1 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,359 Speaker 1: Welcome in his verdict with Center Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: with you. We've got a few more days until Christmas, 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: and we've got a couple of shows left. We're going 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: to be talking about some really big issues, including I 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: think the most shocking and that is just how. 6 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 2: Old Center Ted Cruz is as of today. 7 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: I did not know that I was going to have 8 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: a fifty five year old elder friend. 9 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 2: This is senior's coffee is real. Now you can get that. 10 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: You can, I think, get assistant at the airport without 11 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: even needing a medical condition for one of those walkers. 12 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,919 Speaker 1: Now that's exciting. I'm not going to push you through there, 13 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: but I'll get someone to hold the sign up for you. 14 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: What other benefits do you get? Said, I mean fifty five, 15 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: fifty five? 16 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 2: Listen, Skippy, I'm in my forties. 17 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: I'm not forty five. I'm forty four. We are eleven 18 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: years apart right now. 19 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 3: Laddie, you need to learn to respect your elders. 20 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 2: And do I need to talk louder to you? Is 21 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 2: that what you're saying? Respecting your Sorry? 22 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 3: What my lawn? Okay, I said, get off my lawn 23 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 3: at twenty five. 24 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 2: I will came out of the womb. 25 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: I think you came out of the womb saying get 26 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: off my lawn, sir, I'm gonna I think we could 27 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 1: call your mom right now and she would verify. 28 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 2: All right. 29 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 3: What was that Clint Eastwood movie I forget with the 30 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 3: name where he's a crotchety old man with the like 31 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 3: trans am, I forget. 32 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 2: Oh, it's a great movie. It's a great movie. Anyway. 33 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a great you know. Heidi laughs at me. 34 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 3: Because I would drive along in Austin. This is twenty 35 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 3: years ago, long before I was elected to the Senate. 36 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 3: I'd drive along and I'd see protesters screaming about something, 37 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 3: and I'd want to stop and argue with them. Yeah, 38 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 3: she just like, just stop it, and I'm like, well, no, 39 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:41,279 Speaker 3: I don't want to, but I will say double nichol 40 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 3: is kind of interesting. Fifty five So I am now 41 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 3: officially eligible for AARP. Tell you what I tell all 42 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 3: my friends when they turn a birthday. So now that 43 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 3: I am, as of December twenty second, officially fifty five 44 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 3: years old. As terrifying as this is, I am closer 45 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 3: to the age one hundred than ten than I am 46 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 3: to birth. 47 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 2: Yes, that is true. 48 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 3: And by the way, when when like someone turns twenty 49 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 3: five and you tell them they're closer to fifty than 50 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 3: to birth, it freaks them out. I mean, I mean, 51 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 3: it really is. It's a terrifying way of framing it. 52 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 3: I will tell you my older sister, Miriam, nine years 53 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 3: older than I am, when she turned thirty, so I 54 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 3: was just twenty one. I actually called a local flower 55 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 3: shop and I sent a bouquet of balloons to her office. 56 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 3: And the bouquet of balloons on her thirtieth birthday, the 57 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 3: card said happy fortieth, big sis. And I will say 58 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 3: she called me up on my cell phone and she said, 59 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 3: and I apologize for the language, but this is my sister, Miriam, 60 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 3: she says, you little shit. Yeah yeah, So somehow she 61 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 3: didn't appreciate my saying she was forty when she was thirty. 62 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 3: So you may think forty is really young. But I 63 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 3: got to say, our viewers, we've got teenagers and folks 64 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 3: in their twenties, and I got to tell you right now, 65 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 3: you know what they're saying to you, Benjamin. They're saying, okay, okay, boomer, okay, 66 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 3: just be clear you are fully on the geriatric side 67 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 3: of things. 68 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: I just can't wait to see what new sponsors I 69 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: can go. So listen, and they're gonna be like, let's 70 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: see gray in. They're gonna be uh oh, hearing aids 71 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 1: for sure. We gotta get that in here real quick. Yeah, 72 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: I'm excited. I'm just opens up a whole new world 73 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: to this, to this show. 74 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 2: I am. I cannot wait to talk about my older friends. 75 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I have to admit I've also been sort 76 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 3: of a mean friend. A buddy of mine turned forty 77 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 3: a number of years ago, and I had two presents 78 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 3: for him. I got him some meta mucils so he'd 79 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 3: be nice and regular, and I got him some viagraa 80 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 3: which I knew he would never need. But I just 81 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 3: try to try to look out for him. You know, 82 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 3: you know you gotta be there for your friends. 83 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: This is this is amazing after all that, you know 84 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: what you've given me about old miss by the way, 85 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: for that, this is just this is this is the 86 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: this is just Jesus giving me a gift. So happy 87 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: fifty fifth birthday. Sorry I need to say that latter. 88 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: Happy fifty fifth birthday over there. I'm excited for you and. 89 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 3: I want to congratulate on on Ole miss you see 90 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 3: for Lane to get such a big bonus, like you 91 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 3: guys really take care of people who leave you at 92 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 3: the altar like hold. 93 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 2: I mean, you know what. 94 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: I just love that we beat Tulane by more than 95 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: we did when we beat them in the regular season 96 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: with him being our coach. We are in the second round. 97 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:25,359 Speaker 1: That's a big deal. And then look there's an exciting 98 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,679 Speaker 1: moment we'll get to play. Oh wait, no, we won't. 99 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 2: Get to play your team because you guys lost. 100 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 3: Yeah that was you know. I was at Kyle Field. 