1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:09,079 Speaker 1: It's that time time time, time, lock and load you 2 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: Michael Arry Show is on the air. 3 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 2: In terms of the security of our home, there have 4 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 2: been a number of attacks, the ICES inspired bombing attempt 5 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 2: in New York City outside mom Donnie's house, a shooting 6 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: target at an RTC class at Old Dominion, and on 7 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 2: and on and on. 8 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: Meanwhile, the Department of. 9 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 2: Home and Security is still shut down because Senate Democrats 10 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 2: are blocking the funding bill over the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown. 11 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: Given the security concerns you've just expressed, and given the 12 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: fact that that honestly Secretary Noome has been fired. Tom 13 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: Holman took over from Greg Gavino and Nome in Minnesota, 14 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:00,279 Speaker 2: you could argue you. 15 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: Democrats won the debate. 16 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 2: Isn't it time for Democrats to reopen and rEFInd DHS. 17 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 3: So, first of all, Democrats have tried multiple times to 18 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 3: try to get tsa SISA, the Coastguard funded. Republicans have 19 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 3: refused time and time again to fund here. 20 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: They want the whole agency fund with the whole agency. 21 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 3: ICE is still out there doing reckless things in communities. 22 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 3: ICE is still arresting and detaining American citizens. 23 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 4: The video shows people taking cover inside a ball as 24 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 4: a gunman fired shots toward them from the window of 25 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 4: an suv. Then the police said he parked and got 26 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 4: out with the rifle and started firing again. Within less 27 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 4: than a minute, three police officers patrolling the busy entertainment 28 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 4: district shot and killed the gunman. Paramedics immediately started trying 29 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 4: to say the lives of the nineteen people shot. Two 30 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 4: of them died, three more were in critical condition. 31 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 5: Mohammad al Kose has been booked into the Tarran County 32 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 5: Jail and charged with making terroristic threats at the state level, 33 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 5: according to Department of Homeland Security. He was arrested after 34 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 5: posting a video on TikTok saying he was building a 35 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 5: bomb to explode in the Footworth area. 36 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: Mitchel Neck Adam Schiff was on Meet the Press with 37 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: Christian Welker when he was asked about his party holding 38 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: the Department of Homeland Security budget, including TSA and terror 39 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: anti terror efforts hostage. With the high threat of terror attacks. 40 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: We have seen these terror attacks happening, and well, okay, yeah, 41 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: we'll come back to that, all right, go ahead. 42 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 6: I do have to ask you, just finally about this 43 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 6: partial government shutdown DHS not being funded for a month now. 44 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 6: Just this week we saw terror attacks in West Bloomfield, Michigan. 45 00:02:58,360 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: In Norfolk, Virginia. 46 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 6: This morning, the CEOs of the nation's major airlines and 47 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 6: cargo carriers have written a letter to Congress calling for 48 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 6: them to end the shutdown, talking about the importance of 49 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 6: American security in the airways. Is it responsible for Democrats 50 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 6: to hold up DHS funding with the threat of terror 51 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 6: attacks looming during this conflict? 52 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 7: Oh, Christen, As you know, we offered vote after vote, 53 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 7: resolution after resolution, even as recently as this week to 54 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 7: reopen those agencies to fund them, and the Republicans. 55 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: Voted it down. So here is where I get into 56 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: arguments with Republicans. We go into war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia. 57 00:03:55,320 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: We put American servicemen there to engage the enemy who 58 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: happened to be Muslims, and then some of us say, hey, 59 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: I realized that that Lindsey Graham's having a wargasm. But 60 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: it's lasted more than four hours. Can we stop? And 61 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: so we're told no, no, no, we must be always 62 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: at war. And the reason apparently is because Halliburton's got 63 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,119 Speaker 1: stuff to sell, and you know, a lot of people 64 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: have bills to pay. It's like when you go to 65 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: the doctor and he tells every patient, yep, you need surgery, 66 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: and you need surgery, and you need curtain. Way everybody 67 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: needs surgery, oh because he's got a mortgage to pay. 68 