1 00:00:21,460 --> 00:00:25,820 Speaker 1: Welcome to Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager. Here thousands of 2 00:00:25,860 --> 00:00:29,340 Speaker 1: hours of Dennis's lectures, courses in classic radio programs, and 3 00:00:29,500 --> 00:00:41,420 Speaker 1: to purchase Dennis Prager's Rational Bibles, go to Dennisprager dot com. 4 00:00:41,620 --> 00:00:45,420 Speaker 2: Hey everybody, this is Dennis Prager Live. There's no rest 5 00:00:45,500 --> 00:00:49,820 Speaker 2: for Prager. Yes, indeed, why is today's date? December twenty third. 6 00:00:50,900 --> 00:00:55,500 Speaker 2: Welcome to the program. No repeat here, no prerecorded I 7 00:00:55,620 --> 00:00:59,020 Speaker 2: love that term, not even pre pre recorded. Just got 8 00:00:59,060 --> 00:01:01,740 Speaker 2: a chance to have a fun day and interesting. I 9 00:01:01,740 --> 00:01:04,420 Speaker 2: don't mean fun in the sense of silly, you know, 10 00:01:04,500 --> 00:01:07,819 Speaker 2: though I have a perfect highly developed the ability to 11 00:01:07,860 --> 00:01:12,619 Speaker 2: be silly. But you know, just I was thinking about 12 00:01:12,660 --> 00:01:17,500 Speaker 2: two things for this hour. One is some of you have, 13 00:01:17,780 --> 00:01:22,660 Speaker 2: perhaps rarely and some perhaps never heard what I generally 14 00:01:22,700 --> 00:01:25,860 Speaker 2: do on my third hour on Fridays. And that is 15 00:01:25,980 --> 00:01:28,380 Speaker 2: just open the lines to anything you want to talk 16 00:01:28,380 --> 00:01:32,100 Speaker 2: to me about. Here we are two days before Christmas, 17 00:01:32,140 --> 00:01:35,300 Speaker 2: two days before Hanaka. They have an amazing ability to 18 00:01:35,340 --> 00:01:38,620 Speaker 2: coincide this year is a remarkable thing. They very rarely 19 00:01:38,620 --> 00:01:42,660 Speaker 2: coincide to the day. Usually coincide, you know, to a 20 00:01:42,660 --> 00:01:45,940 Speaker 2: couple of weeks, within a couple of weeks, so anyway, 21 00:01:45,980 --> 00:01:49,700 Speaker 2: it's a big holiday time, obviously, the vast majority of 22 00:01:49,740 --> 00:01:56,220 Speaker 2: Americans celebrating Christmas. And I have two things for you. 23 00:01:56,300 --> 00:01:58,060 Speaker 2: What would you like to ask me? What's on your 24 00:01:58,060 --> 00:02:00,380 Speaker 2: mom what'd you like to talk about, whether it's about 25 00:02:00,380 --> 00:02:03,700 Speaker 2: the season, or would you like to ask me anything? 26 00:02:03,780 --> 00:02:06,260 Speaker 2: Because I do that the third hour. It's very popular 27 00:02:06,340 --> 00:02:10,060 Speaker 2: hour and if you haven't heard it, you'll get an idea. 28 00:02:10,100 --> 00:02:12,340 Speaker 2: Ask me anything. As I always say for my favorite 29 00:02:12,340 --> 00:02:18,100 Speaker 2: cigar or pipe, tobacco. Hmmmm, just saying it, just sing 30 00:02:18,220 --> 00:02:20,300 Speaker 2: it makes me salivate? Am I the only one? Am 31 00:02:20,300 --> 00:02:23,180 Speaker 2: I the only national talk show host who actually acknowledges 32 00:02:23,620 --> 00:02:28,620 Speaker 2: use of tobacco as if all tobacco uses the same anyway? 33 00:02:28,620 --> 00:02:31,660 Speaker 2: That just drives me a little nutty. The other thing is, 34 00:02:31,740 --> 00:02:34,300 Speaker 2: I was thinking about how many of you are going 35 00:02:34,340 --> 00:02:41,460 Speaker 2: to have a Christmas dinner Christmas Day with their relatives, friends, 36 00:02:42,660 --> 00:02:45,860 Speaker 2: and I'd love to know is there anybody that you're 37 00:02:45,860 --> 00:02:49,740 Speaker 2: going to be with for the holiday that you really 38 00:02:49,980 --> 00:02:56,820 Speaker 2: rue being with? So in case you don't have a 39 00:02:56,900 --> 00:03:00,380 Speaker 2: question for me, I have a question for you. I 40 00:03:00,500 --> 00:03:05,620 Speaker 2: want you to tell the country who it is you 41 00:03:05,780 --> 00:03:08,540 Speaker 2: really don't want to be with that you're going to 42 00:03:08,620 --> 00:03:13,340 Speaker 2: be with this holiday? One eighth prager seven seven six 43 00:03:13,460 --> 00:03:17,740 Speaker 2: is the number. It's a mischievous Why do people say mischievous? 44 00:03:17,780 --> 00:03:21,940 Speaker 2: By the way, isn't it mischievous? Check check that out? 45 00:03:21,980 --> 00:03:24,620 Speaker 2: Alan is By the way, isn't it great to have 46 00:03:24,740 --> 00:03:28,900 Speaker 2: an Alan? Just wonder about something? Alan? Just want something 47 00:03:28,940 --> 00:03:34,900 Speaker 2: to remember Alan? Hey, of course he runs everything, but 48 00:03:34,940 --> 00:03:37,140 Speaker 2: nevertheless I do that. I tell him what to do. 49 00:03:37,220 --> 00:03:40,140 Speaker 2: Nevertheless he runs me and I run him. I think 50 00:03:40,140 --> 00:03:42,220 Speaker 2: that that is a very fair way to put it. 51 00:03:43,580 --> 00:03:45,980 Speaker 2: Be that as it may, this this would fact, who 52 00:03:46,020 --> 00:03:48,860 Speaker 2: do you who you know you're gonna be with and 53 00:03:49,020 --> 00:03:57,700 Speaker 2: you really really ruin? Is there is there any how 54 00:03:57,740 --> 00:04:02,140 Speaker 2: about this? Is there anybody who has someone that they 55 00:04:02,220 --> 00:04:07,500 Speaker 2: have to be with on a major holiday and they 56 00:04:07,780 --> 00:04:10,580 Speaker 2: just know they're going to be with the person and 57 00:04:10,980 --> 00:04:14,020 Speaker 2: just know they don't want to But that that is 58 00:04:14,220 --> 00:04:16,219 Speaker 2: Excuse me, that's not what the question that I was thinking. 59 00:04:16,260 --> 00:04:21,060 Speaker 2: Is there anybody who doesn't have somebody like that? It's 60 00:04:21,060 --> 00:04:28,380 Speaker 2: hard to imagine that anybody has someone that anybody doesn't 61 00:04:28,420 --> 00:04:33,260 Speaker 2: have someone who they're stuck with on a holiday that 62 00:04:33,300 --> 00:04:36,260 Speaker 2: they wish were not there. You know, my view on 63 00:04:36,380 --> 00:04:38,900 Speaker 2: family and any event family, and I certainly it's both 64 00:04:38,900 --> 00:04:43,140 Speaker 2: for immediate and extended, but certainly within the extended, family 65 00:04:43,300 --> 00:04:46,620 Speaker 2: forces you to relate to people that you otherwise would 66 00:04:46,860 --> 00:04:51,180 Speaker 2: barely acknowledge their existence. That's the way it is. In 67 00:04:51,220 --> 00:04:57,540 Speaker 2: a sense, ironically, while family can be very narrow, socially narrow, 68 00:04:57,620 --> 00:05:02,500 Speaker 2: it also broadens you because it forces you to relate 69 00:05:02,540 --> 00:05:05,540 Speaker 2: to people you would never otherwise relate to. I don't 70 00:05:05,540 --> 00:05:07,859 Speaker 2: think people think of fam I know, you know that's true, 71 00:05:07,860 --> 00:05:09,940 Speaker 2: but I don't think if people think of family as 72 00:05:10,060 --> 00:05:16,339 Speaker 2: broadening our horizons, but by golly, they do for most people. 