1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: The Masters is officially underway as golf's biggest weekend of 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: the entire year take shape. What can be learned from 3 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: the tradition that is unlike any other. Also, if you're 4 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: going to major in something in the state of California, 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: maybe you should major in hospice opening because there's a 6 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: lot of freaking money there and nobody has been held 7 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: to account until now, thank goodness. Also, cleaning out the 8 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: clips that we didn't use this week, Wiser by the week, 9 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: Eric has said something that I thought was super important, 10 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: especially in modern times, that I'd like to discuss all 11 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: that more coming up. My name is Jobob. Thanks so 12 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:45,919 Speaker 1: much for tuning in. The show starts right now. If 13 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: you're not a golf fan and you don't think The 14 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: Masters is at all interesting, especially as it relates to 15 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: how we run our own society, stay tuned. I guarantee 16 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: you're gonna find something interesting about this. And if you 17 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: are a fan of golf, chances are you're watching The 18 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: Masters and not this program, so there's no need to 19 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 1: pander to you anyways. TBTTPUSA dot com is the email address. 20 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: Got to remind you of that. First off, on the 21 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: front end of this Any emails you want to send 22 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:15,399 Speaker 1: are more than welcome. TPT at tpusa dot com. We 23 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: get some fantastic emails which we probably won't get to 24 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: a ton today because I did promise to tell I 25 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 1: promised an emailer on Tuesday, I think to tell the 26 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: story about our Easter experience at the dog park with 27 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: the bum that pooped in front of my kids. Will 28 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: that's gonna take place at our mail bag. It's a 29 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: story worth telling just because of if you're not careful, 30 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: the place where you live can become California unfortunately. But 31 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: generally speaking, we do our mailbag segment at the end 32 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,559 Speaker 1: of the show, and if your email is disgusting, vile 33 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: and just nasty and downright criminal, even we'll probably read 34 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: it on the show because that fits in with the 35 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: tenor of what we do here on this show. TPT 36 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: at TPUSA dot com is the email if you'd like 37 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: to send along your thoughts, comments, concern and or criticisms. 38 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: I will be in Anaheim, California, next Thursday, April sixteenth, 39 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: doing a Freedom Comedy Night. I will be in Moscow, Idaho, 40 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,399 Speaker 1: at the University of Idaho with Michael Moles and Matt 41 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: Walsh on April twenty eighth, as well as many other 42 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: dates to come. Stay posted, stay tuned if you want 43 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: any information. Also email us TPT at tpusa dot com. 44 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: The Masters is a tradition unlike any other, both figuratively 45 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: but also literally. It literally is a tradition that seem 46 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: to be fleeting in this country. In a world where 47 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: everything is increasingly busy, increasingly chaotic, increasingly noisy, the Masters, 48 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: through a certain set of societal rules and then club rules, 49 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: has stayed a serene traditional golf competition, literally, unlike anything 50 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: else we see, not only in the sports world but 51 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: in our society at large. If you don't like golf, 52 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 1: trust me, there is some insight to be gained from 53 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: digging into what makes the Masters the Masters. If you're 54 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: not familiar, it's held at Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia, 55 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: and it is the biggest golf tournament in the world, 56 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: not necessarily in dollar amounts, not necessarily in importance, even 57 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: though sometimes it is, but definitely in prestige. When you 58 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: want to distill the game down to its essence, everybody 59 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: points to the Masters, and yes, golf is the focal 60 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: point of all of it, But it's the rules and 61 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: the societal norms around the golf that I think we 62 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: should really take a look at if we want to 63 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: get a better picture of what our country maybe should 64 00:03:56,280 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: be and even can be. Again, So the Masters, like 65 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: I said, is a big golf tournament's happening this weekend. 66 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: If you're not a fan of golf, you don't know that. 67 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: If you are a fan of golf, you're probably watching 68 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: the Masters instead of watching us here on the TV. 69 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: But I want to go through a couple different things 70 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: that makes the Masters different than other golf tournaments. Generally speaking, 71 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: sporting events is full of rowdy crowds, people chugging beer 72 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: and just letting loose, and some golf tournaments like Waste 73 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 1: Management that happens in Phoenix, Arizona, are like that. Masters 74 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: is the entire opposite of that, a very calm, quiet, 75 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: serene on one of the most beautiful golf courses, if 76 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: not the most beautiful golf courses on the planet. There 77 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: are a bunch of quirky rules that are also instituted 78 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: that make it and keep it the traditional golf classic 79 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 1: that it is. A couple of those rules are as false. 80 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: There are no cell phones on the premise at all, 81 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 1: not like, oh, well, it's not polite. It is. If 82 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: you use your cell phone or your electronic tablet on 83 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: the grounds, you will be removed and it could come 84 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 1: with a complete ban from the facilities in the future. 85 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: In other words, there is zero tolerance for this rule 86 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: and this standard that they have set. There's also no 87 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: running on the golf course. And if you'd be like, 88 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: why would anybody run on the golf course, Well, the 89 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: way the golf tournaments are set up, you want to 90 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: see certain players, and sometimes you want to see certain 91 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 1: players hit certain holes or play certain holes. So if 92 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: you know your favorite player is coming up on hoole 93 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: seven and everybody wants to go there, you want to 94 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: get to the seat. You want to make sure you 95 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: see it in action. But you can't run there. You 96 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:46,799 Speaker 1: have to walk. Also, if you're running and not walking, 97 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: you could be kicked out entirely. The green jacket is 98 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: the famous ceremonial jacket put on the winner. Not entirely 99 00:05:55,960 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: relevant to my societal extrapolation from this, but it is 100 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: also a tradition to the winner gets a green jacket. 