1 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: Live from vall Hartbiner and the Crossroads of America. It's 2 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: Tony Katz today. 3 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, yes, welcome to Tony Katz today. I am 4 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 2: Mike Coolidge on day number two of filling in for 5 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 2: mister Catz. And obviously the big national news where Indiana 6 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 2: is ground zero four was the vote that took place 7 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 2: on the four of the Illinois I'm sorry the Indiana Senate, 8 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 2: sorry about that slip there. I make my home and 9 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 2: live in the great state of Illinois right to the 10 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 2: west of you. But Indiana, you Hoosiers, great people, great 11 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 2: football team, great basketball team Purdue. But the Senate kind 12 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 2: of didn't do what they were supposed to do yesterday, 13 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 2: and the Republicans didn't do what they were supposed to 14 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 2: do and redraw the maps and get the two extra 15 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 2: Republican seats in the congressional map of Indiana. That did 16 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: not happen, and the Democrats won nationally the left one yesterday. 17 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 2: Congratulations Indiana senators who voted no on the map. Now 18 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 2: a little pig behind the curtain here. This is as 19 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 2: we mentioned it a little bit yesterday when we filled 20 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 2: in for Tony. I just happened to be filling in 21 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 2: coinciding with brand spanking new studios at the flab flagship 22 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 2: station of the Tony Katz Today Show, which is WIBC 23 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 2: in Indianapolis, and they are upgrading, leveling up all their 24 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 2: awesome equipment. And like any time you level up something, 25 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 2: there's still a gremlin or a little you know, snephu 26 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 2: here and there. And on today's show, because of the 27 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 2: challenges that we have, we have no ability to have 28 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 2: a guest on because of a phone feature that isn't 29 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 2: quite you know, all everything running smoothly yet, and I 30 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 2: don't think I will be able to be playing audio 31 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 2: clips either because of the way that we're doing the 32 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 2: show today. But if I'm coming through loud and clear 33 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 2: into your speaker in your car, or your speaker in 34 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 2: your home or on your phone, if you're listening to 35 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 2: this at the gym, listening to the live stream or something, 36 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 2: all's great. Right. I mean, that's what you listen to. 37 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 2: My favorite's You listen to someone's voice on talk radio, right, 38 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 2: You're normally listening to Tony Katz, old friend of mine, 39 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 2: old radio friend of mine, very old radio friend of 40 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: mine is in like fifteen years and I think we're 41 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 2: approximately the same age. I said this yesterday. Tony's hair 42 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 2: is better than mine, but I think you might be 43 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: a year or two older than me. But we're both 44 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 2: gen xers. We've both been around the block, both in 45 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 2: the radio world and in the political world. And yesterday 46 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 2: was not a good day as far as us moving 47 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 2: the needle to the right in this country. Now we're 48 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 2: going to dig into it a little bit. We're going 49 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 2: to read some quotes from some of the senators, both 50 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 2: for and against what happened yesterday. And by the way, 51 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 2: I do have a text textual communication with the fine 52 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 2: people at the WIBC radio station in Indianapolis, again, the 53 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 2: flagship station of Tony casts today. And if you guys 54 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 2: can hear me and everything's going great, if I could 55 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 2: just get a text or a thumbs up, that would 56 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 2: be great. That I'm not speaking into the ether of 57 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 2: my studios here in small town America in Illinois. I'm 58 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 2: gonna even gonna type right out, Am I good? And 59 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 2: hopefully I am? And if I am, then I'm just 60 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 2: going to keep going full speed ahead. My favorite radio 61 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 2: show of all time, what I listened to every single 62 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 2: day for my entire adult life, and some of my 63 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 2: teenage years was the great l Rushbo Rush Limbaugh. I 64 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 2: listened to almost all three hours of his radio show 65 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 2: every single day it was on, and I could not 66 00:04:54,720 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 2: believe how much of a cavity in my soul was 67 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 2: gone when I couldn't hear him every day. It was 68 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 2: like a friend who when he passed away, who is 69 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 2: no longer in your life, but a friend who would 70 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: give you entertainment, information and education every single day for 71 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 2: three hours. And Tony and I have talked about this, 72 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 2: you know, privately, in the various in person conversations we've 73 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 2: had at Seapack and a couple on the phone and 74 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 2: some long text chains. That's what radio is all about. 