1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, cheers. 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 2: It's Scott Jennings. All right. It's Tuesday, December the twenty third. 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 2: Scott Jennings is here live from the Big Apple as 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 2: we barrel towards Christmas. So glad you're joining us today 5 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 2: and hope you're getting to your friends and family sooner 6 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 2: rather than later this week. As you know, the Scott 7 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: Jettings Show is sponsored by Ease Total Health. Health insurance 8 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 2: is broken. Ease fixes it with no deductibles, no red tape, 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 2: and real benefits from day one. 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At twenty two minutes 29 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 2: past the hour today, our friend and intrepid reporter Selena 30 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 2: Zito coming by to discuss a story of heroism and 31 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 2: bravery out of a West Virginia coal mining community. You 32 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: don't want to miss that. At thirty three minutes today, 33 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 2: Penny Nance from Concerned Women for America will come on 34 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 2: and we're going to kick around the news of the day. 35 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 2: Let us start though with breaking news on the economy. 36 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 2: Economic growth projections were obliterated today and to discuss the 37 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 2: new numbers is Deputy White House Press Secretary Cush Deci. 38 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 2: Cush tell us, thank you for joining the show. By 39 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 2: the way, tell us, where did GDP land today? What 40 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: is the health of our economy? 41 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 3: Thanks for adding me on Scott. Look, I think today's 42 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 3: GDP report, as you mentioned, blue out expectations economists. We're 43 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 3: expecting the our economy growth by about three percent three 44 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 3: point three percent in the third quarter of this year, 45 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 3: and instead it grew by four point three percent, and 46 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 3: it's almost a third higher than econdists were expecting. And 47 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 3: I think it's just the latest that vindication over the 48 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 3: President's economic agenda that continues to pay dividends for the 49 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 3: American people. 50 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: What are cush the reactions in the White House today 51 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 2: from the President down through his economic advisors. I assume 52 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 2: they range somewhere between elated and I told you so. 53 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 2: How is the mood in the building? 54 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 3: I think, you know, I think it's it's a lot 55 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 3: closer to I told you so. I mean when you look, 56 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 3: when you pars through the details of this, of this 57 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 3: top line number, you know, you see one vindication for 58 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 3: the President after another. We've heard for so long about 59 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 3: how you know tarwerfs are going to cause inflation, And 60 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 3: last week we saw our CPI report that was also 61 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 3: well below expectations, and looked at the GDP report, consumer 62 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,119 Speaker 3: spending is very strong. The American consumer continues to spend money, 63 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 3: continues to go out and go shopping. And furthermore more importantly, 64 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 3: when you look at the export and import part of GDP, exports, 65 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 3: American exports are surging thanks to this president's trade agenda. 66 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 3: When you look at all of the free, the excise 67 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 3: me the trade deals that this president has signed, the 68 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 3: fair trade deals that have paved the way for American exports. 69 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 3: Now we're seeing a surgeon exports that are driving growth. 70 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 3: We're also seeing you know, even in the imports, we 71 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 3: saw modest surgeon imports. But even then those imports were 72 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 3: for capital goods, the machinery and equipment we need to 73 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 3: manufacture in the United States. Again, so it's not just 74 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,799 Speaker 3: good news now, but we're seeing so many little nugtive 75 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 3: of good news that that are are sort of leading 76 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 3: indicators for future good news to come for our economic revival. 