101 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 3: It hurt. 102 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 2: Yeah. 103 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 3: So I've had two games in two days, one loss 104 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 3: and one win. Preferred the win to the loss. Actually 105 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 3: all right, the Aggie game yesterday was frustrating because I 106 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 3: went to two Aggi games this year. We three. I 107 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 3: went to the UT and M game, but I was 108 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 3: rooting for both. I'm Switzerland on that. 109 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: So that's a smart man right there. 110 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 3: I love them both. But as you know, I went 111 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 3: to the A and M Notre Dame game in South Bend, 112 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 3: which was just spectacular. Like have you been to a 113 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 3: game in at South Bend? 114 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 2: I have been to one. It's unbelievable. It was by 115 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 2: the way, freezing, but it was awesome. 116 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 3: So it was beautiful when I went. It was a 117 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 3: great fall day and just a bucket list event, like 118 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 3: I'd never been there. You see touchdown Jesus looking over 119 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 3: the the the end zone is pretty spectacular and and 120 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 3: it was number one, an amazing game. It was a 121 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 3: pure shootout. There was there was no defense on either side. 122 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 3: It was just all offense. 123 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, football. 124 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 3: And I turned to the folks I was sitting with 125 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 3: and I said, wow, whoever has the ball last is winning? Yeah, 126 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 3: And it ended up a m had the ball last, 127 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 3: so we won. And I got to tell you, I 128 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 3: was in I was in maroon. I was loud, I 129 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 3: was obnoxious. I was cheering, cheering for the Aggies. And 130 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 3: the Domers were the classiest fans I've ever seen. They 131 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 3: were polite, they were gracious, both Brett both Brett Cavanugh, 132 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 3: Amy Cony Barrett was there, and I did talk some 133 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 3: smack at them when when Notre Dame lost, and even 134 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 3: they were kind of gracious. Yeah yeah, like should but 135 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 3: but it was all right. Okay, So here's something funny. 136 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 3: I'm down walking on the field and a number of 137 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 3: fans see me, and you know, I guess the folks 138 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 3: there they were they were cheering and liked me. The 139 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 3: folks there, I mean, there are peeps. And so I 140 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 3: was waving and then I was like doing a thumbs up, 141 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 3: and I realized it's a gigam and I'm like, oh crap, 142 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 3: I'm not trying to be obnoxious and like flip you off, 143 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 3: but like if you're in Kyle Field and you did 144 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 3: a hook them, you would get booed. And I'm like, 145 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 3: shut goodness with and so thankfully they didn't boom, even though. 146 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: I Matthew McConaughey is the only one that can probably 147 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: get away with that at Kyle Field and like not 148 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: get a right all right, all right, yeah, exactly, it's 149 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: that guy. Okay, fine, fair enough. 150 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,919 Speaker 3: So the noted game game no defense and just a 151 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 3: pure shootout and and the Aggies had the ball last 152 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 3: and so we won. Fast forward to Saturday, awesome defense. 153 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 3: We went through all the half quarters with the score 154 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 3: three to three. 155 00:06:58,040 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 2: I was a pause. 156 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: You were there, and everyone that's listening right now that 157 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 1: watched that game. The number of field goals miss not 158 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: by one team on both sides of the ball was insane. 159 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: As I was watching on TV, it did not look 160 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: as that windy. 161 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 2: So was it that bad? Or was it? Was it 162 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 2: they were over compensating? What like? Was it really that windy? 163 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't I don't have a good answer on that. 164 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 3: It didn't feel that windy in the stands. I mean, 165 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 3: it was a beautiful day. It was just a gorgeous 166 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 3: it was warm outside, it was it was a spectacular 167 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 3: day for football. Now, you know the the ribbons on 168 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 3: the end of the goalposts, they were blowing, but they 169 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 3: weren't like sticking straight out. It wasn't like there was 170 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 3: a hurricane in there or something. But it was like 171 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 3: it was amazing, missing field goal after field goal. And 172 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 3: I turned to them, I was, you know, sitting with 173 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 3: a bunch of aggies, And I said, Okay, if I'd 174 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 3: have told you we'd make it three quarters and hold 175 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 3: the hold Miami to three points, how thrilled would you be? 176 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, you'd be a static And at. 177 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 3: The end of the day lost ten to three. Because 178 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 3: it turns out, if you play a football game and 179 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 3: you can't score a single touchdown, it's really damn hard 180 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 3: to win. And if we could take that, Notre Dame 181 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 3: offense and the defense against Miami and actually put them 182 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 3: in the same game. They could go the whole way. 183 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: But sadly, now, since it's your birthday, I just want 184 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: you to know we will adopt you for the rest 185 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: of the playoffs as a rebel. 186 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 2: Okay, you can. I'll bring you a shirt. 187 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: I've got a few of them, I might be yeah, 188 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: I've got yeah, I've got a couple hundred of them. 189 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 2: I can spare one. 190 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: Okay, you need to be in I feel like you 191 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: need to still be in the playoff, in the game here, 192 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: and since you really don't have that, I just I 193 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: want for your birthday. I don't want you to fill alone. Okay, 194 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 1: So there's my birthday gift here. 195 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 3: So Ben, I'll give you some information. Tommy Tubberville, my 196 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 3: colleague in the Senate. 