75 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 2: It's about connecting with the audience. It's about connecting with 76 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 2: the listeners, even if you never meet them, even if 77 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,359 Speaker 2: you never shake their hand or even call in and 78 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 2: have a conversation back and forth with them. Russia Grenbaugh, 79 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 2: I happened to be in the studio, I'm sorry, in 80 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 2: the same room as him twice, once at Seapac in 81 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 2: twenty nine, month one of the Obama presidency. It was 82 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 2: the greatest speech I've ever heard in my life. Go 83 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 2: ahead and look it up on YouTube. He did it 84 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 2: completely off the cuff and it was phenomenal, best one 85 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 2: I've ever heard in person talking about And then I 86 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 2: was in a much smaller room with him at a 87 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 2: radio convention in New York City a couple of years later, 88 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 2: and in his awesome ways, he came in, gave a 89 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 2: great speech and left, didn't you know, press the flash, 90 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 2: didn't chit chat. He came and got and it was 91 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 2: almost cooler that he did that because of the legend 92 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 2: that he was. Anyway, the reason I'm telling you that 93 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 2: is that he for his great radio show only for 94 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 2: the most part, it was him for three hours. He 95 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 2: didn't do guests, very rare exceptions that he have guests 96 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 2: on unless you were the sitting president or sitting vice president. 97 00:06:54,960 --> 00:07:01,239 Speaker 2: You very rarely heard Russian the ball interview guests. And 98 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 2: you know, he'd play audio clips here and there, which 99 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 2: we cannot unfortunately do today. And he take callers of course, 100 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 2: and those exchanges were fantastic a lot too. But when 101 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 2: he was monologuing, when he was just talking, that to 102 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 2: me was always the most interesting and coolest part of 103 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 2: my day as far as a consumer of radio goes. 104 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 2: Was just listening to him every single day. And one 105 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 2: of the sad things is that you have to like 106 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 2: consciously go find his old stuff on YouTube to listen 107 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 2: to it. You know, he's not on the Instagram feeds, 108 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 2: or he's not in the YouTube shorts or any of 109 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 2: that because he passed away. He was a baby boomer. 110 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 2: He was before all of the huge social media stuff 111 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 2: that Charlie Kirk was so good at, you know, came 112 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 2: into our daily consumptionist stuff. So I don't see him 113 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 2: in my beats and stuff anymore, and I still miss in. However, 114 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 2: his legacy lives on. People like Tony Katz continue to 115 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 2: make great radio and in Tony's case, the same time 116 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 2: slot now as the great l rushbo every single day. 117 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 2: And I hope, and I know just from talking to 118 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 2: Tony and talking to a lot of you on X 119 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 2: that even if you've never met Tony in person, even 120 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 2: if you have never called into his show, if you're 121 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 2: listening to a show every day, if you're listening to 122 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 2: a show right now, you consider him a friend. You 123 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 2: consider him someone in your life. And that's an awesome thing. 