1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 2: Lou Penrose with you till ten o'clock. Thank you for 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 2: tuning in. Good to have you along with us. All right, 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 2: let's bring people together, right, there's so much divisiveness and 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 2: politics has divided the nation and people are drawn sides 6 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 2: and they've actually moved away from each other to be 7 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:26,639 Speaker 2: closer to people that they agree with politically. So we 8 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 2: have balkanized into camps and into states. And there are 9 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 2: a lot of people who think that, well, look, if 10 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 2: we want to come together as a country, it all 11 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 2: begins with a conversation. I like the sound of that. 12 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: They're employing an old school tool, the telephone, and this 13 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 2: organization is putting telephones in liberal cities and in conservative 14 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: cities with a sign that says, hey, come talk to 15 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 2: a Republican or come talk to a Democrat. 16 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 3: A modified payphone which ISS has popped up on a 17 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 3: San Francisco street as part of a social experiment called 18 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 3: the Party Line. 19 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: The party line, Now that's clever. 20 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 3: The sign and the phone invites people to talk to 21 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 3: a Republican, connecting callers to a matching phone in Abilene, Texas, 22 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 3: where the sign encourages locals to call a Democrat. 23 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 2: I'm not sure that's the best pairing off the bat. 24 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 2: I don't know, Mark Ronner, San Francisco, Abilene, Texas. What 25 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 2: are they going to. 26 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 4: Talk about you? I was tuned out for a second 27 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 4: working on some news. Lou I apologize. That's all right now. 28 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 2: This party line that they're set up to get Americans 29 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 2: talking to each other and encouraging Democrats to talk to 30 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 2: Republicans and Republicans talk to Democrats. And the test case 31 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 2: is going to be San Francisco and Abilene, Texas. 32 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 4: Did you have a party line when you were growing up? 33 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 4: This is making me nostalgic, for it was a good time. 34 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 4: Listening in on other people's conversations is always fun, always. 35 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: A good time. I just think that if you're going 36 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 2: to do one of these, I don't know that you 37 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 2: want to go to the extreme like San Francisco. The 38 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 2: people that live in San Francisco like the way they think, 39 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 2: and they like the city the way it is, and 40 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 2: they're not going to be agreeing with anybody from Texas, 41 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: and I just don't see that happening anytime soon. 42 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 4: I don't think we need to go to those lengths 43 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 4: to find someone to argue with. 44 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: Do you no, Well, that's the goal is that you're 45 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 2: not going to get into an argument. The goal is 46 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 2: you're going to talk. That's the premise of this organization 47 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 2: is that. And I think the premise is sound. We 48 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 2: don't talk. I mean we do here on camp fine, 49 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 2: but like we don't talk to each other that we 50 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 2: disagree with we we we we send mean comments on 51 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 2: their Facebook feed, right, or like it's just easier to 52 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 2: be disrespectful behind the keyboard. 53 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 4: Well, part of the problem with that is that there's 54 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 4: total anonymity online. People aren't required to put their real 55 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 4: name with every thing, which I think they should be. 56 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 2: Yeah, but for sure. But even for people that are 57 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 2: not afraid of being known, like I've had it happen 58 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 2: to me with Facebook friends with something that I'll post 59 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 2: or something that I'll say that just really triggers them 60 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 2: and they'll go off and say something that they probably 61 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 2: wouldn't say to me in person. And the premise here 62 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 2: is that if there's an actual conversation between two Americans 63 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 2: who are concerned about an issue, that if they're talking 64 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 2: about it live, not getting into a text war, that 65 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 2: they will find common ground faster. Well, I like an optimist. 66 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 2: That's kind of the way I feel like. I don't 67 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 2: know that we're going back, but I do like the project. 68 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 2: Here's more. 69 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 3: The sign on the phone invites people to talk to 70 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 3: a Republican, connecting callers to a matching phone in Abilene, Texas, 71 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 3: where the sign encourages locals to call a Democrat. Passerbys 72 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 3: are intrigued. This is kind of bringing people closer in 73 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 3: a way. 74 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 5: I think just being more open to having those conversations 75 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 5: and not immediately putting those walls up could be good 76 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 5: and make for good conversation. 