WEBVTT - A Horse Sized Duck Would Make You Crap Your Pants

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>Arm Strong and Getty and he.

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<v Speaker 3>Armstrong and Yetty. Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Dude posted that on Facebook. That's what drone missiles sound like.

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<v Speaker 2>This guy in his apartment in Ukraine, that's what Russian

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<v Speaker 2>drone missiles sound like. Can you imagine living like that?

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<v Speaker 2>We can't as Americans. No, just the idea that, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>a own missile, whatever that is. I don't know what

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<v Speaker 2>that means. Do you know what that means? I mean

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<v Speaker 2>missiles are unmanned anyway, So well, right, you know, it's funny.

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<v Speaker 2>I was thinking that very thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I just I think they're delivered by drone anyway, most

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<v Speaker 1>of their own engines. Yeh.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you just imagine living somewhere where you hear the

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<v Speaker 2>hum of drones and think, okay, here comes attack, and

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<v Speaker 2>you've grown used to the fact that there are going

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<v Speaker 2>to be some explosions and you hope it's not you. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>just insane that that can happen. But it's always been

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<v Speaker 2>the world and always will be the world. Here's a

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<v Speaker 2>little report on where we are on that, and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>fill in some more holes.

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<v Speaker 4>Ukrainian President Voloni Verzelinski got fifteen minutes with President Trump

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<v Speaker 4>this weekend at the Vatican ahead of Pope Francis's funeral,

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<v Speaker 4>and Trump now appears to be losing patience with Russian

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<v Speaker 4>President Vladimir Putin.

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<v Speaker 3>I was very disappointed that missiles were flying bye Russia,

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<v Speaker 3>but that missiles were flying very disappointing.

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<v Speaker 4>As the Trump have been a tries negotiating an end

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<v Speaker 4>to the war in Ukraine, Russia continues attacking Ukrainian civilians.

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<v Speaker 4>This weekend, President Trump wrote quote, it makes me think

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<v Speaker 4>that maybe he doesn't want to stop the war, He's

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<v Speaker 4>just tapping me along. Then Trump floated additional sanctions on Russia.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, and so then Putin floats this whole three day

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<v Speaker 2>ceasefire thing for their victory Day celebrations. Zelenski says that

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<v Speaker 2>there are still Russian missile attacks happening in Kiev and

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<v Speaker 2>that Moscow has no interest in piece whatsoever, which is

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<v Speaker 2>probably true. It's worked for Putin over and over again

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<v Speaker 2>throughout well quite a few years now, where he claims

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to stop or a ceasefire, and he just

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<v Speaker 2>keeps firing missiles and the idiotic media or various European

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<v Speaker 2>countries jump at it, and then you got this Putin

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<v Speaker 2>and North Korea confirming for the first time yesterday that

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<v Speaker 2>North Korean forces are fighting with Russia in its invasion

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<v Speaker 2>in Ukraine. We already knew that, but now it's been

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<v Speaker 2>admitted by Russia. Earlier in the day, Kim Jong un

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<v Speaker 2>announced the construction of a monument honoring the North Korean

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<v Speaker 2>soldiers that have been killed in the Russia Ukraine war. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>great wow. That was shortly after Putin thanked North Korean

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<v Speaker 2>soldiers for their heroism and fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine.

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<v Speaker 1>This is all because of the threat Ukraine poses, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>to North Korea. Weren't anyone, They don't pose a threat

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<v Speaker 1>to anyone, No, on any level. South Korean officials say

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<v Speaker 1>there are about twelve thousand North Korean troops there deployed

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<v Speaker 1>to the Kursk region. I remember at one point somebody saying,

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<v Speaker 1>if North Korean soldiers are actually involved in the fighting

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<v Speaker 1>and not just doing support, that would be crossing some

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<v Speaker 1>sort of red line. Well that was crossed a long

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<v Speaker 1>time ago, and now everybody admits that on all sides,

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<v Speaker 1>and nothing changes, right, this is interesting just as a

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<v Speaker 1>complete aside, I just rebooted my iPhone for instance, reasons

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<v Speaker 1>that are not at least been interesting. And now I'm

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<v Speaker 1>getting power spammed by one account. I've gotten eight messages

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<v Speaker 1>in the last thirty seconds. I hope this is not

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<v Speaker 1>somehow dangerous anyway, Moving along back to yeah, I'm under

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<v Speaker 1>attack from whatever the hell list is. So a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of thoughts on the Ukraine situation, a couple of correspondents,

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<v Speaker 1>and then an interesting perspective something else that's happening Russia wise.

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<v Speaker 1>But Paolo points out militarily, the only way Ukraine could

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<v Speaker 1>win the war with Russia was with enough US support.

