1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,640 Speaker 1: An hour two Sean Hannity's show eight hundred and nine 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: for one, Shawn, if you want to be a part 3 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: of the program. This probably will go down in history. 4 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: Is one of the most I guess powerful or impactful 5 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: Supreme Court years in terms of religious liberty, for example, 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: the Second Amendment, for example Robe Wade being overturned. Then 7 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: I could say in the last decade two decades at least, 8 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: certainly it's been impactful. It was a huge win for 9 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: religious freedom with the Supreme Court and their decision about 10 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: a former Washington high school football coach who lost his 11 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 1: job because he was like reciting a thirty second prayer 12 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: after the game alone at the fifty yard line and 13 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: so upset people. They've got the vapors. Oh my gosh, 14 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: somebody's praying to Jesus God help us. What's going to happen? Anyway, 15 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: The issue at hand that was before the Court was 16 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: whether the public school employee praying alone but in view 17 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:04,479 Speaker 1: of students, was engaging in unprotected government speech and if 18 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: it is not, if it's not government speech, does it 19 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: still pose a problem Under the First Amendments Establishment Cause, 20 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: meaning the establishment of a religion clause. The Supreme Court 21 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: rightly held Monday in a six three decision that the 22 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: answer to both of those questions is no. It was 23 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: kind of a cut and dry case case in bles. 24 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: A coach his name was Joe Kennedy. You're going to 25 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: meet him in a second. He was on TV with 26 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: US last night. Junior varsity coach varsity coach at them. 27 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 1: I think it's called bremer Toun School District in Washington. 28 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: From two thousand and eight to two and fifteen, he 29 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: began the practice of reciting a postgame prayer by himself, 30 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: but eventually students on their own, without any cajoling on 31 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: his part, started to join him, and according to court documents, 32 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: that then evolved in the motivational speeches, including religious themes, 33 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: and after an opposing coach brought it to the principal attention, 34 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: why the opposing coach would care? What did he think? 35 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: He didn't want God to be on coach Kennedy side. 36 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: I mean it's funny. Anyway, He did temporarily stop, then 37 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: notified the school that he was going to resume the practice. 38 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: Why should he give up his personal religious views and 39 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: personal freedoms? Anyway, the situation got a lot of media 40 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: attention when Kennedy announced that he would go back to 41 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: praying on the field. Then there were issues on the 42 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: side of that, but the bottom line is the court ruled, 43 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: and what really is another landmark case? I mean, we're 44 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: having back to back landmark cases out of the Supreme 45 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: Court anyway. Joining us now is coach Joe Kennedy and 46 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: Jeremy Dice is with us. Jeremy is the special counsel 47 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: for Litigation and Communications for the First Liberty Institute. Welcome 48 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: back both of you. Coach. It was great to see 49 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: you last night. One of the main questions I wanted 50 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: answered is whether or night you're getting your job back, 51 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,679 Speaker 1: because that should happen. Yeah, I'm so waiting for the 52 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: call from the school. I know that they are, you know, 53 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: going through the fire drills right now and trying to 54 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: figure out how that old is going to work out. 55 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 1: So I think they're doing Tell them you're going to 56 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: hire Hannity's attorneys, and there's no way you're not getting 57 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: your job back. And if you won't accept the damages, 58 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: which you said you don't want you were very clear about, 59 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: I'll take them for you. There you go, and I'll 60 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 1: donate them to charity. There you go. Um, look, seriously, 61 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: let's go through this. Obviously, your faith is important to you. 62 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: My faith is important to me, believe it or not, 63 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: on this show, you're actually glad to mention the name 64 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: God and you can do it as often as you want. Um, 65 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: but I believe in a creator. I'm a Christian at 66 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: least are trying to be one. I'm one of those 67 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: Christians that needs a lot of forgive and coach with you. 68 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: So anyway, but so this was something that you felt 69 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: strongly about. You go out after the game, win or lose, 70 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: I assume, and you'd say a little prayer right on 71 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: the fifth yard line. Why, well, it was all started 72 