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<v Speaker 1>Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio Studio, the George

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<v Speaker 1>Washington Broadcast Center, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.

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<v Speaker 2>Arm Strong and Jetty and Key Armstrong and Yetty.

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<v Speaker 3>Congresswoman Porter, your thoughts on the idea of funding for

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<v Speaker 3>undocumented immigrants statewide?

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<v Speaker 4>Yes? Yes, And that's, by the way, what I think

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<v Speaker 4>Californians deserve as answers to these questions, Elix.

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<v Speaker 2>And for critics. Yeah, so that's all I need. I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't watch the debate last night, California do gubernatorial debate

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<v Speaker 2>because I only get three score and ten years on

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<v Speaker 2>this earth, or that's what the Bible predicts. I'm hoping

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<v Speaker 2>I get more now. I'm hoping for like threescore and thirty,

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<v Speaker 2>but you only get that many years on Earth. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to spend any of them watching the

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<v Speaker 2>California to cubernatorial debate. But anyway, that was Katie Porter

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<v Speaker 2>asking the question, should illegal get health care paid for

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<v Speaker 2>by the taxpayers? And she's an enthusiastic yes. So that's

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<v Speaker 2>all you need to know about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Good God, including sex changes of course for legal immigrant felons.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, how does that not end up being such a

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<v Speaker 2>fringe position. Nobody would say it out loud. That's like

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<v Speaker 2>the mainstream Democratic position.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of Katie Porter, that delicate flower of American womanhood.

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<v Speaker 1>Here she is in clip eighty six.

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<v Speaker 2>Master, what's your view? What's your response?

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<v Speaker 4>Donald Trump sucks and I don't think that anyone who

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<v Speaker 4>doesn't see that he is targeting and hurting Californians and

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<v Speaker 4>won't stand up for everybody who is counting on them

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<v Speaker 4>to be their leader and keep them safe, has no

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<v Speaker 4>business being governed.

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<v Speaker 2>Did the moderators at any point say Donald Trump's not

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<v Speaker 2>running for governor? So yeah, I was just gonna make

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<v Speaker 2>the point that, well, if you're if your main strategy

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<v Speaker 2>is to get stupid people to vote for you, you

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<v Speaker 2>go with stupid arguments.

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<v Speaker 1>And the main tone of the debate there was a

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<v Speaker 1>lot about immigration, which is a federal matter, not a

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<v Speaker 1>state matter, although with the whole sanctuary state thing it

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<v Speaker 1>kind of crosses that line improperly if you ask me.

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<v Speaker 1>But all of the Democratic candidates seemed to be running

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<v Speaker 1>against Donald J. Trump, with the exception of Matt Mahon,

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<v Speaker 1>who's not made much you know, headway so far as

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<v Speaker 1>far as anybody can tell. But running against Trump which

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<v Speaker 1>will affect gas prices in the state. How I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>arguably I ran, but you can't run against Trump. You're

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<v Speaker 1>running for governor. How about go ahead?

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<v Speaker 2>I agree with you, but I think to be fair,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just thinking about people I know who are that

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<v Speaker 2>crowd that are just obsessed with hating Trump. That's what

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<v Speaker 2>they want to hear. They want to hear that you

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<v Speaker 2>hate Trump too good. He hates Trump. She ates Trump

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<v Speaker 2>as much as I do, thank God.

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<v Speaker 1>Which is how California get to the state it is

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<v Speaker 1>politically speaking, let's get some Steve Hilton going here, John

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<v Speaker 1>with that sweet little miss porter Ady b here, Michael.

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<v Speaker 5>But I'd like to actually respond to something Katie said,

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<v Speaker 5>and I think it's probably a sincere policy difference between us.

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<v Speaker 5>She said something very revealing, which is the only way

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<v Speaker 5>really that California's economy has been growing in the last

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<v Speaker 5>few years is through illegal immigration. And I just don't

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<v Speaker 5>think that's the right way for us to be growing.

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<v Speaker 5>I think we need to help small businesses create jobs

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<v Speaker 5>and opportunity, and for Californians to be able to earn

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<v Speaker 5>more and live the California dream, and for entrepreneurs to

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<v Speaker 5>want to start businesses in California. That's how we should

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<v Speaker 5>be growing our economy, not by illegal immigration.

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<v Speaker 1>Congressrom and Porter.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, given that you're an immigrant and you added

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<v Speaker 4>to our legals and we're all having to live with

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<v Speaker 4>the consequences of that decision.

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<v Speaker 5>Katie, it's there's a difference I think you'll accept between

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<v Speaker 5>legal and illegal immigration.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, and I wasn't referring to what I was saying

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<v Speaker 4>that immigration has been a major source of growth in

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<v Speaker 4>California's economy, and.

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<v Speaker 2>That is true. I'm booking a room at the Steve Hilton.

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<v Speaker 1>How dare that fascist give that speech? I didn't actually

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<v Speaker 1>pay attention to it, but I think he's a Republican,

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<v Speaker 1>so so.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the fact that she's for free healthcare for illegals

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<v Speaker 2>is all I need to know about her. She's lost

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of weight though, she's clearly on one of

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<v Speaker 2>the gop ones because I saw the You're in My

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<v Speaker 2>Shot video last night again. Yeah, and then her new

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<v Speaker 2>ad and she's God, she's forty pounds lighter in her

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<v Speaker 2>new ad. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Politicians do that. They can, Salem just tell them, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>to Porky, you gotta drop some weight. That's what the

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<v Speaker 1>consultants is unless you're Trump. Yeah too, damn porky. So

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<v Speaker 1>there are some fireworks. I do enjoy fireworks between Chad Bianco,

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<v Speaker 1>the La Area Sheriff, and Antonio Viagro Saw among others.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start with eighty three, Michael, and go to the

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<v Speaker 1>next one after that.

