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

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<v Speaker 1>George Washington Broadcast Center.

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<v Speaker 2>Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty. Armstrong and Getty. And now,

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<v Speaker 2>here's Armstrong and Getty.

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<v Speaker 1>Live from Studio C. Si, senor.

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<v Speaker 2>We are in.

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<v Speaker 1>A dimly lit room deeper than the bowels of the

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<v Speaker 1>Armstrong and Getty communications compound. Surrounded by razor wire and

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<v Speaker 1>German shepherds.

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<v Speaker 2>And today we are toiling under the title of the show.

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<v Speaker 1>Two Huangs don't make a right. They make a national

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<v Speaker 1>security nightmare. Or if you'd prefer, fatties, weirdos, beardos, and

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<v Speaker 1>trannies take their revenge.

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<v Speaker 2>The Hegseth impeachment. That's correct. That's what I was hinting at.

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<v Speaker 2>You picked up on it immediately.

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<v Speaker 1>So you said something during the pre-show meeting. Oh, that

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<v Speaker 1>you said the impeachment is ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Why is it ridiculous? Oh, my gosh, a number of things.

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<v Speaker 1>And we'll go through the charges, quote-unquote, in a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>But it essentially blames the Secretary of Defense for carrying

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<v Speaker 1>out the president's orders. That was my first thought. Which

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<v Speaker 1>is not a thing we do here. I haven't heard

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<v Speaker 1>anybody address that part of it. I'm not sure even— I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think Pete even addressed that. Maybe he didn't think

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<v Speaker 1>that was a good political move, because I watched most

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<v Speaker 1>of his— response today.

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<v Speaker 2>Was he defiant? I hope he was defiant.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, he's defiant if the waitress comes to the

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<v Speaker 1>table and says, are you ready to order?

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<v Speaker 2>Please.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not worked up either way about Pete Hegseth, just

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<v Speaker 1>in general, for or against. I don't have any emotion

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<v Speaker 1>attached to that, but I thought he made good points with,

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't impeach the Secretary of Defense over Kosovo. Or

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<v Speaker 1>the disaster of leaving Afghanistan. And he went through a

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<v Speaker 1>whole bunch of different examples. Oh, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably a thousand. No, we did not. And what was

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<v Speaker 2>he supposed to do when the president decides to go

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<v Speaker 2>to war?

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<v Speaker 1>Resign?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, right.

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<v Speaker 1>If Trump is sitting there at the Resolute desk saying,

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<v Speaker 1>wait a minute, he attacked who?

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<v Speaker 4>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, this is Thomas Massey, who's right about some stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>but he is a crackpot. Thomas Massey, on the other hand,

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<v Speaker 1>he is a crackpot. He said something I thought was

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<v Speaker 1>really interesting to remind me of something our friend Tim

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<v Speaker 1>Sandefur said many years ago around impeachment.

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<v Speaker 2>God, was it Trump's first impeachment? Maybe it was Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyway... And Tim said, I think we should have more

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<v Speaker 1>impeachments of more people. It would make more sense that

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<v Speaker 1>that's the way the system was set up. And Massey said,

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<v Speaker 1>we need to change the word impeachment to just removal.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't sound as scary because you don't go to jail.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't get a fine. You just get removed from

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<v Speaker 1>your office. Yeah, the bulk of the people's representatives have announced,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't think he's any good at this. Or, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we'd like to try somebody different or whatever. It doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>even have to be as mean as we don't think

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<v Speaker 1>you're good at it. And the president says, all of

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<v Speaker 1>you think that? Wow, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>And they swap out the job.

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<v Speaker 1>You're right.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not crazy. No, no. We confirmed you because we

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<v Speaker 2>thought you would be a certain set of person. You've

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<v Speaker 2>turned out to be a different sort of person. And

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<v Speaker 2>we'd like to try somebody different.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not as... exciting is the way impeachment is presented,

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<v Speaker 1>like it's the death set, like you're going to the

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<v Speaker 1>guillotine if you're convicted or something.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, exactly, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Which is not to say these particular allegations, charges, etc.,

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<v Speaker 1>are worth a damn But again, it's the eye of

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<v Speaker 1>the beholder. It's a political process, not a legal process.

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<v Speaker 1>So if the bulk of the House and Senate say,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, he does suck, he will go, which is,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's that's that's our system. I thought him

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<v Speaker 1>making the point that we didn't impeach Lloyd Austin after

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<v Speaker 1>leaving Afghanistan.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, if you were going to impeach a sec def.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, well, I don't know the I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>all the details on the implementation of Biden's ridiculous plan.

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<v Speaker 1>Who gets all the credit or blame for that? But anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>back to Pete Hegseth.

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<v Speaker 2>You're right.

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<v Speaker 1>If Trump had said, you know, they wake him up

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<v Speaker 1>at three in the morning. Pete Hegseth just attacked Iran.

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<v Speaker 3>What?

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<v Speaker 1>Why?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, let's get to impeaching. I mean, what happened?

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<v Speaker 1>Right, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so the charges, I think, are ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 1>It was funny. I was reading Mark Halpern's newsletter, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll play a little bit from Pete Hegg's press conference. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>this might be an impeachable offense. It was his first

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<v Speaker 1>press conference in six months. Should the guy running the war,

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<v Speaker 1>we're at war, not have a press conference over the

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<v Speaker 1>last six months? What the hell is that?

