1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:01,120 Speaker 1: Welcome. 2 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 2: In hour number two Klay Travis buck Sexton show, we 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 2: are monitoring when there will be a press availability in 4 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 2: the White House with Benjamin nettan Yahoo. 5 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 3: They are discussing Middle East peace. 6 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 2: We have been following the Michigan church attack and Erica 7 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 2: Adams dropping out of the New York City's mayoral race, 8 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 2: as well as the James Comy charges fallout. 9 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 3: A lot of news out there, and I. 10 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 2: Made some news that is starting to ricochet around the 11 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 2: political universe as well, just in the last few hours. 12 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 2: So let me kind of take you into an interview 13 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 2: that I did over the weekend. So I went down 14 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 2: for the Georgia Alabama game in Athens. Had an amazing 15 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 2: time hanging out and meeting many of you all over 16 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 2: the place. Congratulations to Alabama. Turns out they're still pretty 17 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: good at football. They beat Georgia Electric Environment Sandford Stadium. 18 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 2: It was fantastic. I did a couple of interviews longer form. 19 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 2: We may share some clips from them with Paul Feinbaum, 20 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 2: and that's what I'm talking about today. I also talked 21 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 2: with Senate candidate in Georgia Derek Dooley, who is a 22 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 2: friend of mine, former football coach running to try to 23 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 2: beat John Assoff in the competitive Georgia Senate race down there. 24 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 2: So we may have a couple of cuts for that 25 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 2: for you later in the week as well. But we 26 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 2: did two what I would say long form interviews. I 27 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 2: talked with Paul Finbaum for an hour. Now, some of 28 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: you are going to immediately know who Paul Feinbaum is. 29 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 2: He is a SEC Network ESPN analyst, longtime radio guy, 30 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 2: hosts a multi hour daily SEC Network show. If you 31 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 2: watch a ESPN at all, he's regularly on First Take 32 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 2: Stephen A. 33 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 3: Smith. 34 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 2: I've known Paul for twenty years. So I got started 35 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 2: in radio through writing in local Some of you been 36 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,959 Speaker 2: listening to me since I did local sports talk radio 37 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 2: in my hometown of Nashville, and I was employed back 38 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:17,239 Speaker 2: in the day on one oh four to five of 39 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 2: the Zone in Nashville doing a daily sports talk show. 40 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 2: And Paul was employed in Birmingham, Alabama, doing a daily 41 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 2: sports talk show as well, and we were both employed 42 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 2: by a company called Cumulus. They dominated sports talk in 43 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,679 Speaker 2: Birmingham and dominated sports talk in Nashville. And so I've 44 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: known Paul for twenty years. Some of you listening to 45 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,679 Speaker 2: me right now all over the state of Alabama. You've 46 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 2: heard me go on Fine Bomb Show back in the 47 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 2: day quite a lot. So we had a one hour 48 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 2: long sit down, and as part of that conversation, many 49 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 2: of you know because Tommy Tubberville, who's been on this 50 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 2: show a great number of times, is giving up his 51 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 2: Senate seat to run for governor of Alabama. There is 52 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 2: an open Senate seat in Alabama, and I'm truth be told. 53 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 2: Let mean just I'll just tell you everything. I have 54 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 2: had a lot of conversations with a lot of people 55 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 2: in Alabama about what's going to happen with that Senate See. 56 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 2: I talked to Bruce Pearl about it. A great deal. 57 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 2: Auburn men's basketball coach, Bruce Pearl, he's been on this program. 58 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 2: He's a great friend of mine. He really seriously thought 59 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 2: about running. He has stepped down as a college basketball 60 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 2: coach at Auburn. He's basically going to be now the 61 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 2: mayor of Auburn. He's not running. Paul told me that 62 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 2: he had had similar Paul feine mom conversations with Bruce 63 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 2: Pearl were all friends and he. 64 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 3: Wasn't going to run. 65 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 2: If Bruce Pearl was going to run, but Bruce Pearl said, 66 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 2: you know what, I'm not going to do it. And 67 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 2: Paul and I had conversations and he said, hey, Clay, 68 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 2: I'm thinking about doing this. And I said, okay, well 69 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 2: let's kind of walk through it. And he said, what's 70 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 2: the best way that I could let people know that 71 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: I'm serious about this? And I said, well, how about 72 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 2: you sit down with me and we have a long 73 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 2: form discussion and we'll get into it. And that full 74 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 2: long form discussion is going to go up tomorrow. But Paul, 75 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 2: we are going to release a couple of clips. You'll 76 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 2: see me talking about it on Fox News with Will Caine. 77 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 2: This just came out. I think Paul's gonna run. This 78 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,359 Speaker 2: is my opinion based on my conversations with him. He 79 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 2: could certainly change his mind, but I would encourage you 80 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 2: guys to go listen to the full conversation. But here 81 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 2: is the specific part about why now, why is Paul 82 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 2: Feinbaum thinking about giving up sports and going and running 83 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 2: for the Senate in Alabama? 