1 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: I got back normally, it showed normally. Take in the 2 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: news year and I am Mary Katherine. 3 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 2: And I'm Calm Market. I'm Mary Catherine. 4 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: How's going, Oh, it's going all right. Getting through this week, 5 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:20,799 Speaker 1: my hard week of having no dependence and going to 6 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: the gym and doing podcasts, eating by myself stressful. 7 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 2: I again loved my time at Hillsdale, so I hope 8 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,599 Speaker 2: you're enjoying it as well. The kids are amazing. Are 9 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 2: you finding it smart? 10 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: Fun? Yes? 11 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, well dressed. Nobody at my college dressed like that. 12 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 2: Everybody in my school was in pajamas. They're all in 13 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 2: like business where. 14 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: I was so thankful that you told me that, because 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: I would have dressed medium to down had you not 16 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: warned me. And I get in there and they're all 17 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: professional looking and right have their hair nice when I 18 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: arrive and I'm like, oh goodness, we got to up 19 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: the anty hair. 20 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: Molly him, anyway, was the one who told me about 21 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: the fact that they dressed up, because I was planning 22 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 2: to be like jeans in a sweater, like not like 23 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 2: not nice. But you know what I saw My teachers 24 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 2: were in college. 25 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: Yep, No, they're they're good to go they're they're ready 26 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: for the real world. 27 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I really more than most college students for sure. 28 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 3: All right, let's get into it. The war with Iran continues. 29 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 3: It's looking pretty good. 30 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: The Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine gave 31 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 2: a joint press conference today, and I mean they said 32 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: some interesting stuff. I thought that Pete Hegseth remains somebody 33 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 2: that I think was just born for this role. Look, 34 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 2: I defended him when he was having a tough time 35 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 2: getting confirmed, and I really felt like he was the 36 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 2: guy for this job at this time, and I think 37 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 2: every day since then I have felt very good about it. 38 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 2: He's really is the guy here to bring our defense 39 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 2: capabilities to the next level, to get more enrollment, which 40 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: he has done significantly, and just to be a cheerleader 41 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 2: and praise the heroics of our military in such a 42 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 2: way that I just think we haven't seen in a while. 43 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 2: So we're going to roll. We're going to start it 44 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 2: off with a short clip of him talking today. We 45 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 2: have two short clips of him. Here's Pete Heegsath. 46 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 4: We sunk their prize ship, the Solomoni. Looks like Potus 47 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 4: got him twice. There Navy not a factor. Pick your adjective. 48 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 4: It is no more. 49 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 3: In fact. 50 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 4: Yesterday in the Indian Ocean and we'll play it on screen. 51 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 4: There an American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought 52 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 4: it was safe in international waters. Instead it was sunk 53 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 4: by a torpedo. 54 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: Quiet death. 55 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 4: The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo 56 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 4: since World War II. Like in that war, back when 57 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 4: we were still the war depart we are fighting to win. 58 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 2: He just seems like he's having so much fun. He's like, 59 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 2: this is what I'm here to do. 60 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: I've been more skeptical of him, and I was very 61 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: excited for him on a recruiting front because I did 62 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: think that having been in combat and being a guy 63 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: who could relate to younger men that he was men 64 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: and women, that he was a person who could bring 65 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,399 Speaker 1: more in the door. You can't argue with a lot 66 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: of the operational success of the military since he has 67 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: been at top. I love listening to General Kane as well. 68 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: He's so obviously got to meet him in December actually 69 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: briefly at the Travis Mannin Foundation Gallop and these guys 70 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,119 Speaker 1: are impressive. I know that the press is like, oh, 71 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: he's just brown out up there. But here's the thing, good, 72 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: good bro out, Here's the thing. The press is attempting 73 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: to manifest operational failure from operational success, right, that's like, nope, 74 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: are US men's hockey teaming the strikes where they're like, no, no, no, 75 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: We're going to say that all of this is a 76 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: problem as it's happening, even though what you're actually doing 77 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: is creating air supremacy over the entire country of Iran 78 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: and doing pretty amazing things, bringing together coalitions that the 79 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: world has never seen. Right, who would have Who would 80 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: have thought five years ago if you said, well, yes, 81 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,119 Speaker 1: the Arab States are going to join with the US 82 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: and Israel in backing the striking of Iran and the 83 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 1: killing of coming. 