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: And then people come home, doctor says I have to 69 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: have surgery. Okay, Well did he tell anybody they don't 70 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 1: need surgery? Because it sounds to me like if you're 71 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: a hammer, everything looks like a nail, right, I'd be 72 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: crazy if you just sat there telling everybody that needed surgery, 73 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: because then you conduct surgeries. And it's so we have 74 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: this mistaken belief for some people that the doctor is 75 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: looking at our situation and saying, all right, here's what 76 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: would work, and here's what wouldn't work. And I think 77 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: some doctors, not all. Some are just sitting there going, uh, Hi, 78 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: you're gonna need surgery. You haven't even looked at my 79 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: chart yet, already tell you I'm gonna recommend you need surgery. 80 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: I do acls all day. You need ACL surgery, But 81 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: shouldn't you check because I'm actually here because I have 82 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: a broken toe. Oh okay, Well I don't only do that, 83 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: but let's still do your ACL. But I don't actually 84 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 1: have a problem at ACL. Yeah, but I got a 85 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: mortgage to pay. So we keep being told we got 86 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: to go to war, we got to go to war, 87 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: we got to put boots on the ground, we got 88 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: to go to war. And now the new thing is, 89 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: you're anti Semitic if you don't want to go to war. Well, 90 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: whatn't the hell you're anti Semitic if you don't want 91 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: to go to war. Yep, you hate Israel if you 92 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: don't want to go to war. So this little tactic 93 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 1: is backfiring because I'm going to tell you what's going 94 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: on in this country. And I haven't talked a lot 95 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: about this, but I'm going to. 96 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 8: Now. 97 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: There are people who are Jewish American who have pledged 98 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 1: loyalty to Israel. I'm not adding words. They've said the 99 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: protection of Israel is my number, okay. And then there 100 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:34,119 Speaker 1: are people who seem to come down on the side 101 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: of whatever Israel wants. They always find a good reason 102 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: to be supportive of that, okay. Fine. And then you 103 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 1: have people who say they hate the Jews and maybe 104 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: always have, I don't know, and they don't want to 105 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: do anything to help Israel in fact, quite the opposite. 106 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: All right, So you got that group, and then you've 107 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 1: got the vast majority of Americas like me, and I 108 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: suspect ninety nine percent of you, who say, well, wait 109 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: a second, y'all all have an agenda. I just want 110 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 1: what's best for my country. If Israel can help me 111 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: in a particular case with my country's national interests, fine, 112 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: If Israel is suggesting something that's contrary to my country's 113 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: nationalis then I'm not going to be for that. And 114 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: so that would kind of be how that would work. 115 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: But now you've got these people out there, and they 116 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: they're all having conversations that I frankly think most Americans 117 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: don't identify with. I don't think so. I don't think 118 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: most Americans really quite understand what the hell's going on 119 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: between Candice O ands Ben Shapiro, Tucker Carlson, Mark Levin. A. Look, 120 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: that's nothing against those guys. They're all very smart people. 121 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: I think most Americans can't figure out what the hell's 122 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: going on with all that. But I don't want them 123 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: to good. 124 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 8: Honor to be living in United States. 125 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: Let me be clear on what I just said, because 126 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: I don't want a bunch of y'all going out there 127 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: and causing me a bunch of problems, sending people messages 128 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: that I'm criticizing them. I don't get into beefs with 129 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: other commentators. I don't find it to be productive. I 130 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: find it to be counter productive, frankly, and I find 131 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: it to be bad for each of the people involved. 132 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: Ben Shapiro and Tucker Cross, and Ben Shapiro and Candace Owens, 133 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: for instance. I understand that amongst their core audience, they 134 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: each like to land shots against the other one. And 135 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: there's nothing wrong with disagreeing. I'm fine with that, and 136 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: there would be nothing wrong with debating, debate these issues, 137 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: debate American involvement in Iran, debate, putting troops on the ground. 