1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: All right, thanks scotch Han An Hour two Sean Hannity Show. 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Here's our toll free telephone number if you want to 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: be a part of the programs eight hundred and ninety 4 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: four one Sean if you want to join us. Obviously, 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:15,239 Speaker 1: the government shut down is now front and center. The 6 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: big lie has been exposed, and that is the Democrats. 7 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: Oh no, we don't want to fund health care for 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: illegal immigrants. They've all been lying. They know they've been lying. 9 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: We've gone over it exhaustively on the program. The fact 10 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: that the leaders in name only Chucky Schumer in the 11 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: House and Hakeem Jeffries I'm sorry, Chucky Schumer in the Senate, 12 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: Hakiem Jeffries in the House are so beholden to the 13 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: radical left of their party they are afraid, scared to 14 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: death to ever take them on and do the right 15 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: thing or stand by their very publicly stated positions. In 16 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: the case of Schumer, that's gone on for decades, So 17 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: the Schumer shut down continues. I can't think of any 18 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: person better to talk of this and much more is 19 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: our friend Louisiana Senator John Kennedy. By the way, he 20 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: has a new book out next week. This book is hilarious. 21 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: You're gonna love this book. He's probably one of the 22 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: funniest guys I've ever met. And it's how to test 23 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: negative for stupid. You know, always be yourself unless you suck. 24 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: I say this gently. This is why the aliens won't 25 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: talk to us. If you trust government, you obviously failed 26 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: history class. I believe that our country was founded by geniuses, 27 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: but it's being run by idiots. Always follow your heart, 28 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 1: but take your brain with you. And I'm going to 29 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: go through some more in a minute. But our friend, 30 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: Senator John Kennedy is with us. Senator, how are you, 31 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: my friend? 32 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 2: I'm well, Sean. Thanks for missing my book. It'll be 33 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 2: out tuesday. It's it's not a policy book, per se. 34 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 2: It's a story book, and I talk about policy through 35 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 2: the stories. Many of them are funny, some of bizare 36 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,079 Speaker 2: and all of them are true. 37 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: And that's the best part. 38 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 2: Look, the meta drama continues on the shut down. I 39 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 2: think it was Mama Gump who said stupid is as 40 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: stupid does. This has also pointless. We have asked where 41 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 2: the Republicans have asked to extend the status quo the 42 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 2: current budget for seven more weeks. So we can continue 43 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 2: to talk about a permanent no strings attached, no conditions, 44 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 2: just give us seven more weeks to continue to negotiate. 45 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: And it's called a cr and that it is you 46 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: fund the government at current levels. And Democrats, you know, 47 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: for years, have always pushed that and now and tried 48 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: to blame Republicans, and now their demanding one point five trillion, 49 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: including moneys for health care for illegals, for a seven 50 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: week extension. 51 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: In return for them agree to just to our at request, 52 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 2: we just extend the status quote status quo for seven weeks. 53 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 2: They are demanding that we agree to make the federal 54 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 2: government one point five trillion dollars. Figure, give them one 55 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 2: point five trillion dollars. Now, I'm not going to vote 56 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 2: for that. My mother didn't raise the food and if 57 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: she did, it was one of my brothers. There's no 58 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 2: way if they cut it in half, I wouldn't vote 59 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: for that. Uh. They're just not serious, and we're going 60 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: to sit here until until they come to their census. 61 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 2: I don't want it. But in the meantime, President Trump 62 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 2: and rust Vote are just going to continue to reduce 63 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 2: the size of government. 64 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: Senator I could play every prominent Democrat. But more importantly, 65 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: the person I can play the most over the years, 66 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: you know, speaking out so passionately against government shutdowns, is 67 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: the minority leader from New York, Chucky Schumer. And I 68 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: think there's a very logical reason why Chuck Schumer has 69 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: turned on a dime. I think Chuck Schumer sees that 70 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: his political grip on power is evaporating, and if he 71 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: doesn't give into this radical wing of his party, your 72 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 1: friend AOC and others that he is going to be out. 73 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: And he's likely going to be out as leader of 74 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: the Democrats anyway. But if she runs against him, she's 75 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: going to clopper him in New York. 76 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 2: Well, some shutdowns are policy based. This is not one 77 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 2: of them. This is based on politics. The loon wang, 78 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 2: the Bolshevik wing, moss wing, the socialist wing, whatever you 79 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 2: want to call it of the Republican Party is an ascendency. 