SPEAKER 01 : 0:00

Look at that on a multi-faceted approach of everything that's wrong with the system that we're facing. One, look at the photo that they used to show the victims. It seemed like it was a young, innocent child who was brutally murdered. And it gave that impression. When you looked at the photo that was being used, it wanted to set up in the minds of people that we were dealing with a young innocent child that, you know, just Michael Jackson intimidator that, you know, was just brutally assaulted. Then you look at the complete failure of our mental health system, a complete failure from the days of closing psychiatric wards and having those who needed help just turned over into the street without giving any safety net to accept them. Parents reach out to me all the time and say, I'm watching my child go down or my loved one, my family. And we're going down this serious decline. What do we do? a system where you brought people into hospitals, gave them medicine for one day, and sent them back. The young man, in this case, was going within our system, throughout the revolving door of our system.

SPEAKER 08 : 1:23

You know, what he's saying isn't wrong, but it's not what the media wants to promote. And what he's saying, and that's Eric Adams, by the way. The mayor of New York City. Because and this is about this Daniel Penny case, which I don't know if we're going to have a verdict today or not. And, yeah, we're supposed to, but it's day three now. I'm like, what's the holdup? Like, who's the juror that's like, oh, I don't know if he's innocent. I mean, the guy's innocent. I mean, the stupid stuff that they had and the way that they portrayed Jordan Ely. And, of course, the parents are all in it now. I don't know if we're going to talk about all that. I don't know if you've seen any of it. The parents are all involved in it. All of a sudden, the parents, total deadbeats. I mean, they've been deadbeats. They're complete deadbeats. They now are saying that they want to sue because they are blaming Daniel Penny for Jordan Neely's death. And they're saying that they want to sue over it. And the dad came out and the mom came out. And the problem is that they are deadbeats. The dad was, I mean, the dad gave him up at birth. They're deadbeats. And then they come out because they smell a grift. They smell the opportunity for money. They didn't care enough. They didn't value his life enough when he was alive. But now that he's dead and they can make some sweet cash off it, now they care. His parents are absolute pieces of excrement. I think, Daniel, I think that Jordan Neely's parents, they raised a thug. I think his parents are thugs. I think that they raised a thug. I think that they raised a guy who's trying to blame being crazy for just being a murderous jackass who punches women and tries to attack mothers with their newborn babies, tries to kidnap seven-year-olds, try to shove people on the tracks. And That's stuff that the media didn't want to tell you about, by the way. We've talked about it on this program. The media didn't want to tell you about it. And this, I mean, it's sad because, you know, he chose to live his life a certain way and he chose to go out a certain way. And I'm sorry, I only give so much, I only extend so much to people who are like, oh, I just didn't know I was murdering people. I'm crazy. No, you know. I hate this whole, well, let's just put it in the crazy bin. Because I think it excuses so much just willful bad behavior. The choice of doing evil. That's what I think it does. Welcome to the program, actually. Dana Lash here with you. We're at the top of this first hour. Yes, I'm still under the weather. Everybody comments. I appreciate the nice things that you've said. People are like, oh, I can tell you sound. But you're sounding stronger. Thank you for the encouragement. I don't get super sick that often. Man, this one was a doozy. So I sound tougher, don't I? Listen to how tough I sound. Listen, I'm going to get back to the meat and potatoes in a bit. Wouldn't you rather me be like, all right, it's time for the radio program. But it doesn't work, though, because you can see me and I don't sound.

SPEAKER 06 : 4:43

You think people want that?

SPEAKER 08 : 4:44

I don't know. I would love it. I'd be like, this person sounds like a hard ass. I'm listening to this show. That's me, right? Am I the only one who does that?

SPEAKER 06 : 4:53

I don't think that's how it works.

SPEAKER 08 : 4:54

But I think it does. No?

SPEAKER 06 : 4:56

No.

SPEAKER 08 : 4:57

Okay. Anyway, so if I all of a sudden get into a sneezing fit, just roll with it. Let's pretend it didn't happen, right? Let's just pretend like I'm your drunk relative at the Christmas Thanksgiving table, whatever. Just roll with it. All right, so this Daniel Penny case is one that we're watching for a number of reasons. Obviously, because it's a travesty, number one. But number two, the other reason that... were watching it is because of what this means for self-defense. Do you remember how I've told you so many times that a lot of these instances of self-defense have nothing to do with guns? This is a case of self-defense that has nothing to do with guns. In fact, I think it further That underscores the point that I've been trying to make in that they're not coming after your firearms. That's just the doorway. They're trying to get people to agree with them on guns so that they can go after something else. They want to go after your ability to defend yourself. They want to go after people who dare defend the innocent because this is a system that they have, this system of lawlessness and disorder. They get paid off of the system. So the... Really, the crux of the issue that's being determined here is whether or not you have the ability and the right to defend yourself or whether or not someone else has the ability or right or whether they're allowed to to defend you or themselves. So it's a big deal. And that's the other part of this, which makes it just makes it sad. And how this case comes out, I don't know. I mean, you know, you've had like a ridiculous prosecutor. You've had, I mean, the way that the media has written about this. You had witnesses. I told you guys this in the weeks after Penny's case. There was a woman who, actually not one, there were three women. One was a younger woman. She was a... younger woman with a child in a stroller uh and that she was on the platform there was an older woman and then there was a another like middle-aged woman who was kind of single who was single and going to work and all three of those women told investigators and the new york post actually had the interview with the older woman they told investigators and they also told the press that they felt So much better that Daniel Penny had stepped in because they were terrified for their lives. And the older woman even remarked that Jordan Neely at the time was moving aggressively towards the woman and her baby. I'm going to tell you what, I'm on a subway platform and you're trying to threaten me and my baby. I will flay you. I will flay you like the damn Middle Ages on that platform. I am so tired of this nonsense. Women with their babies should not have to cower in fear because of unchecked. You want to talk about toxic, quote unquote, masculinity? Jordan Neely was toxic, quote unquote, masculine. That man wasn't even masculine. That wasn't even masculinity. He was toxic. That is toxicity. Not Daniel Penny. Daniel Penny is chivalry. That is gallantry. That is a man stepping up and he's protecting the people that he sees being put in danger. Is it the responsibility of the mom trying to protect and shield her baby? from this violent, murderous thug? Is it her responsibility to know his entire life story and to know that he, 10 years ago, he one time impersonated Michael Jackson, whatever the hell that matters? I mean, is it her job to know all of this stuff before she can make a decision? As to whether or not her life and the life of her child are valuable enough to be protected. For her to protect herself or for someone else to step in. Because that's what New York City is deciding right now. That's exactly what they're deciding. So, Jordan Neely is the toxicity. And that's how it, honestly, that's how it should be portrayed. But it's not. It's so sad. And these witnesses, they came out and they were telling the press and investigators, we're so glad that he stepped up. We are so glad. We're so grateful. And thank heavens, you know, he did because who knows what would have happened. Well, we kind of have an idea. And by that, I mean, we kind of know what he would have done because he's already did it. He punched an elderly woman in the face. And actually, at the time of his death, there was a warrant out for his arrest on that. He shattered the nose of an elderly woman. He punched her in the face on the subway platform. He tried shoving another woman onto the tracks of a subway platform. And that was just a few months earlier. I think what the year before is he was trying to... He was on video trying to take a seven-year-old. But you know, guys, he used to... How cutie patootie. He impersonated Michael Jackson 10 years ago. Don't forget there was the Reddit thread where they were warning other subway riders in New York City to specifically watch out for that platform and watch out for him. That is... That's, I mean, that's unbelievable. And Daniel Penny's the problem? The guy, the veteran with no record? Daniel Penny's the problem? New York City's gonna burn itself to the ground and they deserve it. I mean, that's, you know... So that's one of the cases that we're watching, one of the stories that we're watching today. And we'll see. Maybe we'll have a verdict. Maybe we will not. But that's what they're determining right now. Also... A couple of other things. This, let's see here. The ongoing battle for, I guess, some of the sec def stuff. Pete Hegseth is still fighting. I think it's kind of sad that his mom was dragged into it. But now everybody's there. People are sharpening their knives against Joni Ernst because they're saying that she's waging an aggressive battle to defeat his nomination. And everybody's going at Joni Ernst. One of the things you got to realize, and this is why I love not being in D.C. Every time I get an invite to go out to D.C., I'm like, no, not. I can't. Every one of these groups, including a lot of the conservative websites you read, if they don't have advertising on their website, you need to realize they're paid by somebody. If they're not selling ads and they're not selling subscriptions, they are paid by somebody. Conservative websites too. It's a business model. In fact, BuzzFeed was one of the ones to actually do that native advertising as it pertained to a media entity. They had their whole business model set up when they first launched to operate that way. And there are a lot of others that have followed and done the same. So any website, conservative or to the left, but people on the right tend to think that if you're on the right, then you don't do the same stuff, and they do. The reason I say this is because I notice that there are a lot of the websites who I know are in fact, and because I'm friends with a lot of the publishers and it's a distraction to have a fight about it, I know for a fact that they're paid by entities. I know God's honest truth. May lightning strike. They're paid by entities. They get money and then they use that as a way to push certain issues. And it, you know, in the beginning, it would be like, oh, well, it's oil and gas, which, you know, I love oil and gas. I don't care. Things like that. But now there's like different interparty issues where you have someone's group who wants to push someone for something. And they're they're going to like a lot of the influencers that you saw around the primary absolutely were a lot of the stuff that you saw with the amendments in Florida absolutely were. I'm seeing this, these same sites do this with Joni Ernst. And I'm not a big Joni Ernst fan. I don't have anything personally against her. I think she's kind of a moderate. But I just think it is very curious that these websites are now all coming together with the exact same headlines and the exact same stories. I don't like that. Let a candidate stand on their own merit. I don't want to see conservatives do the same BS that the left does. It's the folks over, it's new to the program, Burn a Gun. It's the non-firearm firearm. And Burn a Gun is a good option to have to diversify what you use for self-defense. And it's ideal for environments where guns are banned. I mean, think about it. I mean, there's, I would love to, I always tell people to carry. I have no problem using lethal force. But at the same time, because of the nature of my work, I sometimes have to go to places where I'm not allowed to by the property or the municipality to carry there. But, you know, I can have my burn a gun, my non-firearm firearm. No waiting periods, no background checks. 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SPEAKER 06 : 15:07

And now, all of the news you would probably miss. It's time for Dana's Quick Five.

