look into this and see. They're not expensive even if you go buy them. I would air tag every vehicle I've got that you're worried about this. And the reason I say that is at least you'll know where it's at. And the way an air tag works is the minute somebody gets near it with a phone, Bluetooth-wise, it's going to pick it up, send a signal, here's where I'm at. So a lot of police agencies are basically encouraging you to put air tags and things like that in your vehicle so if, in fact, it gets stolen, you at least know where it's at, and that helps the police go find it. I would do that with some of you guys that have equipment trailers and things like that. I would air tag all those sorts of things. And by the way, they even make air tag things now to where you can even stick them on, and they're very permanent. Anyways, there's ways to make that happen, and I would look at all those different options depending upon what you're driving and how you're trying to protect that. All right, don't forget our website, drive-radio.com. You can always text us during the week, by the way. I'll answer questions at all times, 307-282-22. Guys, be safe. Have a great rest of your day and weekend. This is Drive Radio, myself and Charlie Grimes signing off. KLZ 560.
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This is Ready Radio, preparing you to be ready for anything. Now, here's your survival guide for Ready Radio, John Rush. And welcome, Ready Radio, KLZ 560. Don't forget our website, ready-radio.com. Live program today on January the 24th, so hope you guys all had a great day. fabulous week. If you're listening to a replay of today's program, you'll know what day it is. We're going to do a continuation of what we started last week. Bill Anderson joining us again today. Bill, welcome back.
SPEAKER 09 :
Hey, John. Good afternoon. How are you?
SPEAKER 08 :
I'm always good. Enjoy talking to you. And we did an intro to Bill last week, so if you want to listen to part one, you can go back and do that. Just go back and listen to our last show, the one right before this one. If you're on the website, you can see it listed that way. Prep To protect Bill, you're a senior pastor, master electrician, know the HVAC end of things very well. You name it, you've done it, and we have also now, or you, I should say, together, we have started getting into more things where you can physically instruct people on what to do when it comes to some of this. And you know me, I hate the term prepper, but when we talk about being ready and being prepared, you're going to do some things to actually help people with that on a one-on-one basis, correct? Correct.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, not only one-on-one, but also classroom. We do a lot of classroom stuff. In fact, this Saturday we got a BLS Stop the Bleed class coming up. And, you know, it's good stuff. It's all about within that name, right? It's I prepare to protect you.
SPEAKER 08 :
There you go. There you go. And I appreciate you saying it that way. And for those of you listening, if you are a dyed-in-the-wool prepper, okay, I get that, and I understand that. And as you know, Bill, I have nothing against any of those individuals. I just think in a lot of cases... when you're labeled that, it's sort of like, you know, Bill being labeled a gun nut, which, you know, I am, and I'm very familiar with all aspects of do some collecting and so on. But when you're labeled that, you get this really negative connotation, like you're some, you know, off-the-wall weirdo that does things that nobody else does. And while that's partially true, it doesn't make me a weirdo. Does that make sense?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, I talk about it in church. You know, being a pastor, I teach a lot. And a lot of people... you know, have a problem with what we say judging. And I say, well, everybody judges. You pull up to an intersection, a four-way stop, you're judging who's going to go next. I mean, there's nothing wrong with judging. We're supposed to do that. The problem is becoming judgmental.
SPEAKER 08 :
There you go.
SPEAKER 09 :
And that's what... There you go. Becoming judgmental with that term is, I think, what the issue is.
SPEAKER 08 :
You know what? I'm glad you said it that way, and that's your pastor harp, you know, filling in the blanks, which I appreciate, because, you know, you are... You are correct. It's OK to judge. It's what attitude we have and what we do with that that matters. Because to your point, we make judgment calls and judge all day long. I say it all the time, Bill, even on The Daily Show. You know, we're very discriminatory and we judge in the things that we buy, what we do, where we go, the clothes that we wear, the people we hang out with. Am I missing anything? I mean, the list goes on, right?
SPEAKER 09 :
list goes on and on and on. In fact, in the self-defense world, we have to do that. We have to take these little snapshots of whatever scene we're in and we got to go, hey, that don't look right. And so I'm going to, you know, be a little more focused upon that.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, exactly. Exactly. Okay. So for all of you listening, we didn't get very far last week because we got into all sorts of other things that are associated with, you know, batteries, chargers. We did some generator stuff last week. We talked about emergency communication. This week, Bill, let's start with number three, the backyard homestead, which, again, that name also brings some different connotations with it. But let's face it, it's our home. It's home base here. It's where we're going to do some of the things that you and I talk about on a pretty routine basis. And the reality is that's literally what it is. It is your homestead.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah. And, you know, that word homestead has changed over the years. A hundred years ago, it meant something totally. It means that it meant 20 years ago. It means something totally different today. So, you know, take that word with whatever. judgment to bring with it. And you don't have to have a ton of land, right? I mean, you can be doing some of this stuff in an apartment. So don't think you have to have a ton of land. But I do have rabbits. I have meat rabbits. I have chickens. I have a pretty substantial garden. I grow my own herbs for medicinal purposes. I have a sprouter that I run, you know, sprouts in that I use on a regular basis. I mean, these are all what you, I guess you would call your backyard homestead, if you will. But I think that's vital, because it's becoming self-sufficient. And again, when we define that word self, the self-sufficient, in the Christian realm, it's A lot of people don't like that because they think, oh, I don't need God. I didn't say that.
SPEAKER 08 :
No, no, no, no.
SPEAKER 09 :
Self-sufficiency is, I don't need the government, is really what it is.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, and this is always an issue that I've had in the Christian community, Bill, is when people say things along those lines, my first thing is, okay, this is like the guy that's going to pray for a job, and he's been looking for one for several years but never filled out an app. Right.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, and I'd like to share with them that verse where it says, He who doesn't work doesn't eat.
SPEAKER 08 :
Right. And my point is, you know, God give us a brain, eyes, ears, mouth, hands, arms, legs, you know, muscles, the ability to do things. And I don't want to get off on a tangent, you know, spiritually speaking, but, you know, we all think that the term work is somehow sinful and related to the fall of man. It's related to the fall of man and that work would become hard. But I'm a firm believer that prior to the fall, Adam and Eve still worked.
SPEAKER 09 :
You're exactly right. They were placed in the garden to tend to keep it and to have dominion over it. It wasn't until the fall that the thorns came and the work became harder.
SPEAKER 07 :
Right.
SPEAKER 09 :
But you were designed and created to till and keep the garden. And that's a great another topic because I've done several conversations to teach classes, whatever you want to say, on just that. You're designed and created to till and keep a garden. Now, what's your garden? Your family, your spiritual life, your physical life. Mm-hmm. your job, these are your gardens. And what do you do for a successful garden? You create this ecosystem where the plants within it can thrive.
SPEAKER 08 :
Right, flourish. Yep. Right. Exactly.
SPEAKER 09 :
The plant does its work as long as I create the correct environment for it.
SPEAKER 08 :
There you go.
SPEAKER 09 :
with this whole thing, right?
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, because what you just said, we could literally take any area that we're trying to be prepared for and having that right mindset around those things. Bill, we could be talking about something as simple as you have a flat tire, you've now found yourself on the side of the road. If you've got the right mindset heading into that, the first thing I teach people is, number one, if you're on a busy highway or even a busy street, How far can you drive? I don't care if you even ruin the tire, but how far can you drive to get out of the way so you yourself are not at risk of either killing yourself or others by being in the middle of the road now changing a tire? So to your point, it's the whole mindset and how have you got yourself prepared mentally even when it comes to some of these things?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, you hit it right on there. And we have this struggle in some of the self-defense classes that I teach where where we're doing third-party protection or we're doing home scenario or active shooter scenarios, and you have a decision. You come across somebody that's wounded, and it's like, do I fix or do I continue the fight? And if you watch a lot of some of the body cam footage of past events, yes, sometimes you're stepping over those, victims, because you gotta go take out the shooter, because if you don't go take out the shooter, you got more victims.
SPEAKER 08 :
Including yourself, maybe.
SPEAKER 09 :
Including yourself. That's another fun one, the third party. What's the instinct for us to do in front of our wives if somebody, you know, we jump in front of them?
SPEAKER 08 :
Right.
SPEAKER 09 :
And it's like, okay, now you just gave them a two-for-one shot.
SPEAKER 08 :
Correct.
SPEAKER 09 :
You know, so to your point, again, we're getting kind of off there, but to your point, it's like you have to start thinking these things through, because often... what our knee-jerk reaction is is actually more harmful.
SPEAKER 08 :
Right, right. And, you know, for a lot of folks that are listening, they know that I listen to a lot of the, you know, quote-unquote end-of-the-world type books. I love them. I think I do learn some things from them, Bill, because a lot of these writers, that's all they've done is thought about all these things. They write a book. They put characters in it. They realize that, you know, some of these characters are going to make right decisions, wrong decisions, and they throw all these different things in. And, by the way, I have no idea what it's going to look like you know in an end of the world type scenario depends on what it is that creates that scenario in a lot of cases was it a solar flare was it a you know cyber attack is it a emp is it some sort of a dirty bomb i mean there's all sorts of things bill that can cause those things point being you listen to some of these you know authors and what they've written in the books that they write and you to your point you then Think about all of these different types of scenarios, which, by the way, every one of these books is pretty equal in the fact that people run out of food really quickly, they run out of the right clothing really quickly, and they run out of medicine really quickly. Those three things, by the way, I will agree with almost every one of these writers that I've listened to. I think, Bill, every one of them gets that right because I think those are the three things people aren't prepared for.
SPEAKER 09 :
Right. And to be honest with you, John, you probably can't prepare for something you don't know what's really coming at you and to what degree it's coming at you. So there's a limitation. What I teach people is a limitation. How much food do you have? Well, I mean, that's a huge question. It's so dependent upon so many variables. I would rather deal in absolutes instead of hypotheticals. And so I always tell people, hey, you have enough, but better. for you to have the skill set to go and obtain food, whether that's foraging or knowing what to eat in your backyard or knowing how to process a squirrel. I mean, I don't know.
SPEAKER 08 :
Absolutely. By the way, you are spot on. I think the one thing I've learned from all these different things that I've read and listened to, and I'm not against people having months or even a year's worth of food, but what I will tell you, Bill, is in most cases, A, it doesn't go as long as you think. You may not even be in, quote unquote, the homestead when these things happen. You may have to bug out and leave depending upon the circumstances around you and where you actually live. And then, oh, by the way, if you do have a pretty good stockpile, count on others trying to take it.
SPEAKER 09 :
Right, right. And if you do have to go, how much of that can take with you? I mean, California is a great example right now. Let's just say you had this huge stockpile in your basement. Well, guess what? It's all gone.
SPEAKER 08 :
The one thing I've learned, and I've never talked about it on this program, Bill, it kind of fits into what we're talking about right now, so I might as well throw it in, get you guys really thinking outside the box. If, in fact, you end up with some sort of an end-of-the-world type scenario, and it's one of these to where even vehicles are dead, something's happened, electromagnetic pulse, whatever, it takes out all of our energy, transportation. I will tell you, Bill, that one of the things most people struggle with is what you just said a moment ago. How do I even take some of what I have from point A to point B? So my point is, how many of us have some sort of a cart system that pretty much would go over most terrain that you could somehow between maybe one or two family members you know wheel this cart to different places how many of us have something along those lines build where if you're out on foot and you want to take more with you do you have that capability
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, these are all things you've got to consider. And people think, well, I'll just get in my car and drive. It's like, well, okay, now you've got all these abandoned cars on the road. Correct. How are you going to navigate that?
SPEAKER 08 :
And, by the way, if yours is running, everybody else wants it also.
SPEAKER 09 :
And then the fights for your stuff is going to be on there. I mean, it might start off first day or two, everybody kind of being casual with each other or cordial, I should say. But when it comes down to – and this is another one of my topics. I don't know if we'll get to it today, but your community – the pros and the cons with it, because let me tell you, we're buddies until my kids are starving. Correct.
SPEAKER 08 :
That's right. That's right. And again, Bill, that is one of the things that I think these authors in these books get pretty accurate, because unless it's in some sort of a really close-knit You know, family, you know, a couple of neighbors where everybody kind of, you know, gets together and sort of has this pack, if you would. Outside of that, everything you just said is exactly what happens pretty soon, you know, and people forget. And this is probably more biblical and spiritual, Bill, as anything. When something like this happens. because somebody wants to be in charge. Human nature is one or a group of ones want to be at the top ruling over everybody else, and that doesn't start too long after something like this happens.
SPEAKER 09 :
Oh, yeah. I mean, it happened after the flood. His name was Nimrod. Right. The power battle, right? So, yeah. Anarchy starts pretty quickly, is my point. Pretty quick. Yeah, pretty quick. And then, I mean, if you watch any of the, in times or scenario based TV shows or movies that that is a common theme. There's clicks and there's communities. And then this one wants to take out that one. And yeah. And I watched one, I can't remember the name of it, but it was about this young man. He was a young man prepper and everybody kind of made fun of him. And then, um, something happened. I don't remember what it was, but he, he had a bicycle. and he's cruising on his bicycle with his little trailer, and he wasn't paying attention, and he went into a hole, a big hole or something. Well, now his bicycle is broken. So having those carts, having those things may work to a degree. Plus, we're in Colorado. You know, are you going to take that thing out in five feet of snow? And, you know, I mean, everything. Right. You just got to think through this stuff, right?
SPEAKER 08 :
Absolutely. You just got to think about it. And for everybody listening, and, you know, you've listened to me now for several years, this is what I try to get, Bill. Everybody just think outside the box. You know, put that thinking cap on. Not to sit and fret and be worried and all of that. No, that's not what we're talking about here. It's, okay. Take a step-by-step approach. What are the things that you can do in your own world to help you be more prepared for the things that would come along? And, by the way, in our area, Bill, that could even be a big snowstorm that, you know, we just saw snow down in the Gulf Coast of Florida and New Orleans that, by the way, they haven't seen at least in – I can't remember it in my lifetime. Let's just say it that way. Reality, Bill, is strange things can happen, and we have no idea – We could be here in Colorado with four feet of snow, and you could be in your home for several days. Are you ready for that?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, Pensacola got, I think, 10 inches of snow. It's the state record. Never seen that much snow before. I think their highest was five or something. I don't know. But, yeah, and a lot of people say, here's what I love about this, right, because they're like, oh, my gosh, you're so paranoid. Right. And I'm like, no, I'm not paranoid because I'm prepared. Right. It actually has the opposite effect.
SPEAKER 08 :
That's right.
SPEAKER 09 :
You know, and why do you have car insurance? Why do you have health insurance? Why do you have house insurance? Why do you have all this stuff? We hope none of this stuff happens. But at the end of the day, if it does, I'm sure glad I got it.
SPEAKER 08 :
Before we go to break, I want to do hit on number four, which is learning the trauma, the CPR end of things and so on. Why? And I think it's kind of self-evident, but why is that important?
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, according to the American Heart Association, cardiac arrest happens every 90 seconds. And it's probably going to happen with somebody you know in your home or in your workplace. So in self-defense, everybody wants to learn the gun defense, the knife defense, the multiple attacker. But we try to train on probability and you're probably more likely to have a trauma or a health care thing way before you're going to get held up by a gun or stuck by a knife, you know. And so, you know, you're driving down the road, there's a car accident or whatever. And speaking of this, if you want to go down the end of the world scenario, you know, if you don't, take care of those simple cuts, that'll kill you faster than anything else.
SPEAKER 08 :
Absolutely. Absolutely. Yep. No, in fact, that's another one of those things that I think these, you know, fiction writers get pretty accurate, Bill, is because you're not going to have the same meds, medical care, even the sanitation end of things, by the way, in some cases, Bill, becomes a huge, huge issue. You know, we forget how... How clean we live today. Shower, you know, most people shower pretty much daily, sometimes twice a day, depending on what you did that day. We have all these disposable things at hand to make sure that we can keep ourselves clean and everything from soap and shampoo and Band-Aids and on down the line we go. Take all that away, then what?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, I mean, a perfect example, what do they tell you when you go to a third world country? Don't drink the water. That's right. Why? Because our system isn't immune to that bacteria and it makes you sicker than a dog. And so that's going to be one of the first things to go, right?
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, and this is where, to your point earlier, not being paranoid, but just being prepared for these sorts of things that may come along. And yeah, I think the trauma thing, by the way, I hate to say this, that's almost a number one, because number one, that can be used on any daily basis, whether it's an end-of-the-world type scenario. Do you have the ability to help somebody that you know that's in need when it comes to these sorts of things? Do you know how to use one of the IED machines, for example? Granted, the instructions are there and so on, but have you ever been through one of the classes knowing exactly how those things work and what you need to do? Can you do CPR and so on and so forth? And the reality is, by the way, all of you listening, if you haven't done one of those classes, I highly recommend you take one.
SPEAKER 09 :
Absolutely. You know, just a real quick thing. I know we're up on a break here, but there's CPR, there's first aid, and there's trauma. There's three different levels, and you need to know what they are and have a layering system for each of these. Personally, in my life, I have given CPR. I have done, well, it's not called the Heimlich anymore because I guess they got sued for that or whatever, but I've done that twice. including on my own granddaughter and saved her life. I saved my own daughter from drowning when she was little. So guys, this is real stuff here, right? And you don't know when it's going to happen. And most of the time people freeze and we need to get reps in. You need to take, you know, you need to have time at the plate. You know, you got to take swings with the bat, right? And that's what we call reps. You can't take a class. Oh, I took one of those 10 years ago. Yeah. Guess what? That's not good enough.
SPEAKER 08 :
Right. Refresh that. Do it again. Absolutely. And real quick, before we go to break, Bill, when do you have your classes and that coming up, and how do folks find them?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, so I got the one this weekend, which is already overfilled, actually. Okay. But we're in the middle of transitioning our branding from Threefold Defense, which is the old website. It's the number Threefold Defense, all one word website. there and you can look up classes on there but we're in the middle of transition you have to go through all the approval process for name changes and stuff like that that's right but you can also do prep to protect on on youtube and instagram and that's the word prep with the number two and then protect again all one word or facebook uh three the number three fold defense and if you can do me a favor since we are trying to rebrand all that if you guys can jump on to Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Rumble, and give us those likes and those watches. You know how that system works.
SPEAKER 08 :
Absolutely.
SPEAKER 09 :
We need some help with that to get that out there.
SPEAKER 08 :
All right. We'll come right back, guys. Don't go anywhere. Again, Bill Anderson with us today. We're continuing on with our discussion we had last week. We're going to come back and talk about how to be more self-reliant, and is that the same as being a readiness prepper? We'll get into that here in just one minute, so don't go anywhere. Ready Radio, it's ready-radio.com is our website, KLZ 560.
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We are back, Ready Radio, and the website again, ready-radio.com. Appreciate you all joining us. Bill Anderson with us today. We talked last week and started down a list of things that we really wanted to get out in front of a lot of you as we start off the new year here in 2025. Bill, let's talk about the whole preparedness, self-reliance, the readiness prepper. Are those all the same, or is each one of those different?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, I think they're similar, but they're different. You know, your prepper is going to prepare for something that may be coming up on the horizon, something that might happen, versus self-reliance. Let me give you an example with a story here that happens on a daily basis here at my company. So we'll get a call, and they'll say, hey, my outlet's not working. And we go, okay, did you check your GFIs? Did you check your breakers? because we tell them we don't want to come out there and have to charge you to come out there to push a button. That just isn't good for anybody. Right. Right. Um, so we walk them through these steps and nine times out of 10, yes, I did all that stuff. And eight times out of 10, we go out there and we're like, yeah, we pushed a button. Right. And it's really sad, John, that we have these homeowners that, uh, I asked him, Hey, where's your electrical panel? What's that? I don't even know what that is. Right. And, uh, And I don't care your gender. If you're going to own a home, you should know this stuff. It's not the man's job. It's the homeowner's job. You should at least know something about it. So this is what I mean by self-reliant. You see, when you give up responsibility, you lose control. So now you really, I have 100% control because I know how to push that button and you don't. And so the point of being self-reliant is, hey, I need to learn to push that button so that I can fix this myself. Now, I'm not saying you got to go out and be a master electrician or a master mechanical guy like I am. I'm not saying that at all, right? I don't know cars, but I know a few things. And then when it gets outside of my sphere of knowledge, I take it to The guy that knows. I'm not talking about that. But, you know, I at least know how to change my oil. I know some basic stuff. And so self-reliance, this is the mindset. This is the lifestyle we should have. This, by the way, is what our parents and our grandparents had. That's right.
SPEAKER 08 :
You know, my grandpa didn't find anybody on the farm he fixed. everything. Yeah, my dad, you know, that's the way I was raised, Bill. You know, I call it the white flag of surrender. My dad rarely ever raised, you know, the white flag of surrender. I mean, about the only time you did that is if you needed the septic tank pumped or something along those lines that, you know, just was beyond your own ability to do. But, you know, outside of that, we pretty much, I mean, I remember learning how to even roof and do things along those lines back in the day, Bill, because that's just the way my dad was.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, me too, right? And there's times where I go to a house and I'm like, yeah, I wish you wouldn't have done that, but hey, good job for trying, but now let me fix it. So we need to know when we're out kicking our coverage and go to those experts. But the point here is, Because we really need to take that self-reliant, and again, the self-reliant isn't that I'm not depending on God anymore, right? No, quite the opposite, actually. Yeah, and He does all things through us and through other people and things like that, right? So, you know, the point is this. hey, listen, I want to become my own doctor, kind of touching a little bit back on the last topic, right? And I don't need to run to the doctor if I've got a cold or the flu because I know how to treat that. Now, if my arm's cut off or something, yeah, I'm going to throw on that tourniquet and I'm going to get to the doctor, right? That's, you know, understanding, but... So that's the difference between preparing and living that self-reliant lifestyle, which is just lost. People are so helpless.
SPEAKER 08 :
And unfortunately, Bill, I think while technology and advancements and all this stuff is really cool and we live in a day and age now where you can pretty much Google or YouTube most anything and at least get a basic understanding of how that system works and what you need to do to possibly fix it and so on, on the same token, I think... Because of a lot of those things, we've got now several generations, not just one, but several generations to where they, to your point, don't know. And I'm not trying to be critical. So any of you listening, I'm sorry. I'm not trying to be critical here whatsoever. But there's so many people today, Bill, that, to your point. don't know where that breaker panel is or don't even know what breaker to even, don't even know if one's tripped. They don't even know how to figure that part of it out. They don't even know where to go look for that GFI that may have gotten bad. They don't know how to look for, you know, that filter that might be plugged up or that tire that needs, you know, changed on the vehicle that I mentioned earlier where, you know, you find yourself now, you know, on the side of the road and on and on we go. I mean, the reality is, you know, we live in a day and age, unfortunately, where we haven't passed those skills down like we should have.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah. And that's, that's what my mission is really, you know, people ask, well, why are you doing all this stuff? And it's not, you know, obviously we got to survive, right? So the, so the money aspect has to come into play because, you know, we all have bills and that's just how the world works right now. But if I can train more people to, to have a self reliant lifestyle, then the, the weight upon society is, is shared now amongst individuals instead of... You know, look at the health care system. It's so... overbogged and I don't need to be part of that problem by going to the doctor when I have a tummy. That's right. And the more people know these skills, John, the stronger we are as a community, the stronger we are as a family, the stronger we are as a society, the stronger we are as a country. Absolutely. And so that's my mission is to equip because
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, it needs... And again, Bill, for everybody listening, some of you know exactly what I'm talking about. This isn't just a young person thing. I remember I was doing something, I don't know, it's been a while back now, Bill, and I was, I don't know, fixing something or working on something, and my wife happened to mention something to the effect of, how do you know how to do all this stuff? And honestly, Bill, it kind of took me back for a second, and I had to sit there for a minute and think, I don't know. I just do. And then I thought, well, I guess because I was raised with somebody that was very mechanical, as we were talking about a minute ago, never raised the white flag of surrender. We figured out how to do things. I was always there next to my dad probably from the time I was – I'm not exaggerating, Bill, five, six years of age just watching, you know, how these things work. I mean, I learned fractions off of end wrenches. I mean, I didn't have to really learn them in school because I knew what they were based upon what I had to hand my dad. And so when you're around that and you're immersed in that, you just start learning, hey, let's problem solve this and figure out how we can take care of that particular problem.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, and, you know, it's interesting because I just had this conversation with one of my sons-in-law last night. It's like, hey, you've got to inject yourself into things. You know, we get comfortable. We're watching TV. We're playing video games. We're doing whatever. And, you know, I kind of got onto it a little bit because I'm out there, you know, building rabbit pens or building a chicken coop or building a greenhouse or, you know, forging a knife.
SPEAKER 08 :
Cleaning snow or whatever.
SPEAKER 09 :
We don't want to go down that topic.
SPEAKER 08 :
Right.
SPEAKER 09 :
But, yeah, he's like, well, you didn't ask me. I'm not a mind reader. And I said, see all this white stuff? It's a big clue.
SPEAKER 08 :
There you go.
SPEAKER 09 :
That something needs to be done. And I told him last night, I said, you know what the difference between boys and men are? Boys have to be asked to do something. Men get in there and do it. Great point. Great point.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, that's a maturity aspect of things, I believe.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, but you've got to inject yourself. You know, my dad never really taught me anything. But he made me work along with him.
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, mine either. My dad's in, you know, home right now. He's in memory care. Love him dearly and all of that. But he was not, by any means, and I am kind of the same way, not the best teacher. I mean, guys like you exist, Bill, because you guys are great teachers. I'm sort of one of those where because my dad was this way and I had to learn this way, you show me once, I pretty much have it. Because, by the way, if you asked a second time, you usually got scolded. So you had to pay really close attention the first time.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, that's exactly right. I mean, I remember growing up with my dad. He'd be like, go get me a wrench. And I'd go, and I'd bring it, and he'd be like, no, dummy, that's the wrong wrench. Does that look like that'll fit? And that was the way my dad taught me.
SPEAKER 08 :
So you should have known what wrench to bring, half, nine, seven, 16. You should have known by looking what that was.
SPEAKER 09 :
And I'm like, Dad, I'm five.
SPEAKER 08 :
Right. Thank you. You know what you and I are like as far as that goes. We laughed today, although I will tell you, Bill, that it made me a better man today by having to go through some of those things at an early age because you learned really quick to pay attention, handle things correctly, be a man, by the way, and to your point, interject yourself into things so that you can get things taken care of. That's what it's all about, and that's how you become self-reliant, John.
SPEAKER 09 :
And that's the difference between self-reliant and prepping, by the way, because prepping, I can go out and buy all kinds of stuff. Correct. But I'm limited to storage, financials, whatever it may be, and there may be a day where, hey, I want to buy something, but I can't. Correct. Absolutely. That always backs me up about people that have more money, and they're like, oh, I don't need to do that because I'll just buy that. And I say, well, if inflation comes along... you're not going to be able to afford me anymore, you know, or services or goods may not be available to buy.
SPEAKER 08 :
Absolutely. Okay, community, let's talk about that. I know we talked about that a little bit earlier, and, you know, community can be really great. And, again, some of these books that I, you know, follow and read, Bill, community can be really great, or it can be the great enemy.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, it, you know, you get 10 people in a room, you get three people in a room, And trying to get all three people to agree on something is, yeah, it's almost nearly impossible because everybody's seeing things from different perspectives. Perspective is another fun thing to talk about. And perspective is always based on perception, and your perception is based on what you have experienced in life thus far. Your reality, that's right. Your reality. And so, you know, we go back to that topic of, hey, I can change the oil in my car, I'm pretty decent at changing older vehicles brakes um but you know what that's about it right and so maybe i've got like you know our common friend dennis brewster part of my group and he can fix the car and hey i just i have him as part of my my network if you will right um as hey he he deals with those things and you know obviously i got the hvac and the electrical and a spiritual and a whole bunch of other laundry list of things. But, you know, now I've got somebody else that maybe is, you know, a nurse or a doctor that can bring in those skills. So you want to have those kinds of connections and build the community. And by the way, it's not all what's in it for me. I got to be willing to also give to those people, my skills and my knowledge. So there's a trade off there, but, um, you know, it gets really touchy with community and everybody talks about, let's put together this end of time group. And I'm like, Yeah, that's great, but how many people do you have and how many people are they bringing? Another example is often when I talk to my in-laws and things, they're like, I'm like, hey, are you buying an extra bag of rice or beans this week just to throw in the closet? I mean, do something. Do something. Instead of throwing that milk jug away, fill it up with water. Yeah, you're not going to drink it, but you might use that to wash your hands or water your plants or something. Right. Oh, no, we're not going to do that because we're going to come to your house.
SPEAKER 08 :
Thanks.
SPEAKER 09 :
Thanks.
SPEAKER 08 :
Right. Well, first of all, and by the way, you know, we kind of chuckle, but it's like, OK, well, first of all, how? I mean, if you're close by, maybe if you live a distance away and we go back to our scenario earlier to where you may not be. you know, able to transport yourself from one place to another very easily. So, I mean, are we talking you live a mile away, 10 miles away, 50 miles away? Because the reality is the farther away you get, your chances of getting there just got slimmer.