124 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 2: I was able to develop that with my listeners over 125 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 2: fifteen years. Just one stayed over syndicated on a bunch 126 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 2: of different stations in the great state of Illinois, the 127 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 2: Michael Coolidge Show, and then I hung up the headphones 128 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,439 Speaker 2: to run for US Congress, which I did not come 129 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 2: out on top of and have been involved behind the 130 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 2: scenes in politics ever since. And on occasion when some 131 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 2: radio host friends of mine say, hey, I'm taking a 132 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 2: day off this week, can you mind talking into the 133 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 2: mic again? I say absolutely, I miss it. It's awesome, 134 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 2: it's fun, and I really really appreciate you tuning in 135 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 2: today because we do have a lot of stuff to 136 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 2: get to. We're going to talk about the unfortunate turn 137 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 2: of events in the state capital of Indiana yesterday with 138 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 2: this new map proposal that failed. We'll also talk about 139 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 2: the top eight candidates who might be running for president 140 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 2: on the Democrat side in twenty twenty eight. We're also 141 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 2: going to talk about our current president and how he 142 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 2: changed America, changed this country. So we have a lot 143 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:01,479 Speaker 2: to get to. On Tony Katz today, I am Mike Coolidge, 144 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 2: that spelled with a K K O O L I 145 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 2: d G. E can find me on X and follow 146 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:12,199 Speaker 2: me message me. Dms are open. As they say, I 147 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:13,719 Speaker 2: think they are. If you follow me, I think you can. 148 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 2: You can send me a message as well. And we 149 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 2: have a ton of great stuff to get to on 150 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 2: Tony Kats today, So I might coach, will be right back. 151 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 2: Don't go anywhere. We're back on Tony Katz today. Uh 152 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 2: let's just jump right into the names of the Indiana 153 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 2: senators who voted no on the redistricting bill yesterday. How 154 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 2: many of them were there? There were twenty one. I 155 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 2: might butcher these names. My apologies. I live in Illinois, 156 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 2: not Indiana, So forgive me if I if these names 157 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 2: are extremely familiar to you but not to me. Here 158 00:10:56,559 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 2: we go, Senator Eric Slur, Vanetta Becker, Mike Bojasek, we 159 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 2: might have audio from him. He was on Caitlin Collins 160 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 2: CNN yesterday, Mike Bojasek, and I'm not exaggerating. The reason 161 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 2: he said that they didn't vote yes on this was tradition. 162 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 2: That was the whole argument. Yeah, tradition. We don't want 163 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 2: to mess around with stuff in the middle of the decade. 164 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 2: Uh yeah, just it's your tradition, that's it. That was 165 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 2: the reason, according to Mike Bojasek on Caitlin Collins CNN yesterday, 166 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 2: Rodrick Bray, Brian Buchanan, Jim Buck, Ed Charbonneau, Brett Clark, 167 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 2: Mike Krider, Spencer Deary, Dan Dernewick Wake Deroit Or Deriot, 168 00:11:56,559 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 2: Sue Glick, Greg Good, Travis Holdman, Gene Rising, Ryan Mischler, 169 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 2: Rick Naymier, Linda Rogers, Kyle Walker, and Greg Walker. I 170 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 2: know at some point there was uncertainty about if all 171 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 2: of the senators would show up. I know that one senator, 172 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 2: according to stuff I was reading on next, flew in 173 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 2: and came in at the last minute. Twenty one of 174 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 2: these senators voted no on this, So they clearly were 175 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 2: in cahoots. They clearly said, yep, we're going to go 176 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 2: ahead and not approve the maps. And again, the best 177 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 2: argument I heard for I wouldn't say the best argument. 178 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 2: The argument I heard for this was something tradition, something 179 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 2: something I don't understand the kind of narrow mindedness that 180 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 2: went into this vote. Again, I'm not a constituent of 181 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,439 Speaker 2: any of these senators. You listening to this right now, 182 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 2: possibly are? I know Tony's on a bunch of different 183 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 2: stations throughout the Midwest, but a huge, huge amount of 184 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 2: his listeners are in Indiana, I know, and so of 185 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,200 Speaker 2: these senators that I just named, I'll just give you 186 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 2: the last names real quick. Let's see if I can 187 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 2: do it in like fifteen seconds. Baslor, Becker, Boasek, Bray, Buchanan, Buck, Charbonel, Clark, Crider, Dearymk, Deriot, Glick, 188 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 2: Good Holdman, Lysing, Michler, Nimeyer, Rogers, Walker, and Walker. They 189 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 2: is a very good chance one of these state senators 190 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 2: represents you. And you can just find all their phone 191 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 2: numbers and email addresses on X. They all have different ones. 192 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 2: They're too long to read here, but go ahead and 193 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 2: just go on X and just search Indie, Dana senators 194 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 2: who voted no. And there's a whole lot of votes 195 