73 00:05:16,380 --> 00:05:20,060 Speaker 2: They force us in America certainly to relate to people 74 00:05:20,100 --> 00:05:25,100 Speaker 2: of different political views, of different religions very often, and 75 00:05:25,180 --> 00:05:30,020 Speaker 2: certainly of different personalities. Then we would otherwise then we 76 00:05:30,060 --> 00:05:34,659 Speaker 2: would otherwise really ever be ever be associated with. So 77 00:05:34,860 --> 00:05:37,260 Speaker 2: it's a it's an ironic thing that we think of 78 00:05:37,340 --> 00:05:41,460 Speaker 2: family as a narrowly focused and it certainly can be, 79 00:05:41,500 --> 00:05:44,339 Speaker 2: and it could make people, you know, pretty provincial, but 80 00:05:44,580 --> 00:05:49,140 Speaker 2: in fact it's a pretty broadening thing. So let's take 81 00:05:49,180 --> 00:05:51,540 Speaker 2: your calls here again. The note the number is one 82 00:05:51,780 --> 00:05:55,900 Speaker 2: eighth Prager seven seven six, and that translates to eight 83 00:05:55,980 --> 00:06:00,100 Speaker 2: seven seven two four, three, triple seven six. Let's say 84 00:06:00,100 --> 00:06:02,500 Speaker 2: any again again, anything on your mind, and then there's 85 00:06:02,500 --> 00:06:05,540 Speaker 2: the one that was on my mind. And it could 86 00:06:05,540 --> 00:06:08,700 Speaker 2: be on any subject, including sensitive ones. Whatever you'd like 87 00:06:08,780 --> 00:06:13,740 Speaker 2: to raise would be you and Westchester, Pennsylvania and Eileen, Hello, Eileen, 88 00:06:13,780 --> 00:06:14,820 Speaker 2: Dennis Prager. 89 00:06:14,740 --> 00:06:17,300 Speaker 3: Hello, Dennis, an honor to speak here. 90 00:06:17,460 --> 00:06:19,060 Speaker 2: That's very kind of you to say, thank you. 91 00:06:19,900 --> 00:06:22,500 Speaker 3: I have a question for you. Are you familiar with 92 00:06:22,540 --> 00:06:24,060 Speaker 3: the term Messianic Jews? 93 00:06:24,140 --> 00:06:24,419 Speaker 2: Sure? 94 00:06:25,620 --> 00:06:30,540 Speaker 3: Would you tell me? Why do Jewish people have such 95 00:06:30,700 --> 00:06:34,980 Speaker 3: animosity towards people who call themselves Messianic Jews? In other words, 96 00:06:35,020 --> 00:06:38,740 Speaker 3: they believe in Jesus as. 97 00:06:37,820 --> 00:06:40,940 Speaker 2: Right now, I'm gonna I'm gonna I'm going to give 98 00:06:40,980 --> 00:06:46,500 Speaker 2: you a completely honest answer, and this an accurate answer. 99 00:06:46,540 --> 00:06:48,500 Speaker 2: Whether or not you and I agree with it is 100 00:06:48,540 --> 00:06:51,100 Speaker 2: a separate issue, but I'm going to answer your question. Okay, 101 00:06:53,340 --> 00:06:56,820 Speaker 2: Jews totally. I'm not talking about most Jews. There's always 102 00:06:56,860 --> 00:06:59,860 Speaker 2: exceptions to everything on earth, okay, but you're asking in general. 103 00:06:59,860 --> 00:07:03,580 Speaker 2: All answer in general, most Jews totally recognize that there 104 00:07:03,620 --> 00:07:06,299 Speaker 2: is a free country. People could become a Christian Jews 105 00:07:06,460 --> 00:07:09,219 Speaker 2: jew people born Jewish can become a Christian could become 106 00:07:09,660 --> 00:07:12,540 Speaker 2: an atheist, could become anything they want, become a Muslim 107 00:07:12,580 --> 00:07:16,740 Speaker 2: of anything. And that's that's that's that. Whether the Jew 108 00:07:16,860 --> 00:07:19,420 Speaker 2: is happy with that or not, that's that person's business. 109 00:07:20,740 --> 00:07:25,220 Speaker 2: They feel that when a Jew accepts Christ, he should 110 00:07:25,220 --> 00:07:29,620 Speaker 2: call himself a Christian. That there that there is here 111 00:07:29,860 --> 00:07:35,340 Speaker 2: a certain theological dishonesty, not necessarily at all intended, but 112 00:07:36,620 --> 00:07:40,620 Speaker 2: in fact happens that when it if a Christian takes 113 00:07:40,660 --> 00:07:44,580 Speaker 2: on Islam, they don't call him a Christian for Mohammad, 114 00:07:45,460 --> 00:07:50,780 Speaker 2: when a when a Jew becomes a Mormon, they don't 115 00:07:50,780 --> 00:07:53,220 Speaker 2: call him a Jew for Joseph Smith or a Jew 116 00:07:53,220 --> 00:07:56,660 Speaker 2: for Mormonism. They call him a Mormon. So they want 117 00:07:57,540 --> 00:08:02,180 Speaker 2: Jews who take on belief in Christ to call themselves Christian, 118 00:08:03,140 --> 00:08:06,940 Speaker 2: and that they feel that it's deceptive to Jews. That's 119 00:08:07,100 --> 00:08:09,740 Speaker 2: that is the whole ninety nine percent of the reason. 120 00:08:10,260 --> 00:08:15,420 Speaker 3: Oh really, yeah, But in the term you're sua, what 121 00:08:15,460 --> 00:08:16,020 Speaker 3: does that mean? 122 00:08:16,340 --> 00:08:19,820 Speaker 2: In no, that that's merely Jesus in Hebrew. 123 00:08:20,220 --> 00:08:24,660 Speaker 3: Okay, that's just his name in Hebrews. Yeap oh, I say, okay, okay, 124 00:08:24,940 --> 00:08:25,300 Speaker 3: thank you. 125 00:08:25,260 --> 00:08:27,620 Speaker 2: So much, all right, thank you, yeah, God, bless you. 126 00:08:28,220 --> 00:08:30,460 Speaker 2: I should have wished you merry Christmas on the assumption 127 00:08:30,500 --> 00:08:34,179 Speaker 2: you were Christian, which I think was a fair assumption. See, folks, 128 00:08:34,220 --> 00:08:38,179 Speaker 2: so anything that you would anything you would like to ask, 129 00:08:38,260 --> 00:08:41,700 Speaker 2: all right, and obviously a lot of times people do 130 00:08:41,780 --> 00:08:44,500 Speaker 2: ask religion. But it's funny. It's a small part of 131 00:08:44,540 --> 00:08:47,300 Speaker 2: the show, but it's it's one of the unique aspects 132 00:08:47,340 --> 00:08:50,179 Speaker 2: I think of my program because that is a very 133 00:08:50,220 --> 00:08:53,660 Speaker 2: strong part of my own background and deep passion. But 134 00:08:53,980 --> 00:08:56,179 Speaker 2: you can ask silly stuff too. These are this is 135 00:08:56,220 --> 00:08:57,900 Speaker 2: this is not the third hour for those of you 136 00:08:58,100 --> 00:09:01,620 Speaker 2: just just tuning in. This is not the third hour 137 00:09:01,660 --> 00:09:03,660 Speaker 2: of my show. The Happiness Hour follows this. But I 138 00:09:03,700 --> 00:09:07,340 Speaker 2: figure on this weekend of Christmas and Khanika, just let's 139 00:09:07,340 --> 00:09:11,980 Speaker 2: open up and have a good time. And uh ah 140 00:09:12,020 --> 00:09:13,700 Speaker 2: we have we have some good ones. 141 00:09:13,740 --> 00:09:13,940 Speaker 3: Well. 142 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:17,060 Speaker 2: Pennsylvania's coming in very strong today on the on the 143 00:09:17,100 --> 00:09:24,180 Speaker 2: open line. Alrighty, and uh let's let's go to Gilbertsville, Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. 144 00:09:24,220 --> 00:09:27,620 Speaker 4: Hello, Ray, Yes, that's it's delightful to talk to you. 145 00:09:27,700 --> 00:09:29,220 Speaker 4: Happy Hanukah and merry Christmas. 146 00:09:29,300 --> 00:09:32,420 Speaker 2: You're very kind whichever applies to you the same. Go ahead, 147 00:09:32,620 --> 00:09:34,580 Speaker 2: Merry Christmas, Thank you, good Christmas. 148 00:09:34,900 --> 00:09:38,060 Speaker 4: You asked about folks that might visit with their family 149 00:09:38,100 --> 00:09:41,100 Speaker 4: and friends over the holidays, But they're folks that they 150 00:09:41,140 --> 00:09:43,980 Speaker 4: may not necessarily actually want to see, not even. 151 00:09:43,860 --> 00:09:46,140 Speaker 2: Not necessarily simply don't want to see. 152 00:09:46,260 --> 00:09:47,900 Speaker 4: Well, okay, well I'll. 153 00:09:47,660 --> 00:09:48,660 Speaker 2: Simply don't want to see. 154 00:09:48,580 --> 00:09:52,059 Speaker 4: I have a large family, and we have a terrific 155 00:09:52,100 --> 00:09:57,660 Speaker 4: get together on Christmas Eve my parents' home, right, and 156 00:09:57,700 --> 00:10:01,099 Speaker 4: it's fairly festive. My family has a bunch of personalities 157 00:10:01,100 --> 00:10:01,380 Speaker 4: in it. 158 00:10:01,340 --> 00:10:03,140 Speaker 2: A couple of characters, so no kidding. 