80 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 2: They're now in charge, Chuck. Senator Schumer wants them to 81 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 2: love him, are at least like him. They don't, and 82 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 2: they never will. And the person really in charge is 83 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 2: congress forman Oko Cortes. She's about to elect a safe 84 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 2: socialist mayor of New York mister mom, Donnie's going to 85 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 2: win that race, and her wing of the party is 86 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 2: clearly calling the shots. And all Chuck's doing is trying 87 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 2: to make them love him, and they will never love 88 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 2: him unless he just does everything they want. 89 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: Well, you know, it's kind of you know, I love 90 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: having you on both radio and TV because and I 91 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: don't know if you plan out a lot of the 92 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 1: comments that you make, but you you have this this folks, 93 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: the Louisiana down home way of just kind of laying 94 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: people out with simple, basic, fundamental truth. And as Ben 95 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: Franklin once said, the sting in any rebuke is the truth. 96 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: And you seem to get under the skin pretty well, 97 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: but you expose the truth. And that's a big part 98 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 1: of your book. I mean, if you trust government, you 99 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: failed history class. I love it. I believe our country 100 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 1: was founded by geniuses, but it's being run by idiots. 101 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: I mean, you put all of this in a book 102 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: and it's not fiction. This is real life. Explain the 103 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: daily experiences that you have there. 104 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 2: The book is called Hali Test negative for stupid. It 105 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 2: shows that ender is mighty weapon. I do say what. 106 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 2: I think that's my right as in America, I don't 107 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 2: get nearly enough credit shown for the things I don't say. 108 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 2: I do buite my tongue sometimes, but I hope if 109 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 2: you know what, I want to know what the Senate 110 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 2: is ruling on on the inside. If you know what, 111 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 2: I want to know what President Trump is really like 112 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 2: to work with President Biden, Chuck Grassley, Bernie Sanders, President 113 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 2: she I talk about my meeting with President c in China. 114 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 2: I hope you'll take a look at the book How 115 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 2: to Test Negative for Stupid. It comes out Tuesday. Hopefully 116 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 2: we'll be out of the shutdown then. But I'm not 117 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 2: going to give in. I don't care what the others do. 118 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 2: I'm just like a Missouri mule on this. I'm sitting 119 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 2: my butt down in the mud and I'm not budgeting. 120 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 2: If the Democrats want to come to their senses, they can. 121 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 2: If they don't, then I'm happy as a clam at 122 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 2: high tide. They can just keep this thing shut down. 123 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: Let me talk a little bit. I've never asked you 124 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: this question, and I find you fascinating because you come 125 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: on the program and I asked you one time. I said, 126 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: is this all? Is this all extemporaneous? So do you 127 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: think these things out ahead of time, like comments that 128 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: you make and comments now that you put in your 129 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: book How to Test Negative or Stupid. And by the way, 130 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: it's on Amazon dot com, Hannity dot com as of Tuesday, 131 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: and bookstores all around the country. Does this come out 132 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: in the moment? Is this extemporaneus or do you spend 133 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: a lot of time thinking about it? 134 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 2: Five minutes before an interview, I stopped, and I really 135 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 2: start thinking about how I'm going to answer the questions, 136 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 2: whatever they mighty like they may I might be. Look, 137 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,319 Speaker 2: I wrote this book at my dining room table with 138 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 2: a handheld its phone in al a blue pant And 139 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 2: this is the way I talk in public and the 140 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 2: way I talk in private. This is the way I think. 141 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 2: Writing is painful for me, but God blessed me with 142 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 2: a good memory, and when I read a clever turn 143 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 2: of phrase, I will remember it. I don't know why 144 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: that's way. He's the good Lord made. And I don't 145 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 2: have a joke writer. I don't have anybody who writes 146 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 2: my speeches, so I can't blame the stuff on anybody else. 147 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: It is what name I'd want all the credit in 148 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 1: the world. I wish my brain worked like yours. I 149 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: love it. 150 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 2: Well. Not everybody agrees with Sean on the social media, 151 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 2: he said, Kennedy, I hate you. You remind me of 152 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 2: my second wife. I thought that was. 153 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: I thought, let me go over a couple of more 154 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 1: of your sayings. 