1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: Twin City's news talk Am eleven thirty one three five FM. 2 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 2: I am a. 3 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: Fully slept talk show hosts this morning because I appropriately said, yeah, 4 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: I'm done watching this game. Usually I'll stay up and 5 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: watch the entirety of the Super Bowl, but. 6 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 2: We were there. 7 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: We were I think it was right at the start 8 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: of the fourth quarter or somewhere around there. I'm like, yeah, 9 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: I don't think that the Patriots are going to come 10 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: back from this, and uh, probably more to the point, 11 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: I don't care. 12 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 3: Yep makes two of us. You'll last longer than I did, 13 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 3: that's for sure. 14 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:45,959 Speaker 1: Oh. 15 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,639 Speaker 3: Really, yeah, I was out. Welcome back, Sam Third, Hi, 16 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 3: Good morning, John. I was out mid third quarter. I 17 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:52,599 Speaker 3: was It's like, I got other stuff to do. 18 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 4: I'm done. 19 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: Well, we'll talk about it in these first couple of segments. 20 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: Andrew Langer, president of the Institute for Liberty, will be 21 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: joining us coming up just after six point thirty. We'll 22 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: get into the latest ice protests we have. 23 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 2: Well, you know, and I don't know if I can 24 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 2: say it on. 25 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: The air, so I'm gonna have to be more clever 26 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: about it. But essentially, rubber, anatomically correct male appendages are 27 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 1: being thrown at people that the anti ice agitators don't like. Yeah, okay, 28 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: well we can go die doos. I'll just drop the 29 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: l a bunch of a bunch of didos are being. 30 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 3: Tossed, or if somebody wants to come up with a 31 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: clever acronym. 32 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: I did this once before, and I can't remember what 33 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: the I can't remember what the what the story was. 34 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 1: This was years ago, but it wasn't here in UH 35 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: in Minnesota. This is my previous station. But I remember 36 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: I ended up calling them pickle doos, you know, because 37 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: of Dill. All right, so I was reminded of that 38 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: this morning. I was going to use it again today, 39 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: but that doesn't Maybe I just go di doos. Didoes 40 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: are being thrown to people. We'll talk about this next hour. 41 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: We've got some fraud discussions to dive into on the 42 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: show this morning, and of course I want to. 43 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: Hear from you. 44 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: You can drop me an email Justice at iHeartRadio dot com. 45 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: You can also use the new phone number eight four 46 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: four nine four six five eight five five, or you 47 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: can leave us a. 48 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 2: Talkback. 49 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: So we'll get into your comments coming up in just 50 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: a moment. First off, let's get into less about the game. 51 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: Congrats to Sam Darnold. That just is too funny to me. 52 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: You know, there is nothing to say that if the 53 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: Vikings had kept him on as the quarterback, that we 54 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: would have ended up in the super Bowl. That being said, 55 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: he did take that team to the super Bowl, but 56 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: it wasn't like he gave a spectacular performance last night. 57 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: I mean, really, the hero ended up being the kicker 58 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: for the Seattle Seahawks. He's the one who should really 59 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: get all. 60 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 2: Of the MVP award. 61 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: Yeah he gets the Yeah, thank you, he gets the MVP. 62 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: He gets the award. But of course a lot of 63 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: the commentary and discussion is swirling around the halftime show. 64 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 2: Did you watch the halftime show? I did? 65 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: Okay, what did you ultimately? Are you familiar at all 66 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 1: with Bad Bunny? 67 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 5: Yeah? 68 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 3: I know of Bad Bunny. I don't speak a lot 69 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 3: of Spanish, so I kind of like every third or 70 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 3: fourth word. 71 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 2: Okay. 72 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: But if you heard a Bad Bunny song, would you 73 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: be like, oh, it's a Bad Bunny song? It would 74 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: be like yeah, oh you would Okay, Okay, So I 75 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: didn't watch the halftime show. I had no interest in 76 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: watching Bad Bunny. I don't know any of his music whatsoever. 77 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: And I did tune over to the Turning Point USA 78 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: All American Halftime Show, which just did Gangbusters last night, 79 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: that actually outperformed all expectations with a whopping at least 80 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: at the time of the writing from the Daily Wire, 81 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: a wopping six point one million people tuned in to 82 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: watch the Turning Point USA All Time All American Halftime Show. 83 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: Another one million we're watching on Charlie Kirk's YouTube. Monster 84 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: numbers on other partner sites to streaming include Rumble and 85 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: Daily Wire. Plus The lineup for the All American Halftime Show, 86 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: Kid Rock, Bratley, Gilbert, Lee, Brice, Gabby Barrett took to 87 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: the stage in uh show meant to celebrate faith, family 88 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: and freedom. 89 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 2: Say it was fine. 90 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not going to overhype the Turning Point, 91 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: you know, USA Halftime Show. I had it on for 92 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: a bit instead of watching the super Bowl halftime show. 93 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: And I'm not a fan of any of the I 94 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: mean apart from Kid Rock. I like me some kid Rock, 95 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: but I was more interested to see exactly how they 96 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: formatted it. 97 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 2: Did They go down the. 98 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: Road of what the halftime show at the super Bowl 99 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: typically does, and that is a lot of theatrics. There's 100 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: a lot more involved than just an artist performing for 101 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: the most part, and I know that bad Bunny ended 102 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 1: up having and this was the majority of what I 103 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 1: saw from people's commentary was Yeah, I didn't understand I 104 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: word he was saying, but it was very theatrical. I 105 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: entertained regardless of, you know, the fact that I couldn't 106 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: understand a word that he was, that he was that 107 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: he was saying. So I was curious if the Turning 108 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: Point USA. 109 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 2: Was going to. 110 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: Pay homage to the halftime show in providing something more 111 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: than just a straightforward half hour concert. 