159 00:10:03,540 --> 00:10:07,260 Speaker 4: Some years it's tremendous fun. Some years it's tremendously stressful. 160 00:10:07,580 --> 00:10:07,700 Speaker 2: Right. 161 00:10:07,820 --> 00:10:12,740 Speaker 4: But for me, it's always stressful because I am completely, 162 00:10:13,420 --> 00:10:17,140 Speaker 4: in every stretch of imagination, completely dichotomous from my father, 163 00:10:17,580 --> 00:10:18,980 Speaker 4: and every opinion. 164 00:10:19,580 --> 00:10:24,460 Speaker 2: Really everything, even on how you react to the movies, Oh. 165 00:10:24,300 --> 00:10:27,300 Speaker 4: Everything, absolutely everything that is. He's a very start democrat. 166 00:10:27,380 --> 00:10:31,900 Speaker 4: I am not, uh huh, and he antagonizes me so 167 00:10:32,020 --> 00:10:35,060 Speaker 4: over the years it has been extremely difficult, you know, 168 00:10:35,620 --> 00:10:37,220 Speaker 4: as much as I want to see my brothers and 169 00:10:37,300 --> 00:10:38,579 Speaker 4: sisters and the many. 170 00:10:38,940 --> 00:10:42,220 Speaker 2: I have a suggestion, ray hold on sure, all right, 171 00:10:42,300 --> 00:10:46,100 Speaker 2: I have a suggestion for all of you who's relative, 172 00:10:46,179 --> 00:10:48,620 Speaker 2: some relative you're going to be with is going to 173 00:10:49,540 --> 00:10:54,180 Speaker 2: bait you on politics. I have a suggestion and uh 174 00:10:54,460 --> 00:10:56,220 Speaker 2: we will be back in a moment. This is Dennis 175 00:10:56,220 --> 00:10:59,860 Speaker 2: Prager Special Show. Here having a good time on this 176 00:10:59,900 --> 00:11:03,060 Speaker 2: Friday of the big weekend in America. One eighth Praguer 177 00:11:03,179 --> 00:11:12,460 Speaker 2: seven seven six The Dennis Prager Show. Musit miss, all right, everybody, 178 00:11:12,540 --> 00:11:16,300 Speaker 2: welcome to the Dennis Brager Show and on this holiday weekend. 179 00:11:17,140 --> 00:11:19,100 Speaker 2: And it's fair to say holiday because it is Christmas 180 00:11:19,060 --> 00:11:21,620 Speaker 2: and kanaka. But of course for that I know and 181 00:11:21,820 --> 00:11:25,300 Speaker 2: undefended the fact, the fact, as you know, that's the 182 00:11:25,300 --> 00:11:29,060 Speaker 2: majority of Americans. It is Christmas, indeed, and a lot 183 00:11:29,100 --> 00:11:31,860 Speaker 2: of you are going to get together on the Christmas 184 00:11:31,940 --> 00:11:35,020 Speaker 2: Day or Christmas Eve, and some of you, of course 185 00:11:35,060 --> 00:11:38,260 Speaker 2: won't have Konica parties, but Christmas getting together is the 186 00:11:38,740 --> 00:11:44,540 Speaker 2: Huger tradition. And you're going to have some relatives or friends, 187 00:11:45,500 --> 00:11:49,180 Speaker 2: usually relatives that you don't care for or as in 188 00:11:49,220 --> 00:11:54,340 Speaker 2: the case here which I returned to to Ray and Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. 189 00:11:54,460 --> 00:11:57,100 Speaker 2: So you and your dad have opposite views on just 190 00:11:57,140 --> 00:11:59,780 Speaker 2: about everything, and you say, he baits you? Is that right? 191 00:12:00,300 --> 00:12:01,700 Speaker 4: Absolutely? Without question? 192 00:12:02,220 --> 00:12:06,100 Speaker 2: Pick an issue, So for example, the family is having 193 00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:08,260 Speaker 2: a good time talking about how delicious the food is, 194 00:12:09,340 --> 00:12:13,420 Speaker 2: or about what cousin Jerry has just done, and and 195 00:12:13,420 --> 00:12:15,940 Speaker 2: and out of nowhere, and tell me if this is accurate. 196 00:12:16,140 --> 00:12:17,580 Speaker 2: I don't you know, I don't want to make up 197 00:12:17,580 --> 00:12:19,700 Speaker 2: a scenario and just have you assent to it. But 198 00:12:20,300 --> 00:12:23,340 Speaker 2: your father will then say, so, come on, tell me 199 00:12:23,380 --> 00:12:25,579 Speaker 2: Bush is not an idiot? Is that something that would happen? 200 00:12:26,060 --> 00:12:29,420 Speaker 4: Absolutely? Okay, fine, or he'll make or maybe not that 201 00:12:29,660 --> 00:12:32,980 Speaker 4: direct where he would say President Bush, but no, and 202 00:12:33,140 --> 00:12:36,300 Speaker 4: actually he would do that, but it completely bakes me 203 00:12:36,540 --> 00:12:39,500 Speaker 4: U in the most inconvenient times. 204 00:12:39,780 --> 00:12:42,300 Speaker 2: All Right, you know what, here is a general approach 205 00:12:42,380 --> 00:12:46,059 Speaker 2: that I I have found works. It will there are 206 00:12:46,060 --> 00:12:48,500 Speaker 2: people it won't work with. There are people who want 207 00:12:48,660 --> 00:12:51,940 Speaker 2: to have a fight, who actually hate you for being 208 00:12:52,020 --> 00:12:55,020 Speaker 2: conservative or being Republican, and that's there's nothing you can 209 00:12:55,060 --> 00:12:58,420 Speaker 2: do about it. Right, But if it's a relative like 210 00:12:58,460 --> 00:13:01,940 Speaker 2: a father, or it's a relative period, and you have 211 00:13:02,060 --> 00:13:04,820 Speaker 2: any ability to say this, you know what, we really 212 00:13:04,980 --> 00:13:09,420 Speaker 2: you know, we've known each other our whole lives, and uh, 213 00:13:09,780 --> 00:13:13,660 Speaker 2: we love each other, and it's just it's really crazy 214 00:13:13,820 --> 00:13:18,660 Speaker 2: for us to mess that up with political talk because 215 00:13:18,900 --> 00:13:21,460 Speaker 2: I'm not going to convince you. You're not going to convince me. 216 00:13:21,460 --> 00:13:23,300 Speaker 2: And that's what's the matter. You can't discuss things just 217 00:13:23,300 --> 00:13:25,940 Speaker 2: because you don't agree. Then you can say, okay, I'll 218 00:13:25,980 --> 00:13:30,980 Speaker 2: happily do it. But I again, I would just like 219 00:13:31,060 --> 00:13:34,020 Speaker 2: to make clear I want to understand Dad, or I 220 00:13:34,020 --> 00:13:36,300 Speaker 2: want to stand my brother in law or my son 221 00:13:36,380 --> 00:13:40,100 Speaker 2: or whatever. I want to understand where it is that 222 00:13:40,140 --> 00:13:46,219 Speaker 2: we really differ, so you feel and that's helpful. So 223 00:13:46,380 --> 00:13:48,980 Speaker 2: you know what. I don't want to win, but it's 224 00:13:49,060 --> 00:13:51,780 Speaker 2: it'll really be helpful for me because you want to 225 00:13:51,780 --> 00:13:54,540 Speaker 2: be understood. I'd like to understand where it is we 226 00:13:54,620 --> 00:13:55,500 Speaker 2: exactly differ. 227 00:13:56,020 --> 00:13:58,980 Speaker 4: Well, you know, Dennis, I've actually gone down that route 228 00:13:59,140 --> 00:14:01,980 Speaker 4: and a couple of different ways. I even suggested one 229 00:14:02,020 --> 00:14:07,140 Speaker 4: time when he obtained a computer and decided that all 230 00:14:07,140 --> 00:14:10,660 Speaker 4: of a sudden, email was a valid technology. I decided, says, 231 00:14:10,700 --> 00:14:12,580 Speaker 4: we can't talk face to face, why don't we try 232 00:14:12,620 --> 00:14:14,100 Speaker 4: an email exchange? 