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: from when I, you know, I was brand new to 73 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: the church and figuring out my faith, and that I 74 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: got offered the job to coach for Bremerton, and I said, well, 75 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: let me let me think about it, let me pray 76 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: about it, talk to my family. Well that night, over 77 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,359 Speaker 1: the weekend, I was watching a TV in the middle 78 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 1: of the night and Facing the Giants came on and 79 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: that was it. That was like the clear sign that 80 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: He's calling me to be a coach. And just like 81 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 1: in the movie M I kind of stole it from 82 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: them that I would give him the glory after every game, 83 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 1: win or lose, right there in the battlefield. So that 84 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: was my commitment with God, and I held to that 85 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: the whole entire time. You know, I mean, why did 86 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: they But why did this other coach, why did he 87 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: even care? Did you do it on his fifty yard line? 88 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: He didn't want you to pray on his fifty yard line? 89 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: That he what my thought. He might think it's a jink, 90 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: So you're going to curse his team because you're saying 91 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: a prayer to God. Well, actually he called whoever it 92 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: was that called. They gave a compliment to the to 93 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 1: the principle and said what our football program was doing 94 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: was awesome. So this all stems from just a compliment, 95 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: which still blows my mind. You know, it's pretty amazing 96 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: to me that this is where they took it when 97 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: it was obvious. And I don't like to infer Jeremy 98 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: as an attorney, I think you would agree with me 99 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: on this when when when there's arguments before the Supreme Court, 100 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 1: oral arguments and they can get very aggressive. When anton 101 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: In Scalive was on the court, I mean you might 102 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: get a word or two words out, and he's going 103 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 1: to come right at you with five, ten, fifteen questions 104 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: because they've already read all the briefs before going into 105 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: oral arguments, so they're aware of all the issues at hand. 106 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: You know, one of his favorite questions, why are we here? 107 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: Why are you before this court? And it would be 108 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: amazing to watch people's stammer and stutter and struggle to 109 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: answer his questions. He was very good at interrogation, but 110 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: at this in this case, I felt that it would 111 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: come out to be a six three decision, and I 112 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: was proven right because of the questions that you know, 113 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: people like having on others were asking. It was pretty 114 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: straightforward where they were leaning. Yeah, the Justice has seemed 115 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: to really grasp what was going on here, that there 116 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: was a conflict between the school district doing what school 117 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: districts tend to do these days, which has used the 118 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 1: establish clause as some sort of cudgel to drive off 119 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: any kind of religion from their campus and the free 120 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: exercise and free speech rights of private citizens like coach Kennedy. 121 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 1: And so the Justice has ended up resolving that very clearly, 122 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: saying that the establishment Clause is not intended to, as 123 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: Justice Coursers said, ferret out religion for special disfavor. Instead, 124 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:40,039 Speaker 1: it is designed to balance against a government that would 125 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: try to involve itself in the affairs of another organization 126 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: called the church. Instead, the school districts are required under 127 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 1: this decision to respect the free exercise rights the religious 128 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: liberty rights of its employees, and in doing so, Justice 129 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: scores its notes. That's good for our republic. We actually 130 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: have a more inclusive and more diverse society when we 131 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: respect one another's religious beliefs and welcome them wherever they 132 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: may take themselves in the public square. One of the 133 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: most interesting things that I observe in the NFL is 134 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: often after games you have players on both teams and 135 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: often coaches and even at times I've seen referees join in. 136 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: They form a circle and together they say a little 137 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: prayer and shake each other's hands and go back to 138 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: their respective locker rooms. So it's a common practice in 139 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: the NFL and never became a controversy like Colin Kaepernick, 140 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: which I put into different category myself, you know, the right. Look, 141 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: I think this is just completely unsurprising to anybody who 142 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: watches football, and I think that's why students are so 143 