1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to today's edition of the Clay Travis and Buck 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: Sexton Show podcast. Welcome back in Clay has Buck Sexton Show. 3 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: World Cup is going on. I should mention and if 4 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: you're a Brazilian listening right now, I'm sorry. The mighty 5 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: Croatian team has eliminated the Brazilians, who were the favorites 6 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: to win the World Cup on penalty kicks out of nowhere. 7 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: Congratulations to Croatia. Luca darn chick somewhere. I would imagine 8 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: broad smile on his face. Croatia, small country, dominant in sports. 9 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: There is your World Cup update. Monster upset. So Clay Travis, 10 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: I'm in. Buck Sexton is out for the day. He'll 11 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: be back on Monday. We'll be back together rolling as 12 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: a duo into the holiday season. So he is on 13 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: the range today and having a good time with his 14 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: brother's family and he'll be back on Monday. So just 15 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: had a call. If you didn't miss If you missed 16 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: the first hour, I'd encourage you to go subscribe the podcast. 17 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: Talking about the impact of the Twitter files the second release, 18 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: and I believe that Elon Musk is essentially providing concrete data, 19 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: concrete evidence of crimes that have been committed executives. And 20 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: I still think this is massively important FBI officials who 21 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:37,199 Speaker 1: have conspired alongside of Twitter and maybe possibly the Biden 22 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: administration as well, because remember, it wasn't very long ago 23 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: that the Biden administration felt so confident in their control 24 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: over big tech. We talked about it on this show 25 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: that Jensaki had a White House briefing bragged about the 26 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: fact that they were regularly flagging information that they wanted 27 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: to be censored by the big tech companies and sharing 28 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: it with him. And remember we had Alex Berenson on 29 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: to discuss that. In particular. Elon Musk so far has 30 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: not released any real information about the Biden administration. We've 31 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: only heard about the Biden campaign. Since Biden got into 32 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: the White House, that relationship with Twitter has gotten even 33 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: more I would imagine, extensive, co mingled and collusive than 34 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,119 Speaker 1: it was when he was a candidate for office. So 35 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: those revelations are still to come. But Brian instruct driver 36 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: out in Kansas call he took to in the hour. 37 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,799 Speaker 1: He hasked a really good question and actually he's a 38 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: perfect segue for what I wanted to talk about. So 39 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: I'm writing a book presently. I believe it's going to 40 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: be out in September, and the concept of the book 41 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: is how to Republicans win a landslide election in twenty 42 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: twenty four, Because if you've heard me talking on this show, 43 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: I don't want to be up at three am waiting 44 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: to see whether there's going to be a leak in 45 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: Fulton County in Atlanta, or Hawkey's gonna roll in with 46 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: a bunch of ballots that nobody expected and suddenly Pennsylvania's 47 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:10,519 Speaker 1: got the largest mail and tally that's ever existed, Arizona 48 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 1: voting machines and Marcopa County don't work again. I don't 49 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,839 Speaker 1: want to have to deal with that. Right, I want 50 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: a landslide. I want by ten o'clock Eastern time. Basically, 51 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: I want to be well on my way to being 52 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: drunk smoking a cigar. I want to be celebrating. How 53 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: do you get a landslide? Well, one way you get 54 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: a landslide is you guys know, I'm a history nerd. 55 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: Buck's a history nerd too. It's one reason we have 56 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: so much fun sometimes nerding out. I'm a media history nerd. 57 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: What I mean by that is when I run an 58 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: out kick. Over the last decade, I've spent a lot 59 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: of time reading about media historically in this country in particular, 60 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: and one of the things that you recognize is how 61 00:03:54,800 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: business models shifting can alter the way in which media 62 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: consumption occurs. And let me just give you a quick rundown. 63 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: Back in the day, back in the late seventeen hundreds, 64 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: back in the eighteen hundreds, newspapers were wildly partisan. Newspapers 65 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 1: defended a political candidate, they would attack another one. You 66 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: think our politics are rough, now go read what they 67 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: said about Andrew Jackson. Go read what they said about 68 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: Abraham Lincoln. Two guys that typically most people say are 69 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 1: two of the best presidents we've had. They got absolutely 70 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: eviscerated in the media of their age, dishonest, unfair, incredibly 71 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: partisan attacks because each political party basically had their own 72 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: propaganda piece, their voice. Did something interesting happen, And this 73 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: is where journalists aren't honest