77 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 2: Couse, we've heard the President and Secretary Best and Kevin 78 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,359 Speaker 2: Hassett and other people in the administration predict a booming 79 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 2: economy in twenty twenty six. Is today's GDP number the 80 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 2: beginning of that boom. 81 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 3: Absolutely. Like I said, you know, when you look at 82 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 3: the growth and investments and in capital spending capital expenditures 83 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 3: by American companies. When you look at the trillions of 84 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 3: dollars in investments that are pouring in from companies ranging 85 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 3: from Apple to the TMC to TA some seats in 86 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,799 Speaker 3: Navidia to GM, you are seeing a revival of American 87 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 3: manufacturing and American innovation at the likes of which haven't 88 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 3: been seen in decades. And I think as we go 89 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 3: into the new year, as our policies continue to take 90 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 3: a fact, when you look at the deregulation, you know 91 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 3: we're cutting hundreds of regulations. For each new regulation that 92 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 3: we are implementing, some are slashing regulations. When you see 93 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 3: these tax cuts from the one big beef of a 94 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 3: bill to take a fact at americancy, a nice tax 95 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:27,839 Speaker 3: we fund early next year, when you see these companies 96 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 3: invest more because of the full equipment expensing, I think 97 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 3: you're going to see the totality of our economic policies 98 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 3: compute to payoffs and commute to accelerate growth and put 99 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 3: a downward pressure on inflation, which is we've been seeing 100 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 3: already for the past year. 101 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 2: Cush Desai is Deputy White House Press Secretary for President Trump. Cush, 102 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 2: let's talk about a couple of issues that will be 103 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 2: on the agenda when Congress returns in January. First, healthcare. 104 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 2: Is the President having conversations with Congressional leaders over this 105 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 2: Christmas holiday about where to head next with the healthcare debate. 106 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 3: Look, absolutely, the administration is in regular touch with the 107 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 3: republicas on the Hill and what we can do to 108 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 3: you know, finally fix the American healthcare system. I mean, 109 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 3: the Unaffordable Care Act really is done a number on 110 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 3: American healthcare. You know, insurance companies have done really well 111 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 3: from Obamacare, but everyday Americans really haven't. And so you know, 112 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 3: the solution that Democrats that wanted to push on the 113 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 3: American people on us is to just throw more money 114 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 3: at the problem, throw more money at insurance companies, and 115 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 3: hope the problem goes away. But you know, when you 116 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 3: throw more money at a problem, it doesn't make the 117 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 3: problem go away. It just makes a problem bigger. And 118 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 3: I think when you look at what this administration has 119 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,599 Speaker 3: already done, for instance, on these MFN drunk deals, where 120 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 3: we have created structural change in the global pharmaceutical landscape, 121 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 3: global pharmaceutical industry, where Americans are paying the same drug 122 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,119 Speaker 3: prices as people in other countries. I think it shows 123 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 3: that this administration is serious address and the rude causes 124 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:01,280 Speaker 3: of our America's broken healthcare system cush. 125 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 2: Are we to expect the President back out on the 126 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 2: domestic travel trail come January? We saw him the other 127 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 2: night in Pennsylvania at a rally. We've seen him in 128 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 2: North Carolina, we saw him address the nation. Are we 129 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 2: going to see an active travel schedule out of the 130 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 2: White House for President Trump after Christmas? 131 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 3: Absolutely? Look, I think that being on the campaign trail, 132 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 3: being on the road is President being really in his element. 133 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 3: And I think we'll see more and more the President 134 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 3: criss cross across the country to again where mind Americans are, 135 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 3: the great progress we've made, turned the page on the 136 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 3: Biden economic disaster, and all the work we're going to 137 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 3: continue to do to again restore the historic economy Americans 138 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 3: experience in the first term. So yes, I think you'll 139 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 3: see a President Trump traveling on the road a lot more. 140 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 3: And I think that's good for him. I think it's 141 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 3: good for the patriots across the millions of patriots across 142 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 3: our country who are always happy to see and hear 143 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 3: from our president. 144 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 2: First ten, all right, that's Cush Desigh, Deputy White House 145 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 2: Press Secretary. One more quest question before you go. It 146 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 2: happened after we went off the area yesterday. Can you 147 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 2: give us thirty seconds on the President's announcement regarding battleships. 148 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 2: We are woefully behind in ship building. The President is 149 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 2: accelerating this. What did we do yesterday and when will 150 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 2: we see the first ships in the new Trump class battleship. 