155 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 2: Here. 156 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: You said, always follow your heart, but take your brain 157 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 1: with you. I'm not going to bubble wrap it. The 158 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: water in Washington, DC won't clear up until you get 159 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,719 Speaker 1: the pigs out of the creek. I have the right 160 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 1: to remain silent, but not the ability. Common sense is 161 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: illegal in Washington, d C. I know, I've seen it firsthand. 162 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: I'll get one more. I believe that we're going to have. 163 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: You know, we're going to get some new conc inspiracy theories. 164 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: All the old ones have turned out to be true. Wow, 165 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: very funny. 166 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 2: I'll tell you a fifteen second story. I almost got 167 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 2: the sent to reform school. One time I was asked 168 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 2: about to compare Schumer and McConnell, and I said, here's 169 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 2: what you need to know. They have a lot in common. 170 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 2: Each are smart, each is tenacious, and each could probably 171 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:28,839 Speaker 2: lose his place during sex to reform school with that one. 172 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: You know, this is what makes you special in the 173 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 1: unique you know, usually in the upper Chamber, most senators 174 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: don't have the courage to speak their mind. I do 175 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: have a question, though, can you talk to your Democratic colleagues? 176 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: What are those conversations like? I mean, are there's some 177 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: that you get along with, some that you have fun with, 178 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: some that you go out to dinner with, some that 179 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 1: you argue with. I mean, what are those relationships? 180 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 2: Like I get along with all of them, probably maybe 181 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 2: a third of them, where their politics on the sleeve. 182 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 2: In words, they're just self righteous. They know they're right, 183 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 2: and they're angry to varying degrees if you don't agree 184 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 2: with them. Another of them, another group you know they're 185 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:17,959 Speaker 2: willing to missen. And then you've got another group to 186 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 2: say they're willing to listen. But they're going to do 187 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 2: it they're told and right now what they're told to 188 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 2: do is being dictated by the socialist wing of the party. 189 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 1: They're scared, they really are, you sense they're scared. Quick 190 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 1: freak right back more with our favorite senator from Louisiana, 191 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: John Kennedy, is with us Harby continue Senator John Kennedy 192 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 1: of the Great State of Louisiana. Here's a new book out. 193 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: It's called How to Test Negative for Stupid Anyways on 194 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 1: Hannity dot com, Amazon dot com. It'll be in bookstores 195 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: all around the country on Tuesday. You want to get 196 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: a copy. It's a great book. It's funny. You're gonna 197 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: laugh and you're gonna ask you So, why didn't I 198 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:57,719 Speaker 1: think of that? 199 00:11:57,920 --> 00:11:58,079 Speaker 2: Well? 200 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: Do Democrats realize this is going going very badly for them, 201 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: that there's a backlash against this Schumer shutdown? 202 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 2: Oh, they do know. But but as long as their 203 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 2: base is satisfied for the moment, and by the base, 204 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 2: I mean the socialist wing of the party, they feel 205 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 2: like they can take the pain to hell with the 206 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 2: country and the American people. I mean, I'm sorry, that's 207 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 2: what this is all about. It's not about policy, and 208 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 2: they're going to destroy I believe in the two party system. 209 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 2: They're going to destroy the Democratic Party if someone doesn't 210 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 2: stand up to these folks and say, all of you 211 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 2: people on the left who took a hard left and 212 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 2: kept driving, you folks are crazy as a bid bug, 213 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 2: and we're not going to follow you anymore. 214 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: The only one that seems to be willing to do 215 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 1: that is John Fetterman, and a poll came out today 216 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: that shows Democrats in Pennsylvania don't like them, like sixty 217 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 1: percent against them. 218 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, but if you look at Fetterman's poll numbers overall, with. 219 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: All the voters he's got, that's true. 220 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 2: It's approval rating. 221 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're right, you're right. But Democrats, you know, they 222 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: seem to be embracing crazy. I mean, look at Zoron Kami, 223 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:14,719 Speaker 1: Marxist Mundani. It looks like he's gonna win. 224 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 2: I mean, I mean, did you ever think that we 225 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 2: would elect a mayor of New York City, which has 226 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 2: the largest Jewish population in the United States, one of 227 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 2: the largest in the world, who who does not like 228 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:34,079 Speaker 2: Jewish people? He sided with Hamas and. 229 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: The global Enta fight. I wouldn't condemn it forever. 