SPEAKER 08 : 15:13

So, the Vatican has unveiled the new Popemobile. I'm really disappointed in this. This is a pope for crying out loud. I mean, if I got to walk around in all the robes and everything, you best believe I'm going to be walking out in some, like, Warhammer 40K looking stuff. You know? He's got an all-white electric Mercedes. All-electric white Mercedes. This is... Am I being too picky? I mean, you're the Pope for crying out loud. 40K it up. Walk out and have like those things with the smelly, the potpourri in it. Waving in the front. Like walk out with all of it. Good night.

SPEAKER 06 : 15:58

Potpourri?

SPEAKER 08 : 15:59

It should look like a mobile processional. Not this. This looks like a mom's grocery getter. It's electric. Stop. Come on. You know, I mean, if there's anything that the Pope would be good at, it's pageantry. I am let down. Let down. Uh, let's see. Bill Maher said, I don't care. He says he might quit his HBO show after Trump. I don't care. He's a pansy. Uh, you, you know why I'm still mad at Bill Maher? Because Bill Maher, this, this like D list pervert who like once propositioned me an email and I was like, gross. I have an agent at, at UTA. Go talk to them. Uh, came out after Parkland and like accused me of trying to get a reality show with this guy that I've never met. And Bill Maher repeated the Stooges accusations. Maybe they were a part of the Epstein party club together. I don't know. Perverts stick together. And he repeated this guy's accusations on his show. So Bill Maher can go pound sand and all the people who try to kiss his ass for relevance. He can too. Oh, and the body roundness index is replacing the BMI. Some people say this is better. Stick with us. Our partners over at black rifle coffee. It is the best coffee that's out there. Everything else is swill. In fact, it's communist swill that they spit in a cup and then they ran it through a coffee maker. That's what you're getting if you're not getting Black Rifle coffee. So first off, veteran owned, veteran run, and they hire retired and active duty. And they've got so many different roasts. One of their big ones right now is the... Their freedom roast it's what the founders would have drink drank with their beer. Let's be honest over at King Street They would have drank this Every sip is a celebration of liberty and a tribute to those who fought for our nation You can save 20% with code Dana right now the freedom roast so smooth and full of flavor It's over at black rifle coffee comm while you're there check it out the freedom roast because it's available in ground whole bean and 12-count rounds you can also subscribe to black rifles coffee club and You get free shipping and automated orders right to your doorstep. That's so nice. And then you always have the convenience of having your favorite coffee on hand. And they're dedicated over at Black Rifle Coffee to their mission of supporting veterans and first responder causes. They also do that with their business. So check out everything they have to offer. The Coffee Club, the Whole Bean K-Cups, Ready to Drink, Apparel Kettles, Grinders, and so much more. Save 20% using Code Dana and get your freedom on with the Freedom Roast from BlackRifleCoffee.com. And whatever you decide, whatever roast you get, 20% off using Code Dana. Only at BlackRifleCoffee.com.

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SPEAKER 08 : 18:31

Welcome back to the program. Dana Lash with you. We're at the bottom of this first hour. And you can follow along on Rumble where we have the discussion, Substack, all that good stuff, Channel 347, DirecTV. So the Hegseth fight is still going. happening over the cabinet pick. Missing is Trump coming out going, I really want him to be confirmed. I'm just pointing this out because everybody's like talking a lot for Trump, except for Trump here. Am I wrong?

SPEAKER 06 : 19:12

Well, he did say yesterday to keep fighting. I don't know what. So that's way different.

SPEAKER 08 : 19:18

You know what I mean?

SPEAKER 06 : 19:20

You mean the actual words that I want him confirmed?

SPEAKER 08 : 19:23

Yeah. Why can't he just go out and be like, I want him confirmed. Confirm him now. Or stop picking at him or senators shut up. I mean, it's Trump for crying out loud. Don't you think that he's ever, when has he ever been like, oh, I don't know if I should say that. When has he ever been like that?

SPEAKER 06 : 19:40

No, but I mean, I know that I don't want to speak for anybody else, but I always look at when someone gets nominated, that's him wanting them confirmed.

SPEAKER 08 : 19:48

Yeah. But he needs to like, I think it's weird to me that he has not gone out and vocally backed up his pick more. I think. I mean, saying that, you know, yeah, keep fighting. That's okay. He said that to like a million other people. That's like a generic run of the mill. This doesn't cost me anything to say. It costs him more to say, I am standing behind my nominee. That's a big difference. I'm just wondering what's happening here. I want to, don't you want to know what's going on behind closed doors? I kind of want to know what's happening. I've been hearing a lot of stuff. I'll tell you what I heard from very well-placed people. Again, I don't dislike Hegseth. I think this is a bunch of Me Too stuff, whatever. I don't dislike him. I don't think that we are short of good choices on the right. It's not like there's a scarcity of opportunity at the table. I think that we need to get rid of that bimbo mindset. But I do think it's weird that he hasn't come out and said, you know, I'm standing behind my nominee. Because there's more fighting over this one than there... I mean, go back and look at Gates. He didn't say anything about Gates either. And then there was like a post on True Social or something or a tweet where he had basically put the nail in the political coffin, so to speak. So that's what I'm looking at. It's odd to me. So I... Like I said, I hear stuff and I don't know what to make of it. Because there's always, you know, there's a lot of stuff that's happening behind the scenes, I guess, as they try to wrangle. Everybody wants their own pick. Everybody wants their own pick. But one of the things that I heard... And again, from a very well-placed source, is that POTUS elect is tiring of seeing all these headlines about Hegseth and the back and forth fighting over it. He wants a win. He wants a home run pick. He doesn't want to have to fight and claw and tooth and nail and have the whole process gummed up. Because remember, what did I tell you from the get-go? He's got to come out blazing in January. He has got to do more in two years than anybody else in history. He really does. He's got to do a lot. And when you are in the confirmation hell process, so to speak, like Hegseth would be, And I'm not saying don't pick them. I'm just saying this is what some of the stuff that I've heard. That's going to take time and it's going to gum up the machine. And it's going to take you a lot longer to get the stuff done that you need done. Because remember, right as we get into this, we've got about a little bit over a year before we get into the midterm process. It is what it is. So what I've heard is that that's the thing that Trump is concerned about. He wants he understands and has listened and knows that he's got to be all gas, no brakes when he comes out. And they've got to act faster than the bureaucracy can respond. And from what I am told by literally people in his inner circle, that he is very well aware of this and it is a priority. So that's very good news. But also, I'm hearing that he is dissatisfied with seeing these headlines about Hegseth in the press. And he does not want any concerns or questions about someone who ultimately is going to be heading up the most powerful department in all of federal government. I mean, yes, you have your Secretary of State and you've got your chain of command. But DOD, SecDef is no mess. And that's a concern that he has. I'm also told that it's two different camps who want two different people and that one camp is very much still backing Hegseth and that the other camp, from what I heard, is the one that suggested the Florida governor's name. So that's where it is. Now, I don't know how that works. I don't even know if the governor or if DeSantis would even accept it. I did not see that one coming, admittedly. Because that's kind of way out of right field, isn't it? And it makes you think. You're like, wait a minute. One of the things I don't want people to be baited into, and I see this as a tactic, right? To support Hegseth. And I think that you can support Hegseth without tearing our other people down. I hate when I see those progressive tactics. It's usually done by people who have not been in the field long. And I hate it because it's cheap and it's unintelligent and it's illiberal. But I see people like, oh, my, they're trying to run up that divide again. between, I guess what, like Trump folks and DeSantis folks. I don't even know why there is a divide. Like what else do you, I mean, good grief. The man went out and endorsed him. And he ran his primary like a man. He didn't win the primary. He didn't take it like a pansy. He was a dude about it. I mean, what the hell else do you people want? You know, I'm like, geez, that's the way you want it to be done. Am I right? I just see people, I see the people bitching and moaning about it. Those are the betas that are bitching and moaning about it. Get over it. And the reason I say that is because you can't have this. We don't have time for this stuff. Like we got to get out there and we got to like all gas, no brakes, like I said. And I see some people who are defending Hegseth use attacking DeSantis as the way to defend Hegseth. And that is not the way. How in the hell are you going to attack literally the most conservative and most successful governor in the United States? one of the most successful Republican governors in our country's history. How are you attacking that guy as like your lame attempt to try to boost up? I like Hegseth too, but you don't have to tear down your own side. It's like the left is structuring these arguments. Here, here's how we can get him to defend this guy while tearing themselves apart. Stop it. Jiminy Christmas, who the hell's driving this crazy bus? So, To me, I just don't I don't know. I don't know. I'm still kind of processing it. But like I said, and these are two different dudes to two different dudes, two different approaches. And I think you got to look at, well, what does DOD need more? And I think this is probably maybe what Trump is weighing. Now, think about it. You're Trump and you're looking at DOD. Guys, we know it's a mess, right? Hi, we all watched people legit falling off planes in Afghanistan. I mean, you remember in the lead up to the evacuation of Kabul. Remember, they went from Bagram or they went from Bagram Air Force Base. Then they they moved everything. They were moving equipment, moving stuff, moving folks all into the Harmeet Karzai Airport, which was in the middle of Kabul, which was weird. They had a base not, you know, that was a little out on the outskirts of the city that was more fortified and better protected. They move everything into the city, into the airport, into the city where you have a lot more entrances and exits that you have to that you have to man and fortify. Excuse me. And then they knew that the Taliban were rolling through Afghanistan. How do they know? Remember the WhatsApp, the WhatsApp conversations? I read a BBC piece where a village had surrendered before the Taliban rolled up, and then they just bypassed the village for time, and they just sent a representative in, I guess, to negotiate terms. How did they do that? They were all on WhatsApp. Taliban was telling everybody, oh, we're coming to your town. We're going to be taken over unless you go ahead and surrender. That's how they were rolling through Afghanistan. They didn't even have to show up and battle half the time, right? So they knew they were coming. They knew it was going to be a thing. They knew they were going to go. They had already their moles in the city. They knew they were going to be there. And so they didn't do anything. DOD didn't do anything. When Milley was asked about it while testifying before Congress, he sort of brushed past it. Because he was asked about chatter beforehand. This wasn't chatter. This was on WhatsApp. Like, easily chat. I mean, they could have seen this easily. And so that's one of the problems. The DEI stuff is a problem. You know, I was talking to someone who is in the, we'll say army leadership about this. And there are a lot of good people in the military that are wanting this stuff to change. And one of the things that you that that people have to realize, too, and I don't envy anybody who has to take over secretary of defense because they are going to have to go in and reorganize house and it's going to be hell. And I was talking to someone pretty high up in the military very recently. I had a meeting and they were talking about recruitment. And I said, respectfully, I don't know how you can sit here and talk to me about recruitment when you've got guys in makeup and skirts who are sitting here talking about, you know, the military. When there were 13 service members who were killed due to dereliction of duty by the upper levels of military leadership. When people when when we all knew CIA, all our intel departments, military knew that Taliban was rolling through Afghanistan using WhatsApp. You know, my guy, when we allow the stuff that we are allowing to happen because you have people like, you know, General Milley and all these other guys that are more interested in DEI than than actually apparently appreciating the tactics necessary to secure victories that we've achieved over the past 20 years. Mike, you're sitting here talking about recruitment. This is what the next generation of people who enlist are seeing. Why the hell would they want to enlist in any kind of outfit that they don't feel not only doesn't have their back, but doesn't even understand the objective? Gives into mission creep. Doesn't even prioritize the objective. That's the issue. And I know that, you know, a lot of this stuff, as far as the DEI stuff, might be few and far between in the military. But you got to realize, too, the military has not been great about messaging things. I'm not talking about the publications that say that they're stars and stripes or whatever, but they're actually owned by a foreign entity. You know, I'm talking about like, you know, there's we live in a new era. Now, that's not to say I don't believe that military members need to need to debase themselves and endure the indignity of having to post stupid things on Instagram all the damn time. But I think explaining things like, you know, how it is that one of the deputies, one of the generals that's in the army was able to cut twenty two billion dollars out of the budget for jets that were going to have old tech and not even be delivered for another decade. I mean, that's pretty significant, right? You don't hear about stuff like that. Why don't we hear stuff like that? Why is nobody talking about it? That's the kind of stuff. There are so many things wrong with DOD. So back to my point, when Trump is looking at all of this, he's got to figure out what kind of leadership do I need to solve this? What do I need to solve this problem? And these are two very different type of people. Very different types of people. And to say that one may have a skill set that the other doesn't have is not an insult to either one. Let's not fall into that stupid trap. That's like saying, well, because you're congratulating men on this, you're saying women are less than. No, stop it. 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SPEAKER 05 : 33:41