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: readily willing to engage that kind of activity after football 144 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: games in the Supreme Court just but they're blessing upon 145 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: students doing that. That's always been the case. The question 146 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: mark was whether or not it was a violation of 147 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: the astassment clause. If students could see coach engaged in 148 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: religious activity. It was never a question in this case 149 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: about whether or not he was compelling them to do so. 150 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: They cleared them that early on, saying that he had 151 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: never course any student into doing this. The question was 152 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: what or not if he was praying by himself, or 153 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: perhaps he was praying over his luncheon in the cafeteria 154 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: or just wearing a yamaka as a part of his 155 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: religious expression, with that sufficient to course them by sight 156 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: into violation of the Constitution and the Supreme Court and 157 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: answered that very resoundingly that there was no chance that 158 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: would violate the assassion cause. In other words, the school 159 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: district here engaged in discrimination. Coach Kennedy was following the 160 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: rules of the Constitution. Let me ask you, coach, and 161 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 1: I'm having a hard time understanding this aspect of it. 162 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,719 Speaker 1: I would think, based on this decision not only are 163 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: you entitled to your job back, you're also entitled to 164 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 1: back pay because you should not have been fired. It 165 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: was unconstitutional what they did to you. Would you request 166 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 1: at least back pay from the school district? No, I'm 167 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: I have no interest in at whatsoever. It really is 168 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,680 Speaker 1: the principle of it. I guess it comes from being 169 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: a marine, and that's what we're called to do, is 170 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: to serve and support and defend the constitution that senterfitellis. 171 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: But hang on a second. They might be a little 172 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: naive here unless the school district knows that there is 173 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: a real possibility that you will sue them for damages. 174 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: Now we're talking about a civil case, separate and apart 175 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: from the Supreme Court victory you have. In other words, 176 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: if they don't give you your job back at that point, 177 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: I'd make it very clear to them that you will 178 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 1: demand back pay. I'd make it very clear to them 179 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,199 Speaker 1: that you'll also demand damages. Yeah. I hope it doesn't 180 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 1: have to come to that. I mean, that's what lawyers 181 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: are forward to help me navigate through all those and 182 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: I absolutely will take your advice. I mean, your good man, 183 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: and everybody listens to you as well. I'll tell you this, 184 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: and I'll tell you this Sean that the coaching salary 185 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: is not very much anyway, But I'll tell you I 186 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: guarantee the principle though I said so he was fired unjustly. 187 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: We're certainly going to be following a bill for all 188 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: of our attorney's feeds at the end of this as well, 189 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 1: and that's going to number a very high dollar amount 190 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,079 Speaker 1: for the school district to consider. Well, I think so, 191 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: in other words, up to now, you'd be willing to 192 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:06,319 Speaker 1: forego them paying for the litigation that they forced coach 193 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: Kennedy into. Well, we represent coach Kennedy for free, so 194 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: he's never had been given a bill for a month. 195 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 1: Now that we won this case, the school district now 196 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 1: has to pay his attorneys for the time they spend 197 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: vindicating his civil rights. So you definitely will be pursuing 198 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: that money. Absolutely, But I don't blame you now, I'm 199 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: sure I don't know a coach gets paid a lot 200 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: of money. I know most coaches do it just out 201 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 1: of pure passion. Coach Kennedy, I'm sure you're one of them, unless, 202 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: of course, you're Nick Saban. Then you can write your 203 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 1: own ticket, and I'm pretty much getting him own money 204 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: on because he keeps winning national championships. But the reality 205 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: is the fact that they've not contacted you and they've 206 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: not reached out to your lawyers as of now tells 207 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: me that probably huddled with their lawyers wondering what they 208 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: ought to do next. I'll give them the right path. 209 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: I'll give them the right answer. They need to hire 210 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: you back, give you your position. They need to apologize, 211 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: they need to pay you for the time that you 212 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: should have been paid you because you're fired unconstitutionally. And 213 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: hope and pray that your attorneys don't send them a bill, 214 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: because if your attorney send them a bill, they work 215 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 1: in pro bono, it will be in the millions. Correct 216 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: me if I'm wrong, Jeremy, No, you are absolutely correct. 