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<v Speaker 1>Didn't want to do that for fear of escalation. Judge

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<v Speaker 1>that giving them enough support to win is too risky,

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<v Speaker 1>not in our best interests. Hard to accept, but apparently

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<v Speaker 1>that's the case. Given that reality, continuing support them as

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<v Speaker 1>we have will eventually end with They're losing their entire

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<v Speaker 1>country plus a lot more lives. If we're not willing

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<v Speaker 1>to do what's necessary for them to win. The best

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<v Speaker 1>we can do is help them to minimize their losses.

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<v Speaker 2>Easier for us to say than for them.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, yeah, well, this is what I was talking about yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>Convincing Ukraine to come to the table is harder than

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<v Speaker 1>Russia because Ukraine wants to fight to the death to

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<v Speaker 1>protect their homeland. So that's why Trump is being harder

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<v Speaker 1>on Zelensky. And I'm not saying that's right or I'm

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<v Speaker 1>arguing in favor of it, but that's the case I

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<v Speaker 1>think right.

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<v Speaker 2>For some reason, this popped into my head. I watched

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<v Speaker 2>the movie Rocky with my son the other day. If

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<v Speaker 2>you remember the original movie Rocky, toward the end, he's

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<v Speaker 2>getting the but Jesus beaten out of them. They both

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<v Speaker 2>are anyway, he says to his trainer, Mickey says, you've

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<v Speaker 2>stopped this fight, and I'll kill you.

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<v Speaker 1>He still wanted to fight, no matter how beat up

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<v Speaker 1>he was. And that's where Ukraine is right now there.

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<v Speaker 1>You stop this fight and they'll kill you. They just

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<v Speaker 1>want give us more stuff and we'll keep fighting.

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<v Speaker 2>We as you know, sovereign nation and taxpayers to decide

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<v Speaker 2>whether we want to arm them or not. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's a good idea, So you don't.

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<v Speaker 1>Matt points out, he well, he says, now I preface this.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm an armchair foreign policy observer if even that. Although

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Matt, if you're a man of logic and

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<v Speaker 1>reasonable intelligence, most foreign policy does come down to fairly

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<v Speaker 1>simple motivations, so you know, feel free to weigh in.

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<v Speaker 1>As much as the deal Trump proposed to Russian Ukraine

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<v Speaker 1>makes no sense to me in terms not only of

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<v Speaker 1>fairness but even the optics, I feel like the administration

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<v Speaker 1>has two things in mind. One thing is that it

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<v Speaker 1>may be a matter of attempting to soothe the beast

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<v Speaker 1>to not go for total conquest. Back to Powlow's point,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's if he honors the agreements and doesn't decide

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<v Speaker 1>to continue.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a huge if with Putin.

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<v Speaker 1>As much as I don't like it and don't agree

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<v Speaker 1>with how he's handling it, I think Trump wants to

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<v Speaker 1>avoid further military and monetary involvement in this war. And

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<v Speaker 1>then he gets to his bigger point. I think Trump

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<v Speaker 1>is away of what may be on the horizon with

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<v Speaker 1>China and would rather save his capital for what may

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<v Speaker 1>come from that.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe that's why the tariffs too.

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<v Speaker 1>He wants to begin the steps to bring manufacturing back

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<v Speaker 1>so he can be ready for you know, when the

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<v Speaker 1>great to severing with China.

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<v Speaker 2>Occurs.

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<v Speaker 1>Just to summarize his thoughts, I would if there is

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<v Speaker 1>a whole of administration understanding that conflict with China, be

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<v Speaker 1>it merely diplomatic and economic or maybe trade and ordinance

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever it is, that is the one thing we

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<v Speaker 1>must be ready for. What are lesser priorities that are

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<v Speaker 1>detracting from our ability to get ready for China?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, here is the list. As listening to some really

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<v Speaker 2>smart people talk about Trump's foreign policy vision and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>whether he has one or not, or a worldview or not,

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<v Speaker 2>and they seem to settle on this, and this makes

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<v Speaker 2>sense to me. I don't know that it's a good idea,

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<v Speaker 2>but this makes sense to me that this is the

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<v Speaker 2>way he sees the world.

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<v Speaker 1>Look, Taiwan is right next to China. Of course, China

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna take Taiwan. Ukraine's next to Russia, and they

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<v Speaker 1>want it more than the rest of the world wants

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<v Speaker 1>to stop them. Of course they're gonna take it. Canada

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<v Speaker 1>should be ours, Greenland should be ours. That's the way

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<v Speaker 1>he sees the world. And kind of an old timey

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<v Speaker 1>just like theirpower spheres of influence, since they say in

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<v Speaker 1>the business, Yeah, just very on the ground reality sort

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<v Speaker 1>of way. Yeah, yeah, and that might be the way

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<v Speaker 1>he looks at it.

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<v Speaker 2>It seems to be, yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I would love to know what he said in that

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<v Speaker 1>private meeting with Zelenski the other day as we were discussing.