151 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,559 Speaker 3: Devolve. The President unveiled the new class at the Trump 152 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 3: Class at battleships that used the best of modern technology 153 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 3: to really rebuild our navy and rebuild our military. So 154 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 3: Americas can rest assured that you know we're are. The 155 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 3: American fighting force is at its best. So I think 156 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 3: the coming months here, coming years here, I think you'll 157 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 3: start seeing America pump out these battleships. 158 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 2: All right, Very good, Cush Deside from the White House, 159 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 2: thanks for joining us here on the Scott Jennings Show. 160 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 2: The headline is economic growth, obliterating projections. The US economy 161 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 2: growing at a robust four point three percent annual pace 162 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:58,679 Speaker 2: in the third quarter. That is the strongest growth in 163 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 2: two years, according to new data released by the government 164 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 2: on Tuesday. 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Selina Zito, 216 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 2: one of the best reporters in America. National political journalist 217 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 2: and author of Butler, the story of President Trump's near 218 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 2: assassination in Pennsylvania. She is best known for her on 219 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 2: the ground reporting from America's heartland. Selena, I know you 220 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 2: are up to your elbows in cooking Christmas dinner for 221 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 2: forty people in the Zeito family, So thank you for 222 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,679 Speaker 2: taking a moment to talk with us here on the 223 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 2: Scott Jenning Show. Oh. 224 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: I would not miss it for the world. It's my 225 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 1: dad's eighty nine first day and we celebrate the feast 226 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: the seventh fish. 227 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 2: That's amazing. Happy birthday to your dad. That is that 228 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 2: is so good. And your family's all gathered well, that's 229 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 2: that is wonderful. You before you got into your cooking 230 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 2: and your celebrations. Published a story in recent days called 231 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 2: The Hunts The Unsung Hero of Rolling Thundermine. A tragedy 232 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 2: took place at the Rolling Thundermine in West Virginia back 233 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 2: in November. Out of that tragedy, a hero was born. Selena. 234 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 2: What is the story of the Rolling Thundermine flood and 235 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 2: the events that took place back in November? 236 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: Oh, you know, it's it's such a sad story and 237 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: and it happened. I've been to that mine and it 238 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: happened about on the two weeks after I was twelve 239 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 1: hundred feet under the ground in a different mind there. 240 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: The mapping in a coal mine is really very precise. 241 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:24,559 Speaker 1: You know what is above you, you know what is 242 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 1: below you. And the only thing that can sort two 243 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: things that can sort of disrupt the whole, uh, the system. 244 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: And it rarely happened. And that's either uh, some sort 245 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: of toxic gas that's created from nature or water, and 246 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: that's what happened to these miners. There were seventeen of 247 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: them trapped, and the hero of the day got all 248 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: it's got sixteen of them, got seventeen of them out, 249 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 1: I should say they were eighteen trapped. And he served 250 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: in the military. He was recognized for his bravery over 251 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: in Iraq and Afghanistan and saved people there. Came home, 252 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: wanted to live near his hometown. One, you know, married 253 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: a local girl, had a couple kids, and you know, 254 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: found that the mining company found that he had great 255 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: leadership skills, so he soon he quickly rose up and 256 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: became a supervisor. He made sure every single one of 257 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 1: his men were out, and he did not get out. 258 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, the man's name in West Virginia who is the 259 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 2: hero of Rolling Thunder is named Steve Linz Lipscomb. And 260 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 2: as you said, Selena, there were seventeen on his crew. 261 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 2: And so back in November, the rising water was filling 262 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 2: up the chaff there very rapidly, and somehow Steve Lipscomb 263 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 2: got everybody out, but at the last moment he was 264 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 2: not able to save himself. It's it's a tragedy. I mean, 265 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 2: he's a hero, but it's an absolute tragedy. And as 266 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 2: you mentioned, he's also a military hero. He had a 267 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 2: purple heart from his military service. 