77 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 3: The group behind it Matter Neurosciences, recording calls and hoping 78 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 3: that conversations prove Americans actually have more in common than 79 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 3: they think. 80 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 2: Matter Neuroscience, that's who's heading this up. Now I'm a 81 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,359 Speaker 2: little more concerned, Like part of me is wondering if 82 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 2: they're listening to the conversations and doing brain wave mapping 83 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 2: or something like. Matter Neuroscience doesn't sound like the kind 84 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: of organization that really wants to bring America together. It 85 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 2: sounds like something that's some organizations doing some data fishing. 86 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: But look, it's the first of it's kind. I thought, Yeah, 87 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 2: part of it is fun. You don't see phones anymore. 88 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 2: I have three sons and they've never seen a phone. 89 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 2: Like I had a phone in my office for a 90 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 2: while back when I had a landline, and then I 91 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 2: eventually pulled the landlight out. But I had a landline 92 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 2: at the office of my home. And I'll never forget this. 93 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 2: Like my wife sent my middle son, who was probably like, 94 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 2: you know, ten at the time, go into dad's office 95 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 2: and can you go get the stapler. It's right next 96 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 2: to his phone. And he went in and came out 97 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 2: and went back into the kitchen and said, Mom, I 98 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 2: don't see a phone anywhere, Like I cannot find it 99 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 2: because he's looking for the iPhone. Absolutely no idea with 100 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 2: that handset and keypad was And so that's what makes 101 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,119 Speaker 2: us fun is that for the first time, maybe people 102 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: will be seeing a phone and it's free, and you know, 103 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 2: talk to a Republican, talk to a Democrat. That's kind 104 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 2: of fun. And you don't know who's going to pick up. 105 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 2: And the plan is to you know, to get these 106 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 2: going all over the country and get Americans talking. I 107 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 2: don't know. 108 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 4: It kind of reminds me of the old Monty Python 109 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 4: argument clinic sketch. Do you remember that? 110 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 2: Did you see that? 111 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 4: Yes, you got an argument clinics walks into the office 112 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 4: and says, well, when are we going to start? We've 113 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 4: already started. 114 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 2: No, we haven't. Oh oh that's what this is right now. 115 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 4: Yeah. 116 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 2: I wonder if you can hang up on somebody on 117 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 2: a party line. I guess you can't because I mean, 118 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 2: you can disconnect, but they'd still be on. I don't know. 119 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 2: I can't wait for this to roll out on. I 120 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 2: want to hear some of these conversations. I hope this 121 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 2: becomes a thing. Remember that Great Big Circle I think 122 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 2: it was in New York City. It's like a almost 123 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 2: like a great big computer screen where like a zoom 124 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 2: call where they can and the other one is in 125 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 2: I think Ireland, and you can wave and see people 126 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 2: and talk to people that stand in front of this 127 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 2: great big It almost likes to look like a great 128 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 2: big circle. Yeah. 129 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 4: They had to shut it down because people kept on 130 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:45,479 Speaker 4: doing filthy stuff. 131 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 2: Right, That's exactly what I thought of them, Like, you know, 132 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 2: that's like this this portal to another country and another culture, 133 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 2: and what's the first thing that somebody does is flash 134 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 2: their boobs, and so that's exactly what's gonna happen on 135 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 2: the political party line, is that somebody's gonna get on 136 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 2: there and start talking naughty talk. Well I should hope. So, 137 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 2: I mean, where do you bring in San Francisco to 138 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 2: Applene Texas. That's that's gonna be a heck of a conversation. 139 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 4: I think we can learn a lot from listening to 140 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 4: each other swear because the regional differences are always hilarious. 141 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 2: And then there's that, right you have the accents that's 142 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 2: always fun. Yeah, I mean I would pick that up. 143 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 2: I would pick up the phone if I was waiting. 144 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 2: If I'm in a shopping mall and I'm waiting for 145 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 2: my wife and says there's a phone there, and you 146 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 2: pick it up and there's people talking about issues and politics, 147 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 2: and you know you're going to get somebody that disagrees 148 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 2: with you. That that could be a fun thing to do. 149 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 2: We'll see where it goes. It's called the party line, 150 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 2: and the first one will be San Francisco to Applene, Texas, 151 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 2: and we're trying to bring America together. 