197 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, remember he screwed all mess back in the day. 198 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 3: Don't forget this, soon to be governor of Alabama. So 199 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 3: you know, he was the coach at Auburn, and so 200 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 3: we're we're all interested. Like at lunch this week, everyone 201 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 3: asks him, says, you know, coach, what's gonna happen? Yeah, 202 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 3: So Tommy has made a prediction. He is predicting Texas 203 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 3: Tech to win it all. He says, Texas champion this year. 204 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 3: So that's now. Look, Tommy used to coach at Tech, 205 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 3: he used to coach at A and M and then, uh, 206 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 3: you know, but it's just interesting. I you know, I mean, 207 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,439 Speaker 3: the guy's a heck of a football coach and that's 208 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:17,839 Speaker 3: his call. So uh so I'm cheering on Tech all 209 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 3: the way. I had predicted Tech against an M in 210 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 3: the finals and I was going to pull out my 211 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 3: Switzerland shirt again if that happened, you should. But now 212 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:29,839 Speaker 3: I can unequivocally root for the Red Raiders, like. 213 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:32,679 Speaker 2: I got your guns up, guns up right. 214 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 3: There are no other Texas teams, so so so I 215 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 3: am uh uh excited about it. And and by the way, 216 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 3: I'm thinking of the folks that listen to us, So 217 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 3: there's like a divide some of the folks that are 218 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 3: regulars on our show, like like, oh, this is fun 219 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 3: that you guys are having some fun and it's Christmas 220 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 3: time and you're you're talking about you know what what 221 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 3: normal people do during Christmas time, which is what foot 222 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 3: watch football and ye and give each other grief. And 223 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 3: then there are other people who are just complete politics nerds, 224 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 3: and I don't say that as an insult because Ben 225 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 3: and I are the biggest politics nerds on them. 226 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 2: We went proing that. We literally went proing in. 227 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:08,719 Speaker 3: And there's some of the politics nerds that are like, 228 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,439 Speaker 3: damn it, like we're not covering any substance right now. 229 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 3: Why are you guys yabbering about the the foosball instead 230 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 3: of instead of focusing on what's happening. And we're going 231 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:20,559 Speaker 3: to talk about what's happening in the country. There's a 232 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 3: lot happening in the country, all right. 233 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: So I have to I have to tell you this 234 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 1: because you're gonna laugh talking about geeking out. So I'm 235 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 1: in a Bible study on Thursday mornings, and you know, 236 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 1: like I'll be on the road and I'll travel and 237 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: you miss and come in. And so I come in 238 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: and Buddy texts me in the Bible say he's like hey, 239 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 1: He's like you finally have another rebel. And I'm like 240 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: another rebel. Like he's like, yeah, we got a new dad. 241 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: That old miss guy Mike can't wait to meet him. 242 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 2: I walk in. 243 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: I will protect the names here, but it is like 244 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: a ten year NFL Titan who went to ole miss 245 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: who shows up in my Bible study. So now it's 246 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: like gone completely off the chains because you just need one, right, 247 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: I just needed one buddy who was in this with me. 248 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: And so now like the chirping, because it's all we 249 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: got a bunch of aggies, you got a bunch of TCU, 250 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: you got a bunch of Texas guys. 251 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 2: I just needed one. 252 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: And so now we walk in like proud peacocks every 253 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: day in Bible study because it's like I just needed one. 254 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: I got my almost buddy. We're good to go now, 255 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: and I'm like, this couldn't have been better for me. 256 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: I get to go to Bible study and like you said, 257 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: geek out over football. 258 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 3: And look, the good thing is in Bible study. There's 259 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 3: nothing in the Bible about pride, so you shouldn't feel 260 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 3: bad about that at all. 261 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: Not at all, not at all. By the way, did 262 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,439 Speaker 1: you go to church on Sunday? I'm putting on the 263 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 1: spot here. I love doing this. This is fun for me. 264 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: I went, I look for you. I didn't see you. 265 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: I'm not saying you were there or weren't there. But 266 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: our pastor is an aggie and he literally made sure 267 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: he worked into the false idols into the servant about 268 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: going to the A and M game and what happened 269 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: to the AAM game, which I thoroughly enjoyed. 270 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 3: I have not talked to our pastor, both he and 271 00:11:57,760 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 3: his wife or Aggies, and I'm sure that they were 272 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 3: more morning. I was not there today. Thank you for 273 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 3: outing me. 274 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 2: You're welcome. You're welcome. I did look, I looked. I 275 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:07,439 Speaker 2: know where he sits, guys, I know if he's there. 276 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 3: I was. And actually, our pastor texted me last night 277 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 3: and said, hey, are you gonna be there tomorrow? Like 278 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 3: he had somebody wanted me to meet. And I had 279 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 3: to like fess up and say, no, we're like a 280 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 3: lot going on. I'm sorry, we're missing it. We are, 281 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 3: we are going. We'll be there Christmas Eve. 282 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 2: But we'll say there that you're gonna. 283 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 3: I've got my in laws coming in tomorrow and my 284 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 3: brother in law and his wife coming in. We've got family, 285 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 3: you know. But it uh uh. We we did not 286 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 3: in fact go today and and and and thank you 287 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 3: for you're welcome. 288 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:40,719 Speaker 1: On your birthday, I just wanted God's gonna bless you. 289 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: It's your birthday. You get a freebie on that one. 290 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: It's fine, you're gonna You're gonna be okay. 291 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,319 Speaker 2: All right, on to the geeks of the politics. 292 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 3: By the way, I will say this, whenever anyone has 293 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 3: a birthday, I do actually have advice to someone. What 294 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 3: is that ever? Want to feel young? Mm hmm, just 295 00:12:56,400 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 3: get yourself elected to the US Senate, like cow the 296 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 3: Median agent. You're still undred and six. I mean, they 297 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 3: really do think I'm in short shorts and wearing a beanie. 