268 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 3: YEP. 269 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: I talked to his widow and she said, I just 270 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: don't want anyone to forget his name. And people just 271 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: turned out for his service. I talked to the Department 272 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: of War. They sent down a cold guard, they sent 273 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: down several people to honor him at the funeral. The 274 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: funeral was held at his high school. And from all accounts, 275 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: Steve was was the kind of guy that you wanted 276 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 1: as your friend, your brother, your neighbor, and the guy 277 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: you worked with and and he understood purpose and he 278 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 1: understood sacrifice, and he displayed both of those that day, 279 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: just as he did over in the Middle East. And 280 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: there are seventeen families that had Thanksgiving because of him, 281 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: and they had a Christmas because of him. 282 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 2: That voice you're hearing on the show today Selena Zito, 283 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 2: one of the best reporters in America. You often read 284 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 2: her dispatches from America's heartland. This heartbreaking dispatch you can 285 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:36,359 Speaker 2: find in the Washington Examiner. The headline is the unsung 286 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 2: hero of Rolling thunder Mind. So as you pray this 287 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 2: Christmas and you're with your family. Say a prayer for 288 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 2: the Lipscomb family. Steve Lipscomb the unsung hero of Rolling Thunder. 289 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 2: He saved seventeen men and a terrible flood in that 290 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 2: mine back in November, and we are remembering him and 291 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 2: his service to his community and to our nation on 292 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 2: this Selena Zito, thank you for joining us. We're going 293 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,639 Speaker 2: to take a break when we come back. Penny Nance 294 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 2: from Concerned Women for America is here. It's common Sense 295 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 2: for the American people. Scott Jennings on the Salem Radio Network. 296 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 2: It is Tuesday, December the twenty third, Common Sense for 297 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 2: the American people. Scott Jennings with you today. A tough 298 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,639 Speaker 2: note to read to you all today. Some of you 299 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 2: probably remember former Nebraska Senator Ben Sass was in the 300 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 2: Senate for a while and then he became the president 301 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 2: of the University of Florida. He left that post sometime back. 302 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 2: He has issued a statement today announcing that he has 303 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 2: been diagnosed with metastasized stage four pancreatic cancer. It is 304 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 2: a death sentence, but he has issued a statement on 305 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:06,399 Speaker 2: his social media at Ben Sass b nsassee that is 306 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 2: worth reading. And I just wanted to make mention that 307 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 2: Ben Sas is a great American and a great patriot. 308 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 2: If you haven't read his book The Vanishing American Adult, 309 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 2: Our Coming of Age Crisis and How to Rebuild a 310 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 2: Culture of Self Reliance, I highly recommend it. So our 311 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 2: prayers today are with Ben Sass and his family. Coming up, 312 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 2: Penny Nance is our special guest conversation. First, a word 313 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 2: from our friends at the Prison Fellowship on behalf of 314 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 2: their Angel Tree campaign. We are so blessed by your generosity. 315 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 2: So many thousands of Salem listeners have participated in this campaign. 316 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 2: Thousands of deserving boys and girls, little kids are going 317 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 2: to experience the joy of an angel Tree Christmas thanks 318 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 2: to your generous gifts to the Prison Fellowship. They get 319 00:18:57,080 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 2: a gift, they get a note from their parent in prison, 320 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 2: and they get the good news of Jesus Christ in 321 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 2: the form of a Bible. Now Christmas is just two 322 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 2: days away. If you still feel led to do so, 323 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 2: you've been thinking about it, but you haven't done it yet, 324 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 2: I would can ask you to consider going on Scott 325 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 2: jenningshow dot com, clicking on the Angeltree banner and finally 326 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 2: getting in your gift Angeltree will put it to use. 327 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 2: I promise you it's a good charity. The money goes 328 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:31,439 Speaker 2: to the kids. Let's hear from George Carter from the 329 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 2: Prison Fellowship. 