84 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: Here was his answer, Well, you're sitting there talking to 85 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 1: Steven A. 86 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,559 Speaker 4: Smith and as you're waiting for your return, you're thinking, 87 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 4: I wonder if I should move forward on this. So 88 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 4: it's it's a it's a it's been going on for 89 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 4: a couple of days or if not weeks, and it's 90 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 4: just hard to chisel it down to make an educated decision. 91 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 4: But to say I'm considering it, of course, yes, it's 92 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 4: something that I can't say I've dreamed about. I can't 93 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 4: say I've thought about it. I'm not a career politician 94 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 4: who had it all mapped out. This is just something 95 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 4: that just came to me. And it's also very late, 96 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 4: and I don't know quite how to deal with it. 97 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 4: But as far as your question, you know, would I 98 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 4: give up what I'm doing? 99 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 5: I would. 100 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,799 Speaker 3: I would have to, Okay. 101 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 2: So the question in there was what is part of 102 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: the motivating factor? And maybe we can get a little 103 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 2: bit more of that clip, he said Charlie Kirk, And 104 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 2: I do think and you may have experienced this in 105 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: your own life, because I know how many of you 106 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 2: were impacted. I think a lot of people, no matter 107 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 2: what they do for a living. 108 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 3: You could be a. 109 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 2: Sports talk radio show host at ESPN. You could be 110 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 2: a garbage truck driver in Spokane, Washington listening to us 111 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 2: right now. You could be a truck driver in Northern Virginia. 112 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 2: It really seriously made a lot of people contemplate what's 113 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 2: going on in the country and how all of us 114 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 2: could do more to try and make things better. And 115 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 2: I think that is one of the most motivating factors 116 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 2: for Paul Feinbaum right now. And I'll give you a 117 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 2: little bit of a preview of our conversation. Paul goes 118 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 2: around to college campuses for the SEC Network every weekend, 119 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 2: and he meets a lot of college kids because the 120 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 2: kids show up for the crowd at the events that 121 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 2: he does, and in talking with him, what he saw 122 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 2: happened to Charlie made it very hard for him to think, 123 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 2: I want to continue to just do sports for the 124 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 2: rest of my career. And I think the reason he 125 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 2: wanted to sit down with me is I made that 126 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 2: decision several years ago. COVID was my motivating factor. You 127 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 2: guys know, I still love sports. I still talk a 128 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 2: lot about sports. I think it's important to go to 129 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 2: where people are culturally and connect with them. So why 130 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 2: I still do a lot of sports Because I think 131 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 2: you can really connect with people in speaking their common 132 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 2: language where they are, as opposed to trying to drag 133 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 2: everybody into politics all the time, and I made that decision. 134 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 2: I feel fortunate to have the boss, Julie Talbot that 135 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 2: we do, because she really got me by saying, you 136 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 2: could do sports talk radio for the rest of your 137 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 2: life and not have the impact that you would have 138 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 2: in six months of doing this show that we do now. 139 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 2: And so if you really and I do care desperately 140 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 2: about the direction of the country, and you care about 141 00:07:56,360 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 2: the world that your kids are coming into, then you 142 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 2: have to say yes to this opportunity. 143 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 3: I didn't seek it. 144 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 2: Out, and I think that's what Paul now was finding 145 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 2: and working through in his head in the wake of 146 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 2: what happened to Charlie Kirk. And I really do believe 147 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 2: that he's going to run and I think he's going 148 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 2: to win. And I asked him in the interview because 149 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 2: there's always the skepticism, Okay, are you just doing this 150 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 2: to get more money? Are you just doing this for 151 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:34,319 Speaker 2: the attention that it's going to create? And I've known 152 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 2: Paul for twenty years. I don't think he is. I 153 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 2: think he legitimately feels like there are serious things in 154 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 2: life that picking the winner of college football games, while 155 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 2: it's fun, is the toy chest of life, and he's 156 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 2: concerned about the trajectory of the country. And I think 157 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 2: he loves the people of Alabama. And so again, as 158 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 2: we kind of work through this, this thing is going 159 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 2: to land like a new baumb I'm just gonna be 160 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 2: honest with you, because a little bit later today we're 161 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 2: going to release a clip where Paul