1 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 1: Being a radio talk show host. It's a bit of 2 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: a thankless job. This is not me lamenting by any stretch. 3 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,920 Speaker 1: I'm making a larger point. It's been like this throughout 4 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: my entire career. It doesn't matter what format. You do, 5 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: get credibility or good vibes, credit from the listener in 6 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: the audience, and you guys are fantastic. 7 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,279 Speaker 2: This is not me fishing. 8 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: For any for anything, all right, I'm just saying it's 9 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: somewhat of it. 10 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 2: It could be somewhat of a thankless, thankless job. 11 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 1: It's Twin City's news talk broadcasting from the sixty five 12 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: to one carpet Next Day install studio. So why am 13 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: I bringing that up? My name is John Justice, Devon's 14 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: next door in the master control booth. Certainly, probably as 15 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: confused as you are. It's because there are moments when 16 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: I know that I'm hitting the mark. I can sense 17 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: it because I've been doing this long enough. But beyond that, 18 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 1: when I start getting a rash of negative feedback that 19 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: doesn't make a whole lot of sense, then I know, 20 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: all right, I uh, I must be I must be 21 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 1: touching a soft spot. So we're going to get to 22 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: some of these in just a moment. We have multiple 23 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: back to back foes of the show this morning. We 24 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: were talking last hour you have Gavin Newsome invoking the 25 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: Bible criticizing Republicans for the shutdown, even though you and 26 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: I both know how math works in the Senate and 27 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: how it's the Democrats that are keeping things shut down. 28 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: And it's even more evil than that, because while Gavin 29 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: Newsom goes and invokes the Scriptures to try to go 30 00:01:53,280 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: and continue to criticize Republicans, it is the Democrats that 31 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: are making their own parties suffer. They've been admitting as much. 32 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: We've played audio over the course of the past week 33 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: of Democrats on the legacy media admitting that, yeah, people 34 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: are going to suffer. Yeah, we're keeping the government shut down. Listen, 35 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: CNN at this point in time isn't even buying it. 36 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: I'll play you a clip here in just a moment, 37 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: Jake Tapper arguing with Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury, who keeps, you know, 38 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: trying to say that you know, this is not the 39 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: Democrat's choice. No, it's absolutely the Democrats' choice. You also 40 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 1: had the Star Tribute Karen tolkeenan they're resident anti Christian 41 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: propagandist lamenting the big beautiful bill, not providing any context, 42 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: and then talking about August we're going to have to 43 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: start relying on churches. Well, the country would be better off. 44 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 1: And to that point, before we get to the foes 45 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: of the show, let's go here. 46 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 2: Good morning guys. 47 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 3: The people who say that churches have to feed people 48 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 3: now and bring on a bigger responsibility. 49 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: I think churches are happy to do that. 50 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 3: But the same people who demand that of churches now 51 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 3: are also the same ones who will not allow churches 52 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 3: to care at its primary mission, and that's to baptize 53 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 3: people and preach the Gospel of Christ, or. 54 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: Shut them down in the middle of COVID pandemics, or 55 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:28,519 Speaker 1: fight tooth and nail. After a church goes and does 56 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: everything that it needs to do to go and build 57 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: a new place of worship, jumps through all the bureaucracy 58 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: at the city level, and yet has those projects canceled 59 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: because individuals who are never planning on attending that church 60 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: in the first place, don't live anywhere near it, are 61 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: too offended to even go and look at it when 62 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: they drive by. Now, I may need some help on 63 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: a couple of these guys, because I'm not sure the 64 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: point that is attempting to be made by foes of 65 00:03:59,360 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: the shows. 66 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 2: So let's start here with this one. 67 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 4: Pay your logic on plan parents there, John. 68 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 5: You should apply it to yourself and your political belief system, 69 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 5: because the only reason why the state says relevant is 70 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 5: because people like you keep bringing it up. 71 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 4: But at the same time, I get why you do it, 72 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 4: because you want to act like a like you care 73 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 4: and like you're a good person, but you're just a 74 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,919 Speaker 4: useful lady it at the end of the day, and 75 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 4: the only reason why the state stays relevant. 76 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 6: Is because people like you keep bringing it up. 77 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 2: What are you talking about? You do know what my 78 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 2: job is, right? 79 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 7: I mean? 80 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 1: I have this thing in front of me. It's called 81 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: a microphone. I have my little on air button. And 82 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: when the pre recorded stuff stops, if I didn't go 83 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: and start talking, then I wouldn't be doing my job. 84 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 2: So what is it? 85 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: What is it that I'm What is it about my 86 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 1: political belief system and bringing and issues that I'm bringing 87 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: up that is causing the problem here? Hey, if you 88 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: guys want to hell me out, please leave a talkback 89 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: if you can decipher whatever the I don't have a 90 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: name for this talkback er. I'll just call him Beck. 91 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,799 Speaker 1: I'll call him Beck whatever Beck was trying to say, 92 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 1: because I have no I have no clue the point 93 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: he was making. Eric from BRAINERD tries to make a 94 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:20,559 Speaker 1: relevant point. 