when they talk about it. 74 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: Do you know why unbiased and bipartisan and straight down 75 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: the middle of the concept of that news came from 76 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: came because think about it from a business imperative. If 77 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: you were the wig newspaper back in the day, you 78 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: only got to sell your newspaper to the wigs. And 79 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: what percentage of the wig population out there whig by 80 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: the way, for you who aren't big time history nerds 81 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 1: like me, what percentage of the voters could even read 82 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: back then? It's tiny percentage, right, So the newspaper, purely 83 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: from a business perspective, is essentially a method to deliver 84 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: advertisements to readers, right, advertisements to readers. They don't make 85 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 1: very much money, typically off direct sales. It's really as 86 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 1: the as the business model evolved, an opportunity to put 87 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: advertisements in front of your eyeballs. And it's interesting, if 88 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: you want to know, the most wildly profitable part of 89 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 1: newspapers was actually the classified ads. So back in the day, 90 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: if you bought like a puppy or a used car, 91 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: or we're trying to find a place to rent that 92 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: classified ads, they charged you by every line, by every word, 93 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: and they made money hand over fist. And then Craigslist 94 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: came along. Then that's the evolution of the business, which 95 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:30,919 Speaker 1: I'm going to get to in a minute. But The 96 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: New York Times was one of the first newspapers to say, hey, 97 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: all the news that's fit to print. We're going to 98 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: just cover everything from a neutral perspective. We're going And 99 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: then later they were like, oh, journalism is about telling 100 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: the truth, and no, no, it was a business imperative 101 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: because suddenly they were able to sell their newspaper to 102 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: everybody in the city, whether you were a wig, whether 103 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: you were a Democrat, whether you were a Republican. Oh, 104 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 1: this is the newspaper of record in the city. It's 105 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: not partisan, and therefore it speaks to everybody. And then 106 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: what happened. Radio came along. Right, you're listening to me 107 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: on the radio right now, But imagine how revolutionary it 108 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: would have been to listen to me on the radio 109 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: in the nineteen thirties when suddenly, all over the nation 110 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: we had this popular culture that suddenly emerged where everybody 111 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: could gather around the radio. What do they do with radio? 112 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: Politicians were nervous about people on radio being involved in 113 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: political campaigns, so they basically said, no, strong partisanship on 114 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: the radio, because it's government airways. They did the same 115 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: thing when they came out with television. Right, the news 116 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: has to be even handed, and that from like nineteen 117 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: thirty to around nineteen eighty five, many of us out there. 118 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: In our formative years, we had broad based programming designed 119 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: to appeal to everybody. Right Cosby Show. Everybody would sit 120 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: around and watch The Cosby Show. And if you were 121 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: six years old or you were eighty year olds, you'd 122 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: watch sitcoms, right, Who's the Boss, Growing Pains, whatever you 123 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: grew up, Full House, whatever you grew up watching. That 124 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: was universal appeal. Then cable came along and it started 125 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: to create niches. Well, Fox News is recognizing, well, we 126 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: don't have the hall. I mean, look, Fox News is 127 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: dominating MSNBC and CNN, but they have an attitude, right, 128 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: they have a slant. Cable was all about serving niche audiences. ESPN, Sports, 129 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: CNN back in the day used to be trying to 130 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: serve everybody for news. Right. If you remember early days 131 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: of cable newspapers, Internet arises mentioned Craigslist starts to destroy 132 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: their business. So what they have, what they decided they 133 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: needed to do was become subscription based models. And so 134 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: Brian's question is a really good one. Why are the 135 00:08:56,760 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 1: New York Times in the Washington Post so incredibly biased now? 136 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 1: Even in past years they were nothing like they are now. 137 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: They were not default wings of the Democrat Party. I'll 138 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: tell you because the business collapsed to appeal to large audiences. 139 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 1: That circulation business collapsed with the Internet, and instead of 140 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 1: selling advertisements designed to appeal to the largest possible audience, 141 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: the new business imperative became, we have to get subscribers digitally, 142 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 1: and if you look at the numbers, the New York 143 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: Times and the Washington Post overwhelmingly have left wing subscribers. 