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<v Speaker 1>And then finally this I found very very interesting, Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>Grove writing in the Journal. With President Trump and many

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<v Speaker 1>other world leaders preoccupied with war in Ukraine, Europeans are

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<v Speaker 1>growing alarmed about what the Russian army has been doing

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<v Speaker 1>much more quietly along other stretches of its borders with Europe,

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<v Speaker 1>someone hundred miles east of its border with Finland in

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<v Speaker 1>the Russian city of Unpronounceable, military engineers are expanding army

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<v Speaker 1>bases where the Kremlin plans to put a new army

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<v Speaker 1>headquarters to oversee tens of thousands of troops over the

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<v Speaker 1>next several years. Those soldiers, many now serving on the

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<v Speaker 1>front lines in Ukraine, are intended to be the backbone

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<v Speaker 1>of a Russian military preparing to face off with NATO.

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<v Speaker 1>According to Western military and intelligence officials, You.

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<v Speaker 2>Think Premlin actually believes NATO would preemptively attack him, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>because that's what a lot of you say. Ukraine started

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<v Speaker 2>this war talk of being in NATO when we put

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<v Speaker 2>NATO right on their doorstep and that blah blah blah.

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<v Speaker 1>Putn't think NATO is going to attack him, an, I

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<v Speaker 1>think you know more about this than I do. But

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<v Speaker 1>I know that through the years, through the centuries, there

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<v Speaker 1>has been a certain paranoia that's run through Russian defense

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<v Speaker 1>and just their leadership because they don't have natural barriers

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<v Speaker 1>to invasion, right, But in the modern world, NATO's never

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<v Speaker 1>going to it just preemptively invade Russia. No, it doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>matter whether that's true or not. If he believes it's true,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess I wouldn't think so. So they get into

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<v Speaker 1>the way, I'm sorry, into the fact that Finland has

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<v Speaker 1>joined NATO, and there are a couple more examples, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the Russians are definitely projecting some of their power toward

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<v Speaker 1>Europe in a defensive slash saber rattling way, which has

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<v Speaker 1>the Euros somewhat on edge.

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<v Speaker 2>There you go, freaking those You know, the saddest people

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<v Speaker 2>on earth might be those poor North Korean soldiers. You

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<v Speaker 2>got the miserable life back home in your country with

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<v Speaker 2>your family starving, and to try to help them out

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<v Speaker 2>in some way, or because you got a gun at

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<v Speaker 2>pointed at your head. More or less there you are

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<v Speaker 2>in Russia. You probably don't even couldn't even put it

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<v Speaker 2>on a map. You had no schooling. The slightest idea

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<v Speaker 2>where you are what you're doing, dying for for Putin

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<v Speaker 2>and whatever he's it's good lord. So maybe your family

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<v Speaker 2>gets a few shekels. So when you get killed back home? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>just miserable miserable existence. Yuck. You know see what this.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's a tip for you, young listener. What's that, Mike Jack.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll do my teas after you say this. Okay, ah,

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<v Speaker 2>what was I gonna say? Eh?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, for you young folks, it is possible there will be

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<v Speaker 1>another period of peace and prosperity on the war in

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<v Speaker 1>the world won't last long, but we would urge you

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<v Speaker 1>when that moment comes to remember our wise old words

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<v Speaker 1>and say to yourself, Wow, this is weird and great.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like spring vacation. It's not gonna last.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, based on my reading and history, it could be

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<v Speaker 1>like two hundred years.

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<v Speaker 2>Before that happens again. Before it's like you know, the nineties.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, eat your sorghum and avoid saturated fats if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to live that long. I find myself wondering what

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<v Speaker 1>the answer to the age old question is if you

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<v Speaker 1>pitted one hundred unarmed men against a single eight hundred

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<v Speaker 1>pound lowland gorilla, who would win?

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<v Speaker 2>Right?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad according the answer according to science and artificial intelligence.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh okay, among other things we got on the wails.

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<v Speaker 2>Stay here? Can AI answer all questions? Can you just

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<v Speaker 2>plug in? Could twelve third grade girls take on a beaver?

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<v Speaker 3>Or?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there are all kinds of AI questions we

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<v Speaker 1>can answer.

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<v Speaker 2>Now. What was the uh?

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<v Speaker 1>Would you rather have a horse sized duck or one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred duck sized horses?

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<v Speaker 2>Something like that? Yeah? I always went to duck sized

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<v Speaker 2>horses because I think they just be cutere neck. Oh

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<v Speaker 2>my gosh, it'd be amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>You could You could have like tourism constantly coming to

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<v Speaker 1>your tiny little horse farm. Speaking of little girls, were

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<v Speaker 1>charge of anything you wanted?

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<v Speaker 2>Where is a horse sized duck?

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<v Speaker 1>Would have you soil in your pants?

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<v Speaker 3>Bro?

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<v Speaker 2>Put the duck back? Please?

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<v Speaker 1>The thing decided to pack you? Could you know, remove

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<v Speaker 1>your head? Speaking of which, this guy Mark, what's his name?