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 2: about these senators. Let me just read from some Jeff 196 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 2: clay paths on X to these twenty one Indiana state 197 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:18,199 Speaker 2: Republicans pictured below who voted no to read districting. Congratulations, 198 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 2: your political careers just ended today, Baron Trump BT News. 199 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 2: I don't know if this is actually Baron Trump. HET's 200 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 2: a commentary account. Indiana just showed who is pretending and 201 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 2: who is loyal. A block of so called Republicans crossed 202 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 2: the line and teamed up with Democrats to derail President 203 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 2: Trump's redistricting effort until Indiana toward the left. This was 204 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 2: a choice, a deliberate one. If you vote with Democrats 205 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:47,239 Speaker 2: when it counts, you're not a Republican, You're an obstacle. 206 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 2: These names, these names need to be remembered when primary 207 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 2: season comes. Not debated, not excused, print it, save it, 208 00:14:55,800 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 2: circulate it. Indiana needs backbone, not double agents. One more 209 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 2: Daily Wire, Indiana governor vows to help Trump primary misguided 210 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 2: state senators who rejected redistricting. A majority of Republicans in 211 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 2: the state Senate opposed the plant. Yeah, and if you 212 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 2: are a state senator in Indiana, I look this up. 213 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 2: You make about thirty three thousand dollars a year. I 214 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 2: understand it's a part time job. It's not a you know, 215 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 2: people aren't living off of that paycheck. And that's essentially 216 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 2: what the one senator I heard, Mike Bohasak on CNN 217 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 2: yesterday say he's not up until twenty twenty eight and 218 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 2: so whoop do you do? Yeah? Primary? If I lose, 219 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 2: I lose. That's basically what he said. Okay, in Illinois, 220 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 2: I know the state senators and the state reps make 221 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 2: something to the tune of like seventy two or seventy 222 00:15:56,080 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 2: five thousand dollars a year plus per diem, plus meals 223 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 2: and stuff. And that's a part time job. That is 224 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 2: not a full time job. That's a lot for a 225 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 2: part time job. Which is why a lot of them 226 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 2: very much value their positions. And if you threaten the 227 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 2: primary one of them, oh, even if it's a Republican. 228 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 2: We're in a super minority here in Illinois. But there 229 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 2: are Republican state senators in state senators or state representatives 230 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 2: and state senators. But I don't know, maybe that's the 231 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 2: calculation that some of them made, like, eh, you know what, 232 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 2: I don't need this job. It's kind of thankless. It 233 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 2: doesn't pay a whole lot. I'm good. Maybe that was it. 234 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 2: Then I ask you, though, why did you even run 235 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 2: in the first place? Why are you in the Senate? 236 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 2: Let me try to play this clip here and again. 237 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 2: If you're just joining Tony kats today, I am Mike 238 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 2: Coolidge in for Tony Katz. This was on the floor 239 00:16:54,560 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 2: of the Senate before the vote yesterday. This is Chris Garten. Uh. 240 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 2: Let's see if this works. 241 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 3: You're damn right. 242 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm hearing a lot of echo, so probably not 243 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 2: going to be able to do that. Let me try 244 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 2: it one more time, and I'm going to ask the 245 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 2: Great Landing on the other side of this microphone to 246 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 2: uh to do whatever he needs to do to try 247 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 2: to play this again because it worked in the break, 248 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 2: I know, and we tried again. I'm gonna turn up 249 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 2: my volume here. 250 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 3: These maps are political political political. 251 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 2: Now batting many mota No, that's not gonna work. Sorry, 252 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:47,120 Speaker 2: but man, did State Senator Chris Garton really uh lay 253 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 2: into his colleagues on the floor of the Senate yesterday 254 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 2: his point And I know and I believe that Tony 255 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,680 Speaker 2: shares this view. Yes, this is political. Of course it's political. 256 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 2: This was to gain two seats to counter all of 257 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 2: these Democrat run states in New England and Hawaii and 258 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 2: Delaware and New Mexico and so many others, all the 259 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 2: ones I mentioned have zero Republican representation, zero even though 260 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 2: there are tens of millions of Republicans in those states. 