230 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I'm like, you know, I'm like, gosh, 231 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 2: what has happened to our country? What's happened in New 232 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 2: York City? But it's true, and that's what's that's what's 233 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 2: driving this training shot. 234 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: Well, I got to tell you, it's been a pleasure 235 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: to get to know you. The book is phenomenal. I'm 236 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: telling you, you're gonna laugh. You're gonna wish you thought 237 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: of everything that he wrote in this book. It's called 238 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: How to Test Negative for Stupid. We have a link 239 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: on Hannity dot com. It's on Amazon dot com as 240 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: of Tuesday, is going to be in bookstores all around 241 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 1: the country. The one and only Senator John Kennedy from 242 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: the great State of Louisiana. Senator, we appreciate you, thanks 243 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: for fighting the good fight every day, and good luck 244 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: with the book. We appreciate your time. 245 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 2: Thank you, Sean, thanks so much. 246 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: By twenty five now till the top of the hour, 247 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: eight hundred and nine four one, Shawn, if you want 248 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: to be a part of the program, you know, thanks 249 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: to your generosity and you're caring the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, 250 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: you can partner with us and them and you can 251 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: honor the courage the sacrifices of our nation's greatest heroes. 252 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: That means heroes like United States Army Lieutenant Colonel Christy 253 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: Rae Bitz. Now Christy served our country with unwavering dedication. 254 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: She did so for twenty years as a combat nurse. 255 00:14:56,440 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: He provided life saving care to wounded soldiers and voting 256 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: serving at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center during the 257 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: height of the Global War on terrorism. Now. Christie is 258 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: also a devoted wife, mother, mentor whose life was rooted 259 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 1: in compassion, integrity, helping others. After six years of courageously 260 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: battling service related cancer, sadly, Christie's life was tragically cut short. 261 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: He leaves behind her husband, their two children. And because 262 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: of your generosity and you're carrying, Tunnel to Towers honored 263 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 1: Christie's service and her sacrifice by paying off the mortgage 264 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: on the family home. And we can all help more 265 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: families like the Christie's if everyone commits to eleven dollars 266 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: a month, this great work continues, and there's so many 267 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: people that are in need, you know, please go to 268 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: their website the letter T the number two, the LETTERT 269 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: dot org. The letter T the number two, the letter 270 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: T dot org for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. All right, 271 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: let's get to our busy, busy telephones, shall we. Let's 272 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: say hi to Karen is in Nashville, Tennessee Music City. 273 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: What's up, Karen? How are you hello? 274 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 3: Sean. I'm doing well, second second generation listener here and 275 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 3: Tennessee Conservatives, and I was hoping you could clarify some 276 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 3: things for me regarding the healthcare marketplace and some concerns 277 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 3: I have. 278 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: You bet, I'm glad to I love our friends in that. 279 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: Nashville is a cool city. Do you go to Music 280 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: Row much or no? 281 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 2: Ah? 282 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 3: Well, it's a crazy place down there, and I think 283 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 3: the locals find themselves down there more often when visitors 284 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 3: are in town, right. 285 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, because you got to take you know, when your 286 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 1: friends come, Oh, let's go to music Row. Let's go 287 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: to Music Row. It's sort of like if you live 288 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: in Orlando, let's go to Disney. You want to you 289 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: want to shoot yourself exactly. 290 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 3: And nash is such a great place as a killer town. 291 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 3: We've got so much going on here that you know, 292 00:16:58,040 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 3: Broadway is just a part of it. 293 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 4: So for us locals, there's. 294 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 3: A lot of other good things to do and see, 295 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,679 Speaker 3: so just a percentage of the good stuff. 296 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:09,639 Speaker 1: Well, I love it in Nashville. I lived ninety miles 297 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:13,719 Speaker 1: south of you in Huntsville, Alabama. Actually it was Athens, Alabama, 298 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: just down Highway sixty five, and used to go up 299 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:20,120 Speaker 1: to Nashville, gay Lord all the time. I actually once 300 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: even got to host the Grand Old Opry. How cool 301 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: is that? 302 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 2: Oh? 303 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 3: Wonderful? Yeah, I've heard you and your show mentioned that 304 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 3: in the past. Of course, you know, Huntsville is quite 305 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 3: a city now up and coming now as well, especially 306 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 3: with the NASA stuff, more stuff heading there and whatnot. 