SPEAKER 09 :
And then what you're bringing with you, like you said, they're on a bicycle, they ain't bringing it, even if they did buy 10 pounds of beans, you know, or whatever.
SPEAKER 08 :
They're staying there, they're not coming with you.
SPEAKER 09 :
Whatever, you know, so, you know, my... My priority is my family, but within my family, there's another hierarchy, right? I'm going to take care of me and my wife first. My kids are grown, so they will come next, but you're grown guys. I need to take care of your mother, right? So you're next. And then you need to take care of your kids. And then the in-laws and stuff, they fall somewhere in there. But it's like, you know, I'm doing the best I can to get ready for something for me and her. And now you're throwing on all these extra burdens of people. And then, by the way, they come and they got 10 people with them because they're like, oh, yeah, my neighbor over here, she's having a difficult time, so I brought her too.
SPEAKER 08 :
Now you just strained the system of everything you had planned in the first place.
SPEAKER 09 :
And then you get everybody in there, and now you've got all those different perspectives, all those different opinions. And now all of a sudden, you know, I don't know if you've watched Homestead. Oh, yeah, absolutely.
SPEAKER 08 :
Definitely.
SPEAKER 09 :
And that kind of does a decent job of kind of showing the problems within a community, right? And the moral dilemma. Do I help people? Do I not help people? Ah, it's tough, right?
SPEAKER 08 :
And so... The funniest thing about, really quick, the funniest thing about that show, and I'll even comment to my wife when we're watching it, I can typically, and you're probably the same way, I can typically look at usually a couple. I can typically look at the couple that have done this homestead. And by the way, the homestead show is there because something's gone awry. They haven't gotten as far as they should have and other things have happened. So they need some help. But what I will tell you, Bill, and again, not trying to be critical. But I look at some of these people and I usually can just take one look pretty quick. And it's like, yeah, if this really gets any worse than it is now, these people, I hate to say it, they're dead because the reality is they don't have the wherewithal and gumption to really get done what needs done. And I think even the host at times gets a little frustrated because, you know, she may have all the gumption. He has none or vice versa. And the reality is you guys are in this together and you both better have that.
SPEAKER 09 :
And they don't have agreeing visions with this either. Correct. They didn't line up either. Correct. And there's an interesting thing within that show too. I don't know if you caught it, but the one family member, I think it was a family member that drove whatever. And the husband was like, I don't know, three months or three weeks later. And he's like, I was in Las Vegas and we're like, okay, this guy's definitely, you know, bad news. Oh, come to find out he didn't have his medication. And he's dealing with mental issues. And so now, listen, I've got family members, right? Close family members that have medical issues. And it's like, you know, they're off their meds. Their elevator's not going to the top floor. Right. They're volatile.
SPEAKER 08 :
Right. And, you know, I've talked about that before on this program, and that's the thing that a lot of folks don't really think through on end times, you know, end of the world type scenarios, whereby when the meds run out, whether that be your blood pressure, whether that be your insulin levels, whether that be your Xanax, whatever it happens to be. At the end of the day, Bill, whatever you're taking to survive, to stay alive, if you would, when those things end, oh, my word, you think things are going to be bad the first few days of that scenario, give it 30 days and see what it's like.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, it's going to be nasty, nasty, nasty. And, again, John, one of the – Topics that we're going to get to at some point is that layering system, right?
SPEAKER 08 :
We can even move into that next. Let's do so. We can get that in today very easily. Let's do that.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, so the layering system is when I think of all my preps, whether it's medical, food, water, whatever, self-defense, fire, whatever you fill in the topic, I always think of layers, right? So I have what's on my person, what's on my body. And I have to become very cautious because there's only so much real estate in my pocket. That's right. And we'll get into the four R's. I don't know if I mentioned that last week or not, but the four R's kind of dovetails into this one as well. But, you know, so I have on me limited stuff. And some of those things can do multiple tasks, right? Right. And then that's kind of the base layer is what's on my person when I'm not walking around. And I don't necessarily count. like backpacks or, you know, fanny packs. I call them battle bags because it's a cooler name. But, you know, I don't count those things because you don't always have those with you. Like if I'm at the gym or if I'm at work, and I got to run out of the building and, oh, crud, I forgot my backpack. Okay, so now we're just based on what's on the person. So that's layer one. Layer two is what's in my car, okay? And the idea is, hey, can I get to my car or I leave my car and I'm on my, you know, they kind of go both ways there. In my car, I've got more real estate, right? So I can carry... bigger, more things. So maybe in there I've got backpacks and bags or totes or whatever it may be for the next layer. And then from there I go to the house and it's like, that's obviously the biggest place of real estate that I have where I can store all my big stuff. But I kind of still like the backpack idea. So my main trauma first aid kit is in a very large backpack and it's hanging by the door in the garage.
SPEAKER 10 :
Right.
SPEAKER 09 :
Here's why. Right. I live on two and a half acres. Nothing real big. But listen, something happens. I can grab that bag and run down to the chicken coop or I can grab that bag, jump in my car and go if I need to. Right.
SPEAKER 08 :
And so, you know, in our case, it's right by same thing, right by the back door to where the main thing you go in and out of is right where it's hanging.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, and I got some stuff in the bathrooms. Of course, of course, of course. Don't get me wrong, right?
SPEAKER 08 :
But the bag is the bag.
SPEAKER 09 :
The bag is the bag, and I can grab and go. For sure. So those layering systems are very, very important.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, no, I like that approach. And I think that there's probably a lot of folks listening that have done that, maybe didn't think of it that way and didn't call it that. But, yeah, that layering system, and I'll steal that from you and start using that in the future. I think that's a really good way to look at it. You know, what do you have on you? What do you have that you can bring with you? What do you have in the car? And then, you know, of course, what's at home when it's all said and done? And hopefully you've got enough in each one of those stages to make it to the next stage.
SPEAKER 09 :
Correct. Correct. And like I said, they can go either way, right? I can either use these things to get to my house or I can use these things in reverse to get out of my house. That's right. That's right. And so that's where the whole go bags and all that stuff goes.
SPEAKER 08 :
All right. So as we get things kind of wrapped up, we've got about another 10 minutes or so left. Let's talk about how do we put some of these things together. together and then i want you to also dovetail in the whole you know myth that knowledge is power and the reality of what knowledge is because i think also there's some folks that think oh you know what bill i'm i'm a smart guy got a high iq you know when the crap hits the fan i'll just figure it out i'm a smart person i'll be able to handle it at that point yeah that's a great great segue here to wrap this all up here um i hate when people say knowledge is power uh
SPEAKER 09 :
It's one of my pet peeves. It's almost where people say they misquote, Jack of all trades and master of none. That's actually a misquote. It's Jack of all trades and a master of one. But anyway, that's Benjamin Franklin's, I digress. But, you know, knowledge is not power, guys. Knowledge is simply information, okay? I have all kinds of books on my shelf. I have all kinds of programs on my phone, computer e-books. I've got videos, and I think, I got all this knowledge. You know, no, it's just potential information. That's all it is. You know, I tell my church this all the time. I say, you guys came here, you sat here for an hour on this given Sunday or Wednesday, and I said, all I've given you is information, right? Now it's up to you to take this information and apply it to your life. So knowledge equals information times knowledge. John, because now I've got to work with that information. I've got to play with it. I've got to go, hey, when I'm striking my flint, this angle doesn't work. This angle does. Hey, when I'm stacking sticks to try to make a fire here, this works. This doesn't. That's experience, right? That's times it back.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, experience slash action. In other words, if you haven't taken any action, you don't know anything.
SPEAKER 09 :
Right, right. I mean, how many people have bought things... And this is another topic that just drives me nuts. Everyday carry. You can go on these videos and you can watch on YouTube. Everybody has their everyday carry stuff. And it's obviously something that their sponsors sent them or something that they thought was a good idea. Right. And I'm like, have you ever tried to turn a screw with that thing? Right. It doesn't work. You break it. Right. And so I kind of have a rule that I don't really share everyday carry with people unless I've carried it for six months to a year. I've got time behind the wheel with that. And so we have to take this information. Last week we talked about the batteries and the car chargers and the phone chargers and all these things. And it's like, hey, I've got to test this out. You know, I have a little jet boil stove. Now, this is how extreme I am. And people, again, it's all perspective, right? I'm sitting at Home Depot parking lot, boiling my water, grinding my own coffee to do a pour over coffee. And people are like, why don't you just go to Starbucks? Why don't you go to 7-Eleven? I could. But guess what I'm doing? I'm getting reps.
SPEAKER 08 :
I'm figuring out. You're learning. Right. You're learning at the same time. Absolutely. Right. And that, John, is knowledge. Yep. I agree. No, that is exactly right. I mean, what you're saying really is kind of that opposite of what we used to call, you know, educated idiots. They've got all this book knowledge. They've got all this stuff upstairs, but they've never applied any of it and probably can't.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah. Yeah. It doesn't work. In theory, it might. It sounds good, you know. We've got to get out there.
SPEAKER 08 :
Bill, I will tell you, as somebody who's worked on cars the majority of his career and, again, been a business owner, I'm kind of the opposite of you. I know enough about the plumbing and the electrical to get me by. If it gets really over my head, I've got to call folks like you when it gets really serious. But at the end of the day, can I get by for most things? Yeah, absolutely. Can I change a plug, a light switch, a breaker even, et cetera? Yes, I can do all those things, no problem at all. When it gets above that, am I going to put a panel in? No, that is way above my pay grade. That's where guys like you are going to come in and take care of that. On the same token, car-wise, though, that's kind of the opposite. Give me something on the car, and pretty much as long as I've got the time to do it, I'll figure out what's going on, make it work, and so on, and I'm kind of on the other end of the spectrum. But the reality is, to your point, You have to put I can't tell you over the years, Bill, how many technicians, for example, you'd hire. They had all of their ASE certifications, meaning they knew the theory. They could pass the test. They could get the gold certificate and the whole nine yards. And when it was all said and done on paper, they were a really great technician. until you put them in front of a car and at that point they struggled either with getting it done getting it done timely where you could actually make money as a business doing so and on and on we go i mean there was so much more to it than just having the paper knowledge it was can you take all of that paper and theory and so on and then apply it yeah yeah i got uh when i was a superintendent putting in a pretty good ddc control over there at cherokee power plant i
SPEAKER 09 :
They sent me a new guy. He was going to be a foreman or general foreman under me. He came up to me, and he's like, hey, here's what I've done. And I said, stop. I don't care what you've done. I don't care about that. I care about what you can do for me today. Let me see it. And to your point, it's like you shouldn't have to tell me all your credentials. No, just do it. And working this stuff out, John, also shows me where my limitations are. I get into something, I'm like, man, this is above me. Now I know where my line's at. That's right. Now I know where it's like, okay, now I've got to call in that expert. That's right. Or whatever. And then I also feel things don't work. You know, you learn through failure. Be quick to fail.
SPEAKER 08 :
That's right.
SPEAKER 09 :
Don't get your, you know, feelings hurt when you fail.
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, no, no. No, pull your bootstraps up and keep going.
SPEAKER 09 :
Okay, okay, I'm not going to do that again.
SPEAKER 08 :
That's right. Exactly.
SPEAKER 09 :
Let's just move on. So... Something I heard this morning, and I thought it was really great, actually, but you suck and you suck and you suck and you suck and suck and suck until success. There you go. And you look at that, S-U-C, S-U-C, S-U-C, and then finally the C-S-S comes.
SPEAKER 08 :
That's right. That's right. Good way of saying it. All right. Prep two, the number two, protect. And Bill will be working on that changeover. We'll keep you guys updated on that here in the weeks ahead. Bill, we didn't get quite everything in. We've got another week. We've got all kinds of time. We'll keep doing this. We're not going anywhere. For all of you listening, one more time, Bill, how do folks find you currently so they can sign up for some of the things you've got coming up in the future?
SPEAKER 09 :
So, yeah, you can either jump on that website, the number three, Fold Defense. Okay. Fold Defense. Or you can just email me, Bill, at ARKEHC.com. That's probably the best way. And don't forget those Instagrams and YouTubes and all that stuff. Prep, number two, protect, really is going to help build. And, you know, that's our mission, and hopefully John and I going forward, we're going to get some good stuff out.
SPEAKER 08 :
Keep it going. That's right.
SPEAKER 09 :
Deeper topics, right?
SPEAKER 08 :
That's right.
SPEAKER 09 :
50,000 foot, you know.
SPEAKER 08 :
That's right. Bill, as always, appreciate you, man, very much. We'll talk this week, of course, as always. And, again, Bill Anderson, appreciate him very much. Up next, we've got some great sponsors, by the way, that make this happen on a weekly basis. You can find them at ready-radio.com.
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In this episode, explore the transformative power of understanding God’s viewpoint as Rick Hughes guides you through the principles of contentment, tranquility, and divine happiness. Learn how the teachings of Jesus Christ and the apostles offer a roadmap to becoming spiritually strong, developing a resilient mindset that leads to inner peace and joy. Whether you are new to Christianity or seeking deeper spiritual growth, this episode provides valuable insights for every listener.
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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, please stay with me. It'll be a time of motivation and A lot of inspiration, some education, and never any manipulation. That's right. We don't con people here. We're not trying to hustle you. This show is designed to remind you of biblical truths and to introduce you to a unique way of studying and learning God's Word. And we do it without any type of solicitations, just 30 minutes of teaching. That's my job, help you verify and maybe identify the plan of God for your life. And if I can do that, then you have the freedom and the privacy to orient and adjust to the plan. The FLOT line is a main line of resistance in your soul. It's a military metaphor. You can learn God's Word, 10 unique problem-solving devices, and use that to stop the outside sources of adversity before they become the inside source of stress. That's why we always say adversity is inevitable, but stress is optional. And the reason is adversity is what circumstances do to you. Stress is what you do to yourself. So you don't have to have worry. You don't have to have fear. You don't have to have anxiety. You don't have to have depression. You don't have to have guilt. these are all indicators that you are failing in your situation you don't have to live like that the christian life is a unique life it's a way without those things it's the most unique life in the world and the lord jesus christ demonstrated how to live that life and our job is to teach you how you can number one become a christian how you can receive christ as your savior if you want to do that and number two, if you do in fact receive Christ as your Savior, how you can grow spiritually, how you can build that main line of resistance, that flood line in your soul. So let's start out by reminding you that Ephesians 2, 8, and 9 says, it is by grace that you're saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it's a gift from God, not of works, lest any man should brag or boast about it. And Titus 3, verses 5 through 7 in the New Testament, written by the Apostle Paul, said not by works of righteousness which we've done, but according to his mercy he saved us by the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Spirit which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Lord. That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. That's a great promise from God. These things are written, 1 John 5, so that you may know that you have eternal life. You can know it. You don't have to hope. You don't have to try. You don't have to wish. You have Christ, you have life, because he said, I will never leave you. I will never forsake you. He said, I am the way, the truth, and the life, and no man comes to the Father but through me. And by believing in Jesus Christ and receiving him as your Savior, you walk into the most unique life the world has ever known. It's called the Christian life. And that's what this radio show is about, trying to teach how the Christian life works. how the Christian life operates. Not a system of emotion, not a system of ups and downs, but a way of thinking as the Bible teaches us in Philippians 2.5. Let this mind be in you that was also in Christ Jesus. We have to learn to think divine viewpoint. And that's why our Lord, we're going to talk about this today, how our Lord gave some mandates about what we should think and how we should think. It's really a wonderful thing for us. The question that was once asked by my pastor, and I'd like to ask it to you today, says, is it possible? through the power of God to come to the place in our lives where we have the most fantastic happiness, the most fantastic tranquility, and contentment, and at the same time have a personal love for God? And the answer is absolutely yes. That's where tranquility, contentment, and happiness come from. They all come from personal love for God. And the issue is how can you love someone that you don't know? And so if you want to have this life that I'm talking to you about, the first thing you have to do is to become acquainted with God through Jesus Christ because he said, I am the way. Through me, man enters in and finds green pasture. So when you come through Jesus Christ, you come to meet God the Father. And when you meet God the Father, then you come to understand the lifestyle that he has set apart for you called the Christian life. Paul wrote about that lifestyle in Philippians 4. In verses 11 through 13, he said, not that I speak in respect of want, For I've learned in whatever state I'm in to be content. That's a key word I want to give you today. I've learned to be content. He said in verse 12, I know both how to be abased and I know how to abound. In everywhere and in all things I'm instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. And then in verse 13, a verse that so many people like to quote. I even see athletes put this on their helmet if they're football players or tattoo it on their arm. It's that verse in Philippians 4.13 that says, I can do all things through Christ, which gives me the strength. Yes, you can. You can live this phenomenal life free of worry, free of guilt, free of anxiety through Jesus Christ by assimilating his mind. That's why Romans 12, one through three says, stop thinking of yourself in terms of arrogance, beyond what you should think, like a self-pity sort of thing. But think in terms of humility as God has assigned to each one of us a standard of thinking from his word. That's why Christ said, take my yoke upon you and learn of me. He said, my yoke is easy and my burden is light. In 1 Timothy 6, six and eight, we have these words. But godliness with contentment is great profit. For we brought nothing into this world, and it's certain that we will carry nothing out. And so thus having food and clothing, let us therefore be content. Contentment is a capacity for living. It's a wonderful thing. If you're content, then you don't feel the need to need something to make you happy. People that are content have this capacity. God can fill up your cup if you're content. But if you're not content, regardless of what God puts into your life, you're never going to be happy. It's never going to fulfill any need in your life. You see, this is the secret to capacity for life is having contentment, being content with what he gives you. Number one, having a stable mental attitude leads to having stable emotions in your life. And contentment is a stability way of thinking. It's a stable mental attitude. Contentment is nothing more than problem-solving device number nine on the flat line of your soul, which is sharing the happiness of God. Yes, sharing the happiness of God is a wonderful problem-solving device. A lot of people have temporal happiness. They put their happiness related to people and circumstances, but that's not sharing the happiness of God. Sharing the happiness of God is what Jesus said, my joy I leave with you. In Hebrews 12, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross. despising the shame. I mean, it wasn't fun to go to the cross, but on the cross, he was in the center of the will of God. And this is the key to it. The greatest happiness you'll ever experience in your life is when you know you're in the center of the will of God for your life. That's where contentment and peace comes from. So contentment of your soul equals capacity for living. And when you're satisfied, well, then the Lord can bless you. And those blessings, that prosperity that he may put into your life will not become a distraction to you. There are a lot of things the Lord would like to give you, but you can't handle it yet because it would distract you. I get tickled at people that want to win the lottery because they think winning the lottery is the key to happiness. And it's not. It's not the key to happiness because we know that unhappy people take their unhappiness with them wherever they go. I mean, we buy things we don't need to impress people that we don't even like. And so what is the deal here? What is contentment? It is a lifestyle that is happy, far exceeding anything anyone ever understood or ever knew about before. It's this happiness in your life that comes with peace and contentment. In Philippians 4, 6 and 7, the Bible says, Be careful for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving. Let your requests be made known unto God, and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your heart and mind through Christ Jesus. The peace of God is that contentment. That's what it is. And it passes understanding. The world doesn't comprehend this. It's not an advantage for them. It's your advantage. And you have two things here. This verse says heart, H-E-A-R-T, and it says mind, M-I-N-D. If we go to the Greek New Testament, those words are your kardia, K-A-R-D-I-A. We get cardiac from that. And nous, N-O-U-S, mind, mind. And so what we have here is that when you hear God's word, it comes into your mind and sets up. But you have to transfer it from your mind to your heart where you store it and use it. And that requires a faith transfer. So you learn it, you hear it, and you apply it. And when you do that, then the peace that comes from God, this great happiness in the middle of extreme circumstances, is beyond the understanding of anyone else. They don't understand it. They can't comprehend. How can you be so cool? How can you be so relaxed? How can you be so free of stress? It's because you're using God's problem-solving devices. Like, for example, the faith rest drill. So why should you have this fantastic contentment in your life? What's the reason for that? Because Philippians 419, Paul said, My God shall supply all of your needs according to his riches in Christ Jesus. This is something that God will give you. Every detail of your life has already been provided for. The real question that you have to face is will you seize the provisions that God made available to you or will you insist on doing it your way? You know that song that I did it my way. I think that's Frank Sinatra that sang that. Well, you can do it your way. Many of you are doing it your way and your head may be getting a little banged up from beating it against the wall. It's much easier to do it God's way. therefore john 14 21 he who has my commandments and keeps them that's the one that loves me and in john 14 23 if anyone loves me he will keep my word and my father will love him if you note the difference there between experiencing god's love and being in god's love The difference is he who does not love me does not keep my word. Listen, there's no doubt God loves you. The Bible tells you that in John 3, 16. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, but there's a different type of love here. there is an experiential love that god pours out blessing in your life as a result listen again if anyone loves me that's personal love for god that's motivational virtue that's problem solving device number seven and eight so if you have personal love for god it says you will keep his word so again listen john 14 23 if anyone loves me personal love for god He will keep my word. He will be obedient. And my Father will love him. This is different than the love that comes through Jesus Christ at salvation, the love for the world, the lost world. This is a family love. This is the royal family of God. You're in the royal family of God. There's nothing that God the Father doesn't want to give you and pour out into your life. but it's based on what? Obedience. If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. That means obedience, obey the word of God. Well, how can you obey the word of God if you don't even know it? In John 14, 24, the word which you hear is not mine, Jesus said. but it's the fathers who sent me. So he told those disciples that he was speaking to that the things he was saying was coming directly from God the Father. God the Father revealed himself to the world through his anointed son, Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. And it is our job as believers in Christ to reveal Him to the world so that they can come to know God the Father. It's an amazing thing. Divine viewpoint was communicated by our Savior to those disciples. They had no idea they were going to write the New Testament. They had no idea they were going to be apostles. He was beginning to tell them in John 14 in the upper room discourse that a new dispensation was coming. There was not going to be a kingdom like they thought there would be. He told them that he was going to be crucified and killed and murdered. He explained that to them, and they were just not really grasping that. And so he was giving this information to them. Divine viewpoint. This is what you need to understand, and it took a while for me to grasp it. God doesn't think like I think. I think in terms of emotion. I think in terms of sometimes of appreciation, emotional stimulation, whatever. But listen to what the Bible says. Isaiah 55, 8, For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. So God doesn't think like we think, much higher thoughts than he thinks. For example, the word grace, God thinks in terms of grace, undeserved favor. We don't think like that. We think in terms of works, earning it, being appreciated for what we did, and that if we do good deeds and we do nice things, that God will appreciate us and let us come to heaven. That's not how it works. God loved us in eternity past and provided for us a way to heaven through Christ our Lord. So he doesn't think like we think. He doesn't think in terms of revenge motivation. He doesn't think in terms of competition with other people. He doesn't think in terms of emotional stimulation. You have to understand that. The thing to realize is this, that we have an opportunity to think a different way, different than how the world thinks. There's no contentment in the world. There's no capacity for life in the world. The more they get, the more they want. The more they want, the more they get. It's impossible. And so we have a hope the world doesn't have. We have a peace that the world can never experience. We have a contentment that is available to us that is the door to capacity for living. The door that opens and God pours in his favor because it won't destroy us. We can handle the prosperity. We're content with what we have. It doesn't make a difference if we have a lot or a little. That's not what we're about. When you have tranquility and when you have contentment, these are a major part of your life. And then when you have those two things, just those two things, tranquility and contentment, then people can no longer hurt you. People can no longer cause you to react or get mad. You'll be able to see things objectively because you will have divine viewpoint. That means you will be thinking the mind of Christ and you can maintain a relaxed mental attitude through whatever circumstances you face in your life. The only way to have any spiritual contentment is to keep the Word of God. But the only way to keep the Word of God is to learn the Word of God. God the Father communicated it to the Son, and God the Son communicated it to the disciples, those apostles to be, and they recorded it for us. And now God the Holy Spirit empowers us so we can understand it and we can metabolize it in the wisdom and compartment of my soul, of our soul, your soul. Listen to what our Lord said in Matthew 11 about tranquility and contentment and capacity for life. Listen to Matthew 11, 28. Come to me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. So this is a divine invitation. Do you want to have a lifestyle free of pressure, free of anxiety? Here it is. Come to me, all you that labor and and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me. Learn, learn, there's the key word. Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart. That's humility. And you will find rest for your souls, because my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. You know, learn of me literally translates in the Greek New Testament of the Koine Greek language, learn from me. This is the job you have to do as a believer in Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ was the mentor to the disciples. He taught them the word of God. He told them what he was saying came from God. And then he told them that when he left, he was going to send another mentor. And that would be the Holy Spirit. And he is the mentor of New Testament believers like you and me. And it's his job to teach us God's word under the system that God set up. What is the system? Ephesians 4, 11 through 17. And he gave some apostles... and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers. By the way, that's one word. We know that. The poimen kai didaskalos, pastor and teacher. That's the Granville Sharp rule. It's not two definite articles there. It's one person. The pastor teacher, in verse 12, for the perfecting of the saints. for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, until we all come in the unity of the faith and have a knowledge of the Son of God that brings us to a mature man, a perfect man, after the measure of the statue of the fullness of Christ. In other words, And the job of the Holy Spirit is to reveal the Word of God to you through the spiritual gift of the pastor-teacher. As you comprehend that information and the Holy Spirit verifies it to be real, true, legitimate information, then you access that information into your soul and you begin to replicate the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. And then verse 14, that we henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the slight of man whose cunning craftiness they lie in wait to deceive us. And so that's exactly what the plan is. That's the way the plan works. But speaking the truth in love, we grow up into him. And everything, even the head, Christ Jesus, from whom the whole body is fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working and the measure of every part, making increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. And this is a metaphor of a body, and it's saying that the body of Christ is one body, one way of thinking, one idea, one goal, and that's to replicate the life of Christ and to glorify God as a result of all of that. That's our objective. And that's why we have these different spiritual gifts. So when we learn God's Word via the insight and the ministry of the Holy Spirit and the teaching ministry of a well-qualified pastor, then we begin to build a main line of resistance in our soul, that flat line in your soul. That's what it's called, the forward line of troops. And then this flat line allows you to have complete happiness in your life. And when you have that happiness, that plus H, that's problem-solving device number nine, when you have it, then you have the contentment with circumstances and people that no one else has. By the way, I have a small book called Christian Problem Solving that lists all 10 of these. And if you'd like to have it, just contact me with the internet on the website rickhughesministries.org or send me an email rick at rickhughesministries.org. We'll send that booklet to you free of charge and never ask you for a dime and never send you anything else unless you request it. But if you don't know all 10 of those unique problem solving devices, that's available to you. And so the objective is for you to grow spiritually by means of the ministry of the Holy Spirit who communicates the word of Jesus Christ. That's the words that are in the Bible that were recorded by the apostles written down for you. And when we learn the things that he said, he said they came from the Father. He told the disciples that. It's not me speaking, it's the Father speaking. So we're learning the mind of Christ. We're learning, we're assimilating what the Father wanted the world to know. And then we become Christ-like. We replicate his life because we learn his word. And this is where the capacity for living comes from. This is where the love and obedience comes from. If you love me, you will obey me, he said, and my mandates are not grievous. So using the faith rest drill, one of those problem-solving devices, you standing behind the shield of faith, that allows you to have tranquility in your life, contentment in your soul, even during the times of the greatest pressure you will ever know. That tranquility I'm talking about will keep you calm. It'll keep you relaxed. It can even keep you from becoming a religious crusader ruining the lives of other people as you stick their nose into their business. You see, every human has a right to their own privacy. And God didn't send any of us to straighten other people out. The laws of establishment give us the right to exercise our freedom uncoerced. That means we're not allowed to be criminals, no. But we're not here to bully people either. We don't have the right to judge other people, to malign other people. Romans 14 says, who are you, verse four, that you judge another man's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And yea, he will be held up, for God is able to make him stand. And in verse 10 of Romans 14, But why do you judge your brother when you judge you set yourself at naught against him? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. Gossiping and maligning and judging, these are all intrusions into the privacy of another believer. It's not allowed in the plan of God. It's not part of the plan of God. And it definitely is not you being content and you having any capacity for life. It's you being a spiritual bully. So do you want to live a life of a spiritual bully? No. You want to grow in grace. You want to replicate the life of Christ. You want to glorify God. You want to learn his plan. You want to reciprocate his love to you back to him again. in total reverence and respect and obedience. That's where this contentment and tranquility comes from. You can actually lay your head down at night and go to sleep and never have a worry in the world in spite of what you may face. I hope you're listening. I hope you're thinking about this because this is the way the plan of God works and this is what God has for you. Until next week, I'm your host, Rick Hughes. Every Sunday, same time, same place, same channel. Please come back and please join me. If you'd like to write to me, always feel free to do that. Keep your money. We're not asking for any offerings. We're just saying if you want to communicate, give us a shout. Until then, thanks for being with us today.
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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.
Join us as we examine the closing chapter of Biden's administration and the hopeful anticipation of a better future under Trump. With a narrative rich in political discourse, this episode navigates through key topics like Biden’s commutations, the power of spirituality, and the sweeping changes anticipated with Trump's presidency. Featuring special guest insights and an exploration into Hollywood's hidden conservative support, this is an episode that celebrates victory, reflects on faith, and looks to America's future.
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He's the happy conservative warrior. From the Relief Factor studios, here's Mike Deller.