84 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,359 Speaker 2: Open and yeah, because a lot of a lot of 85 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:39,799 Speaker 2: times they do stuff behind the scenes, but they don't 86 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 2: do things quite as openly as they're doing it here. 87 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 2: And you mentioned air supremacy. Here's one more short clip 88 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 2: of Pete Hagsath talking about just that. 89 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 4: Starting last night and to be completed in a few 90 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 4: days and under a week, the two most powerful air 91 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 4: forces in the world will have complete control of Iranian skies, 92 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 4: contested airspace. I hope all the folks watching understand what 93 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 4: uncontested airspace and complete control means. It means we will 94 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 4: fly all day, all night, day and night, finding, fixing 95 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 4: and finishing the missiles and defense industrial base of the 96 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 4: Iranian military, finding and fixing their leaders and their military leaders, 97 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 4: flying over Tehran, flying over Iran, flying over their capital, 98 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 4: flying over the RGC, Iranian leaders, looking up and seeing 99 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 4: only US and Israeli air power every minute of every day. 100 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 4: Until we decide it's over in Iran, we'll be able 101 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 4: to do nothing about it. 102 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: B two S B fifty two s B. 103 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 4: Ones, predator drones, fighters controlling the skies, picking targets, death 104 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:03,239 Speaker 4: and destruction from the sky all day long. 105 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 2: Just amazing, all day long. 106 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: I came across a line Derek Thompson of the Atlantic 107 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 1: was interviewing another Atlantic writer, A Kareem Sadriphor, and I 108 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: just want to note that that was him who said this, 109 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: because I think it's fantastic. He says, I think this 110 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 1: might be one of the few instances in modern history 111 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: where a greater percentage of the society being bombed was 112 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 1: supportive of military action than the society that was doing 113 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: the bombing, because the initial snap polling here has been 114 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: a little rocky for the administration, I think because a 115 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: lot of people just go, is this Iraq? I don't 116 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: want this to be Iraq? 117 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 4: Right? 118 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: But we have another hole a CBS poll that was 119 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: asked in a really interesting way. One. I think it's 120 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 1: worth noting that every bombing run you see videoed in 121 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 1: Iran is followed by laughing and clapping, so I think 122 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: carrying important important context. But the CBS poll asked, do 123 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: you approve or disapprove of military action against Iran if 124 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: you think the conflict conflict would last years, and the 125 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: number is thirteen percent, months forty six percent, days or weeks, 126 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:11,559 Speaker 1: seventy six percent would approve. So this looks like they're 127 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: ahead of schedule in establishing what they want to establish 128 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: and that the outcome could be within weeks or months. 129 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: That's right, which would mean you're on the good side 130 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: of American public approval, which is what we've been saying 131 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: is that if Trump strikes and uses power quickly, efficiently, 132 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: and effectively, Americans are like great, great. 133 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, and look, things again appear to be going while 134 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 2: Iran's strikes are slowing down, they're running out of missiles, 135 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 2: et cetera. Yesterday, so we're recording this on Wednesday. On Tuesday, 136 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 2: the Israeli Air Force attacked Iran and destroyed another meeting. 137 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 2: They were having another in person meeting, Mary Catherine somebody 138 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:55,239 Speaker 2: on x this account called the Salon Dawn tweeted even 139 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 2: Jamie Diamond, who is CEO of JP Morgan, would be 140 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 2: impressed by Iran's commitment to in person meetings. Yes, seriously, 141 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 2: the council is comprised of eighty eight religious leaders and 142 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 2: they were choosing the new Ayahtola and the Israeli Air 143 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 2: Force blew them up, you know, allegedly. It's just it's amazing. 144 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 2: It's amazing to watch two militaries who are really on 145 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 2: top of their game do this, and it's amazing to watch, 146 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 2: like you said, the other countries in the Middle East 147 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 2: participate on the side of the US and Israel. It's 148 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 2: impressive and it's a testament to what Donald Trump has accomplished. 149 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 2: I know people don't want to give him any credit, 150 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 2: but this is something that could only happen because Donald 151 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 2: Trump is a little different plays things completely differently than 152 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 2: other politicians have and is able to get people together 153 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 2: who would have never considered being together. 