144 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: And here's an analogy for you that comes from the 145 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: world of sports. I don't know how many of you 146 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: are big sports fans, the most successful online business for 147 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: sports so far outside of gambling, outside of like fan 148 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: apparel message boards, individual team message boards that cover one team. 149 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: But they do it from a partisan perspective, because if 150 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: you're an Auburn fan, or you're a Michigan fan, or 151 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 1: you're a UCLA fan, or whoever you are, you don't 152 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:08,719 Speaker 1: want to be buying information, paying for it around ten 153 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 1: dollars a month and hearing that your team sucks and 154 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: the other team is awesome from the people that you're 155 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: paying for doesn't get talked about enough. But the business 156 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: imperative for the New York Times and the Washington Post, 157 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: because they now are a subscriber based newspaper, demands that 158 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: they effectively cover their side as the good guys, just 159 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: like they do on these sports message boards, and the 160 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: other side is the bad guy. They aren't in the business, literally, 161 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: they are not in the business anymore of telling you 162 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: the truth. They're in the business of telling left wingers 163 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 1: what they want to hear. And this is why even 164 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: on the editorial page, remember the blow up when Tom Cotton, 165 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 1: Senator from Arkansas wrote an editorial and said, hey, we 166 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: should call out the National Guard to quell all these 167 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: riots that are going on. They fired the editorial page 168 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 1: head for allowing that opinion to be shared in New 169 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: York Times. It wasn't acceptable to have a divergent opinion. 170 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: Barry Weiss, who's breaking down all these stories now. For 171 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: Emlon Musk, they effectively kicked her out of the New 172 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,959 Speaker 1: York Times because her opinions were not left wing enough. 173 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,839 Speaker 1: And the challenge here, and I want all of you 174 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: think about this, is it becomes a self fulfilling cycle 175 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: because if your business is based on left wingers being happy, 176 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 1: it keeps driving you more left wing because that's how 177 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: you sign up more subscribers. So if you're wondering why 178 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: isn't the New York Times or the Washington Post even 179 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:59,559 Speaker 1: covering these Twitter releases, it's because that upsets their base, 180 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: that upsets and destroys potentially their business. And this is 181 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:07,319 Speaker 1: the story that I've been telling you for a while, 182 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: but I think it's such an interesting way to look 183 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: at it. Did the New York Times or the Washington 184 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: Post ever make a mistake on Donald Trump that made 185 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 1: him sound better than he was? Did they ever have 186 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 1: a story like, hey, Donald Trump was out walking along 187 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: the Potomac River and he saw five puppies that had 188 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 1: been thrown into the river, and he waited out and 189 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: he saved him. And then it later comes out that 190 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: it's not true. Every single story that was proven to 191 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: be untrue about Donald Trump was negative. If you were 192 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: just incompetent in your reporting, sometimes you would report things 193 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,959 Speaker 1: that are positive that ended up being incorrect too. Because 194 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: nobody's perfect, Every inaccurate article had the same slant. It 195 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: was biased against Trump. That's not an accident. It's a 196 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: business imperative. And I don't think enough people who are 197 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: Republicans have realized this. This is why I get frustrated 198 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: when people are like, Oh, I wonder what the New 199 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: York Times are gonna say. The mint Romney's in the 200 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: Republican Party, They're never going to say anything nice about you. 201 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: You could be Jesus incarnate and if you are a Republican, 202 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: the New York Times would find fault with you. They 203 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 1: would ridicule you, because that's the business they're in. So 204 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: that's a roundabout answer to Brian from Kansas's question why 205 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: is the market this way? Because, in particular, the New 206 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: York Times and the Washington Post aren't in the business 207 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: of journalism. They're in the business of propaganda, of telling 208 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 1: their left wing subscribers what they want to know. Donald 209 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: Trump is hitler, you are right, you are good, and 210 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: everyone who disagrees with you is a Nazi. That's their business, 211 00:13:56,720 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: it really is. Now, what about ABCCBC, CBS, and NBC. 212 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: Talk about that in a minute. But by the way, 213 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: that's also the MSNBC and CNN business model to a 214 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: lesser degree. But I'll tell you about the big broadcast 215 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: networks when we come back. But first, only a few 216 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: days left to order the Tuttle Twins books before the 217 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: shipping deadline. If you want to have them before Christmas, 218 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 1: just two weekends away. Books that do so much more 219 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 1: than entertain kids with great reading material. They open up 220 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: interesting discussions. My own kids have got him in the house. 