says, hey, Disney 162 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 2: would not let me interview President Trump. He was all 163 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 2: set up to interview President Trump in twenty nineteen when 164 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 2: President Trump went to the LSU Alabama game Joe Burrow 165 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 2: against TUA for those of you who are sports fans, 166 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 2: and it was all set up. He was going to 167 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 2: go to the White House. He was going to sit 168 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 2: down with President Trump. And Disney said no, And I 169 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 2: asked him in the interview, I said, well, you know, 170 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 2: that's kind of interesting because they interviewed Barack Obama all 171 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 2: the time, and Paul said, yeah. They sent in Andy 172 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 2: Katz for those of you who remember, and Barack Obama 173 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 2: did a men's and women's basketball bracket every year from 174 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 2: the White House and he ESPN treated it as a 175 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 2: major news story. And so Paul was all set up 176 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 2: to sit down with President Trump to talk to him 177 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 2: about going to the big game between LSU and Alabama. 178 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 2: It is for most journalists, interviewing the President of the 179 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 2: United States is the apex of your career, one of 180 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 2: the moments that is why you do this. I'm gonna 181 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 2: be honest with you. If I had an interview set 182 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 2: up with the President of the United States of any party, 183 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 2: and somebody said to me, no, you can't do it, 184 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 2: I would lose it. And I think in the way, 185 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,200 Speaker 2: and so Paul talks about that, and I think that's 186 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 2: going to land like a neutron bomb inside of Disney 187 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 2: because they're just dealing with the Jimmy Kimmel fall out. 188 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 2: Trump Paul Finbaum, I didn't know his politics. To be fair, 189 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 2: we did not talk about politics. I have tons of 190 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 2: friends that I just don't talk about politics at all with. 191 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 2: In fact, one of my high school buddies came out 192 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 2: for a drink with us after this interview, hung out 193 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 2: with us. He's a Kamala voter. He thinks I'm a 194 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 2: moron for my politics, but he's one of my best friends. 195 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 2: And so I have tons of people in my life 196 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:19,679 Speaker 2: that I just don't sider. It's probably not a surprise. 197 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 2: Probably a lot of you do too. I don't sit 198 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 2: around minutely analyzing politics with I'll have a beer with anybody. 199 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 2: And I think Paul's the same way. And so I 200 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 2: didn't even know his politics. I'm gonna be honest with you. 201 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 2: So a lot of the people I do know because 202 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 2: they reach out to me and they say, hey, thanks 203 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 2: for saying I'm talking about people on air. Hey thanks 204 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:38,959 Speaker 2: for saying this man, you're speaking for a lot of us. 205 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 2: I didn't know Paul was a Trump voter. I didn't 206 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 2: know he was a registered Republican. And I think he's 207 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 2: just fed up. I think he's just fed up with 208 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 2: the direction the culture is going. And the Charlie Kirk 209 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,719 Speaker 2: was a crucible moment for him. Of as someone who 210 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 2: goes to college campuses every weekend and speak, sees and 211 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 2: speaks to so many of these young men young women. 212 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 2: What happened to Charlie was I think devastating to Paul 213 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,719 Speaker 2: as it was devastating to many of you. And it 214 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 2: has him questioning some of his life choices and contemplating 215 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 2: what he wants the next chapter of his life to 216 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 2: be like. And I know many of you probably have 217 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 2: had those same thoughts in your mind. Like I said, 218 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 2: whether you're a FedEx truck delivery guy, a truck driver, 219 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 2: an ESPN television analyst, or just a mom and a 220 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 2: dad out there trying to raise kids to the best 221 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 2: of your ability. I feel like it has struck so 222 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 2: many of us and in a profound way. That's had 223 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 2: many people questioning a lot of their choices. I mean, heck, 224 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 2: some of you probably went to church who haven't been 225 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 2: to church in a long time, just because you felt 226 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 2: compelled to go in the wake of seeing that video, 227 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 2: just to try to do something, even it's a small thing, 228 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 2: to try to make the country a little bit better. 229 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 2: And I think there is an awakening that is going 230 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 2: on across the cultural landscape. And I think it's brave. 231 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 2: Frankly of Paul to come out as being a Trump 232 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 2: voter sounds crazy. I think he's the first on air 233 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 2: person at a ESPN who's currently employed by Disney to 234 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 2: ever come out and say, Hey, I'm a Trump voter, 235 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 2: and this is going to have major shockwaves. So I 236 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:21,199 Speaker 2: wanted to share it with you. There are more of 237 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 2: these cuts coming, by the way, A lot of you 238 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 2: out there. Eight hundred two two eight A two. You 239 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 2: can react, but I wanted to make sure that we 240 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 2: that we played all that for you, and so we 241 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 2: will play a little bit more of that interview for 242 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 2: you potentially going forward. But I also think this is 243 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 2: the continuing fallout the legacy of what happened to Charlie Kirk, 244 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 2: which you could see on the campus at Penn State 245 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 2: where five thousand young people were wearing those freedom t 246 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 2: shirts in the crowd, And I think it's bringing a 247 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 2: lot of people off the sideline who might otherwise have 248 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 2: been staying silent. 