1 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: Lively Monday Morning Today. 2 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 2: Twin City's News Talk Am eleven thirty one oh three 3 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 2: five FM from the sixty five to one carpet Next 4 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 2: Day Install Studios. My name is John Justice Sam next 5 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 2: door in the master Control booth. We will talk about 6 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: DFL state representative and would be surfer, would be Minnesota 7 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 2: surfer no less Zack Stevenson here in just a moment, 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 2: I'll explain. Got a couple of comments that have rolled 9 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 2: in from last hour commenting on talkbacks that we had 10 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 2: regarding voting, my rant about how we need to stop 11 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:55,319 Speaker 2: with the petty bickering within our own party because right 12 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 2: now the Democrats are completely off the rails, off the chain, 13 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:07,279 Speaker 2: prone to violence that are becoming a death cult. Maybe 14 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 2: one day we'll get back to when we can actually 15 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 2: debate with the opposition party and have people care, but 16 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 2: right now, when you have a party that wants the 17 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 2: other party dead, it's a little hard to carry on 18 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 2: a debate. And what I mean by that too, is 19 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 2: that you have the Democrats that are being asked if 20 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 2: these death threats are okay, and they're all going, yeah, 21 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 2: they're totally fine. But that's what years and years of 22 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 2: threats to democracy. Trump is Hitler, nazis racist, white supremacy. 23 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 2: That's what it leads people to believe. Let's get to 24 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 2: a few of your comments from the iHeartRadio app brought 25 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 2: to you by Lindal Realty. 26 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: First off. 27 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: Independent candidate for a governor in Minneapolis, Laverne Turner, what's 28 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: the chime in more than jo. 29 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 3: How you're doing this? Lavigne? In Minneapolis, I heard them 30 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 3: talk about saying that welfare recipients vote vote, They vote 31 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 3: because they're so their resources depend on it. But I'll 32 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 3: be honest with you, most most welfare recipients don't vote 33 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 3: because of the most still informed on educated people out here, 34 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 3: and they don't care. And so his perspective was a 35 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 3: little slanet or he just there's nobody's talking about. 36 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: Thank you, Thank you, Leverne. I appreciate you. 37 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 4: You listening, Heyghorn, guys, Berus and shockby very frustrating thing 38 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 4: about all these people screaming about rhinos and the Republicans 39 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 4: aren't doing what I want them to do. You know, 40 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 4: nobody can articulate what you want done better than you, 41 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 4: So why don't you go run? And if you don't 42 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 4: want to run, why don't you get involved with the 43 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 4: local Republican chapters so that you can make some input. 44 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 4: You know, don't sit on the sidelines and criticize unless 45 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 4: you're willing to put yourself on the firing line. 46 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: Have a good day, guys. 47 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 2: And I understand that for a lot of individuals, and 48 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 2: you know you're friends at the show. 49 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: I get it. Inspect your opinion. You're entitled to your opinion. 50 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,079 Speaker 2: Unfortunately, along those lines, I also feel like that opinion 51 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 2: is hampering the ability for Republicans to go and win 52 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 2: office right now, and we need to dispense with and 53 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: we had some of the talkbacks that mentioned it. You know, 54 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 2: this purity test that we have deployed in the past. 55 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: Just get rid of it already. 56 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 2: I made the mention earlier in the show in the 57 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 2: first hour talking with Andrew Langer. If you missed it, 58 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 2: be sure to check out the podcast on the iHeartRadio app. But, 59 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 2: like I get frustrated, and I use that term relatively speaking, right, 60 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 2: I just kind. 61 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: Of go knock it off. 62 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: But like Donald Trump Junior or even Trump himself, when 63 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 2: they go in they start criticizing an outlet like Fox News, 64 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 2: it's it's unproductive to things right now. They have their arguments, 65 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 2: and I understand the frustrations that you have. And I've 66 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 2: heard talkbacks as well about Fox News and the language 67 00:03:58,040 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: that they use that aligns with the left, and. 68 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: I get all that, but by. 69 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 2: And large that the news outlet that I think ninety 70 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 2: nine percent of people would say is Lean's conservative. So 71 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 2: at a time when you have Democrats acting the way 72 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 2: that you have them acting, and when they get into 73 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 2: positions of power, potentially abusing that power or abusing that power, 74 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 2: but I say potentially regarding this lawsuit against the would 75 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 2: be Minnesota surfer Zach Stevenson, we need to kind of 76 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 2: shove that aside for the moment, make sure we're all 77 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 2: on the same page. And when we get back to 78 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 2: any level, some level of normalcy in this country, then 79 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 2: we can go back to bickering with one another. I 80 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 2: just shared the story a moment ago. Itaska County judge 81 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 2: rejects local DFL chair's request to toss the deadly hit 82 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,919 Speaker 2: and run case. This would be the eighth Congressional District 83 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 2: DFL chair Cindy Martin. 