217 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: And look, I don't think there's any other option Right now. 218 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:30,199 Speaker 1: The Supreme Court directed that coach Kennedy this case is reversed. 219 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,199 Speaker 1: There's nothing left to be done in the course. He's 220 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: entitled the summary judgment, and with that comes the relief 221 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: that we requested, which means we're just now waiting for 222 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: the phone call to find out when he needs to 223 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,439 Speaker 1: appear for two days this summer quick break, we'll come 224 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: back the six three religious Liberty case, another landmark case 225 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: from this current Supreme Court more with coach Kennedy and 226 00:11:50,400 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: one of his attorneys, Jeremy Dice from the First Liberty Institute. 227 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: All right, we continue the Supreme Court six three landmark 228 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: decision for coach Kennedy. Who's with us and Jeremy Dice. 229 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: It has to do with this high school football coach 230 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: in the First Amendment him saying a prayer after games 231 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: on the fifty yard line, and it is now fully 232 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: completely constitutional. When would you start coaching for football for 233 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: the upcoming season, coach? Oh, you know, the summer workouts 234 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: just started, so potentially I could be there home probably tomorrow. 235 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: Or do you know the coach that took your play? 236 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: So the coach that is there now, maybe it's a 237 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: different coach. It's a different coach, new head coach that 238 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: we got over there. And so this coach is only 239 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: starting this year now, he's been there for a few years. 240 00:12:56,400 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 1: He took over in twenty fifteen when all this went down. 241 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: Bunch of how do you know the guy? Do you 242 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: like the guy? Oh? I love the guy. I think 243 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: he has done a wonderful job with the program, and 244 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: I love what he does with the families in our community. 245 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: You don't want this guy to get fired, so maybe 246 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 1: they can retain both of you. Would you be willing 247 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: to work that out with that current coach? Oh? I 248 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: I'll work it out with anybody. I mean, it sounds 249 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: like a no brainer, I guarantee you. Because bureaucracies are 250 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:28,599 Speaker 1: so dumb that they can't see the forest through the 251 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: trees here. And at some point it's got to dawn 252 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: on the school district that they lost. They tried hard, 253 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:39,479 Speaker 1: they fired you. It was unconstitutional, it was an injustice, 254 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,079 Speaker 1: and now they got Now they have time to make 255 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: it right, and they're just sitting on their hands. And 256 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: I guarantee you, if I call you in a month, 257 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: they'll still be sitting on their hands, and then they 258 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: will then force you to take it even further and 259 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 1: you will win on that level as well. I mean, 260 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: how many more times does this school district want to lose? 261 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: Not just the school desert too. Right. We could we 262 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: could assume that they made some bureaucratic, dumb decisions, but 263 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: they actually went out and hired an ideological firm that 264 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: has entrenched themselves on a wild set of beliefs that 265 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: on facts that just did not happen and did were 266 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: not in reality, And the justices thankfully saw through all 267 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: of that. Read but the record actually presents and agreed 268 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: that Coach Kendy's version of the facts were the right one. 269 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: And so now the time to kind of move past 270 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: all of that. Let's go back to reset the clock, 271 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: the game clock seven years ago. Get coach back out 272 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: on the field, put him on the on the sidelines 273 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: to coach the game. When he's done, let them go 274 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: to the fifty yard line and take a knee in prayer. 275 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: The Supreme Court says, that's perfectly in concert with the 276 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: First Amendment the Constitution. He's allowed to bring his constitutional 277 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: rights not only through the schoolhouse gates, but onto the 278 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: football field. It's time for us in this country to 279 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: move past this now. I'm going to make a prediction. 