330 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 5: It's so important that the community gets involved in something 331 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 5: like this because these kids, you know, they're the innocent ones. 332 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 5: They're not the ones that committed crimes. It was their parents, 333 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 5: and so they already feel just pain, you know, the 334 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 5: loss of a parent that's not there, and to be 335 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 5: connected with someone who represents their parent really means a lot. 336 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 5: I mean, it means the world to these kids. 337 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 2: Again. To get involved, go to Scott jenningshow dot com, 338 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,199 Speaker 2: click on the Angel Tree banner at the top of 339 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 2: the screen. Thirty dollars change a Christmas for a kid 340 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 2: who's got a mom or a dad in prison, and 341 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 2: it's well worth it. I've done it. We've had several 342 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 2: people come on the show who've heard us talk about it, 343 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 2: who did it right on the show, including coach Bruce Pearl, 344 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 2: the legendary basketball coach. I'd love for you to join in. 345 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 2: Christmas is around the corner. Do something good, help the 346 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 2: kids in the Angel Tree campaign. It's Scott Jennings on 347 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,919 Speaker 2: the Salem Radio Network joining us now. Penny Nance the 348 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 2: president and CEO of Concerned Women for America, one of 349 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 2: the nation's largest conservative public policy organizations for women. Penny 350 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:43,239 Speaker 2: is a leading voice on family policy, culture issues, and 351 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 2: religious liberty. Penny, good to chat with you, Merry Christmas. 352 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Scotch. 353 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: Show, Christmas. Great to be on with you, Scott. 354 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks you for coming by. 355 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,360 Speaker 1: Thank you on this platform. 356 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 2: Yeah. The last time we saw each other, I guess 357 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 2: we were battling it out on one night. Yeah, And 358 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 2: I thought, I thought, not only are we connected here, 359 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 2: we have some mutual Kentucky connections as well, don't we. 360 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 1: We do. Absolutely. My dad was a pastor in Kentucky 361 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 1: for he pastor in Tennessee and Kentucky for fifty one years. 362 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: He's passed on now about five years ago. But I 363 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 1: grew up in Paintsville, Kentucky, which is eastern Kentucky. It 364 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: was a great place to grow up. It's still a 365 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 1: great city. I love going back every now and then. 366 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 1: But I went to Liberty University in Virginia and then 367 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: moved on up north and went to Washington, d C. 368 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,919 Speaker 1: To the Big Bad City and went to work on 369 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: Capitol Hill as a young woman and just never. 370 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 2: Left Paintsville, Kentucky, home of the John Pelfrey, the pride 371 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,200 Speaker 2: of Johnson County. Out there, Kentucky Wildcat. 372 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: Yes, and we have to see those great Oh yeah, 373 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: Phil Tigers coach Runyon, who became I went back to 374 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: visit on too long ago. I was speaking to one 375 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 1: of the local Republican clubs. It's like I was still 376 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:59,679 Speaker 1: like Ruppel steel Skin, like I woke up and you know, 377 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: it is a whole nother world. I feel like I've 378 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 1: just you know, been there, been asleep, and our coach 379 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 1: was the mayor, and one of the thugs in high 380 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:12,679 Speaker 1: school was on the city council, and everybody was. It 381 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 1: was really fun to be there. 382 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:18,440 Speaker 2: Absolutely, you gotta love small town America. Let me get 383 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 2: into the news with you, Penny. I want to get 384 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 2: your reaction to what we saw at Amfest this weekend, 385 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 2: the Turning Point USA rally out in Arizona. On the 386 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 2: one hand, we saw thousands of excited and elated Turning 387 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 2: Point fans who were in the auditorium. On the other hand, 388 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 2: we saw a little back and forth up on the 389 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 2: stage as you absorbed what you were seeing at Amfest. 390 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,639 Speaker 2: What was going through your mind and what's the state 391 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 2: of the conservative movement at least as it relates to 392 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 2: the issues being discussed out in Arizona this weekend, And. 393 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: That is a great question. I love what you said. 394 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 1: Scott and I a couple a few weeks ago wrote 395 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: a piece at on our website right now, and I 396 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:05,719 Speaker 1: talked about a cancer that I see growing on the 397 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: conservative movement and I discussed that, you know, back in 398 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 1: nineteen fifty five. Oh what's his name? He started? I'm 399 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: having a senior moment here, But anyway, there was like 400 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: a real effort made to keep out, you know, people 401 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 1: who were associated with the KKK and conspiracy theorist in 402 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: the movement, and you know, we there was some decisions 403 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:33,239 Speaker 1: that were made, and they were I'm sure hard at 404 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: the time, but they were important and it allowed the 405 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 1: movement to flourish and to grow and to be healthy. 