249 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 3: Every day. 250 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 2: Americans should be able to speak openly about family politics, 251 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 2: values without retribution. 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Let's say you're 281 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 2: out there and you say, hey, I don't care at all, Clay, 282 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 2: I don't care about sports. I haven't watched a sporting 283 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 2: event in twenty years. Probably some of you out there 284 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 2: in this world. You say Okay, why should I care 285 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 2: about this? I think what it's emblematic of is a 286 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 2: lot of people are coming off the sidelines. And I 287 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 2: hoped that we would see this where they had that 288 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 2: amazing turning point rally and event and memorial service. 289 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 3: Eight days ago. 290 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 2: And I think that you are starting to see an 291 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 2: awakening out there from people who thought, Hey, you know what, 292 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 2: I'll just stay quiet. Hey, you know what, I'll just 293 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 2: stay silent. I've got my private beliefs, but I don't 294 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 2: want to rock the boat. See, left wingers never had 295 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 2: to worry about this. 296 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 3: If you're a left. 297 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 2: Wing, you're out there with your opinions, you're pirouetting, cartwheeling 298 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 2: because the culture at large supports you. There are almost 299 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 2: no consequences for being left wing. It's almost been impossible 300 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 2: for you to be too far left wing. The culture 301 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 2: just embraces you, it encourages you, it promotes you. And so, 302 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 2: as a result, and a lot of you are in 303 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 2: this camp who are listening to me right now, a 304 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 2: lot of you just stay quiet. You didn't click publish 305 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 2: on that Facebook post. You didn't go out there and 306 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 2: make your support necessarily publicly known for Trump. And by 307 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 2: the way, a lot of you did. But there are 308 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 2: certain jobs. Media is one. Sports media is certainly one. 309 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 2: I mean, think about this. Paul Feinbaum is the first 310 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 2: person employed at ESPN to ever say publicly he voted 311 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 2: for Trump. Think about how wild that is. That's what 312 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 2: the culture in place creates, is fear that if you 313 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 2: speak out, you are going to suffer consequences. You might 314 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 2: lose your job, your career is not going to be 315 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 2: the same. I think Paul speaking out is actually symptomatic 316 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 2: of what we're seeing nationwide in many different parts of 317 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 2: American life. I think Charlie Kirk's assassination has brought a 318 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 2: lot of people off the sidelines who just are saying 319 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 2: no more, or I'm not going to be quiet any longer. 320 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 2: I think it's a great thing. We'll keep talking about 321 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 2: this and more. You want to have the right tools 322 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 2: at home to help protect yourself and your family. Guess 323 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 2: what We've got them all Saber. 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No word on exact timing, but we could 340 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 2: get major announcements on the Middle East peace negotiations surrounding Gaza. 341 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 2: Some of the people attending Vice President Vance, Secretary Rubio Hegseeth, 342 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 2: Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff Steve Whitkoff, Jared Kushner who 343 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 2: have been involved in the negotiations. Again, Trump and net 344 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:32,880 Speaker 2: Yahoo to potentially hold a joint news conference. We will 345 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 2: join that if it starts. Before that program gets underway. 346 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 2: Tony and Raleigh, Durham, North Carolina, listening to us on 347 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 2: one oh six point one FM talk radio. 348 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 7: EE reacts Hey, Clay, glad to hear about Feinbaum. As 349 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 7: a Michigan and Jim Harbaugh fan. It hasn't been a 350 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 7: favorite personality of mine, but maybe I'll give him a 351 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 7: second look from now since he's going to possibly run 352 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 7: for office as a Republican. 353 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 3: David in Birmingham, Alabama. 354 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 2: By the way, this story now is everywhere New York Times, 355 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:17,120 Speaker 2: Washington Post, Finebaum considering running here is David in Birmingham. 356 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 2: You've been listening known him for thirty years, as he says, 357 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 2: I mean he's lived in Alabama for much of his life, 358 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 2: recently moved back from Charlotte, North Carolina, where the SEC 359 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 2: network is located. What's your reaction as someone who has 360 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,360 Speaker 2: listened to him for a long time, David. 