84 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: Let's go here. 85 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 5: Good morning, John Paul from Brooklyn Park. The Cindy Martin 86 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 5: story would be a a huge headline. If she were 87 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 5: a Republican, they would report it gladly as real news 88 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 5: if it didn't hurt their party. 89 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's one of the reasons why I brought it up. 90 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 2: And here's one more, just with regard to Antifa and 91 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 2: just how organized or not organized they are. 92 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 6: Hey, John, you are one correct. Antifa does have chapters, 93 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 6: they have organization and a hierarchy. Think of it this way. 94 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 6: They are the new KKK. They are pirates for leftist organizations. 95 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 6: They have letters of mark. They get funding and support 96 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 6: and cover, and they go out and they wreak havoc, 97 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 6: They steal, they cause anxiety, and they try to push 98 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:47,679 Speaker 6: people towards the left. 99 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 2: Pirates is a really good description there. Although I hate 100 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 2: to disparage pirates that way. I do hear those letters 101 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 2: of mark though they're really more like guidelines. 102 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 1: Thank you all be here till nine o'clock. 103 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 2: Anoka County has accused of state Representative Zach Stevenson of 104 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 2: misusing the legislative process to finance his own pet project 105 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 2: at the expense of Anoka County taxpayers. 106 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 1: Oh my god, I know, right, average dfler of using 107 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: their power sucked. 108 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 2: The stunning allegation reading from Alphinus, was made in the 109 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 2: lawsuit filed against the Minnesota Department of Transportation last month. 110 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 2: You see, in the lawsuit, Anoka County asked the court 111 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 2: to stop Bindt from making an allegedly unlawful transfer of 112 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 2: funds that would cost the county six point two million dollars. 113 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 2: According to the lawsuit, the Minnesota legislature passed a law 114 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty three. It establishes a sales tax that 115 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 2: funds transportation projects around the seven county metro area. However, 116 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 2: Anoka County says that Stephenson introduced legislation earlier this year 117 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 2: that would take millions from the county's share of those 118 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 2: funds and then send them to the City of Anoka 119 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 2: to fund a pedestrian bridge along the. 120 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: Rum River dam Okay. Oh, but there's more. 121 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 3: So. 122 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 2: Stevenson represents the city of Anoka and a portion of 123 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 2: Coon Rapids in the Minnesota House of Representatives. As I 124 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 2: mentioned last hour, he was elected the leader of the 125 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 2: House DFL caucus and possibly one of the worst choices 126 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 2: they could have picked, which is saying. 127 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: A lot when we're talking about dflers. 128 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 2: While Stevenson's original bill did not advance in the House. 129 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 2: A version of it was eventually folded into an. 130 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: Omnibus bill that was passed into law in June. Isn't 131 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: that convenient? 132 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 2: Thus, the six point two million is primed to be 133 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 2: taken from the county and then sent to the city 134 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 2: of Anoka for the pedestrian bridge. The problem is under 135 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 2: the Minnesota constitution, you can't do this. I'll give you 136 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 2: the details and also what specifically this bridge was supposed 137 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 2: to be four which is where the would be Minnesota 138 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 2: surfer Zach Stevenson title is coming from. Details next right 139 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 2: here on Twin City's News Talk AM eleven. 140 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: Thirty and one oh three five FM. 141 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 7: You're radio if you're starting your day with John Justice 142 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 7: from the sixty five to one Carpets plus home of 143 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 7: the Next Day installs studios on Twin Cities News Talk 144 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 7: AM eleven thirty FM one to three point five and 145 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 7: on the three iHeartRadio app. So I'm looking at the 146 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 7: headline right now. Trump just got done. 147 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 2: Speaking at the kanesse in Israel and the wake of 148 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 2: the Peace Summit, and Trump said that the deal was 149 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 2: not possible without bombing Iran. I find the whole thing 150 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 2: rather interesting from that angle and standpoint, it's almost as 151 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 2: if President Donald Trump knows what he's doing and knows 152 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 2: that Israel and they shouldn't have had to right, Israel 153 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 2: should not have had to have made any concessions and 154 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 2: getting back the twenty remaining living hostages that Hamas had. 155 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,839 Speaker 2: It's one thing that's kind of bittersweet about this entire 156 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 2: situation is that we never should have been here in 157 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 2: the first place. But alas Israel had to make some concessions, 158 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 2: returning living members of Hamas that had been captured during 159 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 2: the war. But again President Donald Trump saying that the 160 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 2: deal wouldn't have been possible without bombing Iran, and everything 161 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 2: begins to make a heck of a lot more sense, 162 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 2: and the US ends up benefiting from it by taking 163 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 2: away Iran's ability to wage at nuclear war. 164 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: Again, it's almost like President Donald Trump knows what he's doing. 