152 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: There you go, you're listening to KFI AM six forty 153 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: on demand. 154 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 2: Blue Penrose with you till ten o. Okay, if I 155 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 2: get back to normal yo yo. 156 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 6: Hey, So that thing about the payphones being in Republican 157 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 6: areas and Democrat areas, that's that's not gonna go too 158 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 6: well because with my experience, yeah, there's some hardcore Republicans, 159 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 6: but most of the Democrats are hardcore and freaking whiners 160 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 6: and they're just gonna wine wine, wine. They won't have 161 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 6: a real conversation. You can start a conversation with them, 162 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 6: but it'll turn into whining by them. 163 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's the point though, Like they think that about you. 164 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 2: They don't think you whine. They think you're a fascist 165 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 2: or something, and we think they just wine. They're just 166 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 2: constantly bellyaching. So that's the whole point. You know, there 167 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 2: was a time when they were split households where the 168 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 2: husband was a Republican and the wife was a Democrat 169 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 2: or vice versa, and these people were happily married and 170 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 2: voted for two different parties and actually talk politics. But 171 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 2: we're able to get married. I knew people like this 172 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 2: in my family, and I know it from working at politics. 173 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 2: Like so when when you work on campaigns, you do 174 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 2: something called canvassing, and this is when you're this is 175 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 2: low level. This is stuff I did as an intern 176 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 2: on campaigns, or just in college volunteering, or when I 177 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 2: was with the Young Republicans. So what happens is, you know, 178 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 2: like the weekend before the election or a couple of 179 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 2: weeks before the election, you're trying to get ballots turned in. 180 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 2: So one of the best things you can do is 181 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:39,560 Speaker 2: go to people who are already registered to vote and 182 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 2: have voted in the past, you know, two or three elections, 183 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,560 Speaker 2: Like that's easy if you know a thing or two 184 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 2: about the voter. Here's what I am. I legally what 185 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 2: I'm legally allowed to know about you. I'm legally allowed 186 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 2: to know that you are registered to vote. I'm legally 187 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 2: allowed to know that you are registered as a Republican, 188 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 2: a Democrat, or a no party preference. I'm legally allowed 189 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 2: to know where you live, where where that registered voter 190 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 2: lives resides. And this is important. I'm legally allowed to 191 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 2: know that you voted in one of the last four elections, 192 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 2: two of the last four elections, three or four of 193 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 2: the last four elections. So and I can know that 194 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 2: you haven't turned in your ballot, right, your ballot hasn't 195 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 2: been received. So that is valuable data as we go 196 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 2: into the last weeks of a campaign headed to election day. 197 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 2: So I hire a team of people, and you split 198 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 2: up into neighborhoods, and I want you to go not 199 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 2: to everybody. Don't waste your time knocking on every door, 200 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 2: go to every registered like if you're working for a 201 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 2: Republican or if you're working for a Democrat, it doesn't matter. 202 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 2: But let me just share with you from my point 203 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 2: of view, because I work for Republicans. Go to the 204 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 2: Republican house, Go to where the people are registered Republican, 205 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 2: and prioritize the ones that voted in the last four elections. 206 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:09,319 Speaker 2: Guess why that voter is engaged, right They they know, 207 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 2: they know how important their vote is. They want to 208 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:15,680 Speaker 2: make sure that the Republican candidate wins, regardless of the election, 209 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 2: whether it's the city council or board of supervisors, or 210 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 2: president or governor. They're engaged because they voted four of four. 211 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 2: So go to an R four four voter. That's the 212 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 2: shorthand like the R one of four. The guy who's 213 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 2: registered Republican hasn't turned in his ballot, but he's only 214 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 2: voted once in the last four elections. Then they're just 215 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 2: they're you know, they just only vote in the presidential 216 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 2: ones and they're just not as engaged. You have time 217 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 2: knock on his door if he's right there. But that's 218 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 2: how you prioritize canvassing, Right, So there will be