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<v Speaker 2>You know you're an oathkeeper. We all know that, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm very of it. Well, I'm very proud of them.

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<v Speaker 6>And guess what You're gonna swear an oath, and you

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<v Speaker 6>swore an oath, you should know what you were swearing

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<v Speaker 6>and be proud of defending it.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't think an oath keeper is qualified to be gone.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't think you know what an oath keeper.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me let me answer the question.

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<v Speaker 1>I said, if an undocumented person committed murder, they should

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<v Speaker 1>be held accountable.

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<v Speaker 2>They should go to jail. And you keep on saying

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<v Speaker 2>that sanctuary prevents violent criminals. From that, I didn't.

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<v Speaker 6>I said it prevents criminals. I said it prevents criminals.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't buy for me. Fact as I said earlier.

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<v Speaker 7>Thousands have been turned over since twenty nineteen.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously not enough. And then the the ear is where

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<v Speaker 2>it gets better.

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<v Speaker 6>No one has broken the lawn in California. And this

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<v Speaker 6>is why we fight in the streets and people are

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<v Speaker 6>out rioting, burning down Los Angeles. Because politicians like this

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<v Speaker 6>sit and lie to everyone. They get the I'm all

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<v Speaker 6>next emotion because they and you.

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<v Speaker 2>Said you're a proud oath Keeper.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you referring to.

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<v Speaker 6>The group I've sworn an oath three times to defend

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<v Speaker 6>my constitution. Yes, and everybody that wants to like again

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<v Speaker 6>lie and emotionally get all spun up about the oath

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<v Speaker 6>Keeper organization. I just would before you do that, and

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<v Speaker 6>I know none of you have. I want you to

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<v Speaker 6>go read the mission statement of the oath Keeper mission

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<v Speaker 6>statement and they saw.

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<v Speaker 2>Them on attacking the capital.

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<v Speaker 6>And the ACLU. I saw a politician molesting kids. Does

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<v Speaker 6>that mean you molest kids? What exactly? You don't pull

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<v Speaker 6>those stupid statements out and expect.

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<v Speaker 2>Your out keepers. You have no reason there is to

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<v Speaker 2>be governor of California.

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<v Speaker 6>I am extremely proud of swearing an oath to defend

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<v Speaker 6>my constitution against politicians like this.

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<v Speaker 2>And do you still consider yourself a member of that group?

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<v Speaker 2>To be clear, no, that's a pretty funny response. What

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<v Speaker 2>I debates have a habit habit of this happening. Really

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<v Speaker 2>good debaters pivot from things that aren't important, like the

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<v Speaker 2>oathkeepers saying because that they're way too long a discussion

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<v Speaker 2>about something that most people are like, I don't even

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<v Speaker 2>know what that means. It's like when Trump and Biden

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<v Speaker 2>got off on golf scores. Oh lord, really disciplined discipline.

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<v Speaker 2>Debaters always pivot it back to an issue people actually

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<v Speaker 2>care about, no matter what the question was.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I cited that as the low moment in

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<v Speaker 1>an American history, might including like the Battle van Tietum.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Do you want to know the scores from the

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<v Speaker 2>California Post for everybody last night? Yeah? Actually, yeah, let's

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<v Speaker 2>bottom line it. How's each did they thought Javier Bessera

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<v Speaker 2>had the best night? With an A. He's the former

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<v Speaker 2>Secretary of Health and Human Services. He has run like

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<v Speaker 2>a big as a budget that he can practically have

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<v Speaker 2>some planet Earth. Oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>He is an awful, awful democrat, but he's a skilled politician.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I think he's probably gonna be the next governor.

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<v Speaker 1>And gave it if I had a bit money, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>in some weird compulsory casino.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, they gave Chad Bianco a B plus, another strong

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<v Speaker 2>debate performance for him. Steve Hilton got a B. Said

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<v Speaker 2>he had to dance around questions tying him to the president.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll bet if he had his choices, he didn't get

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<v Speaker 2>endorsed by Trump. But yeah, net negative styr B minus.

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<v Speaker 2>This is his best performance ever, which isn't saying much.

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Mayhannes c that's the mayor of San Jose. Antonio

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<v Speaker 2>Viros got a D. Katie Porter a D minus.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, get off of my fing grade.

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<v Speaker 2>Abysmal performance from a candidate who really needed to do well.

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<v Speaker 2>She committed political malpractice by bringing up the thing voters

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<v Speaker 2>don't like about her temperament and then used foul languages

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<v Speaker 2>as if driving home the point. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>I buy that sort of thing. People seem to like

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<v Speaker 2>the cussing. It shows how how much you hate Trump.

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<v Speaker 2>You say, F Trump. Yeah, I agree, F Trump. It

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<v Speaker 2>seems to be kind of where we are. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>like that that's where we are. But I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>it damages you. I'd say, if it's going to hurt

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<v Speaker 2>you or help you, it helps you more than it

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<v Speaker 2>hurts you. Be my guess.

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<v Speaker 1>I was so excited that Katie Porter was going to

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<v Speaker 1>come in for a kicking there.