261 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 2: They have no republic because of the way they do 262 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:33,120 Speaker 2: the maps. And see it's not controversial when they did it. 263 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 2: This is a news story right now or it was, 264 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 2: it still is. Really it's in the news cycle right 265 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 2: now because it's the only state, Indiana, in the country 266 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 2: that was voting to redraw the maps at this particular time. 267 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 2: But all these other states. Heck, I know in our shady, 268 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 2: shadily run state, worst governed state in the country is 269 00:18:56,000 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 2: to your west. It's called Illinois. Also, the worst run 270 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 2: city in the country is in the city to your west. 271 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:06,239 Speaker 2: And some of you might work in that state who 272 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:11,400 Speaker 2: live in northwest Indiana, that would be Chicago. We here 273 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 2: in Illinois have things in such a insanely stupid and 274 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 2: corrupt way with how we do things that there is 275 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 2: no follow up, there's no you know, well, I am 276 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 2: looking at the cock here. I'll finish this thought on 277 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 2: the other side of the break. This is Tony Katz today. 278 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 2: I am Mike Coolidge. I believe we're coming up on 279 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 2: the bottom of the hour right now. We'll be right back. 280 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 2: We are back on Tony Katz today. Mike Coolidge in 281 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 2: for mister Katz. Follow me on x at Coolidge spelled 282 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 2: with a K K O L I d g E. 283 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 2: We have figured out how to play an audio clip 284 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 2: that's right, and we talked about before the break the 285 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 2: rationale behind the Senators in Indiana, they voted, no, we're 286 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 2: not going to counter the Democrats. We only see the 287 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 2: twigs in front of us. We can't see the forest, 288 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:31,680 Speaker 2: which is the Democrats are and have always been redrawing 289 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:37,919 Speaker 2: maps in the middle of the night, sometimes in veto sessions, 290 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 2: as we call them in Illinois. These these times in 291 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 2: between an election and when someone is sworn in, like 292 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 2: the new ones are sworn into these lame duck sessions, 293 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:53,479 Speaker 2: they'll they'll do the shadiest stuff during that time period 294 00:20:53,560 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 2: here in Illinois raised taxes through the roof pass insane laws. 295 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 2: But all these other states throughout the country that have 296 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 2: zero Republican congressional districts, like all the states in New 297 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 2: England and Delaware and New Mexico, and even in a 298 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:23,439 Speaker 2: state like Illinois, where the population of Illinois that is 299 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 2: Republican is approximately forty three percent, but sixteen percent of 300 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 2: the population is represented by Republicans in Washington, d C. 301 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 2: If that makes sense, because only three of our seventeen 302 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 2: congressional districts are Republican. That was drawn specifically by Democrats 303 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,439 Speaker 2: because they know how to play this game. They have 304 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 2: zero and I mean zero compunction. They have no shame 305 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 2: whatsoever drawing things in such a way that benefits. Then 306 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 2: they don't care about tradition, They don't care about fairness, 307 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:59,959 Speaker 2: they don't care what the Constitution says that it's supposed to. 308 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 2: The census happens every two years, and states draw maps 309 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 2: after that. There's nothing in the constitution. The reason that Texas, 310 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 2: by the way, and other states, you know, because Texas 311 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 2: was the first one to do this, have been able 312 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,879 Speaker 2: to draw them in the middle of the decade is 313 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 2: because the Constitution doesn't say that they can do that. 314 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 2: It doesn't say in the Constitution that you know, maps 315 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 2: are drawn only once per decade, and they can only 316 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:35,719 Speaker 2: occur right after the census, which happens every ten years. 