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Nominate your favorite teacher now at 180 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 8: iHeartRadio dot com slash Teachers. 181 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 2: I want to get back to the Zach Stevenson story 182 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 2: that I was sharing details from a moment ago, but 183 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 2: before we do, because I can roll this into the 184 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 2: commentary that I have over this lawsuit in Anoka County 185 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 2: accusing the DFL leader of misusing the legislative process in 186 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 2: a stuning lawsuit. There's a clip that I just saw 187 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 2: on x The Minnesota Gun Owner's Caucus reposted this. 188 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:28,559 Speaker 1: So this is Peggy Flannagan. 189 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 2: And she's posted a video of her thanking DFL SD 190 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 2: forty three and the Mom's demand action for hosting an 191 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 2: important panel on the effects of gun violence in our community. 192 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 2: Here's what she had to say, it's a really quick 193 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 2: quick clip. 194 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 9: What we hear is that it is all about mental health, right, 195 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 9: and here's the vehicle. 196 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 10: You know, Republicans have come I agree, that's right. 197 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 9: Like Republicans have come forward with their proposal, which is 198 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 9: a do you want to invest more in mental health? 199 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 9: See freaking TESSI why like I do? And we have 200 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 9: to do something about the damn guns, right, which is 201 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 9: banning a soul in. 202 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: High capacity magazine. 203 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 2: So the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus they reposted this and 204 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 2: commented on X all the DFL wants to do is 205 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 2: band guns, starting with the most commonly owned rifles in 206 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 2: in Minnesota. 207 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: And they're right. But the other point I want to 208 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 1: make on this is if you really believe. 209 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 2: That Peggy Flanning and are any dflers and Zach Stevenson 210 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 2: and included in this as we get back to the story, 211 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 2: and why don't you go ahead and stick it to Republicans? 212 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 2: Then agree first off a special session that should have happened, 213 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:50,959 Speaker 2: that Wallas is too chicken to go and call after 214 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 2: he said he was going to, but agree to separate. 215 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:55,719 Speaker 1: The bills out vote on. 216 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 2: The package to secure schools, increase funding for mental health 217 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 2: and then go and vote on a package to ban 218 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 2: your high capacity magazines and scary looking guns. 219 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: But they'll never do that. 220 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 2: But that would be the right thing to do if 221 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 2: you actually agree with what Republicans are saying. But they don't. 222 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 2: And why should we even bother trying to negotiate with 223 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 2: the Democrats right now when. 224 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:26,959 Speaker 1: They refuse to. 225 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 2: Even go and condemn their own relating to threats of death, 226 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 2: when the party openly goes and celebrates the assassination of conservatives. 227 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: Okay, you get the point. 228 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 2: Anoka County is accused State Representative Zax Stevenson, henceforth known 229 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 2: as the would be Minnesota Surfer Zax Stevenson, miss using 230 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 2: the legislative process to finance his own pet project at 231 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 2: the expense of Anoka taxpayers. Now, he had a bill 232 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 2: that did not advance in the House, but it was 233 00:13:55,960 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 2: eventually folded into an omnibus bill. The Minnesota legislature passed 234 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,559 Speaker 2: a law in twenty twenty three establishing a sales tax 235 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 2: that funds transportation projects around the seven county metro area. 236 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 2: Six point two million was primed to be taken from 237 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 2: the county and then sent to the city of Anoka 238 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 2: for a pedestrian bridge, but under the Minnesota constitution, special 239 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 2: laws targeting a single jurisdiction are prohibited unless that jurisdiction 240 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 2: approves of that law, and since Anoka County commissioners did 241 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 2: not approve of the fund diversion, the county argues that 242 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 2: the diversion was unlawful. Anoka County has informed min Dot 243 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 2: that the law in question is a special law that 244 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 2: requires approval from the county. However, Mindot reportedly said it 245 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 2: plans to follow through with the fund transfer absent a 246 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 2: court order because of course they are. 247 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 11: So. 248 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 2: As such, the city is excuse me. The county is 249 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 2: asking the court to that the diversion of funds is 250 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 2: not effective unless Anoka County issues an approval. In its lawsuit, 251 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 2: the county has pointedly been critical of the proposed pedestrian 252 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 2: bridge by the would be Minnesota surfer Zack Stevenson. You see, 253 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 2: according to Anoka County, the bridge marks the first stage 254 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 2: of a dubious boondoggle of a plan to build a 255 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 2: whitewater surf. 256 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 1: Park on the Rum River. 