280 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: When that day comes, the crowd is going to be 281 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: with you, Coach. I didn't mean to cut you off, Chairman, 282 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: but I'm just out of time. We'll keep following up. 283 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: We'd like to know what happens the first came back, 284 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: because there will be a first came back, and congratulations 285 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: to you at the First Liberty Institute. The great work 286 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: you guys did, Jeremy you, Kelly Shackelford is another phenomenal 287 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: attorney coach. We're happy for you. We're glad you won. 288 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: This is a landmark case. They can never take that 289 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: from you. Amen, my God, and thank you for everything 290 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: you've done. All right, thank you, sir. Eight hundred nine 291 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: for one, Sean our number. You want to be a 292 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: part of the program quick break right back when fake 293 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: news gives you lies, Hannity supplies the truth. Sean Hannity 294 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: is on right now, all right, twenty five now until 295 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: the top of the hour, eight hundred and nine for one, 296 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: Shawn our number, if you want to be a part 297 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: of the program. Historic Catholic church in West Virginia burned 298 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: to the ground over the weekend. Police investigating the incident 299 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: is arson many suspecting it may be connected to the 300 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 1: Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. We've told you 301 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 1: about what some sixty plus incidents around the country that 302 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 1: have happened, including fire bombing of pregnancy centers that are 303 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: pro life and churches and the attacks so on and 304 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: so forth. Congressman Tim Wahlberg of Michigan has been a 305 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: very outspoken advocate for pro life issues, and one hostile 306 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: leftist group made sure to let him know that they 307 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: didn't like his use of freedom of speech. And we 308 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: keep hearing about this group, Jane's Revenge, and what they 309 00:16:54,960 --> 00:17:00,120 Speaker 1: planned to do, and it's getting bad around the country. 310 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: Have for example, they struck a Michigan pro life group 311 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: with molotov cocktail in that particular case, but it's been 312 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: happening around the country, Portland, Oregon, pretty much everywhere that 313 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: there are people this has been going on, and we've 314 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: yet to hear a peep out of Merrick Garland, the 315 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: Attorney General, or the FBI director Ray Anyway. An office 316 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: building that is shared by a pro life organization and 317 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 1: Congressman Tim Wahlberg is a Republican Michigan was vandalized in 318 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:34,479 Speaker 1: an attack that appears to be linked to these this 319 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:39,119 Speaker 1: group James Revenge. According to Fox Digital, they received exclusive 320 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: photos of the campaign of Congressman Tim Wahlberg showing the 321 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: damage done to his office building that they share with 322 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: an organization called Jackson Wright to Life Anyway. The congressman 323 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: has said I never shy away from my record as 324 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: a strong conservative and defender of life. This is a 325 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: strong record puts me in the crosshairs of the radical leap. 326 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,199 Speaker 1: Will never stand down a compromise of my convictions and 327 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: knowing the people at Jackson Right to Life will only 328 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: strengthen their determination to protect the unborn. A congressman joins 329 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: us with an update, Congressman, how bad is it? Well? 330 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:17,159 Speaker 1: Good to be with you. Well, you know Joseph of 331 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 1: days of old, when his brothers came to see him 332 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:21,880 Speaker 1: in Egypt, he said, what you meant for evil, God 333 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,919 Speaker 1: meant for good. And we've had an opportunity. While we 334 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 1: will not back down, we will prosecute the fullest extent 335 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 1: of the law if the perpetrators from James James Revenge 336 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: are found. We're offering hope out in front of my 337 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: office and the Right to Life Office Today. If you 338 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,920 Speaker 1: drove by, you'd see boarded up windows for the time 339 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 1: being from where they kicked the windows in, kick the 340 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: door in, painted the Right to Life sign with change revents. 341 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:50,919 Speaker 1: You'll see signs out there saying we will help lives 342 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: of all lives are precious. A reminder to people that 343 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: we have to push back against his culture of violence 344 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 1: and death, that the role abortion groups are and help 345 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:06,360 Speaker 1: them understand that there's a better way, and that's promoting 346 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: the sanctity of life, making sure we understand that God 347 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 1: created individuals of all time, shapes colors to be especial 348 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 1: in this world, and we are diminished when we take 349 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: those lives, those innocent lives. And so here, you know, 350 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 1: my office, Sean is three blocks from the birthplace of 351 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: the Republican Party. In eighteen fifty four, July six under 352 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: the Oaks Hillsdale College professors