233 00:14:14,220 --> 00:14:16,180 Speaker 2: Right, I'm a big believer in that. Yeah, and it 234 00:14:16,220 --> 00:14:16,700 Speaker 2: would be. 235 00:14:16,660 --> 00:14:19,140 Speaker 4: Maybe more civil and so forth, and less emotional and 236 00:14:19,180 --> 00:14:23,260 Speaker 4: so forth. Could that emotion He actually asked that we 237 00:14:23,420 --> 00:14:27,060 Speaker 4: turned that off. It is, uh, it's it's It's just 238 00:14:27,180 --> 00:14:32,460 Speaker 4: unbelievable that the stress intense and tension that well. 239 00:14:32,300 --> 00:14:34,500 Speaker 2: One of the other members of the family, even even 240 00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:37,020 Speaker 2: liberal members, are they happy with this tension. I can't 241 00:14:37,060 --> 00:14:38,500 Speaker 2: believe that everybody. 242 00:14:38,060 --> 00:14:41,900 Speaker 4: No, no, no, no, no, they I mean, amongst my spouses 243 00:14:41,900 --> 00:14:46,060 Speaker 4: as an example, two are pretty much almost agnostic to 244 00:14:46,140 --> 00:14:47,260 Speaker 4: anything political. 245 00:14:47,380 --> 00:14:50,100 Speaker 2: Then why don't they say, you know what, listen, Dad, 246 00:14:50,220 --> 00:14:52,180 Speaker 2: I'll I'll happily have this. But you know what, I 247 00:14:52,180 --> 00:14:55,700 Speaker 2: don't think this is exactly what everybody wants. And you know, 248 00:14:55,860 --> 00:14:58,940 Speaker 2: or or even ask people in advance quietly say lovingly 249 00:14:59,060 --> 00:15:01,620 Speaker 2: the dad, Dad, Come on, Dad, every year this is 250 00:15:01,700 --> 00:15:04,860 Speaker 2: you know this is happening. Oh yeah, you know you 251 00:15:04,940 --> 00:15:07,140 Speaker 2: and Ray love each other, but but all we see 252 00:15:07,180 --> 00:15:10,180 Speaker 2: is tension here. So you have to try to diffuse 253 00:15:10,220 --> 00:15:12,140 Speaker 2: it in that way because you know what, You're not 254 00:15:12,180 --> 00:15:14,540 Speaker 2: going to convince you Dad, He's not going to convince you. 255 00:15:15,260 --> 00:15:18,220 Speaker 2: And and it's pretty pointless. But for all of you, 256 00:15:18,300 --> 00:15:20,180 Speaker 2: and thank you Ray, and a merry Christmas to you 257 00:15:20,740 --> 00:15:23,740 Speaker 2: for all of you. Though if that happens, my view 258 00:15:23,780 --> 00:15:25,700 Speaker 2: and it is not a gimmick, it is not at 259 00:15:25,700 --> 00:15:30,340 Speaker 2: all a gimmick. Is let's at least achieve real clarity 260 00:15:30,420 --> 00:15:33,700 Speaker 2: on where we differ. All right, So you believe the 261 00:15:33,740 --> 00:15:38,980 Speaker 2: president lied, and I believe that the President conveyed almost 262 00:15:39,140 --> 00:15:44,740 Speaker 2: universally known intelligence or believed intelligence and acted in the 263 00:15:44,780 --> 00:15:47,100 Speaker 2: best interests of the country. So you don't believe that, 264 00:15:47,180 --> 00:15:50,180 Speaker 2: and I do. So what are we going to do? 265 00:15:52,660 --> 00:15:55,500 Speaker 2: I believe it is a wonderful thing. In history will 266 00:15:55,540 --> 00:15:59,580 Speaker 2: record that the beginning of the end. It'll be a 267 00:15:59,620 --> 00:16:01,980 Speaker 2: long time, but the beginning of the end of that 268 00:16:02,140 --> 00:16:08,820 Speaker 2: swamp that creates terror known as Arab dictatorships as beginning 269 00:16:08,860 --> 00:16:13,660 Speaker 2: to began its journey to some freedom in the Arab 270 00:16:13,740 --> 00:16:17,740 Speaker 2: world thanks to America. You believe that we have created 271 00:16:17,780 --> 00:16:23,380 Speaker 2: a greater place of terror. Okay, so let's just understand, 272 00:16:23,420 --> 00:16:29,740 Speaker 2: all right, And I'm laughing about the next question Marie 273 00:16:29,740 --> 00:16:32,820 Speaker 2: and Scottsdale, Arizona, Dennis Prager. What do I wish you? Marie? 274 00:16:33,900 --> 00:16:34,660 Speaker 2: Merry Christmas? 275 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:37,580 Speaker 5: Marie, go ahead, thank you and your family. 276 00:16:37,660 --> 00:16:38,380 Speaker 2: Thank you kindly. 277 00:16:38,580 --> 00:16:41,060 Speaker 5: Quick question for you for honkkah. Sometimes I see it 278 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:44,220 Speaker 5: selnica and then sometimes it's h. Can you tell me 279 00:16:44,260 --> 00:16:44,820 Speaker 5: the difference? 280 00:16:44,940 --> 00:16:49,500 Speaker 2: There is no difference that the the technical transliteration would 281 00:16:49,540 --> 00:16:51,700 Speaker 2: be H with a little dot under it. That's what 282 00:16:51,900 --> 00:16:55,500 Speaker 2: scholars do to make this sound huh. I've even seen Yeah, 283 00:16:55,500 --> 00:16:57,420 Speaker 2: I'm not No, I've not seen kh You're right, h 284 00:16:57,620 --> 00:17:00,780 Speaker 2: or c h is no difference and it isn't chinooka 285 00:17:00,940 --> 00:17:04,700 Speaker 2: and not everybody could say huh. Can you say huh huh? 286 00:17:05,340 --> 00:17:05,780 Speaker 6: How's that? 287 00:17:08,460 --> 00:17:12,019 Speaker 2: If I had a great a d oh no but no, no, 288 00:17:12,060 --> 00:17:14,700 Speaker 2: but not an F Well that's good, yeah, exactly. 289 00:17:14,820 --> 00:17:14,899 Speaker 6: No. 290 00:17:15,340 --> 00:17:18,780 Speaker 2: See you didn't see you saw the glasses f empty. 291 00:17:19,980 --> 00:17:23,739 Speaker 2: You passed, you passed, All right, go ahead, what's so? 292 00:17:23,780 --> 00:17:24,419 Speaker 2: What's your question? 293 00:17:25,820 --> 00:17:28,419 Speaker 5: My question is for you? How do I quote you 294 00:17:28,619 --> 00:17:31,419 Speaker 5: or reference your ideas about driving my family nuts and 295 00:17:31,500 --> 00:17:33,420 Speaker 5: yet give you the proper credit that you always say 296 00:17:33,419 --> 00:17:34,779 Speaker 5: that we oh that is that? 297 00:17:35,419 --> 00:17:38,420 Speaker 2: Oh God, you don't know how you touched me. Not 298 00:17:38,459 --> 00:17:41,179 Speaker 2: because it's no, not not just because it's me, because 299 00:17:41,219 --> 00:17:44,940 Speaker 2: it's when I put out a moral idea and then 300 00:17:45,060 --> 00:17:47,779 Speaker 2: people take it to heart. You don't know I I 301 00:17:47,820 --> 00:17:50,499 Speaker 2: and doorphins. I feel I really you don't know what 302 00:17:50,619 --> 00:17:52,940 Speaker 2: you did for me. Because that idea that we shouldn't 303 00:17:52,939 --> 00:17:56,379 Speaker 2: steal ideas from others but cite them is very strong 304 00:17:56,419 --> 00:17:58,260 Speaker 2: to me. That's why I cite people all the time 305 00:17:58,300 --> 00:18:00,340 Speaker 2: here I even cite people when I don't know their name. 306 00:18:00,739 --> 00:18:04,060 Speaker 2: I'll say that's not my idea, but it's I don't 307 00:18:04,100 --> 00:18:07,659 Speaker 2: know whose it is. Anyway, Look, at a given point, 308 00:18:07,820 --> 00:18:10,699 Speaker 2: you just let common sense dictate, because if you're going 309 00:18:10,780 --> 00:18:13,619 Speaker 2: to start turning them off, you know, they're sick of 310 00:18:13,659 --> 00:18:17,179 Speaker 2: this guy hearing about this guy prager, or you'll sound 311 00:18:17,340 --> 00:18:22,059 Speaker 2: you know, like some sort of culture exactly, then it's 312 00:18:22,139 --> 00:18:23,139 Speaker 2: not a good idea, right. 313 00:18:23,219 --> 00:18:25,019 Speaker 5: My dad and I reference you frequently by using the 314 00:18:25,020 --> 00:18:27,899 Speaker 5: code name DP. That's funny, and most of the time 315 00:18:27,939 --> 00:18:30,539 Speaker 5: I completely agree. I just haven't formulated my own words, 316 00:18:30,540 --> 00:18:32,259 Speaker 5: and it's just easier to say, well, you know, I 317 00:18:32,300 --> 00:18:34,779 Speaker 5: heard now I say a talk show host the other day, 318 00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:36,219 Speaker 5: and if I know him really well or don't know 319 00:18:36,300 --> 00:18:38,540 Speaker 5: them really well, he's really good. You should listen to him. 320 00:18:38,820 --> 00:18:43,219 Speaker 2: Well, that's certainly true that you should. Well, I hope 321 00:18:43,219 --> 00:18:45,619 Speaker 2: I meet you on a future trip to Phoenix. 