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I just saw a video clip of that unfunny Stephen Colbert doing his monologue last night saying, this is our final show of the Biden administration. Of course, the crowd groaned and he said, next time you see me, Trump will be president and I may not be here. Yeah, Trump's going to round you up. That's right, Stephen Colbert. That's going to be his first executive order. Put Stephen Colbert in the gulag. Put him in the hooscow. And I hope he's kidding. I'm not even sure he's kidding. When people are not very funny, you never know when they're kidding or not. You love people who think they're funny and you know they're not. And they always laugh at themselves and they're so amused with themselves. Wow. Here we go. It's Friday headed into inauguration weekend. And can you believe it? Can you believe this has happened? Look, it's Friday, January 17th, 2025. We went through a year where we all fought hard. You know, I don't want to take any more credit than you do. You probably were every bit at least as emotionally invested in the outcome of the election as we were. And when we watch Trump get convicted of 34 felonies, 34 felonies. How'd you like to wake up and know you've got 34 felonies hanging over your head? If you or I had one felony, it's over. Our life is finished. You think my company would continue to employ me if I was a felon? Because of the weaponization of the justice system and the courts and these filthy, despicable, diabolical activist prosecutors and judges, Trump has 34 felony convictions to his name. I, honest to gosh, know that we all know that this is a God thing. This is a God thing. Trump got elected because God's hand was in this election. He turned his head in Butler, Pennsylvania at the split second that the bullet would have otherwise killed him. You think that was an accident? You think that was a coincidence? Do you honestly think that a guy, that the beast, that the system, that the scoundrels manage... to deliver 34 felony convictions to gets elected overwhelmingly president of the United States. You think that's an accident? You think that's a mistake? There aren't any mistakes. And there are no coincidences. You know it. And I know it. Trump's election is an answer to a prayer. Is an answer to prayers. There's no way around that. There's no way around this. We ought to accept it. We need to revel in it. And I just wonder how many more people will turn to God again because of Trump's victory. Look, I'm not a Christian talk show host. I'm a talk show host who's a Christian. I don't know, you know, I don't know... the biblical, scriptural... I don't have the scriptural expertise that I'm sure many of you have. And we're not a Christian teaching and talk show. We're a secular news talk show, but I'm blessed to work for a company that allows me to profess my faith whenever I feel like it. And my question to you is, won't there be people... who turn back to the church, who go back to God, who remember what really matters, faith, family, freedom, as a result of Trump's election. I mean, the flip side of it is, think about how miserable things would be if Kamala Harris had won. Do you realize how awful it would have been For the majority of America, I know the woke activists would have been happy. I know the people who turned lawfare into a public sport would have been thrilled. We would have been, can I use this word on the air? I think I can, screwed. We would have been so screwed. And it makes me shudder. to even think about how different things would be today, Friday, before the inauguration, if we were preparing for a Kamala Harris inauguration and a Kamala Harris administration. Every walk of life would have been impacted. Every aspect. Companies, tech, social media. Look, they're trying to ban TikTok. TikTok isn't going to get banned. There's no way. Trump doesn't want TikTok banned. It's not going to get banned. We're waiting for a Supreme Court opinion that could come any moment now. And, of course, we'll bring it to you as soon as it comes down. But everything would have changed. The economy? How about the entrepreneurs? I've got to catch up with Alfredo Ortiz or Elaine Parker over at Job Creators Network. Think about what it would have done to small businesses if these demons, and many of them are demons, not all of them. You know what I mean. A lot of them are demons. If they had gotten in power, if they'd be running things, So here we sit with the presidency as a party, with the presidency, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. And I am just in this bursting feeling. I have this profound feeling of gratitude. And yes, I'm very prayerful. I'm so prayerful. And I find myself praying a lot more than usual, and I wonder if it's because of the election. 1-800-655-MIKE. 13 past the hour. Got a lot of breaking news. Confirmation hearings underway for Kristi Noem. Again, the Supreme Court opinion being handed down. Biden, with some last-minute commutations, he's commuting the sentences of a bunch of drug dealers. I'm not kidding you. You heard that right. A bunch of drug dealers and a bunch of people in jail for their drug offenses having their sentences commuted last night. 2,500 of them by Joe Biden. And you know what one of the radical whack job... liberal politician said about it? Yeah, it's all about his legacy. Yeah, I agree. It's about his legacy, all right. Let's dive in. We're having a great, great Friday. I hope you are, too, in such a great mood. I got everything packed up. It's going to be cold in Washington, D.C., bitter cold, bitter cold. But let's dive into whether or not you think This was all divine intervention. Is it a result of prayer and God? And will more people turn to God as a result of Trump's victory? And the Republican wins on November the 5th. 800-655-6453. We have one open line, one phone number does it all. Call or text 800-655-MIKE. And welcome in to the Mike Gallagher Show.
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21 past the hour. Let's dive in. On this Friday before the inauguration, I'm thinking a lot about faith. I'm thinking a lot about spirituality. I'm thinking a lot about the power of prayer. And let's face it. A lot of us were praying without ceasing that the American people would get this right on November the 5th. And you know what? By golly, we did. We did. We did it. We did it. You know? And it's just, I'm in this strange place right now where I keep thinking about how many people are turning to God. And how great I feel. I mean, I'm almost kind of in shock. Johnny's in San Jose. Johnny, how are you? Welcome to the Mike Gallagher Show.
SPEAKER 09 :
Doing fabulous. What do you think about the New Year's clock backwards until Trump gets in? I love that.
SPEAKER 08 :
Like a countdown?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah. Literally, how much damage can this guy do? I'm literally in Silicon Valley. You have no idea. I work with a company. I work in Hollywood. I work for one of the most legendary guys. Not to brag, I work for a guy named Clint Eastwood. I'm blessed to work for the man. You guys are the best. Hugh Hewitt, the crew there at Salem, we love you guys. All the Clint Eastwood crew love you guys. You guys are the best in the business. And It's you guys, like we literally said, I mean, how could we count it backwards? I can't compliment you guys enough because your whole crew there at Salem, I'm telling you, the whole broadcast guys. We respect you guys so much. I'm from the film side. I work in Hollywood. And I love you guys, and you would be shocked at how many people in Hollywood actually totally support you guys.
SPEAKER 08 :
Can I tell you a story that you'll appreciate? I'm at the airport lounge at LAX a couple weeks ago. What? And a nice guy comes up to me and he says, are you Mike Gallagher? And I said, well, yes, sir, I am. He goes, you know, I've never seen you before in my life. I have no idea what you look like, but I recognize your voice. Which, first of all, Johnny, that struck me as so bizarre. Could you recognize somebody just from their voice, do you think?
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, VOs, yes, absolutely. I know all these voice actors.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, you know it. You're in the industry, and this guy, well, so we're talking, and we're chatting away, and I'm flattered, and we're talking about Trump, and, you know, he's talked about what it means to be, you know, right of center in Hollywood and everything, and we're just chatting away, and he's going off to Cabo, and, you know, great. And finally I said, well, what are you doing? He goes, I'm in the film industry here in L.A., And I said, oh, that's really interesting. So we start talking some more. I mean, dummy me, I don't like think to say right away, what do you do? Well, then I finally said, what do you do? Johnny, you know the name. He runs one of the biggest film studios in the world. I mean, this guy hobnobs like I'm sure you do with some of these big famous actors and everything. But he said what you said. To your point, you just have no idea how many people in the entertainment industry, in show business essentially, feel the way we do. They're just afraid to come out and say it because they would get destroyed.
SPEAKER 09 :
No, but you've got to understand this. Like I said, the countdown clock backwards. All of us in the industry, and Clint's a rarity because he'll speak his mind. Like the old school guard was that way. The younger crowd, I'm a good friend. I won't name his name. He's on the show. All the guys from Yellowstone love you. We worked on the show. Yellowstone was shared.
SPEAKER 08 :
Wow, that's incredible. In fact, I saw one of them was on with Glenn Beck. What's his name? Who's the guy that was on with Beck a few months ago? I saw him.
SPEAKER 09 :
Well, no, but I'm good friends with Ian. I won't name Ian. I won't name his last name.
SPEAKER 08 :
No, but he was on with Glenn Beckham. Well, look, we appreciate very much hearing from you, Johnny, and the Hollywood community, I guarantee you, they're counting down, too, and saying, you know what, we'll put the clock in reverse, and we're going to count down to a new era. It is a new day. There's a new – look at all these, you would think, leftist tech titans. They're all going to be there Monday. You've got – they're all going to be there, I think. Zuckerberg, the guy from TikTok, this list of the – and this is what – What you call it? Biden was saying about the tech oligarchs. Oh, we're out of the oligarchy. Well, all the oligarchs are showing up. How about this? Biden just announced that he would commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 inmates who are serving prison terms. Now, these are people behind bars for poisoning our kids with drugs, many of them drug dealers. I mean, these are not all great. I believe in the power of redemption. I understand redemption. But I also believe that if you do the crime, you've got to do the time. Not in Joe Biden's world. And I saw this coverage in the New York Times about Biden commuting all these drug offender sentences as this last-minute commutation, right? And I saw Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts quoted in the piece. And I thought, well, there it is. Because you don't get more radical or leftist than her. You don't get much farther to the left than her. She's a whack job. And she's quoted in the New York Times article, it's not a matter of just what is the right thing. It is also a matter of legacy. Well, Congresswoman Presley, I agree. This is all about legacy. This is Biden's legacy. That one of his last ditch efforts in this miserable, failed presidency, as Americans, like the guy said, were counting down the clock, even in reverse, to say bye-bye. The legacy is a failure. It's open borders. It's freeing convicts and wreaking havoc in our nation. You're right. That's his legacy. And history will not be kind to Joe Biden. There's no better time than right now to call my friends at PhD Weight Loss and Nutrition to start your journey to a healthier you. As I hear from you about how PhD Weight Loss and Nutrition has changed your life, I know that each one of us has had our own reasons for starting. I started my journey because I gained enough weight and was ready to make a change. I sat down with Dr. Ashley Lucas, and like they say, the rest was history. I lost 53 pounds, and I've kept it off. We all have different reasons for starting. Maybe you got a discouraging diagnosis from your doctor. You needed to make a lifestyle change. One grandmother I talked to couldn't chase her toddler grandson and was afraid he might get hurt in her care. Another gentleman had lower back and hip pain which forced him to give up golf. He wanted his life back. You want your life back? Do what I did. Start the PhD journey. Make 2024 your year to say goodbye and let go of all those unwanted pounds. Call 864-644-1900, 864-644-1900, or just go to MyPhDWeightLoss.com, MyPhDWeightLoss.com.
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You could have saw all summer New York City police officers getting assaulted and beaten. You have Rikers Island where correction officers get stabbed, slashed, beaten every day. And the Democratic Party here in this state and nationwide doesn't say boo. These January 6th guys that assaulted cops, they were in jail for two years, three years. That's fine with me. If you do the same thing here to a cop in this city, you're lucky you get three hours in the slammer.
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In the relieffactor.com studios, here's Mike Gallagher.
SPEAKER 08 :
Gosh, I appreciated seeing New York City Councilman Joe Borelli sort of trashing CNN's Abby Phillip over her hyperventilating about Trump's pardons and commutations for the January Sixers. What a great point he made going into the lion's den over there on CNN. And boy, are they in a world of hurt over there. Apparently, Acosta was demoted to the graveyard shift. He got midnight, the midnight shift. They're taking him off 10 a.m. and putting him on at midnight, and he's threatening to leave. Oh, no, don't do that. No, what will we do without you, Jim Acosta? They've laid off hundreds of people. Nora O'Donnell got fired. Did you see that? I mean, I don't even really watch the evening news very much anymore. But ultimately, I know that she's, David Muir is ABC. Is Lester Holt the NBC guy? I think he is. And then Nora O'Donnell was CBS. And she is a big-time Trump hater. Big time Trump hater. Well, last night was her last night. This is an interesting thing. Are the media people getting shuffled around because of Trump? I mean, because that's the accusation that these big media companies are trying to appease Trump. President Trump. I mean, here's an example. And I want to go back to Joe Borrelli and welcome him to the show here in just a moment. But if you don't mind, Councilman, real quick, I want to play this clip of Nora O'Donnell. Remember when Trump accurately pointed out that... the invasion of Springfield, Ohio by thousands and thousands of illegals from Haiti and the Haitian migrants. Here was the way Nora O'Donnell, who had been the CBS Evening News anchor person, characterized that a while ago.
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Donald Trump is blaming Democrats for inflaming political rhetoric, but the former president's own words seem to be increasing the threat of political violence in Springfield, Ohio. That's where a false and ugly accusation against Haitians, thousands of whom are legal permanent residents, is impacting everyday life.
SPEAKER 08 :
I mean, disgraceful. And I remember a number of months ago, she was like on the warpath night after night after night. And she's supposed to be the anchorwoman. Well, she's out. She's out. She's apparently been fired from the anchor desk. Let's go back to this bold, patriotic New York City councilman, Joe Borelli. Here's what he said in that clip that caught our attention the other night on CNN.
SPEAKER 06 :
You could assault all summer New York City police officers getting assault and beaten. You have Rikers Island where correction officers get stabbed, slashed, beaten every day. And the Democratic Party here in this state and nationwide doesn't say boo. These January 6th guys that assaulted cops, they were in jail for two years, three years. That's fine with me. If you do the same thing here to a cop in this city, you're lucky you get three hours in the slammer. California is the same way. California is the exact same way. So this is, you know... January 6th was not a great day for America. But to your point, it was litigated. Trump ran for office from day one saying he was going to do this. The American public had their chance to weigh in. He got elected and he did it. And now we're going to have to move forward.
SPEAKER 08 :
How great is that? Let's welcome the minority leader and New York City Councilman Joseph C. Borelli back to the Mike Gallagher show. Our hero of the week for standing up for some common sense, Councilman. Welcome back. How have you been?
SPEAKER 06 :
Good. Thank you, Mike. I appreciate the moniker. It's well-deserved this time, especially the other people who've gotten it over the last couple of years.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, it's astounding to watch the way they have tried to weaponize January 6th. And you put it in perfect perspective. It wasn't a great day, you know. A lot of people did stupid things. But they've turned it into Pearl Harbor meets 9-11. You know, meets, you know, every the bubonic plague as the worst thing that ever happened to the United States. And, Joe, I think you'd agree with me. They don't believe that. It's about as realistic as calling Trump a fascist or Adolf Hitler. They don't believe it. It's just empty headed rhetoric.
SPEAKER 06 :
No, it's as real as their sudden love for law enforcement. And to kind of expand on what I mentioned there, you know, there's been I couldn't even count how many times we've brought in, you know, correction officers. In fact, one press conference we had in City Hall and in the state capitol here, we had photographs of the horrific. gruesome injuries that New York City and state correction officers routinely get people who are slashed their faces gushing open with blood women who are sexually assaulted women CEOs who are have gotten horrible things done to them and we can't even get Democrats to stand with us to say that people who do this are bad or wrong. Now suddenly, because there's a political context and sort of ramifications to appease their base, suddenly it's okay to back the blue and to be big fans of law enforcement. People, you know, they see right through this. It doesn't pass the smell test. It doesn't pass any question of their veracity in what they're trying to do. And I'm glad, you know, Abby Phillips had me on. By the way, I will give that show a little credit. That show wants people to come on and actually start arguments. So, I mean, in fairness, they want me to come on there and yell and scream. I'm happy to do so.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, look at the presence of Scott Jennings. I mean, they let him talk, and he does a splendid job. And, of course, a lot of the people in that audience hate him, but those of us who can stomach CNN for more than five minutes at a time love what he represents. Councilman, let's talk a little bit about New York City, because I often think about New York, in particular Manhattan, over this whole illegal immigration debate. Now, for people who aren't that familiar with the way New York is laid out, with the five boroughs, you represent Staten Island's South Shore. Staten Island is sort of an oasis in a desert of loony liberalism. Staten Island is a home to cops, to firefighters, to conservatives, to common sense, ordinary people. And again, it's an anomaly really as far as New York City goes because certainly Manhattan is overwhelmingly blue. The other boroughs are pretty liberal. When I'm in New York, I stay right by a hotel called the Rowe Hotel on 8th Avenue. Okay. And every single time I'm there, I am stunned. Next time I go, I'm going to get out my iPhone and take video for the audience at the hundreds and hundreds of Hispanic people who are on the street. These are men, women, and children, sometimes at midnight, one in the morning, got little kids running around scampering. These are all illegals who are being housed at a luxury hotel in Midtown Manhattan that has been turned into a migrant center. Now, Joe, can you talk a little bit about a New Yorker's perspective about Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration? What will it do to a city like New York where we all know that unfortunately there are many, many illegals who are living and working in New York City? How dramatic a change is this going to be for the city of New York?
SPEAKER 06 :
Well, I mean, it's already cost us actual dollars out of pocket, $6.5 billion, which is more than the budget of some states, which if you can believe that, it's true. It's more than the fire department we pay for every day. It's more than the parks department, more than major city agencies spend in a year we're spending on this crisis. We are already seeing the ramifications of the Trump presidency. You know, as soon as he was elected, there was a drop off of people coming to this city. And as a result, the mayor here actually closed about 13 migrant shelters. That's a positive sign. But right now we are and the mayor is, too, to his credit. We are all behind Tom Homan getting rid of people who are here, not just illegally, but who are here also committing new crimes or have been convicted of crimes in the past or have been already adjudicated to have been removed. I mean, these are people that I frankly can't wait to see. Eric Adams' opponents, and I got my popcorn ready, I can't wait to see Eric Adams' opponents bend themselves into a pretzel trying to defend the rights of people who have convictions of rape in their home countries or people who have already been deported multiple times. Let them try to stand there and have New Yorkers make sense of what they're trying to say. Because I think the current mayor, I think the threat of Mayor Cuomo perhaps I think a lot of the better politicians have have read the tea leaves and read the poll numbers a little better than some of the woke lefty liberals here. And they're seeing that New Yorkers are just sick and tired of this problem.
SPEAKER 08 :
You mentioned, Joe, how you're already seeing the Trump effect and the crackdown on illegal immigration in New York City. How about this? Our southern border has seen a sharp drop in illegal immigrant encounters in just the first few days of the Trump administration compared to the final few days of the Biden administration. That's according to multiple Department of Homeland Security sources. The number of border patrol encounters at the southern border in the first three days of the Trump administration is 35% lower than the final three days of the Biden administration. So you're right. The Trump effect is immediate. You mentioned Tom Holman. I've got to play this clip for you. This is classic. There was an illegal immigrant from Haiti who was scooped up, and there were cameras around, and he decided to let loose with a promise about how he's never going to go back to Haiti. And he praised the... political leaders who are responsible for him being here in the first place check this out i'm not going back to haiti one of those threats is this illegal alien from haiti ice says he's a gang member with 17 criminal convictions in recent years you feel me no biden forever bro thank obama for everything that he did for me bro Yep. So the gang member councilman said F Trump, Joe Biden forever. I thank Obama for everything he's done for me. Tom Holman on Fox News Channel, who you mentioned, had a little reaction to the man, the gang member, promising he'll never go back to Haiti.
SPEAKER 06 :
You see that video. I'm curious. What do you think?
SPEAKER 02 :
Well, he's wrong. He's going back to Haiti. I don't know that.
SPEAKER 08 :
Hey, guess what? Narrator voice, you're going back to Haiti. So these changes, Councilman, are being felt right away.
SPEAKER 06 :
Look, I mean, those videos, you know, could have been mashed up by Dan Scavino or Alex Brusewitz or Charlie Kirk or one of those great guys who do these meme videos all the time because it's that comical that this is what the Democratic Party is actually representing. This man was so – look, this guy's a truth teller. This guy is telling the absolute truth. Joe Biden allowed him to come into this country and commit all sorts of acts of crime and violence. And because of Donald Trump, because the people elected Donald Trump won every swing state, won the popular vote, mostly on this issue, because of Donald Trump, this guy is going back to Haiti no matter whether he wants to or not.
SPEAKER 08 :
Councilman Joe Borelli, again, you're one of the shining examples of what could be in New York City. Incidentally, I got a text the other day from our mutual friend Frank Morano. Is Frankie Five Burrows going to run for office in Staten Island? What do you hear about that? Because I hear rumors.
SPEAKER 06 :
Mike, you've got to call him One Burrow now because, you know, Staten Islanders, we're a little exclusive. We don't like to favor the other ones. So he's Frankie One Burrow, Staten Island, and, yes, he is running for city council to replace me, and I think he'll do a fine job.
SPEAKER 08 :
Now, how's that going to work? I mean, he'll lose his gig over there at WABC?
SPEAKER 06 :
I mean, he's on pretty late at night, so I'm not sure how upset him and his family are going to be that he's not out all night on the radio. I think the listeners are going to miss him more because his show really is great. You know, you turn on the channel late at night. He's got all sorts of great guests. And he does long-form interviews.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, real quirky. And he's a dear friend of mine, Frank Morano, the other side of midnight. And it looks like he might be, look, he'll win. And your term is up when?
SPEAKER 06 :
The end of the year. So I'm out no matter what.
SPEAKER 08 :
And then what? What's next for Joe Borelli?
SPEAKER 06 :
I think I'll be heading to the private sector, Mike. I think 20 years in government has been enough time in New York City. And I think I've pushed the pendulum back a little bit. But now we need some fresh blood, some new blood. You know, I'm a big fan of getting some new vibrant life in politics.
SPEAKER 08 :
And a new fan of making some money for a change. You know, good for you. So you deserve it, you know. I think you deserve it. Councilman Joseph C. Borelli, appreciate you joining us. Keep fighting the good fight. We'll see you soon in New York. Thank you, Mike. 12 before the hour. More coming up.
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He's the happy conservative warrior. From the Relief Factor studios, here's Mike Geller.
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Moments ago, President Trump touched down at the Asheville airport in North Carolina. He's going to tour the North Carolina hurricane damage because, as he put it, the Democrats have failed the people of North Carolina. You know the report of how the FEMA folks were avoiding... homes that had Trump signs in their yard was a heartbreaking reminder of how Democrats weaponize government and the system in order to punish people they disagree with. And that's become their modus operandi. That's going to be the real irony of criticism that Trump is going to get if he goes after any of his political opponents. They're going to say, oh, he shouldn't do that. Really? Really? You're going to complain after what you did to him? And gosh, doesn't this week feel good. What a joy it is to come to work and walk into this studio. Admittedly, I think often about how awful it would have been if she won. You know how hard it would have been to come in here to work and deal with all the crap they would have tried to throw at us? I don't know that our country would have made it. And the American people stood up. And how different it is with this guy in the Oval Office. I mean, even just watching the President and the First Lady take the big steps. He doesn't take the baby steps. He doesn't take the short steps in the back of the plane because Joe Biden wasn't even capable of walking up and down steps to an airplane. But there's President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump going up the big steps, getting into that big giant 747 and heading to North Carolina. Here's a reporter from One American News who points out about a tradition with a U.S. Marine stationed in front of the Oval Office and how often and how much duty that person has to have, that Marine has, as opposed to the last president.
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An observation that I have made, given the fact that I've covered the Biden administration throughout the week, throughout the weekends, generally speaking, there is a Marine standing outside the Oval Office whenever the president is in there working. The last two days here today and yesterday, myself being at the White House, that Marine is constantly outside the Oval Office signaling that the president is in there working for the American people. The Marine was never out there during the Biden administration. It was a very rare occurrence. If you did, the Marine was out there. It was very rare if it was. But by comparison, the Marine has always been out here the last two days. And when a lid was called yesterday, the lid was called around 7, 8 o'clock yesterday. the Marine remained out there after the lid was called, signaling that Donald Trump was working late into the night for the American people. Meanwhile, by comparison, lids during the Biden administration were routinely called at 11 a.m.
SPEAKER 08 :
The man is a true force of nature. Coming up, we're going to take you to Asheville, North Carolina. Actually, since I know we've got a lot of people who are in our audience in the Carolinas, so I want to be sure we are specific and correct. Fletcher, North Carolina, to be exact. The president about to address the media and the world. We'll take some of his remarks. Get your reaction to this first week of the golden era. Welcome in to a Friday episode of the Mike Gallagher Show in the Relief Factor Studios. We're glad you could join us.
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Vivek Ramaswami. What happened to Vivek? He's bowing out of Doge. It was going to be Elon and Vivek. And he all of a sudden says, no, Elon will do fine. I'm stepping away. The buzz for a couple of days was that it was to run for governor of Ohio, which I think would be awesome. But that's and God bless governor of any big, important state. That doesn't seem like the most riveting and compelling thing for a personality as big and a national figure as big as Vivek. So I don't know. What do you think?
SPEAKER 08 :
I think he got in trouble because of that interview he gave where he talked about other workers, the whole, yep, the H-1 visa, that whole thing. Because it was after that that he sort of fell out of the spotlight. Look, there's no way he's saying, I'm going to leave the Trump administration to mull a run for Ohio governor.
SPEAKER 04 :
Come on.
SPEAKER 08 :
No, there's more to that story. So, all right, turn the page.
SPEAKER 10 :
So who got frosted?
SPEAKER 08 :
Elon? Trump? Well, I think Trump did. I think Trump said, maybe, I don't want that kind of fallout already. I don't know. You know, Trump is funny about this. Reportedly, he doesn't like people grabbing the spotlight away or making headlines unless he's sort of large and in charge. I mean, there's no question. He's the boss.
SPEAKER 10 :
One of my favorite things, and this is largely a hater narrative, is that J.D. Vance is just so doggone awesome that he will start to grate on Trump before too much longer. I don't believe that for a minute.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, and I don't believe it either, but Elon is going to be an interest. That was the other thing I wanted to ask you about on our lightning rod here on a Friday, our lightning round, I should say.
SPEAKER 04 :
I think you mean lightning round, don't you?
SPEAKER 08 :
I know, I did. It's the computers. I'm still learning the tabs. Hold on. Let me change my tab here on my MacBook, my lone little MacBook. All right. How about Elon kind of contradicting Trump this week about the artificial intelligence AI infrastructure bill? Did you see that? Elon tweeted out, well, the money isn't there. Well, the money is there. They just got $500 billion from Saudi Arabia. So, look, you got two A personalities. There's been a lot of speculation that they're going to clash at some point. And I don't like Elon contradicting Trump. Trump stands up there and gives a press conference with Ellison and all these other guys. And then Elon turns around and says, well, the money's not there. It's not that big a deal. You don't tell the boss, who thinks it's a big deal... It's not a big deal. But Elon does not view Trump as the boss. So you got that. Well, okay, Daily Beast. He doesn't. No, you're right.
SPEAKER 10 :
I think Elon views himself as a private sector partner with Trump. And by the way, Trump is fine with most days. I'd like to think that everybody gets over it. Because I would have also liked to think that if Vivek, for those who don't know, Vivek came out with the H-1B thesis and said, listen, part of the reason we do kind of really need top flight talent from around the world is that American pipelines for STEM, for science and engineering and math, just aren't filled with enough talent. There aren't enough people in America interested in the discipline and the devotion to excellence to do that. And by the way, he's not totally wrong about that. But about that, I feel about the way to do about other things. Give Americans the chance and the motivation and let's see how many Americans we can find. And I think we'll find enough.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, I'm going to give some unsolicited advice to Elon Musk. If he doesn't really think Donald Trump is the boss, reconsider your thinking because he is the boss. Yeah, refocus and you need to pivot. All right. Now, how about another one? How about Trump ordering the declassification of the JFK, RFK, MLK files? Yep. Now, my kid calls me yesterday, my MAGA son. He said, Dad, what do you think? This is going to be big. This is going to be huge. And why do I think it's not going to be that big a deal? Because it's not. Do you?
SPEAKER 10 :
Because it's just not. First of all, do I like it? Sure. Declassify everything that doesn't need to be classified. You bet. I think there's a lot of tinfoil hat conspiracy folks, and by the way, who are not always wrong, That from the JFK, especially the JFK, to the RFK. And this is so weird. This was in our youth. These three massive historic assassinations took place within four and a half years. It's incredible to remember the turmoil caused by that from JFK to Bobby Kennedy to Dr. King. And around all of those, there's going to be the supposition that there's all kinds of things that we just don't know, which, by the way, is probably true. Will we ever know? I don't know. But the notion that the opening of these files will somehow yield some bombshell, I'm going to join you in betting not. But if it does. We'll talk about it.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, let's let the game come to us, as you like to say. You know, the big conspiracy theory about that day in Dallas from people these days, they think that it's going to be revealed that the driver of the limousine shot him. Now, I'm going to go out on a limb here, and I'm going to say if the driver of JFK's vehicle turned around and shot him, somebody might have noticed that. I don't know.
SPEAKER 10 :
I'm feeling Abraham Zapruder's camera might have picked that up.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, but that's what they're using. They're using the Zapruder film, and they're, like, freeze-framing it, and the driver, like, what the driver did was look back when the poor man's head came off, you know? I mean, everybody was looking back, but, I mean, that's the theory. All right, so, you know, turn the page on that. How about this one?
SPEAKER 10 :
Okay, he's not done. You know what? While we're in conspiracy land, can I— Can I wrestle one and go from things of enormous historical import to things that are just kind of silly? The conspiracy thing of the week surrounding why we haven't seen a lot of Michelle Obama. Have you heard this one?