257 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 2: The surf park is not eligible for use of funds 258 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 2: in question, and the bridge would actually be the third 259 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 2: pedestrian bridge over the Rum River within just a quarter 260 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 2: mile stretch in downtown Anoka. Anoka County wrote, Anoka County's 261 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 2: elected officials and voters have no interest in building a 262 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 2: third pedestrian crossing over the Rum River when two existing 263 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 2: re crossings are perfectly functional and well maintained, presumably realizing 264 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 2: that Representative Stephenson slipped his pet project into a large 265 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 2: transportation bill that the legislature considered during the special session 266 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 2: called in June of twenty twenty five. Representative Stephenson's proposal 267 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 2: received scant attention from legislators working hard to finish their 268 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 2: legislative session, and Representative Stephenson managed to secure its passage. 269 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 2: The lawsuit continued, Anoka County was not even notified of 270 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 2: this proposed legislation in advance, much less given the opportunity 271 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 2: to consult about it. Additionally, the county said that Stevenson 272 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 2: singled out a Noka County to bear the entire cost 273 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 2: of his planned and warned that other legislators could try 274 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 2: the same thing. There's a few more points I want 275 00:16:56,840 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 2: to share with you from this Alpha News story. This 276 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 2: is not in the story, and I'm waiting for the 277 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 2: follow up, why was Stevenson trying to do this? Who 278 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:13,919 Speaker 2: was going to be behind building the Rum River whitewater 279 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 2: surf park, Which company stood to benefit for this project 280 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 2: to move forward? Or is would be Minnesota surfer DFL 281 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 2: Representative Zach Stephenson just that big a fan of surfing 282 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 2: and not living in a coastal state, desperately wanted the 283 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 2: opportunity to surf in Minnesota, and therefore he moved forward 284 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 2: on this. The wavepool at Bunker Beach at Bunker Hills 285 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 2: in Blaine just wasn't enough for the would be Minnesota 286 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 2: server Zack Stephenson. 287 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,880 Speaker 1: And on iHeartRadio, what's your smart speaker? 288 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 2: And a few more points coming up regarding Anoka County 289 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 2: accusing state Representative Zach Stevenson of misusing the legislative process 290 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 2: to finance his own pet project at the expense of 291 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 2: Anoka County taxpayers. 292 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: That's right. 293 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:17,159 Speaker 2: He wanted to transfer to some six point two million 294 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 2: dollars in order to fund a whitewater serf park on 295 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 2: the Rum River by adding in an additional pedestrian bridge 296 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:35,200 Speaker 2: of which there are already bridges there within a very short, 297 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 2: very small area. 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And 302 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 2: we're going to get to your talk back of the 303 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:56,679 Speaker 2: day and we'll dive back into the South of news story. 304 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: This is from a CNN. 305 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 2: Just watching CNN in MSNBC's coverage of Donald Trump's success 306 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 2: in getting these hostages returned and putting this piece deal 307 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 2: together has been quite entertaining and of course endless applause 308 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,679 Speaker 2: for for for President Trump, end list applause for Erald Trump. 309 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:22,120 Speaker 5: And when I was there, I even people wearing Make 310 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:25,879 Speaker 5: America Great Again hats in that crowd over at Hostage Square. 311 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 2: It had to be it had to be tough to 312 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 2: say there, Wolf Blitzer, all right, your talk back of 313 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 2: the day is brought to you by mini leafanmini leaf 314 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 2: dot com. 315 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: Head on over to m I N N E L E. 316 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 2: A f dot com and check out all of their 317 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 2: fantastic products. 318 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 1: Here is your talk back of the day. 319 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 3: Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do. 320 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 12: Breaking news from CNN. 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You see, he put forward an 335 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 2: attempt to go and pass legislation, but then it didn't 336 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 2: go through, so they just ended up folding it into 337 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:50,719 Speaker 2: that massive omnibus bill that was signed into law in June. 338 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 2: Here's additionally what the Anoka County had to say regarding this. 339 00:20:56,680 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 2: If Anoka County can have its county wide transportation funds 340 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:05,640 Speaker 2: diverted to a city that will support a single legislator's 341 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:10,199 Speaker 2: pet project, then so too can every other Minnesota county. 