221 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: My eight year old who's like dad, this is a 222 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: really interesting book. 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Women in 238 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: your lives, they've been planning for Christmas, buying gifts since October. 239 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: You're looking around, you have no idea what you're doing. 240 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: Surprise your family making move to tuttle Radio dot com today. 241 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: Welcome back in Clay Travis buck Sexton Show. Thanks to 242 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: all of you who are out there listening across the country. 243 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: Hope you're having fantastic Fridays. Thanks for spending it with us. 244 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: Continuing to build on the great call we got at 245 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 1: the end of the first hour from I believe Brian 246 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: truck driver in tech in Kansas Media companies. I just 247 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: laid out the business imperatives of the Washington Post in 248 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: New York Times and why under a subscriber based business 249 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: they aren't actually in the business of telling the truth. 250 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: They're in the business of telling left wing activists what 251 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 1: they want to hear, which is a very different business 252 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: than being actually in the journalism business. They're in the 253 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: propaganda business quite literally now. Same thing. It's true for 254 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: MSNBC and for CNN to a certain extent as well, 255 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: although CNN anytime there's actual news will put on the 256 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: vestiges of that news gathering operation. For instance, they did 257 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: great work in Ukraine. And many of you remember back 258 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: in the day in the Gulf War, CNN was indispensable. 259 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 1: You had to have CNN on. That's what made CNN 260 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: the brand that it is today. And frankly, that brand 261 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: is vastly diminished now in this country because people don't 262 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: really trust them to tell the truth. So what's going 263 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: on though at CBS, NBC and ABC. You heard Harris 264 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: Faulkner say they didn't cover this at all. This is 265 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: the other lynch pin here that doesn't get enough discussion. 266 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: The advertising industry in this country maybe the wokest industry 267 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: in the entire country of any place out there. And 268 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: so I love all the advertisers that we have on 269 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: this program, but you ever notice Apple's not advertising on 270 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: this show, even though we are the biggest radio show 271 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: in the country. Google is not advertising on this show, 272 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: even though we are the biggest radio show in the country. 273 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,880 Speaker 1: And I say we are the biggest because the business 274 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: imperative for most people is to have the biggest possible audience. 275 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,439 Speaker 1: But you have to have the biggest possible audience that 276 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 1: appeals to woke advertising agencies and selling the idea that 277 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: Donald Trump is something other than Hitler. It really makes 278 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 1: the advertising agencies upset ABCNBCCBS. They're having to make their 279 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:44,400 Speaker 1: money off of woke advertising, and so they embrace far 280 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: left wing agendas because that's where these companies are spending 281 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: their money. Should they be I'll talk about that in 282 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 1: a second, because that would be one of the biggest 283 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: and most seismic changes that we could create, is just 284 00:17:57,320 --> 00:18:01,479 Speaker 1: advertisers who would actually spend money based on the size 285 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: of the audience as opposed to the politics of the 286 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 1: audience that is being shared. 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Right now, we don't have any 305 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: guests scheduled for this entire Friday, so we will allow 306 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 1: you guys to hang out with me buck out for today. 307 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:13,880 Speaker 1: He'll be back on Monday. Let you guys share your 308 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: opinions and react to everything we're talking about, because there 309 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: is a lot of news out there. I want to 310 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:23,360 Speaker 1: play this for you. Kirsten cinema Democrat prior to this 311 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: morning senator from Arizona, announced today this morning that she 312 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: is leaving the Democrat Party. Here's what it's sound the 313 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: way I promise them I would be an independent voice 314 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: for our state. I promise that I would always do 315 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: what is right for the people of Arizona and that's 316 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,919 Speaker 1: what I've done. Registering is an independent and showing up 317 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: to work with the title of independent. He's a reflection 318 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: of who I've always been, and it's a reflection of 319 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: who Arizona is. It's a reflection of the folks that 320 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: I talked to at the grocery store here from at 321 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,439 Speaker 1: the park. It's who we are as a people. We 322 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: don't line up to do it. We're told we do 323 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: what's right for our state to be for our country. Okay, 324 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 1: So fifty one forty nine in the wake of the 325 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 1: runoff election was the Democrat advantage in the Senate. Now 326 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 1: Cinema on some level is still going to be caucusing 327 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:21,200 Speaker 1: with the Democrats, but this brings them back down to 328 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: fifty for sure votes in theory, but also increases more 329 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 1: pressure on Joe Mansion. So I want to hit you 330 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: with a couple of angles here associated with this decision. First, 331 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: what does this mean for twenty twenty four when Kirsten 332 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,400 Speaker 1: Cinema is going to be up for reelection in Arizona. 