298 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 3: I mean, I've got colleagues. 299 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: Here's the youngest member now. I mean, you were at 300 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: the bottom for a very long time. You're still in 301 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:15,679 Speaker 1: the lowest end? 302 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 2: Is it? Kitty Brett? 303 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 3: Katie's on the young side. Josh Holly's on the young side. 304 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,679 Speaker 3: Assoff shots. All right, Cotton, I'll tell you what. We 305 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,959 Speaker 3: all have supercomputers in our pockets, so. 306 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 2: It's very true. 307 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:34,319 Speaker 3: Who is I love the youngest? 308 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:36,959 Speaker 2: You went the city, You're at the big leagues, as 309 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:37,439 Speaker 2: I call it. 310 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 3: I don't want the youngest in all history. Although interestingly, 311 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 3: who's the youngest center in history? 312 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 2: I have no idea, nor did I. Samuel White from 313 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 2: What State born. 314 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:55,679 Speaker 3: December seventeen, seventy died November fourth, eighteen oh nine. You 315 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 3: have to be thirty years old when you start, and 316 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 3: age at the start of the term. Thirty years, two months, 317 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 3: twenty seven days. 318 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 2: Okay, there you go, that's young. 319 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 3: Okay. 320 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: Congress is twenty six or twenty seven, House twenty five. 321 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: I was twenty five, okay, twenty five then then thirty 322 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:15,559 Speaker 1: six to be president. 323 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 3: Asoff thirty eight is the youngest senator so from Georgia. 324 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 3: So I mentioned as Off. I knew he was in 325 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 3: replacing Josh Holly. So what did I say? I said, Holly? 326 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 3: So Holly who had been the youngest person at age 327 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 3: forty one. So when I was elected to the Senate, 328 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 3: I was forty one. 329 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 2: So were you the youngest that year or close? 330 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 3: Yes, I don't know that for sure, but I assume. 331 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 2: So. 332 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 3: All right, here's a bit of bit of trivia. How 333 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 3: old was Joe Biden when he was elected the Senate? 334 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 2: Oh? He had he had to be in his thirties 335 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 2: because he was there forever. 336 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 3: He was there forever. But this is actually a weird 337 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 3: bit of trivia. Thirty four was when he was elected. 338 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 3: He was actually twenty nine. The constitutional minimum is thirty. 339 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 2: But he took office he had the birthday. 340 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 3: He turned thirty before he was sworn in, so he 341 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 3: was eligible by the time he was swart in, but 342 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 3: on election day he was not old enough to be 343 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 3: a senator. 344 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 2: That's there, and and and he never left. 345 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 3: And by the way, that was nineteen seventy two, so 346 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 3: I was a year I had not even turned too 347 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 3: when Biden was elected, which gives you a sense. That's 348 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 3: what I mean by like, you get in the Senate 349 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 3: and they're just like, fifty five does not even count. 350 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 3: That's kindergarten and senate years. 351 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: That's it's it's incredible. Well, happy birthday fifty five. That's 352 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: a big one. 353 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 3: By the way, there's a pecking order of senators, which is, 354 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 3: you know, we sit next to each other in the 355 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 3: dais and you look over and it's how big your 356 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 3: font is and the older you are and blinder you are. 357 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna name, I'm not gonna out an my colleagues, 358 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 3: but I will say. 359 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 1: There a solid or very big you can read from 360 00:15:57,480 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: the gallery up state. 361 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 3: It's got to be about zoom forty points, like they're 362 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 3: like seven words on a page. Yeah, and it's I 363 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 3: have it a little bigger. I have sixteen point font 364 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 3: because it makes it easier to look down and read it, 365 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 3: but it is it's literally you could see the gradation 366 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 3: of age by just how big your font is. 367 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 2: All right, final question on birthday are you? 368 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: Is your family a gift giving family or you you 369 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 1: buy your own gift for your birthday so you know 370 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: you get thing you want. 371 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't buy my own gift. And I have 372 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 3: to admit, like as a kid, I cared about birthday gifts, 373 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 3: I'm not really like there's not a whole lot I want. 374 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 3: I'm a pretty happy guy. Like if there's something I 375 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 3: really want, if I want, like, I just go buy 376 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 3: it because I'm not you know, so so I don't know. 377 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 3: I have yet to see my family will get me something. 378 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 3: Maybe they'll give me a shirt or a tie or 379 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 3: something and I'll say thank you. A friend of mine 380 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 3: actually brought some pretty cool, a cool gift, which was 381 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 3: a box of cigars that she had special made for 382 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 3: them and had a label with my name on it 383 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 3: in the campaign logo. And that was like, all right, 384 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 3: that's cool, that's like that's cool. Yeah, that was kind 385 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 3: of a but but I'm not sitting here longing for 386 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 3: anything and I will contrast that to my daughters who 387 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 3: send like links to one hundred different things they want 388 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 3: for Christmas and they're like, okay, by this one and 389 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 3: this one and this one and it's pretty and and Heidi, 390 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 3: how was that? 391 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 2: By the way, how expensive was the PowerPoint presentation this year? 392 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 3: Oh? If you bought everything? 