154 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: Meanwhile, the alliance that should be coming to the rescue 155 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: of the Iranians, China and Russia, nowhere to be seen. China, 156 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: I believe, noted the other day that it was to 157 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: offer moral support, and Chinese air defenses apparently have been 158 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: found to be not at all helpful, as you can 159 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 1: tell by our air supremacy at this point. There is 160 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: an argument back home again, a lot of press about, okay, well, 161 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 1: what is the rationale for this war? And to me 162 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: it is To me it is well, they've been at 163 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: war with us since nineteen seventy nine and we have 164 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: never struck directly because we were worried about the capacity 165 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: that they had. During Obama years, the strong preference was 166 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: for appeasement. But you can make an argument that we're 167 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 1: appeasing because we're afraid of what they have. We're going 168 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: to extend this deadline. Right The Iran that exists right 169 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: now when this strike was planned, is a different Iran 170 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: and capabilities than it was at any other time since 171 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 1: nineteen seventy nine. It is laid bare. Thank you Israeli 172 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: strikes on their air defenses thank you Israeli and US 173 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: Intel and so dealing with it at this moment, particularly 174 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: if you have a chance to hit Kamani, because you 175 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:06,439 Speaker 1: know where he is, seems like a pretty good shot 176 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: to take. 177 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely. Another person who has been really impressive during 178 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 2: this time is obviously Secretary Marco Rubio, you know, longtime 179 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 2: fans here on normally. He also has had some really 180 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 2: amazing comments that he's made during this time. He said 181 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 2: something that was misconstrued by people on the internet on purpose. Yeah, 182 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 2: said that they took it to mean that Israel forced 183 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 2: the US to get into this war, which is ridiculous. 184 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 2: So to clarify, he said this, Listen, let me. 185 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 5: Explain to you guys. This is simple English. 186 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: Okay. 187 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 5: Aroan is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics. They have 188 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 5: an ambition to have nuclear weapons. They intend to develop 189 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 5: those nuclear weapons behind a program of missiles and drones 190 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 5: and terrorism that the world will not be able to 191 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 5: touch them for fear of those things. And this is 192 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 5: the weakest they've ever been. Now is the time to 193 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 5: go after them. The President made the decision to go 194 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 5: after them. Take away their missiles, take away their navy, 195 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:10,319 Speaker 5: take away their drones take away their ability to make 196 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 5: those things so that they can never have a nuclear weapon. 197 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,199 Speaker 5: That's why the President made this decision. It was the 198 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 5: right decision, and the world will be a safer place 199 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 5: when these radical clerics and a lot of them have 200 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 5: access to these weapons. You see how they're using them now, 201 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 5: imagine how they would use them a year from now 202 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 5: they had more of these. 203 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: By the way, this is a great argument that Iran 204 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: is making against itself, Yeah, is that they're randomly shooting 205 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: whatever they have at anyone, including actual allies of Theirs. 206 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: Cutter and Oman are like, wait, what's happening. I thought 207 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: we had a thing, but y'all don't have a thing. 208 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: They don't have a thing because these are lunatics. As 209 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: Rubio points out. Now, I will say I do think that, 210 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 1: and I know it's not Trump's style, and what you 211 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: get from Trump is the guy who will hit Iran. 212 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: So you don't necessarily get the sit down Oval office 213 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 1: resolute desk address. But I do think that is owed 214 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: to the American people. I think could go out and 215 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,679 Speaker 1: make the exact argument that Rubio made quickly in an 216 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: Oval address office and that it's serious and this needs 217 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,559 Speaker 1: to be taken seriously. Yeah, I would appreciate that, and 218 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 1: I think it would clear up some of this, but 219 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 1: it should the reporters can have brains in their heads. 220 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: And remember a couple months back after Midnight Hammer, when 221 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: Israel had jets flying over ran on their way and 222 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: Trump said stop and pull them back, and they did 223 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: because Trump is not This delegation is stupid, right, it's stupid, 224 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: this idea that Trump. Yeah, that Trump could be forced 225 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: into something. Come on, have you met them? They also 226 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: chopped up Rubio's quote on purpose to mislead people, because 227 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: he was asked two separate questions why and why now? 228 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 1: And the why now was well, we had found this 229 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: target of opportunity together and Israel was going to take 230 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: it right, Like, that's how this works, guys. I also 231 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,079 Speaker 1: think we're in a double bind where it's like, if 232 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: America acts alone, that's bad, but if America acts with 233 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: the other most capable intel and military, that's also bad. 234 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:09,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, there was a piece in Axios. It was 235 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 2: Mark Caputo and Barack revied. Barack Revied is who gets 236 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 2: normally planted the stories from inside the administration of people 237 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 2: skeptical of military action. So it's kind of interesting that 238 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:26,199 Speaker 2: he had this story, which was that last Monday, Israeli 239 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 2: Prime Minister Benjamin Ett, yeah who called President Trump with 240 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:32,359 Speaker 2: a stunning tip Iran supreme leader and his top advisors 241 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 2: were all set to meet at one location in Tehran 242 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 2: on Saturday morning. They could all be killed in a 243 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 2: single devastating airstriken and yeah who told Trump and his team, 244 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 2: according to three sources briefed on the discussion, and obviously 245 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 2: Trump said, let's do it. Let's do it. Why wouldn't 246 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 2: they do it? 247 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: You know? What this reminded me of yesterday was was 248 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: Bush's attempt to reform social Security. I know that sounds weird, 249 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: but in the moment, it was a very politically unpopular thing. 