342 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:14,399 Speaker 2: Any legislator who wants to pursue a project that lacks 343 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 2: the support of county leadership or taxpayers can introduce a 344 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 2: similar bill to strip the county of his transportation funds 345 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 2: and give those funds to a more sympathetic or politically 346 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 2: advantageous government entity instead. 347 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:35,800 Speaker 1: Again, I want to know who's behind this. I mean, 348 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: there had to be. 349 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 2: Motivation unless it is just as simple as I said 350 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:46,119 Speaker 2: that Zack Stevenson just really wants to serve in Minnesota. 351 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 2: But no, I'm venturing. I guess that this whole thing 352 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 2: goes much deeper. The county added, this type of back 353 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 2: room politics is bad government. It is an unlawful abuse 354 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:03,400 Speaker 2: of power that threatens every single Minnesota county. Alpha News 355 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 2: reached out to Anoka County, min DOT, and Stevenson for 356 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 2: the story. Anoka County directed Alpha News to a press 357 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:13,479 Speaker 2: release and resolution which state that the county has no 358 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:17,719 Speaker 2: intention of approving the diversion of funds. Meanwhile, a spokesperson 359 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:20,679 Speaker 2: for min DOT said the agency has no comment on 360 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 2: the pending litigation and Stevenson did not respond to a 361 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 2: media inquiry. No truth to the rumor that Stevenson might 362 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 2: be in southern California now catching some sweet waves. 363 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 1: Just all that's just all hypotheticals at this point in time. 364 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 13: Hold on, hold on, Wolf, what kind of hats they 365 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 13: were wearing? Maga hats. You can say it, Wolf, maga. 366 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 13: It's not a bad thing. 367 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, I know. I caught that too. 368 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 2: When Wolf Blitzer made that comment, I thought it was 369 00:22:56,760 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 2: kind of funny. 370 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: All right, let's go here. 371 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 2: So Friday was the deadline for Minnesota to comply with 372 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 2: the federal policies barring transgender athletes and girls and women's sports. 373 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 2: The White House has said the federal funding is on 374 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:15,879 Speaker 2: the line of Minnesota doesn't comply. This goes back to 375 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 2: September thirtieth, when the US Department of Education and the 376 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 2: US Department of Health and Human Services sent their ten 377 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 2: day notice to change its Title nine policies regarding transgender 378 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 2: athletes or suffer the consequences. Friday afternoon, Minnesota Attorney General 379 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 2: Keith Ellison, when he wasn't outspreading misinformation regarding Antifa, sent 380 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 2: a letter to representatives of both the US Departments to 381 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 2: explain his position on Title nine policies. The letter says 382 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 2: that the federal government intends to follow the law, it 383 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 2: would need to follow an extensive, multi step administrative process 384 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 2: before any federal funding to Minnesota's education programs or activities 385 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 2: could ever be terminated. 386 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 1: The letter goes on to say that since employees. 387 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 2: Who work at both of these US departments aren't currently 388 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:05,400 Speaker 2: on furlough during the government shutdown, Ellison says he will 389 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 2: not provide any substantive response at this time. So the 390 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 2: shutdown that the Democrats created they're now using. 391 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: As an excuse to not comply. 392 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 2: With the federal rules convenient. It'll be interesting to see 393 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 2: how the Trump administration responds. 394 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: Now. 395 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 2: Sources in Maine say so far, because Maine is in 396 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:38,159 Speaker 2: a similar similar situation, They say the state has not 397 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 2: experienced any federal funding cuts directly linked to Title nine. 398 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 2: Lisa Atkinson, a school board member a school board director 399 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 2: prior Lake. We had her on the show last week 400 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:53,159 Speaker 2: on Thursday, I Believe, spokesperson for the growing coalition of 401 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 2: school board members who are putting pressure on the state 402 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 2: leaders to ban the transgender athletes from girls sports, says 403 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:01,439 Speaker 2: that they are the two hundred and forty five members 404 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 2: who have joined these They are all school board directors 405 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 2: across the state. There is also a group of school 406 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 2: board members who openly support transgender athletes. So it's title 407 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 2: on nine MN, so Title IXMN. Despite the pressure on 408 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 2: all sides to make a decision, a decision, many feel 409 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 2: that the issue may be decided by the Supreme Court, 410 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 2: which has already agreed to debate the issue. 