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<v Speaker 2>But no, I agree with you. That's an eye of

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<v Speaker 2>the beholder problem.

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<v Speaker 1>That's written from the perspective of, you know, a conservative

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<v Speaker 1>or moderate conservative on the left, where they are so

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<v Speaker 1>frothing at the mouths obsessed with Trump.

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<v Speaker 2>You know you do this.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't put up with it. But if you listen

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<v Speaker 1>to NPR for half an hour and then ms NOW

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<v Speaker 1>for half an hour, you'll think, holy crapeh. I knew

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<v Speaker 1>they were obsessed, but I didn't know was this bad.

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<v Speaker 2>It's amazing. So Katie Porter, it's going She's going for

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<v Speaker 2>that vote, the primary voter.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I find it abhorrent, but it's not unwise.

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<v Speaker 2>But what do you think about the whole that ad

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<v Speaker 2>where at the end she says, now get out of

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<v Speaker 2>my shot and then laughs that was a good idea.

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<v Speaker 2>Why not? Yeah? Yeah, I agreed with you when you

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<v Speaker 2>said it.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought the consultants who steered her in that direction

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<v Speaker 1>were right, and she came off as thoroughly reasonable. She

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<v Speaker 1>didn't mention that she will it's big in being a

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<v Speaker 1>single mom. She didn't mention wise.

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<v Speaker 2>She's a single mom.

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<v Speaker 1>Having attacked her husband with boiling potatoes among other you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a snack and side dish foods.

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<v Speaker 2>The polly threw rice.

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<v Speaker 1>In my eyes and then god dang it, she dumpta

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<v Speaker 1>or boiling hot to medley of spring vegetables down my pants.

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<v Speaker 2>The latest polling we had yesterday, Unless there's been new

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<v Speaker 2>pulling since then that I haven't seen, it's still the

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<v Speaker 2>first place person is in the teens. Correct. There's so

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<v Speaker 2>many candidates and there's so many undecideds that I really

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<v Speaker 2>think practically anybody could emerge when people start getting out

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<v Speaker 2>of the race. So it's very very up to start

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<v Speaker 2>talking about who's first and second and if we had

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<v Speaker 2>the runoff today is really nonsensical.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, especially in a state where the whoever's the anointed

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<v Speaker 1>Democrat is almost certainly going to win.

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<v Speaker 2>And it brings me no pleasure saying that.

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<v Speaker 1>And the most obvious you know guy is probably Bisera

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<v Speaker 1>because he's had big, big offices. He did miserably at them,

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<v Speaker 1>but it doesn't matter. Yeah, it's Biserah.

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<v Speaker 2>I sure hope you get a Republican and a Democrat

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<v Speaker 2>to run against each other, at least because people will

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<v Speaker 2>pay attention.

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<v Speaker 1>At least a little bit, and I would love to

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<v Speaker 1>hear and I think Steve Hilton's more likely in chad Bianco,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, to each their own, I would love

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<v Speaker 1>to hear that discussion just it would help at least

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<v Speaker 1>to inch the electorate back toward reasonableness.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe, Oh, we're going to take a break. I just

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<v Speaker 2>saw a headline in the Los Angeles Times California's biggest

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<v Speaker 2>cities are heading in opposite directions. Why La is struggling

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<v Speaker 2>while San Francisco is beginning a new life. There's no

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<v Speaker 2>doubt about that. If you haven't been to San Francisco

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<v Speaker 2>in the last two years or so, it's completely different

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<v Speaker 2>than it was before. Policy matters, which was part of

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<v Speaker 2>the point of the debate last night from the Steve

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<v Speaker 2>Hilton side. For instance, does La have a two thousand

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<v Speaker 2>pounds Sea Lion? No, No, they don't. What's his name, Chonkers, Chonkers.

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<v Speaker 2>Chalker's still hanging around. That's a thick boy. I'll bet

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<v Speaker 2>Chonkers goes on the gpl ones.

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<v Speaker 1>No. Oh, he's all been totally into the whole fat

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<v Speaker 1>acceptance thing. Then he's gonna flip and all of his

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<v Speaker 1>followers are gonna hate him.

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<v Speaker 2>For it right, but he'll be he'll have a six

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<v Speaker 2>pack or a halfty pack. I don't know how many

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<v Speaker 2>abs they have.

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<v Speaker 1>Plus he'll have to get a hide tuck as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, he loses the way too quickly. Saggy skin, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it happens. We got more on the way. Stay here.

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<v Speaker 3>Airlines are pinching pennies on snacks, and everyday Americans are

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<v Speaker 3>struggling to make ends meet, which means it's the perfect

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<v Speaker 3>time for the met Gala, the annual event when Americans

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<v Speaker 3>come together to watch the richest people wear the most

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<v Speaker 3>expensive clothes that make you say.

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<v Speaker 2>What, that's crazy. The dress code this year.

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<v Speaker 3>Was fashion is Art, which is nice but a little predictable.

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<v Speaker 3>It's always fashion this and fashion that. Maybe just one

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<v Speaker 3>year it could be something cool, like big rig trucks.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to replay something we played earlier in the show.

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<v Speaker 2>We were talking about what a great job Marco Rubio

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<v Speaker 2>did yesterday doing the White House Press Conference. I really

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<v Speaker 2>liked what he said had to say about the United States,

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<v Speaker 2>and I just came across this Rich Lowry of the

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<v Speaker 2>National Review, who I really like, retweeted the whole this

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<v Speaker 2>may be the most articular response I've ever heard of

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<v Speaker 2>this question. Marco was asked basically, what's good about America

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<v Speaker 2>in this time? What hope do you have for America?

