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Speaker 1: Thomas always happy at this moment in time because it

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Speaker 1: big picture with jack Adathan and jack Ada and my friend.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much or for your time today and

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Speaker 1: for all your time previously. I really enjoy hearing from

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Speaker 1: me and I've just the way you weave history in

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Speaker 1: with things going on right now in modern times is

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Speaker 1: always brilliant. Good to have you back on the show,

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Speaker 2: Thanks so much, brother, I appreciate it. To celebrate spring

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Speaker 2: and opening day, Let's hear a Democrats version of Elizabeth

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Speaker 2: Barrett Browning. How do I hate Trump? Let me count

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Speaker 2: the ways I hate him for securing the border and

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Speaker 2: disarming you run. I hate Trump for his tax cuts

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Speaker 2: and his spending cuts, his regulatory cuts, and his haircut.

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Speaker 2: I hate him for his wealth, for his wife and

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Speaker 2: his oh so perfect kids, don't you miss hunter. I

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Speaker 2: hate how he's keeping boys from becoming girls and illegals

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Speaker 2: from becoming voters. And if some crazed who or paid

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Speaker 2: My friends, that's the Democrat Party in a nutshell and

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Speaker 2: it's still hard to believe that Democrats are playing Russian

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Speaker 2: Roulette with homeland security during the war. Yes, they may

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Speaker 2: funding for ICE. Senator Eric Swalwell wants to disband ICE altogether,

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Speaker 2: and House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries he says ICE agents

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Speaker 2: about power. The power that Lord Acton said, and we

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Speaker 2: system of Democrats. Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. In fairness,

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Speaker 2: Politicians handed governor contracts and jobs to fatcats, filling their

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Speaker 2: system was built to avoid corruption by keeping divided government

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Speaker 2: Yet Democrats continue to undercut national security, from criminals here

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Speaker 2: Kingdom come. Lacking any growth or security agenda, Democrats are

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Speaker 2: corrupt to the core, which got me wondering, Brian, has

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Speaker 2: incorruptible institution, monasteries. You didn't see that coming.

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Speaker 2: Monasteries, Christian monasteries shielded from temptation, monks taking a vow

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Speaker 2: That's exactly what happened. Not today, and not with the

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Speaker 2: Monasteries during the Dark Ages also preserved writings of the

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Speaker 2: you say, brother Brian.

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Speaker 1: Well, the reformation process brought about by a lot of corruption,

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Speaker 1: We just need to make more informed, better choices when

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Speaker 1: it goes to selecting candidates, Jack.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, we have to get behind outsiders, anybody who is

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Speaker 2: millions of Democrats will buy that. Why because they're so stupid.

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Speaker 2: totalitarian big brother government. To fight against stupidity has to

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Speaker 1: Indeed, you know it's interesting timing on your comments. Sir

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Speaker 1: Tom Hagin is going to join us at eight oo five.

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Speaker 1: He's going to empower you someonar tonight about socialist efforts

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Speaker 1: What are we seeing in education? A reformation effort, choice,

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Speaker 2: He didn't go to reuniversity, and it stood them in

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Speaker 2: babyboard back to cavemen. Yes, that's a long history for

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Speaker 1: Happy Easter to you early, Jack, look forward to next Wednesday,

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Speaker 1: another brilliant episode of the Big Picture with Jack Aivan

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Speaker 1: and Jack Aivan in best of health and loved you

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Speaker 1: and your better half. I look forward to talking to

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