came up on others and 353 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: started what was the Republican Party, the Emancipation Party. That's 354 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: what we're involved with, those of us that believe in life, 355 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 1: imancing people from doing the things that destroy rather to 356 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: produce a culture that promotes life and opportunity. You know, 357 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:51,439 Speaker 1: it seems to me that as I go through the 358 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:56,360 Speaker 1: list of places that are being targeted, every major network, 359 00:19:56,760 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: including two cable news networks, have ignored it. Big media 360 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: looking the other way with all of these attacks against 361 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: pro life centers or churches, for example, And I'm looking 362 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 1: at this, I'm saying, why is that? Why is it 363 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: not important that a West Virginia Catholic Church was burned 364 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,159 Speaker 1: to the ground by an arsonist. Why is it not 365 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 1: important that far left groups are using a map created 366 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:23,199 Speaker 1: by university professors to target pregnancy centers. Why is it 367 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:26,640 Speaker 1: not important that they're doxing Supreme Court justices giving out 368 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: their addresses and harassing and intimidating justices in their neighborhoods, 369 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 1: in their homes and giving out the names of the 370 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 1: schools that their children attend or the churches that they attend, 371 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: and the time that they attend these these churches. Why 372 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 1: is it okay for them to do this while they're 373 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:51,119 Speaker 1: all condemning quote insurrection every day and ignoring the biggest, 374 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: you know, key, most key part of what any investigation 375 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: should have, which is, well, did Donald Trump or did 376 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 1: Donald Trump not authorized twenty eight thousand National Guard troops 377 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: that Nancy Pelosi and Muriel Bowser failed to call up 378 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:08,199 Speaker 1: on January sixth. It's a little frustrating to me at 379 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 1: the just the outright lying, an agenda driven, you know, 380 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 1: crap that goes on in the double standards, Like the 381 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,120 Speaker 1: summer of twenty twenty, we have five hundred and thirty 382 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: four riots, but there's no committee looking into that. Congressman, Well, 383 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: and my army friends tell me, especially the rangers, that 384 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: when the enemy tells you what they're going to do, 385 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:30,640 Speaker 1: believe them. And the change Revenge has said that says 386 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:32,239 Speaker 1: this is going to be a summer of rage if 387 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: rov Wade goes the wrong way. So that's what we 388 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: can expect. We have the left last week in the 389 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: US House and Senate passing a gun control bill. But 390 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: they don't talk about the fact that we've had sixty 391 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:50,400 Speaker 1: three thousand million, sixty three million innocent lives taken over 392 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: the past fifty years, and that's taken the sanctity of 393 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:57,399 Speaker 1: life down the tubes. And people don't even think about 394 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:00,479 Speaker 1: life itself. So why would they not at doubt in 395 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:05,880 Speaker 1: ways very few. Hey, Congressmen, they're also lying to everybody 396 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 1: because abortion is not illegal. It's not going to be 397 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:12,160 Speaker 1: illegal in your state of Michigan. I'd bet my last 398 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,199 Speaker 1: dollar that's not going to be the case. Am I wrong? Well, No, 399 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: it is illegal in the state right now. In nineteen 400 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,639 Speaker 1: thirty one, Michigan passed one of the first anti abortion laws. 401 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,479 Speaker 1: It says that there is no abortion they have They 402 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:26,199 Speaker 1: have a trigger provision but wouldn't you expect with Governor 403 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: Whitmer and the legislature as it's currently configured, what don't 404 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:33,919 Speaker 1: you expect that the likelihood of them changing that is 405 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: going to be pretty swift. Well, they're going to take action, 406 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:39,679 Speaker 1: and in fact, our attorney general, our lawless attorney general 407 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 1: like Merritt Garland, is saying she will not enforce the 408 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 1: law if Rover Wade goes away. That's the challenge we had, 409 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 1: but we're going to fight it in the legislature. We 410 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: have a pro life legislature, House and Senate in Michigan. 