322 00:18:45,820 --> 00:18:48,219 Speaker 5: Actually we haven't before. I don't expect you to remember, 323 00:18:48,260 --> 00:18:50,580 Speaker 5: but it was an honor to meet you a couple well, 324 00:18:50,619 --> 00:18:52,779 Speaker 5: I was a couple of years ago when you were 325 00:18:52,780 --> 00:18:56,419 Speaker 5: in one of the temples in Mesa. So to see you. 326 00:18:56,340 --> 00:18:59,139 Speaker 2: Again, well, thank you again. And have a great Christmas. 327 00:18:59,139 --> 00:19:00,940 Speaker 5: Thank you and you have it all right, Thank you. 328 00:19:01,139 --> 00:19:04,899 Speaker 2: Thank you so so much. Yeah, that is a big deal. 329 00:19:05,699 --> 00:19:07,899 Speaker 2: I have a column coming out in the Los Angeles 330 00:19:07,939 --> 00:19:11,580 Speaker 2: Times on New Year's Day. Oh, Alan, put this down. 331 00:19:11,659 --> 00:19:13,939 Speaker 2: It's a great subject. I may do it next week. 332 00:19:13,979 --> 00:19:17,659 Speaker 2: Even why I think do not steal is the most 333 00:19:17,659 --> 00:19:21,300 Speaker 2: important of the ten commandments and one of the things 334 00:19:21,300 --> 00:19:23,779 Speaker 2: that we do steal is and people even say it, 335 00:19:23,780 --> 00:19:27,900 Speaker 2: Oh man, I'm gonna steal that idea. I've had clergy 336 00:19:27,979 --> 00:19:29,859 Speaker 2: say that to me about some of my ideas, and 337 00:19:29,899 --> 00:19:32,579 Speaker 2: I say, yeah, what about that? Shall not steal? I 338 00:19:32,580 --> 00:19:34,540 Speaker 2: don't always say that, but that's what I think. We'll 339 00:19:34,580 --> 00:19:35,340 Speaker 2: be back in a moment. 340 00:19:42,939 --> 00:19:47,020 Speaker 7: Da Shan drew the snow, you know, one horse open say, 341 00:19:47,780 --> 00:19:52,899 Speaker 7: or the things we can go laughing on wall billsong, 342 00:19:53,060 --> 00:19:58,139 Speaker 7: Bob Jilton, makings favorites bright, what fun it is to 343 00:19:58,379 --> 00:20:00,820 Speaker 7: ride and sing? I say a Yang song tonight. 344 00:20:01,340 --> 00:20:04,100 Speaker 2: By the way, I just had a thought of an 345 00:20:04,139 --> 00:20:07,499 Speaker 2: interesting trade you might want to make. Those of you 346 00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:09,419 Speaker 2: who listened to my show and agree with me. There 347 00:20:09,419 --> 00:20:11,060 Speaker 2: are those of you who listened to the show and don't. 348 00:20:11,100 --> 00:20:12,979 Speaker 2: But those of you who listened to my program and 349 00:20:13,060 --> 00:20:15,939 Speaker 2: agree with me. This is Dennis Prager. Welcome back this 350 00:20:16,060 --> 00:20:18,899 Speaker 2: Christmas weekend, kind of a weekend. Welcome indeed, do the 351 00:20:19,260 --> 00:20:25,139 Speaker 2: to the show. And here's it. Here's an interesting thought, 352 00:20:25,580 --> 00:20:27,779 Speaker 2: a proposal. Tell me how it works, if you can 353 00:20:27,820 --> 00:20:32,499 Speaker 2: get through if you have a relative that or friend 354 00:20:32,780 --> 00:20:38,939 Speaker 2: that really differs with you politically, and you might have 355 00:20:38,979 --> 00:20:40,580 Speaker 2: said at some point, well, why don't you listen to 356 00:20:40,580 --> 00:20:43,459 Speaker 2: this guy's very rational, very calm, this guy, Dennis Prager. 357 00:20:43,500 --> 00:20:45,939 Speaker 2: Why don't you, you know, give listen to him for 358 00:20:45,979 --> 00:20:48,540 Speaker 2: a week and then you know, tell me what what 359 00:20:48,540 --> 00:20:53,019 Speaker 2: what you heard that is just illogical or makes no 360 00:20:53,139 --> 00:20:56,539 Speaker 2: sense in some other way, and come on, give me 361 00:20:56,580 --> 00:20:59,499 Speaker 2: a break and listen to a right winger. So why 362 00:20:59,540 --> 00:21:01,379 Speaker 2: don't you make a deal and say, you know what, 363 00:21:01,459 --> 00:21:04,779 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what I'll read or listen for a 364 00:21:04,820 --> 00:21:07,580 Speaker 2: week to what you want, and you read or listen 365 00:21:07,659 --> 00:21:13,619 Speaker 2: to for a week to what I want. And how's 366 00:21:13,659 --> 00:21:18,779 Speaker 2: that for? How's that for a nice trade? One? Ad 367 00:21:18,859 --> 00:21:21,980 Speaker 2: Praguer seven seven six. Let's go. This is to whatever 368 00:21:22,020 --> 00:21:23,659 Speaker 2: you want to ask me about. Even though we do 369 00:21:23,739 --> 00:21:26,460 Speaker 2: with the third hour on Fridays, this is the special 370 00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:29,740 Speaker 2: holiday weekend we're going to break the rules. I don't 371 00:21:29,739 --> 00:21:31,780 Speaker 2: want to talk to you about just what's in the news, 372 00:21:31,820 --> 00:21:35,699 Speaker 2: even though it's tempting, but I won't. Anyway, It is 373 00:21:35,739 --> 00:21:37,659 Speaker 2: really a show where we talk about everything in life. 374 00:21:37,699 --> 00:21:42,699 Speaker 2: I have done shows an entire hour on Martin van Buren, 375 00:21:42,699 --> 00:21:46,900 Speaker 2: an entire hour on how bees make honey, which incidentally 376 00:21:46,979 --> 00:21:50,379 Speaker 2: changed Allan's life. You never know what will affect somebody. 377 00:21:51,020 --> 00:21:56,500 Speaker 2: He has been He's become an amateur expert on honeys 378 00:21:57,260 --> 00:21:59,659 Speaker 2: and has honey every day for health reasons. I mean, 379 00:21:59,699 --> 00:22:03,299 Speaker 2: he's a very healthy guy, but just believes it's he 380 00:22:03,419 --> 00:22:06,859 Speaker 2: and I also increasingly believe that God has provided within 381 00:22:06,979 --> 00:22:12,059 Speaker 2: nature tremendous medicinal benefits. And even there are many of 382 00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:14,779 Speaker 2: you don't believe necessarily that God is the provider, but 383 00:22:14,899 --> 00:22:18,659 Speaker 2: understand that nature gives great to health benefits and honey 384 00:22:18,739 --> 00:22:22,020 Speaker 2: has a lot of good constituents. Anyway, don't get me started. 385 00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:28,219 Speaker 2: Don't get me started. And we continue here we go 386 00:22:28,300 --> 00:22:32,139 Speaker 2: to Minneapolis and Eric Kello, Eric Dennis Prager Hip. 387 00:22:33,260 --> 00:22:36,499 Speaker 8: I have a pen in hand, and I thoroughly enjoy 388 00:22:36,500 --> 00:22:38,340 Speaker 8: your bumper music. I'm sure there's a lot better stuff 389 00:22:38,340 --> 00:22:40,660 Speaker 8: out there, but I am very ignorant when it comes 390 00:22:40,659 --> 00:22:43,419 Speaker 8: to music. Oh and there's many times when you're playing 391 00:22:43,419 --> 00:22:45,379 Speaker 8: the bumper music where I'd like it to go on 392 00:22:45,419 --> 00:22:48,059 Speaker 8: and on, but obviously has to be cut off. So 393 00:22:48,139 --> 00:22:50,179 Speaker 8: I was wondering if you could give me the title 394 00:22:50,219 --> 00:22:52,699 Speaker 8: of the of your favorite three even be even better? 