361 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 8: I think it's great, you know absolutely, I said. I've 362 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 8: known Paul years ago as a regular caller on his show. 363 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 8: You know, Paul can be very polarizing at times, especially 364 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 8: dependable whether the Alabama wins or Auburn wins or how 365 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 8: it goes, especially with him being a Tennessee fan. Tennessee 366 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 8: graduate also roll tied over this weekend. Thank you for that, But. 367 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 3: I had to get that in. 368 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 8: But no, I mean Paul, I mean he's very oh 369 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 8: but he's very big hearted about a lot of stuff. 370 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 8: He can be hard headed and obstinate, but I think 371 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 8: we need a lot more of that in Washington, in 372 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 8: the Senate. And you know, at the same time, you know, 373 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 8: I mean he's got the name recognition. I mean, it's 374 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 8: just you know, that's first I've heard of it, you know, 375 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:16,919 Speaker 8: And I'm. 376 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 2: Real people, David, for people who are not aware, how 377 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:24,199 Speaker 2: popular and well known would you say Paul Feinbaum is 378 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 2: in the state of Alabama. 379 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 8: He would probably be in the top five or the 380 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 8: top five or ten in name recognition in the state, 381 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 8: no doubt. 382 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 9: Yeah. 383 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 8: And I truly meant having been in politics and involved 384 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 8: what I understand. But he's well known. But like I 385 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 8: said it, really he can be very polarizing at times. 386 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 8: But you know, because you get these insane people, you know, 387 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 8: you know over in Day, Alabama and they've never been 388 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,159 Speaker 8: to a football game in their life unless it's a 389 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 8: free a day game, you know. 390 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 9: But you know, but top Paul, I mean, if you 391 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 9: really know. 392 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,400 Speaker 8: The guy and if he gets the word out right, 393 00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 8: I mean, he can put the right message out. 394 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 9: Yeah. 395 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 3: He Sharks did a great job. 396 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 8: Coach Tuberville did a great job, I think, and I 397 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:05,960 Speaker 8: hate to lose him in the Senate, you know, but 398 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 8: if you replaced you know me mall governor mem that'd 399 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 8: be great too. 400 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 1: You know. 401 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 5: Uh, it's just go ahead. 402 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 2: No, I was just gonna say, I mean, I I 403 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:18,360 Speaker 2: think it's going to turn into a huge story already 404 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 2: has all over the state of Alabama. It's gonna also 405 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:24,920 Speaker 2: be uh sort of crescendoing around the country as well. 406 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 2: What else would you say? People should know? And then 407 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 2: I'm going to go to a couple of other callers 408 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:29,639 Speaker 2: that are waiting. 409 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 5: I think they just need to know that. 410 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:35,240 Speaker 8: You know, Paul was a lot smarter than just SEC football. 411 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 8: I mean, you know, he can listen to an issue 412 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 8: and look at both sides of an issue I think, 413 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 8: and tell you what he thinks and I think, and 414 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 8: what would be best for the for the state and 415 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:48,120 Speaker 8: the nation, you know. I mean, and I truly believe that, 416 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 8: you know, And sometimes I have to bite my tongue 417 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 8: over things that you know, want to say something to him, 418 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:54,880 Speaker 8: But I respect the hell out of. 419 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 9: Him for that. 420 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, thank you for the call. I will say this. 421 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,879 Speaker 2: When I started doing politics, people said, boy, you know 422 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 2: this is going to be really controversial. And I just said, 423 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 2: do you realize what it's like to pick a winner 424 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 2: between Alabama and Auburn, or Michigan or Ohio State, which 425 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 2: I've been doing for the last fifteen years. You pick 426 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 2: on a side that that other side doesn't like. I 427 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:19,199 Speaker 2: gotta tell you it's way more contentious than what you 428 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,639 Speaker 2: think about the tax rates. I'm just gonna tell you. 429 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:25,879 Speaker 2: Like the heat of the political universe, I think Tommy 430 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:29,199 Speaker 2: Tubervill would probably say, this is nothing compared to the 431 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 2: heat of the college football universe in the state of Alabama. 432 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 3: Eddie in Alabama, what you got for us? 433 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 9: Hey, guys, do you recognize the name? 434 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 3: Have you been a long time fine bomb caller? 435 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 5: Oh? 436 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 9: Well, not really call her, but I am the big 437 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 9: brother of Bobby and Donnie Allison and Davy Allison. 438 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:57,120 Speaker 2: Oh cool, I didn't know your last name. 439 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,639 Speaker 9: Okay, Yeah, Paul is a good friend of mine. And 440 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 9: when I heard you guys talking about it, I wanted 441 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,119 Speaker 9: to call you a bunch of times and just go. 442 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 9: I got to swing out in my backyard and my 443 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 9: radio over my head. I happened to be eighty nine 444 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 9: years old, and Buck. I grew up right where you're at. Man, 445 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 9: I lived the first twenty seven years of my life 446 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 9: in Miami, Florida. 