112 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 2: With these various artists. 113 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: And it was kind of straightforward, just a half hour 114 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 1: concert with these with these various various artists. And again, 115 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: because I'm not really familiar with the music, it didn't 116 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: really do a ton. It didn't do a ton for me. 117 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,039 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think, you know, if if there's gonna be 118 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:37,559 Speaker 3: alternative options to the main halftime show, like Turning Point 119 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 3: or you know, the Puppy Bowl or whatever, I think 120 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 3: they'll sort of learn as they go and they'll make changes. 121 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,239 Speaker 3: And then as if their reputation grows and more people 122 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 3: are showing interest and keeps gaining popularity, then maybe they 123 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 3: will start to do more of those well them celebrities 124 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 3: jumping in kind of thing. 125 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, that was my takeaway was, you know, this is interesting. 126 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: Maybe this will become a new Maybe this will become 127 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 1: a new thing. I don't, won't, I won't, And we'll 128 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 1: get into more. Does you have any comments that you 129 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: would like to share? Feel Free again Justice at iHeartRadio 130 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: dot com is the email address. You can also leave 131 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: a comment up on up on YouTube. I know why 132 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: the NFL has an artist like bad Bunny, and I 133 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: want to talk about this in just a moment because 134 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,919 Speaker 1: there is there is a woke angle to this, but 135 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 1: it's not woke in the way that I think most 136 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: people are are interpreting it or defining it. It goes 137 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: a lot deeper than just a decision. Because this is 138 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: what Roger Goodell wants to put forward in terms of messaging. 139 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: That is a that is a part of it, but 140 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: there's a there's a broader thing happening here that we 141 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: can talk about briefly, and I'm curious to get your 142 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: thoughts on. But listen, congratulations to Turning Point USA. This 143 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: is not a criticism of what they did by any stretch. 144 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: It's just for me personally, it was like, Okay, that 145 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: was cool. I think it's awesome that a lot more 146 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 1: people tuned in than what they had expected. And is 147 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: you know, as Sam said in the Master Control Booth, 148 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: perhaps this will lead to more groups going and providing 149 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: their own, you know, substitute halftime shows given the numbers 150 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: that they were able to bring in. Also, news that 151 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: you did not hear about over the weekend. Man dies 152 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: after being shot and crashing into a building in South Minneapolis. 153 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: What's funny about this is that there is no attention 154 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: to the story whatsoever, especially considering the amount of attention 155 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: that has been given to other deaths that have taken 156 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: place over the course of the past month or so, 157 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: past month or so here in Minnesota. So we'll give 158 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: you details on that ahead of my conversation with our 159 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: DC insider Andrew Langer, and we'll hear from. 160 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 2: You coming up here on Twin City's. 161 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: News Talk Am eleven thirty and one or three five FM. 162 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: Kind An email Justice at iHeartRadio dot com. 163 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 2: I get a lot of email, but friend. 164 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: Of the show Thomas suggests that we should should call 165 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: the rubber Male appendages bilbos. 166 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 2: That's good. 167 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 6: I like that. 168 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 2: There's some good talk packs too with the ideas. I 169 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 2: was going to know, I'm gonna blame here in just 170 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 2: a second. I was going to ask bossman Chad if 171 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 2: I can say it on the air, and then I'm like, 172 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 2: you know what, I don't want to bug chet about this, so. 173 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:34,679 Speaker 3: We can have fun with We can have fun with this, 174 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 3: I think without needing to say the word. 175 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: I think you can say it on the air. But 176 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 1: it just like this's is whenever you say it here. 177 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: So the reason we're bringing all this up is because 178 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: you have the anti ice protesters that are now lobbing 179 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: what I assume are brand new I assume they're not used, 180 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: which is even grosser rubber male appendages. As Sam mentioned 181 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 1: in the Master Control Booth, we do have some suggestions 182 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: on what we could call them. 183 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 7: Ooh, Minneapolis, how far you have fallen? Only are the 184 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 7: Ice right? It's really stupid. Now you're assaulting people with 185 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 7: how shall we just say flying richards? 186 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 2: Okay, flying flying richards? 187 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 8: John, like I said, called them flyed flying richards. 188 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,559 Speaker 2: Oh it's the same person suggesting flying richards. Thank you, 189 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 2: jad Hey John. The word you're looking for is cat 190 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 2: toys for the things they were throwing. I don't care. 191 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 2: I don't know. 192 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 5: No, I don't, I don't. 193 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 2: I don't think that that works either. 194 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:37,319 Speaker 7: Those ICE agents should throw those rubber male appendages back 195 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 7: at the protesters, saying that you need this more than 196 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 7: I do. 197 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 2: Actually kind of funny. 