SPEAKER 08 :
I have. That the marriage is on the outs. Because Barack is about to take up with Jennifer Aniston. Okay. Didn't have that on my bingo card.
SPEAKER 10 :
I didn't either. And we're in an era when nothing can be dismissed and almost nothing can be said as a zero possibility. But just to keep everybody's mental health, put a pin in that. There's zero reason to believe that's true. Absolutely zero reason. So put a pin in it until there's maybe a reason, unless they're seen together shopping on Rodeo Drive. But until then, something.
SPEAKER 08 :
Look, as I always say, if winged monkeys swept down and flew me away, I wouldn't be surprised about the things that happened in this crazy world of ours.
SPEAKER 10 :
Back to your list. What else you got?
SPEAKER 08 :
Lightning rod or round. That's right. Representative Andy Ogles from Tennessee has drafted a constitutional amendment that would allow President Trump to run for a third term. However, here's the best part. Here's the best part of this goofy story. Here's the funniest part of it. And incidentally, I'm all in.
SPEAKER 10 :
He'll outlive all of us. He'll be 107 going, I'm ready for five more. I'm ready. Let's go.
SPEAKER 08 :
Let's do it. He's not going. I mean, he's the only 70-something-year-old that's going in the opposite direction of age. He's younger now. He looks younger now than he did 10 years ago. I mean, the man goes from morning till night. However, the measure is worded to prevent Barack Obama, George W. Bush, or Bill Clinton from being able to return. How do you do that? It's the way it's worded. No person, since Obama, Bush, it's only for presidents who didn't serve two consecutive terms.
SPEAKER 04 :
Okay, gotcha. All right.
SPEAKER 08 :
Okay, but hey, what the heck, a man can dream. And then finally, on a serious note. I just, Ken Paxton announced that the states have reached a settlement with the dreaded Sackler family of Purdue Pharma. $7.4 billion. And everybody wants to vilify this family that owns the pharmaceutical company. And Mark, am I the only person that struggles with the fact, okay, they own a pharmaceutical company. Pharmaceutical company comes up with pain relief. Yep. you know, drugs. People take pain relief drugs. People start abusing pain relief drugs. Maybe physicians abuse the dispensing of the prescriptions. But why is that the manufacturer's fault?
SPEAKER 10 :
Blaming the bartender for drunk driving.
SPEAKER 11 :
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Join Jody Heiss as he engages in crucial conversations on pro-life initiatives and international events. This episode of Washington Watch features an analysis of the recent pardoning of pro-life activists by President Trump, the House's action on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, and insights into the geopolitical consequences of the Hamas hostage release. Expert commentary from Eric Stackelbeck and a closing segment on the biblical perspective on current events offers a comprehensive view of the issues that matter.
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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 soundbites into conversations with our nation's leaders and newsmakers, all from a biblical worldview. Sitting in for Tony is today's host, Jody Heiss.
SPEAKER 13 :
Well, good afternoon. Hope you have had a fantastic week. Welcome to this Friday edition of Washington Watch. I am your Friday host, Jody Heiss, the Senior Vice President here at the Family Research Council and President of FRC Action. Thank you so much for joining us today. We've got a lot going on. Coming your way, as you probably are keenly aware by now, thousands of pro-lifers converged on Washington, D.C. today for the 22nd annual March for Life. And before taking to the streets, they heard from President Donald Trump, who delivered remarks virtually.
SPEAKER 02 :
In my second term, we will again stand proudly for families and for life. We will protect the historic gains we have made and stop the radical Democrat push for a federal right to unlimited abortion on demand up to the moment of birth and even after birth.
SPEAKER 13 :
Well, it was cold, it was frigid today in Washington, D.C., but what was the real atmosphere like for this year's March for Life? Washington Stand reporter Sarah Holliday will join me in just a moment to share what she saw and heard firsthand. Also speaking at this year's March for Life was Vice President J.D. Vance, who was there in person. And in his remarks, he celebrated the president's pardoning of 23 pro-lifers who were unjustly targeted by the previous Biden administration's weaponized Justice Department.
SPEAKER 05 :
No longer will the federal government direct FBI raids on the homes of people like Mark Houck. and other Catholic and Christian activists who are fighting for the unborn every single day. And no longer will our government throw pro-life protesters and activists, elderly, grandparents, or anybody else in prison. It stopped on Monday, and we're not going to let it come back to this country.
SPEAKER 13 :
So what's it going to take to stop this type of thing from ever happening again? Well, Congressman Chip Roy will join me later to discuss that. And yesterday, the House passed the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which failed to advance in the Senate. But how many Democrats voted for it? Well, you'll be interested to find out if Congressman Andy Harris will be joining me in just a few moments about that. And then in international news, the Hamas terror group will be releasing some more hostages tomorrow. And while this is certainly cause for rejoicing, the heavy cost of the deal. Israel agreed to has certainly raised some concerns, and geopolitical commentator Eric Stackelbeck of TBN will be joining me about that. And then later in the program, we'll be joined by David Claussen for our weekly Biblical Worldview segment. So we have a lot coming your way today. You don't want to miss it. We've got, man, so much. Let's go ahead and get started. Today, as I mentioned a while ago, was the 52nd annual March for Life. It took place all across the country as well as here in Washington, D.C., literally drawing thousands of marchers who braved the frigid temperatures to stand in the gap for the pre-born. Washington Stand reporter Sarah Holliday was there in person to experience the march, and she joins me now to tell us a little bit of her experience. Sarah, welcome back to Washington Watch.
SPEAKER 07 :
Thank you for having me, Jody.
SPEAKER 13 :
Well, I hope you've thought out a little bit by now. But listen, real quickly, I was I sat back and I wanted to ask you this and then I want to get real quickly your overall response. But was this the first time ever that both the president and vice president had comments to share for March for Life?
SPEAKER 07 :
From my understanding, that just may be the case. I believe Trump actually in 2020 was the first sitting president to attend the march in person.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, I recall that vividly. All right, real quickly, Sarah, what was your experience? Well, I know it's frigid cold, but what was the atmosphere? What was it like for the people who were there?
SPEAKER 07 :
Well, it was cold, but, you know, it was remarkably sunny. And as President Trump stated, people's hearts were warm and our spirits were high. The atmosphere was just joyful. I would even say electric. I can't help but wonder if part of that is because of this new administration that has come in and vowed to help out this pro-life movement and the cause in which it seeks to protect women and the unborn. So the atmosphere was just so exciting. There was praise and prayer going on throughout the morning, conversations, laughter, there was dancing. It was a wonderful gathering of people that despite any other differences we may have, came together to fight for the sanctity of life.
SPEAKER 13 :
That is awesome. Sarah Holliday, reporter with Washington. Stan, thank you so much for joining us on Washington Watch, and thank you for being a part of the March for Life today. I want to switch over now. I want to continue this discussion on the life issue from Capitol Hill. perspective there, specifically coming from Congressman Andy Harris, who represents Maryland's first district. He's the chairman, by the way, of the House Freedom Caucus and also chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus. He's got his hands in a little bit of everything. Previously, he was a physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital. And so most of all, most of us refer to him as Dr. Harris. Dr. Harris, welcome back to Washington Watch. So good to have you.
SPEAKER 17 :
It's great to be with you, Jody.
SPEAKER 13 :
Okay, so, man, the March for Life has been organized every year since the Roe v. Wade decision. And while certainly Dobbs' decision may have been tossed into the dustbin of history, pro-life, there is still a lot of work to be done for the pro-life cause. Wouldn't you agree?
SPEAKER 17 :
That's absolutely right, Jody. Now it might be a state-by-state fight, but we're in it. And in the end, we will show everyone and we will prevail because the fact of the matter is, is that it is a human life. It does need to be protected. And abortion does take a human life.
SPEAKER 13 :
So there were a lot of folks, I just had a brief conversation, don't know if you were able to hear it, with Sarah Holliday, who's one of our reporters who was there in person. The weather was frigid, cold to say the least, but thousands were there. What message do you hope is going to be sent to the rest of the country here again on another day of marching for life?
SPEAKER 17 :
Well, the message is pretty clear. You know, we stand for human life, that despite, you know, Dobbs' decision, many states, as you know, have legalized abortion, even in their constitution. But again, it may take us another 50 years to get these efforts in the states overturned, but we will prevail. We will keep marching and we will prevail.
SPEAKER 13 :
I love that confidence, Dr. Harris. Thank you for inspiring us with that. And I believe it. I mean, life must prevail at the end of the day. I did want to throw this across your way and get your reaction. Democrats don't seem to be getting the message that you just shared at all. And it's a message that's shared from the majority of Americans. But none of the Democrats in the Senate voted for the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. What in the world does this tell us about where the Democrats are on this issue?
SPEAKER 17 :
Uh, Jody, it just tells you how extreme they are. Even in the House, only one Republican, Henry Cuellar from Texas, voted with us. Uh, but again, this is an issue, you know, the vast majority of Americans agree, if you botch an abortion and the baby is born alive, society has the right to protect that life. And again, uh, the, the, the vast majority of Democrats in the, in the Congress disagree. It's, I don't think the vast majority of Democrats, registered Democrats around the country disagree But the vast majority of elected Democrats do.
SPEAKER 13 :
What is causing this disconnect? Because I agree, this was not a strong pro-life bill. This is a bill that said if a baby is born alive, it is there in the hands of the doctor or the mother or whomever, the baby is alive there in that hospital room. A botched abortion, the baby is alive, and Democrats voted to kill the baby. There is no way in my mind the average Democrat voter across his country supports that kind of thing. What is the disconnect, do you think, with the federal National Democratic Party and average people across the country?
SPEAKER 17 :
Well, it's more than just the national Democrats. It's Democrats in state houses, the ones who have voted to put these constitutional amendments on the state constitutions that allow abortion right up to birth.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, good point. Any idea what's causing this? I mean, how can there be this big of a disconnect? I mean, we're talking about a live baby. What makes this not? Well, of course, abortion does the same thing, but a born baby, they're murder.
SPEAKER 17 :
Look, these elected Democrats are beholden to the most radical wing of the party. It's not only true on this. It's true on other. It's true on immigration. It's true on other issues. Again, the American people.
SPEAKER 16 :
That's what Donald Trump is president of.
SPEAKER 13 :
Well, let me shift gears to you again with the pardoning of the pro-lifers. I thought this was a fantastic step forward and a huge statement, frankly, overall. But unlike the previous administration, this administration is not going to be going after pro-lifers. And of course, that was made clear, and we had a little clip a moment ago of President Trump pardoning 23 pro-lifers. Tell me your thoughts about that.
SPEAKER 17 :
Look, I think it was a great pardon. I was shocked when the Biden administration went after these pro-life protesters violating their First Amendment rights. Again, you know, you'll have Chip Roy on later. Look, Chip has a bill and it's filed in the Senate as well to eliminate that federal law that doesn't allow people to exert their First Amendment rights outside abortion clinics.
SPEAKER 13 :
Well, you're right. Chippa is going to be joining us here in just a little bit. What more are you anticipating or hopeful that you will see from this administration as it relates to pro-life causes?
SPEAKER 17 :
Well, the most obvious thing is to stop the funding of abortion, especially abortion overseas. We spend we send thousands and millions of dollars to organizations that actually also provide abortion overseas, just like Planned Parenthood here. We send money to them and they provide abortion. We're doing that overseas. And I hope we could actually possibly eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood. That would be a huge step.
SPEAKER 13 :
That would be a huge step. And also, doing away with the FDA approving the shipping of abortion drugs, the abortion pill, across state lines. What is your take on whether or not some of this defunding can occur, be it internationally, domestically, or even here with the FDA and the mailing of the abortion pill?
SPEAKER 17 :
Well, the international defunding, I think, is going to occur. I think there's going to be more defunding domestically. With regards to the interstate shipping, look, Jody, the problem is that what Planned Parenthood will do and the people they conspire with are just going to set up a place in every state to ship the drug. I don't think that's going to be a solution. We just have to—again, we have to— tell all Americans that we have to remind them that this is a human life. And whether you take it in an abortion clinic, whether you end it in an abortion clinic or with Mifepristone, it is still ending that human life.
SPEAKER 13 :
It is ending that human life. And in the case of Mifepristone, I mean, it's extremely dangerous for the mother as well. I think it's like one out of 20 who take it, something like that. You know better than I do end up in the emergency room. So a lot of work yet to be done just for the safety of that drug for the mother, let alone the death of the baby. Congressman Andy Harris, always great to see you. Thanks for your leadership on this and so many other issues. We appreciate you coming on Washington Watch with us.
SPEAKER 17 :
Thank you, Jody.
SPEAKER 13 :
All right, friends, we've got much more coming your way today on Washington Watch. We're covering a gamut of issues. You just heard Congressman Andy Harris mention Chip Roy and a very important piece of legislation that he has coming up. Well, Chip will be joining us right after the break in context of the March for Life and his important piece of legislation. Just don't go anywhere. Much more coming your way in just a moment.
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SPEAKER 13 :
Welcome back to Washington Watch. So great to have you joining us. I'm your Friday host, Jody Heiss, and welcome aboard. All right, yesterday, President Trump pardoned 23 pro-lifers who were unjustly targeted by the previous Biden administration's weaponized Justice Department. And in signing the pardons, the president said that it was a great honor to sign this, adding that they should never have been prosecuted in the first place. And while this is certainly welcome to all of us, there's still a lot to be done. And joining me now to discuss this is Congressman Chip Roy. He serves on several House committees, including the Judiciary Committee. He represents the 21st Congressional District of Texas. Congressman Roy, joining us by phone. Welcome back to Washington Watch.
SPEAKER 14 :
Great to be on, Jody. How are you, brother?
SPEAKER 13 :
I am doing great. Good to hear your voice. Thanks for joining us. All right. Listen, Chip, for those who have not been tracking all of this, tell us a little bit about these pro-lifers who were pardoned. What happened to them? Just how serious was this?
SPEAKER 14 :
Well, first of all, let's take a step back and just consider what a great first week this has been with the president taking extraordinary action in executive orders and leadership where it has been sorely lacking, restoring the rule of law at our border, and importantly, with respect to the J6ers, who were unfairly targeted and politicized, 1,500 individuals, many of whom have been sitting in jail and dealing with that. Now we've got this issue with respect to the abuse of the Faith Act, which we've talked about on this program many times. You and I have, Tony and I have, And I introduced legislation to repeal the FACE Act because it was being abused by the Biden Department of Justice. We still should do that, by the way, because we should make this permanent. That law should not be there to be abused against pro-lifers. 97% of the application of the FACE Act has been against pro-life individuals. And unfortunately, that meant that these 21 individuals who were pardoned yesterday, thankfully, by President Trump, and great credit to him and his team for doing that, Those 21 individuals were sitting in jail, and they were sitting in jail because they exercised their free speech and their views on pro-life. And to give you an example, right, we had a gulag survivor from Eastern Europe, Eva Eidel, who was 89 years old and had survived the gulags in Eastern Europe, and she was prosecuted by the Department of Justice and to be targeted for for putting in jail. I don't know if she'd received her sentence yet before the pardon. But then we had Laura Handy, who was a progressive activist, Jody, meaning she didn't agree with you and me and most of these listeners on most issues, but she was pro-life and a valid progressive. I met with her, a wonderful lady. Again, we disagreed on a lot of issues, but she was put in jail for 57 months, five, seven, almost five years. And President Trump came in and he's pardoned these individuals. Paula Harlow, who was able to get out, she's a 75-year-old who had health issues. So these are all, this is a great victory, not just for life, as we sit here on the day of the March for Life, but for, you know, an end to, at least a pause in weaponized government. We still have more to do to make that permanent. That's why we should still pass the FASAC repeal.
SPEAKER 13 :
Absolutely. And I don't know that everyone understands this. It's been a fantastic week, as you said, with executive orders. But at the end of the day, when a different president comes in, all of these executive orders can be changed just with a mark of a pen. So the importance of codifying these things is critical. So let's talk about your repeal of the FACE Act. What would that look like? What would it accomplish? What would it have meant to these individuals who the president had to pardon yesterday?
SPEAKER 14 :
Well, I introduced that legislation, I think, two years ago. The new bill that I introduced to this Congress is H.R. 589, and it would repeal the FASE Act, a law that was passed in the 1990s, under the promise that it wouldn't be abused and used in ways that were incorrect, even though some Republicans protested at the time. Chuck Schumer guaranteed people, I think, on the floor of the House, oh, don't worry, this will never be used nefariously. Well, of course, if you look at the data, 97% of the prosecutions, arrests, and so forth by the Department of Justice were targeted to pro-lifers. For example, we've had 91 attacks on pro-life facilities that are there for pregnant women to assist them, and those attacks have been ignored. Those 91 attacks have occurred since the Dobbs decision. And, you know, so those were not pursued by the Department of Justice. Instead, they focused all of their animus on any individuals who dared to express their pro-life views at an abortion clinic. Now, look, you and I are rule of law guys. If somebody's exercising their free speech rights to talk about life in front of an abortion clinic, they block access in some way that violates the law. Or they do something, you know, is that a misdemeanor? You know, do they need to pay a fine or do something? Maybe, right? The law is the law. But 57 months... You know what they're doing here, right? And it's the same stuff they were doing January 6th. They were using the law as a political sword, and that takes the blindfold off of Lady Justice, and that kills the rule of law. President Trump is restoring the rule of law.
SPEAKER 13 :
Wow. So the FACE Act repeal would do what quickly?
SPEAKER 14 :
So it would repeal the law that was passed in the 1990s and remove it from the books so it could no longer be used as a sword against pro-lifers. It is not being used in any meaningful way to protect against, for example, church arson. There's already other legislation on the books that would deal with that. This was put on the books, and it was being used as a sword against pro-life individuals, and we should simply just take it off the books. That's it. That's all it does is repeal that law. We should do it. We should move it through the Judiciary Committee. We should move it to the floor of the House. We should make this a permanent change so that no future president has to pardon, as President Trump did yesterday, the 21 individuals who were unfairly politically targeted and charged under the Department of Justice.
SPEAKER 13 :
With the, I'm sorry, Chip, with the slim majority, what's the chances, both in the House and the Senate, what's the chances of this making it to the president's desk, do you think?
SPEAKER 14 :
Well, obviously difficult when you've got 60 votes that you need in the Senate. But I would love to pass that out of the House. I mean, no Republican should oppose it. And, you know, we just passed the Born Alive Prevention Act with unanimous support among Republicans. And that was a good thing. I managed the bill before yesterday. But this is a bill that goes beyond life and goes to the weaponization of the Department of Justice for people exercising their political views. and their pro-life views. It should pass unanimously by Republicans. We should send it to the Senate. We should force them to vote on it. And if it doesn't pass, then at least we know where they stand.
SPEAKER 13 :
Absolutely. Thank you so much, Congressman Chip Roy of Texas. Always great to have you on the program. We are all deeply grateful for your leadership on this life issue and a host of other issues. Thank you for joining us.
SPEAKER 14 :
God bless, Jody. Take care.
SPEAKER 13 :
You too. All right, friends, much more coming your way. Next, we're going to shift gears. We're going to be talking about the Hamas terror group and this hostage and ceasefire deal that's underway. What's it going to mean to Israel and beyond? Stay tuned. We'll get into that right after the break.
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Welcome back to Washington Watch. I am your Friday host Jody Heist. So glad to have you joining us today. All right. Earlier today, the Hamas terror organization identified the next four hostages that they will be releasing. That is scheduled to take place tomorrow. It's all part of the hostage and ceasefire deal with Israel. And while Israel certainly is going to and is rejoicing in the release of these four women, it is also well aware that the agreement that they made for the release comes at a heavy, heavy cost. And among those costs is the opportunity that it gives Hamas to rebuild after the beating that it's taken from Israel over the last 15 months. So how big of a threat does that pose for Israel in the near and as well in the distant future? Well, joining me now to discuss this and more is geopolitical commentator Eric Stackelbeck, who has spent nearly two decades covering the Middle East and national security issues in depth. He's the host of the Israel and Middle East-focused newscast called The Watchman, and he's the author of three best-selling books, including ISIS Exposed. Eric, welcome back to Washington Watch, an honor to have you with us.
SPEAKER 11 :
Jody, great to be with you. Thank you.
SPEAKER 13 :
All right, so first of all, let me just kind of a 30,000-foot view from your perspective on this three-phase hostage and ceasefire deal. What's your take on it?
SPEAKER 11 :
You know, Jody, I sat down with the former U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, just a few hours ago, and he said, you know, is it possible to hate this deal but still – support's a strong word – but still say, you know, it's a no-win situation of sorts with Israel because he wasn't clear how else Israel would get the hostages back without some sort of deal. That said, Jody, it's – look – Israel is getting 33 people back, which is great. We celebrate their release. They've been literally through hell on earth over the past 15 months. But what a heavy price to pay. I mean, Israel, at the end of the day, at the end of these three phases, will give up at least 1,900 terrorists. So it's just such a difficult, difficult situation. But I think Israel feels that – It's going to be difficult to get any of the hostages out without kind of biting the bullet, so to speak, and and and releasing some of these Hamas terrorists. I think Prime Minister Netanyahu feels more confident doing this, knowing that Donald Trump is back in office because Trump has been very clear with Israel that look. If Hamas tries to reconstitute, tries to take power in a major way in Gaza once again, you have free reign. Israel, do what you need to do. So I think Bibi is saying, OK, we're taking a major risk here, but Trump has our back. Also, Hamas has largely been smashed in Gaza over the past 15 months. Still a danger, but nowhere near where they were. And Israel also has excellent intelligence in Gaza now. So as soon as these terrorists are released, they will be tracked and monitored. And Israel also has a buffer zone between Gaza and southern Israel. So it's a lot different landscape than it was on October 7th, for sure. But still, this deal, it's far from perfect, no doubt.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, those are all excellent points, Eric, that you bring out. And great for us to ponder that and look at it from that perspective. So with Trump, I think that's a powerful point for Israel. But what is the next step for Israel? I mean, they're releasing tons of terrorists. At the same time, they're giving a significant timeframe for Hamas and other terrorist organizations to rebuild. So what's the next step for Israel from your perspective?
SPEAKER 11 :
Yeah, Jody, I don't think that most Israelis expect all three phases of this three-phased deal with Hamas to go through. You would think, judging by their track record, that Hamas eventually will break this deal somehow and violate the deal. Then Israel is fully prepared to go back into – and they're not gone from Gaza altogether, but – to kind of use the full brunt, the full might of the Israel Defense Forces to crush Hamas once and for all. I would say Hamas right now in some ways is kind of a ragtag guerrilla fighting force now. They can still cause damage, but their rocket arsenal has been completely deplenished. They themselves have no— a possibility of carrying out an October 7th-style attack with thousands of jihadis invading southern Israel. Those days are gone. Hamas, as we know it, is gone. And, again, the IDF has had great success in smashing Hamas. Now, Hamas has had some new recruits in recent weeks and months, yes, But Jody, remember, these are a lot of young guys with no experience. Who they're replacing, and Israel has killed close to 20,000 Hamas terrorists since October 7th. These new recruits, the men they're replacing, were hardened, seasoned, battle-tested, battle-trained Hamas operatives. So it's a big step down in quality, the quality of Hamas fighter as well. But I think next steps for Israel... In the immediate future and anytime soon, really, Israel will have to maintain some sort of presence in Gaza. That's a no-brainer. They can't go anywhere. And President Trump, interestingly enough, earlier this week talked about the potential in Gaza, beautiful waterfront properties there right on the Mediterranean. Who knows down the line? But in the meantime, as long as Hamas has any sort of leadership or exercises any sort of leadership in Gaza, you're not going to see that happen.
SPEAKER 13 :
Wow. Well, and I think, too, we've only got about 30 seconds, but scale of 1 to 10, how committed do you see the Trump administration backing Israel?
SPEAKER 11 :
Oh, I would say a 10 for sure. I mean, based on President Trump's first term and based on the team he has around him right now, people like Mike Huckabee, his incoming ambassador, Michael Waltz, national security advisor, Marco Rubio, secretary of state. So I would say as of now, until I see otherwise, a 10. I know there have been some concerns about Steve Witkoff, who's negotiating these deals. So we'll see there. But based on the first term team he has, I'd say a 10 right now. And I hope it stays that way. I hope it stays that way.
SPEAKER 13 :
Eric Steckelbeck, host and executive producer of The Watchman on TBN, thank you for joining us. Thank you for this great insight, and I agree with you all the way. Thanks for joining us on Washington Watch. Thanks, Jim. All right, friends, coming up next, David Claussen will join me for our weekly Biblical Worldview segment. Stay tuned.
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Thank you so much for joining us today on Washington Watch. I'm your Friday host, Jody Heiss. All right, before I go to my next guest, I want to take just a second to encourage you, each of you, to get involved, to get involved with moving important policies forward during this new Trump administration. And you have the capacity of doing that. We've provided a toolkit for you. It's our first 100 days toolkit. That's what we're calling it. It's available exclusively on FRC's Stand Firm app, and I'll tell you how you can get that in a moment. But inside this toolkit, you'll find the ability to find your members of Congress, how you can support key legislation, how you can get some insights on some of the nominees to various positions that are being presented, how to pray effectively, and so much more. And catch this. Underscore this. Many of you have been asking, and it is now at your fingertips. That is a brand new tracker to track Trump's commitments, the promises that he made on the campaign trail, the commitments he made. You want to track that. You want to follow it. Well, it's in the toolkit. And you'll be able to monitor these commitments that were made on the campaign trail, and you'll be able to check them and see them when they're checked off. Now, that tracker is available independently if you want that. It's at frcaction.org slash Trump tracker. It's also you can just text the word TRACKER to 67742. But if you want that tracker and the toolkit to get involved, to move things forward, you can text the word TOOLKIT to 67742. That's one word, TOOLKIT, 67742. So, friends, this is an incredible opportunity we have, and it's going to take all of us, we the people, making our voice heard, and getting involved, and we've provided the tools for you to do just that. All right, and by the way, if you don't yet have the Stand Firm app, you can get that by texting the word APP to 67742. All right. It has been another busy, busy and should I say historic week in Washington, D.C. Of course, it all started Monday with the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. And with so many headlines coming at us. It is easy at times like this just to hop from one story to the next story and to miss the significance of it all. But as Christians, as believers, we want to slow down. We want to back up. We want to try to analyze what's happening in the news and evaluate the news through the lens of Scripture. And that's precisely why... We like to conclude each week here on Friday with a segment that just deals with the news from a biblical worldview perspective and have a conversation with some of the news items that have popped up over the week. Joining me for that discussion is David Claussen. He, of course, is the director of the Center for Biblical Worldview here at the Family Research Council. David, thank you yet again for joining us. It's been a busy week.
SPEAKER 12 :
Well, happy Friday. A joy to be with you, and it sure has.
SPEAKER 13 :
All right, we're going to jump into some of it. Before we do that, though, I know you are en route or perhaps already there, but going to a conference in Florida, just real quickly, tell us what you're doing in Florida.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, so this is the Founders National Conference. Founders is a great Christian ministry that has a large pastor's network. And so this is actually the sixth year, Jody, that the Family Research Council has sponsored This conference, about 2,000 pastors, I got up this morning for a few moments and shared about the Family Research Council. So just very encouraging, at least especially this week, Jody, to escape the frigid temperatures of Washington, D.C., and to come down to the balmy 45-degree weather here in Florida, which folks down here are complaining about the cold, but I'm going to take it.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, well, listen, you took the cold with you. I mean, first time in history that much of portions, at least, of Florida received a blizzard. It's just unbelievable. Part of our family was in all of that. But anyways, David, glad you had a safe trip there and glad you're enduring the frigid 45 degrees there in Florida. But listen, let's, if we can, let's transition a bit. I know that you were likewise at the inaugural events earlier this week at Capital One Arena. And I'd just like to get your thoughts on it's been a busy week, but your thoughts there at the inauguration events that you attended. What was it like?
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, Jody, the phrase that has continued to kind of rattle around in my brain really all week is what God's mercy. that this nation this week has experienced God's mercy. Now, look at the apostasy, the sin that is all around us. We talk about this often, Jody. As a nation, I don't think we deserve God's mercy. And yet, with the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president, I believe this is a form of his mercy. This is what I've been thinking about. I think this is a reprieve. Jody, just think about this. Earlier this week, Kamala Harris could have been inaugurated president of the United States. We could be living under Kamala Harris right now as president. And she, again, this is someone who campaigned on the most aggressive abortion platform in the history of American politics. This is someone who I think the issue of transgenderism hurt her campaign. This is someone who, when pressed by reporters, would not back down from her position that taxpayer funding should go to transgender inmates. And so, again, Kamala Harris could have been president, easily could have been president. And so, Jody, I think just thinking about and seeing what President Trump has done these first couple of days is extraordinary. I'm sure we'll talk about that. But I think as Christians, it's OK this week. to say, you know what, we are experiencing a reprieve. And I think there's a responsibility now on us as believers to steward these next four years, to use our influence. Donald Trump's only president because tens of millions of Christians turned out for him. We need to be putting a lot of pressure on this administration to honor the commitments they made to Christian voters.
