1 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: Live from Vaal, Heartland and the Crossroads of America. It's 2 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: Tony Katz today. 3 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 2: There are updates on what's happening in Iran, but I 4 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 2: think there's a better question to be asked, and it 5 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 2: has nothing to do with the war. It has everything 6 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 2: to do with women. A weird offshoot story that has 7 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 2: been sticking in my head ever since I shared the 8 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 2: story of these Iranian women soccer team that was playing 9 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: in a competition, a tournament in Australia and they got 10 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 2: knocked out of the tournament and they were afraid to 11 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 2: go back home. One of the reasons they were afraid 12 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 2: to go back home was because they did not sing 13 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: the Iranian anthem. They were like, nah, no, thanks, We're 14 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 2: not going to do this. You have had the Iranian 15 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: people being slaughtered by the Iranian regime since certainly nineteen 16 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: seventy nine, women treated horrifically for the past forty seven years, 17 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: life not being anywhere near as good as it was 18 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 2: before the Ayatola. You have thirty thousand plus protesters that 19 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: were killed in just the last few months. You have 20 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 2: women who will not sing the national anthem facing punishments, 21 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 2: including possibly death, denunciation from Iranian state media, even though 22 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 2: they sang the song afterwards, even though they didn't want 23 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 2: to and are afraid to go back home. Some went 24 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 2: back home because they feared what would happened to their families. 25 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 2: We have people in America who gladly hate America while 26 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 2: they're at the Olympics and then come home without anything 27 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 2: happening to them other than someone saying something not nice 28 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 2: on social media, and they and they fall down and 29 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 2: they cry and say, why is this happening to me? 30 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: These women like get killed or worse, their families harmed, 31 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 2: and this story has been sticking with me. This is 32 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 2: an ugly story, and why is it an ugly story? Well, 33 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 2: the New York Post beat me to the punch. Why 34 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: isn't motormouth Megan Rapino using her megaphone for a ram's 35 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 2: female soccer team. Megan Repino is was the member of 36 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 2: the US women's team who was taking a knee for 37 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 2: social justice, thinking she was Colin Kaepernick and equal pay 38 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 2: all the nonsense things, and she believes that men can 39 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 2: call themselves women and play on the women's soccer team. 40 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 2: The real conversation here is where are the feminists and 41 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:39,839 Speaker 2: why do they hate women so damn much. I don't 42 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 2: want to hear it from women's groups that claim to 43 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 2: stand up for women. You don't stand up for anything. 44 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: You don't stand up for anything, accounts anything that matters. 45 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 2: You're an un serious group of people. I could point 46 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 2: to local stories where I live, I can point to 47 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 2: national stories where things happen. There is a story out 48 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: of one of these organizations, Queers for Palestine. Oh holy hell, 49 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 2: do you know how stupid you have to be to 50 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 2: be a part of a group called queers for Palestine? 51 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 2: How much you have to hate yourself and want your 52 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 2: own demise? They were having these encampments and women were 53 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 2: getting sexually abused in the encampments. Where were any of 54 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 2: the women to stand up for the other women getting 55 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 2: sexually abused? And the answer is nowhere, nowhere to be found. 56 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:38,239 Speaker 2: The worst women out there are the feminists whose claim 57 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 2: to be standing up for women. They're not strong, they're 58 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 2: not brave, they're not decent, they're not good. They are 59 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: horrifying cowards. That's right, ladies, This man just man's blamed. 60 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 2: How you're a coward. I'm gonna do it again. I'll 61 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 2: do it right in front of you. Pick the street corner, 62 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 2: as I often like to say, and we'll have lovely 63 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 2: chat about how you don't give a damn about women 64 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:09,679 Speaker 2: at all. You're all talk and no action. These women 65 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 2: can't go back to Iran. At least five have stayed 66 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 2: in Australia, and Albany's the Prime Minister needed pressure from Trump. 67 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 2: At least that's the way it looks to say, all right, 68 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 2: you can stay here. Trump offered up, hey, you can 69 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 2: come stay in the United States. Where were the women 70 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 2: to stand up for these women? How come that's not 71 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 2: happening in the entire conversation of Iran. And these people 72 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 2: are like, oh my gosh, we can't be involved in 73 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 2: another forever war. It's not a forever war. Would everyone 74 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 2: grow up and stop being ridiculous? You not being able? 75 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 2: I shouldn't say you. I shouldn't say you. I apologize. 