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<v Speaker 1>He's a software and AI guy and he likes to

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<v Speaker 1>pose various questions to AI and parse out the information,

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<v Speaker 1>and one of his questions has gone slightly viral. Apparently

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<v Speaker 1>there's a wild debate blowing up online. He says, can

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred unarmed men defeat a single gorilla in a fight,

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<v Speaker 1>and he breaks it down step by step. First, let's

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<v Speaker 1>take a look at the combatants, starting with the gorilla.

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<v Speaker 1>These beasts are insanely strong. A silver back that's you're big,

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<v Speaker 1>mature like lowland gorilla, and they range from six to

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<v Speaker 1>like eight hundred pounds that proverbial eight.

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<v Speaker 2>Hundred pound gorilla. They can lift.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, this guy's a brit So he uses a kilograms,

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<v Speaker 1>but a silverback can lift up to seventeen hundred pounds

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen one hundred pounds.

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<v Speaker 2>Almost a ton. That's amazing. Run it twenty five miles

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<v Speaker 2>per hour. Wow, and.

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<v Speaker 1>Has a bite force of thirteen hundred pounds per square inch,

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<v Speaker 1>enough to crush bones.

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<v Speaker 2>I have a feeling I'm going to quibble with the

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<v Speaker 2>result of this, but yeah, go on, quibble away. That's

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<v Speaker 2>what we're doing here.

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<v Speaker 1>One swing of its arm could kill a man instantly.

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<v Speaker 1>So the whole clothes line A giant silverback gorilla clotheslines you.

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<v Speaker 1>It could kill you. I'm sever of your spine, traumatic

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<v Speaker 1>brain injury.

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<v Speaker 2>Whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>Gorillas are also agile and tough. They can charge fast,

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<v Speaker 1>dodge attacks, and they're thick skulls and bones make them

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<v Speaker 1>very hard to injure. They're built for combat in a

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<v Speaker 1>way that humans simply aren't.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe all of this.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep in mind, Jack, that the life of the average

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<v Speaker 1>male gorilla is gonna include a handful of fights, if

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<v Speaker 1>not to the death to one guy saying I've had enough,

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<v Speaker 1>I've had enough. You can mate with her. I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>I'm leaving. I'm heading off into the jungle. You can

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<v Speaker 1>have her.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want her.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, let's handicap the humans. You'll be sicker for soon enough.

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<v Speaker 1>With one hundred men, they have sheer numbers. Clearly, if

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<v Speaker 1>they swarm the gorilla all at once, they might restrain it,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's risky. Many would get seriously hurt or killed

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<v Speaker 1>in the process.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's where I'm gonna quibble. After you get through this.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, we the humans have intelligence and endurance. We can

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<v Speaker 1>plan strategies like distracting the gorilla while others attack from behind,

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<v Speaker 1>might even wear it down over time. But it's not

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<v Speaker 1>easy and without deppens, it's brutal. Humans lack natural defenses,

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<v Speaker 1>we're soft. Speaking for myself, the gorilla could break bones,

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<v Speaker 1>are killed with a single blow. Coordination of the human

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<v Speaker 1>team absolutely critical. Any mistakes and it's chaos. By the way,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll post the link to this Twitter thread because it

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<v Speaker 1>includes AI generated videos.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yes, not the violent part. I'm sorry. Good. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you're sticking of.

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<v Speaker 3>Thirty eight.

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<v Speaker 1>So you got a picture of the fight. The gorilla

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<v Speaker 1>charges and scatters the group. The first few men to

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<v Speaker 1>engage would likely die fast. The rest would need to

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<v Speaker 1>swarm and pylon without hesitation to have a shot. Even

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<v Speaker 1>if they pin the gorilla, killing it unarmed is tough.

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<v Speaker 1>They'd have to suffocate it or cause massive trauma, which

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<v Speaker 1>could take time and lead to more casualties.

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<v Speaker 2>It would be a grim struggle, to say the least. Jack. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't want to see it because obviously the animal

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't have a vote and whether or not it wants

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<v Speaker 2>to participate in this willa.

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<v Speaker 1>Seeing the gorilla's consentant and actually the guy points out,

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<v Speaker 1>this is not a fight anyone would want to see.

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<v Speaker 1>So could one hundred men do it? Possibly? But with

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<v Speaker 1>heavy losses. It's a meaningless victory at best. The gorillas

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<v Speaker 1>of powerhouse humans outmatched without weapons, the costs staggering.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, AI continues to benefit us all with things like this.