138 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: You know, Dinesh de Susan's been doing that for years. 139 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: I think that's a very productive thing to do. Let 140 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: people hear the arguments from people who are pretty knowledgeable 141 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,719 Speaker 1: and pretty passionate. You know, I don't agree with Mark 142 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 1: Levin on everything, but he is an accomplished arguer. You know, 143 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: he was writing briefs for Rush mart Levin is a 144 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: very accomplished arguer. If you will advocate, if you Will 145 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: in written and in spoken terms. So is Tucker. 146 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 8: Now. 147 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: I suspect that their disagreement has risen to the level 148 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: of outright hatred. I hope that's not true, because they 149 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: agree on more things than they disagree, but I suspect 150 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: it's become very personal. I don't get into those spats. 151 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: I don't do it. I don't want to do it. 152 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: It's not my thing. For some people that becomes part 153 00:09:53,640 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: of their model is to fight with people. That is 154 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: not my thing. I think, to Charlie Kirk's credit, the 155 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: fact that other people criticized him, some of whom claimed 156 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: to be his dear friends, now, which you know whatever. 157 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: I think the fact that Charlie Kirk avoided all that 158 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: allowed him to build a real movement beyond just an organization. 159 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: It allowed him to build a real movement, and that's powerful. 160 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: It's also very mature, and considering he was a guy 161 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 1: who for most of that time was still in his twenties, 162 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: and you know, there towards the end where he showed 163 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 1: incredible discernment as the world got complicated in his early thirties. 164 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 1: I don't know if you remember your early thirties, but 165 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: that's you're a lot smarter when you get older, and 166 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: a lot of the people he was dealing with are 167 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: much more seasoned in life and the complexities of it. 168 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: Charlie was was very much ahead of his time and 169 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: far advanced for his age. May I say, but I 170 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: think we've got a real problem right now, and I 171 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: think you're going to see this play out. I believe 172 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: it is very healthy for us. Let's take Democrats and 173 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: their craziness out of it for a moment. I think 174 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: it's very healthy for US as a movement to discuss, 175 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: debate and disagree over involvement in Iran, funding for Israel, 176 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: funding for Ukraine, funding for Mexico border policies, visa policies, 177 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: all of these things. I think it's very important that 178 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: we have open, honest debates and guess what, It's okay 179 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 1: if you don't like white people, because I think a 180 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: lot of people in public life don't include other white people. 181 00:11:56,040 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: It's okay if you say I'm for whatever policy can 182 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: set white people back and put minorities ahead. Because if 183 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: people were honest, there are people who believe that it's 184 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: okay if you say I'm Muslim and I don't like Christians, 185 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:13,439 Speaker 1: I'm Muslim and I want to see Muslims take over 186 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 1: this country. I'm Muslim and I want to see Christians subjugated. 187 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: It is okay if you say that. Just say it 188 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: and guess what it is. Also okay if you say 189 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: I am Christian and I don't believe that Muslims are 190 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 1: compatible in this country. I am Christian and I don't 191 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 1: believe that Muslims are able to live within the United States, 192 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: whatever that may be. We have to stop saying that 193 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: because your view is not. Because your view bothers someone, 194 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: then it's a bad view. But only if that view 195 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 1: bothers a non white male. Oh yeah, because offending, you know, 196 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: saying things that bother my white males. That's perfectly acceptable. 197 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: The rule is one or the other, and my rule 198 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: is marketplace of ideas. I am not a person who 199 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 1: believes there is a problem quote platforming a person, So 200 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: I don't care if it's Tucker Carlson with Nick Flintis. 