307 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:36,920 Speaker 3: But yeah, you definitely were here at a different day 308 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:39,360 Speaker 3: and age. But to have that opportunity is a wonderful thing. 309 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 3: So tudos to you on that. 310 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: Well, thank you. So what's on your mind today this Friday? 311 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, so bear with me them from kind of and 312 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 3: you're on this. My time to take an information and 313 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 3: discern what's going on in the world is usually a 314 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 3: much hour traffic listening to Falk radio, you know, coming 315 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,639 Speaker 3: back and forth to work. So if I misrepresent information, 316 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 3: you know, you will certainly not offend my sensibilities clarifying 317 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 3: some things for me, But I just want to I 318 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 3: don't mind. 319 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: By the way, I want to add one thing. It 320 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: was a great friend of mine who's a talk show host, 321 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 1: Bill Valentine, who I missed dearly, and I do stay 322 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: in touch with his brother and get updates on his family. 323 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: He was a great guy. I don't know if you 324 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: remember Phil. 325 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 3: I remember him well and that was quite a tragedy, 326 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 3: but yes I do. 327 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,920 Speaker 1: Anyway, I didn't mean to interrupt, go ahead. 328 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 3: No, no worries so quickly, briefly, I know you've got 329 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 3: plenty of other callers. My scenario is twenty twenty. I 330 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,960 Speaker 3: had a business to twenty years. Unfortunately I had to 331 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 3: make the tough decision to close the door, sold off 332 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 3: what I could, and moved on to bigger, better things 333 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 3: in my life. And at that time, I found myself 334 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 3: without health insurance for myself and my two children, single parent, 335 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 3: So I found myself on the marketplace and not knowing 336 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 3: what was what I you know, just put my head 337 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 3: down and eat through it. And it turned out to be, 338 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 3: I hate to say, a good experience. I saved considerable 339 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 3: amount of money on what I was accustomed to paying monthly, 340 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 3: and I loved the leverage I had and getting onto it, 341 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 3: I thought seemed like a simple platform and my collective experience. 342 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 3: Get on there and identify, you know, what plans are 343 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 3: best suited to my children and what our needs are 344 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 3: so we can refine. You know what I'm shopping for 345 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 3: and ultimately get the best the best health insurance or 346 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 3: health care for my children. And I had the best 347 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 3: cost and it felt like I had a little leverage 348 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 3: over health insurance that I don't normally have, you know, 349 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:35,400 Speaker 3: a mother experience through business vicariously or through an employer. 350 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 3: So got on then and understood how how the program 351 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 3: was intended to work. And until I kind of got 352 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 3: on my feet and moved forward, I had tax credits, 353 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 3: and then as my salary would increase, respectfully, those tax 354 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 3: credits would decrease, which certainly sounds more than fair. And 355 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,919 Speaker 3: then ultimately, you know, you can phase out of that. 356 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 3: So as time has gone by, I was blessed to 357 00:19:56,320 --> 00:20:00,080 Speaker 3: get a job with a previous customer of mine that 358 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 3: have been with them for four years. Now, as my 359 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:05,479 Speaker 3: salary has grown, I've seen the corresponding tax credits decrease, 360 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 3: which is great, all good, on board with that. And 361 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 3: then now kind of on the cusp where I really 362 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 3: necessarily like this last year, I actually contributed more above 363 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 3: and beyond my tax and sent more moneys in the 364 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 3: for the disparity and making up tax credits that because 365 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,879 Speaker 3: my earns were increased. So my findings so far have 366 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 3: been wonderful. The business I'm with, the small business i'm with, 367 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:30,679 Speaker 3: I guess that's an important thing to signify small business, 368 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,400 Speaker 3: as we all know, it's much more difficult to acquire, 369 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 3: you know, price breaks. You know at all smaller company 370 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:41,120 Speaker 3: is a larger company. But for me and my children, 371 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 3: if I went through viciously to the company, my couts 372 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 3: was I mean significant, almost eighty percent higher. So if 373 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 3: the health place marketplace goes away, you know, obviously I 374 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 3: have some severe concerns. I've tried to educate myself a 375 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 3: little bit lately on this and reading what I could, 376 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 3: and I've saw that people that are making the income 377 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 3: I'm making on the platform, if this goes away, you know, 378 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 3: our policies will about one hundred