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of the United States.

SPEAKER 07 : 33:47

So people who feel like they're at the opposite gender when they're 15, 16, they're still adolescents, they should be treated with the same medical urgency as someone who needs period blockers for a different reason, like a true medical.

SPEAKER 14 : 34:00

Correct. It's a medical condition.

SPEAKER 07 : 34:02

What about things like mastectomies in general?

SPEAKER 12 : 34:06

Mastectomies are not done online.

SPEAKER 07 : 34:07

In general, mastectomies for people who believe that they're a different gender, should that be treated with the same medical urgency as mastectomies for people who have breast cancer?

SPEAKER 08 : 34:19

Yes. Wow. Wow. We are not the same. We are not the same, y'all. No, no, no, no. Wow. That's the mindset of people. One thing is elective, and it's entirely in your head, and then the other thing is a very real thing. I mean, this is wild. Kane, are you okay over there? I don't know what to say. Your jaw fell off.

SPEAKER 06 : 34:51

Yeah, I don't know what to say.

SPEAKER 08 : 34:53

You know, because it's like an aspirin, the risks associated. It's like taking an aspirin, you know.

SPEAKER 06 : 35:00

But yeah, the one's a mental. So he's right. It is a medical condition. It's a mental condition. One is a medical one that can be treated with actually medicine. The other one requires, you know, therapy.

SPEAKER 08 : 35:12

Yeah.

SPEAKER 06 : 35:12

And some work.

SPEAKER 08 : 35:14

Yeah. Not the same. Not the same. Now you can see the issue before SCOTUS right now. The... Discussions, which we're going to get into because they were hearing the arguments on that Tennessee case about the experimental surgeries and the hormone blockers and all that stuff. Oh, I'm just, you know, I'm just saying. I am just saying. It's very interesting. Indeed. We're going to come back to that. We have a number of things to touch with, to touch on, actually. Let me pull this up because I've got a lot of stuff here. We've got, obviously, the ongoing Daniel Penny case. Another interesting story, Jeff Bezos. has come out and said he is very optimistic about the incoming administration and is now offering to help streamline regulations. And he dismissed concerns about Elon Musk leveraging government power against competitors. Now, you've seen a lot of people like even, you know, Zuckerberg go to meet with Trump and, you know, all of this. I'm wondering... You know, are they all wanting to get involved because they don't want Musk to have that advantage of being that close to the administration? Or are they really supportive? I don't know. I think it may be both. We'll talk. Stick with us. If you're looking for a convenient, affordable way to access medications and treatments you can trust, All Family Pharmacy has you covered. Whether it's the flu or parasites, cancer support, or general well-being, All Family Pharmacy's online service makes getting the medications you need hassle-free. With All Family, it's simple. You can choose the individual medications that best suit your needs or opt for one of their comprehensive treatment packages designed to give you everything that you need in one convenient order. And every order comes with a doctor's prescription included. Ivermectin. hydroxychloroquine or any other effective medications they have it all and you can get fast shipping with most order shipping in two to three business days medications start as low as three dollars per capsule making it really easy to take charge of your health without breaking the bank no insurance needed you can skip the paperwork and get the treatments you need directly Stock up with their emergency preparedness bundles and access over 200 medications online anytime. Visit allfamilypharma.com slash Dana and use code Dana10 for 10% off of your entire order. That's allfamilypharma.com slash Dana, code Dana10. Welcome back to the program. We're at the top of the second hour. You're a lovable retired curmudgeon. I'm in a Christmas plaid shirt, so if you're not watching the simulcast of the radio program, which you can see on Rumble or Channel 347 DirecTV, you're missing out because I don't wear a lot of color. It's a Christmas plaid, right? A plaid, isn't it? As the Scots would say.

SPEAKER 06 : 38:13

It's lumberjack-y.

SPEAKER 08 : 38:15

Yeah, I feel like I want to go chop some trees, you know, and like pet some reindeer and whatever the hell else, like the Paul Bunyan types do. I'm just saying. So anyway, welcome. Welcome to the show. I saw this story of this, I don't know who this chick is. I don't want to give her attention. She's like a wannabe Media Matters thing. And she's very upset because apparently at one point, You know how when people do like podcasts or when they're doing digital specials, sometimes they have drinks. They'll sip some whiskey or something like that, especially if it's like a veteran show. It's not unusual. I mean, there's different regulations for public actual broadcast airwaves and then digital. So, like, you can't... You know, if you're running stuff, you can't be drinking when... Like, we, being on terrestrial stations, have different rules that we have to go by than if you're just doing, like, a podcast or just digital. And so, Hegseth apparently did a... an episode for a Fox digital thing where they were, he was sitting with a group of veterans and they were talking about war and military issues and things like that. And they were all sipping whiskey. They weren't doing shots. They were sipping whiskey as one should, you know, that's how you have, that's how you partake. And this broad on X is super upset. She's like, oh my gosh, look, people were saying that Pete Hegseth actually drank on the set for one of his shows. And I'm looking at this like, first off, it's a digital don't act like it's like a Fox and Friends episode because it's not. It's a digital thing. And that's a commonplace thing for a lot of these shows. They sit around. They have very casual conversations and it's a longer viewing period. And so it's way more casual. So stop it. But number two, let me let me make sure I understand this properly. Right. You have the broads of the ideology where they think, hey, it's okay, just make my mattress like McDonald's, a thousand served under these arches, a billion served under these arches. Have a rotating kiosk of intimate partners, believe in abortion on demand, supported by the taxpayer up until the moment of birth. But he sipped some whiskey on a digital thing that he did for Fox, and that's what you're going to clutch your pearls over? For real? Like, just let's compare the ideologies here. Again, because this chick is on the far left. So, yes, abortion on demand. Facilitated by the taxpayer up until the moment of birth. No personal responsibility. Nothing like that. If you make an error regarding recreational intercourse, then, well, you can just undo your error by killing the baby. You know, that's okay. But sipping some whiskey. You see what I mean? I've been saying this for years. Someone wrote a book about it after I've been saying it for years. These neo-Puritans on the left that want the enforcement but not the principle. It's weird. We're showing you some of the exact that episode right now. Now you're seeing this that Juan's showing you on the simulcast. It does not look like they're doing shots, Cain. They're sipping. It's a sipper in a very casual setting. They're actually in somebody's basement, I think. Somebody's walkout basement. I don't know where the hell they are. Or a bunker. And, I mean, he didn't even shave. So they're there. I mean, so?