101 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: But also if you don't know this, the green jacket 102 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: stays at the facility. Fans or spectators of the Master's 103 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: tournament are not called fans or spectators or customers. Even 104 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: they're called patrons. The official language reinforces the respect and 105 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: refinement of the overall event. You're not a paying customer, 106 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: even though you are technically a paying customer. Instead, you're 107 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 1: a guest of the club. There is a championship dinner 108 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: that is paid for and bought by the winner of 109 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 1: the previous year, where all of the previous winners are invited, 110 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:42,919 Speaker 1: and the winner gets to pick the menu and then 111 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: also has to pay, and then makes a speech. The 112 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: bottom line here is overall, at the Masters, if you're 113 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: unaware or unfamiliar, they are strict with all of their 114 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: rules and their traditions, so strict that even this tournament, 115 00:06:59,880 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: the tournament that's happening right now, they've already had to 116 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 1: enforce several of the rules that you may think are 117 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: not really common among many public engagement at all. Recently, 118 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: a thirteen time Majors champion, Mark Calvecia, I think is 119 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: how you pronounce it, was ejected from the Masters for 120 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: breaking the very very strict Augusta rule of not having 121 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: any phones. 122 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 2: Now. 123 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: On top of the rules rules, there are societal rules 124 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: that the patrons themselves have effectively set up. They aren't 125 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: really enforced by the clubs, but they follow them in 126 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: order to maintain the dignity of the tournament. There is 127 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: an honor system for your chair. If you set up 128 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: a chair, that chair is not touched or moved by anybody, 129 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: even if it's in the best spot on the best 130 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: hole with the best players coming up. Nobody touches your chair. 131 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: There's a sense of quiet, respectful demeanor. Noboddy yells out 132 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: get in the hole. When people tee off, Nobody yells 133 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: obviously profanity that could actually get you kicked out. But 134 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: everybody remains quiet. The clapping, the applause that you hear, 135 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: except for on the very last hole when the winner 136 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: generally wins. There aren't eruptions of crowds like they are 137 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: in other sport. The dress code, Yeah, there is a 138 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: dress code for the actual club itself, but a higher 139 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: level of dress is usually adhered to by all the patrons. 140 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: They're required collared shirts, you're only allowed to wear front 141 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: facing hats, are not allowed to wear backward hats, But 142 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: traditionally speaking, a much more polished golf look is assumed 143 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: by the patrons. Obviously, the course itself says, hey, no littering, 144 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: but generally speaking, nobody even considers doing that. There's a 145 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:53,959 Speaker 1: mutual courtesy for the course and the grounds as a hole. 146 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: The bottom line here is the Masters is an example 147 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: a depiction of what a rail run society could be. 148 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: Now you may think, well, all of these rules and 149 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: regulations and the enforcement and the strict adherence to these 150 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: rules might be somewhat authoritarian, and the obvious rebuttal to 151 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 1: that is well, you don't have to go. You don't 152 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: have to be a part of this. Authoritarians, generally speaking, 153 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: have walls to keep people in, not walls to keep 154 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: people out. What also is really interesting about the Masters 155 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: is when you're in, and again the demand to get 156 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: into the Masters is unbelievably high. When you're in, you're 157 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:42,319 Speaker 1: treated like royalty, like really anybody should be treated in 158 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: common polite society. Those who attend generally notice something very 159 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 1: odd about the concessions, mostly that they're famously affordable and 160 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: almost frozen in time. Since two thousand and two, the 161 00:09:56,040 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: dollar fifty pimento cheese sandwich has not changed much resembles 162 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: the Costco dollar fifty, to which the outgoing CEO if 163 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 1: you remember if Costco said, if you change the price 164 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: of the hot dog, I will kill you to the 165 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 1: new incoming CEO. Anyways, sorry, tangent. The tickets and the 166 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: badges are also reasonably plart priced relative to the scale 167 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: of demand for these sorts of tickets face value tickets 168 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: about one hundred and sixty bucks for a tournament day, 169 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: and a full four day pass is about five hundred 170 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: and twenty five dollars. Just for the record, resales hit 171 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 1: between twenty twenty thousand and fifty five thousand dollars overall. 172 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: The vibe the crowd self regulates, and if anybody steps 173 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:47,199 Speaker 1: out of line of those self regulations, the tournament comes in, 174 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: and the facility, the course, the club comes in and 175 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: enforces all of those rules. Okay, why why does any 176 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: of that matter other than you know, you like the 177 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: sportive golf or the tradition of the masters specifically, mainly, 178 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: and I'll keep this as brief as possible, there's a 179 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: societal parallel that I believe and you might also come 180 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: to agree with this, that we can emulate here in 181 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: the United States. Imagine America operating the same exact way, 182 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 1: prioritizing high standards, prioritizing a refined culture with limited but 183 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 1: exceptional access, instead of a race to the lowest common denominator. 184 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: Imagine a country that prioritizes quality through restraint and tradition, 185 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 1: which is exactly what the Master's Golf Tournament does. Obviously, 186 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,199 Speaker 1: the benefits are a higher quality of life for everybody. 187 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: They are stronger communities, they're sustainable success for anybody who 188 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: chooses to be involved, and real prestige that cannot be bought. 