1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: Dan Mitchinson now US correspondence with US. Hello Dan, Hello Heather, 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: Oh mate, are you feeling even more holy today than 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: you were yesterday? 4 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 2: Are you being facetious? No? 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: Yes, oh I don't know anymore. 6 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 3: You know I am, and I don't think you are 7 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 3: to answer that, but yes, I am a little bit 8 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 3: to tell you the truth because I don't think you 9 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 3: have to be religious. I don't think you have to 10 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 3: be Catholic to be emotional, and I was surprised that 11 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 3: I found myself being emotional for the first time watching 12 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 3: one of these things today. I think it's very exciting 13 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 3: that we got the first American pope. 14 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: I mean, look, it's a long's We get asked this 15 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 1: question all the time when somebody comes out of New Zealand. 16 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: But do you know him? 17 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 2: I personally don't. 18 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 3: My best friend, who is a vice principal of a 19 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 3: Catholic high school, Saint Augustine in San Diego, has spent 20 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 3: some time with the Pope Leo is Well. I should 21 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 3: say that go back to the school is owned and 22 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 3: operated by the order that the Pope belongs to right now, 23 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,839 Speaker 3: so he has made several appearances there. My friend, who's 24 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 3: the vice principal the school said they they've had a 25 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,639 Speaker 3: chance several times to sit down, eat lunch, a chat. 26 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 3: He is a very polite person. He loves his baseball, 27 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 3: his Chicago White Sox. So my my friend was able 28 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 3: to talk to him about that and he says, he's 29 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,039 Speaker 3: very humble and it's a very good choice, he feels, 30 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 3: and he's been involved with the Catholic Church for you know, decades. 31 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 2: He thinks this is a good a good move for 32 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 2: the Catholics church. 33 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 3: Because he thinks that whether or not you agree that 34 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 3: Pope Francis did move things forward, that he thinks it 35 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 3: will make the church a little bit more progressive. I 36 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 3: think there was a concern that the church might take 37 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 3: a couple of steps back, like Pope France's predecessor beforehand. 38 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 3: But we were we were pleasantly surprised. And you look 39 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 3: at this man up there, and you're thinking, he has 40 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 3: got to be so nervous. Did he want this? Was 41 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 3: this thrust upon him. He's got a brother that's been 42 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 3: talking to the media over here, mostly about baseball, but 43 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 3: says that he believes that his brother, who is a 44 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 3: dual citizen both of the US and Peru, will make 45 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 3: a very good pope here and that he is a 46 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:17,839 Speaker 3: very humble man. 47 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: Well, I'm pleased for you guys. I mean, it is 48 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: do you realize that it is the first time that you, oh, 49 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: you obviously realized the first time you've had a North 50 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: American pope, but also the first time the pope has 51 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: come from the English speaking world in something close it's 52 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: actually close to about gosh, I think it was nine 53 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: hundred years. 54 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 2: Wow, I mean it is. 55 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 3: It's yeah, it is a little bit of history that's 56 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 3: been made today. 57 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: Right now, what do we make of this US UK 58 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: trade deal? 59 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 2: It's very vague. 60 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 3: I mean you heard the comments around the world wires 61 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 3: from the president too, although I got to tell you 62 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 3: the market's over here like it. I mean they've they've 63 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 3: closed up once the President made this announcement today. I 64 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 3: think it's going to be a good weekend. I think 65 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 3: there'll be more trade talks between the US and China. 66 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 3: I think things made drag out of the UK. It 67 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 3: was very vague again on what he did, but again 68 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 3: they said they're going to drop it down to about 69 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 3: ten percent on the import. So we'll hope that, especially 70 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 3: in time for the holidays. Outlocked prices down a little 71 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 3: bit here in the stores. 72 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: I thought it seemed a lot that Kirstama wasn't in 73 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: country for it, right. 74 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 2: It was either that was awkward. 75 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, So it was either something that was rushed, it 76 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 1: was a last minute thing and he couldn't get over, 77 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: or it was something that he did not consider important 78 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: enough to come over for. 79 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 2: I think it's both of those things. 80 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 3: And I think it's the fact that we've seen so 81 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 3: many times these leaders come into a meeting or an 82 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 3: announcement with President Trump over here, and he puts them 83 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 3: in a somewhat awkward position. 84 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. 85 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 3: And if I were the Prime Minister of the UK 86 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 3: right now and I'm still getting my bearings, I think 87 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 3: that was probably the right move for him for this agreement. 88 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 3: And you're right, I think it was very hastily put together. 89 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: Now, what's going on with Trump's polling numbers? 90 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 3: You know what you're going to If you're a trump'ster, 91 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 3: you're going to say, this is just fake media. If 92 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 3: you're a Democrat, you're going to say, well, this is 93 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 3: a sign right now. But is a new poll out 94 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 3: showing that his approval rating with conservative voters fell from 95 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 3: seventy seven to seventy two percent over a matter of 96 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 3: weeks from late last month early this month. And I think, 97 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 3: really this shows maybe a few cracks in his base. 98 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 3: And some are going to say maybe this is his 99 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 3: ability to try to unify the Republican base, but I 100 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 3: think a lot of this has to do in a 101 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 3: shift with what we're seeing with the Republican Party right now. 102 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 3: You know, you've got the old conservative Republicans that believed 103 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 3: in free trade that they're going away. Trump is remaking 104 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 3: the party, and I think that's maybe a tiny bit 105 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 3: of why we're seeing some of these numbers drop. 106 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: Brilliant Soft Dan, It's always good to talk to you. 107 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: Really appreciated it. Stan Mitchinson, a US corresponding. For more 108 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news Talks. 109 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast 110 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: on iHeartRadio.