201 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: By the way, I still don't know who Nick Flintis is. 202 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: And when I say that, people get upset. Midall you 203 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: should know. No, I shouldn't. That's just it. If you 204 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: think I should know who Nick Flintis is, and you 205 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: think less of me for not knowing who Nick Foinante 206 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: s is. Let me explain something to you. I'm talking 207 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 1: to people all day long on our show who don't 208 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: know or care who Nick Foaintis is. And if you 209 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: live in the cybersphere, or you live on Twitter, or 210 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 1: you live on Fox News or CNN or MSNBC or 211 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 1: what Right Angle News or Rumble or whatever it is 212 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:56,439 Speaker 1: you do, and in your world, Nick Faintis or Ben 213 00:13:56,520 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: Shapiro or Tucker Carlson is the the most important thing 214 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: in the world. I don't think less of you for that, 215 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: But don't expect me to play in that arena. I 216 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: don't and I don't want to, and I believe and 217 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:16,079 Speaker 1: there is an arena for that. I don't believe that 218 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: most Americans care, not because as people they're stupid or 219 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: they can't understand. I believe that most people are concerned 220 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: with the four corners of their lives. Their spouse, their children, 221 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: their parents, their job, their personal health, their personal finances. 222 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: After that, it's a good school for their kids. It 223 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: is good health for their kids, mental and physical. I 224 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: think that's what most people are focused on. And people 225 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: who want them to pay attention to their world, whatever 226 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 1: that may be, want them to think less of themselves 227 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: that you're not as concerned about their world as you 228 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: need to watch political news twenty four to seven to 229 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: be an informed voter. What we have now in our 230 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: elections is a hyper informed voter and an absolutely zero 231 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: informed voter. And do you know why, because the hyper 232 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: informed voters are turning off the uninformed voters because they 233 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: don't want to play the game all day long and 234 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: nobody can figure out what's important and what's not. And 235 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: my job, as I see it, is to tell lower 236 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: informed voters what the hell is going on and what 237 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: matters and what doesn't. Crazy story came over. This is 238 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: one of these great Louisiana. This is why Louisiana is 239 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: so special. You have heard me say this year in 240 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: year out. It is the most unique state in the Union. 241 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: I am a proud Texan, you kid, you never I'll 242 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 1: never deny that. I am Texan through and through. But 243 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 1: I grew up on the Texas Louisiana border. I could 244 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: literally walk into Louisiana. So I say that that Orange Texas, 245 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: where I'm from, is more southwest Louisiana than it is 246 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: Southeast Texas, and I love the culture. I love it 247 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: in the North, I love it in the South, I 248 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: love it in the East. I love New Orleans, but 249 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: there's so much more. I love Lafayette. I love I 250 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: love the Calcashue Parish, which you know, which is where 251 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: we went over to Lake Charles, which has been what 252 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: I shut up ramon. I'm telling them, I'm pandering you 253 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: shut your mouth. So this story is is a story 254 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 1: that not only our WJBO and w RNO affiliates and 255 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: our Lafayette affiliate will enjoy, but I think it's one 256 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: of those stories that everybody's going to enjoy. It's it's 257 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: it's let's take a break from politics for a moment, 258 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: although there is a little political element to him, and 259 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: tell you the story about Neudy the neutral Rat. Now 260 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: I have to warn you it is spelled Newtria, but 261 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: I grew up calling it neutral and I'm not changing 262 00:16:54,640 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: that anytime soon. So this is a real headline in Louisiana. 263 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: To see if I can get that to pop up 264 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:05,439 Speaker 1: for me. Oh, I'm having trouble with it. Just one second, 265 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,719 Speaker 1: I think I've got this headline. This headline is it 266 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 1: caught my attention, and it's so perfectly Louisiana. Let's see 267 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 1: if I'm here, we go all right, the headline is well, 268 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: she didn't put the headline, but it's as sadly Noodie's 269 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:25,160 Speaker 1: days are numbered, according to owner Denny Lacoste, who's our guest, 270 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: by the way, who's been the handler for the celebrity 271 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: pet Neutra that became a Bucktown icon in twenty twenty 272 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: three because the unlikely house pet was diagnosed with a 273 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: cancerous tumor. Denny Lacoste is our guest, and he is 274 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 1: the keeper of Nudy the Neutra rat, which has become 275 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:47,959 Speaker 1: a famous across Louisiana and hopefully soon famous across the country. 