76 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 2: It's not you, it's them. They're not able to control 77 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 2: their emotions, so they scream forever war like everybody else 78 00:05:58,279 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: has to say, Okay, I guess we'll let the terrorists 79 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 2: I continue too dumb for words, Absolutely not. And we're 80 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 2: not done with this mission until the regime is dead, 81 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 2: until the money flows to terrorists stop and until they 82 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 2: can't hurt us for anything, then hand it over to 83 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 2: the Persians and say, go build a nation. I can't 84 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 2: wait to start some trade with you, looking forward to 85 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 2: tourism in about six months when you sweep up some 86 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 2: of the rubble. You know what, we're not nationarybuilders, but 87 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 2: here are some brooms. Let the Persians go to work. 88 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 2: They'll be fine. They built the civilization before the Islamic regime. 89 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 2: They can do it again. Where are the women, Where 90 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 2: are the ladies of the view to stand up for 91 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 2: the abused women all over Iran and say they deserve better. 92 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 2: Let us end this terrorism nonsense and let these women 93 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 2: have a chance in a better life. I agree with 94 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 2: the very concept that you cannot go to every nation everywhere. 95 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 2: This was a center round Paul point. I agree with 96 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 2: this point. You can't go to every nation everywhere where 97 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 2: something horrible is happening to a certain group of people 98 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 2: and make their lives better. It can't be done. That's adventurism, 99 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 2: and of course it is a financial impossibility, a logistical impossibility. 100 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 2: There are bad actors the world over, but the bad 101 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 2: actors who also want to terrorize us, harm us, kill 102 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 2: us and have Yeah, let's start with them first. At 103 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 2: least let's handle that. And if we can make life 104 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 2: better for the women and the men and the children, 105 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 2: I say, great, that's excellent. Mega Repino is nowhere to 106 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 2: be heard. Megan Reppino really thought she was being some 107 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 2: kind of strong woman by saying to women, men can 108 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 2: claim to be women, and it's okay if you lose 109 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 2: your spot on the team, because these men deserve it. 110 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 2: It's not a feminist. That's a radical. That is a 111 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 2: broken radical, who should not be listened to, who should 112 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 2: be proactively dismissed. She should not be put on a pedestal, 113 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 2: who should not be raised up. That is the kind 114 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 2: of woman you're supposed to say to your daughters. Don't 115 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 2: be like her. She hates you, Yes, yes, little darlin. 116 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 2: She Oh that's why I would call my daughter little darlin. Why? 117 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 2: Because I can. That woman hates you, doesn't think that 118 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 2: you should be on an even playing field, and doesn't 119 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 2: think that if you're being oppressed, she who is not 120 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 2: oppressed by any stretch, should be supportive. She doesn't believe 121 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 2: in being supportive. I, for one, don't think you should 122 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 2: support her. I'd, for one, don't think you should idolize her. 123 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 2: There are women out there who do real work, far 124 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,959 Speaker 2: better than anything Megan Rappino ever did. So why don't 125 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 2: you just take down those posters? Because she won't be 126 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 2: there for you when you need her. And she's proven it. 127 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 2: She's proven it. Now some will say, as I see 128 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 2: some people in the chat room say she should shut 129 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,839 Speaker 2: up and dribble. That's the expression, right, we don't want 130 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 2: to hear from athletes shut up and dribble. I'm not 131 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 2: a believer in shut up and dribble. I'm a believer 132 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 2: and go about saying what you're gonna say. But I'm 133 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 2: going to notice when you are a cowardly loser. And 134 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 2: these feminists are all cowards, all of them. Not standing 135 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 2: up for the women of Iran on this soccer team, 136 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 2: you're not standing up for women athletes. Let's pretend they 137 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 2: were all named Britney Griner. Would you be there then? 138 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 2: What's the issue? What's the problem? What is the reason 139 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 2: that these women don't get your love, don't get your respect, 140 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 2: don't get your care. What is the reason that some 141 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 2: women get all of your passions and some women get 142 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 2: none of your attention? What is The reason is it 143 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 2: that you can't allow your humanity to go past your politics. 