SPEAKER 13 :
Absolutely. And had that been, had she been elected, I was just thinking, there you are. All of Florida might have frozen over had it been someone else inaugurated this past week. But we'll leave that as it may. Listen, in terms of worldview, David, there seems to be a massive and remarkable shift. And I totally agree with what you're saying with this moment, this historical moment of mercy. and grace that has been given our country. There seems to be a remarkable shift in what seems to be driving this new administration compared to the last. So what are some of the developments? What are some of those changes that Christians should be aware of? Social conservatives, as some call us. But what are some of the things that we should be mindful of right now?
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, just in these first couple of days, it's almost hard to keep track. There's just been a torrent of executive orders and pronouncements and memorandums coming from the White House. Just very briefly, I can tick through just a couple of things that we would be well to be aware of. One of those executive orders that President Trump signed repealed a Biden executive order that had established a White House executive gender policy council. If I'm being honest with you, Jody, I have no idea what that council did under the Biden administration, but I know it couldn't have been good. President Trump's on day one ended that. He eliminated DEI throughout the federal government, which that's going to save us tens of millions of dollars, I assume, but saying that merit matters, not your skin color. He undid a real specific executive order that I think a lot of people are unaware of. But Biden had put an executive order in place that he had instructed the federal government that wherever a law deals with sex discrimination, that the federal government should interpret that as referring to gender identity. which is very problematic for a number of reasons, that was repealed. He repealed another executive order that had ordered the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education to specifically promote an LGBT agenda. He repealed that. Another executive order, let me just read the title of this one to you, Jodi. It was called Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government. And then just even in his inaugural, looking out at the crowd of very distinguished guests, sitting feet from Joe Biden, announcing that the policy of the United States government is that there are only two genders, which is so refreshing after the last four years. But also, who would have imagined in any other era of American politics that that would even need to be said? And then finally, Jody, at the March for Life today, J.D. Vance spoke to the marchers there in person. And President Trump also appeared via video, talked about his pardoning of the 23 pro-lifers who had been jailed. So there's a lot to be thankful for. And I think that just kind of scratches the surface.
SPEAKER 13 :
Yeah, absolutely. And you mentioned some of the initial savings. I was informed today. I've not yet gone to look at it. But, you know, we have the debt ticker that lets us all know how high the debt is increasing. But there is now a doge ticker of how much we are saving. And it's already up in the billions and billions of dollars. So I'm not sure where to find it, but that'd be something if people are interested to go check it out. Another big issue that's happening is this whole issue of immigration. We're seeing planes fly many people away. The border is getting shut down. There's arrests being made with criminals here, all sorts of stuff. How should Christians look at this issue of immigration? immigration and what's happening with the deportation, all that sort of thing right now through the lens of scripture and biblical justice.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, Jody, this is an issue that obviously has been all over cable news, even watching cable news from my hotel in Florida last night. I've seen, you know, just the outrage that Donald Trump's actually deporting criminal illegal migrants. I saw one stat that it was over 534 criminal migrants, some of these who have committed horrific crimes, sex crimes, murder, have already been rounded up. And I think Tom Holman last night, who's the czar at the border, said we're up to 3,000 criminal aliens who have been apprehended by ICE agents. And Jodi, this is a matter of biblical justice, first and foremost, because as Christians, we believe in justice. We believe in retributive justice and the fact that hundreds and thousands, and we know it's more than that, but people who committed crimes, who shouldn't even be here, but they're committing crimes against American citizens. Some of these are heinous, Jodi. Really, it's unspeakable to think about some of these sex crimes that some of these people have been convicted of, the fact that they are off our streets is something that Christians should see as a major issue of biblical justice that, again, we should be grateful for.
SPEAKER 13 :
And is this not also one of the biblical responsibilities of government to punish evildoers? And the word punish is pretty strong because that is in the best interest of all the society, all of the citizens, if you will, when the government takes its role to punish evildoers and punish crime.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, that's Romans 13. Paul tells us, why do we submit to government? Well, because God's ordained government. Why has he ordained it? He says it is to punish evil and to promote good. And so, Jody, I think anyone with two brain cells would realize that this is good to take these horrifying criminals off the streets. This is good for our country.
SPEAKER 13 :
You mentioned a while ago, and we have started the program with today being March for Life. And of course, President Trump has already made significant progress reversing some of President Biden's policies and executive orders and so forth. So what are you tracking in terms of this new Trump administration and their actions on life?
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, Judy, I am grateful that the president sent a video message to the March for Life. I'm so grateful that in his first public appearance, J.D. Vance made an appearance and gave some stirring remarks. Already, we're seeing the bully pulpit of the presidency being used to promote a culture of life. Pardoning those 23 pro-life activists, that sends a strong signal. There is more work to be done, though. Earlier in the program, I know you talked about this, but the Mexico City policy, that, you know, Donald Trump in his first term made sure that that was in place, that taxpayer funding did not go overseas to any NGO that either funded or facilitated or promoted abortion. I want to see that. And my hope is that very soon we will hear news on that front. That's a very low bar, but I think it's something that's important. I also want to see a President Trump direct the Health and Human Services Department to put back in, to reinstate the safeguards that were around the chemical abortion pills. We know that the Obama administration and then the Biden administration relaxed those safeguards to make it just very easy for these chemical abortion pills to fall in the hands of young women. I want to see that, those safeguards put back in place. I want to see Title 10, Jodi. This funding that these family planning centers use in his first administration, he made sure that none of those dollars went to abortion providers, which, by the way, Planned Parenthood defunded themselves in a sense of pulled themselves out of that program. So great start. But in the weeks to come, there's so much more the administration can do. And I think the prayer of every pro-life Christian is that Donald Trump will live up to his own kind of moniker as being the most pro-life president because he was in the first term. Absolutely. There's a lot to do in the second term now.
SPEAKER 13 :
Real quickly here, David, and by the way, for those who want to keep a track of Trump's accomplishments, you can do so by going to frcaction.org slash Trump tracker, frcaction.org slash Trump tracker. All right, you've got a new book coming out, David. You and I have talked about this, but I'm told that your publisher is offering a special deal on pre-orders. Tell us about that real quickly.
SPEAKER 12 :
Yeah, if you go to the books Life After Row, it looks at the life issue from a theological, biblical, historical, and legal perspective. You can go to LifeWay.com and use the code AFTERROW40, all one word, AFTERROW40 at LifeWay.com.
SPEAKER 13 :
And that's 4-0, not spelling out the word 40, correct?
SPEAKER 12 :
That's right. 4-0. Yes, sir.
SPEAKER 13 :
All right. David Claussen from the Center for Biblical Worldview at FRC, thank you so much for joining us from Florida. Thanks for all you do. Thank you. God bless. God bless you as well, my friend. All right. Thank you so much for joining each of you on Washington Watch this week and today. Hope you have a fantastic weekend. There's going to be another busy week next week, and we'll keep you informed right here on Washington Watch. We'll see you then.
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That's Florida Man. All right, so first up, we had Florida woman Amber send us a story, and I am not reading it. I don't even know how I began to read it. Well, let's see. So we've got... Oh, boy. A Florida man was arrested after hitting a police officer in the face with a snowball. They got enough snow, I guess, down there to make. Now, if it was on the beach where he did this, there's going to be a sandy snowball. That would hurt. So he was arrested. He hit an officer in the face with a snowball. It was a snowball flight that escalated into chaos. And this 22-year-old man who threw the offending ball was arrested. It was in Tallahassee, and there were people throwing snowballs at cars passing by on Madison Street. Citizens were complaining. Fox 35 Orlando says that then police had to respond, and authorities said you can't throw stuff, including snowballs, into a moving vehicle. That's a felony. But then when the participants... when the police arrived the snowball people turned on the cops and they began throwing them throwing snowballs at the police one hit someone's cruiser another one got hit right in the face they had to give them warnings over the pa system apparently it was a crowd it's described as a crowd they ignored commands to disperse and the snowballs were flying so police were like All right, you brought a snowball to the fight. We'll bring pepper balls. And they didn't cause any injuries, but they did use pepper balls. You're just sitting over there smiling so much about that. I don't know how to. I mean, yes, you shouldn't throw snowballs at passing cars, but I just think this whole thing is hysterical.
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I think it's hilarious that snow in Florida and then this is what happens.
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They decide it's combat. It snowed. It's time for combat. Oh, no. We had that one yesterday. So, let me... Oh, gosh. I don't want to read this one that Florida Woman Amber sent. She's the one who I think... And I know she's cackling right now. She tries to look for the most offensive stories possible.
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And send them to me. Like this... I'm okay. I'm going to try to do this. I was triple dog dared. Good luck. I have to take that. I got to take that dare. A man with... All right. If you look at this dude... He looks like it. He looks like crossed between that poltergeist preacher and a pervert. Oh, yeah. Oh, right. So he faces charges of lewd behavior towards a minor. Sunrise Police did it. His name is Mark Buckley, 62. He was arrested because he was exposing himself and apparently bragging about his bits. Everything about this story is so nasty. We're all going to go throw up a little bit. Everything about this is nasty. And then days after the inauguration, there was a Florida guy who was arrested for trespassing at Mar-a-Lago. He tried hopping the wall. How would you think that was going to go for you, my dude? A 32-year-old man was arrested. He scaled the wall to get to Mar-a-Lago two days after the inauguration. And Secret Service had him immediately. And they took him into custody. His bond has been set at $100,000. With everything going on in the world right now, the economy, conflicts, the open border, spiraling national debt, the devastating inflation, it's critical. Thank you so much for having me. And right now, Gold Co. is offering a free gold and silver kit that will show you how precious metals can help protect and diversify your savings. And for my audience, they're offering up to a 10% instant match in bonus silver on qualified orders. All you have to do is visit danalikesgold.com to get started today. GoldCo has helped thousands of Americans place over $3 billion in gold and silver, and they can help you as well. Join thousands who trust GoldCo. Visit danalikesgold.com.
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Welcome back to the program. Dana Lash here with you, broadcasting live from SHOT Show in Las Vegas. And he cracks me up every single time we talk. My very good friend, Lieutenant Colonel Allen West. Oh, now you're standing up. Colonel, come on. Well, yeah, I have to stand up. He told me he goes, play back in black because I'm black. And it almost, at first I thought he was saying a lyric, and then I stopped and looked at him. It was a riot. It's good to see you. And you're dressed in black. And I'm dressed, because I can't dress myself. It's easy. It's good to see you.
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It's good to be seen.
SPEAKER 06 :
Looked nice and rested. I'm all good. We were talking, and everybody knows Alan West, because you have your own program that you do, and you do a great job. I can't catch all, I can't catch it. I only watch a few people. You're one of the people I actually do watch, but I can't watch every episode. That's humbling. I like your commentary.
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Thank you.
SPEAKER 06 :
I like the way you approach stuff, and it's just very matter-of-fact. But you and I were talking, because we were getting into some of the deportations and the illegal crossing. The Marines are heading to the border. We don't know exactly where yet.
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Yeah.
SPEAKER 06 :
But what you were telling me is that... what they really need to be focusing on is that Big Bend area, which is incredibly mountainous. That terrain's difficult because that's where you said the real baddies are coming in.
SPEAKER 08 :
That's where the people, the gotaways, the people that don't want to be detected and caught. And as a matter of fact, when you go out there and you talk to the Border Patrol in the Big Bend sector there, Alpine, Texas, and and what have you, they actually put carpeting on the bottom of their shoes so they can't be tracked.
SPEAKER 06 :
To hide their tracks.
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Absolutely. So these are some serious actors out there, and you know those mountain passes. That's not easy terrain.
SPEAKER 06 :
No, it's not.
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So while we're focusing on the kids and the women and everyone that's coming across in Del Rio, Eagle Pass, whatever, the bad actors are coming out there in West Texas.
SPEAKER 06 :
How do you even begin to enforce that in that area? I mean, drones seem like it's the easiest thing.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, you've got to have drones. You have to have aerial surveillance. You have to have bodies on the ground because, you know, this is just the same as, you know, us being over in Afghanistan or these type of places where you have that mountainous record.
SPEAKER 05 :
That is a good point.
SPEAKER 08 :
That's why you need to have military down there. This is not just a law enforcement type of thing. And we send our military to provide security on everybody else's border.
SPEAKER 06 :
We built a pier outside of Gaza. Oh, no. And we had some of our men injured.
SPEAKER 08 :
How did that work out?
SPEAKER 06 :
You know, so well. Yeah. Like everything Biden does.
SPEAKER 08 :
Feed Hamas. Feed Hamas.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah. Let's give them supplies that they'll just sell back on the black market. Yeah. That's actually a really good point. Because they know how to do this. And they know that terrain. They know. That's what they've trained in. They know it.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, and so to have the Marines down there or get someone like the 10th Mountain Division out of the United States. Absolutely, that's their whole thing.
SPEAKER 06 :
Oh, that sounds fun.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 06 :
Oh, my gosh, the 10th Mountain Division, Kane, get them out there to handle it. Because that's, you're right, nobody ever talks about it. Every now and then it comes up, but honestly, because it's a scary area when you think of it. It's beautiful, and then you realize, ooh, cartels, ooh.
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, sure. You go out and you talk to the folks there in Alpine, Texas, and they will tell you, yeah, we always have these folks that are transiting across our ranches. We see them all the time. I was out there one time eating at a restaurant, and the restaurant owner said, yeah, we see the illegals just come right across, and they just continue on. And it's always single military-age males out there, and those are the ones we need to be focusing on.
SPEAKER 06 :
Isn't that the area where like two or three years ago there was a couple jet skiing in the lake in that area, the Big Bend area? Like on the border. Or no, in the Rio. They were actually in the river. And he was shot and killed.
SPEAKER 08 :
The husband was shot and killed by cartels? Well, absolutely. Because the cartels on the other side, guess what they have? They have observation posts. In the military, we call it LPOPs, listening posts, observation posts. And so they're looking across and they're making sure that no one is paying attention to their infiltration routes and things of this nature. And they have scouts that are out just as well. So that's why this is a military operation. And President Trump has the right perspective. and putting our forces down. This is not a violation of posse comitatus.
SPEAKER 06 :
This is protecting your border. I'm so glad you said that.
SPEAKER 08 :
It's not. We're not employing the military against American citizens. We're employing the military against invaders.
SPEAKER 06 :
Because, you know what, what you just said, let me stop on that for a minute, that's huge, because the states, so I remember when Jan Brewer in Arizona was trying to, and the DOJ came down on her like a ton of bricks to stop her from enforcing security and border enforcement, dealing with border enforcement in her area. But she had the right to do that as a governor. So it was weird for the federal government to say, you can't enforce this because it's a federal government matter. Well, then the federal government, then that you just... gave the argument, well, then you can send the military. That's the whole point.
SPEAKER 08 :
It's a federal issue. The whole point is that in Article 4, Section 4 of the Constitution, which is known as the Guarantee Clause, the federal government is supposed to protect every state in the union from invasion. So if they don't do what they're supposed to do, Article 1, Section 3, Clause 10, Clause 3, says exactly what states can do when the federal government fails so that they can secure themselves and they can do it with impunity. It lays down every means of resource. So if the federal government does not do their constitutional duty, the states have a right to do that. And it was just amazing during the Biden administration that they tried to bring the hammer down and, of course, during the Obama administration as well.
SPEAKER 06 :
Talking with Colonel Allen West, if you're all watching the simulcast, Channel 347, DirecTV, or if you're listening across the country, I had a conversation with someone in Army Futures Command a couple of weeks ago, and they were talking about recruitment. And everyone seemed a little hopeful, you know, after maybe, you know, the election. This actually was before the election. I need to modify that. It was right before the election. And everyone was being very hopeful. Like maybe, you know, if this goes the right way, then, you know, we'll be able to deal with military. And, you know, we have a problem with recruitment and messaging. And I spoke up and I said, well, respectfully, if I can be very frank, I'm like, I don't know if messaging is your problem when you got guys at the Air Force wearing skirts and lipsticks and they're, you know, like the top of the food chain up there. And then you got other military leaders that are leaving our men and women to die at Abbey Gate. And you got others that are making them withhold, defending themselves and the people that they're serving with. And then we get unnecessary fatalities. I'm like, that's kind of what our young men, including my military age sons, and one of them is on the fence about it. That's what they're seeing. And they're like, wait, if I serve and give my all to my country, is my country going to be there for me? And they couldn't answer.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, of course he couldn't answer that because he couldn't give you an honest answer because he's still in uniform. But it's not a messaging problem. It is the actions that they saw in the previous administration that you just articulated. When people can understand their pronouns better than they can understand their task and purpose, you know, the purpose of a military, and even Colin Powell said this, is to go in and kill people and break stuff. That's just the bottom line. You know, when I was in the military, I wasn't trained to make, build roads and all this stuff. I was an artillery officer. I was trained to blow things up and blow people up.
SPEAKER 06 :
Can I say that you have one of the most badass stories I think I've ever heard?
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, stop.
SPEAKER 06 :
Everybody knows his story, right? He was saving lives. Yeah, you were. You were out there saving lives and they tried to come at you for it.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, that's what a commander's supposed to do. A commander's supposed to look after his troops, because guess what? If they know that you got their back, and you're out there, you know, hooking and jabbing with them on, you know, patrols and combat operations, they're going to fight tough.
SPEAKER 06 :
I think Denzel could play you in a movie about your life.
SPEAKER 08 :
I don't know. He looked pretty good in that Gladiator 2.
SPEAKER 06 :
I mean, I just, I feel, right? Like, if I was casting, I'd be like, okay, Denzel's going to play Colonel West, and then we'll fill everything else out. We'll get, you know, maybe Angela Bassett for, you know, your wife, and, you know, get everything. I see, like, I'm really the casting director.
SPEAKER 08 :
You already casted out?
SPEAKER 06 :
I already got the movie done. You sure? It's already done in my head, yeah.
SPEAKER 08 :
You think Denzel can pull off the salt and pepper flat top?
SPEAKER 06 :
That's what I'm worried about. I don't know if he, I think he could. I think he could. Yeah, he might be able to do it. But, I mean, you get it. And from your, how different is it from when you were in active duty to now?
SPEAKER 08 :
Totally different.
SPEAKER 06 :
That fast?
SPEAKER 08 :
It's totally different. Yeah, it doesn't take long. It takes, you know, the policies that come from a certain administration can change the course and direction of a military or any government agency. And that's what we saw in these four years. And so we have a military that's atropied. You know, if you don't use your muscles... You know exactly what happens. So we have a military that is not trained up in the skills that it's supposed to be trained. That warrior ethos that Pete has talks about.
SPEAKER 06 :
I was going to ask you about that.
SPEAKER 08 :
We've got to restore that. And that's for men and women. Look, I understand this. I believe in fairness and all this stuff. But we do not have men and women competing against each other in figure skating.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, that's a great point.
SPEAKER 08 :
So if men and women can't compete against each other in figure skating, how the hell are you supposed to tell me that men and women are equal on the battlefield? That dog don't hunt. And so I think that we need to get people that have that perspective and understanding. Because there's nothing fair about if you and I have to go mano a mano.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah. Oh, no. You're going to whoop me.
SPEAKER 08 :
And you can't change the standards.
SPEAKER 06 :
I can yell louder, but you'll whoop me. And I'm 64. What?
SPEAKER 08 :
And I guarantee you, if I still lay the punch on awesome Dana Lash, it would probably break your jaw.
SPEAKER 06 :
I can dodge, but at some point, I'd get hit. I'm quick, but at some point, I'd get hit. I get it.
SPEAKER 08 :
So let's get back to normality.
SPEAKER 06 :
You mentioned Hegseth. What do you think of him?
SPEAKER 08 :
I think he's going to do a great job. I think the most important thing for Pete Hegseth is to surround himself with a stable of stallions. That means the deputy secretary, the undersecretaries, those type of folks really have to be strong to be able to implement those policies. And you've got to root things out seven or eight levels deep. You've got to get rid of all these people.
SPEAKER 06 :
Because this is multi-decades of entrenchment.
SPEAKER 08 :
Multi-decades, many layers. I mean, people call it the deep state. I just call it a bureaucratic administrative state. So, you know, the president has issued an order about all these DEI offices closing. And so what are they trying to do? They changed the name of the office like you just saw with the ATF. So I think that you have to really go in there and say you're out.
SPEAKER 06 :
I think that's hysterical, by the way. They just, because Trump gave this order, they've got to get rid of all this DEI in government. And they're like, oh, we'll just change the position. No one will ever know. We'll just change the title on the website.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, I was born in the morning, not this morning.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, exactly. We're talking with our friend Alan West and his last two books, We Can Overcome an American Black Conservative Manifesto and Hold Texas, Hold the Nation. Let me ask you about that, too. Hold Texas, Hold the Nation. Yeah. So two very interesting states that I'm watching. So Florida and Texas.
SPEAKER 01 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 06 :
And everyone always says, oh, you got a super majority. That's great. You should be able to do everything as Republicans. We're learning that you can't. I mean, so in Florida, the weak Republicans, those are the ones that wanted gun control and all this other stuff. They're fighting DeSantis and Trump because they think that they should be able to wait till March. to go into office. We don't have that time to spare. And then in Texas, they just guarantee that Democrats can be on committee chairs. And so basically everything that we do with the Republican supermajority is going to have to get approved by Democrats.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, it's amazing to me because in the state of Texas, the state house has 150 seats. You've got 88 Republicans and 62 Democrats. Pretty easy, right? Yeah. Well, instead, you got 36 Republicans that went over and joined with 49 Democrats to select a speaker. And now you just had a rules package that passed that gave the Democrats all of this power on committees to include being able to kill legislation.
SPEAKER 06 :
Why? Why did they do that?
SPEAKER 08 :
People are just cowards. There are some Republicans that are just cowards. And I can understand why you would. Donald Trump won Texas by 15 percentage points. Ted Cruz won Texas, his Senate seat, I thought it was going to be so close, 9 to 11 points. So why do we think that we need to go and be kumbaya with these people that they'll slit our throats? I mean, figuratively and literally.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 08 :
If they could. So I think that you're going to see a lot of Republicans. This will be their last legislative session in the Texas statehouse.
SPEAKER 06 :
How long is this damage going to last? Because I know the big fight was to oust Dade Phelan as speaker, but it seems like now we replace Dade Phelan with Dade Phelan 2.0.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, Dustin Burroughs, which is just one of his cronies. And everyone was cheering when Dave Phelan said, I'm not going to run for Speaker. I said, it doesn't matter.
SPEAKER 06 :
Something's up.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, something's up. And so I think that you really got to clean house and look at those 36 Republicans that voted with the Democrats to select this guy to be our Speaker. Because by their own rules in the Texas State House, they're supposed to select a Speaker out of their caucus.
SPEAKER 06 :
Will you come back and take over the party in Texas, please, for the love of all things holy?
SPEAKER 08 :
I'll come back and do whatever God and Dana Lash tells me to do.
SPEAKER 06 :
So if I pray to God, like, please make Colonel Allen West come back. See, that's a selfish prayer. It's not, though, because I'm begging him to use the power of his servants for his glory. So, you know, can just make that happen. Ask boldly. Ask boldly, Colonel. Ask boldly.
SPEAKER 08 :
You got me.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yes, sister. Amen.
SPEAKER 08 :
Amen, sister.
SPEAKER 06 :
Colonel Allen West, I'm so happy to see you here, my friend. It's always a pleasure. I've got to tell people, he's one of the realest ones in this industry, in politics. I wish he'd go back into it, honestly. I get why you don't like it.
SPEAKER 08 :
Well, I'm the chair over in Dallas County, so we've got some good things we're doing there.
SPEAKER 06 :
That's Dallas County. I mean, no offense. It's not my county, though. I want you where I can, in my county, where it can be better for me. Terrence is a good county. I know. It's a great county. Both French, you've got a good guy. Both great. But maybe take over the whole state party.
SPEAKER 08 :
I already did that.
SPEAKER 06 :
I know, but do it again.
SPEAKER 08 :
You want the brother back?
SPEAKER 06 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 08 :
All right.
SPEAKER 06 :
Bring the brother back.
SPEAKER 08 :
Back in black.
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And now, all of the news you would probably miss. It's time for Dana's Quick Five.
SPEAKER 06 :
I know you guys are going to be totally shocked about this. TSA's facial recognition tech is highly accurate, a review says. Someone else, though, said it was highly inaccurate. And I don't know. DHS said that they had self-identified black volunteers that participated in it, and they had the lowest face-matching success rate of any demo with an overall accuracy of 98%, and that the technologies that they're using to verify... They said that they're trying to make... You know, when you go now, you can... A lot of them, they just take a picture of your face as you're boarding, and now it's supposed to... It's not that accurate, though. They're trying to make you feel comfortable, and they're trying to say that it's accurate, but isn't this basically like the red light camera of identification? So, oh man, I've got questions. All right, moving on. This, oh goodness, your next Spirit Airlines flight, if you have offensive tattoos and see-through clothing, you could get kicked off. I don't know why people, I don't like the idea of dressing up like a hobo to get on a plane. Like, I don't want to see your ripped sweats. I don't want to see, like, you don't need to be wearing leggings. Leggings ain't pants, right? You don't need to be wearing leggings. You don't need to be wearing crop tops. You know, cover your ass for crying out loud. You know, you're getting on a plane. Just, like, make it nice for other people. But they said Spirit Airlines might have to. The tattoos thing I don't get. But, like, I guess if people are barefoot, they said, or if their clothing is lewd or obscene, then they. Oh, my gosh. If you're barefoot and you try to get on a plane, I'm going to cut your feet off. You don't even get a chance to put shoes on. We're just going to cut them right off because that's nasty with a capital. Nah, it's gross. Also, let's see. Quick headlines. Bucky's is suing. It's a Bucky's fight. It's a beaver fight. Bucky's is suing North Texas, a North Texas based gas station chain over trademark infringement. It's called Super Fuels. Super Fuels is also using a beaver. Well, they said it's an anthropomorphic dog. It looks like a beaver. And that Bucky says it's a complete copy of their Bucky's Beaver. So the courts are going to duke it out in the courts. Oregon DMV is closing its East Portland location after complaints to the landlord included, quote, sewage smell, sporadic water pressure, and all kinds of maintenance problems. I mean, it is a federal government office, so it makes sense that it smells like Well, you know what I mean.
SPEAKER 03 :
I don't even like the fact that they're a DMV and they have a landlord. Like, they're a government agency and they have some sort of landlord. Like, how do they not buy that building themselves?
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, that's actually a good point. That's actually a good point. Let's see. The Associated Press says it's going to change Mount Denali to Mount McKinley, but it's not going to honor Gulf of America. The Associated Press.
SPEAKER 03 :
That's all right. I'm honoring it.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, you guys can say Gulf of Mexico. I'm going to say Gulf of America. But I don't understand the Denali McKinley thing. They said they're renaming Denali to Mount McKinley because that's apparently one of the that was an edict from Trump and EO. But they said that they are not going to honor anything related to Mexico or international bodies. And they said the Gulf of Mexico has carried that in for more than 400 years, etc., Oh my gosh, just call it Gulf of America, you dimwits. What's the big deal? Just stop. They just want to fight. Additionally, let's see here. Canada wants to help restart the Keystone XL pipeline. That's very good news. As we're unleashing energy and going to be resurrecting our economy, the premier of Alberta, Canada, said they would like to restart conversations with the Trump administration about re-approving the Keystone XL pipeline. Because remember... They decommissioned it, and then they began deconstructing the actual pipeline. They had to dig it up. They were digging parts of it up. So that would be great if we could get something like that back in action and reimplement that. And that's actually, I think it's been what, decommissioned now for a couple of years. But they were, I mean, it's like one of the easiest ways to get crude down to Houston where it needs to go. And they've been very respectful of the land. This is just environmental nonsense. I want to switch gears here now with Cabinet. Audio Soundbite 18. Elizabeth Warren goes after Pete Hegseth over his drinking. Listen.
SPEAKER 01 :
Secretary of Defense has to be ready to go 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Look, I understand there are people who have alcohol problems, but we cannot trust the safety of our country to someone who has demonstrated repeatedly using very bad judgment with alcohol and doing it in ways that truly have incapacitated him
SPEAKER 06 :
OK, so that's such hyperbole. That's so ridiculous. I mean, he did this show. It was for Fox Nation. It was like this, you know, special that they did. And he sat down with a bunch of veterans and they had scotch. Right. And they were drinking scotch and they were having a discussion. And it was, you know, bourbon. I was part of their part of the thing. This has been extrapolated and exaggerated and modified to now mean that he is drunk all the time, 24-7, and he just keeps a flask under his desk at Fox. And that's such a lie. But that's how they're trying to misrepresent all of this. It's so dumb. And honestly, I mean, he's a veteran. He's, you know, 40-something years old. If he has, you know, a beer or a couple of drinks every now and then, or maybe if he's out, you know, with friends and family and, you know, he has a couple of drinks. As long as you're not getting behind the wheel, why is this a big deal to Laya Watha? I mean, why is this such a big deal to Focahannes? Why is this such a big deal to her? Why? I mean, remember when she was like, oh, sweetie, would you like a beer? And then her husband acted shocked. Like, who are you and what did you do with my wife? I feel like she beats him with a broomstick when there was like no cameras. It was the weirdest damn thing I've ever seen. Can I just stop for a minute? You remember that? Like, where's the body language experts for that? That man looked like he was whipped, didn't he? No, I mean, not like that way, like the bad way, like he actually got gets beat with sticks or something. He she officers like, oh, sweetheart, would you like a beer? And he like flinched. Do you see him? She's doing him stupid and not put that video up on Instagram.