250 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: But he thought it was the right thing to do. 251 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: He thought that it was necessary for the country's finances, 252 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 1: and had it happened, we would be in a much 253 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: better position now than we are, had he been able 254 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: to convince everyone and everyone not dug their heels in 255 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: about it. In foreign policy, the president has a lot 256 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: more power. So what Trump did is he took his 257 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: somewhat politically unpopular reform and risk and he did it. 258 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: And I do think in twenty years we will be 259 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: much safer as a result. That's absolutely we will have 260 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: a better world order because the head of this snake 261 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: was lopped off, and even if you don't get perfect 262 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: freedom in the aftermath in Iran, it is hard to 263 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: get worse than what we had. 264 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's absolutely right. And the thing is we won't 265 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 2: see it that way, or since it that way, what 266 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 2: we could only see when it's worse. Right, I can 267 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 2: only see that the social not privatizing what was it, 268 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 2: five percent of social security has ended up being a 269 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 2: bad thing for us. It's much tougher with a situation 270 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 2: like Ran to be like, oh, well we feel safer, 271 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 2: we are safer, but we will be safer and that's 272 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 2: the reality of it. 273 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: Well, I think some people are resistant to believe that 274 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: these far off dangers cause problems for us. But the 275 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: alliance of Russia, China, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, especially with those 276 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 1: couple in our backyard, very dangerous. Yeah, very dangerous. I 277 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: would also note there was an update on this front 278 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: of Machado's, who is the opposition leader in Venezuela, says 279 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: she's coming back to Venezuela soon and there is the 280 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: suggestion that there will be elections, so that is moving 281 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: in the direction of the Venezuelan people making decisions about 282 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: that country. So we hope the best for both of 283 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: those countries and that for it to work out in 284 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 1: that way. 285 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 2: Absolutely, Eventually, Iran, their Ranian people are going to have 286 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 2: to kind of rise up and do their own thing 287 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 2: and decide what kind of government they're going to have, 288 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 2: and America role is to secure that for them, but 289 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 2: then they have to take over. 290 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: Can I on the note that this of course comes 291 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: with very serious risk. We now have the names of 292 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: four of the American troops who died in Kuwait. Those 293 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 1: killed according to PBS, and this is from the Pentagon 294 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: where Captain Cody Cork thirty five of winter Haven, Florida, 295 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: Sergeant first class Noah T. Tins excuse me for not 296 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 1: knowing how to pronounce that forty two of Bellevue, Nebraska, 297 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: Sergeant first class Nicole Amore thirty nine of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, 298 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: and Sergeant Decland Cody twenty of West des Moines, Iowa. 299 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: I know that Nicole Amor was a mom of young kids. 300 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: Decland Cody had become an Eagle Scout in twenty twenty, 301 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 1: which if you become an Eagle Scout in the Year 302 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: of our Lord twenty twenty year the best among us. Right, 303 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: if you were able to get that done. They all 304 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: devoted their lives to their country, and please lift up 305 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 1: their families because they're in very real pain right now 306 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: as this moves forward. 307 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 2: There's absolutely a cost, and these people paided for all 308 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 2: of us. Okay, we're going to take a short break 309 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 2: and be right back with some primary news. There was 310 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 2: a primary last night and we're going to talk about it. 311 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,640 Speaker 2: We are back on normally where a number of primaries 312 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:14,359 Speaker 2: happened last night, with the biggest one being the US 313 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 2: Senate race primary Democratic primary in Texas, where James tell 314 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 2: Rico won the Democratic nomination over Representative Jasmine Crockett. She 315 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 2: had entered the race with so much fanfare that I 316 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:31,959 Speaker 2: believe he almost dropped out, And it was funny that 317 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 2: that was the case, because she ended up losing by 318 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,239 Speaker 2: quite a bit. It wasn't particularly close, and James tell 319 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 2: Erco wanted outright. Meanwhile, on the Republican side in Texas, 320 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 2: Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton are heading 321 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 2: to a runoff since neither got a majority in that race. 322 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that Jasmine Crockett didn't run a campaign. 