189 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 1: What I'm getting at ultimately here is that the Masters 190 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: and the Augusta National Club has cultivated a tradition in 191 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: which one there's massive demand for in two, anybody that 192 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: is able to get in those gates doesn't dare break 193 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 1: the social contract. That is what America can be, and 194 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: in a lot of ways, what it used to be 195 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: a group of people who have come together to design 196 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: a certain set of rules, prioritize the highest standards, and 197 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 1: hold everybody to those high standards. Because we had standards 198 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 1: in this country at one point, we were able to 199 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 1: achieve things that no other country can do. And in 200 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: a lot of ways, we still are doing that today 201 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: unfortunately though in many factions of our current American society, 202 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: we are letting those standards slip, something that The Masters 203 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:56,680 Speaker 1: has never done. And when we let those standers slip, 204 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: then the quality of life slips and everything else turns 205 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: to utter chaos. So ultimately, what I'm saying here is 206 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: that if you're watching The Masters this weekend, which I 207 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: strongly encourage because it's a great cultural experience, remember that 208 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:14,679 Speaker 1: it isn't just golf. It is proof that saying no 209 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: to the lowering of standards creates something better for literally everyone, 210 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: which is exactly what the United States can do. The 211 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: way that The Masters is run is how our society 212 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: as a whole should be run. It creates demand, It 213 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 1: honestly creates a certain amount of equality for those who 214 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: choose to participate and get into, especially when you talk 215 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: about the prices and all of the stuff that they 216 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: do in terms of merchandise and ability, and it creates 217 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: structure that we are so deeply missing in our country 218 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: at this point, which I'm sure you can all tell now. 219 00:13:58,000 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: I don't want to jabber on about this, but the 220 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: bottom line here is that the tradition that is created. 221 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: The most prestigious event in sports, in my opinion, is 222 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: something that we can emulate in this country, and we should. 223 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: Let's not lower standards because we want to feel inclusive. 224 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 1: Let's keep the standards high, and anybody willing to participate 225 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: in our experiment and adhere to those high standards is 226 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: more than welcome. There's probably way more golf talk than 227 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: I think we ever anticipated doing. I just I felt 228 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: like that was necessary and appropriate for today's show, especially 229 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: going on into the Masters weekend. But we do have 230 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: some well some more downtrotten news. I'm sorry to do 231 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: that to you on Friday, but it is kind of necessary. 232 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: But then in the clip clean out, which is the 233 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: section of the show where we clean out all the 234 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 1: clips that we didn't use this week, we'll get back 235 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: to our whimsical silliness and try to stop trying to 236 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: dissect and find social parallels between golf events and society 237 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: at large. TVZ dot com is the email a dress? 238 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: Are you gonna watch the Matters this weekend? Are you 239 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: gonna watch it with a different perspective relative to our 240 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: discussion here today? Let us know TBT ATBs dot com. 241 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: We'll be right back after a break nok away. 242 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 3: What's that? 243 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: That's swear jar? 244 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 4: Every time someone swears you put a quarter in it. 245 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 5: Who gets the money? 246 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 4: I don't know. We'll use it to buy something for 247 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 4: the office, like a case of bud Light or. 248 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 2: Something that's been awesome. Hey, Bob h Jim Eric, I 249 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 2: have a bag in line three for you. 250 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 4: Can I borrow your pen? 251 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 2: Can I borrow your pen? 252 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 5: We're gonna go down there and we're gonna, we're gonna, 253 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 5: we're gonna do whatever we have to because we're gonna. 254 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: Some none cous. 255 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 3: I'm so proud of you suckers here here. 256 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: That is a that is some great advertising. If only 257 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: bud Light had not gone the way. Talk about that 258 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: commercial versus there Dylan mulvany in a bathtub commercial. They 259 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: used to be a proper company, also to maybe we 260 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: can do that sort of thing. You know, I'm not 261 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: a guy that likes to use profanity, especially publicly much. 262 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: But if you were to promise me every time I 263 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 1: dropped a bad word and illegal would get deported, golly, 264 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: I'd be a modern day sailor, and like a normal sailor, 265 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: not like a Somali pirate. I don't know if they 266 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 1: speak English. All right, Wow, that took a turn. Hey, 267 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,040 Speaker 1: we have a lot of points to get to. And 268 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: you know, because I promise, I promise some some depressing 269 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: stuff and this, this surely is depressing, at least at 270 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: the front end of this. It's time to get to 271 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: the point. Get to the pone, get to the point. 272 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 1: All right, first point up. This is from the AP 273 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:20,719 Speaker 1: and obviously this hits very close to home, and I 274 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 1: am something necessary and worth discussing, though it's a little 275 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: difficult to discuss obviously. The era of political violence, according 276 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: to the Associated Press, means higher costs for candidate security. 277 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 1: A new report says federal political committees are spending almost 278 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: forty million dollars over forty million dollars explicitly labeled security 279 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,719 Speaker 1: expenses during their twenty twenty three to twenty twenty four cycle. 280 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 1: So that's the prior cycle, and obviously becoming cycles are 281 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 1: going to be just as much, if not more. The 282 00:17:56,280 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: surge and spending includes a digital security costs, which remember 283 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: that big story we did on anthropic that's also probably necessary. 284 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 1: The digital security costs rose from fifty thousand dollars in 285 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: the twenty fifteen to sixteen cycle, to nine hundred thousand 286 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 1: dollars in the twenty twenty three to twenty twenty four 287 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: and nearly a million dollars on home security measures such 288 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: as response companies, window bars, surveillance cameras. All of this 289 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: was not necessary a while ago. Obviously, this is even 290 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:35,680 Speaker 1: more heightened in the wake of Charlie's assassination, in the 291 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:41,439 Speaker 1: wake of the attempted assassinations on President Trump, and an 292 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 1: unfortunate necessity in the modern political age. What I would 293 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: hope is that Libs tone things down a little bit, 294 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: you know, not to get super philosophical about this of 295 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: where this comes from, but when you're misaligned with reality 296 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 1: but also determined to make reality what you think it 297 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: is or what you want it to be, unfortunately, generally speaking, 298 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: those people have no other place to turn to other 299 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: than violence, because you've tried hammering your ideas of what 300 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 1: reality should be so much, for so long, at so 301 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: many different inflection points, and it just doesn't work because 302 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: you're trying to fit a square peg into a circular hole. 303 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: It's not Your sense of what you want does not 304 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:38,159 Speaker 1: coincide with human nature, does not coincide with reality, and 305 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: what happens to those people is they tend to get angry, 306 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:44,120 Speaker 1: and unfortunately, they tend to get violent, as unfortunately we've 307 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: seen firsthand. So hopefully, you know, Libs move back to 308 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 1: the realm of sanity. I don't know if I see 309 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 1: that happening anytime soon. I think the twenty twenty eight 310 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 1: election is going to be a big litanusta of whether 311 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 1: or not Libs are able to do that, because that's 312 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: really where this starts from and culminates from. If they 313 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: nominate someone like Rama Manuel, and you might be thinking, 314 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: who the heck is Rama Manual, former Obama administration official, 315 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 1: former UN Ambassador to Japan. Disagree with him a lot, 316 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:25,400 Speaker 1: but he's he seems like a sane guy. Or they 317 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: go with the Governor Newsom route and the full blown 318 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:34,160 Speaker 1: I'm trying to make reality reflect what my own opinions are, 319 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: which is what his wife has talked a lot about. 320 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:39,360 Speaker 1: We'll see, we'll see how Libs kind of what their 321 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: trajectory looks like coming up in the next presidential race. 322 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: My hope is that they come back to sanity because 323 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 1: I would love I would love for the political discussion 324 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: to be between the right and like the moderate center left. 325 00:20:53,119 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: I don't want this hyper large gap. I think we're 326 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 1: better arguing people who at least can acknowledge what reality is. Anyways, 327 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 1: a lot of time spent on that, but is necessary, 328 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 1: and I think it's yeah, it I hope it gets better. 329 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: That That is the hope that libs recognize that they're 330 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: not winning any numbers trying to force their own narrative 331 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:22,880 Speaker 1: onto people. But also I could be cynical and say 332 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:27,159 Speaker 1: they won't ever get that message. Let's see, speaking of 333 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 1: not getting the message, I didn't get the message when 334 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 1: the message was, Hey, open a hospice care facility, you'll 335 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 1: make up a gajillion dollars. The most connected hospice doctor 336 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:41,959 Speaker 1: in California. I think believe he was just arrested. That 337 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,639 Speaker 1: is that where this article goes. I think a fifty 338 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 1: five year old physician was listed on Medicare claims for 339 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: twenty seven hundred, almost twenty eight hundred patients across one 340 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty six California hospices in twenty twenty four alone, 341 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: generating seventy one point seven million dollars in reimbursement, making 342 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: him the hurrent the third highest paid reimbursement hospice doctor 343 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: in the state. Holy cow, that was only the third 344 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: Wow in one year. Okay, imagine the number of patients 345 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 1: you have to see in one year if you're billing 346 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: for twenty eight hundred of them across one hundred and 347 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: twenty six different locations. Wow, geez. That's either the he's 348 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: the Santa Claus of doctors being able to visit all 349 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: of those patients and all that time just in out 350 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: boom boom boom, or a lion about it, which, of 351 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: course seems to be the case. His extraordinary high patient 352 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 1: volume twenty times higher than the average California hospice doctor 353 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: raised red flags. You don't say, as few as two 354 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 1: percent of the patients died in the year that followed, which, yeah, 355 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:06,400 Speaker 1: you would. Wow. He's not only incredibly effective at seeing patients, 356 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: he's also incredibly effective at saving them. A whole ninety 357 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: eight percent survival rate in this guy's hospices. Following the 358 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: CBS News investigation, doctor oz cms administrator confirmed his ability 359 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:25,120 Speaker 1: to bill Medicaid was revoked as of March as part 360 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: of a broader scrutiny at California's hospice. So he's not 361 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: even necessarily arrested. Yet I'm super curious to see how 362 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 1: this gets gets played out. Yes, he's been borrowed from 363 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:38,160 Speaker 1: billing medicaid further. Okay, great, let's let's see some arrests 364 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 1: and then I will be I'll be happy until then, Jesus, 365 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: I might as well go get my license start doing 366 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: some hospice fraud. Obviously that's a joke, strictly for entertainment purposes, 367 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: all right, Speaking of not a joke, this is I 368 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: thought this was just interesting from a number standpoint, this 369 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: from CBS News. Why they felt the need to run 370 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: this is beyond me. And also, I'm not even entirely 371 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: sure if this is all that interesting, which makes it 372 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: interesting in and of itselfs se. You see what I'm 373 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 1: saying is I'm not sure this story is interesting or 374 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: noteworthy at all. Which makes it interesting to me is 375 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: why did you run this from CBS? US military consumed 376 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:22,919 Speaker 1: nine hundred and fifty thousand gallons of coffee and a 377 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: lot of nicotine in quotes during the Iran War. Kin 378 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 1: says during the nearly six weeks long Operation Epic Fury 379 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:36,680 Speaker 1: against Iran, the US military consumed six million meals roughly 380 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: nine hundred and fifty thousand gallons of coffee, two million 381 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: energy drinks, and a lot of nicotine, according to Dan Kine, 382 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Yeah, and 383 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 1: I mean I would expect that to be the case. 384 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: I don't really know much about the nicotine component, but well, 385 00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: people need to eat six million meals. Makes sense. Coffee 386 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: I seem like kind of an understand. I don't know. 387 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:05,879 Speaker 1: If you drink a gallon of coffee a day, is 388 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 1: that normal people's coffee intake. I know that's producer Glenn. 