447 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 2: Well, we appreciate you listening every single day. Would you 448 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 2: vote you're in Alabama now, would you vote for Paul Feinebaum. 449 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 9: Oh definitely. He and I are very close. Matter of fact, 450 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 9: when Nil first broke, I called him and I said, Paul, 451 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 9: there's nobody in the whole organization that knows how to 452 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 9: do this and has enough brains to be able to 453 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 9: do it. And in the process, now we have lost 454 00:24:56,600 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 9: the best coach of college football. Less I mean, by 455 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 9: misfortune of my nephew getting killed. I end up in 456 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:12,639 Speaker 9: the locker room at Alabama had practice every day for 457 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:13,439 Speaker 9: ten years. 458 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 3: Oh wow. 459 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 9: And I listened to them kids. And matter of fact, 460 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 9: I talked to Dabbo Dabos when he's a very good 461 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:25,400 Speaker 9: friend mine, and I talked to him before the season charted. 462 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 9: I said, Dabo, this thing is ruined. And he said, well, 463 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 9: maybe the new rules will helped it, but they haven't. 464 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:36,639 Speaker 9: You know, it's just sad that we have destroyed college football, 465 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 9: you know. But and the same well like I got 466 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 9: before me, we get we got the two best senators 467 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,680 Speaker 9: in the whole United States in the state of Alabama. 468 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 9: And I hate to lose Tommy, but if to run, 469 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 9: I let him go up there and see what he 470 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 9: can do. 471 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 2: So well, thank you for the call, and thank you 472 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:59,439 Speaker 2: for listening, and enjoy that swing set out there, and 473 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,640 Speaker 2: we hope we keep you entertained a little bit. It's 474 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:03,920 Speaker 2: our eighty nine year old caller, one of them down 475 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 2: in Alabama. Let me play I had the team. I 476 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 2: want you to hear the full answer. This is what's 477 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 2: out there right now on Paul finebaumb in the Senate, 478 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 2: that is coming out of the interview that we did 479 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 2: over the weekend in Athens. Let me play this entire 480 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:22,719 Speaker 2: clip for y'all. Here it is in its totality. This 481 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 2: is what we've released directly relating to the Senate. 482 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: I had. 483 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 4: Received a text from someone who I knew that I'd 484 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:36,880 Speaker 4: seen at an event, and it led to another conversation, 485 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 4: and ultimately one or two people in Washington had reached 486 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:48,199 Speaker 4: out to me about whether I would be interested in politics, 487 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 4: something I had never thought about before, something I didn't 488 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:55,080 Speaker 4: really think possible. I lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. Yeah, 489 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 4: I wasn't there wasn't a lane there to get yeah, 490 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 4: to get involved. But I gave some thought to it 491 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 4: as this weekend unfolded with Charlie and got a little 492 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 4: bit more interested, and yeah, there's there's an open Sorry 493 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 4: to cut you off, but there. Tommy Tuberville was running 494 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 4: for governor, a former Auburn coach who beat Alabama six 495 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 4: times in a row. And I think it's fair to 496 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 4: say he's gonna win pretty comfortably. 497 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,680 Speaker 2: Seems to be the assessment. There's an open senate seat. 498 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 2: Bruce Pearl, also at Auburn, had talked about it. He says, 499 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 2: now he's not going to run. Is that with the conversation? 500 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 2: Are you somewhat interested and intrigued at the opportunity of 501 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:37,359 Speaker 2: looking into that senate race? I'm assuming that's what they 502 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:40,159 Speaker 2: reached out to you to talk to you about, Yes. 503 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:42,639 Speaker 4: And I was. I was hesitant at first because I 504 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 4: was very aware of Bruce's interests and huge fan of Bruce, 505 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 4: and I thought he would, you know, he would. He 506 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:52,680 Speaker 4: would have a tremendous voice, So I was very cautious. 507 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 4: I didn't take it too seriously, and then ultimately I 508 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 4: ended up talking to someone who made it clear that 509 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 4: there was a desire for me to be involved. And 510 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:12,159 Speaker 4: this person, obviously that's shower may name was. It was 511 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:18,679 Speaker 4: compelling and compassionate in the approach to me, and I 512 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:19,639 Speaker 4: started thinking about it. 513 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 2: This a person highly up in the Alabama political universe. 514 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,159 Speaker 2: Is that fair to say that you're having the conversations 515 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 2: with Okay, so you're thinking about it now, how when 516 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:30,400 Speaker 2: thinking about it? 517 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: The next step? The steps? 518 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 2: I mean, obviously I'm assuming that what people would say 519 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 2: is Paul Feinbaum has basically one hundred percent name recognition 520 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 2: in the state of Alabama. 521 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 1: Right, I don't think that's crazy. 