333 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 1: We know Arizona is a mess, all right. We know 334 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:46,919 Speaker 1: that they have to get their elections figured out, But regardless, 335 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 1: Arizona is a state right now. That is going basically 336 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: ten thousand votes one way or ten thousand votes the 337 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: other way. It is, for all intents and purposes, a 338 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: completely fifty fifty state right now. What happens with Cinema. So, 339 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: in theory, this means that she will not face a 340 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: primary challenge as a Democrat because she wouldn't be running 341 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 1: as a Democrat in twenty twenty four. This presumes, by 342 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: the way that she's going to run. It also is 343 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 1: a I think a reaction that she's been too independent 344 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 1: to win the Democrat nomination in the primary, so she's 345 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: going to run as an independent. This is what do 346 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: we do? How do we analyze this? So for the 347 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: Republican Party right now in Arizona, do they say, Okay, 348 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: we feel like if we feel the candidate as a 349 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 1: Republican cinemas there and the Democrat is there, Where do 350 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 1: her voters come from? Right? Does she guarantee that Republicans win? 351 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 1: I don't know the answer to that. I'm pretty sure 352 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: she doesn't guarantee that Democrats win because she's going to 353 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: take some segment of the population vote and she may 354 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:00,199 Speaker 1: win herself. I don't know. I mean, this could one 355 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,400 Speaker 1: of those situations where she's right and in a three 356 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:06,919 Speaker 1: way race where somebody has to get thirty four percent 357 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 1: of the vote or thirty three percent and change, she 358 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:16,159 Speaker 1: could get there. Or is this a huge win for Republicans? 359 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: Do Republicans potentially say, hey, Kirsten Cinema, You're not perfect, 360 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: but we feel like if you represented the Republican Party, 361 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 1: we don't even field anybody that you would win against 362 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 1: whoever the Democrat is. I don't claim to be an 363 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:35,639 Speaker 1: expert in Arizona politics, but I think that's the way 364 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: you have to think about it as it goes forward. 365 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: What does this mean for twenty twenty four In the meantime, 366 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 1: this is very good I think for people like me 367 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: and you and most of us listening out there who 368 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:48,920 Speaker 1: don't want Joe Biden to be able to get much 369 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 1: of his agenda passed, because this means that even with 370 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 1: a majority in the Senate, it is a very wobbly majority. Also, 371 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:02,880 Speaker 1: Joe Mansion, Joe Mansion's political career is over if he's 372 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: going to try to run as a Democrat in twenty 373 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: twenty four in West Virginia. Trump won West Virginia by 374 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: thirty nine points. Joe Mansion will get given how partisan 375 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:16,879 Speaker 1: things have become, and given the votes that he has 376 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 1: put out there supporting Biden of late, He's gonna get 377 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: smoked if he runs as a Democrat. I think he 378 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: would lose big if he tries to become an independent. 379 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: So does Joe Mansion flip. Does he make the decision 380 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:34,679 Speaker 1: that he's going to go back to his roots and 381 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: actually represent the people of West Virginia who are no 382 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: longer remotely close to being Democrats and become a Republican. 383 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: I think it puts more pressure on him because he 384 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: can't win in twenty twenty four if he attempts to 385 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 1: run as a Democrat. He managed to get through doing 386 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: it in twenty eighteen. I'm telling you there's not a 387 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: chance right now, and I know a lot of you 388 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: in West Virginia right now are nodding along. There's no 389 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: way West Virginia sending a Democrat back in twenty twenty four. 390 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 1: He got by the skin of his teeth in twenty eighteen, 391 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 1: which was a great year for Democrats, and he barely 392 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: got across the finish line. There is no way, in 393 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: my opinion, that he can be reelected as a Democrat 394 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 1: I think he knows that he's a savvy political operator. 