SPEAKER 03 :
I think he was blinking Morse code. If you look at the video.
SPEAKER 06 :
Yeah, he's probably like, oh, me. He's like freaking out. That was so weird. That was like not normal behavior. You know, like you can tell interactions between couples. What's normal and what's put on like, oh, hey, baby, one beer. I'll get you one. Or I'm getting me one. You want one? But then she like makes a big like even the way she was standing in front of the camera. It was it was like this. I'm going to I'm going to act it out if you're watching. Oh, and she's like making sure she's posed right before the camera. Oh, honey, would you like a beer? And he looks at her and he's like, no, you dumb broad. I don't drink beer. You stupid dumb woman. How long have we been married? You know I don't drink beer. And she's like, oh, I like a cold one. And then she's like drinking it so awkwardly. It's the weirdest, the weirdest stuff I've ever seen. But I'm telling you, that's telling you. So she has no, man, that's a big water bottle. Golly. All the little ones were gone. So I got the big one. I got the big one. What size would you like? Grande? Big one. I'll have that one. So, she's attacking him. Look, I don't know how long they're going to hold this up. I think this one and Gabbard will be held up. Everybody else... Actually, Gabbard will probably be held up less. But I think it's just Hegseth because he's charismatic. And I think because he's charismatic, I think that's one of the... More so than the drinking. I think it's just because... And the drinking, it's just social drinking. Why is that a big deal? I mean, for crying out loud. You know, I had a gin martini with dinner last night. You know, you got... Big deal. You know, responsible and moderation and social just, you know, when you're at dinner, that's not a big deal. I've I've know him and I know a lot of people who know him and I hear gossip like you would not believe if he was a drunk and he was abusive. I would have heard about it from all of my friends that work with him and that are in the same circle. So I've not heard that. So I'm just saying, I think it's part they just, he's charismatic and they don't like that. I think that's a part. Isn't there a weird reason? Because he can say something because he's charismatic and he's a younger dude. I mean, compare him to Millie.
SPEAKER 03 :
It's the difference between pandering and connecting. And that's what they hate about the right. The left hates the fact that they can easily connect, even though they think that they dominate.
SPEAKER 06 :
Because we look normal. Because our dudes don't lob off their penises and they don't get into skirts. That's why. I mean, hell, we look normal. Our men are normal. Our women are normal. You know, we don't have like dudes in skirts, you know, in the Air Force going, it's a man. Do you like my medals? Call me. Call me, Joan. Like, we don't have that. Our people are just like, can we just get on with the job? Can we just live our lives? Can we just do our jobs? It'd be great.
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SPEAKER 16 :
So welcome to the program. Happy Friday. My God, it's been a long week. Dana Lash here with you. We are at the top of this first hour. We have a number of things to get into because we've got the latest with... Gosh, he's traveling all over. We've got cabinet confirmations. I'm looking at some of this now. SecDef is having a little bit of issue. They're having a little bit of issue with the Secretary of Defense. Ratcliffe has been confirmed as the next CIA director. And Hegseth has already lost the support of both. Lisa Murkowski and I believe Susan Collins and so that's not a surprise because they're I mean it's Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski they're major rhinos and they're just they're not they're they're giving him problems they don't I don't know who they who they think they have in mind beyond Pete Hegseth but we're going to watch all of this and see because we got to get all of these cabinet positions confirmed. We've got to get them confirmed. So that's some of the latest. Now, there is a Senate bill. Democrats are wanting to work on the Senate bill as it pertains to the border. We're also going to get into some of, I've got two stories, the journalist malpractice as it pertains, interestingly, to Hunter Biden, because you guys remember when they were suppressing stories and they were suspending people's accounts and all this stuff. So somebody at Politico reported that, yeah, they were killing stories about Hunter Biden, about the laptop right and left. We're going to talk about that. We're also going to get into all of the DEI stuff. We're going to discuss that. We're going to maybe maybe we'll have some movement. with the cabinet today, I was reading that some of their confirmations might come rather late, like super late in the evening. So Murkowski, nope. She's out. Collins, nope. They're both voting no. And it is, man, they don't have that much to lose in the Senate. They're going to have to have some Democrats.
SPEAKER 14 :
What about Mitch? Is Mitch going to? Well, how's Mitch voting?
SPEAKER 16 :
Mitch McConnell will usually do status quo. He'll usually go with status quo. So even if it's Murkowski and Collins that are not for Hegseth, they'll typically, Mitch McConnell will go to status quo. Because I think Trump has made it pretty clear. So a lot of stuff to discuss. But first and foremost, I'm going to start with this. And then we got all of the lawsuits about some of the executive orders. So one of the big... things here and I'm pulling this up. He's traveling. He's in North Carolina. He just actually touched down a little bit ago and he was meeting some of the officials there and then meeting with the people there in North Carolina as well. He and the First Lady have traveled to go and view the damage and the destruction still in that area and it's asinine. He was pointing out just the problems with FEMA and how slow FEMA moved and that they probably would have been able to go a lot quicker had it not been, the state anyway, had it not been for FEMA just not being there and not providing and not pulling forth those resources. So that's going to be an interesting conversation. I also read, too, that Gavin Newsom is trying to throw a wrench in the visit when they go to Los Angeles. Whether or not that happens, we shall see. I can't imagine that he would just... Miss an opportunity to try to because he looks at this as like a chance to maybe trying to trying to one up Trump or show greater statesmanship than Trump shows. We'll see. But the word on the ground was that he was considering just not even showing up and meeting the president when he came to California to survey the storm damage, which is asinine. I mean, he's the governor of the state. That's. That's a dumb move. But we'll see. I mean, it's Gavin Newsom. I mean, what are you going to do? So a lot of moving parts here, and we're going to follow all of that because you know he's probably going to speak to the press again when he reboards Air Force One and then heads to L.A. where, you know, once he de-planes, he'll talk to the press again. A lot? There's a lot to follow. Now, in the meantime, speaking of L.A. and some of these wildfires and the insanity when you realize so much of this could have been prevented, another story coming out that there was a... So in the Palisades, there's a reality television... I think this is that Spencer Pratt. Yeah, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. They're suing Los Angeles because of the wildfires. So they filed suit and they said they were going to file suit like the moment that this happened. There were two different wildfires that were getting ready to cross. in their particular area, and they are suing because obviously you had empty hydrants, you had an empty reservoir, all of this, and so they've launched the first, they filed the first lawsuit. They call the fire, quote, an inescapable and unavoidable consequence of the water system that's operated by the city and the water utility. So this is going to be one of the first suits filed. This is not going to be the last, and it's going to get worse, particularly when you have insurance that's going to start denying folks. That's going to be another thing. that we're going to see. So this this was the first suit that was filed. And you have Trump going to be going to the state. I don't know who always he's meeting with there, but he's flying in going to survey the damage. And I'm sure that there's going to he's going to have some choice words, although I felt like he was very magnanimous when he was in North Carolina talking about Roy Cooper. And he was saying that it was mostly FEMA's fault. But I don't know. I just feel like if you're the governor and you already know that there are issues with FEMA, particularly from past storms. Maybe it's something that you would perhaps get a handle on. Just thinking. Just saying. Just thinking out loud. Just talking out loud. Just might be. So, a lot of stuff. A lot of stuff to hit today. And we'll be watching all of that. We'll bring you We'll bring you all of that as it happens. So you have to forgive my voice. It's not because I'm losing it. It's just dry. It's super dry in Vegas. So we're going to try to get through it. But anyway, so we got all of this and a lot more. In the meantime, let's look at audio because... We have a lot of really good audio cuts for you. And I want to make sure... I didn't get to everything yesterday. And there's so much happening. I was talking to somebody that it's like drinking out of a fire hose. There's so much to go over and manage. Like, for instance, Audio Soundbite 3. Trump signed an order yesterday. This is on top of everything else. To declassify all of the files related to... the assassination of JFK, RFK, and MLK. Listen.
SPEAKER 23 :
Lastly, sir, we have an executive order ordering the declassification of files relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
SPEAKER 08 :
That's a big one, huh? A lot of people are waiting for this for a long, for years.
SPEAKER 23 :
We have... So...
SPEAKER 16 :
What's the chance that most of it's going to be redacted? 100% chance. So, like, are we going to get a white piece of paper and it's just going to have black bars all over it all the way down? Is that... I'm curious. There's... I mean, I would... I mean, this is stuff I think that, you know... Why can't we know this? I read this story last night, that Nepo baby, Jack Schlossberg. So... John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, she married, had two kids. One of her sons or her son, Jack Schlossberg, he's, you know, of course, they're Kennedy. So they think that they have some kind of like birthright to elected office, et cetera. And he had said it. It basically was like blasting Trump for releasing these records. That's not for him. Look, I know that they all are desperate to ride on the coattails of their dead granddaddy and try to buy some influence from that. But we're the taxpayer, and we don't give a rat's ass what you say about releasing these classified documents. My taxes mean you get to STFU. Me paying my taxes means you can go STFU. Well, I could quote Tropic Thunder, Les Grossman, when he was talking to Flaming Dragon. That whole monologue is my response. Because this is our tax dollars, our government. We have a right to know. We have an absolute right. I don't think that's bad. I mean, you guys want to they want to be they want to pretend to be the Camelot here. Well, guess what? We have taxpayers here. It's a republic. So you don't necessarily get to call the shots. Plus, if your government is doing something shady, wouldn't you want to know? I want to know if my government worked a president. I would like to know that just seems like that's. So I read this piece yesterday. He was all blasting POTUS for releasing this information as it pertained to his grandfather. And I just think that whole thing is still weird. I mean, what have any of them accomplished beyond trying to do advocacy or some sort of fake charity off of the name that their great-grandfather, grandfather, and then uncle built? I don't know. I don't think it's extended down whatever charisma they had. I don't think it's extended down to the other members of the family. But I also think that because RFK Jr. is in such an elevated position now that they feel as though they have to be doubly loud and doubly annoying. to hold their stake in that family legacy, if that makes sense. I mean, it's just a weird thing. They're weird. We have a lot more on the way because we've got a ton of guests for you today. Gun Owners of America, Eric Pratt's going to be joining us. We're going to get into a whole bunch of other stuff. We've got NSSF. We've got a lot. And all of the latest. We'll bring you any information as it pertains to POTUS's travels, Cabinet, all of that good stuff, and more. And, of course, we're broadcasting here live from SHOT Show. And we're in Las Vegas now our partners over at ready wise Ready wise is always ready even if you're not and one of the things that I love most about ready wise is that You know where your foods coming from first and foremost us ingredients. It's also chain of command You know the chain of command us ingredients us plants sent out from that plant right to you and that's what I mean and these are great delicious meals because most I think honestly most survival prep food is kind of dry kind of bland but not ready wise they actually have a team of in-house culinary experts and they make sure that every choice you pick has the caloric needs the the good carbs all of that stuff to get you through the day heaven forbid if anything goes sideways and it's just it's it's essential comfort in a crisis and beyond, 25-year shelf life. Visit ReadyWise.com. Use promo code Dana20 at checkout and you're going to get 20% off of your entire purchase. That's ReadyWise.com, promo code Dana20 for 20% off.
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SPEAKER 16 :
So more people are only paying the minimum payment as their credit card balances are rising. This is something that's going to be an ongoing problem until the economy snaps back. Revolving credit card balances have hit $645 billion. That represents 71% of the total card balances per data. And this is about third quarter now. 10.75% of active credit card accounts paid only the minimum balance. It's the highest rate that they've had in 12 years. And the Philadelphia, that's per the Philly Federal Reserve Bank. The network CNN, they're preparing for a new streaming rollout. They've been cutting jobs. It affects about 200 employees, the network says. They're digital hires. They're roughly evening out the staff numbers that they've axed over at the other part. But... I don't feel bad about that. That's what happened. I can't, man, I got to really, my filter's down today. I almost said something I shouldn't. Sorry. Store closures have hit the highest level since the pandemic. They, a lot of them. In fact, I thought this was a really good economy. I mean, that's what we're told, that it's a great economy. But a number, excuse me, a number of stores are closing, including Macy's. Macy's is cutting a lot of stores. So that's a big deal. Also, bird flu forcing a Long Island farm in New York to kill 100,000 ducks. It's the Crescent Duck Farm. They have been forced to euthanize a flock of more than 100,000 due to positive bird flu tests. It's USDA. They confirmed several positive tests for bird flu. And this is per the Suffolk County Department of Health. So I kind of call shenanigans on that. I don't believe, honestly, it's not like it's passing to humans. I mean, can't they get over it? Can't the birds get over the bird flu? It's not like they get bird flu and they have bird flu forever. I mean, is it different with avians? I don't know. Costco shareholders overwhelmingly rejected anti-DEI measures because, wait, I guess they want to lose money. I guess they want to go broke. So Costco, they don't want to do anti-DEI. Or they don't want to ban it. They want to keep incorporating. That's like the only company that I've heard of in the past, I don't know, several months now that is actually keeping the DEI stuff instead of axing it. They made headlines because they had a robust defense of their DEI efforts. This was like over Christmas. They came out and they were defending this. So we'll see. We'll see how this goes. But we have a lot more on the way. Gun Owners of America, Eric Pratt, will join us. We got to talk about some of these executive orders. Speaking of DEI, the ATF, all the fun letters. Stick with us. What does living better mean to you? Is it more money? A bigger house? Now think about this. What about how you feel physically? every day. Life is so much better when you feel good. When you wake up feeling great, you can do more of the things that you love and you're ready to take on the day. If pain is affecting your life, see how Relief Factor can help change that. Relief Factor is a 100% drug-free daily supplement that helps your body fight pain naturally. Developed by doctors, Relief Factor supports your body's response to inflammation. And it doesn't just mask pain for a short time. It helps to reduce or even eliminate it, and it's safe to take daily. In fact, the longer you take Relief Factor, the more effective it is. Over 1 million people have turned to Relief Factor. Feel better every day, and you'll live better every day. Trying Relief Factor is easy. Get their three-week quick start for only $19.95. That's less than a dollar a day. Call 1-800-4-RELIEF. That's 1-800-4-RELIEF, or visit relieffactor.com.
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SPEAKER 16 :
Welcome back to the show. Dana Lash here with you, broadcasting from Vegas, SHOT Show, NSSF's industry event. And we've been talking about a lot of stuff because we've had a really good election, but there's some other things that we've got to still hit. Eric Pratt, who is head of Gun Owners of America, joins me now in our Snow White Box. Welcome to the Snow White Box.
SPEAKER 07 :
It's great to be here. Thanks so much for having me.
SPEAKER 16 :
I wanted to ask you, have you... you know, stopped by the booth of your good friends over at the ATF and asked to speak with the DEI diversity officer?
SPEAKER 07 :
We actually have visited them. We dropped off some hats and also the Save a Pup, Abolish the ATF stickers. Do they enjoy those? They do. Actually, privately, some of them really enjoy it, which is funny.
SPEAKER 16 :
If they're not publicly enjoying it, does it count? No.
SPEAKER 07 :
You know, I get their dilemma.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah. So when they see you coming, what do they do? Are they just like, oh, my gosh, him. And then they hide behind the desk.
SPEAKER 07 :
Is that what they do? Yeah, pretty much.
SPEAKER 16 :
I love it. I love it. So do they do they present to you, Eric, their chief diversity, whatever, Yellow Brook Road officer? Did they present that person to you? Did you get to meet them?
SPEAKER 07 :
Well, I don't know that they're here, but we certainly exposed them.
SPEAKER 16 :
You did, because what happened? They had a chief diversity officer, but then magically, The title on the website changed, so now I guess all the controversy is over, huh?
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, so just to back up, I mean, the president issued an order. Every diversity officer had to be put on paid leave. And a subsequent memo pointed out you can't disguise or hide these people, give them a new title, you know, like do a shell game, put them somewhere else. You can't do that. And we found out that they were doing that at ATF. So Gun Owners of America exposed it. Boy, our tweets went viral on it. Elon retweeted. You did as well. I really appreciate that because that just helped to get the word out on this.
SPEAKER 16 :
I mean, this is our tax dollars.
SPEAKER 07 :
Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER 16 :
And these are people that, I mean, first off, I mean, beyond the point, Eric, of not needing an ATF, I don't understand why you would need that role at the ATF. I mean, you're alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. Why would you have to have a chief diversity officer? I mean, it's a weird, this is bizarre. I feel like we're in a Monty Python episode.
SPEAKER 07 :
Right. Well, it's just so Biden. I mean, really. And so it's good to get rid. But, you know, what it really underscores, I mean, here they're defying the president. Yeah. I mean, we've known all along they defy the Constitution, they defy the law. I mean, they don't follow the rules that are set for them. Our members are protected from the pistol brace ban, and yet as of last month, they were sending a letter to one of our members saying that they could not put a pistol brace on their handgun in total defiance of the injunction that our lawsuit has against them. I mean, as you know, I mean, go into people's homes who are not even accused of anything and they have shot them to death. We were talking earlier about the puppies, you know, save the puppies. They put many of them to death as well.
SPEAKER 16 :
A lot of times that's the first thing that goes... It's always puppy season at the ATF, yeah.
SPEAKER 07 :
They register gun owners, but then they say, oh, it's not a registry. I mean, there are so many things that they are doing.
SPEAKER 16 :
So let me stop you right there because that's a bill that Michael Cloud, I know there's a senator out of Ohio, sorry, Idaho, that they've introduced. The Stop Registry Act, because even though we're not supposed to have, you know, save purchase data and create a de facto registry off that, the ATF has been doing that from the FFLs that they've been raiding and confiscating their property, even for so much as something like a grammatical error.
SPEAKER 15 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 16 :
The ATF will come and they've been raiding these federal firearms licensees, like the gun store retailers, you know, where you'd go purchase your gun. And they've been getting, from what I understand, correct me if this number is too big, hundreds of thousands of names and purchases. So it's a de facto registry because they know exactly what you bought.
SPEAKER 07 :
Your number is only incorrect because it's too low. So we got a document from ATF and then did a Freedom of Information Act request which was followed up by Michael Cloud doing Freedom of Information Act requests and what we found out all together was that the ATF has 1 billion with a B gun records already and over 900 million of them are digitized. Our Freedom of Information Act found out that they can search that database. Now, they say, and you're going to laugh at this, that they have paid Adobe to remove certain features like name and a couple other features, which of course could easily be undone, I'm thinking.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 07 :
Even if that's legitimate, right? A button. A button, right. Yeah. I mean, we've got computer guys that could figure that out. That's so lame.
SPEAKER 16 :
That's supposed to be your bulwark against having your rights infringed upon?
SPEAKER 07 :
That's it, right.
SPEAKER 16 :
As an Adobe hack? Oh my gosh.
SPEAKER 07 :
But here they have these names digitized. How is that not a registry? That is, yeah. And they're saying that's not a registry, so.
SPEAKER 16 :
I would love to know what makes that not a registry with them, Eric. Why do they think it's not one?
SPEAKER 07 :
I think it comes down to the definition of is. Oh, my gosh.
SPEAKER 16 :
Right. And we're going full on Clinton now. It's full on Clinton. We're talking with Eric Pratt, who's had a Gun Owners of America, because that's a scary thing. I mean, I... it when you couple that with the encouragement of red flag law and the obliteration of due process i mean that's just bold man that's terrifying that's actually the legitimately scary so i'm so grateful for representative cloud in the house and senator rich in the senate uh... this is a fantastic bill to abolish the registry now
SPEAKER 07 :
many of us want to go the full way abolish the atf and and that's the the goal i don't know that we're going to get that immediately but the registry i think there's momentum in congress building for this and so i hope people will ask their representatives and their senators to co-sponsor this legislation it's the no registry rights act and is that going to get through to trump will that hit his desk I think, well, it's going to depend on grassroots support because a lot of times, you know, even good ideas don't go forward if they're not hearing from people. So we have alerts on our website, gunowners.org, pushing this. People go there. We've made it easy. They can send off an email. They can make phone calls. That's really important. We're also working with key congressmen and leadership to get some of these things put on must-pass legislation. Because, look, let's face it. votes in the Senate or at least overcome the filibuster in the Senate on a lot of these things. So it's going to be really important to put it on must pass bills. And so we're already working that drill. There's great receptivity to that. Look, this is how Democrats pass gun control. They would put it on appropriation bills or the national defense authorization. authorization. So that's exactly the strategy that we're using to get these things passed.
SPEAKER 16 :
Are there any Republicans, Eric, that would drag their feet on this? Which I can't imagine, but you know, I mean, it's 2025 and sometimes some of the R's are no better than the D's.
SPEAKER 07 :
Right. You will have a couple. I'm thinking of like Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania. There's a couple, but I think for the most part, you historically you we had found that even democrats like specially the blue dog democrats and I realize a lot of them are gone now right and is that they opposed registration as a privacy issue so I do think for every republican we lose I think we gain a democrat or two who just on principle of privacy oppose this kinda registry were tougher those listening across the country or maybe you're watching the live show talking with gun owners America's Eric Pratt
SPEAKER 16 :
What do you make of John Cornyn's bill? I got whiplash. My neck's a little sore. Because we had that 2022, I've got to think of the long name, bipartisan community thing for a fact. And then we had the gun violence prevention. That was supposed to implement the gun control bill. I mean, and he was instrumental in getting that gun control bill passed in 22. Now he has a national reciprocity bill?
SPEAKER 07 :
Well, you know he has an election in a couple years.
SPEAKER 16 :
Oh, that's what it is. So everybody else runs center, and he leaves his spot in the center, Cornyn does, and then he runs to the right. He came on the show about it and was talking about it, and I was asking him, and he seemed like he just didn't really want to talk about that 2022 bill. It just doesn't exist anymore.
SPEAKER 07 :
You know, he shows up at gun shows in Texas or Republican events, and he gets booed. Wow. Loudly.
SPEAKER 16 :
Is it a good bill? I mean, from what I've read, it seems on its face like, Okay, it's a basic reciprocity bill.
SPEAKER 07 :
It's better than basic reciprocity because it protects constitutional carry states. So anybody, Texas, Florida, Arizona, wherever you're from, if you're in a constitutional carry state, this legislation will protect you so that you can carry nationwide without a permit. So yes, it's very good.
SPEAKER 16 :
Don't say that because I don't think Democrats know it.
SPEAKER 07 :
They may not, but that's something we fought hard for because a lot of past reciprocity bills didn't protect that and we didn't support it because we didn't want to undercut the constitutional carry movement, which was starting to grow legs.
SPEAKER 16 :
How did Cornyn, how did he do this?
SPEAKER 07 :
It wasn't him. It was somebody. You remember Senator Tom Coburn? Yep. We had weekly meetings, gun owners of America, in his office, pushing for this, explaining why this was important. And finally, God bless him, he said, you know what? I'm going to introduce a bill that protects it. So he was the first one. And ever since then, the people that have taken that mantle have included protection for constitutional care. Wow.
SPEAKER 16 :
I wanted to ask you, I wanted to go back real quick to the DEI with the ATF. Why? Because you mentioned the presidential, the executive order from POTUS. Yes. They can ignore an executive order, but if you get one thing wrong, filling out your form, you're going in there, whether you're a binder gunner, you're an FFL, you messed up something on your 4473, you're a gun owner, you messed up something on your paperwork, they'll shut you down. The ATF loves that. We know they're very excited about it. But they can ignore an executive order.
SPEAKER 07 :
Sounds like you're saying we need zero tolerance for the ATF.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, absolutely. When can I follow the laws that I want to follow? I would love that. Because the consistent application is part of strength of law. And if they're not consistent in application, they're degrading the law. So we can just follow their example, right?
SPEAKER 07 :
Well, I tell you what, we've got an alert up on our website right now for people to take action on this. First of all, to fire, Trump should have this DEI officer in drag fired. Because she's just you know going under another name and to abolish the ATF as well because it is clear They are defying everybody from the Constitution down to the chief executive to the law to courts They just do what they want to do and that they're out of control What if what if they actually and I don't mean for this to be like such a myopic question But what are they actually legitimately accomplished? So, you know, Michael Cloud, who did the Freedom of Information Act request, asked them about the registry. So what's the purpose of it? Is it to solve crimes? Can you tell me how many crimes have been solved with the registry? Do you know they could not give him an answer? In fact, they even said that we cannot answer that.
SPEAKER 16 :
That should be like their most basic, like they should have that memorized.
SPEAKER 07 :
But don't we know that gun control, I mean, we preach that all the time, right?
SPEAKER 16 :
It never affects the criminals. They have not helped with gangbangers. They have not helped with the violent drug sales, anything like that. I mean, that's really what's driving all of this. I just see them harassing. good people, innocent people who are completely... That's all gun control has ever done. Yeah, they're on the right side of the law, but they get turned into felons by dumb edicts.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 16 :
So, I mean, I would love for that to be abolished. I would think that that would be great. I don't know if it's going to happen with this term. I don't know about that.
SPEAKER 07 :
Again, I do think momentum's building for that. If you're talking about abolishing the ATF, that's a real big one. And I will say this. We do want to abolish the ATF, but understand, if you think of it in terms of movies where they have to clip the wire to defuse the bomb, sometimes you'll see a movie where you have to clip two wires at the same time. That's this situation here. You can't just get rid of ATF or the FBI or the DEA will enforce the gun control that they were enforcing. And we don't want that. So the other wire to clip is we have to repeal the NFA and the GCA. So that's why this is a bigger momentum, a bigger lift for looking ahead.
SPEAKER 16 :
Two other quick questions. First is the... So now that we have a new regime change, I guess, Vice President's out. She was heading up the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Such a dumb, long name. They were said to have been colluding with the ATF to go after Glock in Chicago. Is that stopping now with the new administration, now that that office is gone?
SPEAKER 07 :
My understanding is it's gone. You go to the website, you get a 404 error.
SPEAKER 16 :
So what does that mean for the legal fight with the Chicago and going after Glock?
SPEAKER 07 :
I think the fight still happens. They've had an arm or a leg cut off.
SPEAKER 16 :
Well, I mean, all of the feds. I mean, it's not like the ATF. They're interesting. And then, of course, a lot of the stuff that I've been seeing state by state, I think it was in Washington. I know there's some stuff in Colorado where they're going after. I mean, it's the same story. semi-automatic firearms. I feel like it kind of shocks me that they're still trying this state by state. I just kind of want to get your thoughts on the landscape as we're going into this new administration.
SPEAKER 07 :
well you know as your question assumes it's amazing they still keep going for so long you know the brady bill passed and the idea was we'll just get this behind us and that'll satisfy the other side we want to deal with gun control anymore you never satisfy the other side they always keep coming that's why we cannot compromise uh... thankfully we you know we'll find out soon we may have some uh... a bit uh... a case the Snopes case out of Maryland going to the Supreme Court. And if they don't take that one, we've got one that we're working on in Illinois. So there's a lot, it's a target rich environment, if you will, for getting a case before the court. We had actually appealed our semi-auto case in Illinois to the Supreme Court, and they don't like taking things before they run their full course, and the court said that, but Justice Thomas indicated there were severe problems with what Illinois was doing, so I love the fact that he's already indicated that he really wants a case like this.
SPEAKER 16 :
That's interesting, because I know they were sort of hesitant to take some of those cases, but now that looks like that's changing. Eric Pratt with Gun Owners of America, you guys do such a great job.
SPEAKER 07 :
Thank you.
SPEAKER 16 :
And you hold the line. You don't move away from it at all, which is pretty extraordinary in an industry where you have a lot of groups that do.
SPEAKER 07 :
Well, I appreciate that. And of course, we appreciate what you do getting the word out.
SPEAKER 16 :
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Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of the United States.
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And so what we're seeing is an attack, not on necessarily DEI or wokeness, we're seeing an attack on the very fabric of our company, which is opportunity for all, including women. And women, what Whoopi has said often, women were really the most, they gained the most advantages from affirmative action. And so this is a war on women. I think it's a war on people of color. And what we're going to see is a lot of pain, but especially to those communities that need those jobs.