522 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 2: You have the ability to obviously speak on television, You're 523 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 2: a good communicator. You've talked to the people of Alabama 524 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,960 Speaker 2: for decades. Now, what's that timeframe look like for you? 525 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 2: So there are people who want you to run, you've 526 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 2: been struck. I mean, I think maybe it's fair to 527 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 2: say by the seriousness of things going on in the world. 528 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 2: You've had a lot of success in sports. Some people 529 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 2: would say, are you willing to give up? I mentioned 530 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 2: lead course, though, you could ride this thing out for 531 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 2: another twenty years and you could be in your nineties 532 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:11,200 Speaker 2: saying goodbye to an. 533 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: SEC football stadium. 534 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:15,720 Speaker 2: I don't think that's a crazy, you know, trajectory that's 535 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 2: out there. But this other pathway is potentially beckoning or 536 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 2: intriguing to you. 537 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: It is very intriguing. 538 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 4: I am thinking about it constantly, and that's difficult to do, Clay, 539 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 4: as you're talking about college football. Yeah, twenty hours a 540 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:36,840 Speaker 4: week debating Steven A. Smith. 541 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 3: As you well know. 542 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 4: I mean you're sitting there talking to Steven A. Smith 543 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:43,680 Speaker 4: and as you're waiting for your turn, you're thinking, I 544 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 4: wonder if I should move forward on this. So it's 545 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 4: been going on for a couple of days or if 546 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 4: not weeks, and it's just hard to chisel it down 547 00:29:55,160 --> 00:30:01,480 Speaker 4: to make an educated decision, but to say I'm considering. 548 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:04,680 Speaker 2: It, of course, So of course he is, all right, 549 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 2: we'll go to break here. We'll continue to take your 550 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 2: reaction again. Also pending a live press conference potentially announcing 551 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 2: significant news as it pertains to the Middle East peace process. 552 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 2: As we come up on the two year anniversary of 553 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 2: the awful terror attacks by Hamas on October seventh of 554 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, this coming Sunday, you're going to see 555 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:31,920 Speaker 2: a movement of support for the people of Israel. Called 556 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 2: the Flags of Fellowship, millions of Americans across our nation 557 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 2: will plant an Israeli flag in honor and solidarity with 558 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 2: the victims of the Hamas terror attack two years ago 559 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 2: in Israel. It's organized by the International Fellowship of Christians 560 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 2: and Jews. It's going to be a powerful symbol of 561 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 2: unity and support for our ally Israel. You can be 562 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 2: a part of this movement. Go to IFCJ dot org. 563 00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 2: Now more than ever, it's important to send a message 564 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 2: to the world that Western values in our partnership with 565 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 2: Israel remains strong and steadfast. Join the Flags of Fellowship 566 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 2: movement and visit the Fellowship online at IFCJ dot org. 567 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 2: That's IFCJ dot org. 568 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 6: Two guys walk up to a mic Hey, anything goes 569 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 6: Clay Travis and buck Sexton. Find them on the free 570 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 6: iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. 571 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 2: Welcome back in Clay Travis buck Sexton Show. Appreciate all 572 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 2: of you hanging out with us. As we are rolling 573 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 2: through the program. We continue to wait Producer Ali. You 574 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:43,520 Speaker 2: can come up any further information about when this Israel 575 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 2: Net and Yahoo and Trump press conference. The joint media 576 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 2: availability will be happening still standing by, so we will 577 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 2: go live. You told me Ali off the air that 578 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 2: there's all sorts of conflicting news stories out there about 579 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 2: exactly when he's going to come to the lectern. 580 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 3: Do we know any more? Now we're just getting another 581 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:07,480 Speaker 3: word two pm. 582 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 2: Top shof PM, So in ten minutes, basically we're going 583 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 2: to have that presser. Okay, So we may well go 584 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 2: live to that presser here in the next hour again 585 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:20,760 Speaker 2: with a lot of different news stories that are continuing 586 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:23,240 Speaker 2: to break out there, this of course having to do 587 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:26,920 Speaker 2: with Middle Eastern peace. But I did want to share 588 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:29,200 Speaker 2: this because we may be going live to Trump and 589 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:33,040 Speaker 2: we may not get the opportunity to share it. This 590 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 2: is pretty incredible. Jk Rowling, who I love. Jk Rowlling, 591 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:43,000 Speaker 2: the Harry Potter author, has skyrocketed on my list of 592 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 2: people that I would like to go to dinner or 593 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 2: have a drink with, or just be able to hang 594 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:50,880 Speaker 2: out with. She may now be in my top five, 595 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 2: and if I could interview anybody, She's moving up the 596 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:59,280 Speaker 2: list in a hurry too, because I love how fearless 597 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:01,720 Speaker 2: she has been. And we may not get into a 598 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 2: lot of this because we may have the live press 599 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 2: conference to go to. But she had a statement that 600 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,200 Speaker 2: she put out surrounding I want to make sure I 601 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 2: get her name right this time, Emma Watson, who played 602 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:18,880 Speaker 2: Hermiami Granger, and she posted this on Twitter, and I 603 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:22,480 Speaker 2: just thought several of these lines are incredible. 