WEBVTT - Quitting is Winning?  Mike Slater Talks to A&G.  

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<v Speaker 1>From the Abraham Lincoln Radio Studio and the George Washington

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<v Speaker 1>broadcast there arm Strong and Jetty Show. Yo yo yo.

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<v Speaker 1>I will get to those stats later this hour. Mark

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<v Speaker 1>Thiessen put together for his opinion piece in The Washington

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<v Speaker 1>Post today about how incredibly unlikely it is that you

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<v Speaker 1>get sick at all, and certainly how unlikely that you

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<v Speaker 1>die from COVID if you've been vaccinated, and unlikely it

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<v Speaker 1>is that your kids could possibly get it and die.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's just it's like getting struck by lightning

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<v Speaker 1>while you hold a winning lottery ticket in your hand. Unlikely.

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<v Speaker 1>But we'll get to that a little bit later. But

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<v Speaker 1>joining the Armstrong and Getty Show right now is a

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<v Speaker 1>friend of the show, Mike Slater. You listen to him

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<v Speaker 1>every day noon to three on AM seven sixty in

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<v Speaker 1>San Diego. If you're not in Zaniego, whether you know

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<v Speaker 1>him or not, I don't know. Maybe you catch him

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<v Speaker 1>on What is This Thing? Mike? The first first online

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<v Speaker 1>TV networks on Pluto, Roku, Apple TV, everything, I'll streaming networks.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm looking at the publicity photo that they got here,

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<v Speaker 1>and they got Buck Sexton on their Dana Losh Bill O'Reilly,

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<v Speaker 1>Jesse Kelly and you you're the only one that's smiling.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody else went with kind of a mysterious grimace sort

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<v Speaker 1>of thing, and you smile. Well, they put me on

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<v Speaker 1>the end too. It's it's like that debate where Trump said,

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<v Speaker 1>look at you, Jeff, look at you. You used to

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<v Speaker 1>be in the middle, and now you're falling off the edge. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>it's barely on the scene. Hey, did you have you

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<v Speaker 1>ever had Josh Rogan on from the Washington Post? Uh no?

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<v Speaker 1>Is he the one who did that story that you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna talk about in a little bit. Uh no, he

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<v Speaker 1>we I just did like twenty minutes with him. He's

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<v Speaker 1>the best guy out there on sticking it to China

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<v Speaker 1>over this whole COVID origin thing. He is so freaking good.

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<v Speaker 1>So and his main point was that, Hey, most of

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<v Speaker 1>the scientists I talked to last weeks, say Rand Paul's right,

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<v Speaker 1>and Anthony Anthony founction he is kind of doing a

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<v Speaker 1>whole definition of what is is thing to try to

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<v Speaker 1>keep himself out of trouble. So we've been talking a

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<v Speaker 1>lot on the show, and I think conserving as they

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<v Speaker 1>really need to understand the depths and reach of China's

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<v Speaker 1>desire for global domination and how they're doing it with

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<v Speaker 1>the Belton Road initiative, and how they're doing it even

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<v Speaker 1>socially um soft power through TikTok and other propaganda means

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the world. It's insidious and no one's paying attention

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<v Speaker 1>to it. Well, this is my gift to you, Josh Rogan,

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<v Speaker 1>because he is so good on all that stuff, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's absolutely fantastic. And we were just talking about

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<v Speaker 1>So the w h O has got this Kovacs initiative

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<v Speaker 1>where they're trying to get vaccines to people all around

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<v Speaker 1>the world. China is doing zip on it, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>doing everything. And I just wish the Biden administration would

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<v Speaker 1>do a better job and the media would do a

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<v Speaker 1>better job of recognizing how worth such the good guys

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<v Speaker 1>and so many stories and China is such the bad guys.

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<v Speaker 1>So in this Covacs thing that everybody in the world

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<v Speaker 1>is supposed to be donating to, China has donated zero

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<v Speaker 1>dollars and zero shocks, where we have donated four billion

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<v Speaker 1>dollars already fifty five million shots and if like five

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<v Speaker 1>million more, it is absolutely But the w h ooa,

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking about they licked the boots of China the

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<v Speaker 1>whole time they've been doing China's bidding. And that's China's

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<v Speaker 1>goal is to take over all these global institutions, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's the W H O U, the U n uh

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<v Speaker 1>internet like global Internet Advisory Boards. They are doing it

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<v Speaker 1>with Chinese values and not American values. Jack, And I

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<v Speaker 1>tell you one real quick thing about masks I heard

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<v Speaker 1>just talking about Acondum the drama in the Slater home.