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<v Speaker 2>With that whole you know, clearly we suck attitude that

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<v Speaker 2>the media has and these are the hardest times ever.

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<v Speaker 2>And I want to play this just because I want

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<v Speaker 2>to memorize some of these phrases for when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>up with, you know, my argument, my son's history teacher

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever. Here's Marco Rubio from yesterday my hope.

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<v Speaker 7>For America, and it's the same deal with that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 7>Look, I mean my hope for America is what it's

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<v Speaker 7>always been. I think it's the hope I hope we

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<v Speaker 7>all share. We want it to continue to be the

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<v Speaker 7>place where anyone from anywhere can achieve anything, where you're

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<v Speaker 7>not limited by the circumstances of your birth, by the

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<v Speaker 7>color of your skin, by your ethnicity. But frankly, it's

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<v Speaker 7>a place where you are able to overcome challenges and

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<v Speaker 7>achieve your full potential. I think that should be the

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<v Speaker 7>goal of every country in the world. Frankly, but I

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<v Speaker 7>think in the US we're not perfect. Our history is

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<v Speaker 7>not one of perfection, but it's still better than anybody

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<v Speaker 7>else's history, and ours is the story of perpetual improvement.

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<v Speaker 7>Each generation has left the next generation of Americans freer,

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<v Speaker 7>more prosperous, safer, and that is our goal as well.

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<v Speaker 7>But it is a unique and exceptional country. As we

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<v Speaker 7>come upon this two hundred and fifty year anniversary, I

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<v Speaker 7>think we have a lot to learn and be proud

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<v Speaker 7>of in our history. It is one of perpetual and

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<v Speaker 7>continuous improvement, where each generation has done its part to

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<v Speaker 7>bring us closer to fulfilling the vision that the founders

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<v Speaker 7>of this country had upon its founding.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be impressive if it was written. That was

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<v Speaker 2>his extemporaneous answer to that question, and that might be

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<v Speaker 2>the most articulate answer I've ever heard of that sort

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<v Speaker 2>of question.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, certainly off the cuff. Yeah, it was absolutely brilliantly

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<v Speaker 1>structured and everything. Those who would tear down this country

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<v Speaker 1>in Western civilization in general, would deny a lot of that.

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<v Speaker 1>But they have to deny it because you.

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<v Speaker 2>Couldn't with any facts to back it up though.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh no, no, that's why they lie so much and

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<v Speaker 1>how they twist or you know, history being as vast

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<v Speaker 1>as it is, if you pick you know this two

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<v Speaker 1>percent of the things that have happened and act like

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<v Speaker 1>that's really the whole story. You can you can come

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<v Speaker 1>up with any story you want. Ans story is this

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<v Speaker 1>is a horrible country.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why I really like the part where he said

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<v Speaker 2>certainly better than any other country's history. That's the part

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<v Speaker 2>I really like, because, yeah, exaggerate our flaws all you want,

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<v Speaker 2>make them ten times worse than they are, still better

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<v Speaker 2>than Great Britain, French. What country you're gonna hold up

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<v Speaker 2>and use as an example whose history is better than

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<v Speaker 2>the United States? Right, because everybody's got that sort of

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<v Speaker 2>sordid past, only worse and longer, right, Right.

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<v Speaker 1>The one thing people have to understand is that the

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<v Speaker 1>Marxists lie. They lie a lot because they rely on you.

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<v Speaker 1>Assuming they have good intentions and you're trying to discuss something,

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<v Speaker 1>you can get to the truth. But they're not, to

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<v Speaker 1>quote James Lindsay, for Marxist dialogue is not a way

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<v Speaker 1>of attaining truth. It's a form for manipulation. So they

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<v Speaker 1>manipulate history, and they lie and just and we let

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<v Speaker 1>them into the schools, so well try to take them out.

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<v Speaker 2>So, as I said, from here to July fourth, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna do nothing but founding nonfiction books. I'm into the

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<v Speaker 2>new John Adams book and really really good stuff. But

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<v Speaker 2>I had a friend he was super into histor. I

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<v Speaker 2>remember asking him years ago the classic question, what do

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<v Speaker 2>you think the Founders would say if they were brought

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<v Speaker 2>back to day? And his answer was probably right. Good god,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't believe it worked that it's still going after

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<v Speaker 2>all this time. They would probably be shocked and happily.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a good point. Oh, we got a lot

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<v Speaker 2>more on the link Armstrong and Getty.

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<v Speaker 6>Joe.

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<v Speaker 2>Take a look at that video I just sent you

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<v Speaker 2>of a pitch a sho Heo Tani through last night

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<v Speaker 2>the picture for the Dodgers. The guy swung at it,

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<v Speaker 2>which means it looked like a strike to him as

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<v Speaker 2>it was coming toward him. I was a ose Altuve

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<v Speaker 2>who's won a couple of World Series himself, so not

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<v Speaker 2>a bad hitter.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he's a bit of a free swinger, but good god,

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<v Speaker 1>look at that pitch that was like five feet off

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<v Speaker 1>the well.

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<v Speaker 2>Must not have looked like that way it was coming anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>Shoeo Tani of the Dodgers was named Pitcher of the

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<v Speaker 2>Month in the National League because he's the best pitcher

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<v Speaker 2>in the National League and the most feared hitter in

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<v Speaker 2>base well, which is just ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 1>Shouldn't happen at the same time. Yeah, yeah, Wow, that's crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm trying to figure out if we have time

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<v Speaker 1>for this? Why not? Uh, it's funny. Awareness is good.