times 219 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 2: when they'll be like a registered Democrat and a registered 220 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 2: Republican in a house and I'm like, that's odd. And 221 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 2: you know, it turns out they're like a man married 222 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 2: couple and they're retired and they like raised a family 223 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 2: and had a wonderful life and are still living a 224 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 2: wonderful life and their whole lives they've been voting for 225 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 2: different parties. So like it used to be that people 226 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 2: got along and voted differently, that ship is sale. I 227 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 2: don't know if that's going on any longer. I don't know. 228 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 2: If you are a Republican and you're married to a Democrat, 229 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 2: I don't I don't know how you guys are getting along. 230 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 2: I will tell you this, there are people in my 231 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:36,439 Speaker 2: family that have gone personal like they're literally and to 232 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:42,559 Speaker 2: be fair and to the caller's point, they are Democrats 233 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 2: who I love. They're members of my family, and all 234 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 2: these years we would tease each other and kid each 235 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:52,559 Speaker 2: other about you know, politics and national discussions. And when 236 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 2: I worked in politics that wouldways asked me about it 237 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 2: and you know, do a little job here or jab 238 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 2: there around the Thanksgiving Day table. Now under the current conditions, 239 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:08,199 Speaker 2: like they won't come. They don't want to be together. 240 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 2: They just think it's the line is it's just best 241 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 2: if we send each other a card, you know, for Christmas. 242 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 2: And it's a pity, it really is, like I would 243 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 2: never do that. There are people and there's a cousin 244 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 2: of my wife's and she said something really mean to 245 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 2: me on Facebook and a comment didn't hurt my feelings, 246 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 2: like you know, I get trash talked all the time, 247 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 2: but it was like a relative and my wife was like, boy, 248 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 2: I cannot believe. She wrote that. I'm really surprised and 249 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 2: I feel like saying something, And I said, baby, don't 250 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 2: just let it be because my suspicion is it doesn't 251 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 2: hurt break my heart and I don't take it personally. 252 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,439 Speaker 2: I get it that I have the ability to trigger, 253 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 2: so I may use words so well that people would 254 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 2: trump to rain syndrome just can't stand it. And all 255 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 2: they can do is name call and that's usually the 256 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 2: way it goes. But it doesn't bother me. No skin 257 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 2: off my back. I don't care. I still love her 258 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 2: and she's still family. But my suspicion so I'm like, 259 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 2: don't reply, don't say anything. She's like, you know, I 260 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 2: have a mind to call her and say, hey, you 261 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 2: can disagree with my husband, but there's no reason to 262 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 2: get personal and call him personal names. There's enough people 263 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 2: on the radio that do that for him, to him 264 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 2: for a living. I expected more from a footed or 265 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 2: you could have just called him, and I said, don't 266 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 2: do that, Like, just let it go, because my suspicion 267 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 2: is this will all blow over. I think this is 268 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 2: more about Trump than it is about parties or politics. 269 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 2: Like I don't think people if you are a Trump supporter, 270 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 2: I don't think people are mad at you because of policy. 271 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 2: They're mad at you because you voted for Trump. Like 272 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 2: when Trump says that, what's that line that he has? 273 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 2: They don't hate me me, they hate you. I'm just 274 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 2: in their way. I think that's true, and I think 275 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 2: it's about to go in the other direction for the 276 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 2: next two years. So we're having a midterm election, right 277 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 2: there's gonna be an election in two hundred and eighty 278 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 2: eight days. In two hundred and eighty eight days, there 279 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 2: will be a congressional election, and that means members of 280 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 2: Congress and the Senate. The Senate's gonna stay Republican, but 281 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 2: it's likely that the House will fall into the hands 282 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 2: of Democrats. That's just the way the numbers line up, 283 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 2: and that will begin two years of impeachment, and those 284 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 2: that support Trump will get mad at their Democrat family 285 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 2: members for just constantly trying to impeach and stop the president. 