276 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 1: This is as great a story as you're going to hear, 277 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:52,959 Speaker 1: as fun a story as you're gonna hear. First, Welcome 278 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 1: to the program, Denny Lacoste, thank you for having me. 279 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,880 Speaker 1: You are the owner of Dennis's Seafood in Bucktown, which 280 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,719 Speaker 1: is in Metai, which is for all intentsive purposes if 281 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 1: you're not from the area of New Orleans. Yes, and 282 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: if I walk into Dennis's Seafood and I am only 283 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,679 Speaker 1: allowed to have one dish on your menu that you 284 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: want me to judge you by. What's that one dish 285 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:17,640 Speaker 1: going to be. 286 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 8: When they're in season? Boil crossfish right on? 287 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 1: Okay, Now, what are you doing that's different than than 288 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 1: other people? If anything, we just. 289 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 8: Have our own blended season then. 290 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,920 Speaker 1: And do you sell that season separates us from everybody else? 291 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: Do you separate? Do you sell that season? 292 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 8: Yes? We do. And we've been in business for fifty 293 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 8: one years. 294 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: Oh my, so you're not the original dnnist. 295 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 8: No, my dad's Dennis. 296 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: Okay is that. 297 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 8: Yes? 298 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: Oh? Okay, Well now it's all starting to make sense. Okay, 299 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 1: So tell us about Nudi the Neutra rat and how 300 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,879 Speaker 1: the governor ends up pardoning Nudy the Neutra rat, and 301 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:03,879 Speaker 1: how this whole thing came about, because it's just one 302 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: of these great stories. 303 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 8: Well, in December twenty twenty, right before Christmas, gone to 304 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:16,120 Speaker 8: work one day, I seen a mama nutrient about four 305 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 8: or five babies crossing the road and I stopped to 306 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 8: let him get to the canal, and the call passed 307 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 8: me up and squished them arow and Nudy was the 308 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 8: only surviving, and I reached down, pulled up my truck, 309 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 8: reached down and scooped him up and brought him to 310 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 8: work with me. He just had his little paw. 311 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: Broken, and so neutral rat is not the most common pet. 312 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,439 Speaker 1: Did you had you ever done this before? Did you 313 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:49,160 Speaker 1: have any idea whether these things could be housebroken? How 314 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 1: this was going to turn out? 315 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 8: No? I never did have a nutrient fa pet. 316 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: All right, So you take him in and how's how 317 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,120 Speaker 1: is a neutra rat as a as a pet? How's 318 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 1: this different than any something else? 319 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 8: He's unbelievable. He's so fun, he's playful. I mean, he 320 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 8: just has his own personality. It's crazy. Really, he's I 321 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 8: was trained in all so weird and he lives in 322 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 8: my house, is like one of my dogs. 323 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: So how does he become kind of the state capital mascot? 324 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: How did that develop? 325 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:32,400 Speaker 8: So he It turns out he just had his little 326 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 8: paw was broken, so he really wasn't hurt. And after 327 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 8: I had him for like four or five days, I 328 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:39,639 Speaker 8: called the wild life. I mean, he got he was 329 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 8: really attached to us, and he was just he was cute, 330 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 8: and my wife started feeding him kitting milk and he 331 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 8: was doing good. And after we had him for like 332 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 8: four or five days, we realized he was going to 333 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,879 Speaker 8: keep him and I called the Whidlife and Fisheries and 334 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 8: I told my rescue of the newtrie, I mean around 335 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 8: here they killed him for their tale since they were invasive, 336 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:03,440 Speaker 8: and they said, whether they're not illegal to have, but 337 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 8: we don't recommend it. It's a freaking neutra rat. So 338 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 8: my wife going got online and he jumps in parish. 339 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 8: You have a road in and basically he goes to 340 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:17,440 Speaker 8: work with me every day. He loves riding my truck. 