317 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:38,480 Speaker 2: You know, the census taking place every ten years, is 318 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 2: in the constitution. To join the maps, it's up to 319 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 2: each state, and a lot of other states have decided, 320 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 2: you know, California decided to redraw them to add five 321 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 2: Democrat districts, and Texas did the same thing. So those 322 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 2: canceled each other out. So it is up to other 323 00:22:56,560 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 2: states to redraw their maps to counter the terribly unfair 324 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 2: Jerry Mander maps that have been occurring in states like 325 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 2: the ones in New England and various other ones that 326 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:13,400 Speaker 2: are just mentioned and vote, but votes have been drawn 327 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:16,439 Speaker 2: like not in a news cycle. They've been drawn like 328 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 2: you know, in between Christmas and New Year, these times 329 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 2: that we're no one's paying attention to the news anywhere. 330 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 2: These happened in the dead to night, or they're past 331 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 2: and talked about even at the normal time in the 332 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 2: beginning of a decade, and no one, you know, maybe 333 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 2: a couple of people say, these drawship, these maps should 334 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 2: be drawn better, and then that's it. That's the whole 335 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 2: story goes away. And then now in Washington, d C. 336 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 2: We have a disproportionate amount of Democrats having huge decisions 337 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 2: that affect your life. That's the forest instead Democrat senators, 338 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:59,440 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, Freudian slip. Republican senators. The twenty I mentioned 339 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:08,640 Speaker 2: in Indiana yesterday voted to not change the maps. Twenty one. 340 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 2: I apologize, it's not twenty it is twenty one. This 341 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 2: senator I'm about to play a clip of was not 342 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:21,679 Speaker 2: one of those twenty one. Let's hear from senator or 343 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:25,439 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, Representative Chris No. All right, I've got two 344 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 2: different things. There, one says representative, one goes State Senate 345 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 2: Chris Garden. Here we go. 346 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 3: Some wist say these maps are political. Let me be clear. 347 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 3: You're damn right they are political. Policy is political. Safe 348 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 3: streets are political. Look at Indianapolis. Affordable electricity is political. 349 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 3: A drug free Indiana is political. Peace in the Middle 350 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 3: East it's political. I dealt with it firsthand. If drawing 351 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 3: a map that secures two more seats for the Republican 352 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 3: Party means that we continue to see the overdose deaths 353 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 3: dropped by twenty percent, then I'll draw that map every 354 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:20,959 Speaker 3: single day of the week, and twice on Sundays. If 355 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 3: drawing a map means that we'll continue to see at 356 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 3: ninety three percent drop in illegal immigration, and I'll sign 357 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:32,640 Speaker 3: it with a smile on my face. We're not here 358 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 3: to be neutral arbiters of decline. We're here to be 359 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 3: active agents of American greatness. 360 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 2: So I ask you. 361 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 3: Do not shrink from this moment, do not hide behind 362 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:53,440 Speaker 3: tradition when the future of the Republic is at stake, 363 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:57,679 Speaker 3: because make no mistake, that's what the scope of your 364 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 3: vote is today. The courts have cleared the way the 365 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 3: data has proven the case. The president has been set 366 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 3: by our opponents, and the White House has made the call, 367 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 3: and it's time for Indiana to answer. Vote yes for 368 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 3: this map, Vote yes for two more seats. Vote yes 369 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 3: for a safer, stronger, and more prosperous Indiana. Thank you, 370 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 3: mister President. 371 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:37,159 Speaker 2: That was State Senator Chris Gartin on the floor of 372 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 2: the State Senate yesterday, fallen on deaf ears. Apparently, big, 373 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 2: really important point he made there, and it's a point 374 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 2: I made in my show almost every day. The point 375 00:26:53,520 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 2: of politics is policy. That's it. The point of politics 376 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 2: is policy. You run for office, you get elected, you 377 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:12,400 Speaker 2: go to the state House or Washington d C. If 378 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 2: you're a US congressman or a senator, and you write 379 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:22,439 Speaker 2: legislation or you vote on legislation that other people wrote. 