SPEAKER 06 : 42:13

This is like man cave stuff.

SPEAKER 08 : 42:15

Yeah. It's dude stuff. Nobody's doing shots. They're not drinking irresponsibly. So this is actually some of the evidence that they're trying to say disqualifies him. For real. Man alive. I don't know. I just think that I can't really take criticisms about standards from the let's get rid of babies as a form of birth control party. I mean, if that's your ideology, you legit have no room to criticize anybody doing anything else. Not at all. So that's some of the latest that they keep trying to shove out because I keep seeing that over and over again. I keep seeing it brought up I'm like, I just don't think that that's that's not what drink that's they make it sound like he's doing like doing a cabinet kegger. Oh, he's drinking on the job. That's so goofy. That's just that's stop. Stop, stop, stop. Now, some of the other stuff that I wanted to have, we got some audio, too. I don't I want to play this video cane. It's in Slack, but it's very juvenile.

SPEAKER 1 : 43:24

Oh, yeah.

SPEAKER 08 : 43:27

So you guys remember Eric farts? I mean, Swalwell.

SPEAKER 06 : 43:32

Verbal typo.

SPEAKER 08 : 43:33

Yeah, it's a verbal typo. It was completely an innocent error. I need to discuss this video just because it's funny and I need a palate cleanser. And also, wow.

SPEAKER 06 : 43:46

It's almost Friday.

SPEAKER 08 : 43:48

I mean, you know, it is. Like I said, next week everybody's going to be drunk on eggnog. Half of you are going to be paying attention. So let me get your attention. This is Zoe Lofgren. She's a Democrat, of course. What is up with people from California and their personal gas issues? I don't get it. She just let her rip tater chip right there on CNN. Go ahead. Roll tape. Watch her eyes.

SPEAKER 09 : 44:08

That power of the purse is with the legislative branch, not the president.

SPEAKER 12 : 44:14

And I do want to ask you, because of your work on the January 6th committee.

SPEAKER 08 : 44:23

Yeah, you need a wipe after that. Dana, you're juvenile. I am. Hi. Did we meet just now? Did we? That's the smartest thing that was said on CNN all week, believe it or not. Smartest thing. Crazy, right? That fart is going to get its own contributorship. It's going to happen. Zoe Lofgren's fart. CNN contributor.

SPEAKER 06 : 44:49

It'll be Toobin and Tootin. I can see it now. It'll be like, you know, the big show.

SPEAKER 08 : 44:57

It can host a show with, yeah, Jeffrey Toobin.

SPEAKER 06 : 45:00

Right.

SPEAKER 08 : 45:00

Toobin can host it with, hosted by Jeffrey Toobin and Zoe Lofgren's fart. Yeah, there you go right there. I mean, it is. I know. I totally know that it's juvenile, and I love it all the same. Love it all the same. And notice Jim Acosta's face. Jim Acosta has this thing where he looks at his monitor. So if you're watching the simulcast, I'm looking right at the camera. I don't have a teleprompter. I have a giant screen in front of me that I refer to for notes or if I'm reading, quoting something for you. And then I have a monitor that shows me the program right below it. So you can't really see unless you kind of can. If I'm looking right at the camera, if I'm looking at the monitor for some reason, it's like CNN's monitors are five feet under the camera. I don't get it because he's not looking at the camera. He's looking all the way down at the monitor. So when you're the viewer and you're watching, even when he's only when he's, unless he's reading the prompter, Does he look at the camera? He doesn't look at it unless he's reading the prompter. He's always like this. Always. If you go find clips of Jim Acosta, this dumbass cannot look at the camera to save his life. He's constantly looking down at the monitor. And I'm like, dude, bro, look at the camera. But then it then it makes me wonder, well, how low are those monitors? Like, look at where his eyes are. His eyes are like all the way. I mean, his whole head's turned down. How far away from the camera? The monitor should be right underneath it to where there's not really. And the monitor is just, you know, so you can kind of see, you know, take a glimpse for like show elements. Like sometimes I'll look at it if we're doing like a side by side or something to make sure because I move so much that I'm not aggravating Juan. And I'm like in the middle of the shot because Juan is obsessed with symmetry. Because he's good at his job. That's what he does. He's like, everything's got to be symmetrical. Everything's got to be in its place. So I try to help out by not going everywhere. So I'll refer to the monitor. He always stares at it. And then I noticed when he's questioning people. Remember when he was in the White House press corps? I because I was looking at some of these videos on break. He doesn't look at people in the face when he's asking them a question. I've noticed this even when and one of the videos that came up was that were that time that he grabbed that woman's arm when he was questioning Trump remember and they were having a very it was like he was having a very heated you know Q&A it was a White House press avail and even then he was not he would not look at anybody in the face it's weird he's a weird cat he's a weird dude I don't know. I mean, maybe Zoe Loughran's fart is going to take over a show because, I mean, at least that looks right in the face. Just saying. Can we hear it again, please? Steve is obsessed with us. Steve was the one who was like, watch your eyes. I only heard it once. Okay, go ahead.

SPEAKER 09 : 47:57

That power of the purse is with the legislative branch, not the president.

SPEAKER 12 : 48:03

And I do want to ask you because of your work on the January 6th committee.

SPEAKER 08 : 48:07

That almost sounded like a video game effect. Right? Trying to think what that reminded me of. What video game sound does that remind me of something? Yeah, I don't know. But so I thought that was that was the smartest thing that has been said on. Yeah, smartest thing that's been said on CNN. Interesting headline in England. Muhammad becomes the most popular baby name. And as of 2023, Muhammad was also the fourth most popular baby boy name in Europe. There's a lot of Mohammed's. That's I. You're not ever going to be able to pinpoint when someone was born by their name. If you're all named the same, you know, because you can do that with names like Jennifer's. Do you know anybody who's named Jennifer now who's like under 30? Yeah. You don't know a single Jennifer under the age of 30. What about like a Kelly? Kelly, under 30? Uh-huh. Nope. You don't. Think about it. Stacey? You don't know anybody named Stacey anymore. Under 30. Nobody. Right? Yeah. Everyone's like Madison and Hannah and, you know, like Bella and all that kind of stuff. That's everybody's name. Everybody's named after like a Barbie. That's what it sounds like. Skipper. But it's true. You know, it's true. But so Mohammed is now it's the most popular baby boy name in England. And in 2023, like I said, it was the fourth most popular boy name in Europe. It overtook it overtook Noah. And and that's even in England and Wales. Followed by Noah and Oliver. Hmm. So, and it's been in the top 10 since 2016. In 2023, 4,661 boys were given the name Mohammed, beating out the 4,382 boys named Noah. Third was Oliver, followed by George, Leo, and Arthur. Oliver's a very popular name, apparently. So, I don't know. Just interesting. Interesting. And it's clearly due to the religious significance in the increasing Muslim population in the two countries, which has doubled since 2001. Fast growing. So that's the reason for the name's dominance. And. I love how the spokesperson, there was a spokesperson for this Middle Eastern news outlet who said, well, yes, it coincides with the increasing diversity in names for boys generally. Not if it's all Mohammed. What are you talking about?

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SPEAKER 06 : 52:11

And now, all of the news you would probably miss. It's time for Dana's Quick Five.

SPEAKER 08 : 52:17

Cuba's electric grid has collapsed after a power plant failure. Their early Wednesday morning after the failure, Energy and Mines Ministry said, plunging millions of people into darkness. This has been happening for the past two months. Their power and generation systems have fallen into disarray amid fuel shortages, natural disasters, and economic crisis. The Mines Ministry said that they're working to reconnect the electrical system. Good heavens. That's just... Amazon is sued by a D.C. attorney... for the dcag excuse me for allegedly excluding neighborhoods from prime delivery uh this according to cnbc they uh said that the the lawsuit was first filed in 2022 but they said that amazon stopped using its own delivery trucks in two different zip codes due to safety concerns and they said that that caused more than 48 000 prime members To see slower delivery speeds than the rest of the district, despite the fact that they paid for the same subscription and they had the same subscription fees. Well, if it's unsafe. I mean, if it's unsafe, then, you know, that's what it is, unfortunately. Also, excuse me. The FBI is warning iPhone and Android users to stop sending texts. Now they're saying to stop sending unencrypted texts because of everything from Chinese cyber attacks to all kinds of stuff. But the US Cyber Defense Agency, FBI and CISA are warning people, and this is at Forbes, to use responsibly encrypted messaging and phone calls when they can. And they said that's because of the Chinese hacking of U.S. networks is likely larger in scale than previously understood, is what they're saying. Hmm. The world's oldest known wild bird lays an egg at 74 years of age. This old, old bird. It's an albatross. They got it on film too. Interesting. We got more in store. Stick with us. ReadyWise is always ready. And you know the chain of command for your food, which is very important. I mean, you're talking about survival food. Excuse me. And you want to be able to trust where you get your food from. And so with ReadyWise, you have U.S. ingredients packed in a U.S. plant, sent out from that plant right to you, and you can get free and fast shipping on most orders, making sure that your provisions reach you promptly. And they have all kinds of product choices to meet every budget, like the emergency one-month supply two-bucket bundle. They also have the three-month emergency food supply. And by the way, all of this is designed – by their team of in-house culinary experts to make sure that you're getting the nutrition that you need, the caloric count, your daily protein, the healthy carbs, all of it. And you get a wide range of choices for each time of the day. It's the ultimate in premium survival food without sacrificing your wallet and best taste as well. Comfort in a crisis and beyond with a 25-year shelf life. Visit ReadyWise.com and use promo code Dana20 at checkout for 20% off of your entire purchase. That's ReadyWise.com, promo code Dana20 for 20% off.