198 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: I just don't know what the rationale is for their 199 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: inclusion in the ICE protests. There's a video that I 200 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 1: don't know if it's up yet, I haven't scheduled to 201 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: to post during the during the show this morning here 202 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: on Twin City's News. But there's a guy who rolled 203 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: up to the protest, because the protester are mostly taking 204 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 1: place now in front of Whibble Building, and this guy 205 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: rolls up in a truck. He's got some wooden planks 206 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: in the bed of the truck and it says like 207 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: Nuremberg twenty six, and then the protesters just start hurling 208 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: these rubberdidos at him. Another guy that keeps sticking him 209 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: to his forehead. And another video. I don't know why 210 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: they're doing any of this, so well, we'll dive further 211 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: into this. 212 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 2: Yes, this is your warning. 213 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: After seven o'clock this morning, let's get back to the 214 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,439 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. A couple of thoughts from about the halftime 215 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,559 Speaker 1: show in the game itself, Hey. 216 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 5: Good morning, John. Well, maybe the Patriots lost because they 217 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 5: had their I think it was their wide receiver Mac Hollins. 218 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 5: When he arrived to the game, he was in shackles, 219 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 5: an orange hump suit, a mask, and just like, what 220 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 5: was he trying to prove? 221 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 9: What was his statement? 222 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 5: Anyway, there you go, have a great day. 223 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 2: I think he was doing a Silence of the Lambs bit. 224 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 1: Because I believe that same player in one of the 225 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: playoff games, because I shared the video with Andrew Langer, 226 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: who will join us just after the bottom of the hour, 227 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 1: I believe that same player had showed up to one 228 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: of the playoff games as a character from the Warriors. 229 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 2: When he had the bottles on his hand, He's like, 230 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 2: Warriors come out to play. 231 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure that this is a just a bit 232 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: that he does. And this wasn't a political statement. This 233 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: was more like I'm a serial killer and I'm here 234 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: to go and wipe out the opposition. 235 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 2: Sam's on his head up and down, and my close 236 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 2: to that. 237 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 4: Is you got it right? 238 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 2: Yes, I'm curious. 239 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 3: It's one of those things where I'm curious to see 240 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 3: what his reaction is going to be ten years from 241 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,679 Speaker 3: now he's out of the NFL. He's like, man, I 242 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 3: probably I probably botched him. 243 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 2: I'll have so much money. I don't they goal care. 244 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 2: Let's go, let's go here. 245 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:53,559 Speaker 4: Good morning, John Sam. I did not. 246 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 10: He's got to look at bad Money or Easter Money 247 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 10: or whatever his name is. 248 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:00,319 Speaker 2: And I did turn over to Turning Point. They did 249 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 2: a great job. 250 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 11: It just reminded us of. 251 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: A country that we used to have and that we 252 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: should still want to have. 253 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 2: These people were respectful. Even Kid Rock was toned down, 254 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 2: in my opinion. 255 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 8: Meanwhile, we got Stefan Diggs again turning his back on 256 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 8: the national anthem. 257 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 4: While it was being played. He's a total clown. 258 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:23,679 Speaker 1: Good riddance, Raquel writes in I'm shocked and thrilled at 259 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: the numbers for Turning Point and the halftime show. 260 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 2: Good for them. I watched it too. 261 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:29,839 Speaker 1: I watched it because Bad Bunny hates Trump and will 262 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: not perform in the United States because of Trump. However, 263 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: I am hoping that alternative super Bowl halftime shows does 264 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: not become a thing. The super Bowl is one of 265 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: the huge events that brings us together as Americans. I'm 266 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: hoping the NFL will decide to go back to having 267 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: performers who are more neutral and not so political. This 268 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: can be done. 269 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 2: Listen. That might happen. It's a possibility. 270 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: But a couple of points on this First off, I 271 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: heard and saw some commentary relating to the Turning Point 272 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 1: USA event and the record numbers that they ended up showing. 273 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 1: I don't And the point that they that other commentators 274 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: were making was, you know, this could completely upend the 275 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: Super Bowl ad by model wherein you have to pay 276 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: ten million dollars for a thirty second spot and then 277 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 1: you're you know, Disney and Lucasfilm, and you ruin your 278 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: opportunity by doing a parody of the Butterweizer clyisdals. I 279 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:27,599 Speaker 1: won't get into that right now. I'll save that for 280 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: my Star Wars podcast. I got the joke. I just 281 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: thought it was a waste of thirty seconds and ten 282 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 1: million dollars. I don't think it's going to have any 283 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: impact on the ad sales for the Super Bowl. You know, 284 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: make no mistake, the ad execs in charge, they'll never 285 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: want to admit to conservative popularity. And so there's not 286 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: going to be any sort of shift in my opinion, 287 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: at least not over the next few years to ads 288 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:02,079 Speaker 1: being placed on these other second dairy events like Turning 289 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 1: Point USA. 290 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 2: I just don't. I just don't see that happening. 291 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: But let's just briefly get into why bad money was 292 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 1: chosen in the first place, because I don't I don't 293 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: personally believe it's nearly as nefarious as is often laid out. 294 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 2: There's a larger issue at play. 295 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: It's not good, don't misunderstand, but there's a larger issue here. 296 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: First off, you have Apple Music, the sponsors the halftime show. 297 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: So I imagine that they have a certain level of exclusivity 298 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 1: relating to who they put out in terms of choices 299 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: for the NFL to decide who they want to go 300 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: have and perform, because the whole point there would be 301 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: to drive individuals to go and use Apple Plus for 302 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: your you know, or Apple Music for your for your 303 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: you know, listening enjoyment. Okay, so there's an advertising component 304 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: there also, Just like my beloved NASCAR, NFL continues to 305 00:14:57,360 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: try to appeal to a global audience. 