380 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:28,880 Speaker 2: That's it. That's your job. Listen to your constituents. If 381 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 2: they say, yes, this is great legislation aka policy, please 382 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 2: vote for it. If you continue to vote for it, 383 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 2: and you continue to vote in ways that we agree with, 384 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:44,399 Speaker 2: we'll keep sending you back to the state capital or 385 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 2: Washington DC. But if you don't, we will fire you. 386 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:53,119 Speaker 2: We'll get somebody else to do that job. But the 387 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 2: legislation part. The policy part is the important part. That's 388 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 2: what you do just about being in charge, It's what 389 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 2: do you do when you are in charge. The Democrats 390 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 2: throughout the country have shown time and time again what 391 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:17,120 Speaker 2: they're willing to do once they get power, and it's 392 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:25,639 Speaker 2: terrible stuff. Yeah. It's open borders, it's the mutilation of 393 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 2: children under quote unquote gender affirming care. It's constant growth 394 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 2: of government, which means more and more taxes from you 395 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 2: and the person living next to you. It's the complete 396 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 2: complete destruction, ultimately, of the things that made this country great. 397 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 2: And every decision any elected official makes, if they're a Republican, 398 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 2: needs to be. Are we giving more power to the 399 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 2: left or less? Are we? You know, it's not just 400 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 2: about passing good laws. It's about getting rid of really 401 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 2: terrible laws too. The old line from from Ronald Reagan 402 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 2: the scariest words in the English language. I'm here from 403 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 2: the I'm from the government, and I'm here to help. 404 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 2: I know a lot of Democrats think, you know, the 405 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 2: naive ones, the idealistic ones, think the government can save 406 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 2: the day for every everything it all takes is a 407 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:42,719 Speaker 2: government program to fix something. But then there's a lot 408 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 2: of other there's sinister ones too. There's evil, yes, evil 409 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 2: ones too that that say they want to do those things. 410 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 2: And again there I know there are some Democrats who 411 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 2: really do believe that in their heart that you know, 412 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 2: government crow, we're the compassionate party. We're going to fix things, 413 00:29:57,960 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 2: We're going to give to the poor, we're going to 414 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:01,480 Speaker 2: expand the government to get more to the poor, so 415 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 2: on and so forth. But then there's some sinister ones 416 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:08,720 Speaker 2: too who despise this country, who hate this country everything 417 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 2: it stands for, and they want it destroyed, and they 418 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 2: know certain things that they can pass will facilitate that. Well, 419 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 2: that side got a little bit more power yesterday in 420 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 2: the country. They got a little bit more power. We 421 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 2: may not remember this. This might be an old story 422 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 2: by next year, by next November, when the midterms actually happen, 423 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 2: and when the dust settles, and when we see how 424 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 2: many Congressmen in Washington, d C. Have urs next to 425 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 2: their name and have d's and if the d's have 426 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 2: that majority by like one or two. I hope people 427 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 2: in Indiana who are represented by the twenty one senators 428 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 2: that vote know on this yesterday, make their voice hurt. 429 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 2: Some of these senators are up for election in twenty 430 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:10,360 Speaker 2: twenty six next year, some of them are up in 431 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 2: twenty twenty eight. This isn't personal. This isn't uh, you know, 432 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 2: vindictiveness or nothing. This this is how it works. You 433 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 2: vote for our interests, you get reelected, you vote against them, 434 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:26,240 Speaker 2: we find someone else to take that role. It's that simple, 435 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 2: nothing personal. Out you go. And if you listen to 436 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 2: the rationale, some of these senators in Indiana they can't 437 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 2: understand that. Or at least the one who was on 438 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 2: who was on CNN yesterday with Caitlin Collins, Mike Boasek 439 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 2: might have the audio for this. It's really not that interesting, 440 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 2: so I'm probably not gonna play it, but suffice is 441 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,680 Speaker 2: to say he's had the reason that they voted known. 