SPEAKER 04 : 55:39

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SPEAKER 03 : 55:52

True in every respect. But on page 195 of the cast report, it says there is no evidence that gender affirmative treatments reduce suicide.

SPEAKER 11 : 56:05

What I think that is referring to is there is no evidence in the studies that this treatment reduces completed suicide. And the reason for that is completed suicide, thankfully and admittedly, is rare. And we're talking about a very small population of individuals with studies that don't necessarily have completed suicides within them. However, there are multiple studies long-term longitudinal studies that do show that there is a reduction in suicidality, which I think is a positive outcome to this treatment.

SPEAKER 08 : 56:39

So this is the ACLU's attorney, the trans attorney, who was trying to present as an argument for her case that gender, I hate this phrase, I'm not saying gender affirmative, the experimental surgeries and the chemical castrations and the puberty blockers and the hormones and all of this stuff, the elective mastectomies, all of it, that it reduces suicide. That was what they were trying to argue in the beginning. And now when they have to actually provide any something substantial to support their their argument, they are unable to. And they have to, I mean, they have to relent and acknowledge that there's no evidence in these studies that it reduces suicide. Cain keeps going back to suicidality. Yeah, you like that word?

SPEAKER 06 : 57:41

I mean, it's everything. It's like, but people think about it, though, is the thing. People think about suicide. So that's why we need these surgeries, because people think about suicide.

SPEAKER 08 : 57:54

I mean, being suicidal, and then that's a very different, what they're trying to, I mean, that's a Ma Bailey.

SPEAKER 06 : 58:02

Exactly.

SPEAKER 08 : 58:02

That doesn't make any sense. Exactly. That's so stupid. I mean, you're either... I mean, there's a medical evaluation for that. And literally, there's criteria already established to determine whether or not someone is suicidal, clearly. This is just them trying to shore up this losing argument. They're not going to... It doesn't look like the court is going to lean their way. But we'll see. Just...

SPEAKER 06 : 58:31

Other countries have done the studies and they realize that there's no future in this path that's good for humanity.

SPEAKER 08 : 58:39

That's why they're banned in Europe.

SPEAKER 06 : 58:40

Exactly right. And they know that this is the end game here, but they're trying to play the drama up. The media is trying to do that now with this SCOTUS situation.

SPEAKER 08 : 58:51

Now, Lorraine made note of this. I didn't. Someone else did. Because I had this thought that I wasn't going to say anything because I thought I was the only one. No, Lorraine just came out with it in Slack. Lorraine's going to learn real quick. She goes, the lawyer's name is Chase Strangeo. LOL. AKA Chasing Strange. I'm dead. I'm dead. It sounds like a very fancy way of saying, I mean, you could say Chasing Strange. That's just, you know, or Chasing Strangeo. Strangio. Chasing the Strangio. I don't know. Gosh, so you guys know what that means. No, I'm not going to explain it. Don't Google it. Do not. I feel like they're doing it when I say to not, Cain.

SPEAKER 06 : 59:40

But that can't be real. Is that the real name?

SPEAKER 08 : 59:42

Yeah, that's what her name is.

SPEAKER 06 : 59:44

That can't be real.

SPEAKER 08 : 59:45

Chase Strangio.

SPEAKER 06 : 59:46

That cannot be real. So there's nothing real about this person.

SPEAKER 08 : 59:52

That's like someone's name.

SPEAKER 06 : 59:56

No, don't do it. You're going to do it, aren't you? Don't do it. Don't do it.

SPEAKER 08 : 60:01

Well, you know, like if their first name was Michael.

SPEAKER 06 : 60:03

Okay. No, I know what you mean. I get it.

SPEAKER 08 : 60:07

And his parents are the Hunt family.

SPEAKER 06 : 60:09

Oh, man.

SPEAKER 1 : 60:09

What?

SPEAKER 08 : 60:09

Nothing. Just saying. It's like a joke, almost like jokey like that, right?

SPEAKER 06 : 60:15

Yes, it is.

SPEAKER 08 : 60:16

Chase Strangio. What a name. Like, of all the names you could... For real, like, if you're going to change all that about yourself, maybe don't make your name Chasing Strange. It's like Chasing Amy, but not. Right? You all right over there? Yeah. I don't know, man. I blame Lorraine for that one.

SPEAKER 06 : 60:38

It's all her, man. They even have a real lawyer?

SPEAKER 08 : 60:41

Is she a real lawyer? She has... She's a lawyer. She's with the ACLU, whatever that means.

SPEAKER 06 : 60:47

But is the she part the lawyer or is the he part the lawyer?

SPEAKER 08 : 60:50

Nah, she's a lawyer.

SPEAKER 06 : 60:51

Did she take the bar or did he take the bar?

SPEAKER 08 : 60:55

I mean, does it matter?

SPEAKER 06 : 60:56

I thought it did.

SPEAKER 08 : 60:58

I don't know. But still, that's the argument that they're having. That's the Supreme Court. Like I said, I still feel like SCOTUS, especially with some of the questioning, it feels like they're leaning towards... Not I mean, in favor of Tennessee is what it sounds like. But, you know, I'm still we'll see. It's a. All right, we've got... I'm looking at some... There's like a bunch of odds and ends stuff. Like I've got Doge stuff. We've been talking about the cabinet nominees and this thing with SecDef, which I think we're not going to know until Trump actually just comes out and says, hey guys, I'm either going to stand behind my nominee or I feel like maybe... Maybe we need to have somebody else because there's been a lot of rumors about DeSantis and all this. So we'll see. But I will say that one of the other moves, and I'm going to go to Doge just because I like saying it. One of the other things that we've seen is this department. I was actually shocked at this. So Luke Rosiak, who does really good work and he's done stuff with Daily Caller, etc. He had said in this in his examination of the federal workforce, I did not know it was this much. He had said that 94 percent of the feds of the federal government still works from home. The EPA had poisonous water in its own headquarters because it was sitting in the pipes stagnant from disuse. USDA inspectors claim that they inspect food facilities for safety issues from home. It's 2024. 94% of them still work from home. What in the world? He noted that the Social Security Administration just spent $120 million renovating its massive headquarters. But the building is 91% unused. And Biden just signed an agreement giving them, all the way through the Trump administration, I mean, to be able to continue using this building, even though Biden used his 2022 speech to say workers have to come back to the office and be productive. At the VA, their website states that you can break away from the traditional nine to 540 hour work week. One third of calls to one mental health hotline for veterans went unanswered. This is unreal. Unreal. So apparently now. It looks like this might be one of the first things Doge cuts. It might be one of the very first things that they cut. When you look at how before the pandemic, apparently it was only 3% of the federal workforce that worked from home or teleworked or whatever. Before the pandemic, 3%, like barely 3%. Now they said 6% report in person on a full-time basis, one-third entirely are remote. The government spends $16 billion a year to operate all of its buildings, the properties that it puts all this stuff in, right? And so even knowing that, even knowing that, They only have an occupancy rate of 12%.

SPEAKER 1 : 64:55

12%.

SPEAKER 08 : 64:58

Even GSA, and that's the General Services Administration, that's the entity that manages federal real estate. They work from home. Their base in Missouri came. Unbelievable. Like the EPA. That's how Luke Rosiak noted that they had dangerous bacteria in their water, according to an audit, because the water was left in the pipes stagnant from disuse. But yet they have the unions, which I don't think public sector unions absolutely have no place in American society. Private unions are one thing. I don't have an issue with private unions. Public unions, where the government gets to sit at the table with big fat cat public unions, Funded by the taxpayer bosses and taxpayers are told that we don't get to have a say in it. Oh, hell no. And a lot of them taxpayers are private unions to private working private sector unions. Does that sound like it's fair? Hell no, it doesn't. And but you have the public unions that are demanding full individual workstations for each employee being maintained in the event that they're used. those rare occasions so now it looks like because one of the things musk has said is that if people don't want to come into work then they can go find another job i agree but you know what what's more if it's shown that we don't need all this then why do we have it if we don't need all these employees why do we have them I think we need to eliminate a lot of these offices entirely. Social Security Administration, give everybody money back. Stop government spending. Take it all down to Article 1, Section 8. Return money to the people. Eliminate it. Eliminate Department of Education. Eliminate Social Security Administration. Eliminate DHS. I mean, I could go on, on and on and on. But it requires an austerity that most people, including Republicans, don't have the spine to endure. This congressman says it's absurd to get rid of the Department of Education. Listen.

SPEAKER 14 : 67:13

I've got many examples where CBO has absolutely failed to adequately assess the cost. I think with the issue of getting rid of the Department of Education, for example, they claim it would cost millions and millions and millions of dollars to get rid of an agency. That makes no sense at all. You're getting rid of an agency that costs us $80 billion a year, and yet it's supposed to cost us more money if we get rid of it.