286 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 2: So we had a good two year run if you're 287 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 2: a Trump person, if the next two years, I think 288 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 2: if you're an anti Trump person, you're gonna have a 289 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 2: good two years and then it's over. And I think 290 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 2: the comments written on Facebook or Instagram or TikTok or 291 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 2: whatever social media platform you're arguing on, I think those 292 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 2: will all be in the past and people will start 293 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 2: to get together again. So whether it's the political payphone 294 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 2: or any other tool that's used, I think it'll be 295 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 2: for nought because I think we'll all just get over 296 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 2: it once the source of their hatred retires. Then we'll 297 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 2: argue over the Trump Presidential Library. 298 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 299 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for tuning in. Good to have you 300 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 2: along with us. Well, the White House is expecting a baby. 301 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 7: Second Lady Usha Vance sharing some exciting news on social 302 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 7: media platform x saying she's pregnant with her fourth child 303 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 7: with Vice President JD. 304 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: Vance. 305 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 7: The poet says, Usha and the baby boy are doing well. Quote, 306 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 7: we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July. 307 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 2: Late July. That's pretty good. That's right around my birthday. 308 00:16:56,320 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 2: That's kind of that's got to be fun. Mister Robert, 309 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 2: last time a child was born in the White House, 310 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 2: not in the White House, but to somebody that occupied 311 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 2: the White House? Take a guess, Mmm, I'm. 312 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 4: Yeah maybe uh right, yeah, maybe a Nixon offspring. What 313 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:25,679 Speaker 4: do you think? No, no, no. 314 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 2: The last time a child was born was John John 315 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 2: John F. Kennedy Junior. 316 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 4: That's right. 317 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 2: Uh, the the Kennedy's had John John while they were 318 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 2: in office. So for my time, yeah, me too. This 319 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 2: is this is the Vice President and he doesn't actually 320 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 2: live at the White House, but you know, for the 321 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 2: purposes of my question and illustration, it's all very exciting. 322 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 2: So yeah, it'll be Thursday. So this puts the rumors 323 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 2: to bed about JD. Vance divorcing his wife. There's a 324 00:17:55,320 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 2: there's some rumors out there because of uh. I mean 325 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 2: they said that while she's not Catholic and he's Catholic, 326 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:06,480 Speaker 2: and how are they going to get along? They have 327 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 2: three kids and they seem to be happy and seemed 328 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 2: to be living together, but there was there were there 329 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 2: were some rumors going around that she was not seen 330 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 2: a lot with them. Maybe they're not getting along. Maybe 331 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 2: she doesn't like being first lady, you know, she she 332 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 2: wasn't doing a lot of or second lady. I guess 333 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 2: I don't like second lady. I think that's unbecoming. Just 334 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:33,439 Speaker 2: the vice president's wife will suffice. But you know, they 335 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 2: weren't seen together in public, and everybody was worried of 336 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,439 Speaker 2: the getting along. You know, she has a life, she 337 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 2: has a career, she has children to raise, the children young. 338 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 2: He's always on the road, he's always going to be 339 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:47,679 Speaker 2: in the Oval office yelling at Vladimir Zelenski. You know, 340 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 2: so is it, you know, straining the marriage, but clearly not. 341 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,360 Speaker 7: The posts Ads, during this exciting and hectic time, were 342 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 7: particularly grateful for the military doctors who take excellent care 343 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,639 Speaker 7: of our family. The Vances already have two young boys 344 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 7: and a young girl. John Cecia, Fox News, all. 345 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 2: Right, John, good job, you got the story there, and 346 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:11,160 Speaker 2: they're having a boy, So there you go. That'll be fun. 347 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 2: That'll be an interesting thing to see roll out. Right. 348 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 2: How will the public react to that? Will they wish 349 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 2: jd well well? Democrats wish jd well By July we 350 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 2: will be in the height of campaign season. This is 351 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:27,679 Speaker 2: going to be very interesting. So there's two things that 352 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,719 Speaker 2: are going to happen very very quickly. Like the Greenland 353 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:34,959 Speaker 2: thing is over and the Venezuela thing is over. Nobody cares. 354 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 2: I think the ice thing is petering out. Nobody's protesting anymore. 