411 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: They have to get through that legislature if they're going 412 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 1: to do it constitutionally, and we will battle back. But again, Sean, 413 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 1: that's where you've got a liberal governor. Her name is 414 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 1: Gretchen Whitmer, Gretchen Whitmer, but she can't change the law 415 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: by herself. And that's where the American people, and I'm 416 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 1: grateful for you to take an interest in this as 417 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: strongly for years. That's where we have to stand up 418 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 1: and fight back and say no, the law is the law. 419 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: The Constitution's constitution in Michigan. We have a law in 420 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: nineteen thirty one. It's as up to date as Louisiana's law. 421 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 1: It's up to date as Florida's law. It's up to 422 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: the late date as any law that's put through in 423 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: recent years. We did in nineteen thirty one. It is 424 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: an abortion law that says it is a legal accept 425 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: in the case of life or the mother. That's not 426 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: out of the norm now what we've seen going on, 427 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 1: So we're going to push back. Sure they're going to 428 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: fight us, you bet they are. But we've got to 429 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: stand And I think that's where the message has to 430 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 1: get out, folks. If you let this happen, all of 431 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 1: your freedom is at risks at this point, and it's 432 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: going to go away unless we stand up for what 433 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:00,640 Speaker 1: is right and the Constitution tells us what right now. 434 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: If you want to change the constitution, do it the 435 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: way the Constitution says. But otherwise live according to the law. 436 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: All right, Well, appreciate the update. Sorry you had to 437 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 1: go through all this, and sorry about the other group 438 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: that shares an office building with you, and I hope 439 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: they get the protection that they deserve for sure. Appreciate 440 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: you being with us, Thanks for having us quick break. 441 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,360 Speaker 1: When we come back, we're gonna give you an update 442 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 1: on what's going on at the border. Forty eight people 443 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: and attractive trailer died, and we have the largest caravan 444 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: to date making their way to our southern border. Joe 445 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 1: is preparing to get I guess enough cell phones available, 446 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: planes charted so that you know, he can facilitate all 447 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: the lawbreaking, aiding and abetting in lawbreaking. And let's get 448 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:59,160 Speaker 1: to our busy phones here. Craig is in New York. Craig, 449 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 1: how are you glad you? Oh? Yes, sir, Hey you doing? 450 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,879 Speaker 1: How you doing? Sean? Are you doing? What's going on? 451 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: My brother? Going some coffee? Everybody New York? Brother? What's happened? 452 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:13,160 Speaker 1: I'm the only one that can hear it. Don't worry. 453 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: I make more fun on Lenda than York go aheads. 454 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: I'm fine with it. Um. I can't believe, you know, 455 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:23,640 Speaker 1: for the first time ever, I watched these stupid hearings 456 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:27,159 Speaker 1: today and by the way, same with me. I watched 457 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 1: the first night night that this is stupid. I watched 458 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,480 Speaker 1: a little today and I'm like, that's that's it. It 459 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 1: is so orchestrated, it's not even funny. Liz Tanney asks 460 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 1: this woman a question, then they go back to the din. 461 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,399 Speaker 1: They don't even let her answer right away. They go 462 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: back to tape testimony that she did in the past. 463 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: They take out a little select bit of what she said, 464 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: and then they talk to her. And then she says 465 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:55,160 Speaker 1: about talking about about being in the Opal office, how 466 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: close she was to the president, how she was on 467 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: first name basis is with the Bassis, with everybody, and 468 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: and and I don't understand this woman. She's never going 469 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: to get another job, because I mean, it's how do 470 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: you get about her and her job? She said nothing 471 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 1: of relevance. And here's my point in all of this. Now, 472 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,120 Speaker 1: I condemned all those riots in the summer of twenty twenty. 473 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: I can't believe that the left, these very same people. 474 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: They were either quiet and said nothing because they didn't 475 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: want to alienate their base heading into an election, or 476 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:33,440 Speaker 1: they just flat out led and said that the riots 477 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: in the summer of twenty twenty were mostly peaceful, dozens 478 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 1: of dead Americans and thousands of injured cops and billions 479 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 1: of property damage, or they took it a step further, 480 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: like in the case of Kamala Harris, and tried to 481 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: support those people involved in these activities like you know, 482 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,879 Speaker 1: tweeting out support this bail fund for the people that 483 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:56,440 Speaker 1: are involved, were involved after the burning down to the 484 00:26:56,520 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 1: police precinct, and then you know, praising the cuts to 485 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 1: the LAPD. I condemned all of it. I condemned in 486 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 1: real time on this radio program. We can't have our 487 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 1: institutions in this country attacked. We can't. We must protect 488 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 1: every elected politician. You got to the problem I have 489 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:16,360 Speaker 1: with the committee is that they had a predetermined outcome. 