SPEAKER 08 : 67:39

That just is absurd. It's not going to cost you more money if you get rid of it. Do you realize the amount of spending that we do per student in some of these states where you have the worst academic performances? What the states spend per student actually exceeds about 90% of private school tuition per student. When I was in Ohio for an event, I think it was they were telling us that they spent over $13,000. I think it was over $13,000. Let me check my notes. The spending... student per student in Ohio. Oh, sorry, I was under. It's over $15,000 per student. In fact, the approximate average is $15,427 per pupil. And that's in Ohio. In some states, it's higher. Illinois, it's higher. California, it's higher. New York, it's higher. I was at an event and I was talking with a family. They have three kids and their kids are in private Christian school. And their private tuition per student was cheaper than what they spend public school per pupil. Now, I homeschooled my kids and then they went to a Christian school. And we spent less per pupil than what the state of Texas spent, spends per pupil. We spent less on their per student tuition than what the state... That's unreal. My point in telling you this is that when you talk about school choice, what you're talking about is allowing all that money that you're paying into these schools that are not performing, a department of education that has been failing your kids ultimately since its inception, and allowing you... to choose a better education for your kids. People who argue against school choice, they don't want your kids better educated. They want you to be as uneducated as they can make you. They don't want your children to, they don't want them, they don't believe in upward economic mobility and they use this as a weapon against it. That is what this is. They don't want you choosing a better school for your child. These people who want to deny you the right of what to do with the money you work for and the child that you are raising. Now you can see why this is such a common denominator issue for so many. Republicans need to be louder and louder and louder about this. Life can take a toll on our bodies. There's no way around it. And whether it's just sitting for hours on end at your computer or if you're working a physical job, over time, your body pays the price. There is, however, an effective way to turn back the clock on pain. Relief Factor. Developed by doctors, Relief Factor helps support your body's response to inflammation. And the difference, instead of just masking pain, Relief Factor helps eliminate it for good. And it's 100% drug-free. My husband, Chris, has taken Relief Factor with incredible results. So if the pains that come with living a full life are affecting you, do as many others have done and turn back the clock on pain with Relief Factor. Their three-week quick start is just $19.95. That's less than a dollar a day. And when you feel good, it's amazing how much more you get out of life. Visit relieffactor.com or call 1-800-4-RELIEF. That's 1-800-4-RELIEF. Try it for only $19.95 and turn back the clock on pain with Relief Factor. Relieffactor.com.

SPEAKER 06 : 71:22

It's his life mission to make bad decisions. It's time for Florida Man.

SPEAKER 08 : 71:31

Jeez, straws, axes. So this Florida man, a saw-swinging Florida man, struck a guy during a wrong-way driving argument. Boy, oh boy. Yeah. So this Fort Myers Lee County Sheriff's Office, an argument over a wrong-way driving, landed one man in jail and another with non-life-threatening injuries. Rolando Ruiz Alonzo. Too many names, Rolando. He was the primary aggressor in the altercation. And according to police, the old dude began swinging a... Was it a saw or not? A saw-like tool toward a victim as the argument escalated and the victim was struck. And then he also used a piece of ceramic pottery as a weapon. He was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. I guess, I mean, he was driving the wrong way and got called out. I don't know. But good heavens, like there's... How many people have saws and machetes there? It's like people just go to their trucks and get them. Here's my machete. Okay. Here's my saw. A Florida man who was accused of murder was captured after TikTok revealed his whereabouts. People overshare. He shot and killed his girlfriend in front of her two children while they were at a cemetery of all places. St. Petersburg police were searching for him for three and a half years. No success. And then a video of a local news story was shared on TikTok. He was in Mexico and it showed him in Mexico and they were able to get him. So now he's been charged with first degree murder and two counts of child abuse. They just happened to get him. So, wow. They just happened to see him in the background of this news story. He was in Mexico. Not really hiding out too well, I guess. We have our third hour on the way and the latest with just all the latest. Stick with us. Welcome back to the program, your lovable retired goth, Dana Lash, in a Christmas-played Here, back at the top of this third hour, you can find the discussion over a rumble. You can also find us on YouTube and find us on X as well. Channel 347, DirecTV, the best of in the podcast. So all good things. So a few, I got to tell you, and we've been watching all of this stuff. As it pertains to the we were talking about Doge a little bit ago, and a lot of these cabinet picks, etc, etc. And I saw I had I saw this story last night, and I'm trying to wrap my mind around it. And I got aggravated. I always get mad at people who think that politics began the day that they signed up for an X account. Because some of us have been out here busting our edible snakes for quite some time, pushing it back against rhinoism, right? And you always get these drive-bys who are like, oh, I can't believe people think that Republicans are... you know, like the party of a small government or whatever. And I'm like, you know, broad, first off, you know, drop the drunk bridesmaid act. I get that you, you know, when you created your ex account, you think that all politics began that the day that you became self-aware, but some of us have been out here doing the heavy lifting while you could sit here and go and get your overfilled face done and your ratty ass extensions. And you could try to like talk platitudes about it on X. Stop. I get so aggravated over this stuff. Stop it. A lot of people out there have been doing the heavy lifting. A lot of you out there have been doing the heavy lifting, pushing back, calling your lawmakers, holding everybody accountable. And we're not going to be judged by people who just opened a drive by account and all of a sudden want to weigh in like, you know, they're the generals of the movement. Stop it. We're not doing it. And I specifically got aggravated over this one post that I saw from Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick of Texas. So he he posted this. Did you see this, King? This is going to be up your alley. It's in Slack. He said it's a major legislative initiative to ban all THC. Thousands of stores have opened to sell all types of dangerous products with unlimited THC. And these stores even target your children is what he's saying. Let me read it first off. Oh, don't roll your eyes. I don't care if you're I'm not Tommy Chong. Okay. I'm no Tommy Chong, but I know government overreach when I see it. That's what this is about. Today, it's about whatever the hell THC. Tomorrow, it's guns. You don't know. So he had this, he wants to ban all THC. Thousands of stores have opened to sell all types of dangerous products. What? Wait, there's more. He's talking about This representative, Tracy King, this bill, blah, blah, blah. Part of the bill allowed for the commercialization of hemp, which might include unremovable, non-intoxicating trace amounts of Delta 9 THC. Quote, dangerously, retailers exploited the agriculture law to sell life-threatening, unregulated forms of THC to the public and made them easily accessible. They sold them to adults, and they targeted Texas children, exposed them to dangerous levels of THC. I mean, they keep saying the word dangerous, and then they use the word life-threatening levels in another sentence. I'm sorry. Excuse me? Okay. Again, I'm no Tommy Chong here, but... I'm pretty sure that you would have to have all the THC on Earth in order for it to be considered dangerous. Am I correct? I was talking to some of my more pot-minded associates about this. So, yes, maybe we know people in California. I don't partake in any of this. But they get so into the, like, what am I thinking of? The artisanal marijuana. It is hysterical. How it is not a reality show, I do not know. If you've ever tried to see hippies turn into bougie entrepreneurs, it's the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life. God love it. But anyway, Kane, don't they include a tiny amount? I mean, it's not like they're tripping acid.

SPEAKER 06 : 77:49

Yeah, no, it's not unlimited. It's definitely limited. There's only so much.

SPEAKER 08 : 77:53

I mean, you can regulate it. From what I understand, it's already Texas law that it's regulated.

SPEAKER 06 : 77:58

It is regulated. So that's a lie.

SPEAKER 08 : 78:00

Dan Patrick published a lie.

SPEAKER 06 : 78:02

He's talking about.

SPEAKER 08 : 78:03

I'm so surprised.

SPEAKER 06 : 78:04

He's talking about the THC that they've in the lab removed a molecule so that it isn't. the illegal THC-9 on the federal level. So he's talking about the THCs that have had the molecules removed so that they're a different THC from the THC-9, and he's saying that those are dangerous. So it's a little bit different because this is sort of a laboratory thing that's created for these vapes and the consumption for people. So I don't know. He's technically not lying, though.

SPEAKER 08 : 78:38

I don't want to sound like Joe Rogan talking about this stuff. And that's not an insult, but I'm just not a pot person. I'm not, I'm not, but I just am like, this is big government. This is big government.

SPEAKER 06 : 78:50

Oh, without a doubt it is. Oh, without a doubt. It absolutely is.

SPEAKER 08 : 78:53

So the same government that was like, y'all better get these shots. Now it was like, no, you can't have gummies. Right? Same, same people. Right. And we are to listen to them. Why?

SPEAKER 06 : 79:09

I can't sell you on that.

SPEAKER 08 : 79:10

No means no, Texas government.

SPEAKER 06 : 79:12

It's not what AOC says.

SPEAKER 08 : 79:15

I mean, okay, because you guys think it's funny that I know so little about football. Wait until you hear me talk about marijuana. This is Kane's other favorite. Because what did I tell you yesterday? How did I say it yesterday? I was like, well, doesn't THC, doesn't that just make you like fat because of munchies and suspicious?

SPEAKER 06 : 79:34

Yeah, it was suspicious and fat? That's what you said.

SPEAKER 08 : 79:37

Yeah, doesn't it just make you suspicious and fat?

SPEAKER 06 : 79:39

Yeah. I'm like, what? What do you mean? Paranoid? Yes. And get the munchies?

SPEAKER 08 : 79:43

Yes. Because isn't that like the common thing? It's like you're always paranoid. And so there are a couple of people I know who actually work in this industry, like I was saying. And both of them are veterans. And one of them we just met, but we know somebody that does this. It's like a lot of veterans use it, especially to help manage PTSD, because they don't want to be hooked on big pharma stuff. They don't want to have to take like these, you know, psychotropic drugs and all of this. And they just need, you know, and it helps them to relax at night or whatever. I don't have any problem with that. I don't know why anybody, mind your business. I mean, for crying out loud, it's a gummy. And they put, from what I understand, like a tiny percentage of whatever in it. It's not like people are going out there, you know, tripping beans and acting like Beta or Rourke, breaking and entering and drunk driving. Nobody's doing that.