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<v Speaker 2>It's up to his boss.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask his boss.

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<v Speaker 2>In my world.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have any idea who calls press conferences. The

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<v Speaker 1>president's the head of the executive branch. So if he

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<v Speaker 1>tells Pete to clam up, Pete's going to clam up.

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<v Speaker 1>If he tells him to have a press conference, he'll

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<v Speaker 1>have a press conference. I have no concept of the

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<v Speaker 1>way that works. I wonder if the SecDef can do

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<v Speaker 1>a press conference without clearing it with the president or not.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably not. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Probably just has a schedule of it. But no, if

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<v Speaker 1>the president tells him don't do that and he does it,

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<v Speaker 1>he will be gone. My ultimate point would be it

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<v Speaker 1>seems like we ought to be getting more press conferences

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<v Speaker 1>out of the secretary of defense during wartime. It seems

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<v Speaker 1>like the more proper way for things to happen. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>things are going not great, or super, or according to plan,

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<v Speaker 1>or we don't know. Very quickly on the Nelson Wong thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry, yeah, Nelson, that's right. Jensen, that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>Jensen and Nelson, they're too similar. Different guy. Here's the encapsulation.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is, I grant you, a little prejudicial, but

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<v Speaker 1>it is 100% true. During the time he was having

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<v Speaker 1>an affair with a Chinese spy... He was advocating the

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<v Speaker 1>president forcefully to sell more chips to the Chinese government

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<v Speaker 1>or Chinese industries, which is the Chinese government. That's not

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<v Speaker 1>a great look there, Jensen.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not a great look. Or Nelson, whatever your name is.

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<v Speaker 1>The pushback on that is that all the indications are

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<v Speaker 1>he wanted to do that before he met this chick,

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<v Speaker 1>during meeting this chick, and since he met this chick.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what he wants to do. He wants to sell

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<v Speaker 2>as many chips as possible.

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<v Speaker 1>And for whatever reason, he doesn't care near as much

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<v Speaker 1>as I think he should about selling them to Chinese companies.

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<v Speaker 1>But that was his position regardless. But no, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>a great look. The other aspect of that story that

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<v Speaker 1>annoys and fascinates me, the president, our president, went ahead

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<v Speaker 1>and said, yeah, you know what, those pretty damn good chips,

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<v Speaker 1>you can go ahead and sell them to the communists

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<v Speaker 1>if you cut us in on the profits. Us being

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<v Speaker 1>the government of the United States. Number one, what the

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<v Speaker 1>hell is that? What are we talking about? And number two,

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<v Speaker 1>are you serious? Well, it's a national security thing, but

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<v Speaker 1>we could use a little help with the.

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<v Speaker 2>Budget, so let's just go ahead. That's awful.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of tech giants, Anthropic announced their IPO, whatever level

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<v Speaker 1>of the announcement was today. The trading starts next week.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was quite a bit less than they were expecting. Weirdly,

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<v Speaker 1>it was quite a bit less than they announced last night.

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<v Speaker 1>So they put out paperwork last night, then came back

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<v Speaker 1>hours later with a smaller number, and nobody's exactly sure why.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you make an arithmetic error or change your mind,

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<v Speaker 2>or what happened there?

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder if somebody said, look, if we come off

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<v Speaker 1>like we're trying to overvalue our company and everybody says that,

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to be a horrible look.

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<v Speaker 2>Better to undershoot.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to be around $ 1. 3, $ 1. 4 trillion in that

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<v Speaker 1>range when, you know, it wasn't that many months ago

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<v Speaker 1>people were talking about $ 2 trillion. So that's the bloom

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<v Speaker 1>off the rose of some of the AI stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>So it would seem.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Let's start the show officially before we get in

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<v Speaker 1>trouble with the FCC and we get impeached. I'm Jack Armstrong.

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<v Speaker 1>He's Joe Getty. On This It Is, how did it

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<v Speaker 1>already get to be? Tuesday, November 10th of the year, 2026.

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<v Speaker 1>We're Armstrong and Getty, and we approve this program. If nominated,

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<v Speaker 1>I will not run. If elected, I will not serve.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's begin officially now. According to FCC regs,

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<v Speaker 1>here we go at Mark.

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<v Speaker 3>I hope he addresses the eight articles and doesn't get

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<v Speaker 3>up and misquote the Bible in Quentin Tarantino fashion and

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<v Speaker 3>do some pull-ups and, you know, call everybody fat and gay, like,

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<v Speaker 3>for being for this impeachment.

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<v Speaker 1>There you go. Like, I may have just given you

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<v Speaker 1>half his speech.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, that's pretty funny. Mark Halpern wrote in his newsletter.

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<v Speaker 2>That was Thomas Massey, correct?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, that's the guy who's trying to impeach Hegseth for

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<v Speaker 1>some reason. I don't know why he's got a bee

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<v Speaker 1>in his bonnet about that. Doesn't like him. Mark Halpern

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<v Speaker 1>wrote in his newsletter, Pete Hegsa should get up there

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<v Speaker 1>and be as least like the Colin Jost impersonation as

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<v Speaker 1>he possibly can, which would probably be a good idea.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't come off exactly like Colin Jost does on Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>her baby had a terrible health problem that they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>realize the dog was freaking out around the baby, whining

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<v Speaker 1>and licking it and trying to get attention. And nobody

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<v Speaker 1>had any idea but the dog. What kind of health problem?