306 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 2: Call it globalism. It's a part of it. Make no mistake. 307 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 2: But that's what this is about. 308 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: Why do you think there are so many games that 309 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: are taking place now overseas in Europe and in Ireland, 310 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: NASCAR is doing the same thing. NASCAR went down to 311 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: Mexico last year. It was kind of cool. It was 312 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: fun to see them race at that particular racetrack in 313 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: another country. Not the first time that they've done this. 314 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: They've traveled to Japan before in the past. But turns out, 315 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: guess what, They're not going back this year. Why because 316 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: it wasn't cost effective, was way too expensive. So instead 317 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: NASCAR is going to be doing this road course race 318 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: essentially on a military base later on this year in 319 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: San Diego, which is awesome. But this is the reason 320 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: why an artist like Bad Bunny was chosen to perform. 321 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: It's because they're trying to reach a global audience. I'm 322 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: with Raquel. I hope that the NFL kind. 323 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 2: Of gets back to its roots. 324 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: But the NFL right now is not some corporation or 325 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: entity that has any sort of desire to just go 326 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: and adhere to American ideals and American patriotism. 327 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 2: For good or bad. 328 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: I don't know how much money the NFL needs this 329 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: is necessary for them to expand to a global market. 330 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: But clearly this is what they're attempting to do, and 331 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 1: that's why an artists like this ends up getting the 332 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: super Bowl halftime slot and it has all of this 333 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 1: multi culturalism. And the great news is this year there 334 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: was an alternative people can go and watch something different, 335 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: like they did with Turning Point USA into what Sam 336 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: was saying a moment ago, and I completely agree. 337 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 2: I was thinking the same thing. 338 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: Wouldn't it be awesome if this now turned into other 339 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 1: different content creators saying, hey, here's our halftime show beyond 340 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: your lingerie ball and beyond your puppy ball. I know 341 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: this is not necessarily brand new ground. Like if I 342 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: were Turning Point USA or another organization, I would immediately 343 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: go and reach out to weird Al Yankovic because people 344 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: always put him up to be drafted to do the 345 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,159 Speaker 1: halftime show at the super Bowl, which I think would 346 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: be absolutely epic and awesome and it should happen, but 347 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: I don't believe it's ever going to. But somebody should 348 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: go and say, hey, we'll set you up, we'll pay 349 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 1: will you do a halftime performance for us? As an 350 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: alternative to the Super Bowl because I, as I mentioned before, 351 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 1: just put a period on this particular topic before we 352 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 1: get to Andrew Langer and will get his thoughts on 353 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: the game from last night. The one thing that I 354 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: would have personally and just personal preference, the one thing 355 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: that I personally wanted to see and the whole reason 356 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,880 Speaker 1: I tuned in to watch the Turning Point USA event 357 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 1: because I didn't know any of the artists. 358 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 2: I'm not a fan of any of that music. 359 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: I wanted to see if they were going to tap 360 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 1: into the theatrical aspect of what you typically see in 361 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl halftime show, because usually they're very grandiose. 362 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 1: There's a lot involved. It's not just an artist going 363 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: out there and singing. This is a it is a production. 364 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:02,719 Speaker 1: And being the first year for Turning Point, I think 365 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: they did a great job, but they didn't really tap 366 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 1: into that. 367 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 2: Maybe they will next year. 368 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: All Right, I've already talked about Super Bowl way too 369 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: much for a morning. 370 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 4: Oh. 371 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:14,199 Speaker 1: By the way, the five year old Liam Ramos was 372 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: not in Bad Bunny's super Bowl halftime show. Apparently, there 373 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 1: was some speculation that during the halftime show that the 374 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:29,920 Speaker 1: five year old Liam Kinejo Ramos was featured during the performance. 375 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: This was the kid that was left behind by his 376 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: legal alien father when he was trying to go and 377 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:38,919 Speaker 1: a runaway from ICE. Bad Bunny's performance included a moment 378 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: where he handed one of his Grammy awards to a 379 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: young boy. Speculation then ran wild on social media that 380 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: it was Liam, but it was absolutely and actually not Liam. 381 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 1: What was funny though, and we'll get to your talkbacks 382 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: coming up and we'll talk a little bit more with 383 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: Andrew Langer. Well, what's funny though before we take a break, 384 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: is that the pro ICE ad ran right after Bad 385 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 1: Bunny's performance. So we'll play this clip and then we'll 386 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: talk with Andrew Langer next here on Twin Cities News Talk. 387 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:17,400 Speaker 9: They're friends and neighbors, sons, fathers, They're Little League coaches 388 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:18,119 Speaker 9: and veterans. 389 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 2: They're people who love in this country. 390 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 9: These are Immigration and Customs enforcement officers. They are removing 391 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 9: violent criminals from our. 392 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 4: Streets and neighborhoods. 393 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:33,719 Speaker 9: It's dangerous and difficult work, but ICE has one mission 394 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 9: to make America a safer place to live, and that's 395 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 9: what they're doing. This is law enforcement. 