411 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: Looks look, there's. 412 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 2: No political upside to be gained for Democrats to do 413 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 2: the right thing on this. That's the bottom line. The 414 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 2: GOP grievances rightfully so against liberals. You know, in liberal 415 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:48,439 Speaker 2: minds on the left and those that make up the 416 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 2: vocal portion of the Democrat Party, they don't care if 417 00:25:53,200 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 2: it's unfair. They don't care that this creates unfair sports 418 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 2: for the students. It doesn't matter. So, you know, at 419 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 2: the moment, I'm not surprised by any of this. I'll 420 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 2: actually give some credit to Keith Ellison on this because 421 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 2: it's pretty clever in the way that he framed it, 422 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 2: blaming the shutdown. 423 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: It does give him some cover. But again, it's not 424 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: politically advantageous for them to go and do the right thing. 425 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: So they're not going and doing the right thing. 426 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 2: Last week, by the way, for about ninety minutes earlier 427 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 2: last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a 428 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:35,440 Speaker 2: case on Colorado law that bans counselors from helping transgender 429 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 2: confuse kids, and after the dust had settled, many of 430 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 2: the justices, including Justice Samuel Alido, appear poised to strike 431 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:46,439 Speaker 2: down the law, raising questions about free speech and the 432 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:51,400 Speaker 2: politicization of science. So the Supreme Court is actually signaling 433 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:55,160 Speaker 2: that they're going to end Colorado's laws that punish kids 434 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 2: to transition. And I'm sure that this is also part 435 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 2: of the reason why, not particular for what's taking place 436 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:05,119 Speaker 2: regarding Title nine here, but just as a lead in 437 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 2: and the expectation the Supreme Court is going to go 438 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 2: and take this, take this up as to why they're 439 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 2: stalling on this. All right, a few more items before 440 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 2: we close the show out today. First off, this will 441 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 2: come as a shock to absolutely nobody, but Representative Ilhan 442 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 2: Omar has endorsed Senator Omar fat in his bid for 443 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 2: Minneapolis mayor. 444 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 1: This, of course, is. 445 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 2: Months after Omar condemned the state's DFL decision to revoke 446 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 2: the local party's endorsement of Fate. Ch called Fate a 447 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 2: champion for working people, Omar said, and Fate stands out 448 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:53,639 Speaker 2: among the pool of fifteen candidates, including the incumbent mayor, 449 00:27:53,880 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 2: Jacob Frye. Now, Jacob Fry posted a video talking about 450 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 2: his campaign signs, which includes in the video, and I 451 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:09,120 Speaker 2: posted this on X footage of his signs being stolen. 452 00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 2: So listen to this from the Minneapolis Man Baby may 453 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 2: or mom jeans. 454 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:15,160 Speaker 1: People love our signs. 455 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 14: In fact, they love them so much that we've had 456 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 14: a ton of signs stolen from people's yards by overly 457 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 14: enthusiastic Jacob Fry supporters that want signs of their own. 458 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 14: I mean, just look at this guy. How many signs 459 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 14: does he mean? What's he gonna do with them? Is 460 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 14: he gonna plaster his whole room with Jacob fry lawn signs. 461 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 14: He'll probably be at our next rally holding that sign 462 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 14: above his head, proudly chanting, let's go Jacob Fry. Regardless 463 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 14: of whether you are someone that had a sign stolen 464 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 14: from your yard or you're that guy who clearly just 465 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 14: loves Jacob Fry, you can show that love by getting 466 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 14: another sign at the link right above, you can get. 467 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 2: More than one of them two, so two things can 468 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 2: be true at once on that clip of Mayor Jacob 469 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 2: fur First off, it is a very clever way in 470 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 2: which to go and address his signs being stolen. But 471 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:17,920 Speaker 2: you can see excuse me, clearly in the footage of 472 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 2: somebody riding up on their bicycle and pulling up multiple 473 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 2: lawn signs right So on the one hand, it's. 474 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: A really good way to go and handle it. 475 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 2: However, on the other hand, it really is a sad 476 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 2: commentary of the city that he is mayor of, wherein 477 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 2: this is now just commonplace that if you put up 478 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 2: a sign of Mayor Jacob Fry you can just expect 479 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 2: it to be stolen. This doesn't shock me at all, 480 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:49,360 Speaker 2: Like I am not looking forward to when we get 481 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 2: heavily into the midterm elections because based on how things 482 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:57,760 Speaker 2: are currently right now with our discourse and how bad 483 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 2: it's gotten, like sign stealing is the least of our 484 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:07,719 Speaker 2: problems in the way people are behaving. And when you 485 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 2: have a party that openly goes and celebrates the death 486 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 2: of say Charlie Kirk, but go back even further upset 487 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:21,719 Speaker 2: that the would be assassins of Donald Trump weren't successful. 