95 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 8: I think one of those Eric for BRAINERD, and you're 96 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 8: cracking me up this morning. Forty million people about to 97 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 8: lose benefits, and yeah, MAGA doesn't have any doesn't sound 98 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 8: like any arguments. You just keep saying it's lies and 99 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 8: out of context, and you're citing videos of welfare queens 100 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 8: as evidence that it doesn't work. But we all know 101 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 8: that Republican counties are going to get hit hard, just 102 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 8: like Democrat one. So we got to get on the 103 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 8: same page and actually have an argument for this because 104 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 8: we're going to lose the next lect. 105 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 2: What are these people talking about? I cannot decipher what 106 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 2: point are you trying to make? 107 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: This is This is when I know that I'm over 108 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: the tar and I'm making relevant points because I am 109 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: presented with arguments pushing back on what I'm saying that 110 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: don't make any sense. Forty million people, You're right, Eric, 111 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: are about to lose benefits. MAGA doesn't have any sound arguments. 112 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: There's no sound arguments to be made. The congressional Republicans, 113 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: specifically in the Senate, have been forcing a vote on 114 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: a daily basis that Democrats refuse to sign on with 115 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: to open the government, and therefore people are going to 116 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: lose their snap benefits because Democrats refuse to go and 117 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: reopen the government. I'm not sure what part of this 118 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: issue that we're currently faced with. You don't understand what 119 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 1: other solutions are Republicans supposed to provide. 120 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 2: They've even said, listen, vote. 121 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:53,919 Speaker 1: For the clean CR, which they have voted for in 122 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: the past, exactly the same way that it is without 123 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 1: any problems. Republicans said, listen, vote for the clean CR 124 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: and then we can go talk about the Obamacare subsidies 125 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: down the road, and don't forget those Obamacare ACA subsidies, which, 126 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: by the way, if Obamacare was supposed to be so affordable, 127 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: why does it need subsidies that does it make Those 128 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: subsidies were set to expire, which is the whole sticking point. 129 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: Buy Democrats so they can do what they're doing right now. 130 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 2: So as the. 131 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: Talkbacks roll in, because I could really use some help 132 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: this morning, guys, because I'm trying. I'm legitimately trying to 133 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: figure out the points that are attempting to be made here, but. 134 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 2: I'm a bit lost. Let's go here. This is CNN. 135 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: Got a number of clips from CNN this morning, and 136 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: even CNN isn't buying the Democrats lies about the shutdown anymore. 137 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: Listen to Jake Tapper and his exchange here with Congresswoman 138 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: Melanie Stansbury. 139 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 9: Should the Democratic senators from New Mexico, your home state, 140 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 9: vote to open the government so that these snap funds 141 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 9: are not at risk? 142 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 10: Let me be clear, the administration is choosing to starve 143 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 10: American children with money that they already have appropriate. 144 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:12,119 Speaker 2: I'm a White House. 145 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,239 Speaker 10: This is a choice by the White House. 146 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 9: This is also this is also a choice by Senate 147 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 9: Democrats to not volk to open the government. 148 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 2: Yes, it is. 149 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 9: I understand why they're doing it. They're doing it because 150 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 9: they want Medicaid funds restored. They're doing it because they 151 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 9: want Obamacare premiums to be extended past the end of 152 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 9: the year. I understand the reason. 153 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 10: I let me just be clear. The money for contingency 154 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 10: plans is sitting there. That is why the states are 155 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 10: suing the white houses withholding funds worth of SNAFF funds. 156 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 10: Yeah yeah, Well you may not be a big deal 157 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 10: to you, but let's is a big deal to me. 158 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 10: The grandparents for Grid, this is a big deal. They 159 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 10: literally are feeding their children. 160 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 9: My point is that it's a short term solution shows account. 161 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 2: It's a short term. 162 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 10: At the end of the day, people need to be 163 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 10: able to feed their family, and Saturday is when those. 164 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 2: Funds are also. 165 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 11: Congress, why not asking. 166 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 9: The Senate Democrats from New Mexico to vote to open 167 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 9: the government so that the SNAP funds. 168 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 10: I am here in the House of Representatives. 169 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 11: It is shut down. 170 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 10: I am fighting to get the government reopen. I am 171 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 10: fighting to get funding put back into SNAP that is 172 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 10: already existent. And I am fighting for the American people. 173 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 10: I am here, But show me a single Republican that 174 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 10: is here. Not a single one is here to make 175 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 10: sure that Americans are fed on Saturday. That is why 176 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 10: I am here. 177 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 9: Democratic Congressman Melanie Stands Great from New Mexican. 178 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: Now, this is a possibility, and I want to throw 179 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: it out there because it actually would be a really 180 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: really smart move by Democrats. 181 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 2: I don't think they'll do it, but this would. 182 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: Be an incredibly smart move by them heading into the weekend. 183 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 1: I will share with you the possibility of what the 184 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 1: Democrats could be planning to do coming up in just 185 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: a moment. 186 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:02,439 Speaker 2: We'll get to your talkbacks as well. 187 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 1: You guys seem to be just as confused over the 188 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: foes of the show this morning as I am, and 189 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: even the foes of the show's response to my asking 190 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: a question of the point they were trying to make, 191 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: even that doesn't make any sense. But we'll get back 192 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,599 Speaker 1: to more of your comments from the iHeartRadio app. The 193 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: talkbacks are brought to you by Lyndahl Realty. 194 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 2: Do not go anywhere. 195 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: You're listening to Twin Cities News Talk AM eleven thirty 196 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: and one oh three five FM. 197 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 2: The what's called a Trump derangement problem? Have you heard 198 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 2: about that problem? 