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<v Speaker 1>Is my daughter three and a half years old. She's

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<v Speaker 1>three and a half now. She's so stinking cute. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I believe, like for round four is the perfect age

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<v Speaker 1>for children. I will I will babysit a four year

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<v Speaker 1>old any anywhere, anywhere in the world. You want me

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<v Speaker 1>to come babysit your four year old? So freaking cute?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, old enough to talk to like self sustainable

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<v Speaker 1>enough you know, to change diapers. That there. So, she's

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<v Speaker 1>been looking forward to months, months to go to ballet months.

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<v Speaker 1>We finally got her and once. So all weeks she's

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<v Speaker 1>been decided to go to her first ballet lesson literally

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<v Speaker 1>this morning, Jack, she wakes up. The first thing she

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<v Speaker 1>says to me, is how many more sleeps? How many

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<v Speaker 1>more naps? Like? How many more sleep starting until ballet? Like?

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<v Speaker 1>Was it now or is it after nap? Oh honey,

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<v Speaker 1>it's after your nap. It's gonna be so good. Last

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<v Speaker 1>night we got an email saying all kids are required

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<v Speaker 1>to wear masks, so we have to mask our three

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<v Speaker 1>and a half year old daughter, which I find to

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<v Speaker 1>be a monstrous imposition on anyone, let alone on a child,

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<v Speaker 1>for all the reasons that every single person listening to

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<v Speaker 1>your show now knows, uh, in order for our daughter

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<v Speaker 1>to participate in ballet. And I don't know what we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do, because I'm not gonna break my little daughter's

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<v Speaker 1>heart and tell her she can't go today. And now

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta strap her up like she's some leper. Strap

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<v Speaker 1>her up like a leper. You hate to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's the drama today. Um, I get to say,

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<v Speaker 1>I got the numbers right here since you brought it up.

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<v Speaker 1>This is from Mark Theeson and the on the Washington Post.

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<v Speaker 1>But he is actually just going with JOHNS. Hopkins Studies.

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<v Speaker 1>So there have been six thousand deaths in America as

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<v Speaker 1>we all know of COVID the number of people under

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen three hundred and thirty five can'ts or something and right,

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<v Speaker 1>and they have no idea at the c d C

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<v Speaker 1>whether they had, uh, you know, a co morbidity or

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<v Speaker 1>anything like that at this point, whether they died because

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<v Speaker 1>of COVID or with COVID. And but three hundred three,

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<v Speaker 1>even if it was straight out COVID, three hundred three,

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<v Speaker 1>five out a six thousand is such a nothing. It's

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<v Speaker 1>unbelievable that we were acting the way we are. Anyway, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you were a swimmer, were you not? Yes, in college

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<v Speaker 1>and at a pretty high level. Uh. Yeah, how much

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<v Speaker 1>you want me to brag? Well, I want to I

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<v Speaker 1>the truth is not bragging, you know what. Just uh,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're if you're in C double a level swimmer,

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<v Speaker 1>you're a good swimmer. When I was twelve, I swim

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<v Speaker 1>next to Michael Phelps. How about that? Okay, that's what

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<v Speaker 1>I was there. That's my claim to fame and the

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<v Speaker 1>pool and uh and you're good enough to actually do

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<v Speaker 1>it in college. So maybe you have some insight on

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<v Speaker 1>this whole mental breakdown of Simone Biles. What's what's your

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<v Speaker 1>taking that? Yeah, you never leave your team behind you

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<v Speaker 1>don't quit. How about that? For my mental any human

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<v Speaker 1>being can recognize, whether you do one athlete or you

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<v Speaker 1>do the elliptical at the gym once every year, you

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<v Speaker 1>don't quit. You keep going. Uh. And I want to

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<v Speaker 1>be very clear, I don't care about women's gymnastics at all.

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<v Speaker 1>That's one of the common criticisms gotten backs, like oh, Sarah,

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<v Speaker 1>are you making such a big deal about this. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't care about women's gymnastics. What this says about our

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<v Speaker 1>country today and our culture today and where we're going

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<v Speaker 1>says a lot. And this is what matters because people

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<v Speaker 1>are celebrating the fact that she quit. Yeah. So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>looking at the two articles in the USA today today. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>the headline at the top is I have to do

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<v Speaker 1>what's right for me, and then there are two different

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<v Speaker 1>articles underneath, some things are more valuable than gold and

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<v Speaker 1>on how she did something so special for all of us,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the article is it's brave and simply human

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<v Speaker 1>to protect themselves. You have made us so proud. No,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just thinking if Tom Bray quit during the halftime

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<v Speaker 1>of the Super Bowl and said everybody said I was

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest, and the pressure got to me. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think this is the reaction it would be. So I

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<v Speaker 1>just think the it's interesting how we're treating a woman

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<v Speaker 1>versus a main during this period of time where women

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<v Speaker 1>and men are supposed to be the same. Great point.