396 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 4: This is ICE. 397 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: All right, let's run through a couple of things here 398 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: real quick. We'll talk with Andrew Langer, our DC insider SEAPAC, 399 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: president of the Institute for Liberty in just a moment 400 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 1: here on Twin Cities News Talk. I do want to 401 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: get to a couple of talkbacks, so next hour we 402 00:19:55,400 --> 00:20:02,360 Speaker 1: will get into the rubber mail appendages being tossed hurled 403 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:08,439 Speaker 1: by the anti ice protesters. This individual may though, have 404 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: stumbled across why they are using these adults female aids. 405 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 10: Hey John, I think that the the dido's or bilbos 406 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:25,880 Speaker 10: are really a reference to the phrase they always use 407 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 10: that is f ice. 408 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, I can see that kind of listen at 409 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:37,160 Speaker 1: fifteen bucks a pop. 410 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 2: I know I did some. 411 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:41,199 Speaker 1: Googling this morning, of which if they actually look at 412 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: my search queries here, they're going to be very curious. 413 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 2: Why I was looking these up this morning. 414 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:51,160 Speaker 1: You can buy you can buy them in bulk packets 415 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,679 Speaker 1: of like ten for one hundred and fifty bucks. 416 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:55,679 Speaker 2: So we'll get into this again next hour. I do 417 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 2: want to get to two. 418 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 1: More talkbacks, and then we'll get the spons from Andrew 419 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:01,360 Speaker 1: Langer talking about the. 420 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 2: Super Bowl and the halftime show. Here's the show, Phil, Hey. 421 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 8: John, and Jestice's phil You know he talked about turn 422 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 8: a point USA halftime show. Yeah, Kid Rock, his lyrics 423 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 8: are that one song he sings about making a left 424 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 8: to an underaged girl and Ted Nudges's song about make 425 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 8: it left to un the aged girls. 426 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 1: Why is that funny to you that the patriots lost? 427 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: Are you not a patriot? I mean you served our country. 428 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 1: At least you say that you didn't thank you for 429 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: your service. First off, did Ted Nugent even perform yesterday 430 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: during that? 431 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,679 Speaker 2: I couldn't tell you. I don't know. 432 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: I don't know if Kid Rock saying about the particular 433 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,639 Speaker 1: song he's referring to. And just to make one more point, 434 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: I read this morning because nobody could understand what he 435 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: was saying and Bad Bunny's lyrics, but I read the 436 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: lyrics of the songs that. 437 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 2: He was performing. 438 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: Oh, you do not get to get on a high 439 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 1: horse regarding lyrical content if you were to actually go 440 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 1: and see the content of Bad Buddies songs. Now, granted, 441 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: nobody could understand what he was saying, so it couldn't 442 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: be deemed defensive unless you unless you knew the language. 443 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 1: But please, so you're putting your ignorance on display. 444 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:10,399 Speaker 6: John, You're wrong and you're way too trusting. Bad Bunny 445 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 6: was chosen to be anti Trump, anti American because Roger 446 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 6: Goodell is a flaming leftist nimrod. He's kind of like 447 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:19,640 Speaker 6: a skinnier and more put together version of Walls. He's 448 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:21,719 Speaker 6: not a smart man. He's not a terrible job run 449 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,399 Speaker 6: in the NFL. He didn't reach any new audiences with 450 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 6: Bad Bunny. He pissed off a lot of people, maybe 451 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 6: like the NFL less, but that's what a bad leader does. 452 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 6: But this was totally about politics. This was nothing about 453 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:33,719 Speaker 6: reaching a broader audience. 454 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 4: Have a nice thing. 455 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 2: I completely disagree. Why can't it be both. 456 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:40,640 Speaker 1: I don't disagree with you that Roger Goodell is a 457 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: flaming liberal, but also the NFL is absolutely trying to 458 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: reach a wider audience. 459 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 2: Again, that's why. 460 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,920 Speaker 1: They're going and performing overseas every single year, and those 461 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: games are increasing. This is not an excuse for any 462 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: of this. I think Bad Bunny is a was a 463 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 1: bad choice to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, 464 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 1: but it also is a part of this multiculturalism that 465 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 1: fits into what you're describing. But this is an attempt 466 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 1: to go and reach a wider audience. Whether or not 467 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:12,959 Speaker 1: they'll be successful, who knows. Andrew Langer Institute for Liberty 468 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: Presidents works with Seapack regulatory guru. 469 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 2: What do you think regarding Turning Point. 470 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: USA and the number of people that have watched Last 471 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 1: nine and Bad Bunny. 472 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 12: Let's take a step back and let's let's discuss why 473 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:31,120 Speaker 12: we're why we're throwing uh sex toys? Why you know, yes, 474 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 12: you you are correct. But at the end of the day, John, 475 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 12: you know it's all. It's all because of Trump's tariffs. Right, 476 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 12: bricks are now more expensive, so it's much easier to get. Actually, 477 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:42,639 Speaker 12: I don't know, I have no idea what to compare, 478 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 12: are you? I know you you reference the comparative pricing 479 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 12: and I have no idea where these things are are 480 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 12: are made. But yeah, it's listen, I don't we really 481 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 12: are through the looking glass. And now I am going 482 00:23:56,560 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 12: to tie the two things together, Okay, because I like some. 483 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 4: Of Bad Bunnies music. 484 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:04,919 Speaker 12: I'm not gonna I'm not gonna lie I I you know, 485 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 12: I appreciated what he was doing at the SNL fiftieth, 486 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 12: really enjoyed that. 487 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 4: But it's just so much of the spectacles. 488 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 12: Go way over my head, and I think, at the 489 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,880 Speaker 12: end of the day, me a fifty something white guy, 490 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,400 Speaker 12: They're not trying to reach me anymore, no longer, no 491 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 12: longer the demographic I can no longer chew the fat 492 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:30,640 Speaker 12: with the rest of the herd is as it were, 493 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 12: no longer pulling the sled. I mean, you know, listen, 494 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 12: it was a spectacle, not as bizarre as let's say, oh, 495 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 12: I don't know, the winter Olympic opening ceremonies or or 496 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:46,159 Speaker 12: the very Summer Olympics opening ceremonies, which, with the exception 497 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:48,640 Speaker 12: of the London Olympics, have been all kinds of bizarre 498 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:52,400 Speaker 12: in recent years. But you know, I mean, it was 499 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:55,400 Speaker 12: it was a It was a Listen, the entire Super 500 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 12: Bowl was a great, big Bowl of fine. 501 00:24:58,040 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 2: It was. 502 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:02,879 Speaker 1: It was as newsfest across the really across the board. 