199 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 12: I think what the foes of the show, especially that 200 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 12: Yahoo up there in Saint Cloud, what they're trying to 201 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 12: say is that it doesn't matter how much fraud is 202 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:50,839 Speaker 12: in government programs. What matters is that the money goes 203 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 12: out and goes to people that need it, because there's 204 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 12: going to be fraud in everything, and they just don't care. 205 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: I simply didn't take that. I mean that's the case. 206 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: It could be articulate like you were, Jerry. 207 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 2: I don't know. 208 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 6: Let's go here, John Beck and Hare are from the 209 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 6: Looting Weft look at the Looney too, have this stuff 210 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 6: the lack. 211 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 2: Of rings, and once there you can't understand it's. 212 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 4: The new that Hey morning, John Barry and I'd been 213 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 4: trying to figure out Eric and Brainer lately. And you know, 214 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 4: at first I thought he was just a regular old 215 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 4: Democrat full of the show. And now I'm picking up 216 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 4: a vibe of gosh, guys, I'm a Republican too, but 217 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 4: umega maniacs are gonna drag us down, which leads me 218 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 4: back to he's just a Democrat. 219 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I tho't that, but yeah, you're right, And I'm 220 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 1: not convinced that Eric isn't even Eric and isn't using 221 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: a voice disguiser. 222 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 2: So for what it's worth, Oh, this one's pretty funny though, Hey, John, 223 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 2: curious question. So when you tap the microphone this last time, yeah, 224 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 2: my dogs with nuts for like half a minute. I'm sorry. 225 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 2: I wondering if anybody else had that. So if you 226 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 2: want to wake your listeners up, tat that microphone some 227 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:06,559 Speaker 2: more it really works. I have agree there. 228 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: We used to have a thing when we would do 229 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: this was eight years ago, the Hey Alexa. It would 230 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: drive people nuts because we could say hey Alexa and 231 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: it would end up turning on the devices in people's homes. 232 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: Twin Cities News Talk Am eleven thirty one oh three 233 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: five FM from the six five to one Carpet Next 234 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: Day Install studios. As we continue our conversation relating to 235 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:33,119 Speaker 1: the Democrats now using the Snap benefits and the suspension 236 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: of those benefits to try to bring about support from 237 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: their base. A press release issued yesterday, Attorney General Keith 238 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:45,199 Speaker 1: Ellison sus the Trump administration for legally suspending Snap benefits. 239 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: Bill Glahn at the center of the American experiment covering 240 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 1: this as officially, the federal government is shut down, deprived 241 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: of any authority to spend money or do anything else 242 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: for that matter, ag Ellison believes the Executive Branch has 243 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: an affirmative obligation to continue working unpaid during the shutdown 244 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: and to redirect disaster relief money to pay for regular 245 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: food stamp benefits. 246 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 2: And as a talkback. 247 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: Noted earlier this morning, Yeah, that would be very king 248 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: like for Trump to go and do something like that. 249 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: Before I get to further details of what Keith Elison 250 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: is doing here, there is a possibility, and it would 251 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 1: actually be a really smart move by Democrats to let 252 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:30,840 Speaker 1: this frustration build on the snap benefit issue heading into Friday, 253 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:35,439 Speaker 1: and then Friday go and vote to reopen the government 254 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 1: saying we're going to go and save those snap benefits. 255 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 12: No. 256 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 1: A way to counteract this would be for the Republicans 257 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 1: not to take a vote on Friday to keep them 258 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: from doing that. I wouldn't want to see that happen. 259 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 1: I want to see the government open back up again. 260 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: I also don't want to see Republicans go and capitulate 261 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:57,679 Speaker 1: to Democrats right now. But there is a possibility, and 262 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: if they were smart, that's what they would do. They 263 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: probably won't because they want people angry. They're going to 264 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: make their own parties base suffer, hopefully so they can 265 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: bring about a handful increase a handful of individuals in 266 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: those key elections next week, so they can go and 267 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: have some victories to point too, because they really don't 268 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: have any victories right now to point to in any way, 269 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: shape or form. I'll give you an example of what 270 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: I'm talking about in just a moment, I do want 271 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: to go back to the iHeartRadio app and play this 272 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: comment brought to you by Lindahl Realty. 273 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 13: Hey, good morning, John. 274 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 11: I belong to a little church in Hudson with a 275 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 11: handful of good, solid volunteers, and for the past four 276 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 11: plus years we have been serving the community in the 277 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 11: Saint Croix Valley. We have a mobile food market and 278 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 11: we have two buses that have clothing. 279 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 2: We give away the food for free. 280 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 11: We sell the clothing for a dollar apiece, and if 281 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 11: they are in need, we give it away and probably 282 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 11: serve over two thousand people a month. 283 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 2: Have a blessed day. Yeah. 284 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: No, that's fantastic work. Fantastic work, and I do firmly 285 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: believe that would happen more often if it wasn't for 286 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: the fact that so many people are aware the federal 287 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: government goes and provides his assistance via their taxpayer dollars, 288 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: and therefore they don't go and donate because they feel 289 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: like their money is already being taken to give to 290 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 1: individuals that they have no control over who gets it. 291 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 14: Well, I'd like to see the Trump administration federal government 292 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 14: sue Ellison for being so stupid to missing all the 293 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 14: fraud in the state. He's not doing his job. 294 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: Attorney General Keith Elison, speaking of which co led a 295 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: coalition of twenty two other attorneys in general and three governors, 296 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: and following the lawsuit against the USDA, he adds, the 297 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: coalition urges the court to immediately restore snap funding relied 298 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: upon by forty four thousand Minnesotans. The figure forty four 299 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: thousand seems like a large figure, and it probably is, 300 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: as Bill glam but it falls well short of the 301 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: number of children feeding our future claim to be feeding 302 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: at the height of their fraud. As Attorney General, Ellison 303 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: has done nothing to prosecute the fraudsters or attempt to 304 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: claw back the half billion dollars stolen from taxpayers. Instead, 305 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: he spends all of his time suing Donald Trump. Since 306 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 1: he took office in twenty nineteen, Ellison's press releases have 307 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: mentioned Trump by name one hundred and nineteen times. And 308 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:42,239 Speaker 1: Bill's right when he says, priorities reveal themselves. 