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<v Speaker 1>And Rye Bolt. Coming up next, a very happy guest

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<v Speaker 1>this morning. I'm having trouble figuring out why. Let's see. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the price of Halloween candy is way too high. His

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<v Speaker 1>costume's done. Oh, there it is. His New York Giants

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<v Speaker 1>are in first place. The judge is next. Chuck Ingram

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<v Speaker 1>on 55KRC, the talk station.

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<v Speaker 2>See, I get the benefit of seeing Judge Napolitano's reaction

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<v Speaker 2>to Chuck Ingram's comments. He's looking down. He's shaking his

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<v Speaker 2>head back and forth like, what in God's name is

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<v Speaker 2>this guy talking about? Welcome back, Judge Ananapolitano. It's that

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<v Speaker 2>time of week. We get the benefit of your insight,

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<v Speaker 2>constitutionally grounded wisdom. It's good to always have you on

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<v Speaker 2>the program at this time. Judge, welcome back.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, Brian. It's always a pleasure. And I love Ingram,

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<v Speaker 3>no matter what he says. And the Giants are in

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<v Speaker 3>first place. Surprise, surprise.

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<v Speaker 2>They are indeed. Is that your team?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes. How's Joe Burrow? Is he injured yet?

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<v Speaker 2>No, don't say things like that. Now it's going to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen, I wish him well. I'm an admirer of his

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<v Speaker 3>athleticism and I want my friends in Cincinnati to be

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<v Speaker 3>happy unless they play the Giants.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, OK, we'll take that caveat. And I agree with you.

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<v Speaker 2>And he is one hell of an athlete. There's no

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<v Speaker 2>doubt about it. Guy can throw a pass, man. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>I loved your column. I refer to it as brilliant.

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<v Speaker 2>America's deadly addiction to war. And it was sort of

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<v Speaker 2>an objective oversight of the realities since 1950 that presidents

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<v Speaker 2>have sort of just unilaterally waged war without sort of

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<v Speaker 2>a defined objective. And the predicate for the various military

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<v Speaker 2>conflicts we've been in is an agenda populace that's worried

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<v Speaker 2>about some existential threat to our existence, only to find

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<v Speaker 2>out when the bombs drop that we don't ultimately get

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<v Speaker 2>the outcome we've hoped for. And that's when mission creep

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<v Speaker 2>and changes come. And we find ourselves in a place

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<v Speaker 2>like Afghanistan for 20 years, Only to pull the plug

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<v Speaker 2>with terrible result. I know I'm just boiling down your

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<v Speaker 2>brilliant column very quickly, but I don't know how anybody

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<v Speaker 2>can disagree with you about the realities of what you write,

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<v Speaker 2>Judge Napolitano. We do have a Constitution.

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<v Speaker 3>You're nice to say that. We do have a Constitution

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<v Speaker 3>totally obliterated, utterly ignored by a feckless Congress that would

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<v Speaker 3>rather criticize from the sidelines than prevent these things from happening.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll see what the Congress does if it's controlled by

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<v Speaker 3>or dominated by the Democrats. I'm not looking for better

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<v Speaker 3>things from the Democrats than the Republicans, but we'll see

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<v Speaker 3>if they can put a brake on Trump's wars. So

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<v Speaker 3>many people feel betrayed by a president who promised an

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<v Speaker 3>end to endless wars, and here we are again. We're

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<v Speaker 3>in the middle of two of them.

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<v Speaker 2>The CIA is.

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<v Speaker 3>finding targets in Russia for Ukraine to hit. We are

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<v Speaker 3>funding the Israelis in Gaza. And of course, we're in

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<v Speaker 3>a bit of a pause now, but every other day

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<v Speaker 3>seems to be threatening to resume attacks on Iran so that, quote,

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<v Speaker 3>it can't take out Los Angeles, an absurd, absurd threat

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<v Speaker 3>that no serious military analyst believes is even possible, much

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<v Speaker 3>less feasible.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, do you actually expect the Democrats to do anything

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<v Speaker 2>about this? Because I'm looking at your list, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think it's a comprehensive one. Korea, Vietnam, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Ukraine, Iran, and, well, others.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't recall any political party being the major challenger

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<v Speaker 2>to those actions or stepping up and endeavoring to stop them.