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<v Speaker 1>A heart rhythm problem. And the dog sensed it? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>the dog sensed the baby was in distress. Dogs, truly

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<v Speaker 1>our best friends. Certainly not you damn humans. Backstabbing bastards.

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<v Speaker 1>And that dog has been given an honorary medical degree

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<v Speaker 1>in opening a practice. Indeed. It's now committed $ 100 million

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<v Speaker 1>of Medicaid fraud already. Woof! Anyway, we got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of other news of the day. I'm already looking up

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<v Speaker 1>there and seeing lawyers weighing in on the impeachment articles.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what always happens with these impeachments, and it's so

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<v Speaker 1>damn maddening. It's not a quarter law. How many times

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<v Speaker 1>do you have to scream that at the top of

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<v Speaker 1>your lungs to get cable news hosts— From talking about

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<v Speaker 1>it like it's a court of law. It's not.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just the whims of the public.

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<v Speaker 1>They're so bad at their jobs. And the cowardly people

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<v Speaker 1>in government will vote with the whims of the public.

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<v Speaker 1>And if people are mostly okay with keeping the guy,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll keep him. And if they're mostly okay with getting

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<v Speaker 1>rid of him, they'll get rid of him. That's how

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<v Speaker 1>that's decided. God dang it.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about high crimes and misdemeanors, Matt.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 1>So tiring. We might live through five of these over

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<v Speaker 1>the next two years. Oh, goody. Oh, goody.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, we got Katie's headlines all the way next. Stay here.

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<v Speaker 2>Armstrong and Getty. I feel like Thanksgiving's getting very close.

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<v Speaker 2>Very close. Just feeling the pressure of the holidays.

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<v Speaker 1>Sneaking up on me. Kids starting to mention things they want.

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<v Speaker 1>All that sort of stuff. Pressure's weighing down.

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<v Speaker 2>And feel it. Feel it pushing on. Wow, that's not

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<v Speaker 2>the reason for the season. No, it's not. A lot

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<v Speaker 2>of good stuff to get to today.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, just a tremendous amount of really interesting fare

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<v Speaker 1>to cover some politics, but a lot of not politics.

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<v Speaker 1>Stuff that affects your real life. So stay tuned. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>figure out who's reporting what. It's the lead story with

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<v Speaker 1>Katie Green. Katie, hit it. Yeah, ready.

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<v Speaker 4>Alphabet networks are all Hegseth this morning. ABC, Hegseth dismisses

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<v Speaker 4>impeachment effort as political spectacle. NBC, Trump defends Jensen Huang

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<v Speaker 4>and Pete Hegseth at surprise news briefing with Dana White.

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<v Speaker 4>And CNN, Hegs says impeachment effort is driven by policy disagreements.

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<v Speaker 1>The other annoying thing about this sort of stuff is

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<v Speaker 1>the tribalism and the media focus on D.C.

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<v Speaker 2>That most people don't have. Exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>If you can push out anybody from the other administration's.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, inner circle. Yay!

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<v Speaker 1>We moved the ball one inch down the field in

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<v Speaker 1>a way that normal people don't really give a crap.

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<v Speaker 1>We got a scalp. Exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a big sport in D.C.

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<v Speaker 1>We made him fire him and hire somebody else with

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<v Speaker 1>exactly the same policies. Yes! And to quote Abdul Al-Sayed,

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<v Speaker 1>that's not going to do anything about the price of gas. Oh, boy.

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<v Speaker 2>New York Times.

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<v Speaker 4>Wang told Trump he did not know Chinese woman was

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<v Speaker 4>a suspected spy.

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<v Speaker 1>That's one of my favorite quotes from Trump yesterday. I

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<v Speaker 1>talked to Wang. I asked him, did you know she

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<v Speaker 1>was a spy? He said, I had no idea and

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<v Speaker 1>I believe him. All right. What? Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's part of the whole spying business.

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<v Speaker 1>Was there a possibility in your world that he knew

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<v Speaker 1>all along she was a Chinese spy? Because that would

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<v Speaker 1>seem pretty crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>From the Washington Post.

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<v Speaker 4>California voters reject billionaire tax that divided Democrats.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we need to talk about that. It's notable.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's your bigger story, Katie, your 30,000 feet. There were many, many,

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<v Speaker 1>many ballot measures across the country that were unquestionably not

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<v Speaker 1>progressive that won. Office holders swung way to the left,

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<v Speaker 1>or to Democrats anyway. But a lot of the questions

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<v Speaker 1>before the people were pretty moderate to conservative. So how

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<v Speaker 1>you interpret the election, that might.

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<v Speaker 2>Shade it a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just a wholesale rejection of the Republican Party at

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<v Speaker 1>this moment. That's the way I read it. Plus, prices

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<v Speaker 1>are high. People are pissed. Wall Street Journal.

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<v Speaker 4>Anthropic to seek $ 1. 3 trillion valuation in IPO.

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<v Speaker 1>Why did they come in significantly higher than that last night,

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<v Speaker 1>then change the numbers overnight? It's a very unusual move,

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<v Speaker 1>and nobody's sure why.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I wonder.