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<v Speaker 2>I think solving.

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<v Speaker 1>Problems starts with awareness, even if their giants societal problems

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<v Speaker 1>came across One really interesting book review about this.

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<v Speaker 2>Gal Fraya, India is her name, tells.

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<v Speaker 1>The story of how girls her age she's a gen zer,

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<v Speaker 1>were transformed by the modern world into products for consumption,

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<v Speaker 1>shaped by social media, beauty filters, big tech. She says,

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<v Speaker 1>young women in particular are starting to see themselves as

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<v Speaker 1>something more and more like products rather than people. They're

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<v Speaker 1>growing up seeing themselves as basically nothing but an object

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<v Speaker 1>in a marketplace, and the goal of their life is

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<v Speaker 1>to optimize themselves for the market, to package up their

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<v Speaker 1>experiences and then to be rated and reviewed by people online.

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<v Speaker 1>Her book explores all these different areas of girls' lives,

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<v Speaker 1>how they look, how they feel, their relationships, and how

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<v Speaker 1>they feel about the future. She said, I found there

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<v Speaker 1>was so much in modern life that was magnifying these

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<v Speaker 1>normal anxieties and more than that, exploiting them for profit.

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<v Speaker 1>That makes really good sense to me. I've known a

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<v Speaker 1>handful of young women who are super online and super

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<v Speaker 1>Instagrammy and curating their feed and getting dolled up and

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<v Speaker 1>stuff like that. And you are, in essence a product.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I understand, I get it intuitively because we're

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<v Speaker 1>a product. I'd like to think our product is, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>fairly thoughtful discussion of what's happening in the world. But

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<v Speaker 1>I understand that I am a product. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>adolescent girls who are desperate for approval understand that that's

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<v Speaker 1>what they've become. Sounds pretty insightful to me.

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<v Speaker 2>So hard for me to get in that headspace because

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<v Speaker 2>I've never been a girl and i haven't been a

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<v Speaker 2>teenager for a very very long time, but it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>surprise me that the way all of our communication and

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<v Speaker 2>so media is built that that could happen. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Like I said, it makes really good intuitive sense.

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<v Speaker 2>What is the name of this book?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna say, because I hear mothers and dads of

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<v Speaker 1>adolescent and young adult women saying, what.

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<v Speaker 2>The hell is the title. I need to get it,

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<v Speaker 2>moby Dick. Moby Dick is correct. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh oh, it's girls with an R as in a trademark. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>simply yeah. And then I came across this. I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 1>I shouldn't be laughing, but I am. A survey of

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand Americans found that one in three say they're

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<v Speaker 1>currently experiencing an existential crisis.

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<v Speaker 2>So does that mean you think you're gonna die? What's

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<v Speaker 2>an existential crisis for a person? Yeah? See, that's the problem.

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<v Speaker 1>If you don't agree on a definition, then that's why

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<v Speaker 1>social you know, issue polling can be so ridiculous. Z

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<v Speaker 1>leads all generations fit slightly over half of gen Z

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<v Speaker 1>or say I'm in the middle of an existential crisis.

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<v Speaker 2>What.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, seems a little high. It's hilariously high. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think we need to put aside our hilarity just for

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<v Speaker 1>the moment. Stressful was the most common word Americans used

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<v Speaker 1>to describe twenty twenty six so far. Thirty five percent

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<v Speaker 1>said that's the number one word I would use, and

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<v Speaker 1>respondent said they've already absorbed an average Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, how would you describe twenty twenty six so far?

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<v Speaker 2>We're into May. I don't know if I would have

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<v Speaker 2>a description same as different day. I don't know what

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<v Speaker 2>I would probably be.

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<v Speaker 1>An equivaler say you want me to reduce all of

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<v Speaker 1>my experiences in the last four and a half months

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<v Speaker 1>to a single word, No about what I expected. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what to tell you. Ups and downs. That's

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<v Speaker 1>three words.

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<v Speaker 2>Deal with it. Let's see.

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<v Speaker 1>Responders say they've already absorbed an average of two major

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<v Speaker 1>unplanned life changes this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, if you're twenty three, I could just say stuff

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<v Speaker 2>like that, major unplanned life changes in five months. That's

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<v Speaker 2>correct as a twenty three year old, although you pretty

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<v Speaker 2>much I had to lose a limit get pregnant to

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<v Speaker 2>pull that off.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I know, but that's see, that's the problem again.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a lack of a definition of terms. Uh not

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<v Speaker 1>Pogosian or was it Bogosian Height whoever? Wrote a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of absolutely wonderful books about how we're teaching kids to

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<v Speaker 1>do the opposite of what cognitive behavioral therapy teaches them,

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<v Speaker 1>which is to understand their thought patterns and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 1>We're teaching youngsters to catastrophize everything. The slightest setback is

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<v Speaker 1>a what was that major unplanned life change. So one

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<v Speaker 1>of the major unplanned life changes, particularly for a woman,

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<v Speaker 1>is when uggs the style for ugs went out from

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<v Speaker 1>calf high to ankle high, and you realize you had

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<v Speaker 1>to get a new pair of bugs. That's one of

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<v Speaker 1>the major unplanned life changes and existential threats.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's see.