393 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: So I don't know, people, if they missed last year's show, 394 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 1: one of your daughters does a legit PowerPoint presentation for 395 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: her Christmas. Yeah, and it's a full presentation, which is awesome, 396 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: And so was it was it? 397 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 2: Would you rate it? Did you give her? Can? Eight 398 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 2: out of ten? How good was it this year? 399 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:44,360 Speaker 3: So this was not as egregious as last year. Last 400 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 3: year was insanely expensive, But this had I don't know, 401 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 3: thirty or forty options in them. 402 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 1: If you got them all, you know why, you know, 403 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 1: why don't you because the car's coming. 404 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 3: You know, look in the window. If you got them all, 405 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 3: it'd be like like fifty grand. Because she'll pet like 406 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 3: really expensive things on there, and she does not get 407 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:07,159 Speaker 3: them all. Maybe she gets five and there's some like 408 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 3: you know at a top and some sweatpants and like 409 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,239 Speaker 3: we'll pick and choose and then she'll include, you know, 410 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 3: like a nine thousand dollars necklace. I'm like, okay, that's cute. No, uh, 411 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 3: but but she puts them on anyway. And and so, 412 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 3: but Heidi does something even more amusing, which is she 413 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 3: goes out. You asked, do you shop for yourself or 414 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 3: for others? Heidi will go out and go shopping and 415 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,880 Speaker 3: buy herself things for me to give her for Christmas, 416 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 3: and she'll just. 417 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 2: Rap it for you. 418 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 3: She'll come back, she'll wrap it for her and she'll 419 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 3: write to Heidi loved ted and she's literally has bought it. 420 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 3: And so this year she has this like nice scarf 421 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 3: that she saw that she really liked, that she bought 422 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 3: and she had it wrapped it under the tree and 423 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 3: we went I told you today to the Texans game 424 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 3: and she decided she needed something with red in it, 425 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 3: and so she went and unwrapped her her No, she 426 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 3: didn't gift to wear it to the game. And I 427 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 3: think she's gonna wrap it again end of the Open Christmas. 428 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 3: And so when she pulled it out and she's putting 429 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:05,159 Speaker 3: it on, she's like, oh, this is the scarf you 430 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 3: got me. And I'm like, oh, that was very thoughtful 431 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 3: to me. I'm really very. 432 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 2: Like, you're welcome. Look look at who you're welcome. 433 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: If my if my kids, if my wife is listening 434 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: with kids, this is when you turn it off. So 435 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: this year you talk about lis So George, one of 436 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: the twins. He's straight up, I mean, walked up to 437 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: Santa it, you know, at the meat Santa thing. 438 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 2: Straight, isn't it? Like? 439 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: Walked up assertive. He's like, I want this dog. My 440 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,679 Speaker 1: friend has this dog. This is what this dog looks like. 441 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 2: Santa. 442 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 3: Please don't don't don't don't don't give the answer to this. 443 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 3: I don't want to blow your kids Christmas. I'm just 444 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 3: I'm in direct, okay, very direct. 445 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: And so then Bradley's like, okay, well, if you're going, 446 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 1: I'm going to go my nine year old. So he 447 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 1: walks up and he's very smart. He's like, I like 448 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: to go hunting with my dad. I need a shot 449 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: gun more than a red Rider, which I already have. 450 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: So we took him hunting. My dad brought his shotgun 451 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: that became my shotgun that now is my son's shotgun. 452 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 1: So he got his Christmas gift early, but then he 453 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 1: had to rewrap. 454 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 3: It four ten twelve gauge twenty gauge is. 455 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: So twenty gauge single shot twenty gauge. And then the 456 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 1: second one my dad brought it, which is a pump action. 457 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 2: He'll get probably in a year or two. 458 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 1: So that but right now, So we took them duck hunting, 459 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: and he was the proudest kid you've ever seen. I 460 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: mean he was just sitting there with his real man 461 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 1: shotgun with his one bullet. I was like, it's my 462 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:33,680 Speaker 1: and my brother in law is his son got one too, 463 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 1: So we were kept calling him Barney Fife. They didn't 464 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:36,919 Speaker 1: know what it meant, but you know, they got their 465 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: one bullet. Make account you got one bullet, like like 466 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: you got one bullet and they had of their life. 467 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 3: And let's speak clear. You you owned a gun store 468 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:46,199 Speaker 3: for many years, and some of our mysters are going 469 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 3: to be freaking out saying Ben says, shotguns, fire bullets. 470 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 2: Yeah that's how you met with yeah today, reporter. Yeah, 471 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 2: it's like magazine. 472 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:57,880 Speaker 1: I love when buck is it a clipper a magazine 473 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: Like I can run circles if I want to go there, 474 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: Like that's the thing. But yeah, like it's a party 475 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: five five n bullet, not a shell in his pocket. 476 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:09,719 Speaker 3: And so that was the rarest about magazine and not clip. 477 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 3: But I don't know, I call them clips, like I 478 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 3: don't get why it's like such a parent. 479 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 1: There's dorks and everything. In politics there's dorks, and sports 480 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: there's dorks, and in shooting their mega doorks and and 481 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 1: what I say is like anytime that people do that 482 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,360 Speaker 1: and they're like, like when I own the store, they're like, well, 483 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 1: how many guns do you have? That's like a measuring thing, right, 484 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: like how many guns you have? 485 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 2: Are you really? I'm like, I mean I have like 486 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,000 Speaker 2: three to four hundred. I mean grand they're all. 487 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: In a store, but technically I own them, right, Like 488 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 1: you know, I was like, yeah, I've got a I've 489 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: got a decent collection, three to four hundred guns. 490 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 2: And you know, I will say it those machine guns, 491 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 2: but nothing big. 492 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 3: So when you're a center from Texas, like like, people 493 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:50,919 Speaker 3: have certain expectations of you, and so like I I hunt, 494 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 3: but I don't really call myself a hunter because like 495 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 3: people who go hunting like NonStop, I go hunting once 496 00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 3: or twice a year. I enjoy it. I like birds, 497 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:01,239 Speaker 3: birds with the most fun to hunt because they move 498 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 3: and it's energetic and you're engaging. 