503 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 2: It's interesting. 504 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 1: I actually walked away from last night Super Bowl kind 505 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 1: of going, you know, is this is this becoming you know, 506 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:12,359 Speaker 1: less of a big deal. 507 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:13,159 Speaker 2: And probably not. 508 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I just felt the entire production and even going 509 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: into the game last night, it all felt like it 510 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 1: was just lackluster, even beyond the team. 511 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 2: The team's playing. 512 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:27,199 Speaker 1: And it was interesting too, the ads, of which this 513 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,119 Speaker 1: is the only time that Melinda will sit down and 514 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 1: watch an actual NFL game throughout the entire year. She's 515 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 1: only there to watch the commercials. And it was it 516 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: was the serious in tone, the more straightforward advertising and 517 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: not the comedic ones that I felt actually did a 518 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:45,679 Speaker 1: better job and a more effective job in terms of 519 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:48,879 Speaker 1: the uniqueness of what we usually expect for the For 520 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 1: the ads that run during the game. 521 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean listen, I like the Kurt Russell what 522 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:53,640 Speaker 4: was it a bud Light ad? 523 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:57,360 Speaker 12: I thought that was good obviously, the love the Budweiser 524 00:25:57,440 --> 00:25:59,919 Speaker 12: ego on the back of the horse thing that was? 525 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 4: That was that was really interesting. 526 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,439 Speaker 12: My wife said that the biggest, the biggest ad for 527 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:07,120 Speaker 12: her was what was the prostate prostate exam ad? 528 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, so good. I can't remember what it was, Yes, 529 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 4: I remember, Yeah, But I'll say you to your thesis though. 530 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 12: You should try to get my buddy Jerry on Jerry Rogers, 531 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 12: the edd of Real Clare Policy. He does radio in 532 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 12: Baltimore too, and and Jerry is he's a former football 533 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:29,160 Speaker 12: coach and he's very concerned about the disappearance of football 534 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 12: I think you're right that they're trying to grab these 535 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 12: European audiences to grow viewership numbers. But there's so much 536 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 12: that's going on in terms of trying to shut down 537 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:42,639 Speaker 12: youth football that it's having a real part time feeding it. 538 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 4: Listen, as I said, if if if football. 539 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 12: Gets replaced by by hockey, then I'm then I'm all in. 540 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 2: You know it's you made a good point. 541 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 1: Let me add this and then we'll get over to 542 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:57,400 Speaker 1: a couple of the items that we had we intended 543 00:26:57,440 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 1: on on discussing this morning. You made a good point, though, 544 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 1: because Melinda and I had a discussion over the weekend. 545 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:04,880 Speaker 1: This is really going to take a bit of a turn, 546 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 1: but I'll bring it back. We had a discussion over 547 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: the weekend of we've we've made it a habit now 548 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: when we're watching older television shows of going and finding 549 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 1: out the respective ages of actors and actresses from the 550 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: films we grew up with, because we're curious, are they 551 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:22,359 Speaker 1: are they our age because they look so much older, 552 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:23,199 Speaker 1: right right? 553 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,639 Speaker 2: And so it's that aspect. 554 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 1: As well that I think puts a lot of individuals 555 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: out of touch with what you mentioned, and that is 556 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: the NFL, just like NASCAR, and just like most you know, 557 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: large corporations, entertainment, you know, companies, they are looking to 558 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: that next generation. They're looking for those groups of individuals 559 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: that will be the fans that will watch every single 560 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: year moving forward. And so that is another aspect of 561 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: why an individual like bad Money ends up getting, you know, 562 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 1: a place at the Super Bowl. 563 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 2: There's a lot of the reasons that we explained. 564 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 1: But you know that wanting to reach a younger audience 565 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,359 Speaker 1: and is a huge factor in that as well. And 566 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: I just personally, Andrew, let me just put a period 567 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 1: on this because I'm now I'm filibustering on my own joke. 568 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: But but I don't like it when conservatives go too 569 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 1: far to go and just complain, because it sounds like 570 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 1: sometimes we're complaining for just the sake of complaining. And 571 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 1: and I just kind of go, all right, if you 572 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:21,680 Speaker 1: don't want to watch it, don't watch it. Go watch 573 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: the turning point one. And the turning point one was fine. 574 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: I didn't think it was anything amazing. Obviously, millions of 575 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 1: people tuned in, and I think that's that's great. I 576 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 1: just don't want to see us making you know, you know, 577 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: stupid commentary that's completely unnecessary. It's it's good to get 578 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 1: to the heart of why things are actually of the day. 579 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 3: Right. 580 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:40,479 Speaker 12: Well, it's like it's like the it's like the the 581 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 12: talk back you got with the guy talking about and 582 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 12: the Patriots lost. 583 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 4: Okay, what EPs? 584 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 12: I mean, I don't know why that that's important to 585 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 12: question the question in hand here. You know, it's so 586 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 12: funny because it's like that old, that old the meme 587 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 12: that was out there that that Paul Rudd is older 588 00:28:57,760 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 12: than Wilford Brimley. 589 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:03,320 Speaker 4: Was in which is which is just crazy. 590 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 12: Now I listen, I went to I went again to 591 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:08,680 Speaker 12: talk about hockey, folks can see on Facebook. I went 592 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 12: to I went to hockey game with one of my 593 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 12: best friends for who I've known since kindergarten. 