323 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 1: She ran an identity and her Instagram account. Yeah, that's 324 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,959 Speaker 1: what she ran. And her idea and some of the 325 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 1: activists who supported her was that we were just going 326 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 1: to do twenty twenty again, which is scream at you 327 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,880 Speaker 1: about how you must support a black woman and if 328 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,199 Speaker 1: you do not, then you are a racist. And I 329 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:13,919 Speaker 1: have to say, even though she would be a more 330 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: vulnerable general election candidate for Republicans that I am appreciative 331 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: that this tactic did not work because they saw some 332 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 1: I think unfair and nasty stuff at Tall Rico. And 333 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 1: although it's fun to watch Democrats pay the price of 334 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: their own resks from twenty to twenty, I'm glad it 335 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: didn't work for her because I don't think we want 336 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 1: to be encouraging the types of candidates who are just 337 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:42,640 Speaker 1: identity first vibes. Only she didn't have a campaign manager, 338 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: she didn't run ads, And I know we're in a 339 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: new era, but like you come, I have, you have 340 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: to have a campaign, not just yell at people. And then, 341 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: of course, as she loses, she blames Republicans for her loss, 342 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:01,360 Speaker 1: which doesn't make any sense because Republican goaded her into 343 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: a running because we thought she'd be easier to be 344 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,399 Speaker 1: and b to the extent we were meddling, it was 345 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: to vote for her, not against her, or suppress her 346 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:10,640 Speaker 1: vote at all. 347 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, come on, now, there are two kinds of people. 348 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 2: There are the kinds of people that would love to 349 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 2: see a Jasmine Crocket win because she'll be a potentially 350 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 2: an easier person to be in the general. And I 351 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,160 Speaker 2: think you and I are the opposite, where we want 352 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 2: the more serious candidate to win just in case, just 353 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 2: in case they pull off an upset, just in case. 354 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 2: I mean, I think tell A Rico is also fairly 355 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 2: far left to be real, but he's not Jasmine Crockett left. 356 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: So that's like he puts in some work, right, I 357 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: don't buy it. 358 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:42,439 Speaker 2: I don't buy the youth pastor in the back of 359 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 2: a pickup game. Yeah. 360 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: I don't like how he just massages his Christianity and 361 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: it satisfies any of his progressive views that need to 362 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: be satisfied, because I don't think that's a correct way 363 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: of doing that. I think the speech she gave that 364 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,679 Speaker 1: includes the sentence, God is nine non binary, is really 365 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:02,400 Speaker 1: going to I'm back to bite him in a general election? 366 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:03,200 Speaker 2: Yeah. 367 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, But this is a bit of a tough scenario 368 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: for Republicans for sure, because Ken Paxton has a lot 369 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:13,400 Speaker 1: of baggage. He is the anti establishment candidate. He will 370 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: be going up in twelve weeks against Cornan, the four 371 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 1: time incumbent senator, and Trump did not endorse in the 372 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:25,399 Speaker 1: three way primary to start this. Will he endorse for 373 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: the runoff, which would make it easier for Republicans because 374 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 1: then your runoff wouldn't cost so much money, and these 375 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: two people wouldn't beat the ever loving crap out of 376 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 1: each other until they go up against teller each It's 377 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: going to cost a lot of money. It's already cost 378 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: sixty million plus to get corn where he is. 379 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's going to be a question. Do you think 380 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 2: Trump would endorse Cornyn? I mean that's the I think 381 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 2: some are urging that what the president of the party 382 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 2: would normally do, but Paxton is more trumpy. It's really 383 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 2: it's kind of a tough question. 384 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:58,879 Speaker 1: Yes, it is a tough question. I think some are 385 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: urging him to endorse Cornyn. I think many in the 386 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 1: base would be upset, but the base doesn't say it 387 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: stay upset with Trump for very long? 388 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:07,400 Speaker 2: That's right? 389 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 1: And where do those Wesley Hunt was also in this primary, 390 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 1: who I really like. I might have ended up a 391 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,679 Speaker 1: Wesley Hunt voter if I were there. Where do his 392 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 1: voters go? I think there's a couple hundred thousand of 393 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,880 Speaker 1: them and we will see what he ends up doing 394 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: as well. But this has the potential to suck up 395 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: a lot of money and be a lot closer than 396 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 1: Republicans want to be. 397 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. The other notable race from last night, Dan Crenshaw 398 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 2: lost his primary. He was the GOP incumbent representative also 399 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 2: in Texas to state Rep. Steve Toth. It was an upset, 400 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 2: and I don't think I didn't realize that was a possibility. 401 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 2: There's very few polls in these races, so I think 402 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 2: it was a surprise to a lot of think it was. 403 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 2: I believe Trump did not endorse in that race either. Again, 404 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 2: it does the Trump endorsement matter in primaries? I say, yes, 405 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 2: it still does. 406 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, And Crenshaw had been openly more Trump critical and 407 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 1: the base decided that they wanted someone else in that slot. Yes, 408 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: this is a surprise and I think whereas I was 409 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,719 Speaker 1: on the lookout for the Left getting itself in trouble 410 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 1: with more base satisfying candidates than general election satisfying candidates, 411 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: I think the Republican Party is also in some danger 412 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,920 Speaker 1: of doing that. That doesn't mean that these guys can't 413 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: pan out in the h Yeah, but you may build 414 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: a harder road for yourself, that's right. 