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<v Speaker 1>Financial pressure is a dominant driver across all age groups,

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<v Speaker 1>with a separate survey finding that eighty seven percent of

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<v Speaker 1>Americans believe the country is in an affordability crisis and

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<v Speaker 1>half struggle to pay basic bills. Well, I'm not surprised

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<v Speaker 1>by that, given the ramp and inflation unleashed by the

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<v Speaker 1>Biden administration and not helped very much by the Trump administration,

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<v Speaker 1>and fairness. Despite widespread anxiety, seventy nine percent of Americans

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<v Speaker 1>say they're planning some kind of midyear reset. Nearly a

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<v Speaker 1>third say twenty twenty six has gone better than expected. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so I don't know. There's some amusement there, but not

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of information. And then I came across this

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<v Speaker 1>and it's long. Derek Thompson writes about trends and economics

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<v Speaker 1>and polls and stuff like that. Really interesting writer's got

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<v Speaker 1>a substack like everybody, but its title is of America

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<v Speaker 1>is so rich? How did it get so sad? And

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<v Speaker 1>he goes into stuff we've talked about a lot, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>poll results saying people are feeling worse and worse and

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<v Speaker 1>more and more pessimistic. But then if you go to

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<v Speaker 1>an economist, then you look at people's standards of living

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<v Speaker 1>and actual buying power and that sort of stuff. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not that bad. Inflation is scary, though, I do not poopoo.

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<v Speaker 1>No people being freaked out by inflation. No, we got

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<v Speaker 1>into this too much last week. I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>get into it again. Right, Take take whatever you've got

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<v Speaker 1>saved up and change it into two thousand.

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<v Speaker 2>Dollars and give it. Get an idea of inflation and

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<v Speaker 2>how much less it is than you think it is. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's scary.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the government stole thirty percent of your savings anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>But is it possible that.

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<v Speaker 2>We as a society forever had as soon as I

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<v Speaker 2>get this, I'll be happy. And then we all got

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<v Speaker 2>this whatever this is, and we realized we're Oh, that

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't fulfilling, little bummer? Is that what probably happened to

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<v Speaker 2>that country? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>We're an enormously consumerist society. Sure, yeah, But he points

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<v Speaker 1>out that the US has fallen to his lowest rank

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<v Speaker 1>ever in the World Happiness Report, largely due to the

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<v Speaker 1>astonishingly swift decline and well being among young people in

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<v Speaker 1>that international survey, which is awful, And he asks who

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<v Speaker 1>killed the vibes?

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<v Speaker 2>I would say, say, I got two teenagers, and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>they're unhappy more than they should be given their lifestyle.

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<v Speaker 2>I would definitely say, I mean, if they had to

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<v Speaker 2>live the life my dad left led to just go back,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, generation before me, compared to what that was.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, a school in manual labor through your entire

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<v Speaker 2>teen years and no stuff, zero stuff, zero stuff, zero entertainment,

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<v Speaker 2>just score work and physical labor. Would you still be

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<v Speaker 2>as uh like me as you are today? Probably not.

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<v Speaker 1>Why doesn't every human being know? Why wasn't I taught earlier?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>My parents were wonderful, but why wasn't I taught earlier

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<v Speaker 1>that unrealistic expectations are an utter murderer of joy, and

0:26:29.640 --> 0:26:32.919
<v Speaker 1>they cause you to ignore everything that's good, and comparison

0:26:33.000 --> 0:26:35.640
<v Speaker 1>with other people is the thief of joy. Everybody should

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<v Speaker 1>know that, like they know, you know, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Early to bed, early to our eyes. Ben Franklin probably

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<v Speaker 1>had a good one of those, but it didn't rhymes,

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<v Speaker 1>so nobody remembers it.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>So anyway, this guy's trying to figure out what is

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<v Speaker 1>it because COVID was terrible, terrible in a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>ways and ruined people's moods, but we should have bounced back.

0:26:59.000 --> 0:27:00.920
<v Speaker 2>And he's says it's probably not.

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<v Speaker 1>A cultural, big cultural shift like the decline of religion,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's been going on for decades now. It's probably

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<v Speaker 1>not about old fashioned wage inequality, and he cites the statistics.

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<v Speaker 1>It's probably not just about phones and social media. It's

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<v Speaker 1>part of it. But and then he says, the third

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<v Speaker 1>section of this article is the permademic, The pandemic never ended,

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<v Speaker 1>Part one. The sheer uses the s word poopiness of inflation. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so the pandemic going into rampant inflation. Then you've got

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<v Speaker 1>the smartphone world.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think, and I'm not sure.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he gets well, this is very, very long.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm trying desperately to summarize. But he also gets to

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<v Speaker 1>what we were talking about. I guess it was last

0:27:55.359 --> 0:28:01.680
<v Speaker 1>hour that you are an You are constantly a target

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<v Speaker 1>of politics, and you'd never get political change or contributions

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<v Speaker 1>or enthusiasm unless you can convince people that they are

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<v Speaker 1>getting screwed and that change has to happen, or if

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<v Speaker 1>you're the party in power, that if the other guys

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<v Speaker 1>get power, you will be royally screwed and you wish

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<v Speaker 1>that change hadn't happened. So in an era of everybody

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<v Speaker 1>obsessed with politics every day of their lives, the most

0:28:33.080 --> 0:28:37.359
<v Speaker 1>powerful forces in our society are constantly selling misery because

0:28:37.440 --> 0:28:39.280
<v Speaker 1>that's the only way they can get your attention, to

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<v Speaker 1>your votes, and your money.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's a huge part of it. So what,

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<v Speaker 2>going back to the beginning, what percentage of people say

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<v Speaker 2>that they've experienced an existential threat or Looking owner.