309 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 2: But the Democrats are desperate right now? 310 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 1: Why because even during the shutdown, the Republicans' approval continues 311 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: to rise. 312 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 15: Starting with Republicans, how has the shutdown seemed to have 313 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 15: affected their political standing. 314 00:16:58,360 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 12: Yeah. 315 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 7: You might think, given that the Republicans are in charge 316 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 7: of both the House and the Senate, that a government 317 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 7: shutdown might actually hurt the Republican brand, but in fact 318 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 7: it hasn't. If anything, it's been helped a little bit. 319 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 7: Take a look here the shift in net popularity versus 320 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 7: pre shutdown among the g When we're looking at the 321 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 7: Republican Party overall, that brand actually. 322 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 2: Up two points. 323 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,159 Speaker 7: That's within the margin vera. But clearly it hasn't dropped. 324 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 7: Come over this side of the screen, look at the 325 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:23,399 Speaker 7: net approval ratings for Republicans in Congress. 326 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 2: It's actually up. 327 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 7: Five points since pre shutdown. So what we're seeing here 328 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 7: is the Republican brand in Congress has actually improved somewhat 329 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 7: compared to where we were pre shutdown, despite the fact 330 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 7: the Republicans control. And that's the math that John Thing 331 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 7: and Mike Johnson are looking at, is, Hey, why should 332 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:41,880 Speaker 7: we give an electorally speaking when our brand has actually 333 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 7: improved a little bit. 334 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 15: Now we say their position is getting better with whom yeah, 335 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 15: okay with? 336 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 7: So I think it's two groups that it's so important 337 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 7: to keep an eye out on all right, changing the 338 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 7: Republican Congress's net approval rating versus pre shutdown. 339 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 2: It's rallying the base, for sure. 340 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:58,919 Speaker 7: Look at this, the net approval rating up twelve points 341 00:17:59,000 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 7: versus pre shutdown. 342 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 2: But it's not just. 343 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 7: With the base, it's also with the middle of the electorate. 344 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 7: Look at this among independents, it's up eight points as well. 345 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 7: So we've got a situation here where Republicans with this shotdown. 346 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 2: Are actually rallying their base. 347 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 7: But it's also something that's not hurting them with the 348 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 7: folks in the middle. If anything, it's helping them with 349 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 7: folks in the mill. And this is the type of 350 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 7: math that if you're Republicans you like to see, right, 351 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 7: because something could rally the base but alienate those in 352 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 7: the middle, or something could rally those in the middle 353 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 7: but alienate the base. But the truth is we're not 354 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 7: seeing that. What we're seeing is the Republican brand has 355 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:32,120 Speaker 7: actually gotten better among independents, and it's also gotten better 356 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 7: among Republicans as well, that Republican brand when it comes 357 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 7: to those in Congress. So again, what's the electoral reason 358 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 7: that Republicans were given at this point? 359 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 15: And Democrats of course they have their eyes on the 360 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 15: mid term elections. Yeah, we have elections one week from today, 361 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 15: but with Democrats in Congress are mostly focused on or 362 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,400 Speaker 15: one year in one week from today, from the mid terms. 363 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:52,880 Speaker 15: So how do Democrats how are they positioned right now? 364 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:53,160 Speaker 8: Yeah? 365 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:56,120 Speaker 7: So, I mean, look the general congressional ballot, which traditionally 366 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:58,399 Speaker 7: Democrats have done really well on. And if you look 367 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 7: at this point back when Trump was present the first 368 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 7: time around, Democrats are up eleven points. 369 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 2: Look at where it is now, Democrats are a head, but. 370 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 7: They're actually only up three points. This is, in fact, 371 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 7: the worst position Democrats have been on in a generic 372 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 7: ballot at this point in midterm when there was Republican 373 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 7: president in the last twenty years. And this is no 374 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 7: different from pre shutdown. So Republicans aren't losing on this 375 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 7: metric either, they become more popular and they're actually in 376 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 7: a pretty good position for them historically when it comes 377 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 7: to the generic congressional ballot. 378 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:24,880 Speaker 2: This is a concerning number for Democrats if you saying this. 379 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 7: Was a concerning number for Democrats because it's considerably worse 380 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,639 Speaker 7: than they traditionally do in midterm elections when there's a 381 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 7: Republican President Hary, thank you very much. 382 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 1: Thank you again, CNN there with their polling data. If 383 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: the Democrats were smart, that's what they would do come Friday. 384 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: They would vote to reopen the government and say that 385 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: they did it because they don't want people to lose 386 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 1: their snap benefits. I don't think they will. Up until 387 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: this point, they've learned nothing from all the relevant data. 388 00:19:56,640 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: If anything, they continue to double down on the policy 389 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 1: that brought them to these horrible places. 390 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 2: Regarding the polling. 