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<v Speaker 1>I love this. In the Week, the headline is Simone

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<v Speaker 1>Biles is withdrawal is more impressive than winning. You're like, no, like, no,

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<v Speaker 1>that's definitely not more impressive. Hodah, who's like the Today

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<v Speaker 1>Show host and she's like the gymnastics liaison for NBC

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever, she sent out this blowhardy tweet about how

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<v Speaker 1>you've already won, Simone, and it's like, no, you have

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<v Speaker 1>definitely not already won, and no, no stretch of the

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<v Speaker 1>imagination did you already win? You quit your team, by

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<v Speaker 1>definition lost and you let your country down. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's it's the Olympics. I don't really care it's women's

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<v Speaker 1>but you don't quit. I don't know why this is

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<v Speaker 1>ridiculous that people are like, oh, you know, you're such

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<v Speaker 1>a hero. If you do a Twitter search for Simone

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<v Speaker 1>Biles and the word redefine, you have all these people writing, oh, Simone,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for redefining what it means to be a champion.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh boy, thank you for redefining, redefining strength and success

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<v Speaker 1>and what it means to be a teammate. And I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to live in a country where losing is success,

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<v Speaker 1>quitting is winning, right Uh, Betraying your team is being

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<v Speaker 1>a good teammate. Weaknesses strength and that's where we are today.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why this matters. And you know, back to my

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<v Speaker 1>men versus women theory on this is how they handle

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<v Speaker 1>I think if Michael Phelps had quit and said, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the pressure of being the greatest and being all the

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<v Speaker 1>ads had gotten to me, I think all the stories

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<v Speaker 1>should be about what a head case he is and

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<v Speaker 1>not and not about what a champion he is. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>especially if he did it behind the blocks, right before

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<v Speaker 1>he was about to jump into the pool, right. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>be one thing. If if Simone two months ago said

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, I can't take it, I got the

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<v Speaker 1>yips and um now I just I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>it's dangerous or whatever. We'd be like, oh, lame, but okay,

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<v Speaker 1>let you get someone else a chance. But to do

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<v Speaker 1>it in the middle of the competition, that's pathetic and

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<v Speaker 1>we should not be celebrating it at all. It should

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<v Speaker 1>be defined as one of the greatest fall from graces.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't in sports history, I can't think of a

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<v Speaker 1>single instance of any other Olympic athlete ever quitting except

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<v Speaker 1>for physical injury. But even then you don't quit. Remember

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<v Speaker 1>Carrie shrug, she broke her ankle, continued to do the

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<v Speaker 1>vault one ft won the gold medal totally Like we

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<v Speaker 1>love that, of course and innate in us we love

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<v Speaker 1>the overcoming. But that's our culture today, victimhood. We we

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<v Speaker 1>used to celebrate overcoming obstacles and now we celebrate not

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<v Speaker 1>overcoming off. That's hurting me. That's hurting me. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>can't even, is the expressions. I can't even, and she

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't even, And we're supposed to celebrate that and I

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<v Speaker 1>can't be a part of that. That's an interesting point

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<v Speaker 1>text line. What do you think of that four five

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<v Speaker 1>k ftc um so when like, when you're at the

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<v Speaker 1>height of you're taking swimming seriously, how many hours a

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<v Speaker 1>day or week or whatever you practice? Oh uh, four

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<v Speaker 1>three or four hours in the pool every day? Four

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<v Speaker 1>hours a day. Yeah, we'd swim. We've probably spent twelve

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<v Speaker 1>to fifteen thousand yards, so that's ten thousand yards is

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<v Speaker 1>seven miles a day. Oh my god. And I was

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<v Speaker 1>I was d one, but I wasn't, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't these guys like these guys, it's extremely difficult. There

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<v Speaker 1>was actually a little bit yet they played before Um

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<v Speaker 1>she competed and she looked very sad and she was

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<v Speaker 1>talking about how she's old and injuries are hard and

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<v Speaker 1>it's difficult. And my wife and I both saw it,

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<v Speaker 1>looked at each other and we're like, oh, this is

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<v Speaker 1>like she's not in a good headspace. There's no doubt

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<v Speaker 1>about that and what these people have to do. But

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<v Speaker 1>if you're gonna do it, you do it to be

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<v Speaker 1>the best. It's a high cost. It's a cost that

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<v Speaker 1>most people aren't willing to spend. And I would advise

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<v Speaker 1>most people not to do. Actually, I don't know. If

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<v Speaker 1>you want to be the best in the world at

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<v Speaker 1>a thing, No, I yeah, absolutely should. Joe was here.