and four percent, it says, 379 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 3: our equivalent of around seventy five eleven five hundred a year. 380 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 3: So you know, the single parent that's concerning right So. 381 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 1: You know what's frustrating to me because you're describing a 382 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 1: dilemma that many, many people listening to us right now 383 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,719 Speaker 1: are going through. And like you, I went through a 384 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 1: long period of my early adult life I didn't have 385 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 1: health insurance. I couldn't afford health insurance. It was not 386 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 1: a priority of my life. There are so many new innovative, 387 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 1: creative ways that people can get covered and do it 388 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: way more cheaply, like We have our friend doctor Josh 389 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:51,640 Speaker 1: umber At was MD. It's now national and you know, 390 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: and that's a healthcare cooperative. And when he started this 391 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 1: in Wichita, you paid fifty bucks a month unlimited appointments 392 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: with doctors. They took care of everything except major issues 393 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:06,919 Speaker 1: like cancer, heart attack, stroke, things like that. Although they 394 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: would start, you know, if you went into the office, 395 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: they would offer emergency care immediately, unlimited visits. Fifty bucks 396 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: for an adult, ten bucks for a kid per month. 397 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 1: That's how they started. And then you'd leave. He would 398 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,400 Speaker 1: negotiate with pharmaceutical companies and you'd pay ninety ninety five 399 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 1: percent less than others, and it was just brilliant. Now 400 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 1: he incorporates telemedicine in this, then we that's all. You 401 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 1: have health care cooperatives, you have telemedicine. Then if you 402 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: if you have a plan like that that takes care 403 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: to your of your day to day needs, where you 404 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: know they'll do stitches, they'll take care of broken arms. 405 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: You know, you get X rays if you need it, 406 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: whatever it is. And then you get a catastrophic plan, 407 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: which is relatively inexpensive. The higher the deductible the better 408 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: in the for the god forbid moment, cancer, heart attack, stroke, 409 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: bad accident that is relatively inexpensive. Relatively I'm not saying 410 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: anything's cheap today, but you could do so much better. 411 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 1: There are so many better ways, innovative ways, and we're 412 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: not used in technology yet to innovate our healthcare system 413 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: and save a fortune. And it sounds like you did 414 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: that on your own before it was fashionable. Good for you. 415 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 3: Well, I appreciate you saying that, and I appreciate you, you know, 416 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 3: referencing some other ways that possibly some other pursuits or 417 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 3: avenues of address I can take. I think that's one 418 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 3: thing you know when you're when you're working fifty sixty 419 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 3: hour weeks and you know life. We all have busy days, right, 420 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 3: So I think it was the attraction, probably of the 421 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 3: convenience of it. For me, it was all one user 422 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 3: friendly place. I wasn't having to do the legwork and 423 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 3: track this information down and find it. Not opposed to 424 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 3: it at all. And I'm not saying after this conversation 425 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 3: it's not going to be something I think I am 426 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,400 Speaker 3: interested in now. Certainly, it'll seek the alternatives and see 427 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 3: what is best for my children and I. The one 428 00:23:57,880 --> 00:23:59,719 Speaker 3: thing I did want to ask you though it's too 429 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 3: old question and I'll get out of your hair. I 430 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 3: appreciate your time when I do have an opportunity to 431 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 3: watch the news or whatnot. You know, I see that 432 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 3: my fellow Republicans are you know, you know, kind of 433 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 3: packaging this as it's all, you know, all encompassed by 434 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 3: the use of undocumented illegals using as a conduit to 435 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,360 Speaker 3: health insurance or healthcare rat and I now understand it 436 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 3: really is more pertaining too that one line item where 437 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 3: the Medicaid benefit, you know, van versus hospitals for emergency visions. 438 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 3: And I totally agree with the Republicans on on our 439 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 3: use of taxpayer money. I do not agree it should 440 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 3: go to illegal undocumented illegals, So I'm not proposing that 441 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 3: at all. But what frustrates me is is our inability 442 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 3: to effectively work together so that we don't dismantle a 443 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,879 Speaker 3: program that was serving twenty four million Americans. From what 444 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 3: I understand, somewhat effectively, it's kind of like cut your 445 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 3: nose off despite your face, so that we can eliminate 446 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 3: illegal use of this. I would think is as sophisticated 447 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 3: as we are today that we could develop some type 448 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 3: of platform that eliminates that type of you know, illegal 449 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 3: use of the platform. If it is just even this medicare, 450 