488 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 2: Thought that what Luigi Mangioni did against the United Healthcare 489 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 2: CEO was justifiable. You think people are going to care 490 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 2: about lawn signs damaging cars and may have candidate stickers 491 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:41,600 Speaker 2: on them. No, things have gotten pretty bad, and so 492 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 2: the fact that Frey is having his or Fry is 493 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:46,760 Speaker 2: having his lawn sign stolen, doesn't shock me at all. 494 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 2: But it is a sad, sad commentary in my in 495 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 2: my view. 496 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 13: God, David, that kind of makes me like Jacob Fry there, yeah, don't, 497 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:01,080 Speaker 13: but that was kind of funny. 498 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 2: It's all pathetic. It's all pathetic. And listen, Mayor Jacob 499 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 2: Fry only has his self. 500 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 1: To blame in all of this. 501 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:15,680 Speaker 2: He's been a week leader this entire time. He's not 502 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:20,040 Speaker 2: a good leader, he hasn't been. But considering that he's 503 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 2: better than the alternatives that are running right now, Galt 504 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 2: to repeat what I said a moment ago. You want 505 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:29,480 Speaker 2: to talk about sad commentaries, there's your sad commentary. 506 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 1: And he probably. 507 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 2: Wouldn't be in the situation that he's in right now 508 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:37,480 Speaker 2: if he had been a strong mayor. But no, he's 509 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:40,800 Speaker 2: been the Minneapolis equivalent of Parks and Rex and Bobby 510 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 2: Newport for crying out loud, which just opened up the 511 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 2: door for the socialists to come marching right in. We're 512 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 2: gonna give you all this great stuff. We have the 513 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 2: will and desire to change things. And there's no listen, 514 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:59,479 Speaker 2: there's no worry about having to find the money for it. No, 515 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 2: it's that you just need a leader who's willing to 516 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:05,040 Speaker 2: go and redistribute it as they see fit. And that's 517 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:11,680 Speaker 2: what Omar Fatte in part stands for. All right, let's 518 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:15,920 Speaker 2: wrap up on this this morning as some talkbacks roll in. 519 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 2: We'll get to this here in just a moment. But 520 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 2: I don't know if you've been following this at all, 521 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 2: but the Minnesota BCA is halting breathalyzer tests. Play for 522 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:32,959 Speaker 2: you the story from Fox nine on this. I've been 523 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:34,920 Speaker 2: keeping an eye on it and I've been waiting to 524 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 2: share it on the show until we reach some kind 525 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 2: of conclusion. And we're just about there. Here's the story 526 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 2: on this from Fox nine. 527 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 15: Anybody has a breath test DWI charge pending in Minnesota today, 528 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 15: they should not complete guilty until after this issue is 529 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 15: resolved tonight. 530 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 16: The state is ordering a review of breathalyzer machines after 531 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 16: it found an issue with them in multiple counties. It's 532 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 16: also telling law enforcement to stop using them until the 533 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 16: problem is fixed. Good evening, and thanks for joining us tonight. 534 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:08,160 Speaker 16: I'm Karen Scullen. The state says the devices may have 535 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:12,560 Speaker 16: given inaccurate readings in more than one hundred DWI cases, 536 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 16: but the defense attorney who uncovered the issue says this 537 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 16: could impacting thousands of cases. Fox nine's Mike Manzoni spoke 538 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 16: with that attorney tonight. Mike, he told you prosecutors already 539 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 16: withdrew a case against one of his clients over this. 540 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:30,040 Speaker 10: And Karen, that case was in Aitken County. Prosecutors withdrew 541 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:32,960 Speaker 10: the complaint there last week, saying they couldn't rely on 542 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:35,920 Speaker 10: the breathalyzer test used in that case and could no 543 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 10: longer prove that case in court. Last night, the Bureau 544 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:43,040 Speaker 10: of Criminal Apprehension ordered local law enforcement agencies to review 545 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 10: their breathalyzers. The issue has to do with the dry 546 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 10: gas cylinder in each device. That cylinder stores alcohol that's 547 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 10: used as a control to ensure accurate readings, but the 548 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 10: BCA says in some cases, operators put in incorrect cylinder data, 549 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 10: making the results on relaf liable. Criminal defense attorney Chuck 550 00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:06,400 Speaker 10: Ramsey says this could end up involving thousands of DWY cases. 551 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:11,319 Speaker 15: There are twenty some thousand DWI breath test cases every 552 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:15,680 Speaker 15: year and these machines have been in operation for about 553 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:19,279 Speaker 15: thirteen years. I know all of them aren't bad, but 554 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:22,800 Speaker 15: some of them are bad. But where does it fall 555 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 15: in that continuum? Nobody knows right now. 556 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 10: And the BCA says it's technicians will now handle device 557 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:33,320 Speaker 10: maintenance to avoid future problems. Before this all happened, people 558 00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:37,440 Speaker 10: from multiple law enforcement agencies shared and maintained those devices. 