415 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, we do this sometimes, build that harder road for ourselves. Yeah. Look, 416 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 2: in my life, I have always voted for the most 417 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 2: conservative candidate in the race. That's not what this is 418 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 2: all the time. It's not always the most conservative candidate. 419 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 2: It's sometimes the most bombastic or the most angry, or 420 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 2: that kind of thing that doesn't play quite as well 421 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 2: in a general And I think we need to be 422 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 2: careful of that. And I say this to you because 423 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 2: I know you agree with me. But the rest of 424 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 2: the party, I don't know do they agree with us 425 00:22:57,680 --> 00:22:59,640 Speaker 2: on this. I think they kind of like the bombastic. 426 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 1: No. I mean, electability is not a sexy argument. 427 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 2: It's really not. Yeah, I don't care. Yeah. 428 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 1: It's also worth noting there was a really high turnout 429 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:15,880 Speaker 1: for Talla Rico in Latino majority counties. That in many 430 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: cases Republicans would of course like to stick around as 431 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,440 Speaker 1: Republican voters. In this primary, you could go either way. 432 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: You can vote Republican or Democrats. So maybe they just 433 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,919 Speaker 1: found the Democratic primary more interesting, a little more spice. 434 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 1: You wanted to vote for Talla Rico, which is what 435 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 1: a lot of those counties did at about sixty percent, 436 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: and heavily Latino counties. But it should be of interest 437 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 1: and perhaps concern to Republicans that a lot of these 438 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: counties that they hoped would stay Republican are looking like 439 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 1: they're enthusiastically coming out for a Democratic primary. Yeah, we'll 440 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: see sign something for the fall. 441 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 2: Texas is you know, I say this Texas is the 442 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 2: whale for Democrats, but you know Virginia used to be 443 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 2: the whale for Democrats. That used to be the state 444 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:02,880 Speaker 2: that I was like, that's never blue. Yeah, so it's 445 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 2: always got to be careful and I never say ever. 446 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:07,159 Speaker 1: Well, there will be a ton of runoffs and we 447 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:11,200 Speaker 1: will keep you posted on those. But also in North Carolina, 448 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: a big one expected results. Roy Cooper, who is the 449 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: former governor of North Carolina, will be the Senate candidate 450 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: for the Democrats and Michael Watley, former R and C chair, 451 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,120 Speaker 1: the candidate for Republicans. Watley is not super well known 452 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 1: in the state despite having been the rn C chair. 453 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: Cooper is popular, even though he shouldn't be because he 454 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 1: was terrible during COVID and then terrible during Hurricane Helene. Nonetheless, 455 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 1: he is a person who has gotten a lot of passes. 456 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,120 Speaker 1: So we'll see what happens there. That is for Tom 457 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: Tillis's seat. 458 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 2: Yeah. Meanwhile, tom Beach County in Florida is on the 459 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 2: verge of going red in terms of voter registration. This 460 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 2: is crazy because pom Beach County was traditionally a Blue 461 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:56,360 Speaker 2: county in Florida. Very few Blue counties left in Florida, 462 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,679 Speaker 2: Mary Catherine, So you know you have your pick of 463 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 2: county should you choose to make the move. 464 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 1: You know, I'm going to be a Panhandle gal. Yes 465 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: to Florida. 466 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 2: There, I've never been to the Panhandle. Can we go together? 467 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:13,239 Speaker 1: I'm going to be stuck in what really is just 468 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 1: South Georgia and South Alabama. 469 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:19,119 Speaker 2: I love it. Let's go, let's go visit family trips. 470 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: You know it's gorgeous. It's gorgeous with the you got 471 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: the moss off the old oak trees is gorgeous. 472 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 2: Yeah. So Ron DeSantis retweeted that Palm Beach County's Democrat 473 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 2: advantage collapsed from one hundred and thirty eight thousand to 474 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 2: a little over twelve thousand, and it could tell by 475 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 2: the boat by mail numbers that a lot of those 476 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 2: Blue voters are snowbirds. There was a way to get 477 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 2: snowbirds to not be eligible to vote in Florida. I 478 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 2: would certainly be for that. 479 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,399 Speaker 1: Can I point out just on the voter turnout and 480 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: flipping states and what have you. Scott Presler, who of 481 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: course has done very energetic on the groundwork in Pennsylvania, 482 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 1: New Jersey over the place, he just tweeted this the 483 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: other day, and I just want to acknowledge growth in 484 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:06,919 Speaker 1: this position, in this mission for him, because this is 485 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:10,879 Speaker 1: good stuff. We've identified sixteen hundred and fifteen Farsie speaking 486 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 1: voters in Pennsylvania. Out of those, nine hundred and twenty 487 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 1: are registered Democrats. Early Vote Action will have peer to 488 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:19,399 Speaker 1: peer text messages shortly for you to communicate a beautiful 489 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: Persian specific message to them. The Republican Party has their 490 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: backs like that is not even anything on the table 491 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 1: it is they going to do it going straight to 492 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 1: those people and saying, hi, guests, who just killed Kamani? Right, Look, 493 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,199 Speaker 1: it is a very compelling argument. By the way, have 494 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 1: you seen that there's these a viral sound of a 495 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 1: DJ having come Yeah, oh yeah, yeah is dead? Yeah 496 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: so good. Yeah, this is the new world. 