442 00:31:52,720 --> 00:32:01,400 Speaker 2: This was tradition, tradition, Tradishan, tradish on, little Fidgler on 443 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 2: the roof for you. That's the reason that alone. I'm 444 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 2: all for tradition, but when you do it to spite 445 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 2: your own face, it's really really not going to work 446 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 2: out well for this country. I think some of these 447 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 2: people are going to live with the results and they 448 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:25,280 Speaker 2: might not be a state Senator in two years, in 449 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 2: four years, and they're gonna be okay. I honestly don't 450 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 2: think them they fear their jobs that much because they're 451 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:34,840 Speaker 2: going to lose them. I mean, hopefully they will lose them. 452 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:39,080 Speaker 2: But if you don't care about the country and you 453 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 2: see where it's going, that is something that I hope, 454 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:45,239 Speaker 2: I hope hits them a little bit harder when they 455 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:47,480 Speaker 2: see what happens when the Democrats take over the House 456 00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:49,800 Speaker 2: next year. We'll we're at back on Tony Cats today. 457 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 2: I am Mike Coolidge. Stay with us. We're back on 458 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 2: Tony Kats today. I am Mike Coolidge. I cannot comment 459 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:59,120 Speaker 2: on the bumper music because I cannot hear. I assume 460 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 2: in the great flagship station of Tony Katz today WIBC 461 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:09,560 Speaker 2: Studios is playing some awesome classic rock stuff that is 462 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 2: in the We used to call them carts. Who is 463 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 2: really dating myself? The very early stages of my radio career, 464 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 2: I was the I was a producer and associate producer 465 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:26,400 Speaker 2: and intern. Then like an associate producer for Spike Odell 466 00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 2: in Chicago, biggest radio show at the time in on WGN, 467 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 2: this huge blowtorch out of Chicago and learned from him 468 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 2: and his producer how to book great guests, how to 469 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 2: keep things going, how to keep the flow going. Anyway, 470 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:47,760 Speaker 2: this is like, I don't know, mid to late two thousands, 471 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 2: and we would they didn't. They didn't have carts, but 472 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:54,360 Speaker 2: they still had CDs and they had this huge library 473 00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:59,080 Speaker 2: of CDs and then NP three's was like a newer thing, 474 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 2: that brand new thing, like a digital form of audio 475 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:08,840 Speaker 2: and music what But in order to play a bumper 476 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 2: music going back into a segment, they had to have 477 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:16,239 Speaker 2: c d's playing. And before that it was like these 478 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 2: kart things that are kind of like eight track players. 479 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:24,080 Speaker 2: It was very very old school. But yes, apparently I'm 480 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:27,719 Speaker 2: being told through the communication way that we were doing 481 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:29,440 Speaker 2: the show today, which, by the way, if you're just 482 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:34,160 Speaker 2: joining us, we have no ability to have calls today, 483 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 2: and no ability to play audio from my end, no 484 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:42,600 Speaker 2: ability to have guests either. So it's just yours truly 485 00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:48,480 Speaker 2: and this microphone. But they're doing their magic back in Indianapolis, 486 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 2: and Ozzy Osbourne and Post Malone did some sort of 487 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:56,719 Speaker 2: collaboration that resulted in the musical sounds you heard being 488 00:34:56,760 --> 00:35:01,399 Speaker 2: played on the intro to this segment. But Unfortunately, this 489 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:03,640 Speaker 2: hour is going to be in the can as soon 490 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 2: as they say, And we have a whole lot more 491 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 2: coming up on Tony Katz today. Mike Coolidge filling in 492 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:12,479 Speaker 2: for Tony. We're going to we might continue to talk 493 00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:17,799 Speaker 2: a little bit still about the terrible, terrible decision that 494 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:22,520 Speaker 2: the Indiana Senate made yesterday about not saying yes to 495 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:26,200 Speaker 2: the maps. Twenty one senators voted no. Republican senators voted no. 496 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:28,799 Speaker 2: They had the ability to do. They were all set 497 00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:31,600 Speaker 2: to say yep. The Court said, yup, you guys passed this. Good. 498 00:35:31,640 --> 00:35:34,040 Speaker 2: The governor said, yep, I'll sign it if you guys 499 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:38,160 Speaker 2: pass it. They said no because of tradition. I guess 500 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:41,560 Speaker 2: like they just went to a fid we're on the 501 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:45,440 Speaker 2: roof performance or something, and we're just moved by that tradition. 502 00:35:45,760 --> 00:35:49,239 Speaker 2: That's the word that I've been told as to why 503 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 2: they voted no on this. Anyone hear anything different, message 504 00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:56,319 Speaker 2: me at Coolidge kol idgd on X. We will be 505 00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:58,120 Speaker 2: right back on Tony Kats today. Stay with us