395 00:22:52,739 --> 00:22:56,379 Speaker 8: Though there is another you know, large overnight talk show. 396 00:22:56,419 --> 00:22:57,739 Speaker 8: I won't listen. I'm sure you know who it is, 397 00:22:57,780 --> 00:23:00,179 Speaker 8: but they put their bumper music titles up on their website. 398 00:23:01,020 --> 00:23:02,979 Speaker 2: Yeah, why don't we do that? I thought we listed 399 00:23:03,020 --> 00:23:04,739 Speaker 2: on our website our bumper music. 400 00:23:05,139 --> 00:23:06,500 Speaker 8: You know if it's up there. I guess I didn't. 401 00:23:06,659 --> 00:23:09,180 Speaker 2: No, No, I thought we did. Alan Allen, you got 402 00:23:09,179 --> 00:23:12,299 Speaker 2: to clue me in on this on whether we are, 403 00:23:12,379 --> 00:23:16,899 Speaker 2: whether we do or not. And there is there are 404 00:23:16,899 --> 00:23:19,259 Speaker 2: two pieces what the titles are? And yeah, there are 405 00:23:19,260 --> 00:23:23,179 Speaker 2: two things and the Rams Lewis and the and the 406 00:23:23,219 --> 00:23:27,459 Speaker 2: Take five, Yeah and Take five. But you know what, 407 00:23:27,699 --> 00:23:30,100 Speaker 2: even better than that, I need to do a music 408 00:23:30,139 --> 00:23:34,699 Speaker 2: show on my favorite music from all the different genres, 409 00:23:34,699 --> 00:23:39,179 Speaker 2: from classical to jazz to soundtrack to popular. That's what 410 00:23:39,219 --> 00:23:42,300 Speaker 2: I need to do because I I do believe that 411 00:23:42,939 --> 00:23:47,099 Speaker 2: my taste is pretty much universal because I know it 412 00:23:47,139 --> 00:23:51,340 Speaker 2: because of the reactions, even the classical Joe sitting in 413 00:23:51,379 --> 00:23:55,499 Speaker 2: for Shaan today, do you have my original theme music, 414 00:23:55,580 --> 00:23:58,859 Speaker 2: the handle theme? Yeah, if you can find that, I know, 415 00:23:58,939 --> 00:23:59,859 Speaker 2: I know it's there somewhere. 416 00:24:00,260 --> 00:24:02,619 Speaker 8: You know, just about a year and a half ago, 417 00:24:02,859 --> 00:24:05,219 Speaker 8: my wife and I Alwa took Medved's advice and got 418 00:24:05,300 --> 00:24:07,979 Speaker 8: rid of our TV and ever since then, it opens 419 00:24:08,020 --> 00:24:09,780 Speaker 8: a whole new world in your life. 420 00:24:10,020 --> 00:24:10,379 Speaker 2: It does. 421 00:24:10,419 --> 00:24:12,779 Speaker 8: Indeed, those new openings is the. 422 00:24:12,859 --> 00:24:15,780 Speaker 2: Enjoyment of music that Yes, isn't that true? 423 00:24:16,219 --> 00:24:17,740 Speaker 8: And it is ugly fascinating. 424 00:24:18,060 --> 00:24:19,939 Speaker 2: We will do you know, maybe we'll do an hour 425 00:24:22,139 --> 00:24:24,340 Speaker 2: of hold on one second there, Joe, I think you 426 00:24:24,340 --> 00:24:26,180 Speaker 2: should do an hour on those who did get rid 427 00:24:26,179 --> 00:24:28,499 Speaker 2: of their TVs? What happened Alan put that down? I 428 00:24:28,540 --> 00:24:31,899 Speaker 2: really want to hear from families who've done that. Now, Eric, 429 00:24:31,939 --> 00:24:34,939 Speaker 2: here is how long are you a listener to my show? 430 00:24:35,300 --> 00:24:36,340 Speaker 8: How long have I been listening? 431 00:24:36,459 --> 00:24:40,019 Speaker 2: Yes? Probably about four years now, so you might remember this. 432 00:24:40,020 --> 00:24:43,139 Speaker 2: This is a This is a piece of classical music, obviously, 433 00:24:43,219 --> 00:24:45,540 Speaker 2: but this is what my opening theme was for many 434 00:24:45,619 --> 00:24:58,100 Speaker 2: many years of my show. Here it goes. 435 00:25:12,300 --> 00:25:15,619 Speaker 8: Do you remember this, Eric, I remember listening to it 436 00:25:15,619 --> 00:25:17,540 Speaker 8: out of your show but I certainly recognized the piece. 437 00:25:17,859 --> 00:25:18,699 Speaker 2: Now do you like it? 438 00:25:19,020 --> 00:25:19,619 Speaker 8: Absolutely? 439 00:25:20,139 --> 00:25:21,619 Speaker 2: All right, We'll be back in a moment. 440 00:25:24,139 --> 00:25:26,299 Speaker 4: Frosty the Snowman. 441 00:25:26,179 --> 00:25:28,260 Speaker 2: Boy, I had no idea that was coming up. 442 00:25:28,260 --> 00:25:30,299 Speaker 4: With a cop pipe and a button nose. 443 00:25:31,139 --> 00:25:33,939 Speaker 2: That introduction gave me no clue. I'm not saying it 444 00:25:33,939 --> 00:25:36,100 Speaker 2: was a bad one, but I had no idea. Frosty 445 00:25:36,139 --> 00:25:41,499 Speaker 2: the Snowman was following. Hey, alrighty, special day here, December 446 00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:44,780 Speaker 2: twenty third. We are live on the Dennis Prager Show 447 00:25:44,820 --> 00:25:48,179 Speaker 2: one eight Praguer seven seven six. I don't normally do this, 448 00:25:49,100 --> 00:25:52,100 Speaker 2: In fact, I've never done this. It's always reserved for 449 00:25:52,340 --> 00:25:54,859 Speaker 2: the third hour on Fridays, but this is the first 450 00:25:54,939 --> 00:25:57,499 Speaker 2: and whatever is on your mind on this holiday weekend, 451 00:25:58,419 --> 00:26:02,139 Speaker 2: and I hope for the vast majority of you celebrating 452 00:26:02,219 --> 00:26:05,580 Speaker 2: Christmas it is a meaningful one and that you don't 453 00:26:05,619 --> 00:26:08,139 Speaker 2: have too many relatives you really don't want to be 454 00:26:08,260 --> 00:26:16,740 Speaker 2: with at your festivities. Alrighty, and let's try to take 455 00:26:17,020 --> 00:26:20,540 Speaker 2: some more calls. But I we definitely have to do that. Eric, 456 00:26:21,340 --> 00:26:23,139 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, let me Eric, did you like did you 457 00:26:23,260 --> 00:26:23,899 Speaker 2: like that piece? 458 00:26:25,100 --> 00:26:27,899 Speaker 8: Not of the Snowman and not too particular about that one, 459 00:26:27,899 --> 00:26:28,820 Speaker 8: but the one you played before. 460 00:26:28,899 --> 00:26:31,979 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, that's what I meant. Yeah, Handle, most people 461 00:26:32,020 --> 00:26:37,260 Speaker 2: believe that Handle is superior to Frosty the Snowman. Anyway 462 00:26:37,260 --> 00:26:37,940 Speaker 2: you have given me. 463 00:26:39,060 --> 00:26:41,619 Speaker 8: I have no idea that it just in my ignorance. 464 00:26:41,619 --> 00:26:44,660 Speaker 8: It sounds like an Irish songs. It's very quick. It's 465 00:26:44,659 --> 00:26:46,900 Speaker 8: one of your bumper pieces, and that's the one in particular. 466 00:26:46,939 --> 00:26:49,660 Speaker 2: But I have to figure out what what which one 467 00:26:49,699 --> 00:26:51,499 Speaker 2: that is. But I will tell you that if you 468 00:26:51,739 --> 00:26:56,780 Speaker 2: just go on to my website, you will you will 469 00:26:56,820 --> 00:27:00,659 Speaker 2: find there's a there's an f a Q area Frequently 470 00:27:00,699 --> 00:27:03,899 Speaker 2: Asked Questions and just put in a bumper music. Okay, 471 00:27:05,060 --> 00:27:08,580 Speaker 2: all right, thank you, all righty, let's uh, let's go 472 00:27:08,739 --> 00:27:12,700 Speaker 2: to some more of your articles. Articles. That's funny, that's 473 00:27:12,699 --> 00:27:14,780 Speaker 2: that's one of the things. Here. Shall we stay in Minnesota? 474 00:27:14,820 --> 00:27:18,459 Speaker 2: I don't stay in Minnesota for a moment. And Louke, 475 00:27:18,500 --> 00:27:20,419 Speaker 2: how cold is it in Saint Paul right now? 476 00:27:21,179 --> 00:27:24,419 Speaker 6: It's actually it feels like forty five degrees forty five? 477 00:27:27,219 --> 00:27:30,139 Speaker 2: You guys have an undeserved reputation being cold in winter. 