406 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:43,959 Speaker 1: And I think, you know, certainly no one's against you know, 407 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: the free market of ideas in the First Amendment. But 408 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: there's a big difference between recognizing and discussing issues and 409 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: understanding that there are other people who have different opinions 410 00:23:56,800 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: and giving them a platform to spout hatred and very vile, evil, 411 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 1: honestly opinions that are hurtful and are disgraceful and not 412 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:14,719 Speaker 1: something that as Christians that we should be in favor of. 413 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: I mean we you know, I'm talking about Nick Fuintes 414 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: for instance, the fact that he is I in my piece, 415 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: I have links if anyone who cares to see him, 416 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 1: brace yourself. But the things that he says that women 417 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:28,959 Speaker 1: want to be raped, and you know, the words that 418 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,199 Speaker 1: he you know, admires Hitler and Stalin and all the 419 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,479 Speaker 1: racist rhetoric like that can't be part of our movement 420 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: and we need to call it out where we see it. 421 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: It's a time for moral clarity, I believe in our nation. 422 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:44,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree with you. And some people that have 423 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 2: quite large followings have really gone off the deep end. 424 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 2: One of them is Candace Owens. Yeah, in my opinion, 425 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 2: I mean, she's been doing nothing short of terrorizing Erica Kirk, 426 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 2: a grieving widow since Charlie was murdered, with these conspiracy 427 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 2: theories and connecting it to Israel and all this nonsense, 428 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 2: and made Erica Kirk go to Nashville and meet with 429 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 2: her all four. I guess the purpose of monetizing her 430 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 2: podcast and self aggrandizement. I've been shocked at this terrorism 431 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 2: that's going on against Erica Kirk. And you know, I 432 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 2: think political debates and foreign policy debates and okay, these 433 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 2: are reasonable things. Terrorizing a grieving widow totally beyond the pale, 434 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 2: completely unreasonable. 435 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's absolutely disgraceful. I mean, I don't understand what 436 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: happened to her or where things change, or maybe they didn't. 437 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,400 Speaker 1: Maybe there was just a fair amount of narcissism there 438 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: all along and we didn't know it. That what's happening 439 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:44,160 Speaker 1: now can't be tolerated, and we shouldn't turn a blind 440 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: eye to it because it hurts our movement. It harms 441 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:50,119 Speaker 1: our movement. The Vikromaswami wrote a great piece in The 442 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: New York Times about what it means to be an American, 443 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: and I thought really sort of recalibrated for young people 444 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 1: the fact that being an American that isn't based on 445 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 1: your skin color or how long you've been here. You know, 446 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: your family came over the Mayflower, or you're you know, 447 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 1: a Scotch Irish nobody like my family or you know whatever, 448 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: or even your religion it's about, you know, being a 449 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: part of a nation and the ideas around being American, 450 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:24,640 Speaker 1: And of course there's a legal component. Part of it 451 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 1: is actually the respecting the rule of laws and being 452 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: willing to live within the boundaries of the United States, 453 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: and being open to religious freedom, even if it's not 454 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:38,120 Speaker 1: your religion. And so I see what's happening in Great 455 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: Britain right now, and I was recently over there and 456 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: had a very enlightening conversation with a driver, a cab 457 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 1: driver over there who was Pakistani Muslim and their views, 458 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:52,679 Speaker 1: and you know, they're headed for a They're headed for trouble. 459 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:56,400 Speaker 1: And we have to be very clear about in our country, 460 00:26:56,720 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 1: we do believe in assimilation and we need to be tolerant, 461 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: but we also need to call out whether it's Sharia 462 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:07,439 Speaker 1: law or whether it's white supremacy in our own movement. 463 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 2: Penny, let me shift focus to international matters. I want 464 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 2: to talk about Nigeria. Islamist groups are massacring Christians in Nigeria. 465 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:20,439 Speaker 2: In your opinion, is the international community doing enough to 466 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 2: confront this? Are you happy with the Trump administration's focus 467 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 2: on this. What's your view on what's happening to the 468 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 2: Christians in Nigeria. 