395 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: Kirsten Cinema has looked at the political calculus and said, Okay, 396 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,639 Speaker 1: I'm probably not going to win the Democrat primary. Therefore, 397 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: I'm going to be an independent for the next two years. 398 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,399 Speaker 1: What does Mansion do? I think this increases the amount 399 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:38,120 Speaker 1: of pressure on him. There's a world where Joe Mansion 400 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 1: could flip and actually become a Republican and then people 401 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,400 Speaker 1: in the state of West Virginia would have to decide, 402 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,120 Speaker 1: are we going to let this guy win the Republican 403 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: primary because I don't think you would, And so does 404 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: he need to become an independent? Does he need to 405 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,119 Speaker 1: just retire and step out of the out of the 406 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 1: race completely. I think this is a big moment for 407 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:02,680 Speaker 1: both Cinema and Mansion going forward, and it's a shot 408 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 1: across the bow to Joe Biden to let him know, hey, 409 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 1: we're not changing the filibuster. We're not going to do 410 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: any of the crazy things that far left wingers want, 411 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: like pack the court or add states like District of 412 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: Columbia and Puerto Rico and Guam or whatever other places 413 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: they want in an effort to try to rig the Senate, 414 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: because if you look at the Senate. While I'm super 415 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 1: disappointed that Republicans did not take back control of the 416 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: Senate in twenty twenty two, if you look at the 417 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:35,199 Speaker 1: map in twenty four, again a couple of years ahead, 418 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 1: but Democrats are defending a really tough map. This was 419 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 1: a tough map for Republicans this year. It was, and 420 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,959 Speaker 1: the truth of matter was only I believe I'm correct 421 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:51,640 Speaker 1: in this one statewide incumbent lost office in twenty twenty two. 422 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 1: Maybe the most stunning result of the entire twenty twenty 423 00:25:56,080 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: two mid terms. The only person to beat an incumbent 424 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 1: running for statewide office governor or Senate was Wombardo in Nevada, 425 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:12,160 Speaker 1: who beat Sistillac or Cistillac. I think I'm mispronouncing his name, 426 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 1: but the incumbent Democrat governor was the only incumbent statewide 427 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: elected official senator or governor top of the line ticket 428 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: to lose every other incumbent one and that has almost 429 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 1: never happened. Everybody hates the direction of the country, and 430 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:38,240 Speaker 1: yet everybody simultaneously, basically across the entire nation reelected Democrat 431 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:42,719 Speaker 1: and Republican officeholders who were incumbents who were running. It's crazy. 432 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,640 Speaker 1: It doesn't make sense based on the overall mood of 433 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,480 Speaker 1: the country. But that's where we are, all right. I'll 434 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 1: close out hour two just like I closed out hour one, 435 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 1: taking your calls, load them up eight hundred two eight 436 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: two two eight eight two when we come back, and 437 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: the third hour, i'll talk about Brittany Grinder being back 438 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: in Texas, about Paul Wayland being left behind. They are 439 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 1: mocking that. Also, i'll talk more about this Twitter revelation. 440 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: We've got video. We'll put it up on the siteclaimbuck 441 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:12,919 Speaker 1: dot com. But I will play you the audio of 442 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 1: an interview Jack Dorsey did with the CNN with our 443 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: good buddy, mister potato head, Brian Stelter, where he claims 444 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 1: that exactly what Elon Musk has now proven through the 445 00:27:24,119 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: release of his documents, that Twitter was rigging the system 446 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:30,359 Speaker 1: in favor of Democrats, that that wasn't happening. We'll discuss that. 447 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: We'll play that audio for you. It's now been proven 448 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: to be a lie. But I want to tell you 449 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,159 Speaker 1: gun owners know how expensive ammos become. Bucks out on 450 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: the range today right now, and Buck will tell you 451 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 1: about it. 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Appreciate all of you hanging out with us. 468 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:46,959 Speaker 1: I said I would take some calls at the end 469 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: of the hour, as we did at the end of 470 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 1: hour one as well, and let's go to Brian and Bridgeport, Ohio. 471 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 1: What you got for us? Well, just going along with 472 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: what's your last hour talking about Joe Mansion in his direction, 473 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: I believe there's my prediction or thoughts as also, he's 474 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: also got a site on becoming the next presidential candidate 475 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four for the Democratic Party Number one. 476 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: He's considered probably the most bipartisan one left, especially after 477 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: Falsa has now left left the arena. Ye, but there's 478 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: a lot going on in this region that's been going 479 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 1: on in this particular area as far as the oil 480 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 1: and gas operation and supporting Joe Mansion in this and 481 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 1: his voting and so far so a region, they've basically 