355 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:44,640 Speaker 2: Maybe they got one more no kings march in them, 356 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 2: but that's just just not working. And the next big 357 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 2: argument's going to be the next deadline. Don't forget we're 358 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 2: not operating under a budget again. We still have the 359 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 2: extension and I think that expires on January thirtieth, so 360 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 2: we have another government shutdown to argue about it. So 361 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 2: that'll be the argument. And then when we get out 362 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 2: of the government shutdown argument, we'll get into regular business, 363 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 2: regular order. It'll be interesting to see if Congress actually 364 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 2: passes any legislation at all. The first big piece of 365 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 2: legislation that they're working on, believe it or not, is 366 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 2: making daylight saving time permanent, which should be a slam dunk, 367 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 2: like there's nothing partisan't about that. But I suspect whatever 368 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 2: side Trump is on, all Democrats will be on the 369 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 2: opposite side, regardless if they're from a daylight saving time 370 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 2: state like this is one of those North versus South questions. 371 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:45,880 Speaker 2: Depending on where you live in what state you represent, 372 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 2: you may want the sun up earlier or the sun 373 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:52,400 Speaker 2: up later, but it won't matter. I think we'll still 374 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:56,199 Speaker 2: be a nation divided over that one. Hey, speaking of 375 00:20:56,240 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 2: the campaign, so it won't be long before you see 376 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 2: the presidential candidates going to Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, 377 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 2: and Nevada. Those are the first four, Iowa being the 378 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 2: very first one. And I have a theory about this. 379 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 2: Having worked in presidential politics. You can tell if a 380 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 2: candidate actually has the gumption to go the distance in 381 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 2: the primary and ultimately the general election for president, which 382 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 2: is not easy to do, if they can tolerate the 383 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:32,679 Speaker 2: Iowa state fair The Iowa State Fair is where you 384 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 2: got to be if you want if you want to 385 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 2: be a candidate, if you want to win your party's nomination, 386 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 2: and it's before the Iowa Caucus. But it's really the 387 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:45,640 Speaker 2: first big you know, how we have like awards season, 388 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 2: you know, and like the first awards I think now 389 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,959 Speaker 2: the very very very first award is the Palm Springs 390 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 2: International Film Festival, which is like January second or something. 391 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 2: But like how we have awards season, so the early 392 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 2: award season. Same thing in politics, the early you know, 393 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 2: showing's is in the late summer, in the early fall 394 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 2: September in Iowa. And it is horrible in Iowa if 395 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 2: you are in a suit and tie, which is what 396 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 2: you have to be unless you're a candidate from Iowa. 397 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 2: So the Iowa State Fair is really going to be 398 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:23,199 Speaker 2: for me. It's a barometer whether these guys have what 399 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 2: it takes to go to the distance on the campaign 400 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 2: trail and in Iowa right now. And I remember this 401 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 2: from when I worked in Congress because this is a 402 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 2: big deal when these folks came to Capitol Hill to lobby. 403 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,959 Speaker 2: But there's a huge agriculture trade show that's going on 404 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 2: right now in Iowa, and it's all about pork. 405 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 8: The annual Iowa Port Congress is for members of the 406 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 8: Iowa Pork Producer Association. They expect more than thirty nine 407 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 8: hundred and ten d's checking out vendors and exhibits, their 408 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:53,880 Speaker 8: educational seminars about legal policy, market outlook, new technologies, motivation 409 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:56,640 Speaker 8: and better using the whole hog for profit, the whole. 410 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 2: Hog for profit rights. These people are huge lobbyists on 411 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:04,199 Speaker 2: cap Hill. All of these trade associations that deal with 412 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 2: livestock are huge on Capitol Hill. Like you think, who 413 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 2: the lobbyists you know, big big investment firms in New 414 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 2: York City. No, Western Cattleman's Association one of the biggest 415 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 2: lobbying groups in DC. When they do their annual fly in. 416 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 2: Oh my goodness, Rivi steaks for everybody. Same thing with 417 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 2: the Iowa people and the hogs is baging everywhere. 418 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:32,159 Speaker 8: The market outlook, new technologies, motivation and better using the 419 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 8: whole hog for profit. There's also the annual Idaho Potato 420 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 8: Conference in Eastern Idaho Expo. 421 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, that one not as important because Idaho has like 422 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 2: four electoral votes. But that's the other big conference. 423 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 1: You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 424 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 2: Following the news at ten, It's Coast to Coast they 425 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:55,679 Speaker 2: am with George Norrie. What's going on, George? Lots of 426 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 2: stuff tonight, Low We're going to talk about the Shroud 427 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 2: of Turns. Does it really have the imprint of Jesus? 