389 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: He drinks about two gallons of coffee a day, so 390 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 1: you know that's he. He would account for a pretty large 391 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: percentage of that. This does This doesn't seem remarkable at all, 392 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: and yet for some reason, CBS News decided to run 393 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:26,479 Speaker 1: this as a headline. It says General Dan Caine shared 394 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:30,400 Speaker 1: the consumption figures during a briefing, an hours long briefing, 395 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: or sorry, during a briefing hours after President Trump had 396 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 1: announced the Fragile ceasefire, which, again, it is very kind 397 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: of interesting in and of itself why that was announced 398 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 1: and why it made news, and whether or not the 399 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:49,679 Speaker 1: President was briefed mister President in light of all of 400 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 1: this new information, I just want to make sure you 401 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: know we've consumed about nine about a million gallons of coffee, 402 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:59,360 Speaker 1: and that's that where the case of the president go. Thanks, 403 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,160 Speaker 1: I I guess, I don't know. Let me know if 404 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 1: that takes a toll on my ability to consume diet coke. 405 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: If not, I great. I just thought that it was 406 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,640 Speaker 1: interesting in the fact that what it's not really interesting, 407 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:17,399 Speaker 1: That's why I thought it was interesting. So anyways, okay, 408 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:25,399 Speaker 1: let's see. Oh this from CNBC will discuss the validity 409 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:30,159 Speaker 1: or the actual potentiality of this automatic US military draft 410 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 1: registration planned by December. Filings show. I think this is 411 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: let's scare everybody, considering the fact that the lib media 412 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: has been just we're losing. This is the worst thing ever. 413 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:49,199 Speaker 1: I'm thinking that's not especially since a lot of the 414 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 1: military had like the highest recruitment over the last year. 415 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:59,360 Speaker 1: I really don't think that we're going to institute a draft. 416 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: I'm not really buying that the Selective Service Systems plans 417 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: to automatically register all eligible Oh that's what Okay, read 418 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 1: the article. Jobob, that's there's your problem. Plans to automatically 419 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: register all eligible American men age from eighteen to twenty 420 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 1: six for a potential draft starting by December twenty sixth, 421 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: detailed in the government filing submitted to the Office of 422 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: Information and Regulatory Affairs on March thirtieth. Okay, so this 423 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: isn't even This doesn't even say, hey, we're going to 424 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:36,720 Speaker 1: a draft, just says, yeah, you're gonna get registered if 425 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 1: this were to ever take place. Thankfully, we are a 426 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 1: professional military service, obviously thanks to our service members who 427 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:48,440 Speaker 1: bravely volunteer and willingly serve in our US Armed Forces. 428 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 1: But I kind of yeah, just I'm not buying I 429 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 1: know this is trying to scare us here, but I'm 430 00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 1: not buying this as it like we're going to a draft. 431 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 1: Eh nah, probably not. All right, let's see, Oh here's one. 432 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:09,120 Speaker 1: This is. This is this is what I'm talking about. 433 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: This is some good Friday content. It's Friday. We're heading 434 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 1: onto the weekend hopefully. So this is this is complete 435 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 1: non sequitor. My roommates in college and I have since 436 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 1: college fifteen years now, have been texting each other about 437 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 1: the perfect nap. This weekend is among the possible times 438 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: in which you could take a perfect nap. You might 439 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: be on your couch, the windows open, the breeze blowing through, 440 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:43,479 Speaker 1: the master's golf announcers whispering on air. It sets the 441 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: stage this weekend for the perfect nap. And I say 442 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 1: that because this is the type of story that sends 443 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 1: you off into that weekend in which you may have 444 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: the perfect nap. A Texas family reunited with their missing 445 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: cat after five years. The Texas cat named KitKat, owned 446 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:08,960 Speaker 1: by Angelique I'm not even gonna try and pronounce that 447 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: last name, went missing for five years before being reunited 448 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 1: with their family after she was brought home from the 449 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 1: Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter in late March. The reunion 450 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: occurred when the shelter scanned KitKat for a microchip, which 451 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: revealed the owner's information, prompting an email and a text 452 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: to the owner. Why wasn't that done before? I don't 453 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 1: exactly know. Bottom line, five years, cat reunited with the 454 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 1: family in good spirits, very friendly, happily cuddled with the 455 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: owners upon reunion. That is the type of story that 456 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 1: can send you on into the weekend. And if you're 457 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 1: going to participate in me and my college roommate's quests 458 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 1: to have the perfect nap could lead you into that scenario. 459 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,160 Speaker 1: I hope that you can get the perfect nap. 460 00:29:59,360 --> 00:29:59,520 Speaker 5: Ah. 461 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 1: Geez, you know what, we got another one. We've been 462 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 1: putting this one off for days, so I might as well. 463 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 1: Might as well get this one on here. This is 464 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: point six, Texas. I did this out of order that 465 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: I sent you off into the weekend with a nice, 466 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: heartwarming family story, and now we'll bring it right back 467 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:19,360 Speaker 1: into the things that matter. Texas. Ways, adding Bible stories 468 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 1: to school reading lists ways should be ads. Let's just 469 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: skip the I don't know the consultation around whether or 470 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 1: not this is a good idea. It is a good idea, 471 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 1: go ahead and do it. Texas education officials are considering 472 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:37,480 Speaker 1: adding Bible stories and passages such as David and Goliath 473 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: to section and a section from First Corinthians on Love 474 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 1: to the required reading list for middle schoolers and high 475 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 1: school students. Take religion out of it. Take take the 476 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:55,760 Speaker 1: spiritual component of religion entirely out of it. I don't 477 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:57,960 Speaker 1: think you should, but just for the sake of argument, 478 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: take it out. The Bible and the stories within the Bible. 479 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 1: Whether you believe it or not, are an integral part 480 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 1: of the Western canon of literature at large. So many 481 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: of the greatest works that students are required to read 482 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:20,200 Speaker 1: in high school are built around the stories in the Bible. 483 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 1: Why the Bible isn't at the focal point of our 484 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 1: government schools is beyond me. You have to read Steinbeck, 485 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 1: for example. You've got to read Grapes of Wrath in 486 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 1: high school, and I think in my high school is required. 