594 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 4: And and that. 595 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 12: Is literally literally fifty years ago, nine years ago, I mean, 596 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 12: which is which is like its insane. 597 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 4: Can't be can't be quite that old. 598 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:28,240 Speaker 1: So yeah, let me let me sneak this talk back 599 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:30,200 Speaker 1: in here and then we'll we'll move over to some 600 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 1: other issues this morning. 601 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 2: Talking with Andrew Langer. 602 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 11: Good morning guys, John, Both you and the talkbacker are 603 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 11: partially incorrect. Roger Goodell does not choose the halftime show. 604 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 11: The NFL has a contract with Rock Nations, right, that's 605 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 11: jay Z. He chooses it. Jay Z chose Bad Money 606 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 11: because he knew it would piss people off. And that's 607 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 11: what people who think they're really edgy, especially in art, do, 608 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 11: They try and piss some people off and it makes 609 00:29:56,480 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 11: other people happy. It was a terrible choice though either way. 610 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 1: Okay, so there may be truth because this is just speculation. 611 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:05,720 Speaker 1: There may be truth in what Adam is saying. But 612 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 1: at the same time, there's also people want to make money. 613 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:12,239 Speaker 1: This is this is driven by economics, and you know, 614 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 1: jay Z maybe he wanted to make people mad, but 615 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 1: also Bad Bunny is an emerging star and getting him 616 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 1: in front of an audience that's that big could bring 617 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: into a substantial amount of money forms. So let's not 618 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: just by the way the capitalistic aspect of this vice merge. 619 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 12: Everyone if they've never seen this again, to come back 620 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 12: to Saturday Night Life, if they haven't seen the Saturday 621 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:36,720 Speaker 12: Night Live sketch where bed Bunny and I can't remember 622 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:39,920 Speaker 12: the Latino gentleman who's on SNL. 623 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 2: Or Marcelo Hernandez. 624 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 4: Yes, yes, exactly. So the two of them. 625 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 12: They have their girlfriends, and their girlfriends are crazy, and 626 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 12: they're complaining to each other in Spanish with subtitles about 627 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 12: how crazy their girlfriends are. 628 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 4: You know, all they want to do. They're like yelling 629 00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 4: at each other. 630 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:58,200 Speaker 12: Their girlfriends are trying to get the two of them 631 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:01,640 Speaker 12: to fight, and they're yelling at each other, essentially in Spanish. 632 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 12: Why are we fighting? I don't want to fight you. 633 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 12: My girlfriend's crazy, mine's crazier. 634 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's very funny. 635 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: Since we're here, I know that you had some comments 636 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 1: regarding the Democrats attempting to try to score some political 637 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:21,520 Speaker 1: points by complaining about inflation related to super Bowl parties. 638 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 2: What are your thoughts on it? 639 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 12: Never never let us let it, never let the facts 640 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:26,640 Speaker 12: get in the way of a good story. The d 641 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 12: Triple No, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee put out some 642 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:33,720 Speaker 12: talking points about inflation and Trump and super Bowl parties, 643 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 12: and every Democrat ran with it. By that, I've been like, 644 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 12: you know, the Democrats in Maryland that I that I 645 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 12: sort of I'm looking at, specificly Congressman Johnny Alschewsky, you know, 646 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 12: touting this idea. But if you go to the underlying data, 647 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 12: the underlying story This is the tail wagging the dog 648 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 12: because it completely ignores They completely cherry pick and ignore 649 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 12: that under the four years of the Biden administration, inflation 650 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:02,560 Speaker 12: and skyrocketed. And one of the things they talk about 651 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 12: is that wing prices are up twenty five percent over 652 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:10,920 Speaker 12: last year. But if you understand the way that wings work, 653 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 12: most of the wings that were bought for last year's 654 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 12: Super Bowl were wings that would have been culled in 655 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 12: twenty twenty four. Stick with me for a second here, John, Sure. 656 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 12: Whereas at the tail end of twenty twenty four into 657 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 12: twenty twenty five, as Biden, as the Biden administration was 658 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:29,400 Speaker 12: turning things over. You've heard me say this before, the 659 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 12: Biden administration was doing everything they could to keep prices high. 660 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 12: One of the things that they did was they killed 661 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 12: one hundred and twenty million chickens. Now Biden didn't kill, 662 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 12: the Biden administration order one hundred and twenty million chickens killed. 663 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:48,240 Speaker 12: That's two hundred and forty million wings that were not 664 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 12: able to go on the marketplace to be frozen in 665 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 12: twenty twenty five for consumption at Super Bowl twenty twenty six. 666 00:32:56,960 --> 00:33:02,680 Speaker 12: And so you know this again, Yes, prices were up, 667 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 12: but prices were up because of the Biden administration's actions. 668 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 1: Well, and this is something that and I know that 669 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 1: Republicans do what they can to get the messaging out there, 670 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: but as we head into the midterms, they're gonna need 671 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:16,960 Speaker 1: to hammer this. And because when things get better in 672 00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:19,680 Speaker 1: terms of the economy, we tend to go, oh, hey, 673 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 1: that's great, and then we move on. Like, for example, 674 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:24,720 Speaker 1: we were heading over to Walmart yesterday stupidly to do 675 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:27,680 Speaker 1: some shopping before the game started, and Melinda and I 676 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: both keyed in on just how low the gas prices were. 677 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 4: Right. 678 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:33,760 Speaker 1: But it was funny because we were like, oh, hey, look, 679 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:36,240 Speaker 1: isn't that great? You know the gas prices. It's almost 680 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 1: like it's like two two forty. But then we just 681 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:40,880 Speaker 1: forget about it and move on with our lives. 682 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 12: John, petroleum product prices are so low that people can 683 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 12: go and buy petroleum derive sex toys, true and just 684 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 12: throw them away at ice agents and bulk and bulk yes, 685 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:56,160 Speaker 12: you know, so cheap, cheaper than bricks. 