604 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 3: This is what she said. 605 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:28,600 Speaker 2: I'm not owned eternal agreement from any actor who once 606 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 2: played a character I created. The idea is as ludicrous 607 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 2: as me checking with the boss I had when I 608 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 2: was twenty one for what opinions I should hold these days. 609 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 2: Emma Watson and her co stars have every right to 610 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 2: embrace gender identity ideology. Such beliefs are legally protected, and 611 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 2: I wouldn't want to see any of them threatened with 612 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 2: loss of work or violence or death because of them. However, 613 00:33:56,880 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 2: Emma and Dan in particular have both made it over 614 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:03,880 Speaker 2: the last few years they think our former professional association 615 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:08,719 Speaker 2: gives them a particular right, nay obligation, to critique me 616 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:12,280 Speaker 2: and my views in public. Years after they finished acting 617 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:16,440 Speaker 2: in Potter, they continue to assume the role of de 618 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 2: facto spokespeople for the world I created. I'm going to 619 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 2: keep reading from this in the third hour but I 620 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:26,479 Speaker 2: read it this morning and I told you I didn't 621 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:31,160 Speaker 2: even need my crocket coffee because it was absolutely devastating 622 00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:33,480 Speaker 2: and so perfectly well said. We'll talk about it a 623 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:35,040 Speaker 2: little bit in the third hour, but as we get 624 00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:37,880 Speaker 2: ready for that press conference, a lot of you wanting 625 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 2: to weigh in. Michael in New Hampshire, what do you 626 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:44,360 Speaker 2: think about Fine baumb running for Senate? 627 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:49,200 Speaker 5: All right, Travis Boo twenty three, love your show, Love 628 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:52,160 Speaker 5: Buck with that name Buck, he should be playing those 629 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:55,440 Speaker 5: tackles for the Chiefs. I think Paul should throw his 630 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 5: hat into the arena. We need more people who are vocal, 631 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:02,400 Speaker 5: who come up and talk the biggest issues because like 632 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:05,359 Speaker 5: with sports, I always said to the guys who were 633 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:07,719 Speaker 5: starting to lean away from sus no, no, We're going 634 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:11,440 Speaker 5: to pass sports, football, baseball down to the next generation, 635 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:14,040 Speaker 5: the kids, and show them how the game is played properly. 636 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:16,160 Speaker 5: But now we have a bigger thing at at stake. 637 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:19,200 Speaker 5: Here is our country. But when it comes to politics, 638 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:22,200 Speaker 5: people have to know the issues. Like look at New 639 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 5: York City. I lived in New York City twenty years ago. 640 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:28,160 Speaker 5: Now I'm up in New Hampshire. This guy, man Damny 641 00:35:28,239 --> 00:35:31,320 Speaker 5: whatever his name, is damn New York. He's a product 642 00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:34,080 Speaker 5: of the sixty five Immigration Act that's kicking in and 643 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:37,239 Speaker 5: the Third worlders have taken over New York City. They 644 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,200 Speaker 5: want all their handouts. They don't care if he's gonna 645 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:42,799 Speaker 5: get rid of the police departments, all just to get 646 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:47,040 Speaker 5: rid of the welfare and the affirmative action. And to me, I. 647 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:50,400 Speaker 10: Always thought a billionaire like we didn't shore relationship with 648 00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:53,359 Speaker 10: munsk Why can't a billionaire come in and say, oh, 649 00:35:53,520 --> 00:35:56,640 Speaker 10: o'montani wants to get want the league lifed heroin, wants 650 00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:59,080 Speaker 10: the legal life prostitution, wants to get rid of the 651 00:35:59,120 --> 00:35:59,920 Speaker 10: police department. 652 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 5: Why aren't they doing that? Why isn't there a twenty 653 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:05,520 Speaker 5: thousand This is an north of year election. Really, twenty 654 00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:08,319 Speaker 5: thousand good Republicans could have come into the city and 655 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:10,560 Speaker 5: be a ground game, and we don't have any. I 656 00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:12,719 Speaker 5: think the fixes in in New York City because the 657 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 5: establishment wants to buy the real estate at ten cents 658 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:18,040 Speaker 5: on the dollar. They did it in the seventies, they 659 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:19,239 Speaker 5: bought up Brooklyn. 660 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:22,319 Speaker 2: And okay, we're coming from there. Thank you for the call. 661 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:25,839 Speaker 2: A wide variety of opinions there. Look, I think Mam 662 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:29,040 Speaker 2: Donnie what do we say thirty six days until the 663 00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 2: elections unless Curtis Lee what drops out and everybody goes 664 00:36:34,719 --> 00:36:37,920 Speaker 2: and supports Andrew Cuomo. I think Mom Donni's going to win, 665 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:39,680 Speaker 2: and I don't think it's going to be particularly close. 666 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:43,319 Speaker 2: And I don't really understand what Curtis lee Was position. 667 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:43,680 Speaker 1: Is right now. 668 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:47,160 Speaker 2: If he wants Mom Donnie elected, he should do exactly 669 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:50,080 Speaker 2: what he's doing now. If he wants Mam Donni to lose, 670 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:52,440 Speaker 2: he should drop out of the race. More from the 671 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:53,520 Speaker 2: White House next