487 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: We've read East of Eden as well. Those are stories 488 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 1: specifically around stories in the Bible. In other words, if 489 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: you're gonna make kids read other stories, well, really, anything 490 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: from the Western canon, all of that has some way 491 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: of connecting back to the Bible. So why you wouldn't 492 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 1: have kids reading that already is beyond me. Now, Texas 493 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:02,080 Speaker 1: is great, good job weighing the option of putting Bible 494 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 1: stories back into classrooms. Why that isn't already a thing 495 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:12,320 Speaker 1: blows my mind. All right, there's something in this news 496 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:14,719 Speaker 1: Max article that talks about critics of the proposal. Now 497 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 1: the critics are wrong. You're just wrong. Shut up that 498 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: that's my argument, can it? Lady, I assume it's oh, 499 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:23,520 Speaker 1: look at that it is a lady uh. One of 500 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:26,160 Speaker 1: the progressive groups headed up by some ladies says, oh, 501 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 1: this is my lag Nah just now, if this is 502 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 1: what the West was built upon, put it in our schools. 503 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:36,040 Speaker 1: They need it all right? Hey, coming up after the break, 504 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:39,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna what is it? Oh, the clip clean out. 505 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:41,400 Speaker 1: It's the clip clean out all the clips we didn't 506 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 1: get to this week, as explained in the Zinger or 507 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 1: stinger as it's probably more appropriately called in the TV world. 508 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:51,800 Speaker 1: Coming up after the break TPT at tbusa dot com 509 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 1: is the email address. What do you think about Bible 510 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 1: stories going into schools? Are you as shocked as I 511 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 1: am that they're not in schools? Tptatbusa dot Com with 512 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:01,240 Speaker 1: answers to those questions or thoughts on anything we talked about. 513 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:02,440 Speaker 1: We'll be right back after the breakdown. 514 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 2: Go away. Is there anything that you think government does well? 515 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 3: No? No, I think government is a necessary evil. I 516 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 3: think it's necessary for providing for the national defense, because 517 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 3: that is something that, whether we like it or not, 518 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,920 Speaker 3: you have to delegate some of our personal freedom to 519 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 3: you know, have a some sort of a civil society. 520 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:35,920 Speaker 3: But government, by its essence, if you read what Milton 521 00:33:35,960 --> 00:33:39,960 Speaker 3: Freeman has said, they're incentivized to be inefficient. They're incentivized 522 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:44,440 Speaker 3: by definition to not be able to provide the best 523 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 3: possible good or service for the individual. So look, the 524 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:49,719 Speaker 3: private sector does everything better, whether it be the inefficiency 525 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:52,520 Speaker 3: of the Post office, or Medicare is bankrupt, social Security 526 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 3: doesn't serve the people, you know, Effectively, everything government touches 527 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:59,360 Speaker 3: goes to crap, and the private sector is by definition 528 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 3: more efficient. If you don't do it well, you're not 529 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:02,720 Speaker 3: going to exist much longer. 530 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 1: That is so perfectly put. In addition, if you're you 531 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:11,520 Speaker 1: want to add anything to it, it's so many government 532 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:17,279 Speaker 1: institutions are ineffective because if they were effective, it would 533 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:21,239 Speaker 1: result in their own abolition. It would result like if 534 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:27,080 Speaker 1: somebody if the La Homeless advocacy of whatever's actually succeeded 535 00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:28,799 Speaker 1: at their job, it would eliminate their job. They have 536 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:31,840 Speaker 1: no incentive to be good at what they do because 537 00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 1: if they were good at what they do, what they 538 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 1: do would no longer be a problem. We'd eliminate it. 539 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: Which is I could go on a whole thing about 540 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:44,680 Speaker 1: maybe we should just do like flat contracts instead of 541 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:47,240 Speaker 1: like conton. If you're going to put out a contract 542 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:50,200 Speaker 1: to somebody say hey, uh, you get this amount of 543 00:34:50,200 --> 00:34:53,200 Speaker 1: money to solve this problem. Any money that you keep 544 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:55,480 Speaker 1: over the over the top of it, that that's yours, 545 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:58,359 Speaker 1: go ahead take take that money. Uh. It I think 546 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:02,360 Speaker 1: would be genuinely cheaper and the ongoing persistent problems we have, 547 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:05,800 Speaker 1: like hey, here's a dollar figure, you solve it, solve 548 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:09,440 Speaker 1: it for anything, solve it for whatever price you can, 549 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:11,880 Speaker 1: and anything over the top you get to keep it. 550 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:16,080 Speaker 1: It would incentivize people to solve problems in the most 551 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:17,799 Speaker 1: efficient way because then they get to keep the rest 552 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:20,440 Speaker 1: of the money and then the problem is solved onto 553 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 1: the next problem. But again, probably longer conversation for a 554 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:26,520 Speaker 1: different time. Maybe we'll do a full segment breaking down 555 00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: what that idea would actually look like. But right now 556 00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:32,479 Speaker 1: it is Friday. There are clips that we haven't used 557 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:35,800 Speaker 1: there there. They take up space in the clip cabinet, 558 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:38,680 Speaker 1: which you can't see it on screen, but we have 559 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 1: a we have a cabinet here that sometimes collects dust 560 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 1: and at the end of the week, we gotta we 561 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 1: gotta get all the clips out. We gotta we gotta 562 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:48,239 Speaker 1: clean out the clips. So that's what this is. It 563 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:53,520 Speaker 1: is the clip clean out clean up clipp did use 564 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:54,480 Speaker 1: this week. 565 00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:57,760 Speaker 2: It's the clip clean Out. 566 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:01,440 Speaker 1: I also do my Carlton Dan behind the scenes when 567 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: that clip is playing, because that's what I feel like 568 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:08,480 Speaker 1: should be appropriate. Up first in the clip clean Out 569 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:11,000 Speaker 1: as a clip from earlier this week, which features a 570 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:14,360 Speaker 1: House Minority leader Hakim Jeffries, which I am just learning 571 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:17,759 Speaker 1: doesn't mean it's a person who is a minority. It 572 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 1: means it means the party that has less votes in 573 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:23,319 Speaker 1: the House, and you learn something new every day. I 574 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,799 Speaker 1: kind of figured, wow, that's an odd thing to call him. 575 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:27,799 Speaker 1: Just because he's a minority doesn't mean you should call 576 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:32,800 Speaker 1: him the minority leader. But actually it means his party 577 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:35,040 Speaker 1: has less votes in House represent you learn something new 578 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:38,640 Speaker 1: every day, and in case that gets clipped, I'm clearly kidding. 579 00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:42,000 Speaker 1: I was just making a joke about he's a minority 580 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:47,279 Speaker 1: and minority leader. Anyways, clean out the clip. Here here 581 00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 1: is HACKEM Jeffries, the House Minority leader. 