SPEAKER 06 : 80:33

I know, and it's this kind of work by the government that actually has us putting our names on lists when we want to get pseudofed for our nose running or something. That's what big government, this is what will end up happening.

SPEAKER 08 : 80:45

Someone was saying that it was similar to taking melatonin. I was reading that in the comments. I take like 10 milligrams. Sometimes I'll take 20 of melatonin. I'm actually trying to take less because I get so groggy. I'm so groggy in the morning. But I take 10 milligrams of melatonin a night. I'm definitely not out there being dangerous on 10 milligrams of melatonin. If it's, if, if what I have been told and what I've read that it is similar in terms of like relaxing you, which is why a lot of veterans take it and they take it.

SPEAKER 06 : 81:13

No, I don't. Okay.

SPEAKER 08 : 81:15

I don't get suspicious and fat. No, that's because it doesn't have the pot in it. It's not just melatonin, like the fast dissolve melatonin tablet. Right. I mean, I'm just saying, why, why is this an issue that they're focusing on in Texas? No, I get that people can walk and chew gum at the same time. But out of nowhere, let's go after the THC. And from what I'm understanding, it's a tiny... I don't want the government involved in anything else. No, Texas should be shrinking government, not expanding it. This is just big government. And I don't care if you're a pot person or not. It doesn't matter. It's irrelevant. I mean, this is a variable. What have I always told you? In all of these instances, guns are a variable. Pot is a variable. Look at all of this. It's the same formula. They just switch out the variables. That's it. That's it.

SPEAKER 06 : 82:12

I wonder if on a federal level, the fact that they're talking about changing the schedule of it.

SPEAKER 08 : 82:18

I think they're trying to nationalize all regulation of it to create an industry for themselves that they can monopolize.

SPEAKER 06 : 82:23

I wonder if this is just Texas' response to that potential. I have no idea, though.

SPEAKER 08 : 82:28

I don't think so. That's not how I look at it. I mean, if I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I mean, I like being correct on issues. I'm not, you know, I'm not a petty partisan. But to me, from when I was reading this, like, why do you need to ban it? They're not trying to... They just want to ban everything. Why do you need to ban it? And sorry, they're not targeting the kids. They're not. That sounds like a gun grabber argument. Oh, you're marketing these guns to kids. No one is selling... THC to kids. Have you seen these stores? No offense to anyone, but I'm going to be very honest. Okay. You know what do they look like? Do you want to, you know what they look like? They look like, oh gosh, you're going to, they look like white trash boomer places. I'm sorry, but they do. It's like, they're so uncool looking. They are so uncool. They're uncool. Kids don't want to go to an uncool place. It's not like they're sticking Barney out front or whatever the hell furry. They're not sticking that stuff out front. You know, come on, stop it. Stop it. I'm not making nobody get mad because I'll print out your email and I will I will roll over it with my mini segue that I got six years ago on Amazon for Mother's Day. And then I'll take it to the range and shoot Buckeye through it or birdshot through it. So stop it. But you know what I mean? They look like adult places. It doesn't look cool. They don't look cool. Kids are not going to go to a place that doesn't look cool. I seriously take issue with the whole marketing to the kids thing. That's what big government always says with stuff that it wants to ban. Oh my gosh. It's going after the kids. Wait, the same government that's going after the kids trying to cut their genitals off and flip their genders against the wishes of their parents? Suddenly this government's all worried about the kids? Oh, what? The same government that lost hundreds of thousands of kids that it allowed to come across the border illegally. Suddenly that same government, oh my goodness, we can't have these cannabis stores targeting the kids. Just can't have it, Cain. Can't have these cannabis stores going after the kids, no.

SPEAKER 06 : 84:43

I've seen the ingredients list on like Fruit Loops. They're allowing some pretty poisonous stuff. to our kids eat it right in front of the TV.

SPEAKER 08 : 84:52

They literally use a bird to advertise it to the kids.

SPEAKER 06 : 84:54

Yes, directly to the kids.

SPEAKER 08 : 84:56

Come eat our cancer cereal, kids. Full of cancer. Yeah, I'm not really going to pay attention to the government. So out of all the, and you know what? Lieutenant Governor Patrick has come on the show before. Can we have, let's bring him on again to talk about that. He's going to be like, oh my gosh. We get along with him so well, even when he's so wrong. We're so nice because he's very genteel. But I'm just like the same guy. Is anybody else fed up with the government telling you what you can and can't do, especially after, I don't know, the whole Wu flu drama? Yeah. So it seems like I'm just done with it. The same government that was doing all this stuff. that was shilling out books about oral sex to your kids in elementary school. The same government. Oh, we don't like these. These stores are targeting the kids. No, they're not. You are. Stop. We got more on the way.

SPEAKER 06 : 85:53

And now, all of the news you would probably miss. It's time for Dana's Quick Five.

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Oh, man. I just remembered it's time to watch Nightmare Before Christmas. Deadly Nightshade. Movie actress dies at a Mexican spiritual retreat after consuming deadly monkey frog potion. What gave you the idea that this might be deadly? Anything that's a monkey frog potion already sounds like it's going to be deadly. Why do people do this? So it's I don't think you need to say movie actress, but they did this strange potion. They said dates back to the Inca period. And oh, it's meant to cause uncontrollable diarrhea and vomiting for consumers, which supposedly acts as a cleanse. So Marcella Rodriguez, she apparently decided that she was going to do this and it didn't work out well for her. It's 40 times stronger than morphine. Oh, my gosh. Why? Who's like, you know, well, you're going to basically leak out of everything to death. That's how it's going to work for you. Who wants to go, okay, let's do that? No. It was in Durango, northern Mexico. I mean, it literally took hours to kill her. They're doing an autopsy, but you pretty much have an idea of how that happened, I was going to say. That's horrible. An officer uses a... An officer uses a child's bicycle chasing down a felony suspect. And there's body cam footage and it's actually hysterical. He was not near a squad car. He used a little kid's bicycle to go after the felon. He commandeered a kid's bike to continue the pursuit, said the department in its paperwork. And it was a bright lime green bike too, which is funny. They got him. He got him. He caught the suspect, charged him with felony theft. The guy also had three other outstanding warrants. And they said the suspect might have had a scooter, but Officer Tarr had determination and a kid's bike. Yeah, he thought he was going to get away on a motorized scooter, but it wasn't going to happen. Not with Officer Tarr. He was on it. I mean, and kudos to the kid who let him take the bike. Juan's showing you the footage right now. He grabs the kid's bike, and he's like, here we go. Here we go. We're going after him. I mean, this actually makes me want to now ride a bicycle. Right? Remember how fun this was back in the day? Oh, yeah. This was fun. By the way, this is what Peloton should have had. Peloton should have had, like, revisiting your childhood by riding your, instead of the stupid stuff that they had. They favored us. Yeah, going through the neighborhood. Let's see here. Oh, the worst time to shoplift. Here's an idea. If you're shopping with a cop, don't steal while you're doing it. And they did this as a Walmart event, their annual shop with a cop. And someone who was shopping with a cop decided to steal from the Walmart. Didn't work out well for him. Stick with us. We've got more in store.