469 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: For the first time, we have the US State Department 470 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,879 Speaker 1: actually focusing on what's going going on right now, to 471 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:41,400 Speaker 1: the point that President Trump is working with the US 472 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 1: Commission on Religious Freedom and has moved Nigeria over into 473 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: the standard where there can be repercussions for what's happening. 474 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:57,719 Speaker 1: Because the President of Nigeria has ignored what's happening. People 475 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 1: within authority, within government perhaps are even part of the situation, 476 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: but they're certainly not stopping it. And President Trump has 477 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: taken this on and I'm so grateful for him because 478 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: suddenly there is a discussion happening about it, and he 479 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:16,719 Speaker 1: has learned Nigeria that they cannot go on turning a 480 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:21,640 Speaker 1: blind eye where Christians are being slaughtered to the suit 481 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,639 Speaker 1: of fifty thousand just in the last few years. But 482 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 1: almost every Christmas there's another incident, and there is now 483 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: you know, because they love the thing is you know 484 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:33,719 Speaker 1: what's coming, because they love to tell you about it. 485 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:37,199 Speaker 1: These terrorists love to take credit for the evil that 486 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: they do to God's children. And they're already saying that 487 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 1: they're going to kill people on Christians, kill Christians on Christmas. 488 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: So I would just ask your audience to pray. Like 489 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 1: the US government can't stop this from happening immediately. They 490 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 1: may get involved and may do more, but regardless, God 491 00:28:56,640 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: in Heaven has his hand on these people, these young 492 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: girls that were just kidnapped from Saint Mary's Catholic School 493 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:08,280 Speaker 1: a few weeks ago. Only one hundred of them have 494 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 1: been returned. Out of three hundred, two hundred young girls, 495 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:16,719 Speaker 1: even little children, little toddlers are being held by terrorists 496 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: and perhaps sold into sexual slavery. In fact, probably are 497 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: being sold into sexual slavery. 498 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 2: Penny, where do we find Concern Women for America on 499 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 2: the Internet. 500 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 1: Go to Concernedwomen dot org and the piece that I 501 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: just talked to you about on talking about the cancer 502 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: on our movement is on there with all the video proof, 503 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:38,800 Speaker 1: all the receipts, and then also a piece on what 504 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 1: we just spoke about about the Nigerian Christians. 505 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 2: Penny, nance Concernwomen dot org. Thanks for joining us on 506 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 2: this Scott Jennings show, and Merry. 507 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: Christmas, Mary Christmas, Scott, thank you, thank you. 508 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 2: Penny. All Right, we're going to take a break. First, 509 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 2: a word from our friends at Pure Talk, my wireless company. 510 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 2: I've been using puer talk now for a few months. 511 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 2: Great service never fails, five G super fast. Everything you 512 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 2: need coming from pure Talk. My mom even bought peer talk. 513 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 2: She told me the other day she called up pure Talk. 514 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 2: She said, I'm Scott Jennings mom. They gave her some 515 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 2: Pure Talk. She's very happy with it too. 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Well wrap up the show 526 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 2: when we come back. I got a few thoughts on 527 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 2: jd Vance here on the Salem Radio Network. 528 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: Horse Horse. 529 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:07,720 Speaker 2: It is Tuesday, December twenty third, Christmas right around the corner. 530 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:11,360 Speaker 2: I hope your shopping is done. Sounds like based on 531 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 2: the economic reports today a lot of Americans have gotten 532 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 2: their shopping done. That's the big news of the day. 533 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:24,520 Speaker 2: Gross domestic product shattering all expectations when the numbers came 534 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 2: out today, four point three percent growth in the third quarter. 