582 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:56,759 Speaker 6: Well, I'm thankful that a second US airmen has been 583 00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:01,080 Speaker 6: rescued heroically by our special forces, and we of course 584 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:04,120 Speaker 6: continue to pray for the safety, the health, the wellbeing 585 00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:07,680 Speaker 6: of all of our men and women who are in 586 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:12,399 Speaker 6: uniform in a very dangerous theater of war. Of course, 587 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:15,799 Speaker 6: Donald Trump has gotten us involved in this reckless war 588 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:20,839 Speaker 6: of choice without any plan, any strategic objectives, and no 589 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:25,360 Speaker 6: clear exit strategy. Instead, billions of dollars are being spent 590 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 6: every day to drop bombs in the Middle East. When 591 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:32,160 Speaker 6: Donald Trump, as a candidate promised to never get us 592 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:34,280 Speaker 6: involved in this type of conflict. 593 00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 1: Well that's not true. Just there's so many things that 594 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:40,320 Speaker 1: aren't true with that one. The President has stipulated a 595 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:42,719 Speaker 1: number of times, Hey, here's our objectives, here's what we're 596 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:46,480 Speaker 1: wanting to do. Second, he promised no more forever wars, which, 597 00:37:46,719 --> 00:37:49,000 Speaker 1: if he wraps this up in the timeframe that he's 598 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:52,759 Speaker 1: talking about, is far from a forever war. Then a 599 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:56,520 Speaker 1: war of choice. You know, if you have a terminal 600 00:37:56,560 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 1: illness that can be treated, is treating it can considered 601 00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:06,360 Speaker 1: a choice? Because many, including several Libs, would say, well, yeah, Aron, 602 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:09,200 Speaker 1: getting a nuclear weapon is not a part of the 603 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:11,720 Speaker 1: equation at all, there's no way. Well, they were marching 604 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:15,920 Speaker 1: towards that, so stopping it before they become a bigger 605 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:19,759 Speaker 1: power seems to be kind of a necessity, not exactly 606 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:24,560 Speaker 1: a choice. But I don't know. Such is the way 607 00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: guys like him look at the world. I want to 608 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:29,719 Speaker 1: There's more than we can comment on there, but I 609 00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:31,520 Speaker 1: want to stop here because I want to get to this. 610 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:33,279 Speaker 1: This I thought was my favorite clip of the week 611 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:35,239 Speaker 1: that we didn't get to. This is a very old 612 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:42,399 Speaker 1: clip from nineteen ninety three. This is so racist. It's 613 00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:45,719 Speaker 1: the most racist thing I think I've ever heard, and 614 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 1: of course it comes from a lib. Harry Reid, a 615 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:52,600 Speaker 1: Democrat senator, introduced a bill in nineteen ninety three to 616 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:56,000 Speaker 1: end birthright citizenship, which I've been told is very very racist. 617 00:38:56,239 --> 00:38:58,799 Speaker 1: I think it kind of makes sense a lot. But again, 618 00:38:59,120 --> 00:39:01,279 Speaker 1: if I'm being told it's what am I supposed to do, 619 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:04,480 Speaker 1: other than believe the people that are calling it racist. 620 00:39:05,080 --> 00:39:10,120 Speaker 1: Here's him calling for a very, very very racist policy. 621 00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:15,160 Speaker 5: If making it easy to be an illegal alien isn't enough, 622 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:18,920 Speaker 5: how about offering a reward for being an illegal immigrant? 623 00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:25,480 Speaker 5: No same country would do that, right. Guess again, if 624 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:28,800 Speaker 5: you break our laws by entering this country without permission 625 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:32,520 Speaker 5: and give birth to a child, we reward that child 626 00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:37,719 Speaker 5: with US citizenship and guarantee of full access to all public. 627 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:38,480 Speaker 1: And social services. 628 00:39:38,719 --> 00:39:43,120 Speaker 5: This society provides and that's a lot of services. Is 629 00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:45,520 Speaker 5: it any wonder that two thirds of the babies born 630 00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:50,279 Speaker 5: at taxpay expensive country county run hospitals in Los Angeles 631 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:55,840 Speaker 5: are born to illegal alien mothers. Just when the American 632 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:58,879 Speaker 5: people think nothing can be more absurd than the way 633 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:00,520 Speaker 5: we deal, or rather do I don't deal with the 634 00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:04,080 Speaker 5: legal immigration, they discover that we have a political asylum 635 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:08,640 Speaker 5: system that would qualify us for the For Senator Proxmeyer's 636 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:13,759 Speaker 5: Golden Fleece Award a thousand times over, I don't know 637 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:15,160 Speaker 5: why he didn't make this award. 638 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:18,760 Speaker 1: He should have. Yeah, I just it's hard to even 639 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:22,280 Speaker 1: stand the racism there, because clearly that what he's saying 640 00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:29,080 Speaker 1: is abundantly and objectively racist to its core, also thoroughly reasonable. 641 00:40:29,239 --> 00:40:31,640 Speaker 1: I guess, I don't know. I don't know. Hey, we 642 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:33,279 Speaker 1: didn't really get to clean out as many clips as 643 00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:35,239 Speaker 1: I want, So let me just let me just end 644 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:40,560 Speaker 1: it off with this Secretary of State of Maine, one 645 00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:45,239 Speaker 1: Shenna Bellows. This is she is a She's from the 646 00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:48,799 Speaker 1: Party of Democracy. Remember, democracy is the will of the 647 00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:52,640 Speaker 1: people and not trying to curtail that will, just letting 648 00:40:52,680 --> 00:40:56,799 Speaker 1: the people express what they want. That is democracy. They 649 00:40:56,840 --> 00:41:00,239 Speaker 1: are the party and the side of democracy, except for 650 00:41:00,320 --> 00:41:03,400 Speaker 1: when they aren't. Cut eight, I hurt both sides. 651 00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:06,240 Speaker 4: I listened to the evidence, and I determined that in fact, 652 00:41:06,640 --> 00:41:10,640 Speaker 4: January sixth was an insurrection, and so I roll with 653 00:41:10,719 --> 00:41:13,239 Speaker 4: Donald Trump was not eligible for the ballot. We don't 654 00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:17,600 Speaker 4: have kings in America. We have a democracy, sure through 655 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:21,040 Speaker 4: Trump off the ballot. I was touring polling places. I 656 00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:23,160 Speaker 4: was in fox Sport, being that's represented by a Republican 657 00:41:23,239 --> 00:41:24,760 Speaker 4: househood or a Republican senator. 658 00:41:26,719 --> 00:41:29,440 Speaker 1: I just I mean, the irony is self evident. We 659 00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:33,040 Speaker 1: have a democracy in this country. We do not have kings, 660 00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:36,680 Speaker 1: which is why I, as an effective king, get to 661 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:40,840 Speaker 1: instruct you how you can do democracy. This lady says, 662 00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:42,920 Speaker 1: I'm going to kick the guy that everybody wants off 663 00:41:42,920 --> 00:41:47,279 Speaker 1: the ballot and brag about it. One of those things too, 664 00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:50,879 Speaker 1: where it's like I can I can at least understand 665 00:41:50,880 --> 00:41:53,160 Speaker 1: people being disingenuous, but I don't know how you deal 666 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:56,520 Speaker 1: with these types of people like the room temperature IQ 667 00:41:56,719 --> 00:41:59,280 Speaker 1: people that just don't I don't even think she knows 668 00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:01,839 Speaker 1: how I run. Like what she just said was and 669 00:42:01,840 --> 00:42:05,000 Speaker 1: that I think is the actual problem. So hey, we 670 00:42:05,080 --> 00:42:06,760 Speaker 1: cleaned out a lot of clips. We're gonna get wiser 671 00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:08,880 Speaker 1: by the week, very very briefly, before we get to 672 00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:16,200 Speaker 1: I might regret the promise of telling this story about 673 00:42:16,239 --> 00:42:19,520 Speaker 1: the dog park on Easter, but several of you emailed said, hey, 674 00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:21,800 Speaker 1: just do it, so I said, Okay, Friday, Friday in 675 00:42:21,840 --> 00:42:23,600 Speaker 1: the mailbag segment, that's what we'll do. So that's what 676 00:42:23,640 --> 00:42:26,600 Speaker 1: we'll do after several breaks. Tptatpus dot com. If you 677 00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:30,279 Speaker 1: have any thoughts, comments, concerns, criticisms, even all, welcome at 678 00:42:30,280 --> 00:42:32,279 Speaker 1: TPT at TPUs dot com. We'll be right back after 679 00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:46,080 Speaker 1: the break. English languages raised. 680 00:42:46,080 --> 00:42:47,839 Speaker 7: As you put black in front of a word, even 681 00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:50,759 Speaker 7: a good word, it makes it worse. That's messed up, right, 682 00:42:51,480 --> 00:42:54,719 Speaker 7: Like mail. I love getting mailed blackmail, crime. 