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 3: do you think they'll be able to isolate the medicare 451 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 3: aspect of it from the rest and possibly keep what 452 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 3: we have moving forward, or maybe take it and improve 453 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:29,120 Speaker 3: upon it and take it as our own and put 454 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 3: our own stamp of approval on it. 455 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 1: Look, I think that we're going to work through this. 456 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 1: But the one thing we cannot afford is what the 457 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 1: Democrats are demanding here. I mean, they're trying to hold 458 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: the country hostage to give people that didn't respect our laws, 459 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:50,120 Speaker 1: borders and sovereignty access to taxpayer funded healthcare. We can't 460 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:52,399 Speaker 1: afford it. I mean, I'd like to be able to 461 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: pay for health care for the whole world, but we can't. 462 00:25:56,040 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 1: You know, everybody has the responsibility in this, and you 463 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 1: know the fact that they are willing to push it 464 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 1: this far is pretty amazing, because again it's another eighty 465 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: twenty ninety ten issue. Anyway, I gotta run, Karen, appreciate 466 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 1: you calling Nashville. God bless you, and eight hundred ninety 467 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: four one Shawn is a number if you want to 468 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 1: be a part of the program. All right, let's get 469 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: back to our busy phones. Eight hundred nine four one, 470 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:27,159 Speaker 1: Sean our number. We check out the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 471 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 1: and Steve is there. Steve, I need to warn you, 472 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:33,239 Speaker 1: Linda is a neighbor of yours. You just don't know it. 473 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:35,879 Speaker 1: Be careful if you go to school board meetings, she 474 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 1: may show up. 475 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:41,399 Speaker 4: I appreciate that. It's a real privilege to speak with you, Sean, 476 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 4: and appreciate you giving me the opportunity. 477 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: What's going on. It's my pleasure. 478 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 4: Calling in regard to the accountability of the Iowa school Board. 479 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 4: I'm a general contractor and we do a lot of 480 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 4: work in schools all the time, and the state law 481 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:59,400 Speaker 4: here in Pa requires that we submit three separate background 482 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 4: checks to be approved by the school prior to us 483 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 4: stepping foot on the school grounds. It's a state police 484 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:10,679 Speaker 4: criminal background check, a child abuse background check, and a 485 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 4: federal background check which includes requiring fingerprinting. So not only 486 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 4: for US contractors, but any subcontractor we hire, any volunteers 487 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 4: that show up to the school, or even the applications 488 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 4: that are sitting to the school. Almost submit these clearances, 489 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 4: and I don't know what the laws are in Iowa, 490 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 4: but I can't believe that the board would have a 491 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 4: person for such a prestigious position, would hire a person 492 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 4: without doing their due diligence. I mean, do you think 493 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 4: this is just grossing competence or willful negligence? 494 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:50,919 Speaker 1: Probably a combination. I mean, it's unbelievable to me, you know, 495 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:57,199 Speaker 1: and you know, this person even fords their credentials. You know, 496 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: the idea that this person had this background and they 497 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: didn't catch it. It's unforgivable to me. Somebody's got to 498 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: be held accountable for this. It's really unreal. 499 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 4: I don't know why they're not looking at you know, 500 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,879 Speaker 4: I don't know if they can bring charges against the 501 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 4: school board, or why they would keep their positions as well. 502 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 4: I mean, we're talking about the you know, the safety 503 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:21,120 Speaker 4: of our kids. You know, we as parents, we put 504 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:23,439 Speaker 4: our trust in these individuals to do their job and 505 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 4: protect our children, and you know, some of these school 506 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,239 Speaker 4: districts you just can't can't count on them to do that, 507 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 4: To put the interest of your child ahead of their. 508 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: Own, it's pretty remarkable, just like you know, the idea 509 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: that you have so many state governments, you know, Tim 510 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 1: walls and California gender affirming care without parental consent. What 511 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 1: they think they know better than we parents. They don't 512 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 1: believe in parental rights. They think they're smarter than us. 513 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: It's so frustrating, but I can tell you that you know, 514 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 1: as a parent, you've got to be involved in every 515 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:00,200 Speaker 1: aspect of your kid's life. You got to pay at tention. 516 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 1: I probably didn't pay as much attention as I should have. Well, 517 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: my kids were younger and h but thankfully, you know, 518 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 1: they turned out okay. All right, my friend, appreciate you. 519 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: Eight hundred nine four one Seawan. Have a great weekend 520 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: if you want to be a part of the program.