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<v Speaker 1>If somebody called from the something or other department and said, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Project Gorilla? Who knows? From Reuters.

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<v Speaker 4>France's president and wife file new lawsuit against U.S. podcaster

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<v Speaker 4>Candace Owens. Still on her for calling Bridget a dude.

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<v Speaker 2>Because of her penis? Because of her penis.

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<v Speaker 1>She laid le slap de biche on him, as we

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<v Speaker 1>discussed yesterday. I don't know who to root for in

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<v Speaker 1>this story. I don't really care about the McCrones and

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<v Speaker 1>their weird marriage. Right. And, yeah, yeah, it's not going

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<v Speaker 1>to work. She was a 40-year-old teacher and he was

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<v Speaker 1>a 16-year-old or whatever. I mean, that's a weird... Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but still, Candace Owens is overtly evil.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, absolutely. Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>So.

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<v Speaker 4>From the New York Post, despite being fired after five days,

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<v Speaker 4>Katie Zachariah is auditioning again for White House press secretary.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. Yeah, I saw that. She wants another shot. She

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get a fair shot, allegedly. Huh.

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<v Speaker 4>Study finds even a stranger's brief hello may ease loneliness.

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<v Speaker 1>Aww. To quote the great John Prine, hello in there,

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<v Speaker 1>hello when you see an old person walking down the street,

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<v Speaker 1>how much that'll do for him.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, that's nice. And finally, the Babylon Bee.

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<v Speaker 4>Texas adds stars to the state flag to represent all

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<v Speaker 4>six genders.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we'll have to talk about that. I've been working

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<v Speaker 1>on that a lot lately. Just trying to spread more

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<v Speaker 1>good in the world. rather than the opposite. Yes. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what's weird, and I had not anticipated this,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's funny, it's the inverse of those admittedly very

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<v Speaker 1>amusing commercials where young homeowners are becoming their parents' insurance company.

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<v Speaker 1>But once you get to a certain age, you're seen

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<v Speaker 1>as non-threatening to people. Helps.

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<v Speaker 2>So I can.

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<v Speaker 1>Say to people who I pass on a walk, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you all doing? And they're not going to think,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, what's he trying to sell me? He's hitting

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<v Speaker 1>on me. Does he want to fight me? The woman

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't think you're hitting on them, and the other people

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<v Speaker 1>don't think you're trying to rob them. Right, or challenge

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<v Speaker 1>them or sell something.

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<v Speaker 2>You're just a lost old man.

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<v Speaker 1>Lost.

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<v Speaker 2>Needs directions.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe a dollar to get to the bus station. No, see,

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<v Speaker 1>that would be a scam. You're taking this in a

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<v Speaker 1>weird direction. So we'll get into some of the news

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<v Speaker 1>of the day in a little more depth coming up.

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<v Speaker 1>We do a lot of segments. The way to get

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<v Speaker 1>all of them would be to subscribe to the podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>Armstrong and Getty On Demand.

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<v Speaker 2>And you'd also get one more thing. So that's cool.

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<v Speaker 2>All of it's on the way. Stay here. Armstrong and Getty.

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<v Speaker 4>On this day in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes. And it also marks the day that West Berlin

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<v Speaker 1>got all their Frisbees back.

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<v Speaker 2>So a new inflation number. Can I try that again?

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<v Speaker 2>Take two.

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<v Speaker 1>I put an M in there and there's no M

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<v Speaker 1>in the word. Inflation is back in the news as

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<v Speaker 1>a monthly report came out. And it went up 0.4%

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<v Speaker 1>or something like that. Anyway, the Wall Street Journal makes

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<v Speaker 1>the point that over the past three months, prices have

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<v Speaker 1>now risen at 5.7% annualized pace.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh.

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<v Speaker 2>We all grew up used to 2%.

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<v Speaker 1>5.7% is damn near three times over the last three

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<v Speaker 1>months annualized.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's just in the last three months.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, man.

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<v Speaker 2>So if it feels like things are more expensive, that's

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<v Speaker 2>because they are.

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<v Speaker 1>I know I speak for all of us when I

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<v Speaker 1>say Judy and I had a what the hell experience

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<v Speaker 1>again yesterday. I don't even remember what it was, and

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<v Speaker 1>it hardly matters.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and you're living paycheck to paycheck, man. That's not

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<v Speaker 2>a theoretical. Wow, what's happened?

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<v Speaker 1>Interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>I wonder if wages have kept pace. No, it's a

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<v Speaker 2>gut punch.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, wow. Wow. wow wow wow until that gets under

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<v Speaker 1>control we could have seriously wild swings in our elections

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<v Speaker 1>like we've been having yeah i would agree it's interesting

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<v Speaker 1>as the dust has settled it's become more and more

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<v Speaker 1>clear to anybody who takes a serious look at it

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<v Speaker 1>that the election was about a couple of things but

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't about a swing to the left um For instance,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll give you a couple of for instances, then we'll

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<v Speaker 1>get more into the analysis. But California voters, for the

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<v Speaker 1>love of all that is holy, to the shock and

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<v Speaker 1>delight of anybody sane, have rejected apparently the billionaire tax,

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<v Speaker 1>the wealth tax, and the... It's funny. It's not funny.