482 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:39,640 Speaker 1: been wanting to turn this region into the niche Houston 483 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 1: of the United States and open up the refineries and 484 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 1: the cracker province and stuff in this region. I know 485 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:53,680 Speaker 1: developers and businessmen, and I think we lost him there. Look, 486 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: there have been a lot of rumblings that Joe Mansion's 487 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: pathway out and it's this. It's a smart take might 488 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 1: be to say, hey, I've been a senator for a 489 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 1: long time, I'm now going to run for president of 490 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 1: the United States as a Democrat in twenty twenty four, 491 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: and that he could be a moderate voice like they 492 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 1: claimed that Joe Biden was a trojan horse, so to speak, 493 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: for the left wing to get into office and then 494 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 1: be able to do anything with I think the chances 495 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 1: of Joe Mansion winning a Democrat primary, and obviously it 496 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: would only happen if Joe Biden were not running, and 497 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: both Bucket myself believe that Joe Biden is going to run, 498 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: But that would be another pathway would be that Mansion 499 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 1: serves out the rest of his term and then says, oh, 500 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 1: I'm going to jump into the twenty twenty four race 501 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: in the event Biden isn't running and he's one of 502 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 1: what would be probably twenty different Democrats competing for that nomination. 503 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 1: I could see that that is a pathway out. It's 504 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 1: also less of an embarrassing out because he doesn't have 505 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: to acknowledge that the reason he's not running for reelection 506 00:30:57,400 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: is because he's going to get smoked. I don't think 507 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 1: that he's going to run and get crushed because I 508 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: think that capstone on his career would be too embarrassing 509 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:08,520 Speaker 1: and humiliating for him. And I think he can look 510 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: at the data himself and know that he can't pull 511 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:13,719 Speaker 1: that rabbit out of the hat again. That West Virginians 512 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 1: aren't going to buy what he is selling. By the way, 513 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 1: Ted in Ohio, what you got for me, Clay, It's 514 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 1: great to talk to you. I only wish I could 515 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:25,960 Speaker 1: have met you up with Ohio Stadium about two weeks ago. Hey, 516 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 1: I only are you a Buckeye fan or a Michigan 517 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:31,280 Speaker 1: fans Buckeye family. Yeah, Look, I met a ton of 518 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: great Ohio State Michigan fans. I only wish I could 519 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 1: go back in time and not bet on Ohio State 520 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,480 Speaker 1: to win that game, and not go on television and 521 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:40,520 Speaker 1: tell everybody that Ohio State was gonna win by double 522 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: digits as well, because you can imagine, I've heard from 523 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 1: a lot of heard from a lot of Michigan fans 524 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:49,440 Speaker 1: after that prediction, including my own wife, who was a 525 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 1: graduate of the University of Michigan and texted me not 526 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:54,280 Speaker 1: very happy with me picking the Buckeyes to beat her 527 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: beloved Wolverines. But I'm glad you were there. The atmosphere 528 00:31:57,080 --> 00:32:00,200 Speaker 1: was phenomenal. I had so much fun and was had 529 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: to be able to attend that game in person. I 530 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:04,360 Speaker 1: just said this for a lot of times, but man, 531 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: sometimes I have to pinch myself because of the things 532 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: I get to do in the career, and standing on 533 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 1: the sideline for the pregame show for Fox Sports as 534 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: the Wolverines and Buckeyes are running onto the field for 535 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: one of the greatest scenes in all of sports. It's 536 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:23,720 Speaker 1: a I can't believe this is real and this is 537 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 1: part of my job experience. So I am thankful. I 538 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:28,320 Speaker 1: am grateful every single day, not only to get to 539 00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 1: talk to you guys, but to get to continue to 540 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: be in matching in sports in so many ways. But uh, 541 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 1: sorry I cut you off there, But what have you 542 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:38,760 Speaker 1: got from? That's okay. I'm glad you got to got 543 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:41,840 Speaker 1: to experience some house seat football outside of the SEC. 544 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 1: I know that's your home. And my wife's a Tennessee 545 00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 1: volunteer fans, so we're kind of got some similarities there. 546 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 1: I made a good choice. Then she's fantastic. I like 547 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 1: her already. Yeah, she's from Tennessee, Cleveland, Tennessee. So yeah. Anyways, Hey, 548 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 1: how about this Tuesday night? The Democrats thought they won 549 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 1: the sent it again yep, the majority, only only to 550 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:06,320 Speaker 1: lose it today because Mansion is not going to vote 551 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 1: with the party after what they did to him on 552 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:12,480 Speaker 1: that spending bill and CNEM I think just shot sent 553 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: a big shot across the bow. Yeah, she can no 554 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 1: longer be counted on. So they've gone from a fifty 555 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:22,840 Speaker 1: one forty nine majority to maybe a fifty fifty more 556 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 1: than likely a fifty one forty nine in the minority. 