499 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 2: I'm not a big deer hunter. That's I I liked. 500 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 1: I like to be able to talk and have camaraderie 501 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:08,439 Speaker 1: while hunting, which is bird hunting. 502 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, now bird bird hunting. It I will say I've 503 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 3: been like uh Cheney. 504 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 2: No, No, I'm very glad we can still joke about that. 505 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 3: Although I was actually hunting in South Texas and Alice, Texas, 506 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 3: right by the Armstrong Ranch. So for those who don't 507 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:29,159 Speaker 3: remember this, when Dick Cheney was vice president, he went hunting. 508 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 3: He was quail hunting and he shot a man. 509 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 2: Yeah uh uh. 510 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:35,200 Speaker 3: And and the guy's name was Harry Whittington, who was 511 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 3: a lawyer from from Austin. I knew Harry and and 512 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 3: oddly enough I was on the Adjoining Ranch. This is 513 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 3: down in South Texas and I was deer hunting. Uh. 514 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 3: And I got this gives you a sense of the 515 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 3: time over my BlackBerry, which were these devices that you 516 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 3: used to get that you would get emails before you 517 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 3: had smartphones. 518 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, I saw one. 519 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 3: Oh. The type of the keyboard was so good. 520 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 2: It was so good. I would go back tomorrow if 521 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 2: they brought it back. I really would. 522 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:05,120 Speaker 3: So, so the headline comes vice President shoots a man, 523 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 3: and I'm like, surely that can't be real. That's that's metaphorical, 524 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 3: like shoots the bird at him right, No, like shotgun blasted. 525 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:17,120 Speaker 3: And it was so yes, I was. I was down 526 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 3: there for that. And and and a joke I've told 527 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 3: on the trail is a lot of people don't realize 528 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 3: when that happened, there were more than two hundred phone 529 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 3: calls to Texas Parks and Wildlife asking how much for 530 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:32,399 Speaker 3: a license to shoot a Republican lawyer. And I got 531 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 3: to say that that that joke it worked. 532 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: That that'll play. That'll play on the campaign trail for 533 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:39,160 Speaker 1: for sure. 534 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 3: By the way, Harry Whittick did, he had, you know, 535 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 3: buck shot all in his shoulder. They left most of 536 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 3: it in, and so when he would go through an 537 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 3: airport metal detector, he'd set the metal detector off because. 538 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 2: He's probably shooting steel. 539 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, Like it didn't make sense to take it out. 540 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 3: It was healthier just to leave it in. Thankfully he survived. 541 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 3: He was not And and I do remember thinking, you know, 542 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 3: it would have been interesting, not in a good way, 543 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 3: but if it had been the other way, around. If 544 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 3: someone's hunting with the vice president and shoots the vice president, 545 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 3: sacred service might have shot the guy dead, like like 546 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 3: if you think about the like how the reaction would 547 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 3: have been. Yeah, So you know, but anyway, I hunt 548 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 3: once or twice a year. I enjoy it. You know. 549 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 3: One time I was up in South Dakota pheasant hunting, 550 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 3: and I like pheasant hunting. I like quail too, but 551 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 3: pheasants are bigger and slower, so I hit more of them. 552 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:31,880 Speaker 3: So it's kind of what ratified. 553 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 2: It's easier and it's fun. 554 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 3: And it's but but when I was up in South 555 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 3: Dakota peasant hunting, it was very funny because every time, 556 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 3: as they're like twenty guys so sort of a you know, 557 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 3: birds would flush and you'd have just boom boom, boom boom, 558 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 3: bunch of shotguns going off, and no matter who hit 559 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 3: the bird, the other guys there would go nice shot senator. 560 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 3: And I was like, wow, this is the first hunt 561 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 3: in my life I was credited with more birds than 562 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 3: I fired shells. 563 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, and it just did you limited out for the 564 00:24:59,200 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 2: first time ever. 565 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 3: Uh. It was a lot of fun. 566 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:06,680 Speaker 1: So I so, you know, you know, my dad's they 567 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,120 Speaker 1: my family. His family is up in North Dakota, bot No, 568 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 1: North Dakota. It's flat and there's a lot of snow 569 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: geese there. So when I was I think I was six, 570 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: they put me in the back of the truck. It 571 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 1: was really cold. My uncle and my my dad's uncle. 572 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: So my great uncle drives us out there. They blindfold you. 573 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:28,400 Speaker 1: It's like part of the deal. And then they they 574 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: get you ready with a gun and they blow the 575 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: horn and the whole field is white and it just 576 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 1: lifts up and it's geese. 577 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:36,639 Speaker 2: And then they tell you when to shoot. 578 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 1: And I shot two snow geese with one four to 579 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: ten that's how how many there were in the air. 580 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,679 Speaker 1: Got too blindfolded and that was the fine. Every one 581 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 1: hunting blindfolded. They blindfold you. 582 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 3: Let me just say, I love you, dude, but but 583 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 3: I'm not going to be with you when you have 584 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:52,880 Speaker 3: a gun and you're shooting it blindfolded, And I'm like. 585 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 2: Right exactly. 586 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: But it was what a great way to get like 587 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 1: your first hunt. Like it was it's a right of passage. 588 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: But the whole field, like the the dirt up there 589 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,399 Speaker 1: is pitch black dark. It's I mean the soil is 590 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 1: incredible in North Dakota, and so the whole field's white. 