341 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 8: All my customers know him. The whole mattery area knows him. 342 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:27,880 Speaker 8: When he was about a year row, a girl videoed 343 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 8: us at the red light and he went viral and 344 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 8: I had a radio station by i U ninety five 345 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 8: point seven contact me. He said, Hey, can we make 346 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 8: Newdy the mascot. I'm like, hell yeah, And it's really 347 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 8: kind of just been blown up from Dan. And then 348 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 8: when he was two and a half years old, a 349 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 8: guy from the newspaper from the Noel Avasciate called me 350 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 8: and wanted to come to a story on nude. He 351 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 8: just kind of like a little field good story. Got 352 00:21:55,119 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 8: a twenty two pound nutirat that lives inside and in 353 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 8: love with Nudy wound up arity writing a big article 354 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 8: in the newspaper. He went on all three news channels, 355 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 8: and the next day the Wildlife and Fishery showed up 356 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,639 Speaker 8: to my seafood place, and I was thinking they was 357 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 8: come check for fishing licenses, but they was that they 358 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 8: was they had to get Nudy and bring him to 359 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 8: the Baton rouge Zoo. Well, in the meantime, my son 360 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 8: grabbed Nudy and jumped the back fence and left with him. 361 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 8: So they hassled me, and I tried to explain to 362 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 8: him that I called them two and a half years 363 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:33,159 Speaker 8: earlier because I didn't want this to happen, you. 364 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:36,920 Speaker 1: Know, And so Nudy has been an outlaw at this 365 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: point at right he was an outlaw. 366 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 8: So they hassled me, you know, they was like, where's 367 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 8: your son? I kept a boy in the question called 368 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 8: and I kept down the wrong number, and finally they 369 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 8: got just off and they left and they said, well, 370 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 8: have your son and Nudy at the house for six 371 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 8: o'clock today in Bucktown, where I lived. We taken him 372 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:03,479 Speaker 8: to the Baton rou Zoo. Well. In the meantime, somebody 373 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 8: already started a free nudy because I had customers in 374 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 8: my shop at the time, and everybody loves nudy, and 375 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 8: so it pissed off the customers, and somebody started a 376 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 8: free nudy and me and my wife didn't done anything 377 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 8: about it. Well, in the meantime, my son brought nudy 378 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 8: and I brought him to a friend's house. And then 379 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 8: that evening, well that afternoon, my wife caught the newspaper 380 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 8: guy and said, look, let me tell you what's going on. 381 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 8: Well all three, yeah. 382 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: Hold right there, we're going to tell the story of 383 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: how he has written in Marty Grass Parades, He's been 384 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: on Tucker Carlson's show. He has been quite the famous 385 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: outlaw Nudy the neutra. We're talking to Denny Lacoste of 386 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:47,719 Speaker 1: Dinnize Seafood in Metaie, which New Orleans. Donno, but I'm 387 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: reminded of someone proverb now quoted by Sheila Jackson leaned 388 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 1: Michael Arry Show. Our guest is Denny Lacoste, who is 389 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: the second I guess, second generation owner of Dennis's Seafood 390 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:06,919 Speaker 1: in Bucktown, which Metaie, which is for auentic purposes, New 391 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: Orleans a seafood house, and he has become more famous 392 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 1: as the owner and keeper and rescuer of Nudy the 393 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: neutral rat. Now, let's see if I can see how 394 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 1: it was described in one hour. Yes, in one article 395 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:29,440 Speaker 1: it's described as an invasive, amphibious megarat that under other 396 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:34,399 Speaker 1: circumstances might have been exterminated as a nuisance. However, Nudy 397 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: has lived a princely life. Rescued from the roadway. He 398 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,719 Speaker 1: is known to dine on sweet potatoes, corn on the cob, 399 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: crawfish pancakes. He swims in the family's pool, and of 400 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: course he eats because it's a New Orleans tradition, Popeye's 401 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: fried chicken. Wow, I want Nudie's life, Denny. Yeah, right, 402 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: that's a pretty good life. So armed wildlife and fisheries 403 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:00,360 Speaker 1: agents show up at your house for Nudy. Her son 404 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 1: grabs Nudy, jumps over the back fence, runs away. I 405 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 1: take it you don't show up to deliver him to 406 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:12,880 Speaker 1: them as commanded, and the governor gets involved. What happens then? 407 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 8: No? 408 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 4: No, So. 409 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 8: That so that evening when their wildlife showed up at 410 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 8: my house to take him, he wasn't here, but they 411 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 8: got pissed and they threatened search warrants. Well, by that 412 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 8: time they exploded on the news, and by this time 413 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 8: they had he had probably fifteen thousand signatures Free Nudy. 414 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:40,359 Speaker 8: And that night a prominent businessman stepped in and called me, 415 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 8: and the state Cemetery, Cameron Henry contacted me, and that's 416 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 8: all that got involved. 