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<v Speaker 3>The only thing they'll do is, because they detest him personally,

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<v Speaker 3>is try to make Trump's life miserable for him.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>But many of the Democrats... probably secretly, I'm not a shrink,

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<v Speaker 3>I can't tell you what, compare what they say publicly

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<v Speaker 3>to what they think inwardly, support all this military activity

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<v Speaker 3>for the reasons articulated in the piece. It gives them

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<v Speaker 3>a feeling of power. It enriches the military-industrial complex. The

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<v Speaker 3>military-industrial complex is all over the United States. in many, many,

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<v Speaker 3>many congressional districts. They don't want those people to lose

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<v Speaker 3>their jobs, even if their jobs are based on borrowed

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<v Speaker 3>dollars going to the Pentagon.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm glad you said this. The next place I

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<v Speaker 2>was going to go, you read my mind. You mentioned funding. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>people are all pissed off. We fund Israel. Fine, you're

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<v Speaker 2>either against it or you're for it. But our money,

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<v Speaker 2>taxpayer borrowed dollars, goes to Israel for the purpose of what?

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<v Speaker 2>Acquiring arms, which money goes back to the U.S. manufacturers

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<v Speaker 2>of arms benefiting the military-industrial complex. But that's the way

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<v Speaker 2>it is in any country that we give money to

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<v Speaker 2>for the purpose of acquisition of arms. It's buying from

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<v Speaker 2>our U.S. companies and building up and keeping their profitability. Correct.

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<v Speaker 3>In the case of Israel, much of the money goes

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<v Speaker 3>directly to the arms manufacturers so that Israel doesn't have

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<v Speaker 3>to wait. So those huge military planes that carry cargo,

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<v Speaker 3>I forget what they're called, they land two or three

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<v Speaker 3>times a day in Israel with the gear right there.

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<v Speaker 3>In the case of Ukraine, it's an actual cash transfer.

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<v Speaker 3>The Europeans are paying American manufacturers who are then shipping

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<v Speaker 3>supplies either directly to Ukraine or to the Pentagon to

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<v Speaker 3>replace the what the Pentagon is shipping to Ukraine, if

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<v Speaker 3>all of this makes sense to you. In both cases,

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<v Speaker 3>it is the federal government borrowing money, paying for wars

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<v Speaker 3>that have nothing to do with American national security, but

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<v Speaker 3>your children and your grandchildren and your great-grandchildren, as yet unborn,

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<v Speaker 3>will be paying higher taxes to pay back the debt

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<v Speaker 3>that was created by this borrowing.

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<v Speaker 2>And the corollary being they will also be living in

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<v Speaker 2>a less free society because Lord knows if we are

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<v Speaker 2>under any form of threat, existential, created or otherwise, if

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<v Speaker 2>you gin up enough concern over it, then that's when

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<v Speaker 2>your civil liberties are eradicated and you find out the

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<v Speaker 2>NSA is literally listening to every phone call you've ever made.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, the NSA is listening to every phone call you

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<v Speaker 3>and I have made since 2001 because of 9-11. even though,

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<v Speaker 3>according to the federal government, everybody that caused 9-11 is

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<v Speaker 3>either dead or incarcerated in Cuba. But the feds took

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<v Speaker 3>the power that the Congress gave them in October of

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<v Speaker 3>2001 and retained it. And that power expires every five years,

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<v Speaker 3>and every five years, there's this narrow, narrow, narrow vote

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<v Speaker 3>in the House of Representatives, and it passes by one

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<v Speaker 3>or two votes.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't think that's planned?

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<v Speaker 3>Of course it's planned. Congressman Johnson, Mike Johnson, who's the

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<v Speaker 3>Speaker of the House, was a fierce opponent of the

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<v Speaker 3>NSA when he was a just congressman. Now that he's

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<v Speaker 3>Speaker of the House and receives periodic private visits from

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<v Speaker 3>the intelligence community, gee, I wonder what they're showing him.

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<v Speaker 3>He comes out in favor of all the spying. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>this happened literally last time. when he left the Speaker's

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<v Speaker 3>chair to go on the floor and cast a vote.

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<v Speaker 3>And the reauthorization of the spying authorities passed the House

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<v Speaker 3>by one vote.

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<v Speaker 2>Again, you don't think that was.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, what is our friend Thomas Massey going to be

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<v Speaker 3>doing in January? Do we know?