535 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 2: The expectations were three point three percent. And mind you, 536 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 2: this is all happening while we have tariffs, which the 537 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 2: experts said we're going to destroy the economy and send 538 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 2: it in to a recession. And it's also happening while we 539 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 2: have net negative immigration. We have more people going out 540 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:52,239 Speaker 2: than coming in. The experts also said that was going 541 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 2: to destroy the economy, the recession that never comes. That's 542 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:02,000 Speaker 2: what's happening right now in America. With GDP also, I 543 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 2: mentioned this earlier, but a sad note on our friend 544 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:09,360 Speaker 2: Ben Sass, former Nebraska senator, announcing he has late stage 545 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 2: pancreatic cancer and he has said flatly he is going 546 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:17,200 Speaker 2: to die, not sure when, but not long. So our 547 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:20,000 Speaker 2: best wishes and prayers out to the SaaS family. I 548 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:22,160 Speaker 2: wanted to wrap up the show today by talking a 549 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 2: little bit about Vice President jd Vance. I've been part 550 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 2: of a few panel discussions on CNN the last couple 551 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:33,080 Speaker 2: of days where there are playing clips of vants and 552 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:37,440 Speaker 2: playing clips of people other people trying to say things 553 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 2: that you know you may or may not agree with, 554 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:44,080 Speaker 2: and ascribing these things to Vance and blaming Vance for 555 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 2: some sort of coddling of anti Semitism in the Republican Party. 556 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 2: I'm going to read you a quote. Anti Semitism and 557 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:59,800 Speaker 2: all forms of ethnic hatred have no place in the 558 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 2: can Conservative movement. Whether you're attacking somebody because they're white, 559 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 2: or because they're black, or because they're Jewish. I think 560 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 2: it's disgusting. That's JD. Vance in his own words. I've 561 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 2: heard people try to ascribe the views and the support 562 00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 2: of Nick Flintes, one of these miscreants who's come along 563 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 2: to JD. Vance. Let me read you another quote. Let 564 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 2: me be clear. Anyone who attacks my wife, which by 565 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 2: the way, Flintdays did, whether their name is Jensaki who 566 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 2: works at MSNBC or Nick Flintes, can eat you know what. 567 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:49,640 Speaker 2: I can't say it here on the terrestrial radio. That's 568 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 2: my official policy as Vice president of the United States. 569 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:59,560 Speaker 2: There's two quotes from JD. Vance denouncing anti semitism and 570 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:08,759 Speaker 2: ethnic hatred, denouncing Nick Fuenttes quite clearly. Now, if you 571 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:12,880 Speaker 2: look at the discourse about what happened to Turning Point, USA, 572 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 2: and you look at how cable news is covering this, 573 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 2: you might get a different story that somehow Vice President 574 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:23,680 Speaker 2: Vance missed a moment or didn't do what he was 575 00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:27,279 Speaker 2: supposed to do. The Vice President is quite clearly on 576 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:32,200 Speaker 2: the record on these matters. I thought he gave a 577 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:35,760 Speaker 2: very good speech at Turning Point. So did the people 578 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,919 Speaker 2: in the crowd. They took a straw poll. Eighty four 579 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:43,160 Speaker 2: percent of the thousands upon thousands of attendees said that 580 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:49,359 Speaker 2: Vance should be the next Republican nominee. The next guy 581 00:34:49,719 --> 00:34:52,520 Speaker 2: in second place was Marco Rubio. He got four percent, 582 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:54,600 Speaker 2: and he's already said he's going to support Vance if 583 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:58,839 Speaker 2: he runs. So I think you have people out there 584 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:05,440 Speaker 2: that are wanting jd. Vance to referee fights between podcasters 585 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:08,319 Speaker 2: or something. He's not going to do that, folks. He's 586 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:12,360 Speaker 2: the Vice president of the United States. He's not going 587 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 2: to referee squabbles among personalities. He has things to do. 588 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:24,760 Speaker 2: So I think, just to set the record straight, Vance 589 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:28,360 Speaker 2: is clear there's no room for anti semitism in the 590 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:33,320 Speaker 2: Republican Party. He's also been clear that he thinks debate 591 00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:37,479 Speaker 2: over issues is fine. But there's a difference between say, 592 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:41,920 Speaker 2: debating our foreign policy or this decision or that, versus 593 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:46,840 Speaker 2: platforming absolute vile hatred like what comes out of the 594 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:51,000 Speaker 2: mouth of Fwintas or lately Candae Owens, who's been, as 595 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:55,800 Speaker 2: I said earlier, terrorizing the widow of Charlie kirk Erica. 596 00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:59,080 Speaker 2: From everything I can see, Vice President Vance is well 597 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:01,799 Speaker 2: positioned right now. He gave a great speech, he won 598 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 2: the straw poll, he looks good in the issue polling 599 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 2: right now, and he's doing a good job for President Trump, 600 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:11,400 Speaker 2: who obviously believes that he is the future of the party. 601 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 2: We'll be back tomorrow with the Christmas Draft. Thanks for 602 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 2: joining us today and suffering through my laryngitis. It's Scott 603 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:21,000 Speaker 2: Jennings common sense for the American people here on the 604 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:25,120 Speaker 2: Salem Radio Network, fighting for free speech and Western civilization. 605 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:26,879 Speaker 3: This is the Scott Jenny Show.