591 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 1: They hit the horn and the whole field just lifted 592 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: up and it went from white to black. 593 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,880 Speaker 3: Okay, So story I'll tell you go back like five 594 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 3: years ago. Glenn Youngkin is running for governor of Virginia, 595 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 3: and Glenn is a good, good friend, and I campaigned 596 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 3: all over Virginia with Glenn. We did so in the primary. 597 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,200 Speaker 3: Going into the primary, Glenn was actually in second place. 598 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 3: He was not winning. He was in second at the time. 599 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:36,120 Speaker 3: And we ended up doing seven or eight rallies all 600 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:37,879 Speaker 3: over Virginia, just Glenn and me, the two of us, 601 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,880 Speaker 3: and they were huge rallies. And so I spent two 602 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 3: days barnstorming him the day before the two days before 603 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 3: the primary, and we would have people show up, and 604 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 3: they would actually show up. Some people would be wearing 605 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 3: the shirts of his opponent, and the end of the rally, 606 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,200 Speaker 3: when they saw him, they were impressed. They'd pull off 607 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:57,880 Speaker 3: their opponent's shirt. They'd grabbed like a Younkin yard side. 608 00:26:58,080 --> 00:26:59,120 Speaker 2: That's pretty awesome. 609 00:26:59,640 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 3: You know. 610 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:03,400 Speaker 1: That was an annual momentum campaign. At the very end, 611 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: there was a well big momentum switch at the very 612 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 1: end of that campaign, which I think is the most 613 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: fun campaigns to be on. 614 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:12,680 Speaker 3: And Virginia has this sort of curious hybrid where it's 615 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:14,639 Speaker 3: sort of a primary sort of a caucus. So there 616 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,720 Speaker 3: were like I don't remember, like fifty thousand people who 617 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 3: were going to be voting in who the nominee was 618 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 3: going to be, and we had at the rallies we 619 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 3: were at. I think we had more than five thousand 620 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 3: of them, so we literally had ten percent of the 621 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:33,679 Speaker 3: actual voters physically present with us within forty eight hours 622 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:36,439 Speaker 3: of election day. So it I think that rally had 623 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 3: a real impact. But I told a story and look 624 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 3: glad at the time was just getting known, and so 625 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 3: some of it is I think some of the folks 626 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 3: that came out to the rallies were conservatives who knew me, 627 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:47,880 Speaker 3: who were coming out and giving him a chance because 628 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,119 Speaker 3: I was saying, listen, this is a good need to 629 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 3: look at this guy and my philosophy as the William F. 630 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 3: Buckley rule, I support the most conservative candidate who can win, 631 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 3: and I want both proven conservative show me your record, 632 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:03,160 Speaker 3: but I also want to pass the victory like we're 633 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:06,159 Speaker 3: not screwing around if you can't win. I'm not interested 634 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 3: in tilting at win meals. We got to win. And 635 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 3: so I told a story and it was one of 636 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 3: the ways of like getting credibility. I said, look, you know, 637 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,040 Speaker 3: year or two ago, Glenn and I were out shooting 638 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 3: on a ranch. Now, we didn't mention that the ranch 639 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 3: is actually Glenn owns a ranch in Texas and the 640 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:26,119 Speaker 3: Hill Country. 641 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:31,719 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a bad idea if you're campaigning in Virginia 642 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 1: to mention he lives in Virginia. 643 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 3: He's a Virginian. But but he does own a gorgeous 644 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 3: ranch in hand Texas that that that I've stayed at 645 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 3: multiple times, and it's just beautiful. It's on the Guadalupe River. 646 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 3: And I said, all right. We were out at the 647 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 3: shotgun range playing a game called Annie Oakley and and 648 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 3: so Annie Oakley is is you throw up a clay 649 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 3: and the first guy shoots, and if the first guy misses, 650 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 3: the second guy shoots, and if the second guy hits it, 651 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,320 Speaker 3: the first guy's out, by the way. If the second 652 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 3: guy misses, yeah, the third guy shoots, a third guy hits, 653 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 3: the first two are out. So we're out there playing 654 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 3: and I said, I'm there with Glenn. I said, I'm 655 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:14,479 Speaker 3: there with this kind of really uptight, intense guy. And 656 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:16,960 Speaker 3: then me and so the the. 657 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,560 Speaker 2: The that guy and remains nameless, keep going. 658 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 3: So the clay gets thrown out. Glenn shoots and misses. 659 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 3: He's a good shot, but he missed. That one in 660 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 3: between us is the really intense, uptight guy. He shoots, 661 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 3: he misses. I'm third. The clay is like trailing down 662 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 3: and I get a lucky as hell shot and I 663 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 3: hit it. Boom, it shatters. So I tell that story, 664 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 3: all right, I'm going to tell the listeners a verdict. 665 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 3: Who the uptight guy was. 666 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 2: I cannot wait for this. 667 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 3: It was Paul Ryan no Way, who I think was 668 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 3: still the speaker of the house. I believe. I don't 669 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 3: remember the exact timing. And Paul's a great guy. Paul 670 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:00,480 Speaker 3: is a friend of mine. But he's a series hunter, 671 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:02,719 Speaker 3: like like he's one of the hunters, like like like 672 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 3: he goes hunting in Wisconsin, he goes deer hunting and 673 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 3: turkey hunting, and he's one of the guys that like 674 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 3: covers himself with urine. Yeah, yeah, I'm I'm just a believer. 675 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 3: I don't put like urine on my body. That that 676 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 3: does not that that's not my thing. 677 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 2: You're not Yeah, you're not putting blood blood on yourself? Yeah, 678 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 2: like like them? Yeah, yeah, yes, exactly. 679 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 3: So Ben, I will confess that I like Paul and 680 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 3: we're friends. But but when I shot and hit and 681 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 3: knocked both him and Glenn out, I couldn't resist. I 682 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 3: turned to him and just deadpanned. Welcome to Texas. 683 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, that exactly. 