417 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 1: Do you give the name of who that prominent businessman was. 418 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 8: Louis Roussel? 419 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,919 Speaker 1: Okay, I just like the names, you know, the names 420 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: in New Orleans, in the personalities, I'm sure there has 421 00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 1: to be a personality behind it if he's if he's 422 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 1: saying those sorts of things. So then how does Nudy 423 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:07,199 Speaker 1: end up in the Marti Gras parade. 424 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 8: Well, we're just all the publicity behind him. They contacted 425 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,479 Speaker 8: us and they said we want Nudie to rod. I mean, 426 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 8: he got to be a big deal, which is crazy 427 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 8: over a neutral rat. But a lot of people have 428 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:24,720 Speaker 8: stepped up to support him. I mean, why you know 429 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,880 Speaker 8: the Wilete Fisheries was going to try to take away 430 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,320 Speaker 8: a two and a half feral animal, a pet that 431 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:30,200 Speaker 8: lives like a king. 432 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 1: Now do you take Nudy to the restaurant with you. 433 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 8: Oh, yeah, he goes to work with me every day. 434 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:42,719 Speaker 8: There's a seafood market. Yep, he stays. He stays all 435 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 8: the way in the back. He stays all the way 436 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 8: in the back. 437 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 1: Does he have a little outfit or anything. He wears. 438 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 8: No, but my wife's always dressing him up for you know, 439 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 8: Christmas and Eastern Mardi Gras. 440 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: So I heard from Anna Johnson, who's a friend of 441 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,440 Speaker 1: ours who lives in Baton Rouge. She's involved with this 442 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:06,400 Speaker 1: sort of I don't know what it is, a chamber 443 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:09,440 Speaker 1: of commerce type deal, and she's connected to everybody politically. 444 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: And she sent me the story and she said, this 445 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: is as great as story, Michael, you are going to 446 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:15,880 Speaker 1: love the story. You've got to talk to the owner. 447 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 1: But what the reason this was in the news was 448 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: that he's been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor. 449 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,159 Speaker 8: Is that right? Yeah, that's right. 450 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:29,159 Speaker 1: And so you had said that you and Mara wanted 451 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 1: to your wife wanted to give him however many days 452 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 1: he's left with you wanted to give him his best life. 453 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:40,120 Speaker 1: And I thought, well, the things we do for our 454 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 1: pets is I know you're going to the LSU Veterinary School, 455 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 1: which is one of the best in the country. Will 456 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: y'all have to go back again? Or is he just 457 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: he's come home and. 458 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:50,879 Speaker 8: This is it. We wait to hear back from him today. 459 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 1: And are they I suspect their fielding calls about newdi 460 00:27:56,280 --> 00:28:01,360 Speaker 1: since this is quite the famous neuturette. Oh yes, yeah, yeah, 461 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:06,160 Speaker 1: well I do love this story. It's a fun break 462 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: from from the reality of everything else. I appreciate you 463 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:13,879 Speaker 1: sharing it, and I look forward to coming in and 464 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 1: having some of that crawfish when it's in season. That's 465 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:18,639 Speaker 1: your place, my man, no problem. 466 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 8: I appreciate you calling. 467 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 1: You got it so you know I've said it before. 468 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: Louisiana is just a special place with special people. I 469 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: can hear them talk. I can they love their food. 470 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 1: It's it's Leslie Bonton rule. 471 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:34,920 Speaker 8: They mean it. 472 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: Let the good times roll. You cannot be in a 473 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 1: bad mood around them. They are fun loving people. They 474 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: will see the beauty in relationships and food and they 475 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 1: really appreciate that. 476 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 8: You know. 477 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: I think that's why in New Orleans over the years 478 00:28:54,360 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 1: became such a popular tourist destination, is because when you 479 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 1: would arrive, you couldn't be in a bad mood. Now, 480 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:07,960 Speaker 1: I will tell you that crime and corruption affected the 481 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 1: New Orleans that I grew up with. Nineteen eighty four, 482 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 1: we went to the World's Fair when it was held 483 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: in New Orleans, and my dad planned for the year. 484 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 1: This was pre internet, so you know, he'd have to 485 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 1: go to the library and read articles and different things. 