683 00:42:55,920 --> 00:42:56,280 Speaker 1: Market. 684 00:42:56,320 --> 00:43:00,120 Speaker 7: I love going to the market, black market, crime to 685 00:43:00,120 --> 00:43:04,759 Speaker 7: put it in my drink. Black eyes, very dangerous, ice Hall. 686 00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:07,040 Speaker 7: I can deal with a hall, black hole. That's the 687 00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:10,279 Speaker 7: most dangerous hall in the universe. 688 00:43:14,360 --> 00:43:17,480 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's funny. That's objectively a funny joke. 689 00:43:17,520 --> 00:43:20,360 Speaker 1: But I can I almost guarantee you that like Ebermex 690 00:43:20,440 --> 00:43:23,520 Speaker 1: Kendy or Henry Rogers, who will talk about next week 691 00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:25,160 Speaker 1: because he has a book out. He's the guy who 692 00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:28,640 Speaker 1: wrote He's the super super racist guy that wrote How 693 00:43:28,680 --> 00:43:30,799 Speaker 1: to Be an Anti Racist. He's got a new book out, 694 00:43:30,920 --> 00:43:33,879 Speaker 1: and he's hilariously stupid. He is stupid enough to look 695 00:43:33,880 --> 00:43:36,839 Speaker 1: at that and go, yep, see there's this proof. There's 696 00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:42,560 Speaker 1: a proof of s just dramatic racism. That's a funny joke, though. 697 00:43:43,560 --> 00:43:46,279 Speaker 1: Hey all right, hey, uh oh this, you know, I 698 00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:48,880 Speaker 1: feel weird using this singer. Let's go ahead and use 699 00:43:48,920 --> 00:43:51,000 Speaker 1: the singer. We're getting wiser every single week. It's wiser 700 00:43:51,000 --> 00:44:04,279 Speaker 1: by the week. I yeah, I still don't know about 701 00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:08,200 Speaker 1: that little stinger there. You know, this week, I was 702 00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:14,320 Speaker 1: thinking about something that Erica had said that I thought 703 00:44:14,560 --> 00:44:21,759 Speaker 1: was so important in today's especially political commentary world. And 704 00:44:21,800 --> 00:44:24,080 Speaker 1: she said something it's not an original thought, but she, 705 00:44:24,360 --> 00:44:26,399 Speaker 1: you know, brought it to the forward of my mind. 706 00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:30,200 Speaker 1: Said you need to grow down before you grow up 707 00:44:30,200 --> 00:44:34,080 Speaker 1: and out. And she's talking about, you know, the way 708 00:44:34,120 --> 00:44:37,040 Speaker 1: a tree develops, right, the root system needs to be 709 00:44:37,120 --> 00:44:41,279 Speaker 1: so grounded, so ingrained, that if you grow up and 710 00:44:41,560 --> 00:44:45,320 Speaker 1: grow out, which is what you know you're supposed to do, ultimately, 711 00:44:45,840 --> 00:44:48,200 Speaker 1: you don't get blown over by the whims of the 712 00:44:49,719 --> 00:44:54,719 Speaker 1: whatever the day's news is. And I felt like we 713 00:44:54,840 --> 00:44:56,960 Speaker 1: just need that reminder. I feel like a lot of us, 714 00:44:57,120 --> 00:45:00,200 Speaker 1: especially in the political climate that we're in, but especially 715 00:45:00,280 --> 00:45:04,000 Speaker 1: like now with so many things happening, a reminder that, 716 00:45:04,360 --> 00:45:09,440 Speaker 1: you know, get your root system down in the ground first. 717 00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:13,120 Speaker 1: There's so many people, even in the political commentary world, 718 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:16,680 Speaker 1: that just it. It's hard. You can't judge the hearts 719 00:45:16,680 --> 00:45:19,560 Speaker 1: of other people, but seems like we got some really 720 00:45:19,719 --> 00:45:24,200 Speaker 1: flimsy roots here, and you get blown really fast, really quick. 721 00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:28,360 Speaker 1: And I think that idea of growing down before you 722 00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:31,560 Speaker 1: grow up and out is something that it is a 723 00:45:31,640 --> 00:45:35,080 Speaker 1: necessary reminder. And if I were to think of one 724 00:45:35,080 --> 00:45:38,719 Speaker 1: of the I think most admirable qualities that Charlie had 725 00:45:38,800 --> 00:45:43,520 Speaker 1: is that not it's so grounded in what he believed, 726 00:45:44,600 --> 00:45:48,480 Speaker 1: he can't it's hard to get swayed in one extreme 727 00:45:48,520 --> 00:45:53,440 Speaker 1: direction to another. It's just you have to grow up, 728 00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:55,319 Speaker 1: you have to grow out, you have to go out 729 00:45:55,360 --> 00:46:01,239 Speaker 1: and do do the work. But before you do any 730 00:46:01,239 --> 00:46:03,000 Speaker 1: of that, you need to be grounded in what you think. 731 00:46:03,560 --> 00:46:07,800 Speaker 1: And I Eric had mentioned that at some point, it 732 00:46:07,880 --> 00:46:09,520 Speaker 1: might have been even last week, and I just thought 733 00:46:09,520 --> 00:46:14,759 Speaker 1: that that is such a such a needed reminder, especially 734 00:46:14,840 --> 00:46:19,800 Speaker 1: in the political climate now, especially among the commentating class. 735 00:46:21,120 --> 00:46:22,560 Speaker 1: So that's how we're getting a little bit wiser this 736 00:46:22,600 --> 00:46:25,680 Speaker 1: week remembering stuff like that. Coming up after the break, 737 00:46:25,719 --> 00:46:28,720 Speaker 1: I'll very very briefly tell this crazy story from Easter 738 00:46:29,160 --> 00:46:32,640 Speaker 1: which many of you emailed about TBT TV say dot com. 739 00:46:32,640 --> 00:46:55,360 Speaker 1: We'll be right back after the break. Might need to 740 00:46:55,360 --> 00:47:03,839 Speaker 1: watch that again. I don't even know what he Brucer, Glenn, 741 00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:09,800 Speaker 1: I can't what did that say? Oh? It said ice 742 00:47:09,920 --> 00:47:15,160 Speaker 1: and vending. That's funny, Okay, I have trouble seeing it, 743 00:47:15,160 --> 00:47:18,719 Speaker 1: but that's yeah, that's that. That's funny. Hey, all right, 744 00:47:18,920 --> 00:47:24,560 Speaker 1: So I stupidly promised some of you hecklers I think 745 00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:27,480 Speaker 1: in the email box that I think I was about 746 00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:29,239 Speaker 1: to go off on a tangent of a story that 747 00:47:29,320 --> 00:47:34,200 Speaker 1: happened in the poopiest state in the nation, California. Mentioned 748 00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:36,200 Speaker 1: a thing that may or may not, well, it happened 749 00:47:36,239 --> 00:47:39,560 Speaker 1: our family, uh Easter Easter this weekend. Hopefully you made 750 00:47:39,560 --> 00:47:43,399 Speaker 1: it to church this past Sunday. We did not. We 751 00:47:43,400 --> 00:47:46,640 Speaker 1: were we were all just in bed, just sick, just 752 00:47:46,680 --> 00:47:49,400 Speaker 1: as sick as sick gets every single one in the family. 753 00:47:49,960 --> 00:47:52,600 Speaker 1: And the afternoon we had to cancel Easter. We didn't 754 00:47:52,680 --> 00:47:55,680 Speaker 1: have anything. We didn't have family over was they were 755 00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:57,960 Speaker 1: all expected to be over and itwas We go to 756 00:47:57,960 --> 00:48:00,880 Speaker 1: this dog park in the afternoon. Everybody he's kind of mourning, 757 00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:04,480 Speaker 1: boogers of sorry, kind of cleared out. We go to 758 00:48:04,520 --> 00:48:06,239 Speaker 1: a dog park in the afternoon. We kind of think, Hey, 759 00:48:06,280 --> 00:48:09,880 Speaker 1: this is great. Nobody's here. Everybody's celebrating Easter with their family, 760 00:48:10,320 --> 00:48:12,840 Speaker 1: and we're the only people at this dog park until 761 00:48:14,440 --> 00:48:18,239 Speaker 1: you know, a typical Californian walks up. And if you 762 00:48:18,280 --> 00:48:20,160 Speaker 1: live in California, you know what I mean. You got 763 00:48:20,200 --> 00:48:24,759 Speaker 1: the meth mouth, you got the everywhere hair, you got 764 00:48:25,080 --> 00:48:29,040 Speaker 1: two different shoes on, and we're sitting at this park 765 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:33,160 Speaker 1: and I think, God, dang it, man, Now now I 766 00:48:33,200 --> 00:48:34,839 Speaker 1: have to be and now I have to watch out 767 00:48:34,840 --> 00:48:37,759 Speaker 1: for wherever this guy is. Can't just sit there and 768 00:48:37,920 --> 00:48:41,440 Speaker 1: enjoy an empty dog park with the dog running around, 769 00:48:41,600 --> 00:48:44,640 Speaker 1: wife and the baby toddler on the floor running around 770 00:48:44,640 --> 00:48:46,400 Speaker 1: with the dog. Now I have to be worried about 771 00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:50,080 Speaker 1: this probable meth head comes up. He kind of think, ah, 772 00:48:50,120 --> 00:48:54,000 Speaker 1: who knows. Then he starts yelling at himself, great man. 773 00:48:54,080 --> 00:48:57,440 Speaker 1: He starts lower in the past, like, this guy's gonna 774 00:48:57,440 --> 00:49:00,719 Speaker 1: poop in this park. He didn't. He didn't end up 775 00:49:00,719 --> 00:49:03,040 Speaker 1: doing that, but he started, he started the motions. At 776 00:49:03,040 --> 00:49:05,279 Speaker 1: that point, I said, wife, I told my wife, just 777 00:49:05,400 --> 00:49:08,200 Speaker 1: call call the cops, just you know, let's have him 778 00:49:08,200 --> 00:49:11,719 Speaker 1: deal with it. Cops show up, talk to him for 779 00:49:11,719 --> 00:49:13,759 Speaker 1: a second. Clearly he's out of his mind. But the 780 00:49:13,760 --> 00:49:16,600 Speaker 1: way that we govern ourselves in California is they can't 781 00:49:16,640 --> 00:49:19,160 Speaker 1: do anything about it. So he just walks away off 782 00:49:19,200 --> 00:49:22,080 Speaker 1: into this nice community and the cops go, well, what 783 00:49:22,120 --> 00:49:24,200 Speaker 1: are you gonna do now? Granted I guess the good 784 00:49:24,239 --> 00:49:27,480 Speaker 1: news as he left the park, but holy cow, this 785 00:49:27,600 --> 00:49:32,239 Speaker 1: is not how a serious people run their society. Also, too, 786 00:49:32,320 --> 00:49:35,840 Speaker 1: there's a I don't know, I'm glad had he pulled 787 00:49:35,840 --> 00:49:39,120 Speaker 1: down his pants in front of my daughter, I might 788 00:49:39,120 --> 00:49:42,840 Speaker 1: be in jail. I I'm just saying as a protective father, 789 00:49:43,160 --> 00:49:47,240 Speaker 1: could have been the case. Anyways, that's the story. Tvttvsay 790 00:49:47,239 --> 00:49:49,120 Speaker 1: dot com. Have a great weekend, Try to take the 791 00:49:49,160 --> 00:49:51,840 Speaker 1: perfect nap while watching the Masters we will see on Monday. 792 00:49:51,880 --> 00:49:59,680 Speaker 1: God bless America.