391 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: We'll get some more of your talkbacks coming up in 392 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 1: just a moment from the iHeartRadio app. You can drop 393 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 1: me an email justice at iHeartRadio dot com as well. 394 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: Minneapolis made it on a top ten list, probably not 395 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: the top ten list that the mayoral candidates would like 396 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,199 Speaker 1: the city to be on. I'll share with you what 397 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:25,880 Speaker 1: it is coming up in just a moment here on 398 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: Twin City's news Talk Am eleven thirty and one oh 399 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: three five FM. 400 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:31,639 Speaker 11: Do you know how much food the state could have 401 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:35,360 Speaker 11: bet with all of the money that Allison has wasted 402 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 11: trying to suit Trump. I would guess it would be 403 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 11: a lot, because he's wasted a ton. 404 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 13: Hey John, I love the show. I'm the mayor of 405 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 13: a medium sized city here in Minnesota, and you know, 406 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,919 Speaker 13: sometimes we as mayors, we look to the state of 407 00:20:56,920 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 13: Minnesota for help with infrastructure like water treatment plans and 408 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 13: wastewater treatment plants, because that's what the bonding bill is for. 409 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 13: But it's my understanding that there's very little money there 410 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 13: because of all of the waste that the governor has 411 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 13: perpetrated on our state. It's really a shame. 412 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 1: Jesse Kelly last night on his show was making some 413 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 1: fantastic points regarding why Democrats how and why Democrats vote 414 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: in elections and what they vote for. One being it 415 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: was two tease, one being transactional, the other one being tribal. 416 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 1: And you made the comparison about how I could go 417 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 1: and describe for you a candidate and let you know 418 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:53,400 Speaker 1: all of the different policies that they support and if 419 00:21:53,440 --> 00:22:00,360 Speaker 1: they aligned with your beliefs without even seeing the individual. Go, yeah, 420 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: I could vote for that person. But that's not how 421 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 1: Democrats go and vote. They vote along tribal lines relating 422 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: to my identity, and they vote along transactional lines. We 423 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 1: have some audio to share coming up of Omar Fat 424 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 1: and Minneapolis man baby me or mom Jean's Jacob Fry. 425 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,719 Speaker 1: They're both playing the same game of we'll do this 426 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: for you, We'll do this for you, the handouts, the handouts, 427 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: the handouts. That's the transactional part, apart from the identity part. 428 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 1: I appreciated his commentary and it fit nicely with what 429 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: I've been talking about on the show for the past 430 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: couple of weeks and when I've gone out to various 431 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: speaking events when I'm not live here on Twin Cities 432 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:44,959 Speaker 1: News Talk and broadcasting from the six to five one 433 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: carpet Next Day install studios, and that is we shouldn't 434 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: be debating with Democrats right now. It's just you can't 435 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: continue to push the policies, the ideologies, the beliefs that 436 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:02,360 Speaker 1: you have so that you can reach those few individuals 437 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 1: that may not have made a decision. But for the 438 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 1: most part, your typical Democrat will not be reasoned with 439 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 1: right now, and they're playing to their base through both 440 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 1: of those reasons, on tribal lines and on transactional lines. 441 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: So what needs to happen is Republicans need to make 442 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: sure that they get as many people out to vote 443 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: as humanly possible to go and counteract all of that 444 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: and that is not a difficult thing to grab onto. 445 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: We'll talk a little bit more about this here in 446 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: just a moment. I was just reminded because of the 447 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 1: talkback on the iHeartRadio app brought to you by Lyndahl 448 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: Reeal Team one more quick one relating to Democrats the shutdown, 449 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 1: CNN actually committed two acts of journalism in the same day. 450 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 2: I know, it's shocking. Who now. 451 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:56,640 Speaker 1: Thanks to the efforts of on air personalities Caitlin Collins 452 00:23:56,640 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: and Casey hunt So, CNN actually did their job on. 453 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 2: Two different topics. 454 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 1: So first, on Monday evening, Caitlin Collins was discussing the 455 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:11,159 Speaker 1: latest topics hot Topics with Representative Jasmine Crockett. 456 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 2: Took a moment to. 457 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: Go in fact check the Texas Democrat who decided to 458 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: do what most Democrats are doing right now and take 459 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: out of context the statement made by White House Press 460 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: Secretary Caroline love It. Here's how that exchange went down. 461 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:29,880 Speaker 16: Do you believe this will be the week that Congress 462 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:30,880 Speaker 16: comes to an agreement? 463 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 11: Here? 464 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 17: I have no idea. I mean, you started off talking 465 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 17: about the fact that the president is in Japan. The 466 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 17: president has time to do everything, but what he needs 467 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 17: to focus on. In fact, we heard the Press secretary 468 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 17: say that his main priority is the ballroom. The ballroom 469 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 17: that no one asks for, the ballroom that requires him 470 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:56,239 Speaker 17: to destroy historic pieces of the White House, and so 471 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 17: it doesn't seem like he's interested. 472 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 16: And that context the comment from Caroline Lovett. She was 473 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:04,400 Speaker 16: asked if the president was working on any other renovations 474 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 16: when it came to the White House, and she was 475 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 16: saying his focus was the ballroom. But to your point 476 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 16: about what the president said. 477 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: Listen for what it's worth a broken clock being right 478 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 1: twice a day. Good on Caitlin Collins for pointing that out. 479 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 1: Representative Jasmine Crockett is a representative who I believe probably 480 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: has no idea. The context of that comment was more 481 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,199 Speaker 1: than likely just fed to her by one of her 482 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,400 Speaker 1: handlers without providing the proper context. That's not to say 483 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: that Jasmine Crockett wouldn't have continued to spread the lie 484 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 1: the Democrats have been using. I just don't think that 485 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,360 Speaker 1: she is very bright, for one and two very well 486 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: educated on any of the issues. And one needs only 487 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 1: to watch her commentary to go and figure that out. Now, 488 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: the other act of journalism CNN actually committed and is 489 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:57,440 Speaker 1: the second appearance by Senator Ruben Gego out of Arizona. 