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<v Speaker 1>He'd tell this one of his favorite stories. And I

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<v Speaker 1>forget who said it. It's um, somebody said to a

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<v Speaker 1>great piano player, one of the great small time and

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<v Speaker 1>I remember what was but I'd give my life to

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<v Speaker 1>play the piano like that. And he said, I did Um,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know that's very very true. If if you

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<v Speaker 1>pick a sport, musical instrument, or whatever, do I want

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<v Speaker 1>to put in the time in my entire life to

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<v Speaker 1>be as good as him? I actually don't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>really actually don't even if I had the talent to

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<v Speaker 1>do it, I actually don't know. You give up your family, right,

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<v Speaker 1>And let's just even do money. Right, Do you want

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<v Speaker 1>to be the richest, Do you want to be super

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<v Speaker 1>super rich? Well, you're working a hundred hours a week

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<v Speaker 1>and your kids hate you, so congratulations you have a

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<v Speaker 1>nice car. Yeah, Like it's not worth it, totally not

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<v Speaker 1>worth the cause of Tiger Woods, right, Tiger Woods best

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<v Speaker 1>in the world. His dad, his dad and him had

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<v Speaker 1>a safe word. It was enough if you said the

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<v Speaker 1>word enough tiger because his dad was so abusive, emotionally

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<v Speaker 1>abusive to him that if Tiger Wood ever said the

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<v Speaker 1>E word, they called it the E word. That was

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<v Speaker 1>the safe word to knock it off. And he never

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<v Speaker 1>used it. And his dad and him had a horrific relationship,

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<v Speaker 1>even though his portrayed as a as a great father

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<v Speaker 1>son relationship. Um, and then he you know, you know

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<v Speaker 1>that everyone does us a story like he's found almost

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<v Speaker 1>dead all the time in his car from all the

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<v Speaker 1>pills and everything. Because you want to be the best

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<v Speaker 1>golfer in the world. Like, no, I'd rather be as

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<v Speaker 1>good at jack at the golf especially. We always talk

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<v Speaker 1>about that with the spelling Bee. Would I trade my

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<v Speaker 1>summers as a kid to be the next you? Not

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<v Speaker 1>even close? Yeah, that's interesting. Now listen, if you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to do it, you do it to the end. That's

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<v Speaker 1>the other right. So if you're gonna be someone Boles

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<v Speaker 1>and you make the choice to take a spot away

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<v Speaker 1>from another girl on the team and to take the

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<v Speaker 1>weight of the country on your shoulders onesome, you do it.

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<v Speaker 1>You do it, and we will cheer you on. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't quit. Now. If she fell or or failed or

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<v Speaker 1>missed or slipped or whatever, we would still lift her

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<v Speaker 1>up as like ah bummer, like you didn't do it,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's okay, you tried. We can't live in a

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<v Speaker 1>country where we celebrate people who don't even try the

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<v Speaker 1>armstrong and yet show. So in San Diego, you know him,

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Slater. He's on noon to three on AM seven

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<v Speaker 1>sixty nationally. You catch him on TV. I see a

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<v Speaker 1>popping up on shows now and then where else do

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<v Speaker 1>we catch him? Mike Slater um websites mic Slater on

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<v Speaker 1>locals dot com because I try not to be on

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<v Speaker 1>the socials too much. But yeah, that that's one interesting

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<v Speaker 1>thing about the Simone Biles thing is is how much

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<v Speaker 1>of it was the social media that got in her head.

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<v Speaker 1>And I can't believe her coaches even let her look

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<v Speaker 1>at social media. Let me go one step, Furst, this

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<v Speaker 1>is my my We'll go one deeper. Uh Naomi Osaka

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<v Speaker 1>familiar with her the tennis party, so she's all into

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<v Speaker 1>this called mental health thing, and she dropped out of

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<v Speaker 1>one of the tennis Grand Laguage because she didn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to do the media. And I kind of defended her

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<v Speaker 1>because I think those media post match press conferences are

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<v Speaker 1>really stupid and pointless, so I defended her. But then

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<v Speaker 1>she keeps dropping out of stuff because her mental health. Apparently,

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<v Speaker 1>Simone bo this is the New York Times. Simone Bob's

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<v Speaker 1>watched a documentary that Osaka did on mental health, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think that knocked her out. I think that messed

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<v Speaker 1>with her brain and she's like she like identified with

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<v Speaker 1>Osaka too much and became a quitter. I thought so

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<v Speaker 1>I blamed her coaches for letting her get anywhere near

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<v Speaker 1>social media. As he said, it's also near Osaka. She's

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<v Speaker 1>a virus. Osaka is the virus you gotta stay sixty away.