559 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:41,440 Speaker 16: Karen, Wow, this is potentially a huge problem. Sounds kind 560 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:43,960 Speaker 16: of like the tip of the iceberg here all right, 561 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:44,520 Speaker 16: thank you, Mike. 562 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 1: That was a courtesy of Fox nine. 563 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 2: And oh, make no mistake, there are lawyers that are 564 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:53,319 Speaker 2: salivating over the losses that are going to be brought 565 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:56,400 Speaker 2: about because of this. And listen, this is an admittedly 566 00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 2: squiggly through line with the comment that I'm making here, 567 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 2: spare with me. It does serve as a reminder, because 568 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 2: I've been through this that when it comes to going 569 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:08,920 Speaker 2: to your doctor, going to the hospital and getting your 570 00:35:09,239 --> 00:35:12,719 Speaker 2: results mistakes still get made, and they get made more 571 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 2: often than you think. I mean, we're talking about something 572 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:18,560 Speaker 2: which is supposed to be keeping the road safer, and 573 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:20,759 Speaker 2: apparently there were errors that were taking place here. So 574 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:23,520 Speaker 2: it's just a get a bit of a good reminder 575 00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:26,279 Speaker 2: to just make sure that's a question everything. But just 576 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:31,279 Speaker 2: look at your tests, go over the results, and you know, 577 00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 2: give them a once over, and don't just accept everything 578 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 2: at face value. Evergreen statement. I suppose let's get to 579 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,600 Speaker 2: you another talk back here on the iHeartRadio app. 580 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:43,600 Speaker 11: Morning John, It's Connie. Great show. 581 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:44,160 Speaker 1: Thanks JOHNN. 582 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:48,680 Speaker 11: Stalin started, according to history or what I've read, Stalin 583 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:54,680 Speaker 11: started in TIFA to promote as Communist party, and eventually 584 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:56,320 Speaker 11: they allied with Hilder. 585 00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:57,759 Speaker 7: So there you go. 586 00:35:57,880 --> 00:36:01,839 Speaker 11: Now we know that in TIFA ally, you know, they 587 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 11: have connections to Hiller. 588 00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 1: Full circle. 589 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:06,600 Speaker 11: Thanks, have a great day. 590 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:07,120 Speaker 1: Well. 591 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 2: And we also know that the leftists will go and 592 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:13,480 Speaker 2: align with whoever they need to go and align with 593 00:36:13,560 --> 00:36:17,840 Speaker 2: and fund whoever they need to fund in order to 594 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:25,279 Speaker 2: advance their agenda. The leftists and the especially the well 595 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:29,880 Speaker 2: funded ones, your Soros groups, you know, they'll look at 596 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:32,440 Speaker 2: these organizations that were pre existing and do everything they 597 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:36,120 Speaker 2: can to amplify and grow them, and then you have 598 00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:39,320 Speaker 2: the ones that actually go and co opt particular movements. 599 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:44,319 Speaker 1: Let'ten look at what happened with Black Lives Matter this organization. 600 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:48,759 Speaker 2: Don't agree with, especially with what they became, but the 601 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:51,960 Speaker 2: roots of it were less nefarious. 602 00:36:51,320 --> 00:36:52,640 Speaker 1: Than the way that they ended up. 603 00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:54,960 Speaker 2: And you don't hear much about Black Lives Matter anymore, 604 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:58,799 Speaker 2: accept in stories like this from Daily Caller, where Black 605 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:01,920 Speaker 2: Lives Matter activists is taking a plea deal in Fargo, 606 00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:04,759 Speaker 2: North Dakota. It's a case in which she and her 607 00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:08,640 Speaker 2: husband are accused of diverting taxpayer money meant for her nonprofit, 608 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:10,520 Speaker 2: but instead it went. 609 00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:11,320 Speaker 1: To family members. 610 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:14,920 Speaker 2: Faith Is Shields At Dixon, the founder of Faith for 611 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:19,160 Speaker 2: Hope the Scholarship Fund, pled guilty to three felon accounts 612 00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:22,799 Speaker 2: of theft out of five, citing a plea agreement. The 613 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:27,800 Speaker 2: deal follows years of allegations of financial mismanagement by BLN 614 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:32,040 Speaker 2: leaders and their organizations receiving lavish funding. 615 00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:34,160 Speaker 1: Prosecutors accused the Shields A. 616 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:37,600 Speaker 2: Dixon of accepting three hundred and fifty thousand dollars in 617 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:40,879 Speaker 2: grant money for the Faith for Hope Scholarship Fund which 618 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:44,799 Speaker 2: was meant to assist low income families, and directing one 619 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 2: hundred and twenty four thousand of it to businesses run 620 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:54,919 Speaker 2: by family members. I mean, listen, this is just one 621 00:37:54,960 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 2: of many stories within BLM of how they accepted all 622 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:04,640 Speaker 2: all this money coming from Democrats who supported the cause 623 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:07,440 Speaker 2: and then just went and funded and funneled. 624 00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:11,120 Speaker 1: It, much like feeding our future. Thank you so much 625 00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:12,439 Speaker 1: for hanging out with the show this morning. 626 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:14,680 Speaker 2: You missed any portion of today's show, be sure to 627 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:17,280 Speaker 2: check out the podcast and it'll be available. 628 00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:18,440 Speaker 1: On the iHeartRadio app in. 629 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 2: Mere moments once Sam puts it up on tomorrow's show. 630 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:26,680 Speaker 2: Fantastic piece from Matt Dean, the center of the American Experiment. 631 00:38:27,360 --> 00:38:30,920 Speaker 2: Senator Amy Klobushar, she's actually been quite vocal lately, especially 632 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:35,799 Speaker 2: during the shutdown, complaining about healthcare fairness, and Matt Dean 633 00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:37,520 Speaker 2: put together a really great piece that I want to 634 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:41,200 Speaker 2: run through on tomorrow's show about having that debate. Enjoy 635 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:43,000 Speaker 2: the rest of your day. I'll talk to you guys tomorrow. 636 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:43,400 Speaker 1: Bye.