497 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 2: It really is. To talk about the twenty twenty eight 498 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 2: primary for a second. Gavin Newsome was at a book 499 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 2: event in Los Angeles and he said some things about 500 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 2: Israel that I think are being portrayed a little bit 501 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:08,119 Speaker 2: harsher than I actually heard them, and I listen, I 502 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 2: don't give Newsom any credit at all, but yah Surelie tweeted. 503 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,439 Speaker 2: Newsom said that those who say Israel's at a part I 504 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 2: had stayed are doing so quote appropriately. Newsom said Israel 505 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 2: has been unable to resolve the Hamas issue over the 506 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 2: past couple of years, so how could it possibly get 507 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 2: into the regime change business in Iran. He also alluded 508 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:28,159 Speaker 2: to concerns about Israeli influence on US government decisions. I 509 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:32,639 Speaker 2: hear that, but listening to that clip, it was a 510 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 2: very lefty I just don't like the net and Yahoo 511 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 2: administration kind of clip. I didn't hear anything super new there. 512 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 2: But I still think that it's going to be interesting 513 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 2: to see if the Democrats are really going to be 514 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:54,439 Speaker 2: turning on our main very capable ally in order to 515 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 2: run in their primary. And this could easily be the 516 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 2: beginning of that, you know, being the case where they're 517 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 2: all going to raise their hands and say they oppose 518 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 2: any future alliance with Israel because it's not about the support, right. 519 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 2: I know a lot of people talk about how much 520 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 2: money we give Israel for its defense. All of that 521 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 2: money is spent on American defense systems. No president wants 522 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 2: to cut that is the is the reality of it. 523 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 2: Israel could easily go it alone. The US does not 524 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:25,879 Speaker 2: want them to. And when Newsom says, you know, Israel 525 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 2: has been unable to take out Hamas mostly because we've 526 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 2: tied their hands and the world has tied their hands, 527 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:36,880 Speaker 2: they could absolutely take out Hamas if they did not they. 528 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 1: Out, he's also sort of ignoring the idea that, like 529 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 1: Hamas is living next to the governor's mansion, if we 530 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: were to do the analogous situation. So taking out this 531 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: this enemy while your hands are being tied is a 532 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: very very tough logistical ask when it's right on your 533 00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: border attacking you daily, that's right, it's really tough to 534 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 1: I think I do appreciate so much having been to Israel, 535 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 1: and I think others should try to visit, because once 536 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: you see how close everything is together, you get a 537 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 1: new appreciation for why, right, why the defenses need to 538 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: be what they are. 539 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, when they were like, well, you're going to the 540 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 2: north today, Okay, two hours later we're in the north. 541 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 2: You're going to the south today. Two hours later you're 542 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 2: in the south. 543 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 1: Like yeah, yeah, But I do think I think you're 544 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 1: right that, you know, using this kind of language like 545 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:30,440 Speaker 1: aparth that is going to become Normaldard, which, by the way, 546 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: if you ever have been to Israel or talk to 547 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 1: anyone who's from there, it's not it's not at all. 548 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 1: So it's just untrue. So saying untrue things about Israel 549 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 1: is probably going to be the part for the course 550 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: moving through the twenty twenty eight primary. 551 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, unfortunate, and I hope the Republicans don't succumb to 552 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 2: the same thing. I think the numbers still are overwhelmingly 553 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 2: pro Israel no matter what the Tuckers of the world want. 554 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 2: But we'll see, we'll see what jd Vance is saying 555 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 2: closer to that time. 556 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: A quick note that actually fits with twenty twenty eight 557 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 1: as well is the up and coming governor Abigail Spamberger 558 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: of Virginia, whose Democratic run state legislator has been proposing 559 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 1: all sorts of insane things. She had a chance to 560 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 1: moderate last week. She had a chance to moderate because 561 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 1: a forty one year old woman, Stephanie Mentor, was murdered 562 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: at a bus stop in northern Virginia. And she was 563 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: murdered by an illegal alien who's been in the US 564 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 1: for fifteen years, and during that his time in Northern 565 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 1: Virginia has been arrested on thirty offenses, many of them violent, 566 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: including malicious wounding and forcible rape. And he has been 567 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 1: let go or not charged or on the streets every 568 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 1: single time because there is a Soros funded prosecutor in 569 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 1: Fairfax County who doesn't like to prosecute named Steve Discano. 