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<v Speaker 1>Armstrong and Getty ups to slash twenty thousand jobs on

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<v Speaker 1>weak Amazon deliveries over the Trump tariff thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Because you know, practically everything you ordered through Amazon comes

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<v Speaker 2>through UPS, and they're delivering on less packages. I guess

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<v Speaker 2>there are that many fewer packages already. UPS slashing twenty

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<v Speaker 2>thousand jobs. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, YOUPS had severed their relationship with Amazon. I remember

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<v Speaker 1>reading that a while back. Interestingly enough, we mentioned earlier

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<v Speaker 1>that Amazon is going to show a tariff fee. Essentially,

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<v Speaker 1>how much of this price is the tariffs on your

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<v Speaker 1>transactions coming out of what soonish? The White House slamed

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<v Speaker 1>Amazon's reported plan. This is a hostile and political act

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<v Speaker 1>by Amazon, said White House spokeslady Caroline Levitt.

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<v Speaker 2>Political political obviously, and they have, you know, every right

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<v Speaker 2>to be not in favor of the tariffs and how

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<v Speaker 2>it affects their businesses. Hostile. I don't know if it's hospital.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, just to go on quoting Caroline Levitt, because it's interesting,

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<v Speaker 1>why did Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked

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<v Speaker 1>inflation to the highest level in four years. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>really a surprise because Amazon has partnered with a Chinese

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<v Speaker 1>propaganda arm. Oh shoot, Trump v Bezos. Now, I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>mind if this caught on. Of course, there'd be all

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<v Speaker 1>kinds of fact checking that would have to occur.

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<v Speaker 2>But I wish more gas stations in California would have

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<v Speaker 2>a sign that says this five dollars and ten cent

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<v Speaker 2>gallon gas. You're paying for eighty cents of it? Is this,

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<v Speaker 2>sixty cents of it? Is this? Blah blah blah blah blah.

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<v Speaker 2>I would love that, you know, or yeah, it should

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<v Speaker 2>I happen during inflation. This costs this much more because

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<v Speaker 2>of the Inflation Reduction Act. Now, we did have the

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<v Speaker 2>pictures of a goofy looking Biden pointing at the price

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<v Speaker 2>and saying I did this, which essentially the same thing. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>that was fantastic.

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<v Speaker 1>How is that not happened in cal Unicornia with a

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<v Speaker 1>Gavin Newsom's face next to gas pumps.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm kind of surprised. I don't know. I loved that

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<v Speaker 2>period of time though, when you go around and have

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<v Speaker 2>the smiling Biden. Let's come Brandon good time. I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to get this on before we get further into the

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred days of Donald Trump. So this is a

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<v Speaker 2>person Trump did an interview with the Atlantic, including Jeffrey Goldberg,

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<v Speaker 2>because Trump's that kind of guy. AnyWho, Maybe we'll get

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<v Speaker 2>to that a little bit later. Here's one of the

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<v Speaker 2>Atlantic journalists cold calling Trump on his own cell phone.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how he had Trump's number, but this

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<v Speaker 2>is how it went.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Michael Hello, this is President Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>There.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Michael Sheer. I'm a reporter for the Atlantic.

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<v Speaker 2>You wrote, oh, I know who you are. Michael, I

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<v Speaker 2>know who you are.

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<v Speaker 3>I never write you never write good about me, Michael,

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<v Speaker 3>you never ever wow.

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<v Speaker 1>So so Trump like old people, I guess, answers the

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<v Speaker 1>phone for random numbers without somebody texting first. Those of

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<v Speaker 1>us who are younger, we will not take a phone

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<v Speaker 1>call unless you have warned us for a long time

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<v Speaker 1>ahead of time, when we know exactly who it is,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's so scary to answer the phone, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>or something I don't know. Short of spouse and best friend, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>we all now react with why are they calling me? Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>My god, what is this? Trump still edges the bone?

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<v Speaker 2>Who is it? I know who you are? You never

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<v Speaker 2>say anything nice about me? Wow?

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, So we have to Oh, you know what, you

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<v Speaker 1>got to do your your quibble about the gorilla.

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<v Speaker 2>Versus the Fellas thing we're discussed.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna throw that one hundred unarmed men best an

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<v Speaker 1>eight hundred pound.

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<v Speaker 2>Gorilla in a fight. How about I throw that into

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<v Speaker 2>the One More Thing podcast that we do every day

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<v Speaker 2>after the show you can tune in look forward to

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<v Speaker 2>wherever you get your podcasts. The more I think about

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<v Speaker 2>that idea, the more I like it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, yes, we do an additional segment that never airs

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<v Speaker 1>on the radio, and therefore sometimes there are swears. So

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<v Speaker 1>if you're excited by that prospect, Oh, that reminds me.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a great piece. A couple of folks have commented

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<v Speaker 1>on this, the Democrats new strategy of swearing a lot. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we're all going to start swearing at the same time

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<v Speaker 1>to prove how authentic and like regular people we are

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<v Speaker 1>ready begin and reflect your anger right exactly, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>just it's pathetic. So we have declared aloud and repeatedly

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<v Speaker 1>that the first one hundred days and there's generally theme music.

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<v Speaker 1>The first one days of the Trump administration is a

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<v Speaker 1>completely silly and arbitrary measuring stick.