490 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 2: Less than twenty four hours later. 491 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: After that exchange between Collins and Crockett, Gego was joined 492 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:11,439 Speaker 1: by Casey Hunt to discuss the ongoing shutdown, and she 493 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:16,639 Speaker 1: pressed him repeatedly on his party's evolving position on keeping 494 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 1: the government shuddered in order to leverage political gains. And again, 495 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 1: if this truly was the Republican's fault, the legacy media 496 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 1: would be running the headlines relating to that fact, and 497 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: they're not, which tells you all you need to know. 498 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:34,880 Speaker 1: But listen to this exchange between Senator Diego and CNN 499 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: host Casey Hunt. 500 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 16: Do you believe this will be the week that Congress 501 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 16: comes to an agreement here? 502 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 2: I think my. 503 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 18: Question is this, I mean, I take your point about 504 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:47,920 Speaker 18: these millions of people the cost of living is incredibly high, 505 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 18: but also Republicans control the White House, they control the Senate, 506 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 18: they control the House, and in the past, Democrats, when 507 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:57,679 Speaker 18: Republicans have tried to do something like this, Democrats have 508 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 18: argued that the norms of our government should be that 509 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:04,959 Speaker 18: you negotiate policy outside of a government shutdown. I mean, 510 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:08,640 Speaker 18: I have over many years covering Washington, people have said 511 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 18: that over and over and over again. And now I 512 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:13,439 Speaker 18: have neighbors in the DC area who are both employed 513 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:15,640 Speaker 18: by the federal government who are having to use food banks. 514 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 18: We are heading into Thanksgiving. Why is it suddenly right 515 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:21,199 Speaker 18: to do it this way and to do it for 516 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 18: this long when it didn't used to be the right 517 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 18: way in democrats view. 518 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 6: Oh, that's an easy answer. 519 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:28,200 Speaker 2: Is Donald Trump. 520 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,719 Speaker 6: You're talking about norms in the time with Donald Trump, 521 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 6: it's also normal Democrats. 522 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 18: I've spent so much time about how maintaining those norms 523 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 18: is actually incredibly important. 524 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 6: It's all out the window. It's all out the window. Casey, No, 525 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 6: when you're dealing that time with Donald Trump, this is 526 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 6: the man that is like extorting peoples. He's literally, you know, 527 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 6: breaking every rules. We're not going to go back and 528 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 6: play by the norms when we know that what's online, 529 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 6: what's on the line is twenty four million people are 530 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 6: going to have their insurance rates premiums doubled. That's a 531 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:58,639 Speaker 6: new thing, by the way, And the fact is the 532 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:00,879 Speaker 6: president in when expect to play about these. 533 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 18: Democrats are passed though that that that these subsidies were 534 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 18: going to expire admire. 535 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 6: When we passed the bills and back in the day 536 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 6: as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, of course, we 537 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 6: were trying to, you know, maybe hope for the best 538 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:17,879 Speaker 6: that this country and our Republican colleges would understand that 539 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:22,120 Speaker 6: raising insurance rates on people, uh is a bad thing. 540 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 6: I'm sorry they don't see it that way. But it's 541 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 6: also not my job to make their job easier. My 542 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 6: job to make sure that the premiums of twenty fa 543 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:30,240 Speaker 6: million Americans does not double overnight. 544 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 2: And if it's if. 545 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 6: It makes it harder on the Republicans that were putting 546 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 6: them in a very difficult position that they have to 547 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 6: answer for that, and hopefully it actually comes with a 548 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 6: good outcome, which is America's not having to pay higher premiums, 549 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 6: then that's good. 550 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 9: But I'm not going to abide by. 551 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 6: Old norms, especially when you're dealing with this presidency, this 552 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 6: administration UH, and and how the Republicans themselves have been acting. 553 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 1: Speaking of norms, the conversation, that's a new one, by 554 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: the way, you know, those are the old norms. 555 00:28:57,840 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 2: We have new norms now. 556 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: Good on CNN listen, I'm the only one to go 557 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 1: and point this out. 558 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 2: Let's go here to the art right now. 559 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:10,959 Speaker 19: I thought we are told doomagloom. Even with President Trump's 560 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 19: twenty four hour a day working to save the world, 561 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 19: CNN goals and does something right and they report accurately. 562 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 19: That gives me a smittence of a pittance of hope. 563 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 19: I hope it continues. 564 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I do too, I do too much along the 565 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,440 Speaker 1: same lines as Bill Gates, as we talked about at 566 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:33,680 Speaker 1: the opening of the show this morning, pointing out that 567 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 1: he's no longer a climate change dooms it sayer, well, 568 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:41,600 Speaker 1: he needs all that money to build his plants relating 569 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: to AI, which you were keen to go and point out. 570 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:45,960 Speaker 1: And I appreciate that, But isn't it funny how it's 571 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 1: no longer politically expedient to go and promote global warming 572 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:54,360 Speaker 1: and climate change and suddenly now, well maybe it's not 573 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 1: so maybe it's not so bad, and the same thing's happening. 574 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 1: I listen, I don't expect this to continue. My expectation 575 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 1: is suddenly not going to be the CNN is going 576 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 1: to start across the board reporting more fairly and more balanced. 