570 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. 571 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 1: And after this murder, Abigail Spamberger was asked, as the governor, 572 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,640 Speaker 1: would you honor an ice detainer for this man? And 573 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 1: she said, no, go get a warrant. Oh, he has 574 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 1: to commit another crime. I guess in order for them 575 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 1: to come pick up this is just a no brainer. 576 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:15,520 Speaker 1: And there was a Biden former staffer who was like, 577 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:19,040 Speaker 1: this is not passing the test for a modern democrat, Like, 578 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 1: you cannot signal that this is a hard decision for you. 579 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: You have to go pick this guy up. 580 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 2: And she's the quote unquote moderate. 581 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:27,760 Speaker 1: She's the moderate. 582 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't think so. 583 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:33,600 Speaker 1: Nope, she's mom Donny Wing. Guys. Yeah, doesn't matter how 584 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: her suit looks, how boring it is. She's mom Donny Wing. 585 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 2: Right, Ay, right, we'll be right back with more on normally. 586 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: All right, we are back on normally with some good 587 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 1: news out of the Supreme Court, where they gave some 588 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:59,720 Speaker 1: relief to parents who objected to California school systems transitioning 589 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:04,240 Speaker 1: so uly their children without notifying them. And they said, hey, 590 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 1: we feel like this violates our parents' rights and our 591 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 1: religious rights. And the Supreme Court was like, indeed, this 592 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: is Amy How writing at the Scotis Blog. The Supreme 593 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 1: Court on Monday granted a request from a group of 594 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 1: California parents to reinstate a ruling by a federal district 595 00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 1: court that prohibits schools in that state from misleading parents 596 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:26,160 Speaker 1: about their children's gender presentation, and that require schools to 597 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 1: follow parents' instructions regarding the names and pronouns that children 598 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: use there and a seven page order the majority explained 599 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:33,800 Speaker 1: that the parents were likely to prevail on their claim 600 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 1: that California's policies violate the parents' rights to freely exercise 601 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: their religion and their right to quote direct the upbringing 602 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 1: and education of their children. Thank you very much. 603 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was told this never happens. This never happens. 604 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 2: Schools never transition kids behind their parents' backs. And yet 605 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 2: this is a case that reached all the way to 606 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 2: the Supreme Court saying yeah, it does happen. The underlying 607 00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 2: case is going to continue through the lower courts, meaning 608 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 2: that this legal fight is actually not over yet because 609 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:06,280 Speaker 2: the injunction is just preliminary. But still it's a big 610 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:09,560 Speaker 2: move to say this is not acceptable, and I think 611 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 2: that that's what the Supreme Court should be should be 612 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:15,720 Speaker 2: saying when people are doing things against the wishes of 613 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 2: the parents. 614 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's discouraging, both in this case and the Maryland 615 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,120 Speaker 1: Montgomery County School's one that you have to go all 616 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: the way to Supreme Court to get relief on your 617 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: totally common sensical parents' rights to raise your children as 618 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 1: you see fit. But this is where we are, and 619 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:41,719 Speaker 1: this is how the progressive creek creep into everything and 620 00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 1: then make things that were formerly just totally understood by 621 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:48,000 Speaker 1: everyone as cultural norms. They're like, oh, no, that's not 622 00:33:48,040 --> 00:33:50,360 Speaker 1: real anymore because we're fighting a culture war and you 623 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:53,080 Speaker 1: got here late. So go to the Supreme Court and 624 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:54,520 Speaker 1: try to get your parents rights back. 625 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:58,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, I hope they win, and I hope that 626 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:01,360 Speaker 2: sanity prevails. I feel like we're moving in the right 627 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:04,440 Speaker 2: direction on this. I don't think that the Democrats are 628 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:07,320 Speaker 2: going to be running on boys can be in girls' 629 00:34:07,320 --> 00:34:09,880 Speaker 2: locker rooms this time around, although we'll see, right who 630 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,960 Speaker 2: knows what they're going to run on. The primary moves 631 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:15,640 Speaker 2: them all further to the left before they try to 632 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:18,240 Speaker 2: make a bolt for the center and the general. I 633 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:20,440 Speaker 2: hope they get called on all the crazy things that 634 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:23,760 Speaker 2: they believe, and you know, I have to actually state 635 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 2: what those insane things are. 636 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:28,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, tell Rico is a signal. I think that they 637 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 1: are interested in moving to the center, to someone, or 638 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:34,880 Speaker 1: at least extricating themselves from twenty twenty tactics and beliefs 639 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:37,680 Speaker 1: to some degree. But also God is non binary, so 640 00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:40,600 Speaker 1: you know that's right both, He's got both things going on. 641 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:44,120 Speaker 2: Yes, well, thank you for joining us on Normally Normally 642 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:47,120 Speaker 2: airs Tuesdays and Thursdays, and you can subscribe anywhere you 643 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:50,280 Speaker 2: get your podcasts. Get in touch with us at Normallythepod 644 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:53,440 Speaker 2: at gmail dot com. Thanks for listening, and when things 645 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:55,160 Speaker 2: get weird, act normally