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<v Speaker 1>That study, a third of people say they're currently experiencing

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<v Speaker 1>an existential crisis.

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<v Speaker 2>So I ask Quaud what that would mean when you're

0:28:58.440 --> 0:29:02.040
<v Speaker 2>talking about a person. It said, literally, it's a threat

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<v Speaker 2>to your life for survival, serious illness, violence, severe poverty,

0:29:06.160 --> 0:29:09.720
<v Speaker 2>or anything that could end their existence. But the phrase

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<v Speaker 2>often gets used loosely too, especially for young people like this.

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<v Speaker 2>Deadline is an existential threat to my sanity. It's hyperbole

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<v Speaker 2>for something that just feels overwhelming. Well, good God. If

0:29:21.320 --> 0:29:25.080
<v Speaker 2>we're going to use I'm dying for when I feel

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<v Speaker 2>somewhat overwhelmed, it's going to be hard to have conversations.

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<v Speaker 1>It reminds me of Luis K's bit about the words literally, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm literally starving.

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<v Speaker 2>No, you're not. I like this psychological or philosophical sense.

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<v Speaker 2>A threat to the foundations of who they are, their

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<v Speaker 2>sense of meaning, purpose, identity, or place in the world.

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<v Speaker 2>That's probably what people mean. Huh.

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<v Speaker 1>I could believe that, particularly because it was gen Z

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<v Speaker 1>that fifty two percent of them say they're currently undergoing

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<v Speaker 1>a Can you repeat that.

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<v Speaker 2>Threat to their sense of meaning, purpose, identity, or place

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<v Speaker 2>in the world. That's fair enough. Yeah. As a young person, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>especially with the pace Yeah, I don't know what it's

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<v Speaker 2>like to be a teenager with the TikTok paste brain.

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<v Speaker 2>It was rough enough at the slow pace brain.

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<v Speaker 8>They're insane in the brain, exactly, Marco, Thank you, mister

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<v Speaker 8>Secretary National Security Advisor dj soa uh press uh Press

0:30:25.200 --> 0:30:28.080
<v Speaker 8>Secretary yesterday filling I bet we.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't understand the sense of time that teenagers have if

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't live at ourselves. We all know time speeds

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<v Speaker 2>up when you get older and that whole thing. But

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<v Speaker 2>what's there? You know, just with the TikTok, everything's fast

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<v Speaker 2>and short. I just that's that's a factor for sure.

0:30:46.480 --> 0:30:50.080
<v Speaker 1>I bet it is plus in again being a drama

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<v Speaker 1>queen as part of being young.

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<v Speaker 2>I have no problem.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to criticize the youngsters for that, because

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<v Speaker 1>it was pointed out to me that, you know, a

0:30:56.360 --> 0:30:58.760
<v Speaker 1>kidd'll say I've never been in this, I've never been

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<v Speaker 1>this in love.

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<v Speaker 2>Because you haven't, right, So fair enough. Yeah, I was

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<v Speaker 2>about going off on a tangent when my son says

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<v Speaker 2>about the pickings of teenage girls what they all think

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<v Speaker 2>and believe. But hmm, I don't know if he's right

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<v Speaker 2>or not. He piqued my curiosity. Yeah, he certainly could

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<v Speaker 2>be right based on a lot of what I've read.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going through a weird period. I wouldn't, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't. I don't know. I was about to say

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't want to be younger than I am. I

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<v Speaker 2>suppose if I could sign down on a piece of

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<v Speaker 2>paper and actually be younger than I would probably sign

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<v Speaker 2>up for it.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, if Satan's listening, I'll give you my home address.

0:31:40.160 --> 0:31:41.960
<v Speaker 1>You can stop by. I'll sign the paperwork today.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess a more accurate way to phrase it would

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<v Speaker 2>be I wouldn't want to have lived my life during

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<v Speaker 2>now as opposed to when I did, if I had

0:31:49.400 --> 0:31:51.680
<v Speaker 2>to choose between the two. Yeah, yep, I hear you.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll finish strong next. Look through my notes, things that

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't get to yet, trying to figure out this

0:32:06.200 --> 0:32:08.760
<v Speaker 2>thing I want to jam in here we talk about

0:32:08.800 --> 0:32:10.640
<v Speaker 2>I don't want to do it now, but maybe tomorrow.

0:32:10.680 --> 0:32:15.120
<v Speaker 2>We need to talk about US military deaths. People bring

0:32:15.200 --> 0:32:17.880
<v Speaker 2>up how many soldiers we lost in Iraq in Afghanistan,

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<v Speaker 2>tiny percentage compared to suicides. Why this isn't more of

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<v Speaker 2>a topic, I do not know. It's amazing. Started on

0:32:27.680 --> 0:32:30.520
<v Speaker 2>that because somebody, a friend of mine, was calling the

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<v Speaker 2>VA hospital. He said, if you're committed thinking of committing suicide,

0:32:35.600 --> 0:32:37.440
<v Speaker 2>press this number and someone will get back to you.

0:32:37.720 --> 0:32:40.640
<v Speaker 2>And their response was like, WHOA, So there's not a

0:32:40.680 --> 0:32:43.400
<v Speaker 2>live person there. You'll take my information and somebody will

0:32:43.400 --> 0:32:47.880
<v Speaker 2>call me. Eventually, all the money we spend in the

0:32:47.920 --> 0:32:51.480
<v Speaker 2>Pentagon budget, we can't have a human being to answer

0:32:51.520 --> 0:32:53.960
<v Speaker 2>the phone when somebody says, yeah, I'm thinking to kill myself.