490 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: They're ignoring a huge gaping hole in the story, the 491 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 1: narrative that they had predetermined, and that is on January fourth, 492 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 1: Donald Trump authorized up to twenty thousand National Guard troops 493 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: to be called up, knowing what happened in the summer 494 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty, knowing that tensions in the country were 495 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,679 Speaker 1: running high, he authorized it. There have five people in 496 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 1: the room. I have four of the five, including President Trump, 497 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 1: Mark Meadows, Cash Patel, and Chris Miller, who was the 498 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:54,879 Speaker 1: acting Secretary of Defense. Two of the four. Two of 499 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 1: the five testified before this committee and told them Trump 500 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: authorized troops in writing Muriel Bowser. Once Trump authorizes it, 501 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 1: this jurisdiction then passes to Nancy Pelosi and Muriel Bowser. Remember, 502 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 1: Trump couldn't just send troops into Portland in the summer 503 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty. He authorized them, they wouldn't use them. 504 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 1: The same thing happened here. Now, if the guy that 505 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 1: you want to blame for what happened, or blame that 506 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: he didn't respond fast enough, or blame that, you know, 507 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:27,400 Speaker 1: he had a different view on January sixth, you can 508 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,679 Speaker 1: do that, But how do you ignore this big story? 509 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:31,879 Speaker 1: There was the fifth person in the room was the 510 00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 1: chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Millie, and I got 511 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: in touch with people around General Millie. They told me 512 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: directly that he has recollections of talking about security of 513 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:44,479 Speaker 1: the Capitol with Donald Trump prior to January sixth. So 514 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: that's five out of five. Here's what the four that 515 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 1: I got on tape said to me, did you authorize 516 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 1: calling up the guard? And then it became the chain 517 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 1: of command went to Nancy Pelosi and to the Mayor 518 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: of DC, Muriel Bowser, did you, as required by law, 519 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: authorize that one? And attested to by many people, and 520 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: they turned it down. Nancy Pelosi turned it down. Mayor 521 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: Bowser's written refusal. The communications between the leader of the 522 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: Capitol Police and their chain of commands to the DoD 523 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: refusing our request to allow National guardsmen and women to 524 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 1: stage on January four and five before January six? Did 525 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 1: you both ask for the National Guard to be called 526 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 1: up without a doubt? Sean, We've made that very clear, 527 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 1: not just once, but on numerous occasions. We wanted to 528 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: make sure that there was plenty of National Guard on 529 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: the ready in case there was some kind of violence. 530 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 1: I had a meeting with President Trump on the third 531 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 1: of January concerning some international threats, and at the very 532 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 1: end he asked if there were any requests for National 533 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 1: Guards supporting What was the President's response to you with 534 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: regards to the request made by Mayor Bowser, fill it 535 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: and do whatever was necessary to protect the demonstrators. Now, Craig, 536 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: you be the objective voice. Does that now change and 537 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:16,160 Speaker 1: alter the entire hearings? If that testimony were shown to 538 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: the American people. Absolutely, And this has been known for 539 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:22,480 Speaker 1: a long time and the press can not get it out. 540 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 1: It's just like these riots. I hope to God when 541 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: the Senate and the Congress take back over that they 542 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 1: showed the true riots that happened with Black Lives Matter. 543 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:36,360 Speaker 1: That will Here's what I could tell you. I said 544 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 1: on TV the other night that the January sixth Committee 545 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: had sworn testimony under the threat of perjury before their committee, 546 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 1: that in fact, this happened, that the President authorities, the troops. 547 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: I won't name the media outlet. They call me, they 548 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: contact me, they said who they and I provided these 549 00:30:57,360 --> 00:30:59,280 Speaker 1: tapes for them, and they didn't want to do the 550 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 1: story anymore. The story, you know what, I think we're 551 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:04,400 Speaker 1: going to cover something else because it doesn't advance the 552 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:08,600 Speaker 1: narrative of this this you know, committee that has a 553 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 1: predetermined outcome. Pretty unbelievable anyway, appreciate your call, Glad you're 554 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 1: with us. Eight hundred and nine four one. Sean is 555 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:17,320 Speaker 1: on a number if you want to be a part 556 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 1: of the program quick break right back