557 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:28,240 Speaker 1: I think, yeah, look, I think it's a great point, 558 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 1: and I think you can make a strong argument that 559 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 1: they don't really I understand by numbers, you can say 560 00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:37,800 Speaker 1: fifty one forty nine, you can stay she's still caucusing there, 561 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: But really, Cinema and Mansion are not traditional Democrats. To 562 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 1: their credit, they have shown sometimes spine. Now I've really 563 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 1: ripped Mansion. I'm still upset that he went along with 564 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: that eight hundred billion dollars in tax rays. The build 565 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 1: back better, slim down version, I think was a disastrous 566 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,479 Speaker 1: decision for him. Now, to his credit, he stood up 567 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:01,480 Speaker 1: against the five trillion that Joe Biden wanted to spend 568 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 1: and only gave them a fraction of it, and that 569 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 1: has helped to keep us from being completely underwater on inflation. 570 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:11,399 Speaker 1: But I'm still disappointed that he made that choice. And 571 00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:15,840 Speaker 1: my hope is going forward that he is going to 572 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:21,000 Speaker 1: be independent and actually make a smart decision if he 573 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:23,920 Speaker 1: wants to continue his political career and recognize that he 574 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:27,120 Speaker 1: can't represent West Virginia as a Democrat anymore. Because and 575 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:28,600 Speaker 1: a lot of you are listening to me right now, 576 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:33,200 Speaker 1: West Virginia and you're nodding along Country Roads. By the way, 577 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 1: how amazing did you guys see the video? I think 578 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:38,320 Speaker 1: we played it on the show of the entire German 579 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:41,480 Speaker 1: Stadium singing Country Roads during the NFL game in Munich. 580 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,320 Speaker 1: That is one of the coolest things out there. Country 581 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: Roads one of the greatest songs. Can we play Country 582 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 1: Roads coming back at some point in the third hour? 583 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:49,839 Speaker 1: I don't know if we have the rights to it, 584 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:54,800 Speaker 1: but West Virginians are all nodding along. Another great experience, 585 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 1: by the way, I went up to Morgantown watched a 586 00:34:57,200 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 1: football game West Virginia. It's a great town, Morgantown, West Virginians, 587 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:05,520 Speaker 1: really really cool place. If you ever get the opportunity 588 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:07,799 Speaker 1: driving around, you want to check out some of these 589 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:11,920 Speaker 1: college towns. I got three boys who hopefully, hopefully are 590 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:13,520 Speaker 1: going to be going to college in the years ahead, 591 00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:15,040 Speaker 1: and I'm kind of looking forward to being able to 592 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 1: get on the road and go visit so many of 593 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 1: these different college towns. I'm fortunate that I've gotten to 594 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:22,080 Speaker 1: be to quite a few for sporting events. But Man, 595 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:24,880 Speaker 1: Morgantown's a great place. But West Virginians agree with me. 596 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:27,640 Speaker 1: Joe Manson's career is over there as a Democrat. They're 597 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:29,640 Speaker 1: not going to vote for a Democrat anymore. West Virginians 598 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:32,880 Speaker 1: are smart and they're done. They're not playing that game anymore. 599 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:35,160 Speaker 1: I want to hit you with an email. We got 600 00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 1: deluged with email hundreds from our VIPs. Encourage you to 601 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:40,760 Speaker 1: go sign up the Clay and Buck vip. Mike wrote 602 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:43,160 Speaker 1: in and he had this to say, I know you'll 603 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 1: like sports analogies, Clay. The Packers had this is in 604 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 1: response to the an Culter blow up yesterday, which we 605 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:51,239 Speaker 1: can still take calls about in the third hour, as 606 00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:54,439 Speaker 1: well the De Santis versus Trump discussion. I know you'll 607 00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:57,120 Speaker 1: like sports analogies. The Packers had a great quarterback in 608 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:00,400 Speaker 1: Brett Farve that returned them to greatness. I have had 609 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:03,000 Speaker 1: a lot of great qualities, but was a little rough 610 00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:07,040 Speaker 1: around the Edges played a bit recklessly as he set 611 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:10,920 Speaker 1: records for most interceptions, had about with addiction to painkillers. 612 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:14,880 Speaker 1: Along came Aaron Rodgers, who was a younger, more polished 613 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:18,960 Speaker 1: quarterback both on and off the field. Farv lovers had 614 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:22,920 Speaker 1: a hard time feeling the love for Rogers, but ultimately 615 00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:26,720 Speaker 1: he proved to be an even better player. This guy, 616 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 1: Mike says, Trump is Farv and DeSantis is Rogers. It's 617 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:35,799 Speaker 1: time for the younger, better player. Oh that was an 618 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:39,000 Speaker 1: interesting analogy from up in Wisconsin, which is going to 619 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 1: be a battleground state. Many different opinions rolling in will 620 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:45,279 Speaker 1: continue to take yours as we dive into the third hour, 621 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:47,520 Speaker 1: final one of the week on the Clay and buckshef