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<v Speaker 2>I do not know. He's probably going to go back

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<v Speaker 2>to enjoying the benefits of his multiple patents and the

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<v Speaker 2>income he generates off of that, enjoy life on his

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<v Speaker 2>successful off-the-grid farm where he is raising his own beef

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<v Speaker 2>and having it slaughtered locally for local consumption. And of course,

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<v Speaker 2>he's continuing to ask the question, why can't local farmers

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<v Speaker 2>butcher their own beef? He's got a new bill out

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<v Speaker 2>that hoping to advance that common sense reality. Why can't

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<v Speaker 2>we Why do we have to go to some major

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<v Speaker 2>corporate-owned slaughterhouse to have beef processed at a significant increase

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<v Speaker 2>in cost to you and I?

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<v Speaker 3>Because Congress can regulate interstate commerce, and therefore it can

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<v Speaker 3>regulate anything that affects interstate commerce. And therefore, according to

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<v Speaker 3>Justice Clarence Thomas, it could regulate a Tupperware party if

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<v Speaker 3>it wanted to. This is absurd. Congressman Massey is 100% correct.

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<v Speaker 3>The government should have nothing to do with this.

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<v Speaker 2>Agreed. Well, that's why he introduced the Red Meat Inspection

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<v Speaker 2>Exemption Act. So what bell is rung can be unrung

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<v Speaker 2>in the name of freedom and liberty and common sense,

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<v Speaker 2>for that matter. Let's free it up. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>he'll still be hard at work and maybe not, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>in a representative capacity. But because he has experience, knowledge,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's been such a profound advocate for these free market,

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<v Speaker 2>freedom-loving principles, he'll continue to work towards those efforts. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just confident he will. He can't give up. He's a

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<v Speaker 2>man of principle, Judge Napolitano.

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<v Speaker 3>Correct. Correct. Absolutely. I'd love to see him as the

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<v Speaker 3>governor of Kentucky or as the junior senator from Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 3>Imagine Rand Paul and Thomas Massey as your senators.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd write a check in support of that campaign. I

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<v Speaker 2>write very few checks in support of campaigns. Judge Ed Napolitano,

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<v Speaker 2>Judging Freedom is the podcast. You can find it wherever

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<v Speaker 2>you find your podcasts, including iHeartMedia. Judge Napolitano, standard cast

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<v Speaker 2>of characters on a Wednesday, or you got someone different today?

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<v Speaker 3>I do have Jeff Sachs, Professor Sachs, to analyze what

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<v Speaker 3>we hope is a result in the Israeli elections. Otherwise,

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<v Speaker 3>Pepe Escobar from Thailand and Phil Giraldi.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we're still waiting on that outcome. It looks like

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<v Speaker 2>it was... basically tied.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, it does look like a tie. And whoever is

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<v Speaker 3>going to form a new government is going to have

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<v Speaker 3>to deal with the Arab parties who have a huge number.

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<v Speaker 3>They have three times the numbers in the new Knesset

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<v Speaker 3>than they do in the present one. This is going

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<v Speaker 3>to cause a lot of head scratching.

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<v Speaker 2>It is. And they're both sides are a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>worried about forming a coalition with those Arab factors. But

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<v Speaker 2>isn't it remarkably interesting for those who think that only

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish people and Jews are capable of getting elected to

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<v Speaker 2>higher office in Israel? There you go. They have Arab

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<v Speaker 2>coalition and they have Arabs in positions of power in Israel.

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<v Speaker 3>One of the members of the Arab coalition is a

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<v Speaker 3>Jewish Israeli. Go figure.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>As Yogi Berra would say, only in America.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that cognitive dissonance or a Stockholm syndrome kind of thing?

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<v Speaker 2>I guess we'll have to worry about and wonder about

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<v Speaker 2>that psychological diagnosis. DSM-5, probably. Judge Ed Napolitano will do

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<v Speaker 2>this again next Wednesday on the 55 KRC Morning Show.

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<v Speaker 2>I always appreciate your columns. Get a copy of it

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<v Speaker 2>after midnight tonight, America's Deadly Addiction to War. God bless you, sir.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a great week.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, Brian.

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<v Speaker 1>All the best.

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<v Speaker 2>It's 841.