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<v Speaker 2>It is the pseudo. It is a pseudo event is

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<v Speaker 2>created by the media and then the report on it

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<v Speaker 2>like it's not something they invented.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, It's like Black Friday, which never was what it

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<v Speaker 1>claimed to be.

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<v Speaker 2>Ever, it's entirely made up. Anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>Having conceded that, it is a decent enough chance to

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<v Speaker 1>look at some of the pros and cons and ups

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<v Speaker 1>and downs. Kim Strasse a little Wall Street Journal, one

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<v Speaker 1>of our favorite writers, very reasonable woman. She says, when

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<v Speaker 1>Trump is right, he's right, and vicey versy. And she

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<v Speaker 1>points out that the opening two months of the administration,

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<v Speaker 1>we're mold breaking, the policy equivalent of shock and awe.

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<v Speaker 1>And now it has slowed somewhat definitely.

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<v Speaker 2>And is a little more mixed as the.

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<v Speaker 1>Many many court battles which the administration had mostly intentionally provoked,

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<v Speaker 1>are working their way through the system. You've got a

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<v Speaker 1>little strm and drawing at the Pentagon, although that seems

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<v Speaker 1>to have died down. The one point she makes that

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<v Speaker 1>I think is pretty interesting was that and she goes

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<v Speaker 1>through and it's absolutely fair to do this because we've

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<v Speaker 1>criticized Trump for some of the things he's done, the

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<v Speaker 1>tariffs and the rest of it, but not only has

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<v Speaker 1>the victory on the border been just astonishing, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>moving toward figuring out how to deport all the people

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<v Speaker 1>who should not be here, which is you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not done yet, obviously, but it's an amazing victory. You

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<v Speaker 1>got the Education Department holding student bar wers accountable for

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<v Speaker 1>their debt. You've got women's sports and private spaces being

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<v Speaker 1>protected aggressively. We haven't won all those battles, but great

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<v Speaker 1>progress is being made. Marco Rubio has made a sweeping

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<v Speaker 1>and overdue restructuring in the State Department.

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<v Speaker 2>That's Kim Strassel's words.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump has slapped down the idiotic populist idea of a

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<v Speaker 1>so called millionaire's tax by various Republicans. There's a long

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<v Speaker 1>list of stuff that's pretty good. But the point that

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<v Speaker 1>she made that I thought was really interesting was if

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<v Speaker 1>you look at the first term, Trump's first term, which

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<v Speaker 1>got him reelected, the positives of the first term, because

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<v Speaker 1>the chaos of the first term was a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it faded in time and didn't seem as bad and

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<v Speaker 1>b A lot of people realized, Oh, Trump didn't cause

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<v Speaker 1>that chaos. He didn't say, Hey, you know, I might

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<v Speaker 1>be a Russian agent. Let's argue about it for the

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<v Speaker 1>next two years.

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>No, that was entirely from the left. But she says,

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<v Speaker 1>dig under the surface, there's a common foundation of some

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<v Speaker 1>of the missteps. Mister Trump's first term success came largely

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<v Speaker 1>down to his reaganesque agenda, and it's those policies deregulation,

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<v Speaker 1>tax cuts, peace through strength that still resonate best with voters.

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<v Speaker 1>Yet his decision in recent years to draw closer to

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<v Speaker 1>his party's new breed of uber populists and neo isolationists

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<v Speaker 1>and to seed them, excuse me, through his government is

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<v Speaker 1>causing real backroom power struggles. A team of rivals sounds great,

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<v Speaker 1>but absent Abe Lincoln, it usually produces a mess.

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<v Speaker 2>That's interesting. I always wonder about that that that book

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<v Speaker 2>unfortunately or fortunately and fine book, but got so much

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<v Speaker 2>attention that everybody thinks having a whole bunch of people,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in your staff and your work team or whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>that disagree wholeheartedly is the way to go. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not sure that's true.

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<v Speaker 1>No, I think you need agreement on certain critical concepts.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there was a reason Lincoln put together the

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<v Speaker 1>cabinet that he did. Read the book if you want

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<v Speaker 1>to know, it wasn't like entirely high minded idealism. You

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<v Speaker 1>know what I shall know, I shall Listenmber most of

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<v Speaker 1>my opponents into the nose, trying to co opt their

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<v Speaker 1>support and their coalition.

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<v Speaker 2>Get them on his side to win the election. Blah

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<v Speaker 2>blah blah. And then you might take it might take

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<v Speaker 2>a genius running that to make it work out.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, yeah, perhaps one of the greatest geniuses ever to

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<v Speaker 1>hold the office. Yeah, indeed. Yeah, you've got to agree

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<v Speaker 1>on certain fundamental principles of domestic and foreign policy. I

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<v Speaker 1>think the key is to have advisors who are willing

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<v Speaker 1>to say either a here's the weakness or risk of

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm proposing, or a cabinet where you say, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>Jim has come out with a really good idea. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>take a look at the weaknesses and risks of his argument.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's make sure we understand this thing from three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and sixty degrees.