577 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 1: But it is to say that they also understand the 578 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 1: changing dynamics and the fact that the Democrats can only 579 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 1: lie so much before even an outlet like CNN and 580 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: MSNBC has to start admitting what is really going on 581 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: right now. Turning our attention over to Minneapolis, Minneapolis has 582 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 1: earned its share. Working off an article from CBS News 583 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 1: of honorifics over the years, Happiest city in the country, 584 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: best city for college grads, most neighborly city, to name 585 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 1: a few. Most of those from wallet hub and the 586 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 1: metrics are all metrics that are very, very friendly to 587 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 1: progressive policies, but new data shows that Minneapolis landed in 588 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:08,880 Speaker 1: the top ten of the radiest cities in the United States. 589 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 1: The new data was from pest control company Orkin. Minneapolis 590 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:17,960 Speaker 1: ranks ninth on the list, which is ordered by new 591 00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 1: rodent services in owner occupied residences. They tracked a year 592 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 1: long period starting in August of twenty twenty four. It's 593 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: two spots higher than the city ranked last year top 594 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 1: ten of the radiest cities. Minneapolis is the only Minnesota 595 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,719 Speaker 1: city among the fifty listed. Several Wisconsin towns did make 596 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: the list relating to how many rats they have. Milwaukee Madison, 597 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 1: Milwaukee was sixteen, Madison forty four, eau Claire forty six. 598 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 1: Other midwestern metropolis's Detroit was at number seven, Chicago was 599 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 1: number two. 600 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 2: Los Angeles took the top spot. 601 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: Go ahead and inject your rat jokes now, we'll get 602 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 1: those in in just a moment. 603 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:13,560 Speaker 2: In the meantime from NPR News. 604 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 1: Facing increased dependence on property taxes to cover the costs 605 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:21,480 Speaker 1: of city services, Minneapolis is exploring other ways to raise money. 606 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:27,520 Speaker 1: The Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation has taken into 607 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: account of possible new revenue sources, including an income tax 608 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 1: on wealthy residents and a voluntary fee for tax exempt 609 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 1: to organizations like hospitals and schools. Andrew Hawkins, director of 610 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:44,920 Speaker 1: Legislative Research and Oversight for the city the City Clerk's 611 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:49,160 Speaker 1: office at Minneapolis dependents on property taxes is mirrored by 612 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 1: cities across the country as they face uncertain cuts to 613 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 1: federal funding from the President Donald Trump administration. 614 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 2: Yes, of course, blame Trump. 615 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 1: Hawkins said, relying on property taxes places a burden on 616 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 1: homeowners and risks reaching a tipping point where people start 617 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 1: leaving the city. 618 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 2: He would be true, that would be accurate. 619 00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:16,560 Speaker 1: City officials hands are largely tied by the state legislature, 620 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 1: which controls how cities can tax residents, but the city 621 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:25,080 Speaker 1: can take other actions without legislative approval, according to Hawkins, 622 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:29,560 Speaker 1: including a voluntary fee on tax exempt organizations and city 623 00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 1: fees like parking meters. There is one correction that needs 624 00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: to be made to the article. It hints that the 625 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 1: Minneapolis City Council wants to impose an income tax on 626 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 1: just Minneapolis residents. 627 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 2: That's absolutely not true. 628 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 1: They want to raise taxes on anyone who works in Minneapolis, 629 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:51,280 Speaker 1: even if you live in the suburbs. And listen, just 630 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:55,400 Speaker 1: expect more of this if Omar Fate ends up winning 631 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 1: this mayoral election. One of the leading candidates is now 632 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 1: backing calls for local police to immediately arrest law enforcement 633 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 1: officers who wear masks. Fate recently appeared to the press 634 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 1: conference hosted by the Minnesota Immigrants' Rights to Action Committee, 635 00:34:14,040 --> 00:34:17,319 Speaker 1: which has published a list of demands for strengthening the 636 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:22,160 Speaker 1: city's separation ordinance. That ordinance prohibits city employees from participating 637 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:25,400 Speaker 1: in immigration enforcement. And I will say this every single 638 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 1: time we bring this issue up. This is absolutely the 639 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:30,840 Speaker 1: worst thing that you could possibly do relating to the 640 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,839 Speaker 1: immigrant community that they say that they're going and fighting for. 641 00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 1: Disconnecting local law enforcement from federal law enforcement keeps local 642 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 1: law enforcement out of the loop when the federal law 643 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:46,080 Speaker 1: enforcement arrives. Not only does that put the federal law 644 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:49,880 Speaker 1: enforcement in more danger, it actually puts the immigrant community 645 00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 1: in more danger as well, because there could be cross 646 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:59,240 Speaker 1: law enforcement agency communication taking place that would make sure 647 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 1: that there would be no mistake in the individuals who 648 00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:06,480 Speaker 1: are being targeted. Also making city leadership aware of exactly 649 00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:11,520 Speaker 1: what type of federal law enforcement action is being taken 650 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 1: as opposed to what happened the last time. Everything that 651 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:18,560 Speaker 1: I'm mentioning in terms of the disasters that take place 652 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:21,480 Speaker 1: with the policies that are being perpetuated, it's by design 653 00:35:21,560 --> 00:35:22,279 Speaker 1: by Democrats. 654 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:24,200 Speaker 2: Make no mistake. That point's not lost on me. 655 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:27,359 Speaker 1: But when we had the federal agents come into town, 656 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 1: you had Minneapolis City council members warning the activist community 657 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 1: that ice rates were taking place, and we know they 658 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: weren't ice rates, those were raids for drugs, and he 659 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 1: had Omar Fatte is more than happy to go and 660 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:44,640 Speaker 1: continue to perpetuate this because he wants the people of 661 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:48,480 Speaker 1: Minneapolis to be as dependent on the government as possible 662 00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 1: because he will use the taxpayer dollars to provide as 663 00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:56,280 Speaker 1: many free things. Again, like Jesse Kelly said on his show, 664 00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:59,400 Speaker 1: Tribal and Transactional. In terms of the reasons why Democrats 665 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:06,479 Speaker 1: go and vote, the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee says 666 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:09,680 Speaker 1: they want the Minneapolis Police Department to refuse cooperation with 667 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: any federal agent officers from any federal law enforcement agency 668 00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:17,600 Speaker 1: for any reason, immediately arrests any law enforcement agent or 669 00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:20,680 Speaker 1: officer at any level of government and with any agency 670 00:36:20,719 --> 00:36:24,200 Speaker 1: who covers their face and obscures their identity or badge 671 00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: by any means. Listen, this is your DSA, your Democrat 672 00:36:27,239 --> 00:36:32,480 Speaker 1: socialist policy. It's watered down because they want to make 673 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:35,280 Speaker 1: sure that Omar Fat gets elected. But make no mistake 674 00:36:35,719 --> 00:36:39,439 Speaker 1: the DSA's platform, the Democrats socialists, I mean, they want 675 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:44,319 Speaker 1: the removal completely of law enforcement of the equation. They 676 00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:49,400 Speaker 1: don't want people sitting in jails. They want more of 677 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:52,920 Speaker 1: your violence interrupters. They want to be able to spread 678 00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:55,160 Speaker 1: that wealth around through those means. So this is a 679 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:58,520 Speaker 1: watered down version of what the DSA is typically going 680 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:03,200 Speaker 1: and pushing. The petition also demands that MPD officers assist residents. 