478 00:27:30,419 --> 00:27:30,859 Speaker 9: Yeah, I know. 479 00:27:31,419 --> 00:27:33,259 Speaker 6: Last week, or I should have called last week. 480 00:27:33,379 --> 00:27:34,699 Speaker 2: Yeah, why was it last week? 481 00:27:35,060 --> 00:27:37,820 Speaker 6: It was well below thirty around. 482 00:27:37,540 --> 00:27:40,740 Speaker 2: Twelve, hellow thirty, Come on, you can't say anything till 483 00:27:40,780 --> 00:27:44,739 Speaker 2: it's zero at zero, at zero, I start sympathizing with you. 484 00:27:44,780 --> 00:27:47,699 Speaker 8: Go ahead, well, Dennis. 485 00:27:47,459 --> 00:27:49,379 Speaker 6: I'm glad you took my call. Actually, my heart gets 486 00:27:50,060 --> 00:27:52,659 Speaker 6: a little faster just thinking about it. But my mother, 487 00:27:53,619 --> 00:27:56,100 Speaker 6: I love her to death, but she drives me absolutely 488 00:27:56,100 --> 00:27:59,699 Speaker 6: crazy and more and more so every time we get together. 489 00:28:01,500 --> 00:28:04,500 Speaker 6: She's another one of these people at every family thing. 490 00:28:04,580 --> 00:28:06,939 Speaker 6: Every time we get together turns out that we end 491 00:28:07,060 --> 00:28:10,899 Speaker 6: up talking about politics. She'll do little neat things like 492 00:28:11,419 --> 00:28:16,139 Speaker 6: leave newsweek article hoping about how Bush lied, things like that, 493 00:28:16,300 --> 00:28:20,100 Speaker 6: just to get under my skin. The day I went 494 00:28:20,219 --> 00:28:22,580 Speaker 6: up to the house there and she had left open 495 00:28:22,739 --> 00:28:29,619 Speaker 6: a letter from Amy Klobchar from Public Broadcasting Systems backing 496 00:28:29,820 --> 00:28:32,899 Speaker 6: Amy Klobchar. And that drives me absolutely nuts, because you know, 497 00:28:33,020 --> 00:28:34,700 Speaker 6: all my taxpayer dollars going to work. 498 00:28:34,739 --> 00:28:37,459 Speaker 2: Well, well, you should give her the articles from even 499 00:28:37,540 --> 00:28:41,219 Speaker 2: her favorite newspapers like the New York Times that speak 500 00:28:41,260 --> 00:28:43,819 Speaker 2: of how there was an article just this week in 501 00:28:43,860 --> 00:28:48,500 Speaker 2: the New York Times about how profoundly Iraq has changed 502 00:28:48,620 --> 00:28:52,059 Speaker 2: just in the last few months for the better. Yeah, Jo, 503 00:28:52,100 --> 00:28:54,299 Speaker 2: why don't you leave that for her about how in 504 00:28:54,420 --> 00:28:57,020 Speaker 2: fact that the truth is we are liberating a country. 505 00:28:57,020 --> 00:28:59,459 Speaker 2: This is a news piece, not an editorial piece, certainly 506 00:28:59,500 --> 00:29:01,020 Speaker 2: not editorial, but I mean not opinion. 507 00:29:01,540 --> 00:29:04,540 Speaker 6: Yeah, I've got but it won't matter. 508 00:29:04,700 --> 00:29:07,780 Speaker 2: It won't matter. You know what I wonder though, this 509 00:29:07,860 --> 00:29:09,860 Speaker 2: is I would love I don't know if there's any 510 00:29:09,860 --> 00:29:13,420 Speaker 2: way to assess this, but I would love to figure 511 00:29:13,459 --> 00:29:17,900 Speaker 2: out if we had a divine you know, eagle's view 512 00:29:17,979 --> 00:29:22,979 Speaker 2: of life, and we could here into every family this 513 00:29:24,420 --> 00:29:30,580 Speaker 2: Christmas weekend and see how many times it's the conservative 514 00:29:32,100 --> 00:29:35,019 Speaker 2: who starts the argument, and how many times it's the 515 00:29:35,060 --> 00:29:37,860 Speaker 2: liberal who starts the argument. And I don't have an answer. 516 00:29:38,140 --> 00:29:41,739 Speaker 2: I don't have, but I say I would love, I 517 00:29:41,739 --> 00:29:46,180 Speaker 2: would really love to have an answer to that. I 518 00:29:46,219 --> 00:29:48,979 Speaker 2: have a suspicion, and I'm very open with you. I 519 00:29:49,020 --> 00:29:51,420 Speaker 2: think it's more often the person on the left. And 520 00:29:51,459 --> 00:29:54,900 Speaker 2: I'll tell you why. For the vast majority of people 521 00:29:54,979 --> 00:29:59,100 Speaker 2: on the left, politics is more all consuming than for 522 00:29:59,140 --> 00:30:02,020 Speaker 2: the vast majority of people who are on the right 523 00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:10,340 Speaker 2: of center, because very often it is their religious view, 524 00:30:10,820 --> 00:30:14,620 Speaker 2: it is what is It fills their life. So you 525 00:30:14,739 --> 00:30:17,299 Speaker 2: might want to even say that, you know, mom to 526 00:30:17,380 --> 00:30:19,940 Speaker 2: be honest with you. This stuff is really important to me. 527 00:30:20,739 --> 00:30:23,299 Speaker 2: You know what, family love is more important to me. 528 00:30:24,500 --> 00:30:27,539 Speaker 2: I don't know. Maybe she'll you know, maybe she'll smack you, 529 00:30:29,739 --> 00:30:32,459 Speaker 2: but it is true. All Right, Thank you, Luke, good luck. 530 00:30:33,860 --> 00:30:37,420 Speaker 2: All right? Oh boy, this is a great one. Let's 531 00:30:37,459 --> 00:30:42,660 Speaker 2: go to Louisville, Kentucky. Jennifer. Hi, Jennifer. Dennis Brager. 532 00:30:42,940 --> 00:30:46,100 Speaker 10: Hello, I'm so excited to be able to be on 533 00:30:46,140 --> 00:30:48,940 Speaker 10: this type of hour you've got going on, because they 534 00:30:48,979 --> 00:30:50,940 Speaker 10: don't carry your third hour where I live. 535 00:30:51,100 --> 00:30:55,940 Speaker 2: Oh, you know that does exist in some cities, and 536 00:30:55,979 --> 00:30:58,579 Speaker 2: as for many shows, that is the case, and so 537 00:30:58,979 --> 00:31:00,700 Speaker 2: I thought it would be a good idea to do 538 00:31:00,739 --> 00:31:02,460 Speaker 2: this for those of you who don't get the third hour. 539 00:31:02,540 --> 00:31:03,740 Speaker 3: Go ahead, it's perfect. 540 00:31:03,820 --> 00:31:06,140 Speaker 10: My question is I'm going to ask the question, and 541 00:31:06,180 --> 00:31:07,820 Speaker 10: I might give you just a little bit of background 542 00:31:07,820 --> 00:31:10,740 Speaker 10: how this goes on in my home. I've always heard 543 00:31:10,780 --> 00:31:12,979 Speaker 10: you say you hated it or hated it when you 544 00:31:12,979 --> 00:31:16,259 Speaker 10: hear parents say yes, I don't care who started is 545 00:31:16,860 --> 00:31:19,700 Speaker 10: you know it doesn't matter that kids need justice. Well 546 00:31:19,979 --> 00:31:21,459 Speaker 10: I used to belie even that when I was a 547 00:31:21,540 --> 00:31:25,100 Speaker 10: younger mother. Now I don't care. I just want it quiet. 548 00:31:25,979 --> 00:31:28,860 Speaker 10: And so I you know, find myself saying I don't care, 549 00:31:29,340 --> 00:31:32,300 Speaker 10: or I will try to go well, what happened, Well 550 00:31:32,300 --> 00:31:34,459 Speaker 10: he did this, Well, why'd you do that? Well he 551 00:31:34,500 --> 00:31:36,660 Speaker 10: did this first? Well, then why'd you do that? Well 552 00:31:36,700 --> 00:31:39,940 Speaker 10: he did It goes on and on and on, and 553 00:31:39,979 --> 00:31:41,500 Speaker 10: I can't get to the core of it. 554 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:45,860 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're right, that's correct. Here is what I you. 555 00:31:46,140 --> 00:31:49,780 Speaker 2: I'm so touched again because you know, I sit here 556 00:31:49,820 --> 00:31:53,140 Speaker 2: and think, is anybody really taking this in? So when 557 00:31:53,180 --> 00:31:56,059 Speaker 2: I get this feedback, I am just happy as a clam. 558 00:31:56,100 --> 00:31:58,459 Speaker 2: I don't know why clams are happy. I've never understood 559 00:31:58,459 --> 00:32:04,219 Speaker 2: that phrase. But anyway, I didn't like as a kid 560 00:32:04,260 --> 00:32:06,380 Speaker 2: for the reasons that you know, when a parent or 561 00:32:06,420 --> 00:32:09,100 Speaker 2: a teacher would say, I don't care who started, because 562 00:32:09,140 --> 00:32:11,420 Speaker 2: to me, of course, it's like saying, you know, World 563 00:32:11,459 --> 00:32:13,980 Speaker 2: War two, I don't care who started? Just stop. Yeah, 564 00:32:13,979 --> 00:32:17,299 Speaker 2: but yeah, but they they they murdered people at Pearl Harbor. 