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<v Speaker 2>As opposed to you know, a JD.

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<v Speaker 1>Vance Marco Rubio, who might disagree violently on foreign policy

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<v Speaker 1>just they might.

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<v Speaker 2>It's difficult to tell with those two fellas, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm repeating some of my favorite pundits who have been

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<v Speaker 2>saying this for years. Every president gets elected and thinks

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<v Speaker 2>that they have a mandate for just maximum change to

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<v Speaker 2>all different parts of the way we run our country.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's kind of odd if you think about it,

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<v Speaker 2>that we would every four years need major changes in

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<v Speaker 2>tax structure, healthcare, border, whatever it is. Just seems unlikely,

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't it, as opposed to, you know, tweaking the course

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<v Speaker 2>of the ship of state? Right, Yeah, you know, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I was just going to say, I think if Trump

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<v Speaker 2>had rolled in and and I know he's been talking

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<v Speaker 2>about tariffs since he was a young man, but if

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<v Speaker 2>he had rolled in the border and then just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of tend to, you know, other things, I think he'd

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<v Speaker 2>still be at fifty five percent.

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<v Speaker 1>At the risk of various young populists writing angry emails,

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<v Speaker 1>which I chuckle at, what would Reagan do is not

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<v Speaker 1>a bad standard just for the big stuff of domestic policy,

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<v Speaker 1>especially economics. I'm going to violently restructure trade in the

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<v Speaker 1>economy to bring it into conformity with what we need going.

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<v Speaker 2>Forward is a great, great goal, but you've.

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<v Speaker 1>Got to be realistic about the enormous amount of discontent

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to cause and understand that you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>get shellacked in a historic way in the midterms.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope I'm wrong, but it's possible. We have no

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<v Speaker 2>idea what discontent about this looks like that a month

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<v Speaker 2>from now, it's going to it'll be the only thing

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<v Speaker 2>anybody talks about.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, And what really bothers me about that is the

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<v Speaker 1>good stuff that's happening is so good, I mean so good.

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<v Speaker 2>The awareness of the rot in the American education system. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>Imagine if that was just cut off after two years,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Trump would still have his bully pulpit. But

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<v Speaker 1>if that progress ended. What to do about the universities?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, what to do about elementary education that is

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<v Speaker 1>so incredibly important. Protecting women's rights and slapping down the

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<v Speaker 1>radical gender theory lunatics, bringing back Columbus that's another big one, certainly. Yeah. Yeah, Again,

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<v Speaker 1>if you stay in your lane and maybe one lane

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<v Speaker 1>on either side, enormous amounts of good can be done.

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<v Speaker 1>As if it's getting over ambitious, that's going to bring

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<v Speaker 1>everything down.

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<v Speaker 2>As we've said multiple times, if if, if it turns

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<v Speaker 2>out Mark Alpern's got his piece today he said, don't

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<v Speaker 2>judge any of this stuff yet. Judge is the war

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<v Speaker 2>between Russia and Ukraine over and settled six months from now.

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<v Speaker 2>If in quarter four we've got strong growth in this country,

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<v Speaker 2>then judge the tariffs. Not today.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd be perfectly happy, perfectly happy with no qualms whatsoever

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<v Speaker 1>six months from now. To say, man, that was a

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<v Speaker 1>brilliant move that really worked. If it works out well,

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<v Speaker 1>and I didn't think it would, but I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to d and I think this is going

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<v Speaker 1>to go down as one of the historically own goals

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<v Speaker 1>in presidential history. I hope, I know you really get

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<v Speaker 1>it wrong. I really want to be wrong for all

0:30:48.240 --> 0:30:51.680
<v Speaker 1>kinds of reasons. Financially, personally, I want to be wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to be wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>For the fact that if it is an historic own goal,

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<v Speaker 1>the Democrats are going to win like several elections in

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<v Speaker 1>a row over it.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want that to home. Oh yeah again.

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<v Speaker 1>Having run on immigration in the economy and hit like

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<v Speaker 1>a towering nine hundred foot home run on immigration, to

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<v Speaker 1>mess up the economy.

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<v Speaker 2>Would just be tragic. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, let's hope not yeah again. I'd be happy to

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<v Speaker 1>say I'm wrong. Any thoughts in that text line four

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<v Speaker 1>one five KFTC.

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<v Speaker 5>Strong Paul land Security second in Christy Noan reportedly had

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<v Speaker 5>her perse stolen while dining with her family at a Washington,

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<v Speaker 5>DC restaurant. And you would now believe how many Dalmatians

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<v Speaker 5>it took to make.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>That's unfair but funny, I would say.

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<v Speaker 1>So.