681 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:05,200 Speaker 2: To immediately remove federal agents from. 682 00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:09,200 Speaker 1: The scene of protests where residents are confronting the federal government. 683 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:14,400 Speaker 1: And Omar Fante says that if he is elected mayor, 684 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:17,200 Speaker 1: he will order the Minneapolis Police Department to do just that, 685 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 1: arrest federal agents that they are masked while enforcing immigration laws. 686 00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:28,040 Speaker 5: And a commitment was made to direct Minneapolis Jake and 687 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:33,920 Speaker 5: Fry to arrest federal agents. That would be dangerous, that 688 00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:38,439 Speaker 5: would be irresponsible. And my simple question is, how would 689 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:41,680 Speaker 5: our police officers do that? How would our police officers 690 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:46,040 Speaker 5: arrest federal agents when simply put, they have much bigger guns, 691 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:47,400 Speaker 5: and it would be illegal. 692 00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:48,520 Speaker 2: And we want to and that's part of that. 693 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:51,280 Speaker 5: We should actually dig in on the answer to this question. 694 00:37:51,360 --> 00:37:53,480 Speaker 5: I understand that the crux of the issues that we 695 00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 5: actually deal with. You committed to arresting federal agents. My 696 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:02,960 Speaker 5: simple question is how Yeah. 697 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:05,600 Speaker 15: Well, if there's any federal agent that has a mask 698 00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:07,280 Speaker 15: on that should not be allowed in our city. 699 00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:09,319 Speaker 2: I agree with that. By how do you arrest them? 700 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:10,799 Speaker 18: Well, we can work with USTAVE partners, we can work 701 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:12,200 Speaker 18: with our Turney General, we can work with a cross 702 00:38:12,239 --> 00:38:13,200 Speaker 18: juris section of ly we can. 703 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:16,280 Speaker 2: Work with specifically reality. Would you real reality? 704 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:20,360 Speaker 5: This would put. 705 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:22,520 Speaker 1: The whole argument behind that, by the way, is so 706 00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:29,000 Speaker 1: utterly ridiculous. There is a level in which individuals like 707 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 1: Omar Fate, minnieample as Man Baby may or Mom Jeans 708 00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:38,320 Speaker 1: Jacob Fry they understand the ridiculousness of pushing back on 709 00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:41,400 Speaker 1: the federal government. They've done the best they can to 710 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:46,160 Speaker 1: vilify and demonize immigrations and customs enforcement. But they also 711 00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:50,040 Speaker 1: know that it's kind of a losing argument because they 712 00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:52,920 Speaker 1: don't just go out and deal with things relating to immigration. 713 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:54,920 Speaker 1: There's also the drug aspect of it as well, as 714 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:57,839 Speaker 1: I mentioned before. So instead, what do they do They 715 00:38:57,880 --> 00:39:01,360 Speaker 1: come up with this ridiculous art argument from out of nowhere. 716 00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:05,360 Speaker 1: It's akin to calling the protests no kings because it 717 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:06,279 Speaker 1: doesn't make any sense. 718 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:07,480 Speaker 2: It doesn't have to make sense. 719 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:11,120 Speaker 1: It's just something that people can go and latch onto 720 00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:13,560 Speaker 1: perpetuate the garbage nonsense. 721 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:14,080 Speaker 2: No kings. 722 00:39:14,120 --> 00:39:17,120 Speaker 1: Trump's trying to be a king. It's stupid, and it's 723 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:19,240 Speaker 1: just as stupid as the argument relating to the masks. 724 00:39:19,560 --> 00:39:21,960 Speaker 1: Because they have so little that they can actually push 725 00:39:22,080 --> 00:39:25,839 Speaker 1: back legitimately on even for a party that likes to 726 00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:29,879 Speaker 1: lie and ignore context. They come up with this, well, 727 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:34,440 Speaker 1: they're masked. What are they trying to hide? So if 728 00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:37,680 Speaker 1: they're masks, if they're masked up, then we must go 729 00:39:37,719 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 1: and arrest them. 730 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:39,880 Speaker 2: There is no logic behind it. 731 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:44,120 Speaker 1: There's plenty of logic as to why Immigrations and Customs 732 00:39:44,239 --> 00:39:50,439 Speaker 1: Enforcement agents are masking up because they're being docksed. These 733 00:39:50,440 --> 00:39:54,080 Speaker 1: agents want to do the job that they trained for, 734 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:58,759 Speaker 1: the job they're required to do, but they also don't 735 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:01,399 Speaker 1: want that job following them home. Why would they any 736 00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:04,240 Speaker 1: more than law enforcement would. They don't want their families 737 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:08,040 Speaker 1: dragged into it. Because activists will go and do just that. 738 00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 1: They will harass these agents as much as they possibly 739 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:15,840 Speaker 1: can so in an attempt to find something to push 740 00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:18,640 Speaker 1: back against. This is where they land. If they're matched up, 741 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:25,280 Speaker 1: we're going to arrest them. The Department of Homeland Security 742 00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:28,000 Speaker 1: has said that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, as I mentioned, 743 00:40:28,239 --> 00:40:31,040 Speaker 1: they wear the mastering operations because they are facing a 744 00:40:31,120 --> 00:40:36,480 Speaker 1: one thousand percent increase in assaults. And while incumbent Mayor 745 00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:39,840 Speaker 1: Jacob Fry opposes the federal law enforcement's use of masks, 746 00:40:40,120 --> 00:40:42,200 Speaker 1: he did take issue as you heard in the audio 747 00:40:42,239 --> 00:40:47,760 Speaker 1: clip with fote stance during that debate on TPT Almanac. 748 00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:51,319 Speaker 1: All Right, we'll keep with this theme coming up. In 749 00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:53,360 Speaker 1: just a moment, we'll turn our attention over to schools. 750 00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:57,320 Speaker 1: Though Minneapolis school board director, who doesn't believe in borders, 751 00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:01,000 Speaker 1: has said multiple times that she's at risk of being deported. 752 00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:05,280 Speaker 1: So is this individual serving on the school board actually 753 00:41:05,320 --> 00:41:08,719 Speaker 1: an illegal alien? This is what Alpha News and others 754 00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:10,200 Speaker 1: have been trying to find out. I'll share with you 755 00:41:10,239 --> 00:41:11,520 Speaker 1: the story and we'll get back to more of your 756 00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:13,439 Speaker 1: comments from the iHeartRadio app. 757 00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:14,759 Speaker 2: Next on Twin Cities News Talk