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SPEAKER 08 : 88:55

Welcome back. Dana Lash with you. I've been seeing these stories about now Joni Ernst hitting, saying that she supports transgender inclusion in the military and wants to require females to register for the draft. And this is like some story. She's talked about this before, like on PBS or whatever show that is. She's discussed it before. And she had said that that women are perfectly capable of contributing in combat, et cetera, et cetera. So all this is is and she's expressed support for requiring women to register for the draft. Look, you don't have to tell me all this stuff about Joni Ernst. I mean, I know this. I mean, we've kind of criticized this before. But I think it's coming out now because they are... This whole thing with Pete Hegseth and she's been very critical. I guess has not wanted to say that she supports Pete Hegseth for SecDef. I don't agree with her about women in combat. And I don't think that... I don't believe in a draft. I don't. I actually, my grandfather, God rest his soul, who enlisted in World War II, he didn't wait to be drafted. He was so ornery. He's like, no, I'm going, like day after Pearl Harbor. He's like, I'm out. I'm going. He understood, or well, at least he says that he understood the need for a draft and that you have to defend your country, et cetera. And I don't see, I just, I'm not in favor of a draft. And I don't think that women should be added to the draft. I don't think men should be. This whole argument about how my body, my choice, women say that superficially, but men can actually say it. Because as long as we have a draft, it's not their choice and it's not the man's body. It's Uncle Sam's body. And if Uncle Sam wants to tell that man to go to war, that man's got to go to war. If Uncle Sam wants to draft him up, he can draft him up. Everybody knows this. Every young man knows this. Every parent of a young man knows this. They sign that card when they turn 18 and they have to send it in under threat of penalty. Women don't have anything to do that. So spare me the bitching about my manning my two A's. That's so stupid. Broads, you think that you have no choice? Try being a man. Try being a man and not knowing what your future is going to be like. Heaven forbid if you get a draft happy marriage. you know, warmonger in the White House who, and believe me, after 9-11, Democrats actually tried to bring something up like this in committee. I wrote about it at the time. They absolutely loved them a draft. Democrats had never met a draft they didn't like. So imagine being a young man Wondering, okay, well, if we get a warmonger or far left draft lover in the White House, what does that mean for my future? Because all Uncle Sam has to do is be like, oh, calling you up for war. Calling you up for war. Calling you up. Calling you up. Women, they don't have to worry about that kind of stuff. But the third and fourth wave feminism is so self-infatuated. It's so indulgent. It's, it's, I mean, it's gotten to the point. It's just a bloated behemoth of, of bitchery for the lack of a better way to put it. They can't see outside of them, of their own selves to recognize this truth. Men have no control of their bodies. Uncle Sam does. So when I hear Ernst talk about registering women for the draft, you know, um, No, I don't think men should be required, but I don't think women should definitely don't think women should be call me old school. I don't care. I don't think women have any business being in combat. I'm fine with women as pilots and being chopper pilots. I do think that's different. I got a lot of I actually have a handful of female friends who flew who were pilots. And by the way, not a single damn one of them disagrees with what I just said. They're like, yeah, it's different. They are smart enough, they know what their strengths are, which is why they're flying, but they also know what their limitations are. They know that they can't be on a team right there on the ground going in, kicking in doors because if something were to happen by science and by anatomy and physiology, just by basic reality, they immediately are, and this is not a derogatory term, the weakest point in that unit. And when you get stuff like that, you get guys that are going to want to protect that. And then you're asking them to protect her and then also do their job. You can't do it. I'm being realistic about it. People who want if they want to live in the kitten and sunshine world of let's give everyone a chance, then you can go ahead and run your country into a hellhole. That's fine. But you're not going to go start your own country. You're not going to do it. The United States of America. I don't have time for this stuff. This is stupid. I'm not going to sit here and engage in this back and forth. Women should be in. No, they shouldn't. End of damn story. The end. If you have a problem with it, go somewhere where they don't give a rat's ass about women and maybe you can go serve in one of their militaries if you're so hard up over that. And as a mother of sons, I don't want one of my sons to ever have to worry about having to not only watch out for his own six, but then having to protect a teammate who is physically weaker than in the battlefield. I mean, we've talked about this over the 10 years that everybody's been debating it. The 10 plus years everyone's been debating it. This is not the time for women to prove their bona fides. This is not the time for women to be like, I am as tough as a man. You aren't. Not physically. There's certain things that you can do that men can't. There's certain things that men can do that women can't. I need feminism to stop brain rotting women into thinking that that is somehow a deficit. That speaks more about how feminists hate women than how men hate women. Feminists hate the female sex. They hate women. They don't appreciate what women do. They don't appreciate women's physicality. They don't appreciate our anatomy. They don't appreciate our emotional health. number. They don't appreciate our nurturing instinct. They think that in order to be considered valuable, you have to meet every standard that a man meets. Now you tell me that you are all about empowering women while stripping them of everything that makes them women and demanding that they perform exactly the same way that a man does. Piss off. Tired of it. The most ignorant women hating people I've ever seen have been feminists. I told my sons, don't you ever bring me a damn feminist home. Don't you dare walk one of them women through my door. I'll get out dad's power hose. I'll wash her off my stoop. I'm not even dealing with it. Not even. Not even. Unless she's converting. And then, all right then, you know. But I get so aggravated about this. And they try to make like, look women, here's a place where you're not equal. What? What are you talking about? There's a lot of inequality out there. Men can't have babies. A man will never know what it is like to physically actually push life out into this world. We'll never know what that's like. I feel bad for men for that. Oh, sure. It's grueling. Oh, don't tell me I didn't have any. All I had, I did not have an epidural with my first child because as my grandmother said, I was stupid. I was bringing a child into the world that had a head size in the 99th percentile. Our family has big babies, all right? We are tall people, a hearty people. And my grandmother looked at me, her eyes gaped open. She's like, are you stupid? That's what she said to me. I was like, geez, gran, thanks. Don't kill me in my sleep, thanks. But they did give me Demerol. I don't think they give you Demerol anymore. By the way, I think, Cain, that's like the closest to being high that I've ever been was Demerol. I remember sitting in the hospital bed and I'm like, I need to not speak because I have no idea what's going to come out of my mouth. But I didn't care about the pain anymore. Second one I did. And I had huge kids. And men will never understand that journey, right? And it's a tough journey. And it is an edifying journey. And it is a journey that both humbles you and also makes you aware of your own power as a woman. And men don't get it. And even if you weren't able to have a child or you chose to adopt, women have a nurturing instinct that men do not have. That's not an insult to men. That's just one of the strengths that women have. And see, you can say stuff like this and men don't get offended. They're like, yeah, that's true. Women need to stop being offended over this stuff. Guys do that. Men and women each contribute incredibly important things during the growth, the birth, the growth, the raising of a child, obviously. And I'm so tired of that being eliminated for this false claim of equality. You're actually disqualifying very qualified people, very qualified things by doing this. So I'm seeing this back to this Joni Ernst thing about the draft. I'm disappointed whenever I see female Republican lawmakers get into this and they bite into all this. You know, bring value. Like she had said in one point, bring value to the unit. The talent needs to, you know, all this. And this is all about the head. The people are dropping oppo about her. I've known this about Ernst for a while. I mean, she's a nice lady. We don't agree on everything. But I'm tired of people talking like this. I'm tired of the politics speak. All you got to do is be like, no, I'm not getting in this argument. Either you want to kick ass and be a part of something greater than yourself, or you don't. We don't have time for everybody to fly their individual flags. Nobody cares. Nobody cares what you ate for breakfast. Nobody cares what you're doing behind closed doors. Nobody cares. But when you're in this unit, you're part of the unit or you're out. We don't care about any of this other stuff. Who you sleep with does not make you kick ass better. It does not make you more lethal. But it can deter from it if it's a distraction. No distractions. And then there are people who get butt hurt because you're like, are you calling my sexual preference a distraction? Yes, I am. Absolutely. No one cares. Only you love yourself that much. We don't. Stop it. So I get aggravated when I see lawmakers get into this type of stuff. But they're all mad over the Hegseth thing because Hegseth said what he said about women in combat. Look, I don't care what happens with DOD. I mean, I do, obviously, but this is a choice that Trump is going to have to make. I think he probably is going to want to say something sooner rather than later. Because here's what's going to happen. The longer this goes on, the more of these lawmakers that aren't stepping up and backing him, you're going to have Oppo come out. We're going to go into a midterm election cycle. And all this Oppo is going to... And then it's just all going to be a feast for the left that's desperately trying to find some way to reestablish themselves after they were beaten half to death, politically speaking. So... You know, there's no reason to drag this out. There's no reason why it should take this long to make it. I'm very much like sit down. Who's the best person for the job? Who's going to go in there? They're going to have to gut DOD. You're going to have to throw your weight around and you're going to have to be a patent level jack wagon, a patent level jack wagon. I love George Patton. God rest his soul. One of the greatest men who's ever lived. I'm a huge World War II history buff. And I am obsessed, not just with the Pacific theater, but also everything Patton did in World War II and how he got in trouble because he slapped a subordinate. I said he was being a coward, et cetera. And then they gave the command to Omar Bradley. And then they told Patton that he was going to be able to get You know, come into the third back. If he helped do some stuff for the military, go around, do some rah rah, you know, good field time stuff and then take over the ghost army so that they can trick out the Nazis, which they did. They were able to get across the Rhine and boom, there it goes. So, you know, he's got a great story. You need that kind of bravado. You need leaders. You need people who are unafraid of others opinions of themselves. And they are confident in what they know that needs to be done. And they can go in and get it done. Because DOD is going to be less about combat. And it's going to be more about combating the people who think they know combat. Does that make sense? I've had a lot of conversations in the past couple of weeks with people in the military about some of this stuff. And you're dealing with an entrenched bureaucracy that takes a certain type of person and a certain type of technique to get rid of it. It'll be interesting to see. But I think he's going to have to make that call here sooner rather than later.

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SPEAKER 08 : 102:54

Welcome back to the program. I was having a conversation with one of our really good listeners, our longtime listeners, and they were saying that... And I thought they made a good point. He was saying that... He doesn't partake. We're talking about the THC thing with Texas. He doesn't partake, and he hates people who make getting high their personality, which I find insufferable also. But he was talking about Oregon legalizing all drugs. They saw it was a bad idea, culture of indulgence. They walked it back. I think that the THC thing, regulation of that, is way different than legalizing all drugs. But the way that I view it is that I think you're always going to have an issue in society with vices. And I think that the severity of that is determined by cultural rot. Because when people themselves could not refrain from indulging to the point of excess, they farmed out the responsibility of restraint to the government. That's kind of how I view it. And we're always going to have an issue with that. But like I said, the severity... is determined by how bad off your society is. Remember, the founders always talked about virtue. They said that that was the most important thing in a free society was virtue and education. Virtue and education, virtue and education. You cannot have a virtuous person come to lead people who are not virtuous themselves. You're not going to get virtuous policies from a non-virtuous people. But it requires a lot of personal responsibility. And the issue really isn't so much with people eschewing freedom. They're eschewing personal responsibility without realizing that that goes hand in hand with freedom. Today's stupidity came. What do we got?

SPEAKER 06 : 104:33

All right. It is a Texas rep, Jasmine Crockett. I don't even know what to say about this to set it up.

SPEAKER 08 : 104:40

Oh, boy. Oh, gosh.

SPEAKER 02 : 104:41

Just hit everybody with this.

SPEAKER 06 : 104:43

Listen.

SPEAKER 02 : 104:44

We know that when it comes to minority populations, they tend to be undercounted. So get this. We added 4 million people. They were people of color. Okay. Texas got two new seats. So they took those black and brown and Asian bodies.

SPEAKER 13 : 105:00

What?

SPEAKER 02 : 105:00

And guess what? Do you think that we got a new black, brown, or Asian seat?

SPEAKER 06 : 105:04

Yeah, we did.

SPEAKER 02 : 105:05

Somehow, the way that they do their Republican math in the state of Texas, that amounted to two new white seats. Oh, come on.

SPEAKER 08 : 105:12

Oh, I didn't realize that it's all about. Oh, gosh. She is not the sharpest tool in the drawer. Folks, I'll be back with you tomorrow. God bless.