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<v Speaker 2>It's annoying. The New York Times.

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<v Speaker 1>just never even got into the fact that it has

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<v Speaker 1>been denounced by any sane economist on earth as having

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<v Speaker 1>failed miserably everywhere it has been enacted. They didn't mention that.

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<v Speaker 1>They just mentioned this person's in favor of it. This

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<v Speaker 1>person's against it. But other than the money-grubbing unions that

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<v Speaker 1>were going to get the wheelbarrow full of cash, Even

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<v Speaker 1>lefty California politicians, some of them said, this is going

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<v Speaker 1>to hurt us long term.

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<v Speaker 2>We can't have this.

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<v Speaker 1>Although the California Democratic Party did support it. Worth mentioning

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<v Speaker 1>that the greed-head union mobsters who supported this, including Dave Regan,

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<v Speaker 1>the president of the Service Employees International Union, have vowed, quote,

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<v Speaker 1>that is, oh, that they're going to put it back

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<v Speaker 1>on the ballot in two years. That is our plan.

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<v Speaker 1>We will build on the coalition that brought us here.

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<v Speaker 1>We welcome more stakeholders in the process, meaning, hey... You

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<v Speaker 1>give us your support, we'll spread out the cash, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll put forward a proposal informed by everything we've learned

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<v Speaker 1>in this campaign. Yeah, I thought about that yesterday when

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<v Speaker 1>it finally became official that it lost in California. The

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<v Speaker 1>nation's first wealth tax. It would have been, but lost

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<v Speaker 1>in California. And I thought, yeah, I've lived through this

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<v Speaker 1>sort of thing before with driver's licenses for illegals, where

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<v Speaker 1>when you run it up the flagpole the first time,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, are you crazy? Of course not. And everybody

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<v Speaker 1>agreed and we voted against it. And within a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of years, you chip away a couple of tries later,

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<v Speaker 1>it becomes just the law of the land. And I

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<v Speaker 1>worry that that's going to happen with these wealth taxes,

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<v Speaker 1>not just in California, but across the country. Right. And

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<v Speaker 1>the important, the insidious part about them is, and clearly

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<v Speaker 1>we're no billionaires, is that, so we don't, I don't,

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<v Speaker 1>I have no, you know, personal interest in this whatsoever.

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<v Speaker 1>But the California measure in particular said this sort of

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<v Speaker 1>tax is okay going forward. That's the big deal. Okay, wow,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got a house worth what? $ 1. 8 million? You ought to.

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<v Speaker 2>Be paying your fair share once you open that gate.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, there's a couple of big deals. One of them

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<v Speaker 1>is that, because you've now moved the Overton window into

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<v Speaker 1>the world of wealth taxes. The other part is the

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<v Speaker 1>billionaires leave, and you have the same bills, and everybody

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<v Speaker 1>else has to pay them.

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<v Speaker 2>And you don't have as much money.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, which justifies dropping the standards for the wealth tax,

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<v Speaker 1>among other measures. But, I mean, there it is. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>the argument's right itself. Well, wait a minute, a billionaire,

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<v Speaker 1>somebody with $ 800 million, somebody with $ 10 billion, $ 5 billion,

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<v Speaker 1>$ 4 billion, $ 2 billion, you know, they got plenty of money.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's just the government and the cronies still get

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<v Speaker 1>paid no matter what. Another topic near and dear to

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<v Speaker 1>our hearts, and this is absolutely worth noting, is that virtually,

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<v Speaker 1>I believe, every state that had a Keep Boys Out

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<v Speaker 1>of Girls sports measure passed it by wide, wide margins.

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<v Speaker 1>The Protect Kids Colorado advanced measure. Oh, in increasingly liberal Colorado,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll just read this, make sure I get it right,

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<v Speaker 1>where the governor's race was won by nearly 30 points. Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>To me, what this points out is these cowardly politicians

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<v Speaker 1>on the left who could have stood up for what

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<v Speaker 1>practically everybody agrees on. Let me finish the sentence first.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me tell you what passed. He won by nearly

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<v Speaker 1>30 points. Prop 134, an initiative to require sex-based teams

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<v Speaker 1>from kindergarten through college, passed.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, sports teams, 52%.

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<v Speaker 1>Protect Kids Colorado advanced that measure along with a companion proposal, 135, that, quote,

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<v Speaker 1>prohibited surgery for a minor for the purpose of altering

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<v Speaker 1>the minor's biological sex characteristics.

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<v Speaker 2>That passed with 52%. 52? Even though opponents, yeah, just barely.

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<v Speaker 1>Both of them just barely. Even though opponents of the

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<v Speaker 1>measures outspent Protect Kids Colorado more than 18 to 1.

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<v Speaker 2>Nebraska, Washington State, et cetera. Arizona, one big.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, the surgery thing only got 52%. I mean, the

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<v Speaker 1>boys playing in girls' sports is a problem, obviously. But, man,

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<v Speaker 1>the operating on little kids is like, you know, Nazi

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<v Speaker 1>Mengele stuff. It is.

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<v Speaker 2>It's horrifying.

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<v Speaker 1>52%?