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<v Speaker 2>I got a weird fomo fear of missing out thing

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<v Speaker 2>about when when I when I find out this popular

0:31:55.600 --> 0:31:58.080
<v Speaker 2>meme and then I read about it and I think, Hi,

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<v Speaker 2>I missed that, and uh. Part of it is this job,

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<v Speaker 2>like I don't want to miss out on popular trends

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<v Speaker 2>that people are talking about without bringing them to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Part of it's just fomo, I guess. But somehow I

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<v Speaker 2>missed out on this viral video from a while back

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<v Speaker 2>about this guy in his early morning routine that apparently

0:32:17.520 --> 0:32:20.680
<v Speaker 2>has caught on. The four am wake up is not

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<v Speaker 2>just for Superman's CEOs anymore, says The Wall Street Journal,

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<v Speaker 2>and a quest to be ever more productive, the morning

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<v Speaker 2>routines of American men hit new extremes, and it's about

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<v Speaker 2>how It's become a big deal, whether you're Disney CEO

0:32:32.400 --> 0:32:35.800
<v Speaker 2>Bob Iger who starts super early in the morning, or

0:32:35.960 --> 0:32:39.720
<v Speaker 2>CEO Tim Cook of Apple getting up at four AM.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess is the thing. And I didn't know about

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<v Speaker 2>this Ashton Hall, who posted a video his morning routine

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<v Speaker 2>that involved mouth tape. Do you know what that is, Katie?

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<v Speaker 2>What's mouth tape?

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<v Speaker 3>Hey?

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<v Speaker 2>You put it over your mouth when you sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>It's supposed to force you to breathe through your nose,

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<v Speaker 1>which is better for you.

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<v Speaker 2>I think my kids would discover my lifeless body if

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<v Speaker 2>I did that. But all right, and I think Almighty

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<v Speaker 2>God probably came up with a decent plan for how

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<v Speaker 2>you got to breathe while you're asleep. But thanks anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>This guy, he got his mouth tape an ice bath

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<v Speaker 1>filled with bottled Saratoga water because the kind of water

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<v Speaker 1>cold water in your bath obviously makes a huge difference.

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<v Speaker 1>A banana peel rubbed across his face, and most importantly,

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<v Speaker 1>it all starts. It's what is sense the oils or something,

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<v Speaker 1>And most importantly it all begins at three point fifty

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<v Speaker 1>five am.

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<v Speaker 2>I kind of like this sin lives late at night.

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<v Speaker 2>According to this post, that got so much attention. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're dealing with a weak mind, bad decisions, or lack

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<v Speaker 2>of productivity, go to sleep early. You do tend to

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<v Speaker 2>make bad decisions at night. Eating a relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>Wise shortly after he took the tape off of his

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<v Speaker 1>mouth that Benjamin Franklin said, early to bed, early to

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<v Speaker 1>rise makes man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

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<v Speaker 2>In the days that fall, that video going viral.

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<v Speaker 1>Seemingly half of the Internet, from Ed Shearan to somebody

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<v Speaker 1>I've never heard of, posted clips parroting the Hall's routine

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<v Speaker 1>about getting up at four o'clock in the morning anyway

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<v Speaker 1>that sounds entertaining. I feel like last week we were

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<v Speaker 1>talking about how I feel like I don't feel like

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<v Speaker 1>I know this is true. Extroverts get to like run

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<v Speaker 1>the world and act like that's the only way to

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<v Speaker 1>do things.

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<v Speaker 2>Because they're extroverts. They're they're loud and proud and are

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<v Speaker 2>willing to get in your face and say it, whereas

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<v Speaker 2>we introverts.

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<v Speaker 1>Are kind of, yeah, I don't, I don't really like

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<v Speaker 1>it a whatever, and so you get all the attention.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like people who are built to get up

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<v Speaker 2>early kind of dominate that conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>It works for you because that's the way you're built. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't work for everyone.

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<v Speaker 2>And the sort of person who is more productive, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>as productive as you, but does it getting up later

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<v Speaker 2>and staying up later.

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<v Speaker 1>So right, exactly, But there's no Look what a hard

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<v Speaker 1>guy I am aspect to that.

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>For some reason, that is kind of interesting. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know why it is. I get up at ten am,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't go to sleep until four in the morning,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm productive the whole day gets no attention.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, here you've seen as a sloth or something

0:35:17.320 --> 0:35:19.719
<v Speaker 2>like that. Yes, kah, Well, there's nothing more manly than

0:35:19.800 --> 0:35:23.719
<v Speaker 2>rubbing a banana peel on your face or making sure

0:35:23.760 --> 0:35:28.239
<v Speaker 2>you have Saratoga water to jump into as opposed to tapwater.

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<v Speaker 2>Good lord, ugh, oh my skin, my poor skin.

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<v Speaker 1>Hand me another banana peel quickly it's all dried or

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<v Speaker 1>something

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<v Speaker 2>Armstrong and getdy.