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<v Speaker 2>Was a veteran. With the number of deaths we've had,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't like that AnyWho. We will talk more about

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<v Speaker 2>that tomorrow. Nick Fuentees, the world's most America's most famous

0:33:05.360 --> 0:33:10.960
<v Speaker 2>Nazi anyway, confirmed that he is now a moderate Democrat

0:33:11.040 --> 0:33:14.040
<v Speaker 2>yesterday calling for President Trump to be impeached. Wants the

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<v Speaker 2>GOP to be destroyed, and he admitted that he's never

0:33:18.560 --> 0:33:22.040
<v Speaker 2>cared about immigration. He just went along with it to

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<v Speaker 2>get Trump elected. His sole litmus tests is the hatred

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<v Speaker 2>of Israel, and the Democrats are closer to where he is.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, so he's just an old fashioned Jew hating fascist.

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<v Speaker 2>Well what if you're the Democratic Party and he got

0:33:36.320 --> 0:33:39.160
<v Speaker 2>Nick flente is the most famous Nazi in America saying yeah,

0:33:39.200 --> 0:33:41.160
<v Speaker 2>I'm becoming a Democrat because you're a lot closer to

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<v Speaker 2>where I am. And it's very provable that he's right. Yes,

0:33:45.760 --> 0:33:48.600
<v Speaker 2>look at your college campuses. Nick Fluentes could have been

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<v Speaker 2>on the campus at Columbia University that have been carrying

0:33:51.200 --> 0:33:52.440
<v Speaker 2>him around on their shoulders.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, all he had to do was trim his

0:33:55.000 --> 0:33:57.960
<v Speaker 1>rhetoric here a little bit insignificant ways. Yeah, I got

0:33:58.000 --> 0:34:02.080
<v Speaker 1>all sorts of headlines about uh Anti Semitic attacks in

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<v Speaker 1>the US reached a record high last year. Not surprisingly,

0:34:04.640 --> 0:34:08.279
<v Speaker 1>it'll be broken this year. It's nineteen thirty six again.

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<v Speaker 2>He got my sagiti out go get you what they got.

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<v Speaker 2>He's through the fireworks. He sounds for final thoughts. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>your host for final thoughts, Joe Daddy.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's got final thoughts from everybody on the crew to

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<v Speaker 1>wrap up the day. Michaelangelow in the control room. Michael,

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<v Speaker 1>what's your final thought?

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<v Speaker 2>I have a question.

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<v Speaker 1>Will gas prices actually go back to normal or will

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<v Speaker 1>they just lower them just enough so we don't complain

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<v Speaker 1>and keep a little extra profit.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't do shrink flation with gallons of gas like

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<v Speaker 2>you can with boxes a raisin brandy.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeahs prices are stickier on the way down than the

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<v Speaker 1>way up. Michael, It's it's absolutely true.

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<v Speaker 2>Jack. Do you have a final thought for us? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>What is it about pizza? What's the unique quality pizza

0:34:56.920 --> 0:34:59.279
<v Speaker 2>that has that you can just continue to eat it

0:34:59.360 --> 0:35:02.080
<v Speaker 2>until you think you should stop. Other foods you get

0:35:02.120 --> 0:35:04.319
<v Speaker 2>full of and like you just your fool and you

0:35:04.400 --> 0:35:06.760
<v Speaker 2>have to stop. But pizza doesn't work that way.

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<v Speaker 1>For some reason, said many times, I only stop eating

0:35:09.800 --> 0:35:13.120
<v Speaker 1>pizza because I'm ashamed and I realized people are looking

0:35:13.120 --> 0:35:14.600
<v Speaker 1>at me, or the box.

0:35:14.360 --> 0:35:19.080
<v Speaker 2>Is empty, But never because you'd need to. Oh my gosh,

0:35:19.120 --> 0:35:19.680
<v Speaker 2>it's a fight.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the perfect food and a little sweet, a little savory,

0:35:24.120 --> 0:35:25.680
<v Speaker 1>a little acidic.

0:35:25.160 --> 0:35:28.680
<v Speaker 2>A little milky. It's just it's everything pulled it in

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<v Speaker 2>your hand.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, it's proof that God loves us and wants

0:35:31.960 --> 0:35:34.560
<v Speaker 1>us to be happy. Speaking of which, I really need

0:35:34.600 --> 0:35:38.080
<v Speaker 1>to get the planning started on my Joe Getty basic

0:35:38.120 --> 0:35:41.200
<v Speaker 1>atarian community. We're gonna get away from most of the

0:35:41.200 --> 0:35:45.319
<v Speaker 1>modern world and have actual friends and civic organizations and

0:35:45.360 --> 0:35:48.040
<v Speaker 1>go play sports together and stuff like that. Get her

0:35:48.080 --> 0:35:50.240
<v Speaker 1>out of our houses and put down her freaking phones,

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<v Speaker 1>farmstrung and gedtdy, wrapping up an other grueling four hour workday,

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<v Speaker 1>and I get to have sex with all the young women.

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<v Speaker 1>An it's usually a part of those things. I'm just

0:35:59.440 --> 0:36:02.080
<v Speaker 1>going along, right, I kid so many people to think.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see tomorrow.

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