144 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 2: If you stand up for the women in Iran, if 145 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 2: you stand up for these women, you might actually be 146 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 2: seen as being on the side of Trump or Republicans 147 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 2: or those who want this regime ended so the United 148 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 2: States can live a safer, better life. And you can't 149 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 2: have that, Oh gosh, you can't have that? Is that? 150 00:10:54,760 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 2: It is that the reason your politics so overwhelm you, 151 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 2: so control, you, so consume you, Megan Repino, feminists that 152 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 2: you can't even be human recognize the horror that these 153 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 2: women live in. You don't live in horror, Megan Repino, 154 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 2: You don't live in horror. You're a gay woman in 155 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 2: the United States of America, and you are a superstar 156 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 2: on the cover of magazines, and you've made cash. No 157 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 2: one is trying to throw you off a building, and 158 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 2: no one, through their own religious code fieldy parentheses around 159 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 2: religious the quotes, because it's a political system, not a religion, 160 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 2: thinks that because of your transgression you should be raped, 161 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 2: inn or killed. You're not oppressed. The hell's wrong with you? 162 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 2: Who told you you're oppressed? Will you tell other people 163 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 2: you're oppressed? And that's how you build reputation capital. Well, 164 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 2: allow me to man explain it again. You ain't oppressed, 165 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 2: Megan Repino. What you are is just annoying. And the 166 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 2: bigger problem, because there are plenty of annoying people out there, 167 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 2: The bigger problem is that you don't care about women 168 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 2: at all. I am a bigger feminist than you because 169 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 2: I love women, love producier Land, and you understand what 170 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 2: I mean by love. I don't think I know what 171 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 2: you mean. Oh do you know what I mean? Are 172 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 2: you sure you know what I mean? I think I'm 173 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 2: sure I know what you mean. Love. How you doing? 174 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 2: Are you doing? Yeah? I care more about women than you. 175 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,479 Speaker 2: I care more about women than the so called feminists 176 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 2: who won't stand up for these women in Iran, who 177 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 2: did something more brave than Megan Rapino has ever done 178 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 2: in her entire life. Taking a knee was not brave, 179 00:12:56,480 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 2: Megan taking a knee feminists not brave. You think Nancy 180 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 2: Pelosi taking a knee for George Floyd was brave? What 181 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 2: kind of nonsense? She didn't take a knee for George Floyd. 182 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 2: She took a knee because that's how she thinks about 183 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 2: what stock she's gonna buy next based on the insider 184 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 2: information she got from Congress Good on the New York Post, 185 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:32,559 Speaker 2: why isn't motormouth Megan Rapino using her megaphone for Aram's 186 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 2: female soccer team, Why aren't women? They're asking the right question. 187 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 2: It's a great question, and don't get me wrong, it 188 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 2: isn't the top story of the day. The war continues. 189 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 2: We're dealing with the Straits of hor Moves. The Iranians 190 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 2: are dropping minds. We took out their ships. We have 191 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 2: now taken out a whole class of warships that the 192 00:13:56,280 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 2: Iranians have, and we've now given warning to the Iranians. Hey, ports, 193 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 2: they're on the Straits of Hormuz. We're going to destroy 194 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 2: those because that's where they have IRGC members trying to 195 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:14,840 Speaker 2: attack the tankers that are going through. We've got a lot, 196 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 2: a lot to discuss. But these cultural things, happenings matter. 197 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 2: And next time you get lectured to by these leftists 198 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 2: who want to scream about misogyny and they want to 199 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 2: scream about the patriarchy and then the whole host of things, 200 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 2: remind them of this. Don't ever be afraid to say, 201 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 2: sit down, you're not important. You're not honest, you're not strong. 202 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 2: You don't stand up when the moment calls for it. 203 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 2: You stand up when it's easy. Well, anybody could do 204 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 2: it when it's easy. I support these women of the 205 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 2: Iranian soccer team. I wish them nothing but the best, 206 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 2: and good on them for bringing more note to the 207 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 2: absolutely horrible, horrible conditions of living under an Islamic regime 208 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 2: that the Ayatola and his brethren are put together for 209 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 2: our safety. We should dismantle it completely, and we have 210 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 2: to without any quicked Republicans. I'll get into that. But 211 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 2: if it could help the women and men and children 212 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 2: of Iran two, well that's just great, just another reason 213 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 2: to do it. I'm Tony Katz, and this is Tony 214 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 2: Katz today