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So this is Sunny Hostin over at the SHMU, who is saying that ending these DEI programs, how is that an attack on women? Look, I'm going to tell y'all something. It's Friday. I'm tired. I'm not a spring chicken. You hit 40 and you're like, oh my gosh, like, why is this ache here? I've been running all over the floor rooms here at SHOT Show in Vegas. And I'm being told and being pandered to that if we eliminate bigoted and racial programs, then it's anti-woman. You can't just constantly use anti-woman as some sort of, you know, fear tactic. I'm so tired of this stuff. And why is it always promoted by the people who do actually the most against women, who do the most to disempower? It's just so stupid. I mean, I'm so done with this. It's like the new it's the new Godwin's law. We got a lot more on the way. Second hour coming up and we're finishing up our last day here at SHOT Show in Vegas. Stick with us. All family pharmacy. You just need to bookmark this website. I've never been to a website where they make it easier to get the medicines that you need. And look for like I get it. If you want to go to a doctor and you want to have they have doctors that are on their staff that you can actually talk to. So for instance, when I over Thanksgiving, I was getting super sick. I had sinusitis and it was turning into strep and I had people coming on. I was hosting for Thanksgiving. I don't have time for this. So I went on All Family Pharmacy's website, All Family Pharma. And I use my own code name. I'm not going to even lie about it. I dropped my own name and I got it discounted for 10% off. It's all familypharma.com slash Dana. And I was able to get my azithromycin because if I were to go to my doctor, that's the exact same thing they're going to prescribe me. This ain't my first rodeo. And then I had it overnighted. Got here at 9 a.m. 9 a.m. I ordered this stuff at like 7 o'clock last night. So it was amazing how quickly that they got it there. Anything that you need. This is a must have when you're traveling. They have everything. Ivermectin, which I take ahead of big events for the antiviral properties. But they have all kinds of reliable options for a variety of health needs. Be prepared. Skip the hassle. And here's the kicker. Big thing. Big, big, big. Their stuff is made in the USA, not China. So you hear about a lot of antibiotics being made in CCP China. Not these. It's all USA. So you do not have to worry about outsourced products. You're getting good quality, safe material. Visit allfamilypharma.com slash Dana. Get 10% off using promo code Dana10. Don't wait. Make sure that you're always prepared. Protect yourself and your family. Allfamilypharma.com slash Dana. Code Dana10 to save 10%.
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Sanctuary cities make it less efficient and more dangerous, but it's not going to stop us. We're hitting every sanctuary city right now. What I can tell you right now, Chris, is we arrested 1,300 people. Over 1,000 of them were criminals. Who are the other ones? They're either fugitives who've been to immigration court in order to remove but didn't leave and became a fugitive, or collaterals.
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That's Tom Homan, who is saying they're going in right now. They're already starting the deportation for people who got here illegally. People are being sent back. Tom Homan's all business. Welcome back to the program. Dana Lash with you. We're broadcasting live from Vegas in SHOT Show. And POTUS is expected to be heading to Vegas. So he's in North Carolina now. They're going to be going to, after he finishes, he's surveying the damage. Then the word is that he's flying to Vegas. uh don't know if he's staying the night in vegas or not i think that's up in the air and then he's going to be in la surveying the wildfire damage there and talking with state and local officials to try to work around fema california i was talking to a friend of mine yesterday and they were their um their family uh they're here just you know because they they have a side business as an FFL but they also do stuff with like construction and rehabilitation and they were saying I asked them I said is it true like all the stuff that I've been hearing about in terms of trying to rebuild your home or your business after like a wildfire earthquake or something like that in California and I and I relayed the story of this guy who it took 12 years to just to get through the regulations, it took 12 years for him to rebuild his property. That's insane. And the gentleman I was speaking with said, oh yeah, that's true. And there are even scenarios that are more worst case than that. And he was describing how after uh one wildfire and this was i think like nine years ago he said that it took them because of where the home that they were working on was situated it was like 13 and a half years because the regulations change so like every couple of years it's like they get dumber and dumber and so you have to basically start from scratch and then there's all of this added regulation and and red tape and all of that i mean my head was spinning when they can you imagine owning property and and having a home your home burned down through no fault of your own And there were some of the people, too, who did the concrete, the firewall, all that stuff. And they're like, sometimes that's not even enough. But can you imagine doing everything you're supposed to do and your home burns down and the state's like, oh, well, I guess you're SOL. And then when you go to rebuild your life, you have to go through five different government agencies. Then you have to get an environmental impact thing. They assess your property and where your home was. They can't even assess... I mean, the environmental impact was that the fire burned down your damn house. So, you know what I'm saying? I can't... Why the hell does anybody live out there? The weather is not all that, guys. It's not all that. You know what? You have a lovely... couple of weeks in Texas, but then the freedom outweighs the heat, you know what I'm saying? It's just, so anyway, POTUS is going to be, he might be coming here, so, well, he's going to be coming to SHOT Show, and then they're saying that if he does stay, he'll stay at the Trump, he'll stay at the big Trump Hotel, which is like right across the street from us. So, interesting. He likes to come to SHOT Show, so we knew that. But he's coming in at Harry Reid Airport. So that airport's going to shut down when POTUS comes in. So there will be flight delays today. If you're flying today, and you're going out west anywhere, especially if you're in Vegas, 50% chance of a big flight delay. Cause they gotta, they have to freeze the airspace when POTUS comes in. So, uh, yeah, that is making Juan real happy right now. Poor Juan. Juan's like, I just wanted to go home back to Texas. Oh man, I feel you. So that's, that's happening today. And I'm sure, uh, he's obviously probably going to be meeting with NSSF folks. He might make... I mean, depending on when he comes in, you never know. You know, only like his innermost team know. Maybe he makes some remarks. I don't know. Maybe he'll talk about some gun stuff and reciprocity. We'll see. So we'll watch all of that as well for you. But in the meantime, as we were talking about these deportations, here's the thing. I wanted to play this audio for you, too. This is Audio Summit 13. It's Ron DeSantis. He was having a press conference because he was... It's a press availability for the governor's office. And they were talking about the implementation of not only deportation, but also now that they have the ability to do so, strict enforcement, implementing Trump's agenda state by state. And this reporter decided to get froggy. There was a reporter that was pushing back and he was correcting the terminology of this reporter. But he did a really good job. Listen, this is audio somebody 13. He explained it quite well.
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I just have four questions. One, Florida is home to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who are working in areas... So the federal government has made clear that the statutory term
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It's not, they're illegal aliens. That's the statutory term. That's what it is. And I think it's to try to water down. I mean, like undocumented, it's like if I get in my car and I forget my wallet, okay, I don't have my document on me, like my driver's license. But I mean, I still have a right to drive. I just made a mistake. This is intentional. to come in illegally it's not just a question of missing a document it's a question of you know you violated the law that were very clear and knowingly and with the help of the cartels in many cases yeah so florida is home to uh is home to hundreds of thousands of uh illegal immigrants who are illegal aliens illegal immigrants i like how he just corrects that he should um
SPEAKER 16 :
He was not going to accept the narrative on that. Like this whole idea of migrant. They're trying to conflate it on purpose. Nobody has a problem with immigration. Immigration is awesome. But you absolutely, as a sovereign nation, have a right to determine how many and who. And you get to say you didn't come here illegally, get out. Or you came here illegally, get out. You can't do it anywhere else. I mean, I don't know how many times Democrats have to be told this. So here's what's interesting. The Democrat Massachusetts governor. Mara Healy, Audio Soundbite 17, I want you guys to listen to this.
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I wouldn't describe them as raids. What it seems to be is what we expected and what I support, which is the apprehension of criminals in our communities.
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Interesting. These Democrats know which way the wind is blowing. Very interesting. I want to switch gears here now with Cabinet. Audio Soundbite 18. Elizabeth Warren goes after Pete Hegseth over his drinking. Listen.
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Secretary of Defense has to be ready to go 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Look, I understand there are people who have alcohol problems, but we cannot trust the safety of our country to someone who has demonstrated repeatedly using very bad judgment with alcohol and doing it in ways that truly have incapacitated him
SPEAKER 16 :
OK, so that's such hyperbole. That's so ridiculous. I mean, he did this show. It was for Fox Nation. It was like this, you know, special that they did. And he sat down with a bunch of veterans and they had scotch. Right. And they were drinking scotch and they were having a discussion. And it was, you know, our bourbon. I was part of their part of the thing. This has been extrapolated and exaggerated and modified to now mean that he is drunk all the time, 24-7, and he just keeps a flask under his desk at Fox. And that's such a lie, but that's how they're trying to misrepresent all of this. It's so dumb. And honestly, I mean, he's a veteran. He's, you know, 40-something years old. If he has, you know, a beer or a couple of drinks every now and then, or maybe if he's out, you know, with friends and family and, you know, he has a couple of drinks. As long as you're not getting behind the wheel, why is this a big deal to Laya Watha? I mean, why is this such a big deal to Focahannes? Why is this such a big deal to her? Why? I mean, remember when she was like, oh, sweetie, would you like a beer? And then her husband acted shocked. Like, who are you and what did you do with my wife? I feel like she beats him with a broomstick when there was like no cameras. It was the weirdest damn thing I've ever seen. Can I just stop for a minute? You remember that? Like, where's the body language experts for that? That man looked like he was whipped, didn't he? No, I mean, not like that way, like the bad way, like he actually gets beat with sticks or something. She was like, oh, sweetheart, would you like a beer? And he flinched. Did you see him? She's too damn stupid to not put that video up on Instagram.
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I think he was blinking Morse code if you look at the video.
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Yeah, he's probably like, help me. He's freaking out. That was so weird. That was not normal behavior. You can tell interactions between couples, what's normal and what's put on. Like, oh, hey, baby, you want a beer? I'll get you one. Or I'm getting me one. You want one? But then she like makes a big, like even the way she was standing in front of the camera, it was, it was like this. I'm going to, I'm going to act it out if you're watching. Oh, and she's like making sure she's posed right before the camera. Oh honey, would you like a beer? And he looks at her and he's like, no, you dumb broad. I don't drink beer. You stupid dumb woman. How long have we been married? You know I don't drink beer. And she's like, oh, I like a cold one. And then she's like drinking it so awkwardly. It's the weirdest, the weirdest stuff I've ever seen. But I'm telling you, that's telling you. So she has no, man, that's a big water bottle. Golly. All the little ones were gone. So I got the big one. I got the big one. What size would you like? Grande? Big one. I'll have that one. So, she's attacking him. Look, I don't know how long they're going to hold this up. I think this one and Gabbard will be held up. Everybody else... Actually, Gabbard will probably be held up less. But I think it's just Hegseth because he's charismatic. And I think because he's charismatic, I think that's one of the... More so than the drinking. I think it's just because... And the drinking, it's just social drinking. Why is that a big deal? I mean, for crying out loud. You know, I had a gin martini with dinner last night. You know, you get... Big deal. You know, responsible and moderation and social just, you know, when you're at dinner, that's not a big deal. I've I've know him and I know a lot of people who know him and I hear gossip like you would not believe if he was a drunk and he was abusive. I would have heard about it from all of my friends that work with him and that are in the same circle. So I've not heard that. So I'm just saying. I think it's part they just, he's charismatic and they don't like that. I think that's a part. Isn't there a weird reason? Because he can say something because he's charismatic. And he's a younger dude. I mean, compare him to Millie.
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It's the difference between pandering and connecting. And that's what they hate about the right. The left hates the fact that they can easily connect, even though they think that they dominate.
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Because we look normal. Because our dudes don't lob off their penises and they don't get into skirts. That's why. I mean, hell, we look normal. Our men are normal. Our women are normal, you know? We don't have, like, dudes in skirts, you know, in the Air Force going, It's a man. Do you like my medals? Call me. Call me Joan. Like, we don't have that. Our people are just like, can we just get on with the job? Can we just live our lives? Can we just do our jobs? It'd be great. You know who I want to talk to about this? Because we've got Lieutenant Colonel Allen West who's going to be coming up. And I want to talk to him about that. That's going to be funny. Because I've never actually brought that up with him before. Let's just see how mad we can make him with a question. He can't hear us right now. So he's sitting outside my... He can hear you. No, no, he can't.
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He's literally sitting right by the speaker. But if we talk like this, they can't hear us.
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So, wait, hold up. So, he's sitting right outside.
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Oh, he's getting distracted now.
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Yeah, he's distracted. So, we're going to try to see how many we can make him with a question about the rainy tase. I can't say tranny, right? Can I say tranny? You just did it. No, I said it in pig Latin. You did it twice. I said it in pig Latin.
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No, you actually asked me.
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I am fluent in pig Latin, my dear.
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When asked, you could say it.
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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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Today in stupid legislation, Mississippi State Senator Bradford Blackmon, he's a Democrat, introduced a bill this week that would, it's called the, I'm just going to say it.
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Oh, no.
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Conception begins at Erection Act. That's what it's called. And they said that it's an introduction of a bill that would ban men from engaging in any kind of sexual act if it is not for fertilization.
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Can we, just for science purposes only, is that scientifically true that conception happens at the erection?
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No, this guy has no idea how babies are made because his mom had never told him. But furthermore, how do you enforce that?
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You can't.
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Number one. Number two. I always thought it was like, you know, my body, my choice and all that. He's a Democrat, right? Isn't that his mantra? Why did they do this stupid stuff? That's just so stupid. I mean, it's a stunt. I get it. But it's just it's a dumb one. Oh, oh, oh, a lost Tina Turner track. What's up with that? Lost Tina Turner track. It was recorded at her lowest. It sheds light on her triumphant return to fame. It is a track that has been unearthed from her vaults. It's a previously unheard track called Hot For You Baby. And it was, I sounded like butthead just then. And it was intended for use on her fifth solo album, Private Dancer, but it never made it. So now they got it. That's interesting. Huh. Smartphone use leads to hallucinations, detachment from reality, aggression in teens as young as 13. What in the world? So they said that the younger a person starts using a phone, the more likely they would be crippled by a whole host of psychological ills. They looked at 10,500 teens from age 13 to 17. Look, I'm fine with parents having phones for their kids, but you've got to be your kids' baby. You're the parent. You can't have the government do it. Monitor how much screen time your kid gets. You can do it. You birthed the kid. You raised the kid. You can do it. We got Lieutenant Colonel Allen West joining us next from SHOT Show. Stick with us. With everything going on in the world right now, the economy, conflicts, the open border, spiraling national debt, the devastating inflation, it's critical that you have a plan for diversifying and protecting your savings. And that's why so many, including myself, have turned to precious metals like gold and silver. to help protect our savings. And I've partnered with the top-rated precious metals company, Goldco, to make that happen. It's a great company with a great reputation, and they could not have made the process any easier. And right now, Gold Co. is offering a free gold and silver kit that will show you how precious metals can help protect and diversify your savings. And for my audience, they're offering up to a 10% instant match in bonus silver on qualified orders. All you have to do is visit danalikesgold.com to get started today. Gold Co. has helped thousands of Americans place over $3 billion in gold and silver, and they can help you as well. Join thousands who trust Gold Co. Visit danalikesgold.com.
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Welcome back to the program. Dana Lash here with you broadcasting live from SHOT Show in Las Vegas. And he cracks me up every single time we talk. My very good friend, Lieutenant Colonel Allen West. Oh, now you're standing up, Colonel. Come on. Well, yeah, I have to stand up. He told me he goes, play back in black because I'm black. And it almost, at first I thought he was saying a lyric, and then I stopped and looked at him. It was a riot. It's good to see you. And you're dressed in black. And I'm dressed, because I can't dress myself. It's easy. It's good to see you.
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It's good to be seen.
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Looked nice and rested. I'm all good. We were talking, and everybody knows Alan West, because you have your own program that you do, and you do a great job. I can't catch all, I can't catch it. I only watch a few people. You're one of the people I actually do watch, but I can't watch every episode. That's humbling. I like your commentary. Thank you. I like the way you approach stuff, and it's just very matter-of-fact. But you and I were talking, because we were getting into some of the deportations and the illegal crossing. The Marines are heading to the border. We don't know exactly where yet.
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Yeah.
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But what you were telling me is that... What they really need to be focusing on is that Big Bend area, which is incredibly mountainous. That terrain's difficult because that's where you said the real baddies are coming in.
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That's where the people, the gotaways, the people that don't want to be detected and caught. And as a matter of fact, when you go out there and you talk to the Border Patrol in the Big Bend sector there, Alpine, Texas, and what have you, they actually put carpeting on the bottom of their shoes so they can't be tracked.
SPEAKER 16 :
To hide their tracks.
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Absolutely. So these are some serious actors out there. And you know those mountain passes. That's not easy terrain.
SPEAKER 16 :
No, it's not.
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So while we're focusing on the kids and the women and everyone that's coming across in Del Rio, Eagle Pass, whatever, the bad actors are coming out there in West Texas.
SPEAKER 16 :
How do you even begin to enforce that in that area? I mean, drones seem like it's the easiest thing.
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Well, you've got to have drones, you have to have aerial surveillance, you have to have bodies on the ground. Because, you know, this is just the same as us being over in Afghanistan or these type of places where you have that mountainous rugged terrain.
SPEAKER 15 :
That is a good point.
SPEAKER 20 :
That's why you need to have military down there. This is not just a law enforcement type of thing. And we send our military to provide security on everybody else's border.
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We built a pier outside of Gaza and we had some of our men injured.
SPEAKER 20 :
How did that work out?
SPEAKER 16 :
You know so well.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, feed Hamas, feed Hamas.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, let's give them supplies that they'll just sell back on the black market. Yeah, that's actually a really good point to get, because they know how to do this and they know that terrain. That's what they've trained in. They know it.
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Yeah, and so to have the Marines down there or get someone like the 10th Mountain Division of the United States Army. Absolutely, that's their whole thing.
SPEAKER 16 :
Oh, that sounds fun.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yes.
SPEAKER 16 :
Oh, my gosh. The 10th Mountain Division, Kane, get them out there to handle it. Because that's, you're right, nobody ever talks about it. Every now and then it comes up, but honestly, because it's a scary area when you think of it. It's beautiful, and then you realize, ooh, cartels.
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Oh, sure. You go out and you talk to the folks there in Alpine, Texas, and they will tell you, yeah, we always have these folks that are transiting across our ranches. We see them all the time. I was out there one time eating at a restaurant and the restaurant owner said, yeah, we see the illegals just come right across and they just continue on. And it's always single military age males out there. And those are the ones we need to be focusing on.
SPEAKER 16 :
Isn't that the area where like three, two or three years ago, there was a couple jet skiing in the lake in that area, the Big Bend area. like on the border, or no, in the Rio, they were actually in the river. And he was shot and killed, the husband was shot and killed by cartels?
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Well, absolutely, because the cartels on the other side, guess what they have? They have observation posts. In the military, we call it LPOPs, listening posts, observation posts. And so they're looking across, and they're making sure that no one is paying attention to their infiltration routes and things of this nature. And they have scouts that are out just as well. So that's why this is a military operation. And President Trump has the right perspective. and putting our forces down. This is not a violation of posse comitatus. This is protecting your border. I'm so glad you said that. It's not. We're not employing the military against American citizens. We're employing the military against invaders.
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Because, you know what, what you just said, I mean, stop on that for a minute. That's huge because the states... So I remember when Jan Brewer in Arizona was trying to enforce... And the DOJ came down on her like a ton of bricks to stop her from enforcing security and border enforcement or dealing with border enforcement in her area. But she had the right to do that as a governor. So it was weird for the federal government to say, you can't enforce this because it's a federal government matter. Well, then the federal government, then that you just... gave the argument, well then you can send the military. That's the whole point.
SPEAKER 20 :
It's a federal issue. The whole point is that in Article 4, Section 4 of the Constitution, which is known as the Guarantee Clause, the federal government is supposed to protect every state in the Union from invasion. So if they don't do what they're supposed to do, Article 1, Section 3, Clause, Section 10, Clause Number 3, says exactly what states can do when the federal government fails so that they can secure themselves and they can do it with impunity. It lays down every means and resource. So if the federal government does not do their constitutional duty, the states have a right to do that. And it was just amazing during the Biden administration that they tried to bring the hammer down and, of course, during the Obama administration as well.
SPEAKER 16 :
Talking with Colonel Allen West. If you're all watching the simulcast, Channel 347, DirecTV, or if you're listening across the country, I had a conversation with someone in Army Futures Command a couple of weeks ago, and they were talking about recruitment. And everyone seemed a little hopeful, you know, after maybe, you know, the election. This actually was before the election. I need to modify that. It was right before the election. And everyone was being very hopeful. Like maybe, you know, if this goes the right way, then, you know, we'll be able to deal with military. And, you know, we have a problem with recruitment and messaging. And I spoke up and I said, well, respectfully, if I can be very frank, I'm like, I don't know if messaging is your problem when you got guys at the Air Force wearing skirts and lipsticks and they're, you know, like the top of the food chain up there. And then you got other military leaders that are leaving our men and women to die at Abbey Gate. And you got others that are, you know, making them withhold, defending themselves and the people that they're serving with, and then we get unnecessary fatalities. I'm like, that's kind of what our young men, including my military-age sons, and one of them's on the fence about it, that's what they're seeing. And they're like, wait, if I serve and give my all to my country, is my country going to be there for me? And they couldn't answer.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, of course he couldn't answer that because he couldn't give you an honest answer because he's still in uniform. But it's not a messaging problem. It is the actions that they saw in the previous administration that you just articulated. When people can understand their pronouns better than they can understand their task and purpose, you know, the purpose of a military, and even Colin Powell said this, is to go in and kill people and break stuff. That's just the bottom line. You know, when I was in the military, I wasn't trained to make, build roads and all this stuff. I was an artillery officer. I was trained to blow things up.
SPEAKER 16 :
Can I say that you have one of the most badass stories I think I've ever heard?
SPEAKER 20 :
Oh, stop.
SPEAKER 16 :
Everybody knows his story, right? He was saving lives.
SPEAKER 20 :
Nah.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, you were. You were out there saving lives, and they tried to come at you for it.
SPEAKER 20 :
I know your story. Well, that's what a commander's supposed to do, okay? I'm supposed to look after his troops, because guess what? If they know that you got their back, and you're out there, you know, hooking and jabbing with them on, you know, patrols and combat operations, they're going to fight tough.
SPEAKER 16 :
I think Denzel could play you in a movie about your life.
SPEAKER 20 :
I don't know, he looked pretty good in that Gladiator 2.
SPEAKER 16 :
I mean, I just, I feel, right, like if I was casting, I'd be like, okay, Denzel's going to play Colonel West and then we'll fill everything else out. We'll get, you know, maybe Angela Bassett for, you know, your wife and, you know, get everything. I see, like, I'm really good casting director.
SPEAKER 20 :
You already casted out?
SPEAKER 16 :
I already got the movie done. You sure? It's already done in my head, yeah.
SPEAKER 20 :
You think Denzel can pull off the salt and pepper flat top?
SPEAKER 16 :
That's what I'm worried about. I think he could. I think he could. Yeah, he might be able to do it. But, I mean, you get it. How different is it from when you were in active duty to now?
SPEAKER 20 :
Totally different.
SPEAKER 16 :
That fast?
SPEAKER 20 :
It's totally different. Yeah, it doesn't take long. The policies that come from a certain administration can change the course and direction of a military or any government agency. And that's what we saw in these four years. And so we have a military that's atropied. You know, if you don't use your muscles, you know exactly what happens. So we have a military that is not trained up in the skills that it's supposed to be trained. That warrior ethos that Pete has talked about.
SPEAKER 16 :
I was going to ask you about that.
SPEAKER 20 :
We've got to restore that. And that's for men and women. Look, I understand this. I believe in fairness and all this stuff. But we do not have men and women competing against each other in figure skating.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, that's a great point.
SPEAKER 20 :
So if men and women can't compete against each other in figure skating, how the hell are you supposed to tell me that men and women are equal on the battlefield? That dog don't hunt. And so I think that we need to get people that have that perspective and understanding. Because there's nothing fair about if you and I have to go mano a mano.
SPEAKER 16 :
Oh no, you're going to whoop me.
SPEAKER 20 :
And you can't change the standards.
SPEAKER 16 :
I can yell louder, but you'll whoop me. And I'm 64.
SPEAKER 20 :
And I guarantee you, if I still lay the punch on awesome Dana Lash, it would probably break your jaw.
SPEAKER 16 :
I can dodge, but at some point, I'd get hit. I'm quick, but yeah, at some point, I'd get hit. It'd be, yeah, I get it, I get it.
SPEAKER 20 :
So let's get back to normality.
SPEAKER 16 :
You mentioned Hegseth. What do you think of him?
SPEAKER 20 :
I think he's going to do a great job. I think the most important thing for Pete Hegseth is to surround himself with a stable of stallions. That means the deputy secretary, the undersecretaries, those type of folks really have to be strong to be able to implement those policies. And you've got to root things out seven or eight levels deep. You've got to get rid of all these people.
SPEAKER 16 :
Because this is multi-decades of entrenchment.
SPEAKER 20 :
Multi-decades, many layers. I mean, people call it the deep state. I just call it the bureaucratic administrative state. So, you know, the president has issued an order about all these DEI offices closing. And so what are they trying to do? They changed the name of the office like you just saw with the ATF. So I think that you have to really go in there and say, you're out.
SPEAKER 16 :
i think that's hysterical by the way they just because trump gave this order they got to get rid of all this dei in government and they're like oh we'll just change the position no one will ever know yeah we'll just change the title on the website yeah i was born in the morning not this morning yeah exactly yeah exactly we're talking with our friend alan west uh and uh his last two books we can overcome an american black conservative manifesto and hold texas hold the nation let me ask you about that too hold texas hold the nation yeah So, two very interesting states that I'm watching, so Florida and Texas, and everyone always says, oh, you've got a super majority, that's great, you should be able to do everything as Republicans. We're learning that you can't, I mean, so in Florida, the weak Republicans, those are the ones that wanted gun control and all this other stuff, they're fighting DeSantis and Trump because they think that they should be able to wait until March. to go into office. We don't have that time to spare. And then in Texas, they just guaranteed that Democrats can be on committee chairs. And so basically everything that we do with the Republican supermajority is going to have to get approved by Democrats.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, it's amazing to me because in the state of Texas, the state house has 150 seats. You've got 88 Republicans and 62 Democrats. Pretty easy, right? Yeah. Well, instead, you got 36 Republicans that went over and joined with 49 Democrats to select a speaker. And now you just had a rules package that passed that gave the Democrats all of this power on committees to include being able to kill legislation.
SPEAKER 16 :
Why? Why did they do that?
SPEAKER 20 :
People are just cowards. There are some Republicans that are just cowards. And I can understand why you would... Donald Trump won Texas by 15 percentage points. Ted Cruz won Texas, his Senate seat, I thought it was going to be so close, 9 to 11 points. So why do we think that we need to go and be kumbaya with these people that they'll slit our throats? I mean, figuratively and literally. If they could. So I think that you're going to see a lot of Republicans, this will be their last legislative session in the Texas State House.
SPEAKER 16 :
How long is this damage going to last? Because I know the big fight was to oust Dade Phelan as Speaker, but it seems like now we replace Dade Phelan with Dade Phelan 2.0.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, Dustin Burroughs, which is just one of his cronies. And everyone was cheering when Dade Phelan said, I'm not going to run for Speaker. I said, it doesn't matter.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, something's up.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yeah, something's up. And so I think that you really got the clean house. And look at those 36 Republicans that voted with the Democrats to select this guy to be our speaker. Because by their own rules in the Texas State House, they're supposed to select a speaker out of their caucus.
SPEAKER 16 :
Will you come back and take over the party in Texas, please, for the love of all things holy?
SPEAKER 20 :
I'll come back and do whatever God and Dana Lash tells me to do.
SPEAKER 16 :
So if I pray to God, like, please make Colonel Allen West come back. See, that's a selfish prayer. It's not, though, because I'm begging him to use the power of his servants for his glory. So, you know, can just make that happen. Ask boldly. Ask boldly, Colonel. Ask boldly.
SPEAKER 20 :
You got me.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yes, sister. Amen.
SPEAKER 20 :
Amen, sister.
SPEAKER 16 :
Colonel Allen West, I'm so happy to see you here, my friend. It's always a pleasure. I've got to tell people, he's one of the realest ones in this industry, in politics. I wish he'd go back into it, honestly. I get why you don't like it.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, I'm the chair over in Dallas County, so we've got some good things we're doing there.
SPEAKER 16 :
That's Dallas County. I mean, no offense, it's not my county, though. I want you where I can, in my county, where it can be better for me. Terrence, good county. I know, it's a great county. Bo French, you've got a good guy. Bo's great. But maybe take over the whole state party.
SPEAKER 20 :
I already did that.
SPEAKER 16 :
I know, but do it again.
SPEAKER 20 :
You want the brother back?
SPEAKER 16 :
Yes. Bring the brother back.
SPEAKER 20 :
Back in black?
SPEAKER 16 :
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SPEAKER 12 :
It's his life mission to make bad decisions. It's time for Florida Man.
SPEAKER 16 :
That's Florida Man. All right, so first up, we had Florida Woman Amber send us a story, and I am not reading it. I don't even know how I began to read it. Well, let's see. So we've got... Oh boy. A Florida man was arrested after hitting a police officer in the face with a snowball. They got enough snow, I guess, down there to make. Now, if it was on the beach where he did this, there's gonna be a sandy snowball. That would hurt. So he was arrested. He hit an officer in the face with a snowball. It was a snowball flight that escalated into chaos. and this 22 year old man who threw the offending ball was arrested it was in tallahassee and they were throwing there were people throwing snowballs at cars passing by on madison street citizens were complaining fox 35 orlando says that then police had to respond and authorities said you can't throw stuff including snowballs into a moving vehicle that's a felony but then when the participants when the police arrived the snowball people turned on the cops and they began throwing them throwing snowballs at the police one hit someone's cruiser another one got hit right in the face they had to give them warnings over the PA system apparently it was a crowd it's described as a crowd they ignored commands to disperse and the snowballs were flying so police were like Alright, you brought a snowball to the fight. We'll bring pepper balls. And they didn't cause any injuries, but they did use pepper balls. You're just sitting over there smiling so much about that. I don't know how to... I mean, yes, you shouldn't throw snowballs at passing cars, but I just think this whole thing is hysterical.