686 00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:59,520 Speaker 2: Oh, I'm not looking forward to getting into that conversation. 687 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 2: Next hour. 688 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:04,520 Speaker 1: Let's go here talking about woke. I thought this was interesting. 689 00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 1: I wanted to hear your thoughts on it. Secretary of 690 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:10,440 Speaker 1: War Pete Hegseth last month made from the Daily Wire 691 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:13,319 Speaker 1: what they said was a seismic announcement. We're taking a 692 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:17,480 Speaker 1: sledgehammer to the oldest DEI program in federal government, a 693 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:20,359 Speaker 1: program few people outside of Washington have ever heard of. 694 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:26,040 Speaker 1: It's called the eight A program. Five percent of all 695 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 1: federal contracts are set aside. 696 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:31,040 Speaker 2: For minority and women owned businesses. 697 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 1: Instead of a competitive process that identifies the best company 698 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:38,880 Speaker 1: with the best value, government officials direct contracts to specific 699 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:42,000 Speaker 1: companies with no bidding at all, based on minority status. 700 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:43,400 Speaker 1: And they'll just reach you one more line and then 701 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 1: we'll get your thoughts on Andrew, the purpose of eight 702 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 1: A isn't to help minorities. 703 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:49,200 Speaker 2: It's to help lazy. 704 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:52,720 Speaker 1: Bureaucrats steer millions to big companies without having to file 705 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:53,400 Speaker 1: out paperwork. 706 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:55,120 Speaker 2: And this is a reoccurring theme. 707 00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:57,040 Speaker 1: I mean, whether it's eight A or whether we're talking 708 00:34:57,080 --> 00:35:00,200 Speaker 1: about fraud here in Minnesota or across the country, I mean, 709 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:04,520 Speaker 1: this is all a big aspect of this as well. 710 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:08,640 Speaker 12: Right, anytime government has the ability to transfuse massive sums 711 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,800 Speaker 12: of money out of the public, fisk into the pockets 712 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:15,160 Speaker 12: of individuals. That's where that's where corruption can occur. We 713 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 12: have a competitive process generally. And it's so funny because 714 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:20,880 Speaker 12: I'm about to file I'm about to file comments with 715 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:27,120 Speaker 12: NASA on their program to combat fraud. You know again, 716 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:29,399 Speaker 12: I'm going to be talking about the issue of as 717 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 12: we return to the moon, as we try to get 718 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:34,520 Speaker 12: to Mars, we have these variant I'm going to say, 719 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:38,520 Speaker 12: over complicated systems that we've created, and it's just going 720 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:42,880 Speaker 12: to raise the level of possibility for all kinds of 721 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 12: fraud to happen. So NASA is looking for recommendations on 722 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:50,839 Speaker 12: how to deal with that. So generally, right this has 723 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:54,879 Speaker 12: been an issue. There are these laws that are out 724 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:57,239 Speaker 12: there that are supposed to help small businesses get those 725 00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:00,440 Speaker 12: big fat government contracts. Their specific laws out there that 726 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:03,880 Speaker 12: are supposed to help women and minority own businesses. And obviously, 727 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:07,319 Speaker 12: like everything else, once you create these complexities, folks are 728 00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:09,680 Speaker 12: finding ways to gain the system. Right, so you'll get 729 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:13,319 Speaker 12: a traditional big business and what they'll do is they'll 730 00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:17,120 Speaker 12: give a partnership to a woman or a person of color. 731 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:20,840 Speaker 12: That way they can declare themselves to be a woman 732 00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:22,759 Speaker 12: or minority owned business when they. 733 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:23,560 Speaker 4: Are in fact not. 734 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:29,480 Speaker 12: The reality is, like everything else, listen, a contracting in 735 00:36:29,560 --> 00:36:33,840 Speaker 12: small business, contracting is a small portion of the you know, 736 00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:36,839 Speaker 12: the financial stake, the financial impact the federal government has 737 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:39,920 Speaker 12: on small businesses. We need to generally make it easier 738 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 12: for everybody to apply for these contracts. But we've got 739 00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:45,680 Speaker 12: to make sure that that we're that they there is 740 00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 12: a competitive process, and like everything else, that are that 741 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:51,920 Speaker 12: our government is getting the best bang for the buck, 742 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 12: not paying you know, uh, twenty thousand dollars for a 743 00:36:55,680 --> 00:37:00,480 Speaker 12: hammer because some business is owned by somebody who ticks 744 00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:01,960 Speaker 12: off the right things on a checklist. 745 00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:06,280 Speaker 1: Andrew Langer, president of the Institute for Liberty, heavily involved 746 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:09,240 Speaker 1: in seapack regulatory Guru, what would you like the listener 747 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 1: to check out when they're done listening to my fine program? 748 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:15,560 Speaker 12: Well, listen, first of all, Seapack twenty twenty six, happening 749 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:17,120 Speaker 12: in Dallas the last week of March. 750 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:19,680 Speaker 4: John, don't I'm hoping you're gonna you're gonna go. 751 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 12: That's that's gonna be a big, great time, So go 752 00:37:23,120 --> 00:37:26,480 Speaker 12: and check that out. Listen follow me on x at 753 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 12: Andrew Underscore Langer latest episode of the lunch Hour is 754 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:30,319 Speaker 12: going to be out today. 755 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:32,880 Speaker 4: Daniel Rundy, who's a foreign policy expert. 756 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:36,880 Speaker 12: We're gonna pivot back talk about tech policy in the 757 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:39,080 Speaker 12: next couple of weeks, So go and check those things 758 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:39,479 Speaker 12: out there. 759 00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:42,759 Speaker 2: Andrew Langer, thanks buddy, hopefully. Oh I'm I'm off on 760 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:44,440 Speaker 2: next week, so we'll talk to you in two weeks. 761 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:45,439 Speaker 4: Sounds good. 762 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:46,400 Speaker 2: All right, all right, thank you. 763 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:50,840 Speaker 1: Coming up, we will get to the tossing of Rubbert 764 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:51,719 Speaker 1: mail appendages. 765 00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:54,600 Speaker 2: I know you're all excited. 766 00:37:54,920 --> 00:38:00,840 Speaker 1: Also, the deaths murders that you're not hearing about taking 767 00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:04,239 Speaker 1: place in Minneapolis and the question of why aren't you 768 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:06,279 Speaker 1: hearing about them? We'll get to that coming up here 769 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:08,279 Speaker 1: on Twinsday's News Talk AM eleven thirty and one O 770 00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:09,120 Speaker 1: three five FM. 771 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:10,839 Speaker 2: Good morning, and I love your show.