684 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 3: Listen, in Texas, there there are gazillion people who are 685 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 3: much better shots than I am. But but I I 686 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 3: am decent and can can hold my own. And at 687 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 3: least that time, it was pretty fun. 688 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 2: That that is actually amazing. 689 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 1: And Paul is so if people don't know, Paul is 690 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: like one of the most competitive guys no matter what 691 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:54,240 Speaker 1: you're doing. Like you remember he was competitive with like 692 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 1: CrossFit and when he was in the house's working out 693 00:30:57,840 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 1: like that was like he could work out harder than 694 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:00,680 Speaker 1: anybody else. 695 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, Paul does not like to lose. That is a 696 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 2: great way of putting it. 697 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 3: Well, listen, I want to say to all our Verdict listeners, 698 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,240 Speaker 3: We've been doing this a long time. We do it 699 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:12,120 Speaker 3: three days a week, we do it late at night. 700 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 3: In fact, looking at all, right, it is your birthday, 701 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 3: let's look at it. It is officially twelve o three 702 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 3: in the morning. So as of three minutes ago, I 703 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 3: just turned fifty five years old. 704 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 2: Happy birthday, I will your old mom. 705 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 3: My mom is ninety one. We're going to go out 706 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:32,800 Speaker 3: to dinner tonight with my mom and my dad and 707 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 3: my whole family, and I'm going to tell my mom, wow, 708 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:36,520 Speaker 3: you're old. How do you have a fifty five year 709 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:36,960 Speaker 3: old son? 710 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:39,520 Speaker 1: A fifty five year old Hi, he's married to a 711 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 1: fifty five year old man. 712 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:42,240 Speaker 2: Don't forget to remind her of that tonight. 713 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 3: She now to be clear, when Heidi turned fifty, you 714 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 3: know what she did her fiftieth birthday? 715 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 1: Yes, I do know this, which is still insane. She's like, hey, 716 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 1: I'm fifty, I'm gona run a marathon. Like who says 717 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 1: that did? 718 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 3: She ran the La Marathon. Didn't do it on her birthday, 719 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 3: but she did it in celebration of her birthday. So 720 00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 3: she did it a few months later and it was 721 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:02,560 Speaker 3: So my question is, you know you're not that far 722 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:04,960 Speaker 3: away from fifty, Benjamin, Are you gonna run the only 723 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 3: marathon on your. 724 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:10,040 Speaker 2: Fiftieth, there is no chance in help just check it. 725 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:12,240 Speaker 2: Just take that off the table. 726 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 1: For my fiftieth birthday, I will do something like a 727 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 1: midlife crisis, Like I'll go buy a really cool car 728 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:20,320 Speaker 1: that's inn a manual transmission, because you know me in. 729 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 2: Cars, I like fast cars. That like, I'll do that. 730 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 2: I might. 731 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: I might sign up to, like play a very legitimate 732 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 1: fifty plus like tennis tournament where you can win a 733 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:31,880 Speaker 1: goal ball that's like the standard in like that. 734 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:32,320 Speaker 2: I might. 735 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 1: I might train for that, like I'm gonna be fifty. 736 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:36,960 Speaker 1: Let's see if I can. You know, my best friend, 737 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:39,560 Speaker 1: Devil's partner from college, let's play a double's tournament together 738 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 1: and see if we ca win a goal ball. 739 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 2: There you go. 740 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 3: I like it. That's quality. Let me just say, you know, 741 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 3: we've got about a million regular and dedicated Verdict listeners, 742 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:53,040 Speaker 3: and if you count radio, we've got millions of listeners. 743 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 3: Let me say to all you guys, thank you. I mean, 744 00:32:56,760 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 3: I am an appreciate, I appreciate you, appreciate you know. 745 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 3: This is this is like having each of you into 746 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:06,000 Speaker 3: our living room three days a week and having a 747 00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:09,120 Speaker 3: conversation and sometimes Ben and I give us give each 748 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 3: other grief. Sometimes we talk about what we're mad at about, 749 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 3: sometimes we talk about what we're happy about. We try 750 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:17,640 Speaker 3: to give you information you can't get anywhere else. And 751 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:21,760 Speaker 3: I'm just grateful for this amazing community because I really 752 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 3: do think, you know, scripture talks about it takes a remnant, 753 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:28,400 Speaker 3: and I think there are are men and women who 754 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 3: believe in liberty, who believe in America, and I believe 755 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 3: it's it's it's the lists of our show and those 756 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 3: across the country who are committed to liberty, who are 757 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:41,080 Speaker 3: going to save America. And so I am grateful for you. 758 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 3: It's why we put the time in and and and 759 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 3: so on my birthday. I don't know about you, but 760 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:48,560 Speaker 3: sometimes I get contemplative on a birthday and think about 761 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:50,720 Speaker 3: where we are and where things are going. And I 762 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 3: just want to say to every listener Verdict, thank you. 763 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 3: I appreciate you. 764 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,600 Speaker 1: Guys are amazing, and I'm just glad I remembered how 765 00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 1: old you were. That's just like it's a full circle, 766 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 1: a full circle there. 767 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:00,440 Speaker 2: I like that. 768 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:03,120 Speaker 1: Happy birthday, sir fifty five. Don't forget we do the 769 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:06,360 Speaker 1: show Monday, Wednesday, Friday. If you're on social media. Send 770 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:08,880 Speaker 1: a birthday message. I would put it in all caps 771 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:11,360 Speaker 1: and a larger size font it big fun, big font, 772 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:12,120 Speaker 1: big font. 773 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 2: Happy. 774 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 1: You might want to send multiple tweets like just happy 775 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:17,960 Speaker 1: then birthday, you know, like yeah, you want to do 776 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:19,879 Speaker 1: it that way. So make sure he can actually see 777 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:21,600 Speaker 1: that and read it on his phone. And we'll see 778 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:23,240 Speaker 1: you back here on Wednesday morning