428 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 4: And then later on in the show Giants that roam 429 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 4: the planet on Coast to. 430 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 2: Coast stay with us, that's coming up next, Love the 431 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 2: Sacred Shroud of Turin. Was always a big fan of 432 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 2: that one. I think I even watched the movie as 433 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 2: a kid. 434 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 9: Your thin skin. 435 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 3: Trump loves to call name. 436 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 9: He's the least presidential president. 437 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 7: We've ever had. 438 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:24,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, but he's funny. Listen to you. I use my 439 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 2: words so well that they can't handle it. 440 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 3: What an arrogant piece you are? 441 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 2: Man, Hey man, tell me this. How do you call 442 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:38,360 Speaker 2: a radio station while on a straight jacket? So Nathan's 443 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 2: hot Dogs has sold? Uh, well, the brand has sold, 444 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 2: I suppose. 445 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,640 Speaker 9: Nathan's, famous known for its annual July fourth hot dog 446 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:51,640 Speaker 9: eating contest and longtime presence in Brooklyn's Coney Island, has 447 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 9: been sold to Smithfield Foods. In addition to Hotdogs Nathan's 448 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 9: also sells sausages, corned beef, and some other foods. 449 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 2: Sausage, which is in courtant, Like, I don't ever remember 450 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 2: buying anything but the hot dogs themselves. Four one hundred 451 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 2: and fifty million dollars for the for the hot dogs, unbelievable. 452 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 9: Under the licensing agreement, it has invested in Nathan's to 453 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 9: build and grow the brand. 454 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a mistake. So this is a big problem. 455 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 2: A lot of these brands that are well known for 456 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 2: their one thing, they dilute the whole situation and start 457 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:34,640 Speaker 2: making You're gonna see Nathan's, you know, hamburgers and Nathan's 458 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 2: chicken wings and Nathan's like and it just ruins it. 459 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,879 Speaker 2: And I've never been able to figure that out. How 460 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:46,720 Speaker 2: people in the industry that should know better, how they 461 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,919 Speaker 2: never can figure that out. Like In and Out is 462 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 2: doing very well serving hamburgers and fries, Like, I don't 463 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 2: think that at any time they're gonna start serving fried 464 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 2: chicken sandwiches, because why would you go for a fried 465 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 2: chicken sandwich? So why, Like, you see Nathan's, You've done 466 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 2: so well at branding it. You got the people shoving 467 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 2: them in their mouths on the fourth of July. They're 468 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:10,640 Speaker 2: not shoving anything. Bought a hot dog. No one's ever 469 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 2: heard of a sausage. And yet now you spent four 470 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 2: hundred and fifty million dollars to be able to use 471 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 2: the name Nathan's on other food doesn't make any sense 472 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 2: to me at all. If you're having a hot dog 473 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 2: and there's an option for Nathan's, foosh, are you going 474 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 2: for it? 475 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 6: Oh? 476 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 2: Got to right? What kind of must you gotta have? 477 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 2: The yellow mustard though? 478 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:33,640 Speaker 5: Yellow mustard? I mean, if I'm having Nathan's, they usually 479 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 5: having plain. It's when I get like the cheaper ones, 480 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 5: I'll put a bunch of crap on it. But yeah, 481 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:39,359 Speaker 5: those are just solid. 482 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 2: Would you think that they could make anything else? Well, like, 483 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,399 Speaker 2: if they were other foods with the Nathan's label on it, 484 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 2: would you say, well, they make good hot dogs. Let 485 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 2: me try. I don't know this grilled cheese sandwich. I mean, 486 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 2: it just it doesn't seem to fit for anything. 487 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean I'd give it a shot, but yeah 488 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:58,199 Speaker 5: if it if it failed, I'd be like, Yeah, that's 489 00:26:58,240 --> 00:26:58,880 Speaker 5: all they can do. 490 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 2: Right, that's all they can do. Just do what you do. 491 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: Well. 492 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 2: By the way, Burger King is going straight for McDonald's. 493 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 2: There's another food. I love when the chains get into 494 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 2: these wars by name, Like sometimes they'll just come out 495 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 2: with a product, and sometimes they'll literally go after another 496 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,120 Speaker 2: chain by name. And that's what Burger King is doing. 