565 00:32:17,340 --> 00:32:19,299 Speaker 2: We didn't do it to them. I mean, you know, 566 00:32:19,380 --> 00:32:23,860 Speaker 2: that's a fair state. Now, having said that, what I 567 00:32:23,979 --> 00:32:27,620 Speaker 2: have done with my son and friends is as at 568 00:32:27,660 --> 00:32:31,060 Speaker 2: a given point, I will say I care who started. 569 00:32:31,180 --> 00:32:33,580 Speaker 2: But let me tell you this, you better care too, 570 00:32:34,140 --> 00:32:38,620 Speaker 2: because you are all out. If there's any fighting, so 571 00:32:38,780 --> 00:32:41,299 Speaker 2: you better stop it. You better figure out a way 572 00:32:41,500 --> 00:32:43,739 Speaker 2: not to have this go on. If it means that 573 00:32:43,820 --> 00:32:46,219 Speaker 2: you have to come to an adult, then come immediately. 574 00:32:46,500 --> 00:32:48,420 Speaker 2: If it means that you have to just you know, 575 00:32:48,540 --> 00:32:52,459 Speaker 2: take it in. But I, from my perspective, I can't 576 00:32:52,459 --> 00:32:54,739 Speaker 2: tolerate more of this fighting. We'll be back in a moment. 577 00:32:55,020 --> 00:33:00,140 Speaker 2: You're listening to the Dennis Prager Show. All right, you're 578 00:33:00,180 --> 00:33:03,660 Speaker 2: listening to the Dennis Prager Show. Let me tie to 579 00:33:03,739 --> 00:33:06,620 Speaker 2: take as many calls possible. The Happiness Hour coming up next. 580 00:33:06,660 --> 00:33:09,180 Speaker 2: I've done something never done before. The first hour just 581 00:33:09,219 --> 00:33:11,259 Speaker 2: devoted to anything you want this holiday weekend. It's a 582 00:33:11,300 --> 00:33:16,100 Speaker 2: great thing to do. And let's go to Bradenton, Florida 583 00:33:16,140 --> 00:33:17,860 Speaker 2: and Phil Phil Dennis Prager. High. 584 00:33:18,420 --> 00:33:19,579 Speaker 9: Hi, Dennis, how are you? 585 00:33:19,780 --> 00:33:20,700 Speaker 2: I'm well? Thank you. 586 00:33:21,700 --> 00:33:22,539 Speaker 4: I first like to. 587 00:33:22,540 --> 00:33:25,219 Speaker 9: Say that it's a real thrill and a privilege to 588 00:33:25,260 --> 00:33:25,819 Speaker 9: speak with you. 589 00:33:25,940 --> 00:33:27,700 Speaker 2: Wow. That means a lot to me. Thank you. 590 00:33:29,540 --> 00:33:29,740 Speaker 10: Well. 591 00:33:29,739 --> 00:33:32,260 Speaker 9: You'd asked the question earlier about if there were some 592 00:33:33,060 --> 00:33:38,580 Speaker 9: conservative folks that had recommended their liberal friends listen to you. Yes, 593 00:33:39,020 --> 00:33:43,100 Speaker 9: to hear your very cogent, thought out and interesting views 594 00:33:43,140 --> 00:33:46,819 Speaker 9: on things. Well, I'm kind of turning the tables on 595 00:33:46,860 --> 00:33:50,860 Speaker 9: that I'm a liberal, but sometimes I have some conservative 596 00:33:50,900 --> 00:33:53,780 Speaker 9: folks that I feel need to have their views tempered, 597 00:33:53,820 --> 00:34:00,420 Speaker 9: sometimes with a touch of extra thought and really moral 598 00:34:00,540 --> 00:34:04,180 Speaker 9: founding foundation that you give, and so I recommend that 599 00:34:04,219 --> 00:34:05,020 Speaker 9: they listen to you. 600 00:34:06,020 --> 00:34:10,860 Speaker 2: Wow, that's really you know. I'm so afraid you know 601 00:34:10,860 --> 00:34:15,620 Speaker 2: of sound. I don't know self aggrandizing it, just even 602 00:34:15,780 --> 00:34:18,700 Speaker 2: having you on, but that means the world to me. 603 00:34:18,820 --> 00:34:22,660 Speaker 2: That is, if I were to make a list of 604 00:34:22,700 --> 00:34:25,540 Speaker 2: all the areas where I have challenged religious folks and 605 00:34:25,580 --> 00:34:28,580 Speaker 2: conservative folks, it would be it would be, it would 606 00:34:28,620 --> 00:34:33,419 Speaker 2: be a very real list. I hope that I take 607 00:34:33,500 --> 00:34:37,459 Speaker 2: positions because they're right with a small R, not right 608 00:34:37,540 --> 00:34:38,700 Speaker 2: with a capital R. 609 00:34:39,380 --> 00:34:39,860 Speaker 4: I agree. 610 00:34:39,900 --> 00:34:42,819 Speaker 9: I think you say it often, and I think foremost 611 00:34:43,140 --> 00:34:49,540 Speaker 9: your concern is to find the truth in issues, and so. 612 00:34:49,580 --> 00:34:51,940 Speaker 2: I am curious, in light of your respect for my 613 00:34:51,940 --> 00:34:54,739 Speaker 2: my my way of thinking, have I in any way 614 00:34:54,859 --> 00:34:55,580 Speaker 2: influenced you? 615 00:34:57,060 --> 00:35:01,180 Speaker 9: I would say yes. I think my exposure initially to 616 00:35:02,460 --> 00:35:06,859 Speaker 9: conservative talk radio with with was with unfortunately some some 617 00:35:07,020 --> 00:35:13,580 Speaker 9: darker individuals that actually sound somewhat paranoid schizophrenic. If you 618 00:35:13,620 --> 00:35:20,140 Speaker 9: listen to them enough miss mister Savage and others. And 619 00:35:20,180 --> 00:35:23,499 Speaker 9: I've found that you have a very First of all, 620 00:35:23,540 --> 00:35:26,300 Speaker 9: I can tell that you're a very moral, very cogent 621 00:35:26,380 --> 00:35:31,379 Speaker 9: individual that doesn't just arbitrarily babble about a topic. There's 622 00:35:31,420 --> 00:35:35,899 Speaker 9: no frivolous conversation. And I respect that, and I mean 623 00:35:35,940 --> 00:35:39,660 Speaker 9: that has given me more respect towards some of my 624 00:35:39,739 --> 00:35:43,700 Speaker 9: conservative friends. And and I'm really disgusted, in fact, with 625 00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:48,779 Speaker 9: some liberals when they attack folks with four letter words. 626 00:35:48,819 --> 00:35:51,540 Speaker 2: And well, that's that in and of itself is a 627 00:35:51,580 --> 00:35:58,060 Speaker 2: big deal. You're very uh, you're a worthy adversary. It's 628 00:35:58,100 --> 00:36:01,500 Speaker 2: the highest compliment I could pay you. Well, they're probably higher, 629 00:36:01,540 --> 00:36:05,540 Speaker 2: but it's it's a high one. Okay, Tom James and 630 00:36:05,859 --> 00:36:08,580 Speaker 2: the other Margaret I told to hang on for the 631 00:36:08,620 --> 00:36:11,140 Speaker 2: Happiness hour, and you should all do the same. Coming 632 00:36:11,219 --> 00:36:12,459 Speaker 2: up on the Dennis Prager. 633 00:36:12,219 --> 00:36:21,299 Speaker 11: Show, this has been Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Frager Dennispraguer 634 00:36:21,339 --> 00:36:24,860 Speaker 11: dot Com for thousands of hours off Dennis's lectures, courses 635 00:36:24,900 --> 00:36:29,540 Speaker 11: in classic radio programs, and to purchase Dennis Prager's Rational Bibles. 636 00:36:33,540 --> 00:36:33,580 Speaker 11: H