SPEAKER 14 :
I think it's hilarious that snow in Florida, and then this is what happens.
SPEAKER 16 :
They decide it's combat. It snowed. It's time for combat. Oh, no. We had that one yesterday. So, let me... Oh, gosh. I don't want to read this one that Florida Woman Amber sent. She's the one who I think... And I know she's cackling right now. She tries to look for the most offensive stories possible.
SPEAKER 15 :
Oh, no.
SPEAKER 16 :
And send them to me. Like this... I'm okay. I'm going to try to do this. I was triple dog dared.
SPEAKER 15 :
Good luck.
SPEAKER 16 :
I have to take that. I got to take that dare. A man with... Uh, abnormally large parts of his male copulatory area.
SPEAKER 12 :
Alright.
SPEAKER 16 :
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SPEAKER 08 :
But you can't have a security detail for the rest of your life because you work for government. Yeah, we'll see what happens.
SPEAKER 02 :
No, no.
SPEAKER 08 :
You know, they all made a lot of money. They can hire their own security to all the people you're talking about. They can go out. I can give them some good numbers of very good security people. They can hire their own security. They all made a lot of money. Fauci made a lot of money. They all did. So if they felt that strongly, I think that certainly I would not take responsibility.
SPEAKER 16 :
I love this. And the other thing that POTUS did, too, if you're just joining us, first off, welcome back. Top of our third hour. Dana Lash here with you, broadcasting from Vegas. SHOT Show 2025 from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. We're going to talk to Larry Keene, head of that, later on. But additionally, because Trump is heading to Los Angeles later today, he's in North Carolina. He's surveying the... devastating effects of the hurricane that they're still recovering from. Then he's heading to L.A. to survey wildfire damage. And then he's coming to Vegas. He's staying here tonight. And then they have a rally at Circa tomorrow, I believe. I don't know what time that is, but he's very busy. And then when he goes, now check it, when he goes to L.A., He's saying that, well, I'm totally happy to help you with wildfire aid that your Democrat leadership caused it to be this bad. But he said, before we do that, though, he goes, quote, I don't know if we have this audio just yet, but I'll tell you his quote. He says, I want to see two things in Los Angeles, voter ID so the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and come down into L.A. throughout the state. He's like, those are just two things. He wants them done before federal aid. The voter ID, Cain, the voter ID, are they... Are they going to do that? Are they going to do the voter ID to get the federal aid? I mean, doesn't that seem like the most simple thing that you could do? Just saying. Seems like it. Yeah, go ahead. Let me see. Los Angeles because of its sanctuary city policy?
SPEAKER 08 :
I want to see two things in Los Angeles. Voter ID so that the people have a chance to vote. And I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state. Those are the two things. After that, I will be the greatest president that California has ever seen. I want the water to come down and come down to Los Angeles and also go out to all the farmland that's barren and dry. They have land that they say is the equivalent of the land in Iowa, which is about as good as there is anywhere on earth the problem is it's artificial because they artificially stop the water from going onto the land so i want two things i want voter id for the people of california they all want it right now you have no you don't have voter id people want to have voter identification you want to have proof of citizenship Ideally, you have one day voting, but I just want voter ID as a start, and I want the water to be released, and they're going to get a lot of help from the U.S. Thank you very much.
SPEAKER 16 :
I'll see you in a little while. I mean, that's like the, because the water being released helps them. Voter ID helps them. Wow. Where's the problem? Kane. Ogg's on, we're in Vegas.
SPEAKER 14 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 16 :
odds on Newsom complaining about this?
SPEAKER 14 :
Oh, my gosh. 100% odds. I haven't seen a response yet.
SPEAKER 16 :
I mean, this was something that Trump just said, so I haven't seen a response from Newsom yet. That's going to be interesting, though, because you saw the same headlines, although I only saw it a couple different places, and it was sources say, so it didn't say it was confirmed officially. But wasn't there the narrative that he was considering just, like, ghosting POTUS when POTUS got to California, like the governor of California was just, like, not going to show up out of spite? What the hell kind of leadership is that?
SPEAKER 14 :
The people that didn't want to politicize this are doing that. Just to put it in perspective.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, I don't know. It's so frustrating. This is so incredibly frustrating. Between this and people who are fighting these cabinet nominees, done with it. Done with it. So that's pretty significant. I would like to see for that to happen. I hope that they can get that happening. So we'll see all that. I've got to take a quick step away from the meat and potatoes. We have an issue here, Cain. Okay. We have an issue. What is it? Okay, so you guys know I got a rescue pup, right? My pup, Wick, who's part Belgian Malinois and part Rhodesian Ridgeback and all sweetness and kindness and insanity. So he's staying with his nana, right? His nana is sitting for Wick. Can I read? Gosh, please don't kill me. She can't reach me. I'm in Vegas. Protect me. This is what she texted me. She asked me, she was like, do you have Disney Plus? I'm like, I don't think we got Disney Plus. I'm pretty sure. I think we canceled that after the Gina Carano thing. And then she goes, well, I looked. And she goes, I think you have to sign in so we don't have an account. We did cancel it. She goes, but that is okay. This is legit what she texted me. I saw where they were saying the cartoon Bluey is the cartoon that dogs like to watch because they like the colors. Dogs only see black and white. I haven't told her this yet. Because they like the colors and they like it because it's a cartoon of dogs. She's like, but I did find where it's on a regular station and right now it's kittens. He seems to like it. Doesn't Bluey have that trans character on there? My mom is going to make my dog watch trans cartoon dogs on Disney.
SPEAKER 14 :
Why isn't Paw Patrol on somewhere?
SPEAKER 16 :
I don't know. Didn't Paw Patrol get off Rudy too?
SPEAKER 14 :
Did they? I don't know. I don't know. I never watched it.
SPEAKER 16 :
But she was asking me. I know Bluey did because that was a headline and that's how I know that. Because she sits with them. Nana sits with them and they watch animal videos. That woman will sit there and they will watch videos of like penguins or if you're Benedict Cumberbatch, penguins. All kinds of stuff. She's asking me about Bluey. So I got to intervene. Because she's like, oh, he likes the colors. And I'm like, Mom, dogs are colorblind. They're colorblind.
SPEAKER 14 :
Does she know how to get on YouTube? I'm sure she does.
SPEAKER 16 :
I'm terrified for her to get on YouTube.
SPEAKER 14 :
It's Nana. There's plenty of dog video style stuff on YouTube. All you have to do is search it.
SPEAKER 16 :
I am terrified as what her to get on there. Who knows what she'll type? I don't know. I get worried with Nana. So I'm going to have to intervene and prevent the trans indoctrination of my dog. Because Nana's going to have him watch Bluey. So I had to, because it all happened right when I'm getting ready to go on air. And I'm like, no.
SPEAKER 14 :
Honestly, I'm pretty confident Wick won't fall for any of it.
SPEAKER 16 :
You think?
SPEAKER 14 :
He's a smart dog. No, I'm confident.
SPEAKER 16 :
He didn't really have time for that nonsense.
SPEAKER 14 :
He won't be affected by it.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, I'm pretty sure he doesn't like communists either.
SPEAKER 14 :
No.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah. He's good. Yeah, I'm pretty sure he doesn't like communists either. All right, so I had to share that with you. Because here's a story that's funny. You ready? Meta is having to scramble to fix AI chat bots that are still calling Biden the president. They said that the AI bots across Facebook were still telling inquisitive users that Biden is president. And they said the current president of the United States is Joe Biden. So now they're trying to get it to incorporate that Trump was sworn in on January 20th. I thought AI was smart, Cain.
SPEAKER 1 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 14 :
I think it's only as smart as its inputs and the people doing those inputs. So that's where we are.
SPEAKER 16 :
Smart or partisan? Although being super partisan is dumb, so I don't know. But that struck me because AI, I mean, it pulls from a number of different resources, so it should automatically be able to compute and know that.
SPEAKER 14 :
Well, at least that's what they've told us how AI works. It computes. We don't know for sure.
SPEAKER 16 :
How much do you want to bet AI is just a big old Martian in the sky? It's all the Martians that are out there. That's what those drones are.
SPEAKER 14 :
I'm sure it's pre-programmed stuff on levels like that so that AI just gives it out based on its programming. But you're right. The update is definitely necessary.
SPEAKER 16 :
Hamas is also about to announce the, I think they're announcing the fate of the Bibas toddlers and the parents. Do you guys remember one of the videos? It was one of the light-haired mothers, and she had two red-headed children. One was a baby and one was a toddler, four and eight months old at the time, when they were taken into custody. Shiri Bibas and her and their children, they were taken from their home, and her parents were murdered.
SPEAKER 1 :
you
SPEAKER 16 :
by Hamas. They were taken into captivity and they were murdered. And the dad was released, but the wife and the babies were not. And there's all kinds of stories as to what they think happened. There were, there's video excerpts or there's video clips out there showing them taking her into custody with the kids. And at one point, Hamas released a video of the dad, Yarden, and they told him that his family had been murdered. But yet it was believed that they were still alive. So I don't know. This is like part of those hostage deals. And this was the baby, eight months old, was the youngest in captivity. So he celebrated both his first and second birthday in captivity. He has been in Hamas captivity longer than he's been alive. Or as or for longer, sorry, longer than he's been with his parents. He's been with Hamas for longer than he's been with his parents. I can't even imagine if he's even still alive. What? I mean, wow. And that was one of the most, I think, viral videos that came out of that because the mom was terrified and she's clinging to her four-year-old and, you know, she's wearing her eight-month-old and the kids had no idea what was happening. They were kind of looking around and she was holding both of them and she was petrified. I mean... mean it's just it's them every is a mother's worst nightmare and it's been this long and there's no word except they were trying to I guess sigh off the dad and torture the dad by saying that the family was killed holy wow so that's um we'll get some more information about that but that was they were announcing that today and I I don't know that's if they're not alive holy cow Because they ended up being kind of like the representation of all of the hostages that were taken because so many children were taken. So many young women were taken. So many young men were taken and older, you know, elderly men and women. There was like no discrimination. They just wanted Israelis. That's all they wanted. They wanted Jewish people and they took them into custody. They just kidnapped them. But I can't imagine the baby. I mean, and even if the baby is alive, you know how malnourished that baby is. Two years old. No doctor's visits. Nothing. No birth. I mean, it's just horrific. What we're supposed to... We're supposed to... find out today about that and potus has been pretty hardcore saying the they will be released and these were the ones that i think that the israeli government and potus were pressuring in addition to u.s hostages you know let the babies go i mean let let them go come on there's the stop this On January 24th, as the nation comes together for the March for Life, Preborn proudly stands in solidarity with the movement, reaffirming their dedication with the sanctity of Life Month and the protection of every unborn child. And more great news, the abortion pill reversal treatment is giving women a second chance to choose life, bringing babies back to life and empowering women. Join Preborn Ministries in supporting women in their darkest hours. With God's love and free services, Preborn's network of clinics are ready to help women choose life. And help start the new year right by supporting life just for $28. Just $28. You can provide one ultrasound with a gift of $140. You can help rescue five babies. And your donation can make a real difference. And if you're able, consider a leadership gift to save babies. A $5,000 donation sponsors Preborn's network for 24 hours. Rescuing 200 babies. Donate securely at preborn.com. Just dial pound 250 and say the keyword baby. That's pound 250 baby or donate securely at preborn.com slash Dana. Donate today for the sanctity of life at preborn.com slash Dana.
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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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I know you guys are going to be totally shocked about this. TSA's facial recognition tech is highly accurate, a review says. Someone else, though, said it was highly inaccurate. And I don't know. DHS said that they had self-identified black volunteers that participated in it, and they had the lowest face-matching success rate of any demo with an overall accuracy of 98%, and that the technologies that they're using to verify... They said that they're trying to make... You know, when you go now, you can... a lot of them they just take a picture of your face as you're boarding and now it's supposed to it's not that accurate though they're trying to make you feel comfortable and they're trying to say that it's accurate but it's isn't this basically like the red light camera of identification so oh man i've got questions all right moving on uh this oh goodness your next spirit airlines flight if you have offensive tattoos and see through clothing uh you could get kicked off i don't know why people try i don't like the idea of dressing up like a hobo to get on a plane like i don't want to see your ripped sweats i don't want to see like you don't need to be wearing leggings leggings ain't pants right you don't need to be wearing leggings you don't be wearing crop tops you know cover your ass for crying out loud you know you're getting on a plane just like make it nice for other people But they said Spirit Airlines might have to... The tattoos thing I don't get. But I guess if people are barefoot, they said, or if their clothing is lewd or obscene, then they... I agree with the barefoot thing. Oh, my gosh. If you're barefoot and you try to get on a plane, I'm going to cut your feet off. You don't even get a chance to put shoes on. We're just going to cut them right off because that's nasty with a capital. Nah, it's gross. Also, let's see. Quick headlines. Bucky's is suing. It's a Bucky's fight. It's a beaver fight. Bucky's is suing North Texas, a North Texas based gas station chain over trademark infringement. It's called Super Fuels. Super Fuels is also using a beaver. Well, they said it's an anthropomorphic dog. It looks like a beaver. and that bucky says it's a complete copy of their bucky's beaver so the courts are gonna they're gonna duke it out in the courts oregon dmv is closing its east portland location after complaints to the landlord included quote sewage smell sporadic water pressure and all kinds of maintenance problems i mean it is a federal government office so it makes sense that it smells like Well, you know what I mean.
SPEAKER 14 :
I don't even like the fact that they're a DMV and they have a landlord. Like, they're a government agency and they have some sort of landlord. Like, how do they not buy that building themselves?
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, that's actually a good point. That's actually a good point. Let's see. The Associated Press says it's going to change Mount Denali to Mount McKinley, but it's not going to honor Gulf of America. The Associated Press.
SPEAKER 14 :
That's all right. I'm honoring it.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, you guys can say Gulf of Mexico. I'm going to say Gulf of America, but I don't understand the Denali McKinley thing. They said they're renaming Denali to Mount McKinley because that's apparently one of the that was an edict from Trump and EO. But they said that they are not going to honor anything related to Mexico or international bodies. And they said the Gulf of Mexico has carried that in for more than 400 years, etc., Oh my gosh, just call it Gulf of America, you dimwits. What's the big deal? Just stop. They just want to fight. Additionally, let's see here. Canada wants to help restart the Keystone XL pipeline. That's very good news. As we're unleashing energy and going to be resurrecting our economy, the premier of Alberta, Canada, said they would like to restart conversations with the Trump administration about re-approving the Keystone XL pipeline. Because remember, They decommissioned it, and then they began deconstructing the actual pipeline. They had to dig it up. They were digging parts of it up. So that would be great if we could get something like that back in action and reimplement that. And that's actually, I think it's been what, decommissioned now for a couple of years. But they were, I mean, it's like one of the easiest ways to get crude down to Houston where it needs to go. And they've been very respectful of the land. This is just environmental nonsense. We have a lot more on the way coming up. NSSF's Larry Keene joins us. Stick with us. Our partners, this is an interesting partner, because when they first came up to me, I was like, let's talk a little bit. Because I'm always going to tell people, I'm going to carry. I have no problem using the lethal force to protect myself or my loved ones. I train. I know the drill. But I have friends, like I have a very good friend who's very conservative. She works in the press corps in Washington, D.C., She got one of the very difficult to get licensed to carry there, but she can't carry anywhere. One of the things she can do though, and she went out and got this, is a Berna gun. It's a non-firearm firearm. Berna SD is the most popular model. It shoots chemical irritant projectiles that can deter threats from up to 50 feet away. I just think it's all, you got knives, you know, everybody gets blades, you get, you know, different kinds of calibers. It's always good to diversify your weapons, your self-defense array, and that's what Berna is there to offer. Like another option so that you are not left defense list. They don't care about gun-free zone signs, no background checks, no waiting period, ships right to your door. This is the perfect time to take inventory of your self-defense options. Visit Burna.com slash Dana. That's B-Y-R-N-A dot com slash Dana and get 10% off your purchase.
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And by the way, speaking of you, and you've done a fantastic job, but I hope you start opening your bank to conservatives because many conservatives complain that the banks are not allowing them to do business within the bank. And that included a place called Bank of America. They don't take conservative business seriously.
SPEAKER 16 :
Welcome back to the program. That was POTUS. And he's talking about Bank of America and the unfriendly practices that we've seen in the banking industry against not just conservatives, but gun owners. And I mean, pretty much anybody who is not, you know, an anti-gun communist. I don't really know how else to put it. It sounds like, you know, very just broad, but it is what it is. Welcome back, Dana. Last year, we're broadcasting from the Kel-Tec booth at NSSF, the annual industry event, National Shooting Sports Foundation. How are you my friend? Busy but good. Busy but good. I'm doing quite well. And this, what POTUS was talking about just then in this audio clip, I know you couldn't hear because you didn't have your earphones on, but you got an idea. I mean, he was talking about, you know, Bank of America needs to be a little nicer to conservatives. And really the finance industry needs to be a little nicer to gun owners in general.
SPEAKER 22 :
well yeah and they're in for a rude awakening because uh i'm so happy to hear the president talk about this and make this a priority because it is a real problem it's been going on since back in the obama administration with operation choke point where The FDIC, the Department of Justice, and others put pressure on the banks to debank and refuse to provide financial services and banking services to a variety of industries, including the firearms industry, because we were politically incorrect. We were able to, we thought, get that stopped with the help of Congress, in particular, former Congressman Luke Demeyer was really a big champion. Now we saw it privatized during the Biden administration, where it continued to happen with banks like Bank of America, JP Morgan, Citibank, and a lot of Wells Fargo, and a lot of the other big banks refusing to do business with people in the industry, closing accounts, not explaining why, or adopting these woke ESG policies. And so we ran around the country getting FIND Act, Firearms Industry Non-Discrimination Act passed in a number of states. But the conduct continues. And so we're really glad to hear the president speak about this. And in fact, we just heard this morning, about a half hour ago, that the Senate Banking Committee, chaired by Senator Scott from South Carolina, is going to have a hearing in Senate Banking on the 5th, Tuesday the 5th. about debanking. So, you know, they are turning up the heat, which is fantastic. We need to see the new administration put out the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, OCC, final rule that was pending as a final rule when Biden came in and he pulled the plug on it. We want the Trump administration to blow the dust off that final rule and publish it. That will go a long way to stopping this. And we need to see the fair access to banking legislation that's been introduced by Senator Kramer and Congressman Andy Barr from Kentucky in the House. We want to see that. It's going to be reintroduced very shortly. We hope we'll have north of 40 co-sponsors in the Senate, and we want that to be the centerpiece of the hearing. And we certainly want to see that happen. It essentially codified the rule, but we need to go further. There's more things that can be done. And we've heard the administration and the president speak about this, reining in the bank regulators, stopping them from imposing these woke policies. You know, you have a quote-unquote reputational risk, which is just... you know, semantics for saying, we don't like you. We don't like the products you make. We don't like your industry. You're politically disfavored. You're not, you know, you're not one of the cool kids. So we're going to cut you off from banking services and try to snuff out an entire legal industry.
SPEAKER 16 :
That's based around a natural right, which is the weirdest thing to me.
SPEAKER 22 :
Right. That's exactly right. So, you know, it's inappropriate for banks to be making these woke policy decisions. They're supposed to be making financial decisions based on the numbers, you know, real credit risk, not on, you know, woke policies, which is what's been going on. So, you know, the banks were bailed out by the taxpayers in 08. They can't operate without taxpayer-funded services like the automated clearinghouse FDIC insurance. So, you know, if they violate the OCC rule or they violate the fair access to banking, if it becomes enacted, they're cut off from these taxpayer funded services and they can't operate without them.
SPEAKER 16 :
I like hearing that. That's significant because we haven't seen that kind of, I don't think I recall seeing that kind of movement towards eliminating that. This is great.
SPEAKER 22 :
That's what's behind the fair access to banking. And it's interesting to now hear that, you know, the cryptocurrency people are now experiencing the same exact thing. It's like, you know, I feel bad for them, but welcome to my world. Yeah, you've been dealing with it for a little bit. We've been the tip of the spear.
SPEAKER 16 :
You have been. And you would think we're talking with Larry Keane, who is with National Shooting Sports Foundation, NSSF. They put on SHOT Show, this industry event every year. And they were very kind in helping make my Snow White box happen. So we're very grateful. Thank you for joining me in the... the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. With everything that's redefined in terms of applying the status of a protected class to every different group, it almost seems like you kind of need to do the same with gun owners and manufacturers at this point. They're a protected class.
SPEAKER 22 :
Look, there are probably two products that are protected by the Constitution. Firearms and the press. Oh, yeah. Yeah.
SPEAKER 01 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 22 :
So we are a constitutionally protected industry because without our industry, you know, the ability to exercise your Second Amendment rights, you know, just becomes illusory. Yeah, exactly. So, you know, Heller has said there can be some regulation, but you can't stop us.
SPEAKER 16 :
There's a limit. Right. Very big limit. I thought Scalia was very explicit on that. Yes. The limitation. And, I mean, he even went back to, I think, what did he cite, a frightening back in the colonies times? He went B-side deep dive. Yeah, he was, I loved, that was one of my favorite opinions of his. Talking with Larry Keene, everybody's happy. It seems like everybody's in a great mood here because we had the election in November, but Sometimes I get worried and I'm a little bit of a cynic and I'm always waiting for the shoe to drop and I'm always, I want to get ahead of something bad. And sometimes when you control all three branches, that's kind of can be the most dangerous time. And I say that because not every R is the same as you know. And sometimes bad decisions can be made. And then the context in which they're made like a majority that can, it's almost like it sanctions it and it makes it doubly hard to repeal.
SPEAKER 22 :
Well, let me just say, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't really out to get you.
SPEAKER 16 :
Oh, I know. They totally are. I'm not paranoid. I'm just observant.
SPEAKER 22 :
But, yeah, I mean, I've spent a lot of time since the election, and certainly here at Chacho, trying to manage people's expectations about what is possible. What's that like? Well, if I had a nickel for every time I said 53 is less than 60, you know, I'd have a lot of money. So... You know, there are limitations on what can be achieved legislatively. The House majority right now is 217 to 215. You lose one, you know, moderate rhino Republican and the tie goes to the Democrats. Right. So now. You're not going to see, you know, substantive legislation, good or bad, be able to move in Congress, things at the margins perhaps, conservation, things that are bipartisan. So the focus is on the executive branch and what can be achieved through policy changes, through regulation, through repealing regulations, repealing policies like zero tolerance and restoring things at ATF to the way they were. repealing this outrageous engage in the business rule that far exceeds what was enacted in the Bipartisan Safer Community Act, which was literally a very minor tweak to make it consistent with how the courts had interpreted. And in fact, I will share with your audience when that was all being negotiated, I am told by people on the Republican side that Senator Murphy said, this is garbage, it doesn't do anything. And now, of course, he touts it like it's some major thing.
SPEAKER 16 :
He loves it now.
SPEAKER 22 :
So, I mean, that's been enjoined by the courts, but that's just like, let's not leave it to the courts. Let's just repeal that.
SPEAKER 16 :
um and get rid of it because it's not consistent with the law so what does a new administration mean for like for and i realize that these lawsuits probably probably have to play out like for instance in chicago uh with the atf and the the story was obviously you know this but for the people watching or listening that you know kamala harris and her white house office of gun violence whatever that they were working with the atf in the city of chicago to go after glock They absolutely were. And how does, so with the elimination of these offices, does that change that dynamic? What does that do?
SPEAKER 22 :
Well, that's a good question. And we want to see the House Oversight investigation that had begun in the last Congress continue because there were subpoenas served on the White House and ATF for documents about this collusion between the White House Office of Second Amendment Suppression. I'm sorry.
SPEAKER 16 :
Oh, yeah. I think you're right. It's a verbal typo, but it's accurate.
SPEAKER 22 :
And so, as you know, that office was staffed by the former top federal lobbyist for every town, Rob Wilcox, and they were in direct conversations with every town. And that led to the lawsuit, this frivolous lawsuit against Glock that somehow blaming them because criminals illegally obtained, illegally imported or made these switches. and illegally install them on firearms, illegally manufacture a machining gun.
SPEAKER 16 :
It's like saying that changing the muffler out or taking the muffler off your car because it's louder than the manufacturer of the car is responsible.
SPEAKER 22 :
Exactly. So it's a frivolous lawsuit. Glock is trying to get the case dismissed, but now we've seen other lawsuits against Glock on the same sort of theory. New Jersey, Minnesota, there's 15 other state Democrat AGs threatening to sue Glock. We need to get that stopped. But yeah, I mean, there's absolutely collusion. We want to see that continue. We want that exposed because, you know, the way we figured it out was that Feinberg, the head of Everytown, on the day that they sued Glock on behalf of Chicago, tweeted about how Glock had refused the White House's request to change their design. And how would they know that except having a conversation with somebody in the White House? And who? Rob Wilcox.
SPEAKER 16 :
Fascinating. That's very interesting. You've got your work cut out for you.
SPEAKER 22 :
You know, people, oh, like, yeah, I mean, so you must be breathing a sigh of relief. No, I'm actually busier than before. All that's happened is like, you know, get the defense off the field, get the offense on the
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah, that's it.
SPEAKER 22 :
You know, and so we're going to, you know, we have a long list of things we want to achieve, certainly on the executive branch. But, you know, you have to prioritize your priorities. You can't do everything. And, you know, so we're working on that. You know, like repealing this BIS policy to stop exports. We want to get suppressors off the USML. They don't belong there. We want to get ATF fixed and back on the right course. We want to make sure we get a good, solid policy.
SPEAKER 16 :
I'm going to ask you a controversial question. Sure. Because there's some out there who say, well, you can't fix the ATF.
SPEAKER 22 :
Well, I mean, look, it would take an act of Congress to do away with ATF. It would be a great retail store. I don't see that. Who brought the chips? I don't see that passing Congress, right? You're not going to get all Republicans to vote for that in the House.
SPEAKER 16 :
You may not get national reciprocity.
SPEAKER 22 :
I don't think that will pass right now. Maybe the House. It's not going to pass the Senate, I don't think. Now, have we gotten... to 55 in the Senate, right, in Arizona and Nevada. If we had then gotten luckier in Wisconsin and Michigan, we'd have had 57. Now you can have a conversation about getting to 60. But at 53, you know, we're not knocking on the door, we're standing at the end of the driveway. But that doesn't mean we don't keep pushing that. Absolutely, you have to, because eventually we'll get there. Or maybe the court will eventually strike down challenges on interstate traveling with firearms, just like you can't buy a handgun across state lines. The Second Amendment rights don't stop at your state border. Your Fourth Amendment rights, your Fifth Amendment rights, your First Amendment rights don't stop at your border.
SPEAKER 16 :
so that's a problem like when we we were born and raised in missouri and you go through illinois and you have to have your ammo in one part of the car and you got to do it free across into the state it's kind of annoying and you know the gang bangers always it's what they do completely they follow those laws as you know so you know i mean so
SPEAKER 22 :
As we know, all these gun control laws only impact the law-abiding citizen who's not the problem, right? Rank and file law enforcement all across this country. They know that. They understand that. They don't believe in this stuff. But it's all political, and it's driven by, you know, blue Democrat states and cities like Chicago.
SPEAKER 16 :
I feel like we've come a long way because, you know, to get something like reciprocity, I mean, not only to have a president of the United States say that he wants to sign it, and then for it to get this far is just a big difference because, I mean, I remember when they couldn't even get it out of committee. So, you know, this is pretty, it's pretty significant. Look,
SPEAKER 22 :
I mean, passing major legislation takes many, many, many years, you know, seven, eight, ten. You have to, you know, the other side never stops. We can never stop. We must be vigilant and persistent, and eventually we will prevail. And we will. I mean, we have, you know, the Constitution on our side, and we have common sense on our side. The other side talks about, you know, Common nonsense gun control. I like that.
SPEAKER 16 :
Larry Keane, you do such a very good job. And I know it's like herding cats sometimes. I know. But I appreciate it because one of the reasons that we're able to exercise so freely as we do our Second Amendment rights is because of the work that you and your organization have put into it. So we're grateful.
SPEAKER 22 :
Well, I appreciate those kind words.
SPEAKER 16 :
Thank you very much.
SPEAKER 22 :
It's a privilege and an honor to have this job and to fight this fight.
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SPEAKER 14 :
Okay. I'm not sure if you are aware of what our federal employees are on a mental level. No. But this will kind of give you an indication. Listen to this.
SPEAKER 19 :
As a government employee, what's so ironic about all of this going on with Trump making us go in person five days a week to promote efficiency and also establishing the Department of Government Efficiency, the DOGE. What's really funny is because of all of this news and all of the change in policy, we are yapping more at work. We are trying to digest everything that's going on. We cannot get any work done. Oh, my gosh.
SPEAKER 14 :
The excuses, the laziness. Always excuses. The ineptness of it all.
SPEAKER 16 :
It is. Folks, that does it for us. Our broadcast is complete this week in Vegas. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your night. Have a great weekend. And we'll be back together on Monday from Dallas. God bless.