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<v Speaker 1>So Mike Slater, who likes she criticize young women on

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<v Speaker 1>the line with abuse victims, that's the one I get

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<v Speaker 1>to like, don't you know she was a victim of

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<v Speaker 1>sexual abuse. It's like, okay, like did she forget that

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<v Speaker 1>until she was right behind the fault or something? She

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<v Speaker 1>just remembered that she was. That's what took her out.

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<v Speaker 1>Give me a break. So what's your hot take? On

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<v Speaker 1>the January sixth, heoring, Okay, I got a hot take,

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<v Speaker 1>and I got a conspiracy theory, which is interested in both.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's do conspiracy theory. I thought I was red pilled.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I read the story about the governor of

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<v Speaker 1>Michigan the kidnapping plot, and how there's this whole plot

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<v Speaker 1>and everyone makes a movie up in their head about

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<v Speaker 1>how how she was kidnapped and gonna be kidnapped, like

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<v Speaker 1>it's some like the cage movie or something, right, And

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<v Speaker 1>there were It turns out there were twelve FBI informants

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<v Speaker 1>for six arrests. So it's like somewhere much closer to

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<v Speaker 1>twelve FBI informants and some guy who just wanted re

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<v Speaker 1>pizza in like a giant entrappedment set up, right, So

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, oh, well, hold on. If the left wants

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<v Speaker 1>to paint a draw direct line from the kidnapping plot

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<v Speaker 1>of Governor Whitmer to the riot, the insurrection on January six, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>let's draw it. How many FBI informants were there? How

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<v Speaker 1>many FBI informants were at the January six riot? That

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<v Speaker 1>that would be a good thing. And I wonder if

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<v Speaker 1>that will come out of that hearing or not. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's my that's my conspiracy theory. Take. I'm going deep

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<v Speaker 1>into that with Glenn Greenwalds. We was hoping for earlier.

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<v Speaker 1>I wish we could have, and it would take the

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<v Speaker 1>right makeup of the committee, and neither the Republicans or

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<v Speaker 1>the Democrats want to do it. But I wish we

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<v Speaker 1>could get up there and have some sort of a kumbaya, say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>how about we all agree and TIFA doesn't beat police,

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<v Speaker 1>BLM doesn't beat police, and uh and whoever, those guys

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<v Speaker 1>worth the Capitol don't beat police. We just don't beat police,

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<v Speaker 1>and like, can we all agree on that, just to

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<v Speaker 1>have one point of agreement. No, I can't do it,

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<v Speaker 1>because this, this has to be used as a manipulative

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<v Speaker 1>tool to make every one of your listeners Jack a insurrectionist.

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<v Speaker 1>And I gotta get people to see that. To them,

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<v Speaker 1>you are an insurrectionist. You are a domestic terrorist. You

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<v Speaker 1>are a white supremacist. If you want, do you own

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<v Speaker 1>a gun? You're a right wing militia member. Whenever they

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<v Speaker 1>talk about domestic terrorists being the biggest threat to the

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<v Speaker 1>American homeland, they're talking about you. So it's getting to

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<v Speaker 1>be kind of like the whole white thing or institutional racism.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're all, oh, it's insidious. It's everywhere. You're You're

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<v Speaker 1>a white right wing militia member in waiting. You're you're ready.

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<v Speaker 1>You're just ready to erupt at any moment. Uh So

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<v Speaker 1>we need to crack down on you before it becomes

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<v Speaker 1>a problem, before there's an outbreak. Um, that's how that

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<v Speaker 1>always goes. Hey, we got twenty seconds plug another thing,

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<v Speaker 1>because since you're kind enough to come on dot Slider

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<v Speaker 1>Radio on Twitter, Mike Slider dot locals dot com. And

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<v Speaker 1>oh yeah, how to change someone's mind. And Imagine Jack

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<v Speaker 1>and the History Kids is my kids book. It's awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>Imagine Jack in History Kids. That is a cool book

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<v Speaker 1>for your kids. Mike, I really appreciate you coming on today.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a good man, Jack. Thank you. It was nice

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<v Speaker 1>of you. Yeah, he was a Division one swimmer, so

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<v Speaker 1>he would know something he's talking about about competing, you

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