497 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:23,680 Speaker 2: So Burger King is going back to basics and and 498 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 2: and by the way I had recommended this, they're starting 499 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:32,880 Speaker 2: to promote their burgers shocker right with a place called 500 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 2: Burger King, And that's all they seem to ever want 501 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:38,640 Speaker 2: to talk about is chicken. But they're going back now 502 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:42,239 Speaker 2: and they're promoting their double cheeseburger. And I worked at 503 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 2: Burger King, and I can tell you that Burger King 504 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:48,640 Speaker 2: does have a darn good double cheeseburger. Not a huge 505 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,160 Speaker 2: fan of almost anything else on that many The whopper's okay, 506 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 2: you got to modify it, but it's Burger King, so 507 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 2: you're allowed to modify it and have it your way. 508 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 2: That's the whole that's the whole hook. But you have 509 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 2: to modify a whopper the way it comes is all wrong. 510 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 2: But the double cheeseburger you don't have to do anything with. 511 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 2: And the double cheeseburger is significantly bigger than the Big 512 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:13,440 Speaker 2: Mac but you didn't know that. So they are on 513 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 2: social media and they're saying, you know, hey, McDonald's, we 514 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:19,359 Speaker 2: have twenty five percent more beef than the Big Mac, 515 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 2: and for four ninety nine it comes with fries and 516 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 2: a drink that will cost you over ten dollars at McDonald's. 517 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 2: What's Big Mac about that? Like, that's a new ad campaign, 518 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 2: go directly at McDonald's and cost shame them. So we'll 519 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 2: see how this works out. But I love when the 520 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 2: when the chains go to war with each other. There 521 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 2: was a while I think it was was it Chili's 522 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 2: that was making fun of McDonald's value Meal and they 523 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:53,560 Speaker 2: were saying that for the same price of like I 524 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 2: think it might have been a quarter pounder with cheese meal, 525 00:28:56,920 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 2: you could sit down at a restaurant and be served 526 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 2: and get everything and it's like the same price. So 527 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 2: that's always fun when they go after each other. So 528 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 2: you've had the Big you've had the Burger King double 529 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 2: cheeseburger or not in a while, Like people don't think 530 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 2: about it, but it's the winner. 531 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 5: It's it's it's I haven't had it in a while, 532 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 5: but yeah, they always it's I mean, ironically, Burger King, 533 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 5: but they always shoot for McDonald's because that's just like 534 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 5: the top tier, so everyone's going after them. 535 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I like McDonald's, Sue. I've been critical of Burger 536 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 2: King because they they are spending so much time selling 537 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 2: their chicken. And if you cannot watch a football game, 538 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 2: a National Football League football game without every other commercial 539 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 2: selling fried chicken from a place that's called Burger King. 540 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 2: And if they're not selling chicken or chicken sandwiches, or 541 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 2: chicken wraps or chicken bites or their chicken sandwich, then 542 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 2: they're selling everything on sour dough? Who told these people 543 00:29:56,280 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 2: we want sour dough with our hamburgers? When did anybody say, 544 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 2: you know, what would be good is uh to you know, 545 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:07,479 Speaker 2: get two pieces of sour dough bread and uh and 546 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 2: make a hamburger out of it. Nobody ever asked for that, 547 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 2: And you can't get away from it. Jack in the 548 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:14,479 Speaker 2: Box is doing it, Burger King can't stop doing it. 549 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 2: At some point, I'm sure McDonald's will have some kind 550 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 2: of sour dough sandwich and it's awful. It's it's neither 551 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 2: it's not good sour dough, nor is it good hamburger. 552 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 2: But it's a boo on both on both cases. But 553 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 2: the they're just they're trying to anything and everything, and 554 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 2: I'm thinking, watch what in and out does make something good? 555 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 2: Make go to what you do well and just do 556 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:43,320 Speaker 2: that and stop with everything else. So everybody's getting back 557 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 2: to basics. Burger King is pushing the double cheeseburger. That 558 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 2: makes sense. It's more beef than the Big Mac. The 559 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 2: Big Mac is still going strong. Quarter pound of cheese. 560 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 2: I still say is the winner because it is, dollar 561 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 2: for dollar, the best thing that you can get out there. 562 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 2: And I don't know if you know this, but every 563 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:03,000 Speaker 2: ask for your receipt. They'll ask you if you want 564 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 2: your receipt, and you'll say, no, no, you want to 565 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 2: ask for that receipt because on that receipt there is 566 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 2: a little survey and it's buy one quarter pounds with cheese, 567 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 2: get one free. So now you're talking two quarter pounds 568 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 2: with cheese for six forty one right here in Burbank. 569 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 2: That's a winner. Lou Penrose on KFI AM six forty 570 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:24,719 Speaker 2: live everywhere on the iHeartRadio 571 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 1: App KFI AM six forty on demand