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<v Speaker 3>Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah. You know, the point was made by Hadley Arcus,

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<v Speaker 1>who's a writer that, do you remember the old Uncle

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<v Speaker 1>Remus stories about the tar baby? It was a decoy

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<v Speaker 1>made from a mixture of tar and turpentine by the

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<v Speaker 1>crafty Brer Fox to catch the elusive Brer Rabbit. Once

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<v Speaker 1>the doll was touched, Brer Rabbit couldn't let it go.

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<v Speaker 1>And Hadley makes the point that the transgender thing is

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<v Speaker 1>a lot like that for Democrats. What's crazy about all

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<v Speaker 1>of this is, is the philosophical underpinnings of it so

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<v Speaker 1>few people get. And I wish more people got it.

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<v Speaker 1>Critical theory says there is no truth. This is the

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<v Speaker 1>woke thing, folks, in a capsule. There is no objective truth.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't exist. Truth is decreed by the powerful in

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<v Speaker 1>a society to serve themselves. And so these people, the

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<v Speaker 1>actual ideological overlords of these people... They believe there's no

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<v Speaker 1>objective truth and no objective division between men and women. Everything,

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<v Speaker 1>listen now, everything is a social construct, including there are

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<v Speaker 1>men and there are women. And if you admit, okay, wait, wait, wait, wait. No,

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<v Speaker 1>clearly there are men and there are women. boys whoop

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<v Speaker 1>the hell out of girls in sports routinely. Not everyone,

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<v Speaker 1>but most of them. I mean, my God, men are

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<v Speaker 1>different from women, women from men, down to the cellular

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<v Speaker 1>level biologically. But if you admit, okay, that's an objective truth,

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<v Speaker 1>critical theory falls apart. And I know a lot of

0:26:53.410 --> 0:26:56.270
<v Speaker 1>you don't know this. Critical theory has taken over our

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<v Speaker 1>nation's teachers' colleges and now our colleges and universities.

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<v Speaker 2>If you admit, yes, there.

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<v Speaker 1>Are objective truths that we can all count on and

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<v Speaker 1>all agree on, it all falls apart.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why they cling to it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's insane. It's an insane theory. And if you told

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<v Speaker 1>me 15 years ago, oh, yeah, people are going to

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<v Speaker 1>run around preaching this stuff, I'd say, no. Recalibrate your

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<v Speaker 1>predictotron equipment because that's insane. Nobody could believe that horse ass,

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<v Speaker 1>and you shouldn't either.

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<v Speaker 2>End of screen.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I would have really dominated the high school girls'

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<v Speaker 1>golf team in my school if I could have played.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, yeah, please. Blowing it past him on the fairway.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you kidding?

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<v Speaker 2>Bon Appetit. I wish I didn't hate grilling so much.

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<v Speaker 1>I tweeted out one of my hateful, God, I hate

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<v Speaker 1>grilling tweets last night when I was.

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<v Speaker 2>Starting to grill.

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<v Speaker 1>I just hate it. I hate everything about it. And

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<v Speaker 1>I know one of the reasons it makes me so

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<v Speaker 1>mad is I know as a guy, I should be,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll never get to have sex as a guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Who hates grillers.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes. Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>My son even said to me, he said, you hate

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<v Speaker 2>grilling and you take baths. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>I took a bath once because I was sick. He

0:29:23.140 --> 0:29:25.840
<v Speaker 1>hangs it over my head all the time. You hate

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<v Speaker 1>grilling and you take baths.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay. And cream of the coffee.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I just started getting fitted for a skirt. Jack,

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<v Speaker 1>don't grill. You take a steak. And there's a little

0:29:38.390 --> 0:29:40.720
<v Speaker 1>prep involved, but just a little. You sear it in

0:29:40.760 --> 0:29:43.480
<v Speaker 1>a cast iron skillet. You stick it in the oven.

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<v Speaker 2>You finish it in the oven. I hate cooking in general.

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<v Speaker 2>Grilling is even worse.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I'd like to do is get in

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<v Speaker 1>my car, drive to the restaurant, order something, eat it,

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<v Speaker 1>and go home.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, my.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Katie.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, boy. I'm going to need your man card.

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<v Speaker 1>Katie?

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<v Speaker 4>You probably don't like grilling because you have to squat

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<v Speaker 4>down like a freaking frog to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>My girl's a junkie in an alley.

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<v Speaker 4>It really looks like a homeless encampment grill.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, look at that. Look at that junkie doing the

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<v Speaker 1>lean over there.

0:30:12.340 --> 0:30:13.380
<v Speaker 2>He must be high on fentanyl.

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<v Speaker 1>No, that's Jack leaning over his homeless guy grill.

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<v Speaker 4>He didn't sweep all the leaves away.

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<v Speaker 2>They're just under the grill.

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<v Speaker 4>Plate on the ground.

0:30:22.720 --> 0:30:25.390
<v Speaker 1>True. It is the grill they sell to meth heads.

0:30:25.410 --> 0:30:27.570
<v Speaker 1>That's the only reason Weber even makes that grill. It's

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<v Speaker 1>for people who live under overpasses. Oh, it's tailgating. Come on.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, it's for tailgating?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>For people who live under overpasses. This thing called camping.

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<v Speaker 2>You used to be an inveterate tailgater. I remember back

0:30:40.680 --> 0:30:45.800
<v Speaker 2>in the day. I didn't grill. I just don't like cooking.

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<v Speaker 2>I just hate it.