486 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 1: And we went to the World's Fair which was held 487 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: there that year. And I have had a passion. I 488 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 1: have been enamored of New Orleans my entire life. I 489 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 1: like to go for about forty eight hours because Ramon 490 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 1: and his family have been on vacation this past week, 491 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: and he wrote about how wonderful it was and how 492 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: you can still see the good and the glory and people. 493 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 1: They went to Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans, and he 494 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: was talking about getting to share these experiences with your 495 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: kids and the food and the culture. And what was 496 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: it at the Peabody that they roll out the red 497 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:01,440 Speaker 1: carpet every evening? I guess they have this thing with 498 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:01,960 Speaker 1: the Ducks. 499 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 8: Is that what it is? 500 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: And his boys who are at the perfect age, which 501 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 1: is what second and fourth grade? Second and fourth grade, 502 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: they were invited by the butler or the what oh, 503 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: the duck Master. Is that his title? Okay, they were 504 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 1: invited by the duck Master to roll out the red carpet, 505 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: and they were, you know, our assistance this evening or 506 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: Oliver McCrae and July Augustus, and they're going to help 507 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:27,560 Speaker 1: us roll out the red carpet. And then of course 508 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:30,480 Speaker 1: everybody cheered for them rolling out the red carpet. And 509 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 1: you know, at that age, you're just excited with the 510 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: you know, the pageantry of all of that. There's something 511 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: to be something to be said for, you know, the 512 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: Benson Hotel in Portland, or the Great Hotels in Memphis 513 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 1: or New Orleans of all places, did you'll y'all set 514 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:50,280 Speaker 1: the Montoleone? I love that hotel. Oh, I'm going to 515 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 1: get a hundred different emails that I've mispronounced it. But 516 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:56,719 Speaker 1: you know the funny thing, if I said Carondelay Street, 517 00:30:57,320 --> 00:31:00,040 Speaker 1: they'd be people say, get it wrong, it's Carondelet. And 518 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 1: if I said Carondelet, then he get it wrong, it's Coronda. 519 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: In fact, there's there's a commercial about New Orleans and 520 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 1: it'll have Emerald Lagassi and then Paul Prudeo. I don't know, 521 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 1: different people pronouncing the same street different ways, and they 522 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: love to correct you, so you're free to correct my pronunciation. 523 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 1: It's not only wrong, it's going to be wrong no 524 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:22,960 Speaker 1: matter what I do. And that's okay. That's the beauty 525 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: of New Orleans. So a little prayer when you hit 526 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,960 Speaker 1: your knees tonight for Nudie the Neutra rat, and a 527 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 1: little prayer for the great American subcultures across this country, 528 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: whether whether that be the Germans or the Czechs, or 529 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: the Polish or the Kunases, the Acadians who came down 530 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 1: and ended up in Louisiana and so much of their culture. 531 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: The Brooklyn Knites who brought that accent which is what 532 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 1: you actually heard there. That's not an old French accent. 533 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: That's the Brooklyn accent. Accent that came around, came around 534 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:03,120 Speaker 1: in that big port in New Orleans. They would come 535 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 1: from Brooklyn all the way down to New Orleans, and 536 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 1: they brought that accent which came to be known as 537 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:09,600 Speaker 1: the as the Yeat accent, and it is special and 538 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:12,719 Speaker 1: it is distinct. You know, in some ways America has 539 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:16,600 Speaker 1: become like a big shopping mall or strip center. You know, 540 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 1: you got the same set of a few different restaurants 541 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: and they're all the same and nothing the thing. You 542 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: can't say that about New Orleans. It is unique, it 543 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 1: is different, and it is special and God bless them 544 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,720 Speaker 1: and he's a gentleman. Els has left me. Thank you, 545 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 1: and good night.