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<v Speaker 1>I wish I liked it like a lot of people do,

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<v Speaker 1>like really enjoy it. I just find the whole thing annoying.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I kind of tolerate it.

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<v Speaker 1>I get it. I get it. Although, oh my God,

0:30:55.730 --> 0:30:58.890
<v Speaker 1>the steak is so good. But no joke, as a

0:30:58.910 --> 0:31:01.010
<v Speaker 1>single guy, it's just something I got to keep a

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<v Speaker 1>secret and hope that I could get somebody to like

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<v Speaker 1>me enough for other qualities before I lay on them

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that I hate grilling and I'm not going to.

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<v Speaker 1>Because otherwise, it's.

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<v Speaker 2>Just, I'm out. They're out. You can fix stuff around

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<v Speaker 2>the house, though, right? I can. There's lots of things

0:31:18.700 --> 0:31:20.090
<v Speaker 2>I can do, manly things I can do.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll do all kinds of things. I'll change your tires.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll fix things around the house. I'll do whatever. But

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to grill.

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<v Speaker 2>I hate it. You can achieve a state of readiness

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<v Speaker 2>when called upon. Whenever, right now, right now. Give me

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<v Speaker 2>two seconds.

0:31:30.130 --> 0:31:31.640
<v Speaker 1>Oh, no, no, no. I'm ready.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how long it took me.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't like myself, Katie.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's go to break. Thank you, Joe. Good God.

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<v Speaker 1>It just strengthens it. You're like a video game character, right?

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<v Speaker 1>You got eight over here. You're seven on that scale.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a four on that one.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, what are you going to do? Exactly. Mailbag next.

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<v Speaker 2>Stay here. Armstrong and Getty.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of grilling, Wall Street Journal with the shrinking U.S.

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<v Speaker 1>cattle herd and why high beef prices are here to stay,

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<v Speaker 1>which is interesting because it's expensive. I read that with concern. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>really interesting topic, too. If, like us, you love the beef,

0:32:08.290 --> 0:32:10.950
<v Speaker 1>stay tuned. We'll talk about that. First, it's your freedom-loving

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<v Speaker 1>quote of the day. Continuing on our series about forgiveness.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'm looking at this and I'm thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>the concept of forgiveness. I'm not sure I could quickly

0:32:22.750 --> 0:32:24.910
<v Speaker 1>define the word forgiveness.

0:32:25.760 --> 0:32:29.840
<v Speaker 2>But to forgive. I have to think about it.

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<v Speaker 1>Because what I found myself thinking about is, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if somebody asks for forgiveness or is contrite, yeah, that's easy.

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<v Speaker 2>What if they don't?

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<v Speaker 1>Then what is forgiveness exactly? Maybe we can talk about

0:32:42.740 --> 0:32:44.460
<v Speaker 1>that later. Because I've got a bunch of great quotes

0:32:44.480 --> 0:32:46.760
<v Speaker 1>about it. For instance. You have to go with the

0:32:46.880 --> 0:32:50.890
<v Speaker 1>idea that Hanging on to it is like drinking poison.

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<v Speaker 1>You're drinking the poison. You're thinking it's hurting the other person,

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<v Speaker 1>but you're drinking the poison. They're not even aware you're mad.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like drinking poison and waiting for the other person

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<v Speaker 1>to die. I've heard it described of. On that theme,

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<v Speaker 1>Louis Smedes, whose work I do not know, to forgive

0:33:10.310 --> 0:33:12.950
<v Speaker 1>is to set a prisoner free and discover that the

0:33:12.990 --> 0:33:13.770
<v Speaker 1>prisoner was you.

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<v Speaker 2>There you go. Similar.

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<v Speaker 1>Similar.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

0:33:16.420 --> 0:33:17.400
<v Speaker 2>Similar theme. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. We'll get a little nittier and grittier tomorrow. Be

0:33:20.500 --> 0:33:22.580
<v Speaker 1>sure to tune in for the freedom loving quotes of

0:33:22.620 --> 0:33:24.720
<v Speaker 1>the day. I've got a great pair on forgiveness. Mailbag.

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<v Speaker 2>Mailbag at Armstrong and Getty dot com.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a choice.

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<v Speaker 1>We can either cut the music for something very serious

0:33:35.010 --> 0:33:39.550
<v Speaker 1>and important. Yeah, let's do that. Just kill the music, Michael. Kevin,

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<v Speaker 1>the Texafornia Marine, with a quick shout-out to my fellow Marines.

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<v Speaker 1>Happy birthday, brothers and sisters in Semper Fi. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>Marine Corps' 251st birthday. I will be spending my day

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<v Speaker 1>with about 10 other Marines. Firearms, Tannerite, and, of course, alcohol.

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<v Speaker 1>After the pew-pews and bang-bangs, of course. Well, that's up

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<v Speaker 1>to you, Kevin. I've done it both ways. The first

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<v Speaker 1>drink is where we go around the circle and name

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<v Speaker 1>a buddy that didn't come home.

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<v Speaker 3>Ooh.

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<v Speaker 1>This has become a tradition in our little group, and

0:34:05.240 --> 0:34:07.060
<v Speaker 1>last year we met up with a Marine friend from

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<v Speaker 1>one of my old units. We're both a bit grayer now,

0:34:09.200 --> 0:34:10.859
<v Speaker 1>but we hit it off like we hadn't had any

0:34:10.900 --> 0:34:14.980
<v Speaker 1>time apart. Then he sent along a video about the

0:34:15.120 --> 0:34:17.710
<v Speaker 1>Marine Corps birthday. Thank you, Kevin, and thank you for

0:34:17.750 --> 0:34:22.149
<v Speaker 1>your service, and that's a beautiful thing. I, too.

0:34:22.200 --> 0:34:23.940
<v Speaker 2>Have mixed firearms and Tannerite.

0:34:24.140 --> 0:34:24.880
<v Speaker 1>It's an explosive.

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<v Speaker 2>Google it.

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<v Speaker 1>And a good time was had by all. Shout out

0:34:28.260 --> 0:34:30.540
<v Speaker 1>to my redneck friends who I moved to a different hood.

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<v Speaker 1>And booze. Have I ever told the story about how

0:34:32.680 --> 0:34:34.780
<v Speaker 1>I shot a hole through the bottom of my buddy's truck?

0:34:35.500 --> 0:34:38.840
<v Speaker 2>Ever told that story? I think you have, yes. It's charming.

0:34:39.020 --> 0:34:42.800
<v Speaker 2>That was a bad idea. You should release a memoir.

0:34:44.010 --> 0:34:46.570
<v Speaker 2>You have had a number of entertaining mishaps.

0:34:46.590 --> 0:34:49.280
<v Speaker 1>You may need people around you to remind you of them.

0:34:49.390 --> 0:34:50.080
<v Speaker 2>I know I do.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyway, moving along. I didn't get this at first. There's

0:34:54.140 --> 0:34:57.620
<v Speaker 1>a picture attached. Loyal listener Robert writes, L.A. has a

0:34:57.660 --> 0:35:03.219
<v Speaker 1>new mayor. And it's black smoke issuing forth from one

0:35:03.239 --> 0:35:04.660
<v Speaker 1>of the fires in L.A.

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<v Speaker 2>I get it. It's a reference to the selection of

0:35:06.989 --> 0:35:11.570
<v Speaker 2>the Pope. Took me a second. On the topic of

0:35:11.590 --> 0:35:13.870
<v Speaker 2>the lame duck session, I love this. Ryan from Houston.

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<v Speaker 1>Nearly every company, when somebody gets fired or somebody quits,

0:35:17.550 --> 0:35:20.150
<v Speaker 1>we don't let them stay around and cause conflict. You

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<v Speaker 1>had a bunch of butthurt grifters in Congress losing their

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<v Speaker 1>money laundering job, and we let them stick around for months. Yeah. Yeah, true, true.

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<v Speaker 1>And in fact, one of the more amusing slash disgusting

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<v Speaker 1>things I've heard about the recent election is the Republicans

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<v Speaker 1>still have a number of things they could shove through.

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<v Speaker 2>And a lot of it's really good, and I hope

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<v Speaker 2>they do.

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<v Speaker 1>One of their challenges is a lot of the Congress

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<v Speaker 1>people who lost don't even bother going back to Washington.

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<v Speaker 4>Really?

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<v Speaker 2>To do their jobs.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. They just say, well, F you, voters. F you, Congress.

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<v Speaker 1>And they don't even go.

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<v Speaker 2>They stay home.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, wow is right. God, there ought to be a

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<v Speaker 2>thrashing for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of punishments, Cascade John writes, Guys, it's interesting that

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<v Speaker 1>Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 years for what he did,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Pakistani Muslim rape gangs were given probation in

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<v Speaker 1>many cases. You know, I have not followed the Russell

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<v Speaker 1>Brand case specifically.

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<v Speaker 3>Um....

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<v Speaker 1>The line between consensual and non-consensual and when it was

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<v Speaker 1>non-consensual and what was done, I'm not up on it

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<v Speaker 1>enough to comment.

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<v Speaker 2>He invited her back.

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<v Speaker 1>The first night they were together, man, she was quite

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<v Speaker 1>willing to do anything with a celebrity she had just

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<v Speaker 1>met like one minute earlier. I mean, that's a certain

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<v Speaker 1>sort of person. But he invites her to his house

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<v Speaker 1>the next day and then full-on rapes her.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, fair enough.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's see.

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<v Speaker 2>How much time do we have, Michael? Not very much, huh?

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<v Speaker 1>Comedian Russell Brand, who I've never heard anything say within

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<v Speaker 1>100 miles of funny. Same. Same. All right. So a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of great emails on the topic of AI agents

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<v Speaker 1>and whether they're ready for prime time. I'm sure it'll

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<v Speaker 1>come up AI in general at some point during the show.

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<v Speaker 1>Some really good points from some of our tech savvy listeners.

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<v Speaker 3>So.

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<v Speaker 2>That on the way. Plus, beef prices are going to

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<v Speaker 2>stay high.

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<v Speaker 1>Why? The answer will fascinate you and shock you. More

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the honeypot with Jensen Wang. I believe it's Wong. Whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>For the story, it's just him.

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<v Speaker 1>No. No, be better than that. Has that whole thing

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<v Speaker 1>moved from government officials into the private world in a

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<v Speaker 1>way that it really hasn't been before?

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<v Speaker 2>The spying and such? Armstrong and Getty.